Highlights of Vietnam & Cambodia

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, after clearing all customs procedures, please proceed to exit gate and look for your driver who will be waiting at the lobby, holding the Affordable Luxury Travel signboard with your name on it. Your driver will come to meet you up and transfer you to hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 2: HANOI JEEP TOUR - SIC TOUR
Today you will join Jeep Tour with a group. The tour starts at your hotel in and around Hanoi Old Quarter, You will be greeted by the guide and driver at your hotel lobby or the meeting point for safety briefing, then we begin the adventure! On the first part of the Hanoi Jeep Tours, we expose you the REAL HANOI with a day in the life experiences, featured with the parts-unknown of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets and black market, experiencing where & how locals live, work and play. Other travel companies show just you the beautiful and tell you to run away from the bad and the weird of your destinations. On Hanoi Backstreet Tours’ journeys, not only do we show you the good but we also expose the bad and the weird of your destinations as it is what it is. For us, the run-off-the mill tourist sites are only the tip of the iceberg, the majority of your destinations remains hidden in the parts-unknown. On the second part Hanoi Jeep Tours, we pass by & stop at the  MUST-SEEE places of the beautiful city such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum-the Mecca of Vietnamese, The 1000 year-old Buddhist and Toasist temples of Tran Quoc, temple of Literature, the historical train-street, the enchanting French Quarter, The hustling & bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem, West lake , Hanoi Opera House & famous Long Bien bridge etc. On the last part of Hanoi Jeep tours is food! We have  AUTHENTIC, HEALTHY & ORGANIC FOOD at Hidden Gem Cafe where we savor the tastiest of the tasty dishes of Hanoi including family heirloom & secret recipe dishes and local delicacies. Vegan & Vegetarian options are available.

DAY 3: FREE AT LEISURE
Free at leisure to explore the Hanoi Capital. Overnight stay in Hanoi

DAY 4: HANOI – HALONG BAY
Today, depart from hanoi for a 2.5-hour drive to Tuan Chau harbour via the new highway. You will be welcomed aboard and set sail through the bay while lunch is served. You will pass through the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons' teeth. After lunch, you will take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay dotted with golden sails, and then go swimming on a quiet beach or sunbathing on the sundeck. Later in the afternoon, you will visit an interesting fishing village with the opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. Back on board, you can enjoy cocktails while watching the sunset. Later, you will unwind ata lavish dinner before an overnight stay on the deluxe junk. Overnight on cruise

DAY 5: HALONG BAY – HANOI – DANANG – HOI AN
Greet the day with a morning tai chi session, with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, you will visit a beautiful limestone grotto and then go back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Checkout is at 11:45 am and the boat arrives at the harbor by noon for the drive back to Hanoi airport for your onward flight to Danang. Upon arrival, you will be picked up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Danang

DAY 6: HOI AN – VAN LANG FISHING VILLAGE
08:30AM The local guide will meet you at the hotel lobby. Transfer by Ecar to the pier and then take a boat to estuary. Experience the daily fishing activity of the local fishermen, try to cast the net with their assistant. Move deep into the water coconut forest in Cam Thanh Village by locally handmade bamboo basket boat. Listen to a brief introduction Cua Dai about the history of this unique area.  Fishermen will show you how to catch the crabs and make origami with water coconut leaf. Split into smaller groups for a short basket boat racing. Then, visit to a local bamboo craftsman’s house; get an insight to their daily life and the different stages of preparing & making a proper bamboo furniture or bamboo house. Enjoy the lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer back to the hotel by E-car after the meal

DAY 7- 9: FREE AT LEISURE
Free at leisure to explore Hoi An Ancient town. Overnight in Hoi An

DAY 10: HOI AN – DANANG - HOCHIMINH
Free at leisure until transfer to airport for flight to Hochiminh. Upon arrival, the driver will pick you up at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hochiminh

DAY 11: FREE AT LEISURE
Free at leisure to explore the bustling city. Overnight in Hochiminh

DAY 12: HOCHIMINH - SIEMREAP
Free at leisure until transfer to Hochiminh airport for flight to Siemreap. Upon arrival at Siemreap airport, the driver will pick you up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Siemreap

DAY 13:  ANGKOR TEMPLE WITH BLESSING RITUAL
Start your sightseeing tour of Angkor area we spend a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. We stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple and the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. Early evening, you will be taken by Tuk Tuk, a small open-sided taxi common in Cambodia, to cruise around the suburb of Siem Reap town and for a blessing ritual by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity and safety for your journey. Overnight in Siemreap

DAY 14: FREE AT LEISURE
Free at leisure to explore the Siemreap city. Overnight in Siemreap

DAY 15: SIEMREAP DEPARTURE
Free at leisure until transfer Siem Reap International Airport for your departure