Day 1: VIENTIANE ARRIVAL Arrival in Vientiane by air or Friendship Bridge. Transfer to hotel. City tour including Sisakhet museum, Ho Pakeo, Thatluang Stupa, Patuxay (victory gate) and the Buddha Park. Overnight in Vientiane.
Day 2: VIENTIANE - LUANG PRABANG Breakfast at hotel. Fly to Luang Prabang (The World Heritage City). City tour including Wat Visunnarad, Wat Mai, Wat Sen, Wat Xieng Thong and sun set at Wat Prabat-Tai. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 3: LUANG PRABANG Breakfast at hotel. Boat cruise along the Mekong River to visit Pak Ou (Tham Ting) cave. Along the way visit Banh Sang Hai where they make traditional sticky rice liquor. After a picnic lunch, return by boat to Luang Prabang. Visit Santi Chedi stupa and Banh Phanom village, a hand-weaving and textile village. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 4: LUANG PRABANG - VIENTIANE Breakfast at hotel. Visit the national museum (the former King's palace) and Banh Sang Khong village, where you can see traditional hand-made paper crafts. Fly back to Vientiane. Free time at leisure. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 5: VIENTIANE - SAVANNAKHET Breakfast at hotel. By car on road No. 13 south of Vientiane to Savannakhet (500km). Along the way visit Prabath stupa, Sikhottabong stupa at Tha Khaek, That-Ing-Hang stupa and the Dinosaur museum in Savannakhet. Overnight in Savannakhet.
Day 6: SAVANNAKHET – LAO BAO - VIETNAM Breakfast at hotel. Visit the center market. After which, travel by car to an Savan / Lao Bao (the Lao/Vietnamese border). Arrive at the border later afternoon and cross into Vietnam. Arrival in Vietnam, Immigration and customs at border. Continue to Dong Ha for overnight.
Day 7: DONG HA - HUE Breakfast at hotel. Short city tour before excursion to Hue. Arrival city tour in Hue: Imperial Citadel (Forbidden City), local market. Overnight in Hue.
Day 8: HUE Breakfast at hotel. Cruise on Perfume river to Thien Mu pagoda and then tombs of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh, Minh Mang. Overnight in Hue.
Day 9: HUE – DANANG - HOIAN Breakfast at hotel. Take a very scenic trip to Danang across the Hai Van Pass - " Pass of the clouds". through the Truong Son Mountain Range that juts into the South China Sea. The mountainous stretch of the highway offers spectacular views. Arrival Danang, take a visit of Cham Museum and the Marble Mountains. Then go to visit the charming and historic city of Hoi An. Known as one of South-East Asia’s major international ports of call for Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and other trading vessels with name of Faifo. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 10: HOIAN – MYSON - HOIAN Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to the Holy Land of My Son - the site of the most important Cham intellectual and religious centre under King Bhadravarman in the late 4th century. Back to Hoi An for overnight.
Day 11: HOI AN – DANANG - HCMC Breakfast at hotel. Morning flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Arrival transfer to hotel. Halfday city tour in HCMC with City Hall, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Post Office, War Crimes Museum, Lacquerware workshop, China Town, Thien Hau temple. Overnight in HCMC.
Day 12: HOCHIMINH – MYTHO Breakfast at hotel. Fullday excursion to Mytho, where the Mekong River flows. You will enjoy a leisure cruise on the calm flow of the river amongst natural scenery. Along the way visit some orchards such as longan, rambutan and mango plantations. There are also coconut sweets making and cloth dyeing factory. Return to Ho Chi Minh City for overnight.
Day 13: HCMC - CITY TOUR – Cu Chi Tunnels Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion to visit Cuchi tunnels and then back to HCMC at leisure for shopping. Overnight in HCMC.
Day 14: HCMC DEPARTURE Breakfast at hotel. Free until transfer for departure flight.
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