21-Day Cultural Odyssey Through Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos

Explore Hanoi’s cultural landmarks, starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex and the Temple of Literature. Meet a local legend who will share stories about the famous Vietnamese egg coffee and his life. For an authentic experience, join a Hanoi street food tour to sample local culinary delights.

🔹 Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex and Temple of Literature
🔹 Meet a local legend and learn about egg coffee
🔹 Optional: Hanoi street food tour for local culinary delights
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 Flower Garden Hotel

Set off on a two-day cruise through the majestic Halong Bay aboard the Emeraude. Admire the breathtaking limestone formations while enjoying onboard meals. For panoramic views, you can opt for a scenic flight over Halong Bay with Hai Au Aviation.

🔹 Two-day cruise through Halong Bay aboard the Emeraude
🔹 Admire limestone formations and enjoy onboard meals
🔹 Optional: Scenic flight over Halong Bay with Hai Au Aviation
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🛥️ Emeraude

After breakfast, return to Hanoi and transfer to the airport for your flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hoi An. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort and Spa.

🔹 Flight to Da Nang & transfer to hotel in Hoi An.
🔹 Relaxing afternoon at Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort and Spa
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 Victoria Hoi An Hotel

Take a guided tour exploring the historical journey of Hoi An, from sailor to tailor, followed by lunch. In the afternoon relax at your leisure or take an optional excursion to meet a war veteran at Ky Anh tunnels for an in-depth personal story, then visit a beachfront distillery to learn about Vietnamese rum.

🔹 Guided tour exploring Hoi An's history.
🔹 Optional: Bunkers & Barrels experience, visit war tunnels and beachfront distilleries.
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 Victoria Hoi An Hotel

Enjoy a free day to relax by the pool or explore at your own pace. Take a sidecar tour to the islands of Cam Kim, where you’ll discover local wood carving, rice paper making, and visit an organic rice farm to meet the inspiring woman pioneering the benefits of organic black rice.

🔹 Free day to relax.
🔹 Optional: Sidecar tour to Cam Kim, exploring local wood carving, rice paper making, and organic rice farm
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 Victoria Hoi An Hotel

Spend a leisurely morning in Hoi An before your afternoon flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You can choose to start your day with morning yoga or Tai Chi, followed by a sound bowl meditation session on the beach. Then transfer to the airport and head for the thriving metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City.

🔹 Optional morning yoga or Tai Chi session, followed by sound bowl meditation
🔹 Transfer to Ho Chi Minh City
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 New World 

Discover Ho Chi Minh City with a local tour, visiting flower markets and sampling traditional coffee, followed by an afternoon tour of the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum. In the evening, attend the AO Show, followed by dinner.

🔹 Flower Power tour of Ho Chi Minh City.
🔹 Sample traditional Vietnamese coffee
🔹 Visit the Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum
🔹 Evening: AO Show and dinner
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 New World 

Embark on a full-day Mekong Delta cruise aboard the Cai Be Princess Sampan, with visits to local craft shops making coconut candy and puff rice, we will also visit a local cacao farm and learn about Vietnamese chocolate.

🔹 Full-day Mekong Delta cruise aboard Cai Be Princess
🔹 Visit local craft shops and cacao farm
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 Victoria Can Tho

Start your day with an optional early morning visit to the Cai Rang Floating Market. Enjoy seeing the boats laden with produce before a morning at leisure back at Victoria Can Tho. This afternoon we transfer back to the vibrant Ho Chi Minh City.

🔹 Morning visit to Cai Rang Floating Market
🔹 Free morning in Can Tho before transfer to Ho Chi Minh City
🔹 Flight to Phnom Penh
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 New World

Today we bid a fond farewell to Vietnam and fly to the capital of Cambodia: Phnom Penh. In the afternoon we'll enjoy an orientation of the city to find our feet and explore the Royal Palace and the National Museum.

🔹Flight to Phnom Penh
🔹Visit National Museum, Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 Sun & Moon Riverside

In the morning, visit Toul Sleng and the Killing Fields, and learn about Cambodia's tragic history. Have lunch at PSE vocational training (a social enterprise), followed by a free afternoon. Take an optional evening cyclo tour to Psa Thmey and the Post Office, ending with a sunset cruise.

🔹 Visit Tuol Sleng and the Killing fields.
🔹 Lunch at a local social enterprise
🔹 Free afternoon with optional evening cyclo tour and sunset cruise
🍴 Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 Sun & Moon Riverside

Depart Phnom Penh for Battambang, located in Cambodia's "rice bowl", stopping at a Pottery Village along the way. In the afternoon, enjoy a walking tour of Battambang’s city center and atmospheric architecture.

🔹 Transfer to Battambang, stopping at a Pottery Village
🔹 Afternoon walking tour of Battambang’s buildings
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 Maison Wat Kor

This morning we'll visit a picturesque Khmer home, and explore the Rocheat 5 Art Gallery. And take lunch at Jaan Bai Social Enterprise an initiative of the Cambodian Children's Trust. This afternoon relax at leisure in Battambang or visit the Peace Museum, Banon Temple, and a nearby Cave for a picturesque sunset stop with a few beers to unwind.

🔹 Visit Khmer home and Rocheat 5 Art Gallery
🔹 Lunch at Jaan Bai Social Enterprise
🔹 Optional: Visit Peace Museum and Banon Temple.
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 Maison Wat Kor

Travel to Siem Reap, arriving in the afternoon to visit the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat. This UNESCO World Heritage site is not only the largest religious monument in the world but also a masterpiece of Khmer architecture. Take your time exploring the intricate carvings and detailed bas-reliefs that depict ancient myths and historical events. As the day draws to a close, ascend Phnom Bakheng for panoramic sunset views over the Angkor complex.

🔹 Afternoon visit to Angkor Wat
🔹 Explore intricate carvings and bas-reliefs
🔹 Sunset views from Phnom Bakheng
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 The Aviary Hotel

Join a morning biking tour to visit Angkor Thom, and Ta Prohm temples followed by lunch at Sra Srang. We'll also stop by the APOPO center to learn about their work in landmine clearance. Spend the afternoon at your leisure or meet with a local Buddhist monk and hear his inspiring story.

🔹 Morning cycling tour to Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm
🔹 Lunch at Sra Srang
🔹 Visit APOPO centre
🔹 Optional: Meet with a local Buddhist monk
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 The Aviary Hotel

Today is yours to discover Siem Reap at your leisure. Why not spend it visiting our local community village and learn about the work we do here supporting the local community? In the afternoon we take a boat trip to Kampong Kleang.

🔹 Day at Leisure
🔹Optional visit to our local community village and afternoon boat trip to Kampong Kleang.
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 The Aviary Hotel

Enjoy a free morning in Siem Reap before transferring to the airport for your flight to Luang Prabang and its plethora of Pagodas! Upon arrival, explore the night market and enjoy a royal dinner at Victoria Xiengthong, the former residence of the King and Queen of Laos.

🔹 Free morning in Siem Reap
🔹 Flight to Luang Prabang
🔹 Explore the night market and enjoy royal dinner at Victoria Xiengthong
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🏨 Victoria Xieng Thong

Start your day with the iconic alms-giving ceremony, followed by a visit to the morning market, Wat Xieng Thong, and the National Museum. In the evening, why not take a decadent dinner cruise with Victoria Xiengthong along the atmospheric river?

🔹 Participate in an alms-giving ceremony
🔹 Visit Wat Xieng Thong and the National Museum
🔹 Optional: Dinner river cruise along the Mekong
🍴 Meal: Breakfast
🏨 Victoria Xieng Thong

Visit a nearby Buffalo Dairy en route and sample Lemongrass ice cream before arriving at the stunning Kuang Si Waterfalls. After lunch at the waterfalls enjoy your final afternoon at leisure or participate in a private cooking class with a Baci Ceremony to welcome you.

🔹 Visit Buffalo Dairy and sample lemongrass ice cream
🔹 Explore Kuang Si Waterfalls
🔹 Optional cooking class with Baci Ceremony.
🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 Victoria Xieng Thong

Enjoy free time in Luang Prabang until your transfer to the airport for your departure.

🔹 Free time in Luang Prabang before airport transfer
🍴 Meal: Breakfast