Vietnam & Cambodia Tour from Saigon Tour

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City

Xin Chao!

Welcome to Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) – the most hectic and business city of Vietnam.

Upon arrival at the airport, welcomed by our driver and transfer to the city center to check in hotel.

In the afternoon we'll enjoy a Ho Chi Minh city tour, beginning at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks.

From here we'll take a walking tour on Nguyen Hue street to take the photos of the Opera House and the Ho Chi Minh Committee (outside). From here, walking to Ben Thanh Market one of the most typical symbol of Saigon to experience the daily life of the locals and do shopping the hand-made goods there.

Day 2: Mekong Delta Cruise

After breakfast at the hotel we'll pick you up and depart for My Tho to begin our Mekong Delta cruise!

Our cruise along the Mekong River we'll allow us to view the life to the local people living along the banks. We'll stop at one of 4 island in the area for sightseeing. Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation.

After that you will embark on the small boats rowed the the local people thru the small channels with water coconut tree to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee. Then we'll enjoy the horse-cart trip through the tranquil road of the village.

Back on the boat we'll continue our cruise, enjoying lunch at a local restaurant along the Mekong River.

By the afternoon we'll return to Saigon, stopping to visit the Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pagoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture.

Day 3: Cu Chi Tunnels Tour

From Ho Chi Minh we will head northwest to Cu Chi Tunnels, one of very few monuments remained from the Vietnam War. 200km of the tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerrillas, are beneath the ground here and stretches from nearby the Cambodian border to the edge of Saigon, even covering a place that once was a US airbase.

To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be. You even can try to crawl some dozens of meters through the tunnels.

By the afternoon we'll return to Ho Chi Minh where you'll have free time for shopping in the downtown are where you can choose many lovely stuff at the very reasonable price. A few places to be mentioned to visit during your shopping is Ben Thanh Market – the central and typical market of Saigon - Saigon Square where is a few minutes walking from Ben Thanh Market; An Dong Plaza and its nearby Market; or Diamond Plaza and Thuong Xa Tax if you are seeking the high qualified and brand name goods.

Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap

After breakfast, you’ll transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for a midday flight to Siem Reap.

Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed by our driver in Siem Reap and transferred to your hotel for check-in. You'll be free to relax until the evening when we'll enjoy an Apsara traditional show with a buffet dinner.

For a comparatively small town, Siem Reap offers an amazing range of dining venues and cuisines from Asia and the West. The emphasis is, of course, on Khmer/Cambodian food with the classic Amok Cambodian curry and Khmer BBQ being some of the most popular dishes. A Apsara traditional performance with a delicious Cambodian dinner is a must for all travelers to Siem Reap.

Day 5: Angkor Wat Tour

In the morning, we'll pick you up from your hotel and travel to Angkor Thom city, founded in 12th century by king Jayavarman VII and remained the capital until 17th century.

At this city, you will visit the most well-preserved gate amongst all the fives, then continue to the peaceful smiling faced tower temple of Bayon where you can imagine how amazing would it be for the first explorer who was there when there was no one but trees with umbrella-like branches and other types of creeping vegetation.

Then it will be time for you to stroll around the tourist-wish-to-see jungle temple, so-called Ta Prhom, overgrown by huge tree monsters with snake-like roots, which is featured in Tomb Raider movie.

After having shot hundreds of photographs, we will head to the active pilgrimage site of Angkor Wat, the biggest Hindu temple in the world to enjoy with the longest lively carving wall of more than 2000 meters long by 2 meters high, excluding relief on ceiling and on hundreds of roof supporting pillars.

At the end of the tour around all the most visited temples in Angkor area, you still have time to admire whole view of Angkorwat temple, rice paddy, north east highland and active reservoir of West Baray and to get fresh air on the summit of Phnom Bakeng hill till sunset.

Then enjoy one last night in Siem Reap.

Day 6: Siem Reap

his day is at your leisure in Siem Reap. You could spend your time discovering Siem Reap yourself with some ideas of things to do: half day Floating Village Kampong Phhluk, Bird Sanctuary Preak Toal or dinner sunset cruise on Tonle Sap Lake.

Day 7: SIEM REAP DEPARTURE

Breakfast at hotel, free leisure on own arrangement until time transfer to airport for flight onwards!Straight to Siemreap airport for your departure! End of services.