Cambodia Vietnam 11 Days Tour SIEM REAP - HO CHI MINH CITY - HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN - HANOI - HALONG BAY

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1 VAYUDOOT HOLIDAYS PVT. LTD. A-101, Devgiri Apt. above Sawai Hotel, Ganeshmala, Sinhagad Rd. Pune Maharashtra India Tel. Ph. -: /72 -: Cambodia Vietnam 11 Days Tour SIEM REAP - HO CHI MINH CITY - HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN - HANOI - HALONG BAY Day 01 ARRIVE SIEM REAP ANGKOR THOM Siem Reap - The Cradle of Angkor Civilization - Where Cambodian were Born, this is also a famous Archaeological City, as named as one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the World. Covering approx 600 sq km, it contains more than 100 fabulous ancient monuments and over dozen major compound Temples, which were built during the most splendid Era of the Khmer Dynasty between the 9 th 13 th centuries and were the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire. You will see everything in Hindu religion from Ramayana, Mahabharata to Samudramanthan all engraved on this grand Angkor temple and Angkor Thom. Arrive Siem Reap. Transfer Lunch Hotel Check In. Short time for relax, then proceed to discover Angkor Thom Temple City. Visit very famous Bayon Temple (12th century in the centre of city remains one the most enigmatic temples of the Angkor group composed of 54 gothic towers decorated with 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Then visit Baphuon Temple is lying just to the north of Bayon a pyramidal representation of mythical Mont Meru. Terrace of Elephants used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king s grand audience hall ; Terrace of the Leper King a platform 7m high, with his statue; It s Angkor Wat style is most easily seen in the style of the carved Apsaras and the shape of the tower, Chaosay Tevoda, it seems to stand in partnership with Thommanon but actually was built much later in Suryavarman II s rule. Dinner Back to Hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap. (Indian Lunch, Indian Dinner) Day 02 ANGKOR TEMPLES Breakfast, proceed to visit the wonderful Angkor Wat Temples one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world, as a temple and mausoleum for King Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of 12th. Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples, with a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers. The central monument represents the Mythical Mount Meru, the holy mountain at the centre of the universe, which was home to the Hindu God Vishnu. The whole complex covers 81 hectares, a rectangular wall measuring 1025 meters by 800 meters borders the inner edge of the moat, and temple's greatest sculptural treasure is its 2 km-long bas-reliefs around the walls. Also visit Ta Phrom Temple: a monastery built by Jayavarman VII as a residence for his mother. Ta Prohm has been controversially left to the destructive power of the jungle to show how nature can destroy man's work. It has been largely over grown by the jungle and as you climb through the dilapidated stone structures you see many giant trees growing out of the top of the temple itself. After Lunch shopping small rest at hotel. Evening enjoy Dinner with Apsara Traditional Show in Angkor village Apsara Theatre. Overnight in Siem Reap. (Breakfast, Indian Lunch, local Dinner) Ho Chi Minh City a young city with the age of more than 300 Yrs, a centre of culture, education, commerce & tourism of Vietnam, the biggest city of Vietnam mix with the West and the Orient & once known as the "Pearl of Far East". Day 03 SIEM REAP HO CHI MINH CITY BY FLIGHT CITY TOUR AO SHOW Arrive Ho Chi Minh. Lunch directly proceed for HO CHI MINH CITY Tour, visit War Remnants Museum - drive home so effectively the brutality of war and its many civilian victims, first those of the French and then those of the Americans, who had operated at various locations of the country as early as Photo-stop at Neo- Roman Notre Dame Cathedral - one of the most splendid and typical of the beautiful French-built churches in Ho Chi Minh City, next Municipal Post Office - Saigon's French style main post office to admire and take photos

2 of its nice architecture that is one of the Ho Chi Minh City s symbolizing images. Later, pass by Ho Chi Minh City People s Committee Hall and Municipal Theatre built in Also visit the Reunification Palace a symbol of Saigon old Government before Dinner. Evening enjoy AO Show is a new kind of art performance commonly acknowledged globally, as an acrobatics show using only bamboos. Back to Hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (Breakfast, Indian Lunch, Indian Dinner) Day 04 HO CHI MINH CITY MEKONG RIVER/MY THO TOWN After breakfast, take an interesting excursion to Mekong River, overland 70 km to My Tho Town - the "Gateway of Mekong River and its Delta". Mekong Delta - the rice granary of Vietnam and has vast areas of durian, mango, rambutan and other delicious tropical fruit trees. Arrival My Tho and transfer to the bank of Mekong River, take a motor river-boat which to be rent exclusively for the group then crossing the Upper River and cruising along Tan Long Peninsula, let s enjoy this golden moment to relax the verdant luxuriant sceneries of the watery region, taste very fresh coconut milk, disembark and visit a island, stop-over a Handicraft Village that produces house-hold items from materials of coconut trees. Walking on the quite country roads, you will reach to local lush orchards, taste delicious fresh fruits, drink hot tea with honey. Enjoy a short Tilbury Carriage Tour on the village road, enjoy small Boat trip along the canal network with a bit of adventure mood in Ben Tre Province to visit a bee farm and then a coconut candy workshop. Till now rivers and artificial canals are an important circulation system of the Mekong Delta. After that, take boats to come back to My Tho city. Drive then back to Ho Chi Minh City. Enjoy shopping at Ben Thanh Market a most typical market of Vietnam, many things are available for your choice -- silk, lacquer-ware, woodcarving, readymade clothes. Dinner back to hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (Breakfast, local Lunch, Indian Dinner) Day 05 HO CHI MINH CITY CU CHI TUNNLES (70kms) DANANG HOI AN Breakfast, Check Out Hotel & directly proceed to visit Cu Chi Tunnels located at the threshold of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) and adjacent to the revolutionary base, played an important role in the two wars before Cu Chi was an "Underground Village" with its labyrinth of interlaced tunnels having a combined length of more than 200 km of tunnels built here by the Communist guerrillas are the highlight of South Vietnam tours. You will be guided to the bedrooms, meeting rooms, air-raid shelters, smokeless kitchens, and experience life underground during your short visit to this extraordinary tunnel complex. Opportunity to crawl into the tunnels for discovering and hearing all things of it. Lunch - transfer to Airport to board a flight to Danang. Arrive Transfer Dinner Check in Hotel. Overnight in Hoi An. (Breakfast, local Lunch, Indian Dinner) Arrive at Hoi An ancient town lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River, has a distinct Chinese atmosphere with low, tile-roofed houses and narrow streets; Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major trading centres of Southeast Asia in the 16 th century. All the houses were made of rare wood, decorated with lacquered boards and panels engraved with Chinese characters. Pillars were also carved with ornamental designs. Day 06 DA NANG SIGHTSEEING HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN Breakfast. Morning proceed for Da Nang City Tour visit to famous Marble Sculpture, Cham Museum with their roots dating back as far as 192 AD, Viet Nam's indigenous Cham people lived an Indian way of life in both culture and language, then visit huge Buddha Statue. Enjoy Da Nang Beach, one the most wonderful beaches of Vietnam, was once rest and Recreation centre for the US military during the Vietnam War. Lunch proceed to explore Hoi An ancient town - by walking tour. Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge where retains a harmony of architectural styles, combining Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese cultural characteristics. Ong Pagoda is one of the typical pagodas in Hoi An s old quarter, built in 1653 and is dedicated to Quan Thanh De Quan (Quan Van Truong). Fukienese Assembly Hall was built in 1692 by Chinese Phuoc Kien merchants, is architecturally unique with its artistic ornaments and beautiful statues, Chinese architectural style combined with Vietnamese workmanship has enriched it with Hoi An s cultural character. Tan Ky Ancient House, constructed almost two centuries ago as the house of a Vietnamese merchant. Hand-made Silk workshop as a last place to visit. Overnight in Hoi An. (Breakfast, local Lunch, Indian Dinner)

3 Day 07 HOI AN BA NA HILLS HANOI Breakfast, Check out Hotel transfer to Ba Na Hills, you can enjoy the colorful picture as well as sparkling views, you will be contemplated the grandeur of mountain, rainfall, the old-growth forest they will bring you the adventurous feeling as in the fairyland with four seasons within one day. Arrive at Ba Na Hills. Enjoy cable which is the longest cable in the world (5801m), you will have a look at Vong Nguyet Hills, Linh Ung Pagoda, Thich Ca Phat Dai, Old French horse stables, Meditation Garden, then go for sightseeing Nghinh Phong Peak, Le Nim Villa, Ba Na Brigde, conquer Chua Mountain at an altitude of 1487 meters above sea level to watch the view of Danang city and Quang Nam from the layer of cloud, Flower Garden. Return to Danang. Lunch transfer to Da Nang Airport to Board flight to Hanoi. Arrive Dinner Check in Hotel. Overnight in Hanoi. (Breakfast, local Lunch, Indian Dinner) Day 08 HANOI NINH BINH HALONG BAY (184 km approx 4 Hrs) Breakfast. Transfer to Ninh banh. Take a 2-hour boat ride in a Steel Boat down the Tam Coc, pass through three spectacular caves. Enjoying spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies and towering limestone mountain peaks. Lunch at a local restaurant. Evening drive to Halong Bay (184 km - 4 Hrs). Landscapes en route are very interesting with the immense rice-fields; farmers are working in the fields, small and peace villages. Transfer & check in Hotel. Overnight Halong Bay. (Breakfast, Local Lunch, Dinner in Hotel) Day 09 HALONG BAY CRUISING TOUR BY WOODEN JUNK TRANSFER TO HANOI HALONG BAY is nearly a hidden bay with Thousands of limestone islands densely rising from the blue jade water in a sea area of over 1500 square km. Its 1969 green islands enfeeble the strong winds blowing from the ocean to leave the transparent water of the bay often calm in cool and healthy air. From time to time, sailing Junk appearing and disappearing between the islands make the poetic sight more colourful like sparkling pearls or coral reefs found out in the bay. The beauty of the bay is not monotone, at different positions of viewing, it will astonish viewers with quite different fascinations. Breakfast, Check out Hotel & transfer to the Marina for a Cruising Tour of 5 Hrs by a big wooden Junk Boat on Halong Bay, this is a golden time for your voyage - a masterpiece of Nature Ha Long Bay is constituted by 2000 small and big islands of all shapes. In 1994 UNESCO classified Halong Bay as a World Natural Heritage. In the caves and grottoes of stone islands, you will discover and admire many impressive stalactites and stalagmites. The caves have strange but very accurate names, have their own legends in their names as Thien Cung (Heaven Palace) grotto, Dau Go (Wooden Head) grotto, stop-over to visit the caves, your sailing Junk will continue to visit around the shapely islets of fighting cock, incense-burner and others. Landing in Titop Islet, there is the calm and clean sand & transparent beaches, Enjoy sun-sea bathing in calm, transparent water under the sunlight. Lunch. The Junk sailing back to Marina then drive back to Hanoi. Dinner - Check In Hotel. Overnight in Hanoi. (Breakfast, local Lunch, Indian Dinner) Day 10 HANOI FULL DAY TOUR Breakfast & proceed to enjoy a full day Tour of Hanoi, which is capital city of Vietnam. Visit to the Chairman Palace area, Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (from Outside) Ba Dinh National square, Stilt House; One Pillar Pagoda, a nice group picture should photo in the parade yard of Ba Dinh National square with the great back view of Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. Continuing to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda & Quan Thanh Temple are located on an islet of West Lake, then the Temple of Literature is a classic Confucianism temple and a huge statue The first university in Viet Nam was founded here and many rows and rows of big stone slabs that sat on the backs of stone tortoises. In the afternoon, you visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology where contains more than 10,000 objects which depict all aspects of life, customs, and habits of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam. Enjoy 1 Hr Cycle Tour, the Old Quarter and shopping streets to watch the daily lives of the people living on and around the busy areas and catch the spirit of Vietnam. Rickshaws will return back at the Garden of Hoan Kiem Lake - the Return-Sword Lake, visit Ngoc Son Heroic Temple, Evening enjoy Water Puppet Show, a unique art form of Vietnamese, at Thang Long Water Puppet Troupe, you will also experience more about a specific culture in

4 South-East Asia coming from agriculture of wet rice during the performance. Drive back to the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi. (Breakfast, Indian Lunch, Indian Dinner) Day 11 DEPARTURE FROM HANOI After breakfast transfer to airport to board the flight back home. (Breakfast) LAND ARRANGEMENT INCLUDES -: Mumbai Siem Reap Ho Chi Minh Hoi An Hanoi Mumbai Air Tickets 4-star Hotel accommodation with American buffet Breakfast All Airport Transfers, Sightseeing in AC Luxury Coach/Mini Bus/Van as per group size All Entrance fees for all above mentioned sightseeing Lunch and Dinner as mentioned above Services of English Speaking Guide Tips to Driver and Guide Private boat trip on Halong Bay, Mekong Delta, Perfume River Services of Group Leader of VAYUDOOT as per Group Leader Policy Overseas Insurance premium amt. up to INR 1000/- per head, extra premium amt. payable at actual One water bottle per day GST 5% EXTENSTION TO LAOS INCLUDES -: Mumbai Siem Reap Ho Chi Minh Hoi An Hanoi Luang Prabang - Mumbai Air Tickets 4 star Hotel accommodation with American buffet Breakfast All Airport Transfers, Sightseeing in AC Luxury Coach/Mini Bus/Van as per group size All Entrance fees for all above mentioned sightseeing Lunch and Dinner as mentioned above Services of English Speaking Guide Govt. Service Tax LAND ARRANGEMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE -: Personal expenses like Laundry, Tips, Room Service, Telephone, Excess baggage charges, Mineral Water. Fees of Adventures sports, Porterage at all places. TERMS AND CONDITIONS -: The Tour Fee is calculated as on Any Change in airfare, hotel, and sightseeing exp. after this date is applicable. Children (2 to 11 years): Air tickets & Visa to be paid at actual + Land arrangement (without Extra Bed - 60% & with Extra Bed - 80%) of Adult Land Arrangement Tour Fee in USD. Land Arrangement is calculated at 1 USD = INR 65/- Payment of the foreign currency part of the tour fee should be made in Indian Rupees at prevailing Forex rate on the date of payment of our Authorized Forex Agent. Tour fee is EX. Mumbai. Additional INR 2000/- will be charged for Ex-Pune Hotels, Flights, Trains, Itinerary, Arrival Departure dates/timings subject to change depending on local conditions. Group Leader Policy : At the time of closure of booking if group size is 15 Adult and above -: Group Leader of Company will be with you Mumbai to Mumbai

5 7-14 Adults -: English Speaking Local Guide will accompany Airport to Airport in every Country and specially hired AC Mini Bus will be with Group for all transfers and sightseeing as per itinerary. Your program, Departure date and Tour Fee will be same 2-6 Adults: You will have choice to cancel tour and take full refund or go for the tour independently. The revised cost will be given by the company. Air tickets will be provided by our subsidiary company Any refund from our side is only in Cheque Payment as per payment schedule given by us