Southeast Asia Grand Tour

Welcome to Cambodia!

Upon arrival in Siem Reap, your personal guide will wait for you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. You can spend the rest of the time relaxing in the hotel or wandering around.

Get into Angkor Thom through its mighty South Gate, gaze at the impressive smiling faces of Bayon Temple, step on the Elephant Terrace where Angkor's king Jayavarman VII reviewed his returning army, and browse other highlights in the ruined Great City. In the afternoon, continue to admire its grandiose architecture and bas-reliefs in Angkor Wat, and then get up on Bakheng Hill or the less-crowded Pre Rup Temple to enjoy the sunset.

Get up early to catch the sunrise over Angkor Wat if you wish.

Today, you will get deeper into the rustic country of Siem Reap to some other hidden religious and architectural treasures of Cambodia, including Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm Temple, and Ta Keo Temple.

Late in the day, return to the town for a stroll around the lively Old Market.

Spend the morning cruising on Tonle Sap and meeting locals living on the lake for generations. After lunch, be transferred to the airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City, the economic heart of Vietnam. On arrival, be welcomed and escorted to your downtown hotel.

After breakfast, a two-hour land journey will take you to Bến Tre located at the end of the Mekong River. Here, you will first visit a local market to see the rich products the fertile Mekong Delta has brought to Vietnam people. Then, get on a local boat cruising along the Ham Luong River fringed by waving coconut trees with small villages cloaked in. Get ashore to visit a couple of these hamlets, communicate with local villagers, taste freshly-made tropical juice and coconut candies, visit a local family and enjoy a home-cooked lunch there.

Feel the city's historical throes at the War Remnants with a large number of exhibits revealing cruel details of the Vietnam War. Then, take a heritage tour to the Reunification Palace and Dong Khoi Street to take in the lasting charms of colonial Saigon. Before lunch and the flight to Hanoi, there is some relaxing time for you to explore Ben Thanh Market and seek some exotic souvenirs.

Our discovery of the nation's capital is largely related to the great founder of the today's Republic of Vietnam. Start from Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum with a long line outside eager to pay respect to their beloved leader. Near it, you will also see the great man's living and working place, a simple but elegant stilt house. The famous One Pillar Pagoda is within a five-minute walk away. For the rest of the day, you will visit the historic Temple of Literature dedicated to Confucius and then sit back in a rickshaw cycling through the bustling Old Quarter of Hanoi.

Today we will drive about three hours to embark on an overnight cruise around the UNESCO-listed Halong Bay. Board the boat before noon, check in to your cabin, and then enjoy a hearty lunch. The afternoon and evening are yours with ample activities for you to choose from: sunbathing, swimming, an excursion to the biggest island in Halong, a cooking demonstration on board, and squid fishing.

The cruise continues!

The early riser may walk up the sun deck to join the Tai Chi class starting at 6:15 am. One hour later, there is a light breakfast with coffee, tea, and bakeries. After it, visit the Surprising Cave, the biggest among the countless karst caves in Halong Bay, and then return to the boat for check-out and brunch. Disembark the cruise at around 11 am and move on to Hanoi airport for a flight to Laos.

When arriving in Luang Prabang in the early evening, be welcomed and transferred to the hotel.

Start the tour today from the Royal Palace Museum for a snapshot of Lao's history. Then, check out Wat Sene and Wat Xieng Thong before embarking on a leisure cruise to discover the country's beauty and cultural relics along the Mekong River in Laos. Stops during the boating tour include Pak Ou Cave hosting thousands of Buddha statues varying in sizes and materials and Ban Xangkhong Village famed for its traditional weaving and Saa-paper-making industries. After it, there is some time for you to see some more beautiful temples, such as Wat Visoun, the shrine of Wat Aham, and Wat Mai as you wish.

Get up early this morning to participate in the alms-giving ritual, the best way to feel the devotional life of the Lao. After it, spend some time visiting the morning market and then get back to the hotel for breakfast. The rest of the morning is free for leisure.

In the afternoon, you will start the guided tour to Ban Na Ouane ethnic village and the beautiful Khouang Si Waterfalls. When returning to the city by late afternoon, catch the sunset at Wat Phabath.

Leisure time before heading to the airport for the flight to Bangkok.

On arrival, be picked up and transferred to the hotel by your Thai guide and driver.

Our exploration in Bangkok will start from the early-rising Flower Market. What's following is the glistening Grand Palace and many other splendid royal or religious buildings within its ground.

After lunch, continue with a long-tail boat tour to feel the slow pace of Bangkok and the earthly life along the flowing Khlongs. At the end of the short cruise, you will spot Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn standing elegantly on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. Afterward, move on to admire the massive Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho.

It's a leisure day at your disposal.

Whether for shopping fans or food lovers, Bangkok always has much to offer. Those wanting a deeper understanding of local life may take an optional tour to a nearby floating market and a risky train market.

The Grand Tour to Southeast Asia comes to an end today. Pack your luggage and happy memories well and get to the airport for your flight to your next destination.

For those with a flexible schedule, we highly recommend an extended beach holiday to one of Thailand's many otherworldly islands, like Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi, Koh Phi Phi, etc.