In the morning, check out of the hotel, and get picked up by the Cruise team. Take the most scenic route to reach Halong Bay, taking you across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching for as far as the eyes can see.

Rise early today to view the sunrise at the wonder of nature with breakfast served in the dining room. A Tai Chi class on the sun deck will awaken your mind and muscles. Then head off to visit the limestone cave full of stalagmites and stalactites. After your exploration return to the boat to check out and enjoy the brunch while the cruise is sailing back to the harbor.

AM: 8:00 - 8:30. Our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, then leave by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Vietnam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then our bus will transfer you from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc for lunch around 12:30 PM.

After lunch, take boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers, and rocky outcrops in Tam Coc - Bich Dong (around 5 km).

Around 8:00-8:30 a.m., we will pick you up and head to explore the most interesting historical and cultural parts of Hue. Take a dragon boat to cruise along the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, which is the oldest pagoda in Hue. Enjoy the fresh air from the Perfume River and enjoy the amazing views.

Visit Hue Imperial Citadel. This imperial city was the home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty – the Nguyen Dynasty. You will walk through the halls and gardens and see the antiques to learn more about the past.

After the Citadel, our car will take you to Dong Ba Market, the busiest market in Hue with various kinds of foods and goods. Here you can see how the local people buy and sell things and this is also a chance for you to buy souvenirs for your friends and family. Enjoy local dishes for lunch.

In the afternoon we will head out of town to visit the royal tombs. Take a rest before continuing the trip and enjoy our complimentary herbal foot bath. Visit Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – which is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture.

Have breakfast at the hotel and complete the checkout formalities. Then you will be transferred to Ben Tre.

Enjoy breakfast then start a cycling trip (from 2 hours to 2.5 hours) to the island of Oc on a concrete track, lined with fruit trees and coconut trees. On the way, pass by the local market where various local ingredients such as vegetables, meat, fruits,.. are sold. Subject to availability, visit a workshop of baskets made of coconut stems and a coconut processing operation. You will have a chance to interact with the workshop owners on different braiding techniques. Then return to the bicycles and cross a local Mekong River ferry to reach the island. From there, cycling on small paths dotted with small huts hidden in lush vegetation while seeing the daily life of the inhabitants of Mekong Delta, governed by artisanal and agricultural activities. Stop at a fish farm, to learn more about two species of catfish: ca tra (Pangasius hypophthalmus) and ca ba sa (Pangasius court), raised in ponds. Continue biking and back to Mekong Home.

After breakfast, transfer by bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh.

In the afternoon, we will visit the Royal Palace a royal residence now where His Majesty, the King of Cambodia, and the royal families live. It is like a small town of royal dynasties.

Continue to Silver Pagoda, which serves less as a functioning temple than a repository for cultural treasures such as 90 kg golden Buddha encrusted with 2086 diamonds.

Have breakfast at the hotel. Then meet your guide and visit Tuol Sleng Museum (also known as S-21 prison). This former school was used as a prison by Pol Pot’s security forces. More than 17,000 people held at S-21 were taken to the extermination camp at Choeng Ek to be executed.

Then drive to visit the “Killing Fields” of Choeng Ek (15 km south of Phnom Penh). Between 1975 and 1978 about 17,000 men, women, children, and infants (including nine westerners) were detained and tortured at the S-21 prison and transported to the extermination camp of Choeng Ek.

Breakfast at the hotel and then to Siem Reap by bus. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel for check-in.

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Angkor Thom, the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, built from the late 12th century to the early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII and consists of 54 towers, the Royal Enclosure, the Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Then visit Ta Prohm, a beautiful temple, covered by jungles. This temple is a famous landmark after the Lara Croft and Tomb Raider movie.