In the afternoon, 1 hour cyclo ride to discover:

• From the colonial district with its charming architecture to the avenues lined with greenery, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son
• From the maze of streets teeming with small shops in the heart of the famous and fascinating “old district of the 36 corporations” and its famous silk street (Hang Gai)

Depending on your wish, the evening entertainment will be scheduled either on the 1st day of your arrival or on a following day to be chosen with your guide, depending on the timing of the days in Hanoi

• Water Puppet Show
• Welcome Dinner with our tour guide
• Overnight in hotel

Depending on your interests and timing, you and your guide manage the choice of these visits and the order in which you wish to do them!

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
• The One Pillar Pagoda
• Quan Thanh Temple & Tran Quoc Pagoda
• Visit Dong Xuan Market
• Visit the Women's Museum
• Visit the Museum of Ethnography, the fruit of Franco-Vietnamese cooperation, is a marvel
• Train Street: surprising houses stuck together and crossed by a railway line and the inhabitants who live on the tracks
• A workshop for making lacquer, the specialty of Vietnam. You will have explanations of the different stages, the inlay of mother-of-pearl, eggshells, etc.
• Overnight in hotel

Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Hanoi - Train - Lao Cai: 200 km - 4h

Departure in the morning, through the Vietnamese countryside. Parade of images of rice fields where women in conical hats and fishermen with cast nets are busy. Calm and serene scenery of lands crisscrossed with crops, small forgotten pagodas struck by the sun, and disordered cemeteries

• Visit to the dynastic temples of Dinh and Le

The Tam Coc site, often nicknamed "the terrestrial Halong Bay" is in an exceptional environment. A setting of superb landscapes of rocky peaks covered with vegetation springing from peaceful green rice fields. It is here that many scenes from the film Indochina were filmed. Touristy but authentic, this site is delightful and soothing

• You will take a small rowing boat steered by a woman
• Enjoy Ninh Binh specialty (goat meat and puffed rice gratin) at a local, family-run establishment for lunch
• By bike, towards the Bich Dong pagoda. If the timing allows it and if you are brave, you will climb the steps of the staircase dug into the rock to access the pagoda to enjoy an exceptional view of the entire site

Transfer to Hanoi train station to take the sleeper train to Lao Cai with your guide

Overnight on train

Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van

Early morning arrival at Lao Cai station

Enjoy breakfast at a brasserie with your private guide and driver

Transfer by private vehicle to Sapa for a day of hiking around Sapa, meeting ethnic minorities in the heart of the rice fields

• Y Linh Ho village, in the Muong Hoa valley, is the starting point for the hikes
• Hike 6 kilometers through the terraced rice fields to the village of Lao Chai
• This small village is inhabited by the Black Hmong ethnic minority. Along the way, meet women from the village dressed in ethnic costumes. You will be touched by their kindness in walking a part of the way with you
• After lunch, take a short 2-kilometer walk to the village of Ta Van, inhabited by the Giay ethnic group
• The people of Ta Van specialize in stone and wood carving. The women work with hemp, weave on looms, and prepare indigo blue dyes after harvesting the plant
• Overnight in homestay

Sapa - Bus - Hanoi: 315 km - 5h

• Hiking on a mountainous road where rice terraces follow one another. Sapa is an ancient high-altitude resort founded by the French at the beginning of the century. Sapa is home to more than 30 ethnic minorities and has the highest peak in Vietnam, Mount Fansipan located at an altitude of 3143 m
• Visit the Ma Tra village of the Black Hmong minority and the Ta Phin village where the Red Dao live
• To end the day, we offer you our zen moments at the Dao Rouges. In an authentic establishment in the north and loyal to our address book, you will relax thanks to the virtues of a bath with medicinal herbs
• Around 15:30, transfer to Sapa to return to Hanoi by bus. Arrival in Hanoi around 21:00
• Overnight in hotel

Hanoi - Halong Bay: 170 km - 3h

Magical Halong Bay

This dreamlike setting has earned Halong Bay its UNESCO World Heritage status. Enjoy the charm of a traditional-style junk boat with an overnight stay onboard, offering a romantic and unforgettable escape

And its Legend

Halong, meaning "descent of the dragon", comes from the legend of a dragon descending into the bay to tame the ocean currents. Its tail carved deep gouges into the mountains, and when the dragon plunged into the sea, the water level rose, leaving only the highest peaks visible

• Halong Port: Embark on the junk boat to begin your cruise
• Lunch: Savor delicious seafood caught in the bay at the onboard restaurant
• Cruising: Enjoy a scenic route through the bay
• Exploration: Discover the bay’s wonders, including coves, islets, caves, and beaches
• Swimming: Weather permitting
• Dinner: Enjoy products from the bay
• Overnight on cruise

Halong Bay - Hanoi: 170 km - 3h

• Wake up on the bay and morning cruise
• Introduction to kayaking
• Lunch and disembarkation late morning
• Activities: cave visit, kayaking, swimming, Tai Chi initiation, beautiful discovery of the fishing village
• Return to Hanoi and overnight in hotel

Hanoi - Fly - Hue: 1h30

Transfer by private car to the airport for the flight to Hue. You will be met upon arrival at the airport by the guide to start the tours

Depending on your interests and timing, you and your guide manage the choice of these visits and the order in which you wish to do them!

Hue's many historical treasures were listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1993

• Visit the Mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang who reigned from 1820 to 1840
• Visit the Mausoleum of Emperor Tu Duc, who reigned from 1848 to 1883

Hue's Artisanal Specialties

• The making of incense sticks will no longer hold any secrets for you after this stop in a small village very close to Hue, specialized in this activity
• Visit the village of Phu Cam, which specializes in the manufacture of conical hats, including the “poem hat”
• The famous kites of Hue. The passion for kite flying is deeply rooted in Vietnamese culture

Stroll through Dong Ba Market mingling with the local crowd

Overnight in hotel

• Relaxing cruise on a typical boat on the famous Perfume River to reach Thien Mu Pagoda (Pagoda of the Heavenly Lady)
• Continue to Thuy Bieu village, where you will deeply explore the local life during a short bike ride
• Visit the ancient ancestral house and discover the process of making incense sticks
• Overnight in hotel

Hue - Hoi An - Da Nang: 135 km - 2h30

• Drive to Hoi An via the Mandarin Road and cross the Cloud Pass with a stunning view of the Lang Co Peninsula
• A detour via Da Nang, to visit the Cham Sculpture Museum. The Cham is an ethnic group from India
• Discovery of the marble mountain also called “the mountain of the 5 hills”

Hoi An is now classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

• Lovely walk in the old town of Hoi An, former trading port. Randomly in the alleys, a very rich architectural heritage made of charming low houses, very old, with colorful facades and wooden balconies. Chinese congregation houses, temples, pagodas, museums, the Japanese covered bridge
• Overnight in hotel

• By bike, discover local activities: lantern making, bamboo engraving, Hoi An round boats, fish sauce production, and the world of bamboo
• End the day with a swim at the fine sandy beach of Cua Dai
• Overnight in hotel

Hoi An- Da Nang - Fly - Siem Reap: 2h30

• Free time until transfer to the airport for the flight to Siem Reap. Welcome and transfer to the hotel
• Free time to explore the city
• Overnight in hotel

Angkor Thom - Ta Prohm - Angkor Wat

Angkor - A unique site, classified as UNESCO Heritage between passion and culture, meeting the Khmer soul Siem Reap opens the doors of this archaeological jewel!

• Visit the fortified city of Angkor Thom, apotheosis of the Angkorian era: The South Gate, the Bayon, the Baphuon, the Terrace of the Elephants, the Terrace of the Leper King, the royal palace with the small temple of Phimeanakas
• The fascinating Ta Prohm (Buddhist) monastery, invaded by the jungle and striking
• Visit Angkor Wat dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu
• Watching the sunset from the top of Phnom Bakeng hill
• Khmer dinner show, with Apsara dances
• Overnight in hotel

Banteay Srei - Banteay Samre – Kbal Spean

• Visit Banteay Srei, "the citadel of women", a small marvel of pink sandstone, very well preserved. Of a rare finesse, richly and finely decorated with graceful motifs and scenes from Hindu mythology
• Visit Banteay Samre, a 12th century Hindu flat temple dedicated to Vihnu and Civa, admirably restored, beautiful decorations of nagas and lions on the pediments
• In the afternoon:
  • Visit Preah Khan Monastery, whose name means "Sacred Sword" (Buddhist)
  • Explore the small Neak Pean temple (Buddhist)
  • Visit Ta Som temple (Buddhist)
  • Visit the Baray, a rainwater reservoir contained by dikes, which supports an intricate hydraulic network, and tour the East Mebon temple, built on an island in the middle of the Baray
  • The day concludes with a sunset at the temple-mountain of Pre Rup (Hindu), an ancient funerary temple dedicated to Shiva, where the colors are magical at sunset
• Overnight in hotel

Siem Reap - Fly - Phnom Penh: 1h

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Phnom Penh

City tour of the capital which has retained all its charm with its beautiful colonial buildings, large avenues, and pretty monuments of Khmer architecture

• Visit the National Museum of Fine Arts
• Visit the Royal Palace, showcasing traditional Khmer architecture
• Visit the Silver Pagoda, home to magnificent Buddha statues made of emerald, gold, and encrusted with diamonds
• Explore Wat Phnom, the oldest temple in the city, and see the statue of Madame Penh
• If time permits, stroll through the Central Market, famous for its Art Deco architecture
• Overnight in hotel

Phnom Penh - Boat - Chau Doc: 5h

• In the morning, visit the Museum of Genocidal Crime which was the prison -S21- site of the worst tortures before the extermination under the Pol Pot regime
• Visit Choeung Ek Killing Field Camp, outside Phnom Penh, a prisoner extermination camp recalling the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge
• Boarding a speedboat to Chau Doc - Vietnam
• Welcome and transfer to the hotel in Chau Doc
• Overnight in hotel

Chau Doc - Tra Su Forest - Can Tho: 160 km - 3h

• Route to visit the Tra Su forest. To the west of the Mekong Delta, we offer you a “nature” detour away from mass tourism
• Visit the Tra Su Cajeput forest, also called “the bird park” is a forest immersed in water over more than 850 hectares. It's a unique and magical getaway in the Mekong Delta. Thousands of cajeputs were replanted there after the Vietnam War and today, it offers magnificent landscapes for peace lovers and ornithology enthusiasts
• Transfer to Can Tho and overnight in hotel

Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh - Fly - Phu Quoc: 5h