Itinerary
- Day 1
Phnom Penh
Optional Activities
- Stroll the streets of Phnom Penh to view French colonial architecture
- Day 2
Phnom Penh
Included Activities
- Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda visit
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) visit
- The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek visit
Optional Activities
- Visit to Wat Phnom temple
Landmarks Silver Pagoda Royal Palace Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) Killing Fields of Choeung Ek Wat Phnom - Day 3
Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at local village restaurant)
Included Activities
- Leader-led orientation walk in Siem Reap
Optional Activities
- Visit to old market
- Shadow puppet show in the evening
- Day 4
Siem Reap
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at The Spoon Restaurant and School, where disadvantaged youth learn hospitality skills)
Included Activities
- Angkor Temples guided tour
- One day Angkor Pass
- Monk Blessing ritual at ancient monastery
- Lunch at The Spoon Restaurant
Optional Activities
- Early sunrise visit to Angkor Wat before dawn
- Sunset view of the temples
Landmarks Angkor Wat Bayon Ta Prohm 
- Day 5
Siem Reap
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner with fellow travellers at local restaurant with authentic Cambodian cuisine)
Included Activities
- Visit to Kampong Phluck lakeside village
- Countryside village walk & sunset drink with local family
- Farewell Dinner
Landmarks Kampong Phluck lakeside village - Day 6
Ho Chi Minh City
Included Activities
- Welcome Dinner
Optional Activities
- Visit Pham Ngu Lao Street open-air market
- Visit Vinh Nghiem Pagoda
Landmarks Vinh Nghiem Pagoda - Day 7
Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Cu Chi Tunnels visit
- War Remnants Museum visit
Optional Activities
- Visit Notre Dame
- Visit Post Office
- Visit Reunification Palace
Landmarks Cu Chi Tunnels War Remnants Museum Notre Dame Cathedral Central Post Office Reunification Palace - Day 8
Ben Tre, Mekong Delta
- Meals
- Lunch (Home-cooked Vietnamese-style lunch at a local family home in the Mekong Delta), Dinner (Dinner at guesthouse featuring regional specialties)
Included Activities
- Boat cruise with visits to local producers
- Home-cooked lunch in Mekong Delta
Landmarks Mekong Delta 
- Day 9
Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Breakfast (Tropical fruits from Mekong Delta)
Optional Activities
- Explore Ho Chi Minh City's restaurants and food scenes
- Visit rooftop bars
- Day 10
Hoi An
- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional Vietnamese lunch with local specialty mi quang or cao lau noodles)
Included Activities
- Old Town walking tour
Optional Activities
- Wander Hoi An Market
Landmarks Hoi An Old Town Hoi An Market 
- Day 11
Hoi An
Optional Activities
- Bicycle rental to Cua Dai Beach
- Hoi An Boat & Bike guided tour
- Hoi An Food Adventure
Landmarks Cua Dai Beach Thu Bon River - Day 12
Hoi An
Optional Activities
- Early visit to local produce market
- Vietnamese cooking class
- Visit to My Son ruins
Landmarks My Son Cat's Tooth Mountain - Day 13
Hue
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at Lang Co Beach)
Included Activities
- Imperial City entrance and guided visit
- Royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc
Landmarks Hai Van Pass Lang Co Beach Imperial Citadel of Hue Forbidden Purple City - Day 14
Hue
- Meals
- Breakfast (Local breakfast of bun bo hue, a spiced beef noodle soup), Lunch (Delicious vegetarian feast at a local Buddhist nunnery)
Included Activities
- Thien Mu Pagoda visit
- Vegetarian lunch at Buddhist nunnery
- Royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc visit
Landmarks Thien Mu Pagoda Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc - Day 15
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (KOTO restaurant, an Intrepid Foundation supported program teaching disadvantaged youth hospitality skills)
Included Activities
- KOTO lunch
- One Pillar Pagoda & HCM stilt house
- Temple of Literature
- Old Quarter Tour
Landmarks Temple of Literature One Pillar Pagoda Hoan Kiem Lake Old Quarter 
- Day 16
Ninh Binh
- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional Vietnamese lunch at local home including grilled beef wrapped in guise leaves, spring rolls, and fried fish with tomato sauce)
Included Activities
- Hoa Lu
- Home Cooked Lunch
- Van Long wetland rowboat cruise
Landmarks Dinh Temple Le Temple Van Long 
- Day 17
Ninh Binh
Included Activities
- Thung Nham Ecotourism Zone
- Natural bird garden rowboat tour
- But Cave and Tien Ca Cave exploration
- Thousand-year-old banyan tree, Gii Dai Temple, Linh Than Mieu visit
Landmarks Thung Nham Ecotourism Zone But Cave Tien Ca Cave Gii Dai Temple - Day 18
Halong Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Fresh seafood lunch on traditional sailing junk boat), Dinner (Fresh seafood dinner on traditional sailing junk boat)
Included Activities
- Halong Bay overnight boat cruise
- Surprise Cave exploration
Optional Activities
- Kayaking (warmer months)
- Swimming from Ti Top Island (warmer months)
Landmarks Halong Bay Surprise Cave Ti Top Island 
- Day 19
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Group dinner with traditional Cha Ca La Vong, a fish dish with fresh herbs and noodles)
Included Activities
- Halong Bay scenic morning viewing
- Dong Trieu Factory ceramic art visit
- Local water puppet performance
- Group dinner
Landmarks Dong Trieu Factory - Day 20
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Extended stay in Hanoi (subject to availability)
