18 Days Thailand Vietnam and Cambodia Tour

Meals: B / L

This morning visit Damnoen Saduak Floating Market where you will experience the traditional Thai market with numerous vendors selling local foods, fruits and products from their boats. Explore the market before continuing on to Kanchanburi to learn about the region's storied past and present-day culture. Made famous by the book and movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, the infamous bridge and railway is a notable part of the Kanchanaburi landscape. Visit the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre to get an understanding of the deadly, Herculean task many Thais were faced with decades ago.

Then continue to Prasat Muang Sing Historical Park. The park is full of examples of the Khmar influenced architecture in this part of Thailand.

Overnight in Bangkok.

Flight: Internal flight include in quotation and will be on GTT arrangement

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Private local guide from IndochinaTour.com will welcome you at the airport then escorts you to visit the Grand Palace, a beautiful example of an ancient Siamese court, and Wat Phra Kaew, home to the revered Emerald Buddha statue. Then, ride like a Local by tuk-tuk to Wat Pho temple, to behold the 150-foot-long Reclining Buddha statue. Next, explore the city’s renowned klongs(canals) by boat and  cruise the Chao Phraya River. Also visit Wat Arun and the Royal Barge Museum, then transfer to airport for flight to Chiang Rai.

Overnight in Chiang Rai.

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The golden triangle is a mysterious region for most of Indochina tour makes, today you will enjoy a full day excursion to the heart of golden triangle region.

Your fascinating day will start from morning by firstly visit the Long Neck Karen village to see the long neck hill tribe people who relocated from the Thai and Myanmar border. If it is possible, you will also able to visit a Cock Fighting near the hill tribe village. Keep driving to Mt. Doi Mae Salong and visit the Chinese village on the top of the mountain. Lunch will be at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, continue the trip to the highest peak on the Thai-Myanmar border. Doi Tung, provides an opportunity to view enrooted many different Lahu and Akha village as well as terraced farming areas and see from distance the Princess Mother's frigid flower Garden. Doi Tung temple, built in A.D.1493, is located at the peak. Its scenery reminds one of Switzerland, features many unique images and temple architecture overlooking the entire northern rice field plain. Return to the hotel and rest of the day free at leisure.

Overnight in Chiang Rai.

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After breakfast, visit the White Temple, is an unusual Thai temple designed by artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, who mixes traditional Buddhist temple architecture with pop culture references. Keep driving around 30 minutes to Chiang Mai, visit the Meow Hill Tribe Village where locates on the Mountain Doi Pui and it was once famous for opium cultivation. Continue to visit the Temple Wat Doi Suthep where you will enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the Chiang Mai City. If you like, here is also one of the best places to enjoy sunset.

Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Meals: B / L

A fun and memorable Indochina tour is not complete without the experience of elephant. Today you will visit the Elephant Camp at Mae Taman Camp. You will see how the elephants works, and you will have chance to ride the elephant across the river and through the forest around 1 hour. Return by Ox Cart to the elephant village for lunch.

Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement

Meals: B

Welcome to Vietnam! Upon your arrival, your private guide and driver will welcome you at the airport and escort you to hotel for check in.

Overnight in Saigon.

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In the morning, you will visit the Cu Chi Tunnels to see the complicate tunnel system the Vietnamese built in the war time. In the afternoon, drive back to the city and visit the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Pot Office, the Chinatown of the city with the Emperor Jade Pagoda (Phuoc Hai).

Overnight in Saigon.

Flight: Internal flight include in quotation and will be on GTT arrangement

Meals: B / L

Enjoy the morning free until transfer you to fly to Hanoi.

Upon you arrive in Hanoi, you guide will pick you up from airport and escort you to hotel. In the afternoon, your private guide and driver will take you to enjoy a half day city tour for some highlights of Hanoi. Visit the Hoan Kiem Lake, the One Pillar Pagoda, and Temple of Literature.

Overnight Hanoi.

Meals: B / L / D

After breakfast, travel to Halong Bay, one of the Wonders of the Orient (3 hr. drive). Your cruise across Halong Bay starts around noon cruising to magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay. We start sailing among famous Islets (Indochina studio, Am Islets…) of Bai Tu Long Bay. Visit and explore the Thien Canh Son Cave and Kayaking. One of the highlights of your stay on board is the innovative and varied cuisine offered at Lunch and Dinner in the elegant dining-room, accompanied by a wide selection of wines and beverages from around the world.

Overnight in Halong Bay.

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Starting your day with Tai Chi while complimentary tea & coffee are served. Exploring Vung Vieng Fishing Village: Discover the daily life of the fisher communities by bamboo boat (one hour). Short visit to the Pearl Farm to learn how natural are grown. Disembark in Halong City around noon and transfer back to Hanoi hotel for rest.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement or on requests.

Meals: B

Angkor Wat—impressed by the magnificent temple of Angkor Wat.

Upon arrival in Siem Reap, you will be welcomed by our local guide at the airport then escorts to hotel. After check in and a short rest, your private guide will escort you to discover the world’s wonder site—Angkor Wat, the magnificent temple was built in 12th century and it is the largest first Hindu, Buddhist temple complex and the largest religious monument in the world. On your way back to Siem Reap, enjoy the sunset from the top of the pyramid-shaped temple of Pre Rup.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

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Today, you and your kids will enjoy a relaxing but fun biking tour in the Angkor Thom. It is an easy biking route but with temples, rural scenery, good road and easy off road conditions.

The biking tour will start near Angkor Wat towards the Angkor Thom which was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. When you reach the south gate of the Angkor Thom, bike along the city wall to the West gate with a stop to visit the Corner Temple in the midway. Near the West Gate, you will visit the village outside the city wall where you will discover the daily life of local villagers.

After visiting the village, bike inside the Angkor Thom and visit the Bayon Temple where you will be surrounded by 216 gigantic stone faces which fame as “Khmer Smile”, you will also visit the Terrace of Elephants, the Royal Palace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Continue to bike heading north to get away with the crowed place with tour groups, you will bike through quiet path flanked by trees to the Temple Preah Khan and Ta Keo Temple. You easy biking trip will finish in Ta Prohm Temple, which is widely known as “lost to the jungle temple”.

You will be pick up by Tuk Tuk from Tap Prohm Temple and transfer back to hotel. Rest of the day will be free for you to relax, kids can have fun in the swimming pool.

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Picnic breakfast: a picnic breakfast in style can be arranged for you to enjoy breakfast on the grassland by the riverside of Angkor Wat or the Lake, enjoy breakfast, morning sunshine, fresh air and the quiet and peaceful atmosphere around Angkor Wat.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

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In the morning, visit a half day excursion to the biggest Southeast Asia’s largest fresh water lake—Tonle Sap Lake. Your family will have fun in a ox cart ride through the countryside, then continue to have a boat trip to enjoy the beautiful lake view and mangrove forest on the lake, then spend rest of the morning at the largest village on the lake which is called Kompong Phluk, to discover the fascinating daily lives of the local people who leave on the water.

Rest of the day is at leisure for you to relax.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

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Kratie, the home of Irrawaddy Dolphin, it will be a great fun for kids to watch the dolphin on the Mekong River.

Driving from Siem Reap to Kraite will take us about 7.5-8 hours including stop to visit some attractions along the way and lunch in the midway.

After depart from hotel, you will firstly stop to visit the Naga Bridge which was built in 12th century but perfectly preserved and now still using by local people. An ancient bridge. Second stop will be around lunch time in Kompong Thom Town to visit the ruined temples in Sombor Prei Kuk which used to be the ancient capital of the Khmer in the pre-angkorian period between 6th and 7th century. After lunch, you will keep driving towards Phnom Penh, you will stop to for a rest in a local market where people selling deep fried spiders and other insects as their local special delicacy. Arrive in Kratie in late afternoon, check in hotel and rest of day at leisure.

Overnight in Kratie.

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Discover the Irrawaddy Dolphin in the morning. Today we will drive around 15 km north from Kratie to the Kampi Village, where is the best place for dolphin watching. There are only around 85 dolphins in the Mekong, but there is a very good chance to see some at Kampi.

Transfer back to Kratie around noon time, the rest of the day is free at leisure.

In the afternoon, a Kayaking trip on the Mekong River will be also recommend to you where you will have fun in paddling kayaks with your kids.

Overnight in Kratie.

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Today we will drive back to Phnom Penh in the morning. Upon arrive in Phnom Penh, visit the Royal Palace—the residence of the royal family. Then check in hotel and rest of the day is free for you to relax.

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Enjoy relaxing time in the morning until transfer to airport for onward flight.

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