Timeless Indochina Discovery 14 Days

Arrival on TBA flight. Your guide welcomes you at after the luggage claim and escorts you to your hotel.

Even in this age of cars and roads the Thai still use their ancient waterways, or klongs. A green and quiet maze of canals around the Chao Praya river where wooden houses and gilded temples stand side by side.

Sellers peddle their wares, old ladies gossip on the bank and children play on the way to school. This is the old Bangkok still hidden in plain view. You will cruise these waters and the Chao Praya river in your

private long-tail boat and your guide shows you the real Thailand that you would otherwise miss.

End the tour by climbing up sacred Wat Arun, or Temple of Dawn, for a fulfilling view over the River of

Kings and the Grand Palace on the other side.

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide 

Meals: None

The Grand Palace is to Thailand what the pyramids are to Egypt and the Eiffel tower to Paris; the face of the nation and well worth an in-depth guided visit. Dive in deep with your guide, learn about the why and how of the colors, the symbolism behind the postures of the guards, the religious aspect of the palace and temple for the Thai and the function of the complex today. Enter the always bustling Wat Po; home to the 45-meter long Reclining Buddha and the perfect place to make  your offering for your wish to be granted. You may want to offer 108 baht yourself, coin by coin, behind the enormous back of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Po.

After passing his enormous face, ears, and feet, with mother-of-pearl inlay, you will find 108 buckets, and if you make sure not to skip one, your wish might be granted. If you believe more in the power of commerce than luck.

Your eyes go open wide on the Pak Klong Talat or Flower market, the wholesale market from where scooters full of flowers get whisked away all over town, and where housewives come to pick the right flowers for their daily offerings. Continue to China Town in the afternoon. Taste varied tasty food along the road.

Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight at your hotel. 

Tour guide: English-speaking guide 

Meals: Breakfast

Chinatown, Bangkok

Transfer without a guide from the hotel to the airport in Bangkok for the flight to Chiang Mai. After the luggage claim in Chiang Mai airport, you will be welcomed by another guide. Transfer to the city center for the tour. Chiang Mai, or ‘the rose of the north’, is often mentioned as a quiet little paradise of Lanna temples and culture.

These days, this could take a little help to discover, so follow your guide through the lanes and up to the temple on Doi Suthep!. Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is the most important and famous temple in Chiang Mai.

The tour begins with a pleasant, wildly drive up 3,500 feet above sea level to the sacred temple of Doi Suthep. You then ascend up the 306 steps to the temple gateway, which is guarded by two splendid Nagas (serpents). Walk around the grounds of Doi Suthep past golden pillars, six-foot gongs, and rows of bells. A five-tiered parasol made of gold sat on display in the inner courtyard. Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep was built in 1383, is the symbol of Chiang Mai. It is the most sacred temple in the city and contains the holy relic of the Lord Buddha, which is enshrined in the magnificent golden pagoda that can be seen for miles around. A panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside can be seen from the temple grounds. Other temples visited on this tour include Wat Suan Dok, whose large central stupa contains a Buddha relic that supposedly self-multiplied, and Wat Chedi Luang consists of an impressive chedi, originally built in 1411. It reached a height of over 85 meters before it was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1545. It now reaches a height of only 60 meters. The temple also contains the city pillar.

Check in at the hotel. Relax.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide 

Meals: Breakfast

Chiang Mai buddhist temples

Pick-up time 07:30 – 08:00 AM

Short lesson about the elephants

Making food and vitamins for the elephants

Singing bowl therapy

Feeding the elephants, chilling with them

Taking elephants for a walk

Bringing the elephants to bathe

Playing with them in a small river

Helping elephant’s skin to be healthy with herbal compress massage or mud spa

Lunch

After that you can take a shower and change back your clothes

Back to city: 04:00 – 04:30 PM

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide 

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfasst at hotel. Transfer without a guide to Chiang Mai airport for the flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will be picked up by our staff and transferred to your hotel in Hanoi.

Evening walking street food tour 

At around 5:30 pm, your guide will take you on a culinary adventure, sampling street food in the Old Quarter. It’s a great opportunity to try all those wonderful foods you see but just aren’t sure what they are! You have a chance to try some of the most special dishes in Hanoi, like Bun Cha, Banh My, Steam rice pancake,… and then ending your food tour with a popular dessert in Vietnam, fruits with condensed milk. 

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Embark on a full-day tour of Hanoi, where you’ll discover the city’s top attractions and immerse yourself in its rich culture and history.

This day tour will give you a chance to explore the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which consists of the Presidential Palace, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and his stilt house. is one of the destinations on the day tour of Hanoi.

Additionally, you have the opportunity to go to the first national institution, the Temple of Literature, which was founded in the eleventh century. In a tranquil pagoda by a lake, you can learn about Buddhist principles. Explore a variety of activities and Vietnamese folk games, such as calligraphy and mandarin square capture (O An Quan), at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

This morning is a captivating journey through history, allowing you to gain a deeper understanding of Vietnam’s cultural heritage and the legacy of Ho Chi Minh.

Back in the Hanoi Old Quarter, make your way along the winding lanes that were renowned for their guilds that produced specialty crafts. Today, the names of the streets still refer to their location or primary commodity.

After that, you’ll take part in a customary water puppet display that showcases Vietnamese folklore and culture.

For the rest of the day, you are free to enjoy Hanoi nightlife. Don’t miss a chance to explore the nooks and crannies of the old town and delve into delicious Vietnamese cuisine.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you’ll travel approximately 3 hours to Halong Bay, where you’ll delve into the Wonder of the World with wonderful overnight cruises.

Lunch will be served while you sail along the bay and admire the stunning landscape. Thousands of limestone islets rise from the ocean in the mysterious bay like dragons’ fangs.

Later in the afternoon, you will go to a real fishing community, where you will have the chance to interact with fishermen who have been working in the water for nearly three generations. You also have a chance to explore their culture and daily life.

Before indulging in a sumptuous supper on land, you will watch the sunset while sipping drinks or taking a cookery class back on board.

After having dinner onboard, you can opt to participate in movie night, play board games, or unwind in the spa before retiring for the night.

You’ll spend all night to sleep on the cruise.

The itinerary is varied based on cruise you shoose. 

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

With the sounds of the waves, the breeze, and the fresh air, let’s wake up and say hello to the new day on the bay. Breakfast will be served on board.

A morning exploration of limestone caves is waiting for you.

Then we’ll return to the boat for one more look at Halong Bay as you sail back to the port. By 11.30 a.m., the boat has arrived at the harbor, and your driver is there to take you back to Hanoi.

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

After breakfast, pick up by our driver then transfer to airport for your flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, pick up by our guide and driver then transfer to hotel. 

A half-day wandering through the picturesque streets of this 16th-century trading port, where the buildings remind us of its Chinese, Japanese, French and Vietnamese architectural styles; visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda & Tan Ky House, and a walk into the central Hoi An. 

Finish the tour and back to your hotel. Free at your own leisure

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide 

Meals: Breakfast

You will be picked up by our tour guide and driver from the hotel at 8h30, then transferred to Ba Na Hills. Upon arrival, get on the cable car and enjoy 20 minutes transferring up the hill. The Golden Bridge can be found about 1,414 meters (4,593 feet) above sea level at the complex of Ba Na Hills in Da Nang, Vietnam.

It stretches 150 meters (492 feet), and curves in an elegant and unique design with a golden pathway lined with purple Lobelia Chrysanthemums. Have lunch in a restaurant then continue to visit some other highlights of Ba Na Hills such as Flower Garden, French Village. Play some games at Fantasy park (there are some games including in the ticket, the others will cost extra, our guide will explain for you) – the largest indoor amusement park in Vietnam before back to the cable car then return to your vehicle for transfer to Hoi An. Rest of the day is free at your own leisure. 

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide 

Meals: Breakfast

Golden Bridge: Da Nang’s Most Photogenic Landmark

Breakfast at your hotel. Free until afternoon, our driver pick up and transfer you to airport for your flight to Siem Reap. 

Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to hotel. Evening, enjoy the dinner with Apsara dance performance at local restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Tour guide: None

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, 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, surrounded by jungle. Afternoon, continue to visit Angkor Wat, the largest temples in world and covers an area of 200 hectares and surrounded by moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide 

Meals: BreakfasT

Breakfast at the hotel – Heading out of town we make our way by traveling on a newly paved road to the intricately carved and well-preserved temple of Banteay Srei. Along the way, we make a stopover at the Preah Dark village and we follow this with a visit to the Banteay Samre Temple, adorned with impressive reliefs depicting scenes of Vishnu as well as Krishna legends.

Afternoon, visit to Floating Village, take a ride by traditional wooden boat on Tonle Sap Lake to experience the human occupations at the edges of the lake is similarly distinctive – floating villages, towering stilled houses, huge fish traps, and an economy and way of life deeply intertwined with the lake, the fish, the wildlife and the cycles of rising and falling waters. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide 

Meals: Breakfast

Banteay Srei Temple

This morning, enjoy a leisurely breakfast; perhaps take a walk to the central lake area or do some last-minute shopping. Be packed and ready for your flight home or onward for a new destination extension.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide 

Meals: Breakfast

When in Siem Reap, go by Tuk Tuk