Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will be greeted by our driver and transferred to hotel in downtown.

Check in time: 2pm onwards

The rest of day free is at your own leisure.

After breakfast, you will be picked up and transferred to Mai Chau by Mai Chau Ecolodge’s team (4 hours by road)

Following a scenic drive through the mountainous area of Hoa Binh province to the west where you’ll see beautiful wide-open rice fields, Karst Mountains and quaint wood-and-bamboo villages. Mai Chau is a well-known mountainous area made of rice fields and scattered with hamlets of wooden stilt-houses.

Upon arrival Mai Chau, you will check in to Mai Chau Ecolodge and spend the afternoon at your own leisure. You can start exploring the surrounding area by hiking or cycling.

Overnight in Mai Chau.

In springtime rice fields in Mai Chau are bright, almost parrot-green and in autumn it will transform into golden hues as the harvesting season approaches.

After breakfast in Mai Chau Ecolodge, at 8.30 am you will be transferred to PùLuôngNatural Reserve (in Thanh Hóa province) by 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs drive.

Arrive at Don Village, start the trekking tour from Don Village and pass through tribal villages ((Kho Mường village, Trình village…). After 1-hour trekking through dense forest and tracking along the stream to reach Trình village, you can admire the beautiful scenery of local life.

From Trình village you will be transferred to Nủa Village (30 minutes by road). Arrive atNủa village and stop at one of the local house, then have a traditional lunch at this local home with cuisines such as domestic chicken, bamboo roots, grilled pork paste. Take a rest before starting to trek from Nủa to Đốc village.

Transfer back to the lodge on a different route to catch a look at the giant bamboo water wheels.

Hiking Route: 7 to 10 km

Duration: Full day

Level: Easy Transfer: up to 2 hours

Altitude: 700 up 200m down

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Overnight in Mai Chau.

After breakfast in your hotel, free time at your own leisure.

Check out hotel by noon, then transfer back to Hanoi by hotel’s vehicle.

Upon arrival, check in hotel and spend free time at your own leisure.

Overnight in Hanoi.

07h45 – 08h30 Pick-up at hotel and start the scenic, 3.5-hour drive to Halong Bay. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta countryside and have a short break on the way.

12h45 – 13h00 You arrive the Tuan Chau Habor. Then embark the boat followed by a short cruise briefing.

13h00 – 16h45 Start a dreamy cruise to stunning scenery with thousands of limestone mountains and have seafood lunch (we serve you with Vietnamese traditional dishes, in case you are vegetarian, we have other food options for you) while cruising through the emerald water passing by the Dog Stone, the Burning Incense islet, stop at Ba Hang fishing village for kayaking or sit in a bamboo boat rowed by locals.

After the visiting of Fighting-Cock island and the Heavenly Palace (Thien Cung cave) – which has opened to the public since 1998 with stalagmites and stalactites.

16h45 Back to Tourist wharf. Disembark and get on bus to Hanoi.

20h30 Arrive in Hanoi. Drop off at your hotel.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch

Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast in the hotel, spend your free time at your own leisure until you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap.

Standard check out time: 12 pm.

Upon arrival in Siem Reap, you will be greeted by our driver and transferred to hotel in Siem Reap for check in.

The rest of a day is freeat your own leisure.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

This morning, you will be picked up at your hotel and start your sightseeing tour of Angkor area.

Firstly, you will enter Angkor Thom through its South Gate, at this place you will see series of colossal human faces carved in stone,

Then continue to visit the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King.

Trip continues with the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat.This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. We stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple.

The trip continues with a visit to the Jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm which is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature.

Tour ends, back to hotel.

Meal: Breakfast.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Free at your own leisure.

Overnight in Siem reap.

Free at your own leisure until you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Da Nang.

Standard check out time: 12 pm.

Upon arrival in Da Nang, you will be greeted by our driver and transferred to hotel in Hoi Anfor check in.

The rest of day free at your own leisure.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Besides attractions you see in the town, you will also have chance to awaken your senses tasting one of the most famous food of Hoi An. Have a break at a charming yet silent tea shop and end up the trip in an indulgent way with a spa treatment.

In the afternoon, meet your guide at hotel’s lobby and start the tour.

You will enjoy walking through the streets and small alleys of Hoi An with our guide, visit Hoi An Museum of History and Culture, lined with Chinese traders’ homes and wooden houses reincarnated as restaurants, cafés, and outlets for local artists, craftsmen and tailors. Explore the beautiful 16th century Japanese Bridge.

Spend time at Precious Heritage Art Gallery – the gallery of of Rehahn,

Réhahn is more than just a man behind a camera.He visited over 35 countries before making Hoi An, Vietnam his home in 2011. His unique combination of fine art photography and documentary styles results in images that both inform and mesmerize. His portraits take the viewer along on the voyage to catch a glimpse of authentic interactions with people, their smiles, their wisdom, their daily lives. For Réhahn, photography is a way to approach people, to document what is happening in the present while also learning about the traditions and heritage of their past

Hungry after walking, our guide will take you to a famous shop of Banh My Phuong. David Farley, a BBC reporter who used to write about Vietnamese banh my in his article in 2014 said that Vietnamese banh my was the best sandwhich he’d ever had.

A typical Vietnamese sandwich is a fusion of meats and vegetables from native Vietnamese cuisine such as chả lụa (pork sausage), coriander leaf, cucumber, and pickled carrots and daikon combined with condiments from French cuisine such as pâté, along with jalapeño and mayonnaise.

In Vietnam, people try to make food following oriental philosophy: food needs to have 5 tastes “sweet, sour, salty, bitter and spicy”. Banh my is just fabulous for this, when eating this, you will find 5 tastes mingled together perfectly.

Then, let’s have some break at a secret tea house, tasting its delicious coffee, tea or fruit juices and biscuits are served in the charming atmosphere of an ancient, tastefully decorated house in the heart of the town. The important point when you enjoy tea at this place is you will enjoy the beauty of silence in our tea house, a tranquil oasis in the center of bustling Hoi An.

Finally, our guide will take you to a place where you will pamper yourself in a relaxing 60-minute spa treatment.

Transfer back to hotel after spa treatment.

Meal: Breakfast, Banh my and drink on tour.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Free day at own leisure.

Meal: Breakfast.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Check out hotel and transfer by driver to airport for your flight departure..

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