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Vietnam, China & Laos Adventure

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Platinum Operator: Intrepid Travel
City & Culture: Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided: An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity: Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Max Group Size 12
Ages 15+

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Itinerary

Day 1
Hanoi
Hanoi
Optional Activities
- Hanoi Street Food Experience with Urban Adventures
- Stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake
- Explore the Old Quarter with shops, imperial temples and French architecture
- Dinner with leader and fellow travellers
Landmarks
Hoan Kiem Lake
Hanoi Old Quarter
Day 2
Hanoi to Sapa
Hanoi to Sapa
Meals
Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sunset walk around Sapa town
- Visit Sapa Church
- Night market exploration
- Local barbecue with grilled meats, seafood and corn
Landmarks
Sapa Church
Sapa Night Market
Day 3
Sapa
Sapa
Meals
Lunch (Home-cooked lunch with local H'mong family)
Included Activities
- Day hike through Sapa's rice terraces
- Meet traditional hilltribe villagers
- Visit H'mong family home
- Home-cooked lunch with local family
Optional Activities
- Dinner at one of Sapa town's restaurants
Landmarks
Tan Van Village
Sapa Rice Terraces
Day 4
Sapa to Kunming (Border Crossing)
Sapa to Kunming (Border Crossing)
Optional Activities
- Orientation walk in Kunming
- Try over-the-bridge rice noodles (Yunnan signature dish)
Day 5
Kunming to Shangri-La City
Kunming to Shangri-La City
Included Activities
- Bullet train from Kunming to Shangri-La
- Walking tour of Dukezong Ancient Town
- View the 21-m-tall prayer wheel (largest in China)
Optional Activities
- Traditional music and line dancing in the town square
Landmarks
Dukezong Ancient Town
Prayer Wheel at Dukezong
Day 6
Shangri-La City
Shangri-La City
Meals
Lunch (Home-cooked lunch with local Tibetan family)
Included Activities
- Visit Ganden Sumtseling Monastery
- Explore monastery halls with elaborate frescoes
- Visit Lamuyangcuo Lake
- Tibetan family home visit
- Learn to make traditional yak butter tea
- Home-cooked lunch with Tibetan family
- See family scripture or shrine room
Landmarks
Ganden Sumtseling Monastery
Lamuyangcuo Lake
Day 7
Shangri-La City to Tiger Leaping Gorge
Shangri-La City to Tiger Leaping Gorge
Included Activities
- Guided hike through Tiger Leaping Gorge
- Hike along narrow switchbacks and cliffside paths
Landmarks
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Jade Dragon Mountain
Haba Mountain
Jade Garden Snow Mountain
Day 8
Tiger Leaping Gorge to Lijiang
Tiger Leaping Gorge to Lijiang
Included Activities
- Continuation of Tiger Leaping Gorge hike
- Old Town walking tour in Lijiang
- Learn about the Tea Horse Road (ancient 7th-20th century trading route)
Optional Activities
- Dinner with group trying traditional Lijiang dishes such as steam pot chicken or chickpea jelly
Landmarks
Lijiang Old Town
Day 9
Lijiang
Lijiang
Included Activities
- Visit Baisha Old Town
- Dongba calligraphy class with local Naxi family
Optional Activities
- Bike ride around Lashihai Lake
Landmarks
Baisha Old Town
Lashihai Lake
Day 10
Lijiang to Kunming
Lijiang to Kunming
Optional Activities
- Practice tai chi in Green Lake Park
- Learn about Yunnan's ethnic groups at the Village of Ethnic Culture
- Explore Wenlin Street
- Group dinner at a local restaurant
Landmarks
Green Lake Park
Village of Ethnic Culture
Day 11
Kunming to Jinghong
Kunming to Jinghong
Included Activities
- Starlight Market visit beneath the Golden Pagoda
Optional Activities
- Visit Manting Park (former royal garden with 1300+ years of history)
- Sample Dai-style sour vermicelli or bamboo sticky rice at Starlight Market
Landmarks
Manting Park
Starlight Market
Golden Pagoda
Day 12
Jinghong
Jinghong
Meals
Lunch (Hearty home-cooked lunch with Hani family on banana leaves)
Included Activities
- Visit local Hani village on Nannuo Mountain
- Short hike through tea plantations
- View 800-year-old tea tree
- Pluck your own pu'er tea leaves
- Pu'er tea tasting with Hani family hosts
- Home-cooked lunch on banana leaves with Hani family
Landmarks
Nannuo Mountain
Day 13
Jinghong to Luang Prabang (Border Crossing)
Jinghong to Luang Prabang (Border Crossing)
Included Activities
- Orientation walk in Luang Prabang
- Sunset viewing on Wat Phu Si hill
Optional Activities
- Dinner at Talad Mued Night Market with sindad (traditional communal BBQ on charcoal stove with boiling broth)
Landmarks
Wat Phu Si
Talad Mued Night Market
Day 14
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang
Meals
Lunch (Lunch aboard the Mekong River cruise boat)
Included Activities
- Half-day Mekong River cruise
- Visit Pak Ou Caves
- Explore limestone caverns with hundreds of Buddha statues
- Lunch on the boat
Optional Activities
- Swim at Kuang Si Waterfall
- Visit night market for khao niew (sticky rice) and larb (minced meat salad)
Landmarks
Mekong River
Pak Ou Caves
Kuang Si Waterfall
Day 15
Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng
Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng
Included Activities
- Traditional alms giving ceremony at sunrise
- Participate in alms giving ritual
Optional Activities
- Visit local fair trade centre to make bamboo basket and preserve traditional Laotian handicrafts
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Day 16
Vang Vieng
Vang Vieng
Included Activities
- Nam Song River kayaking trip
- Visit Phar Norn (Sleeping Cave)
- Photograph surrounding karsts
Optional Activities
- Visit Tham Chang (natural spring-fed cavern)
- Bike exploration of the area
Landmarks
Nam Song River
Phar Norn (Sleeping Cave)
Tham Chang
Day 17
Vang Vieng to Vientiane
Vang Vieng to Vientiane
Optional Activities
- Walk, bike or tuk-tuk exploration of Vientiane
- Visit faded mansions and old temples
- Explore Mekong River area
- Dine at the night market after sunset
Landmarks
Mekong River
Day 18
Vientiane to Bangkok (Overnight Train)
Vientiane to Bangkok (Overnight Train)
Included Activities
- Visit Wat Si Saket
- Visit COPE (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise)
- Browse Karma Cafe at COPE
Optional Activities
- Purchase snack or drink from Karma Cafe
Landmarks
Wat Si Saket
COPE (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise)
Day 19
Bangkok
Bangkok
Optional Activities
- Breakfast at a classic Thai restaurant (khao tom or pathongko)
- Explore Chinatown
- Visit the Grand Palace
- Visit Temple of the Emerald Buddha
- Visit Khao San Road
- Thai massage
- Optional farewell dinner with leader and group at a local restaurant
Landmarks
Grand Palace
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Chinatown
Khao San Road
Day 20
Bangkok
Bangkok

Landmarks
Hoan Kiem Lake
Hanoi Old Quarter

Landmarks
Sapa Church
Sapa Night Market

Landmarks
Tan Van Village
Sapa Rice Terraces

Landmarks
Dukezong Ancient Town
Prayer Wheel at Dukezong

Landmarks
Ganden Sumtseling Monastery
Lamuyangcuo Lake

Landmarks
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Jade Dragon Mountain
Haba Mountain
Jade Garden Snow Mountain

Landmarks
Lijiang Old Town

Landmarks
Baisha Old Town
Lashihai Lake

Landmarks
Green Lake Park
Village of Ethnic Culture

Landmarks
Manting Park
Starlight Market
Golden Pagoda

Landmarks
Nannuo Mountain

Landmarks
Wat Phu Si
Talad Mued Night Market

Landmarks
Mekong River
Pak Ou Caves
Kuang Si Waterfall

Landmarks
Nam Song River
Phar Norn (Sleeping Cave)
Tham Chang

Landmarks
Mekong River

Landmarks
Wat Si Saket
COPE (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise)

Landmarks
Grand Palace
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Chinatown
Khao San Road

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david
April 25th, 2026
The riding and support were good but the temperatures should have been 15C cooler. The Thailand leg wss the best as...
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Melanie
March 30th, 2026
There were quite a lot of transfers compared to how much we actually got to see. We would suggest that Intrepid skip...
There were quite a lot of transfers compared to how much we actually got to see. We would suggest that Intrepid skip the Raft House—this would reduce travel time and allow you to go straight to Phuket and spend two days there instead. In Phuket, we only got to experience a small part of the nightlife. In general, the transfers were very long, and considering the trip only lasts eight to nine days, we spent a significant amount of time traveling. However, we did take plenty of breaks along the way. I would recommend that anyone who has the opportunity to stay longer in Thailand plan a longer trip in order to see much more. The Raft House is probably not suitable for people who are a bit picky or used to a certain level of comfort. We are really talking about very basic wooden huts—with just a mattress inside, and that’s it. There were no clean showers or toilets. You also couldn’t bring a large backpack, so you need to remember to pack a smaller bag with the essentials for this part of the trip. Overall, you don’t see or do enough at the Raft House location for the stay to really be worth it. However, the stay in Koh Samui was definitely worth it, and three days there felt like the perfect amount of time. The additional activities are also highly recommended. The guides were also very helpful when it came to gluten-free food.Show more
James
March 2nd, 2026
Thailand & Laos Adventure was overall a really good trip, the itinerary up to day 8, one of if not the best...
Thailand & Laos Adventure was overall a really good trip, the itinerary up to day 8, one of if not the best itineraries I've ever done. However the writers of the itinerary seemed to just phone it in with free days after that except Vientiane on day 12 where you as a group actually do things together again. With free days if you're solo on a tour that has couples (or people travelling together) when there's free time couples either do there own thing or team up with one or two other couples. So there's not really any benefit to not just catching public transport and doing your own thing not on a tour for much cheaper. I liked how Intrepid has finally got with the times and introduced a chat room on their app for the group to use prior to the tour. Unfortunately most people on tour didn't know about it, hence they didn't communicate with others before the tour so more promotion is needed. Rival companies where this has been an established thing for years, if you arrive early you meet up before the tour and explore the city together, you can also plan stuff to do after the tour is over to make sure everyone books with the same companies. On the negative side Intrepid still has this odd thing where even though two strangers are sharing a hotel room, each hotel only has one key for them. Even traveling solo to hotels not on an Intrepid tour I rarely get just one key, so not sure why this happens with Intrepid. This means you've got to drop the key at reception and whoever gets back to the hotel first takes the key (usually just given by the receptionist who has never seen you before, so not great for security) , but if they want to go to sleep they've got to leave the door unlocked or get woken up with knocking on the door. G Adventure also has this issue, but no other tour company other than them has this issue. Also on this and the previous tour I did in Morocco. Even though I spent time filling out insurance, next or kin and all the other details here on Tourradar. On night one the guide does not have this information. Yet prior to those two tours, they always had it and you were just confirming it was correct at the meeting. But on the positives the tour is non stop (for the non free days parts) and you see a lot. You see some fun temples from a speedboat, and visit one after in Bangkok before boarding the overnight train. It's a pretty comfortable sleep, but if you get a top bunk, the hallway ceiling lights are always on and the guy who is changing sheets on beds at other stops is constantly storing them on the hallway roof next to your head. Chiang Mai itself isn't that interesting, but it was the first of our guide Lady Jane (Arjan is her real name) dinner choice to eat at a food court at the night bazaar instead of a an expensive restaurant where we could each grab what we wanted from street food and bring it back to the tables to eat together. I really wish other guides would do this on other Intrepid trips. Lady Jane was always excellent at translating with the ordering of food and when needed for other things. The elephant sanctuary has four female elephants, you just walk around looking for them (not hard to find) and then chop up some sugarcane and put it in some feeders and they come down and eat it. Not really an in the wild experience, but passes the time and the included lunch is okay too. My favouritefor the whole trip was the White Temple in Northern Thailand. If you're a horror fan you'll want to go there. The detail in the architecture is amazing! Two days on the Mekong River is a slow paced journey proceeded by riding in the back of utes from the Thai border. We had a replacement boat on the second day. They didn't have an alternative to fish even though obviously Intrepid knew I was allergic to it. But both boats are a laid back experience. Bring a book or something to do. The lower cave is a better viewing experience than the upper on the second day if you don't want to do both. Kuang Si Falls near Luang Prabang are amazing, and you can swim there. Lots of temples in the town itself, but really you don't need an extra free day there. However it is in the itinerary. Don't pay the ridiculously high $60 AUD transport fee from the airport to the starting point hotel. Train from airport is only $1.60 AUD to the Metro. Metro to the station next to hotel is 5c. Both you can tap on and off with your credit card. Also don't waste time and money staying extra days in Vientiane, Laos. There isn't much there and what is you see on day 12. Day trips go to Van Vieng (where you just were) and all the caves and stuff you can do there. Plus most of your tour group are likely continuing onto Vietnam and Cambodia since this tour is also leg one, in a three leg tour. I highly recommend this Intrepid tour though, best way to see Laos for sure.Show more

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