Day 1. Arrival
Vientiane
On
arrival in Vientiane Capital, you are met and transferred to our
centrally located hotel. After a short rest, we start to visit
the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat
Sisaket with thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the
former royal temple of Wat Prakeo previously housed the famous
Emerald Buddha Image. On the way to the famous and sacred
structure of That Luang Stupa, we stop to take some pictures of
the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is well known as
Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph, sunset by the Mekong Riverside
and late evening. Overnight in Vientiane
Day 2: Vientiane – Flight to Pakse
– Champasak – Wat Phou – Don Khong (L)
Morning transfer airport for flight
to Pakse. Upon arrival in Pakse , pick up and transfer to prier
where we then embark on a motor boat for one and half hour ride
to Champasak. From here, we take a tuktuk to Wat Phou. Wat Phou
is a pre – angkorian temple complex occupying a dramatic
mountainside site over looking the Mekong valley. The wat is
divided into lower and upper parts and is joined by a
steepstairway. We return to Champasak and continue our boat
cruise Khong Island for overnight.
Khong Island
is the largest island of 4000 Island (Si Phan Don), one of
nature’s marvels. Here the Mekong suddenly fans out, forming an
intricate, beautiful network of channels, rocks and sandbars and
island of 14km wide.
Day 3: Don Khong - Don Khone -
Khone Phapheng - Boat to see dolphin – Veun Kham (B, L)
We are excited about islands
discover by boat today. We take a boat cruise to Done Khone for
3 hours. A lunch stop is made in this island. We’ll visit the
old railway and Sompamit Waterfall. Afterward we cruise to Don
Det and continue to Ban Nakasang. Here, we take a short tuk tuk
drive to Veunkham. We stop at Khone Phapheng Waterfall for a
drink before continuing on boat cruise to see dolphin. Si Phan
Don is home to the rare Irrawady dolphins, which can often be
spotted at the southern tip of Don Khon, along with tow
impressive waterfalls. We spend the night at Khone Phapheng
Resort.
Day 4: Vern Kham-Stung
Treng-Kompong Cham (B/L)
After a short transfer, we arrive
at the border. You will meet our guide from Cambodia Pick up
clients at Dong Kalor (land border between Lao & Cambodia) at
early morning around 8.00am, take boat to Stung Treng. Continue
on boat to Kompong Cham province. Overnight stay at Kompong Cham
province. We will see the daily people life along the Mekong
River, from Vern Kham – Laos border to Phnom Penh need to go
through three provinces. Stung Treng province, Kratie provice,
and Kompong Cham province where we will spend one night stay
overnight at hotel.
Stung Treng province,
a real out post town on the bank of the San and Mekong River, is
the first province that meets Mekong River in Cambodia. Kratie
province is a charming town taking off as a strategic stop on
the over land route to Laos. Kompong Cham province is set on the
banks of the Mekong River and within easy reach of both Phnom
Penh and Vietnam.
Day 5: Kompong Cham-Phnom Penh
(B/L)
Breakfast at hotel, early morning
leave Kompong Cham banks to Phnom Penh we will spend about 5
hours. Up on arrival we will have lunch at local restaurant then
check in hotel. In noon we will visit Royal Palace; Silver
Pagoda named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000
silver tiles, the treasures are a solid gold Buddha encrusted
and weighing 90 kilos and a small 17th century emerald and
baccarat crystal Buddha; and National Museum also called Musee
des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges
Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1920. The museum
contains a collection of Khmer art – notably sculptures, most of
the exhibits dating from Angkor period and pre-Angkor era.
Overnight stay in Phnom Penh.
Day 6 : Phnom Penh – Chau Doc ( B,L
)
8:30 am pick up at your hotel and
transfer to the boat pier for boarding to Chau Doc by Hang Chau
Express boat . Arrive Chau Doc around 13 : 00 am. Pick up and
transfer to your proposed hotel. Afternoon, visit the Sam
Mountain with the caved pagoda, enjoy the sunset down the
Vietnamese – Cambodian border from the summit of the mountain
over the flat rice field. Welcome dinner and overnight Victoria
Chau hotel 4* in Chau Doc.
Day 7 : Chau Doc – Long Xuyen – Can
Tho ( B,L)
Breakfast at hotel. Take the
motorized boat trip to visit the floating fish farm and the
floating village, visit the local Cham minority village and her
traditional weaving village. Depart for Long Xuyen, visit the
bird Sanctuary in Thot Not and the incense stick making village.
Check in upon arrival in Can Tho. Free for exploring the city on
your own in the afternoon. Overnight at Victoria Can Tho hotel
4*
Day 8 : Can Tho – Saigon ( B,L )
After breakfast. Visitors first
take the boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the
Lower Mekong river . The boat trip later takes you to the Cai
Rang and Phong Dien floating markets, which are the most
original ones and bustling places of the region. Visitors will
have the most probably tried the Vietnamese vermicelli soup ?
so, they will now go and see how it is made. Visitors then roam
into the village to get in touch with the local people. Here,
they have a chance to experience how to pass a " Monkey bridge "
which is built by only one bamboo. Return to Can Tho for lunch
at the local restaurant. Depart for Saigon city with stop over
at Vinh Vong and My Tho town. Overnight hotel or similar in
hotel in Saigon
Day 9 : Saigon City Tour & Cu Chi
Tunnel (B,L)
We pass the now-demolished wartime
American Embassy before we visit the Reunification Palace which
was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until
end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including
the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office. After
seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, we
continue our trip on to the bustling Ben Thanh Market where
anything and everything is for sale . We continue to the famous
Cu Chi Tunnels, which were an incredible underground network
constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for
independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus
accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for
the Vietcong in the American war. Overnight hotel or similar in
hotel in Saigon
Day 10 : Saigon Departure (B)
After breakfast you will be free
until time to transfer to airport for departure. End of our
service.
