Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
Landmarks Sofitel Legend Metropole - Day 2
Hanoi
Included Activities
- Water puppet theatre VIP performance with backstage pass
Optional Activities
- Visit Imperial Citadel of Thang Long and Hoa Lo Prison
- Visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and Temple of Literature (founded 1070), discover Old Quarter charm with celebrated egg coffee
- Visit ancient village of Bat Trang for traditional porcelain and pottery with hands-on lunch of Bánh Cuon rice pancakes
Landmarks Imperial Citadel of Thang Long Hoa Lo Prison Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum Temple of Literature Bat Trang Old Quarter Hanoi Water Puppet Theatre - Day 3
Hanoi to Halong Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Board Bhaya Soul luxury cruise ship
Landmarks Halong Bay Red River Delta - Day 4
Halong Bay
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Tai Chi lesson on Sun Deck
- Kayak through limestone cave system
- Bike ride on Cat Ba Island
- Scenic Sundowners wine tasting at anchor at sunset
- Squid fishing from deck
Landmarks Cat Ba Island Halong Bay limestone karsts - Day 5
Halong Bay to Hanoi
Included Activities
- Historical bunker tour beneath Sofitel Legend Metropole
Optional Activities
- French-inspired dinner at Metropole's Angelina Restaurant
- Home-cooked meal shared with a local Hanoian family
- Vespa foodie tour through lantern-lit streets of Old Quarter with complimentary drinks
Landmarks Sofitel Legend Metropole Bunkers - Day 6
Hanoi to Hoi An
Included Activities
- Daily 60-minute spa treatment (included for every guest)
Optional Activities
- Vietnamese street food at Morning Glory Signature Restaurant
- Mango Mango restaurant in the Ancient Town
- The Field restaurant with tables set among rice paddies blending Vietnamese tradition with contemporary cuisine
Landmarks Marble Mountains Hoi An Old Town - Day 7
Hoi An
- Meals
- Lunch (Signature Hoi An dishes: Cao Lau, Com Gà and Bánh Mì)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of World Heritage Old Quarter with Japanese Covered Bridge and central market
- Lunch featuring Cao Lau, Com Gà and Bánh Mì
- Scenic Sundowners at Ember & Sip Bar with included beer and wine
- Daily 60-minute spa treatment
Optional Activities
- Hotel pool
- Explore tailors' quarter
Landmarks Japanese Covered Bridge Hoi An Central Market - Day 8
Hoi An
- Meals
- Lunch (Local lunch at My Son (for those choosing the ruins activity))
Optional Activities
- Visit ancient Cham ruins of My Son with local lunch
- Bicycle ride to fishing village with bamboo basket boat experience and sampan return through water palms
- Lantern-making class with Reaching Out NGO at a historic merchant house
- Vietnamese cooking class at Red Bridge Cooking School on the Thu Bon River
Landmarks My Son Cham Ruins Red Bridge Cooking School Thu Bon River - Day 9
Hoi An to Hue
- Meals
- Lunch (Vegetarian lunch at Tinh Tam Restaurant at Duc Son Pagoda), Dinner (Royal Dinner with traditional Vietnamese cuisine served family-style in private garden house with Royal Hue court music and complimentary welcome glass of wine)
Included Activities
- Travel via Hai Van Pass
- Vegetarian lunch at Tinh Tam Restaurant at Duc Son Pagoda (supporting nuns' orphanage)
- Visit Imperial Citadel ruins
- Cyclo ride through city streets
- Royal Dinner with traditional Vietnamese cuisine family-style in private garden house with Royal Hue court music and welcoming glass of wine
Landmarks Hai Van Pass Duc Son Pagoda Imperial Citadel - Day 10
Hue to Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Mausoleum of Emperor Tu Duc
Landmarks Mausoleum of Emperor Tu Duc Notre Dame Cathedral Opera House Central Post Office 
- Day 11
Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Lunch (Pho lunch)
Included Activities
- Cu Chi Tunnels visit
Optional Activities
- Vespa night tour stopping at the city's finest street food haunts with complimentary drinks
- Refined dinner at Mandarine Restaurant styled on the imperial courts of Hue
- Noir Dining in the Dark, dedicated to supporting the visually impaired community
- Vintage jeep street food experience
- Buffet 19 at the hotel
Landmarks Cu Chi Tunnels - Day 12
Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Cruise
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Welcome dinner)
Included Activities
- War Museum visit
- Reunification Palace visit
- Board Scenic Spirit cruise ship
- Cocktail reception hosted by Cruise Director
- Welcome dinner
Landmarks War Museum Reunification Palace - Day 13
Cai Be to Sa Dec
- Meals
- Breakfast (Full gourmet breakfast with champagne), Lunch, Dinner (Themed dinner with lion dance performance by locals on Sundeck)
Included Activities
- Gourmet breakfast with champagne
- Lunch
- Dinner with lion dance performance by locals
Optional Activities
- Sampan to Tan Phong island with water hyacinth weaving workshop and tropical fruit orchards with motorised buggy ride
- Afternoon tea at Le Longanier French colonial house with live music and traditional Vietnamese songs
- Hands-on cocktail/mocktail making class on ship with fresh local ingredients
- Sampan exploration of Sa Dec wet market
- Visit grand home of Huynh Thuy Le (inspired 'L'Amant')
Landmarks Tan Phong Island Cai Be Sa Dec Wet Market - Day 14
Tan Chau – Border Crossing
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Lunch
Optional Activities
- Early morning exercise in on-board gym
- Early morning yoga class
- Sauna
- Sampan through Tra Su Bird Sanctuary in mangroves (850 hectares, 100+ waterbird species)
- Traditional farming experience on Evergreen Island with local farmers
- Xe loi (three-wheeled bicycle rickshaw) ride in Tan Chau
- Visit Cao Dai temple (colorful, Caodaism founded 1926)
- Speedboat to Chau Doc
- Visit Tay An temple at foot of Sam Mountain with Indian and Islamic architecture
- Sampan visit to Vinh Te canal and Chau Doc riverfront
Landmarks Tra Su Bird Sanctuary Evergreen Island Cao Dai Temple Chau Doc Tay An Temple Sam Mountain Vinh Te Canal - Day 15
Phnom Penh
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Phnom Penh by City Lights tour
- Local rum distillery visit with private tour and tasting (Scenic Sunset Drinks)
Optional Activities
- Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum tour
- Hands-on cooking class with trip to bustling market to purchase ingredients
- Remork (local tuk tuk) tour of French colonial architecture, backstreets and history
- Central Market visit (Art Deco design, bright yellow façade)
Landmarks Killing Fields Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Central Market - Day 16
Phnom Penh to Oudong
Included Activities
- Bus transfer to Oudong
- Monastery visit to experience life of monks and nuns
- Royal Palace visit
- Silver Pagoda visit
- Cultural performance by Cambodian Student and Children's Organisation
- Sundowner cocktail reception on Sundeck
Optional Activities
- Participate in festivals and traditional rituals at monastery (if available)
Landmarks Oudong Oudong Monastery Royal Palace Silver Pagoda - Day 17
Silk Island to Angkor Ban
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Tuk tuk transfer to silk farm
- Silk weaving farm visit with worker meetings and silk production learning
- Lunch
- Angkor Ban wooden houses exploration (100+ year old houses)
- Krama (traditional Cambodian scarf) wearing lesson on board
Optional Activities
- Swimming pool on ship
- Refreshing cocktail at ship bar
Landmarks Oknha Tey (Silk Island) Angkor Ban - Day 18
Wat Hanchey to Kampong Cham
Included Activities
- Meet novice monks at Wat Hanchey
- Walk or drive to hilltop pagoda
- Traditional blessing from monk
- Buddhist prayer lesson
- Alms ceremony
- Sail to Kampong Cham
- Sunset viewing
- Farewell dinner with crew
Optional Activities
- Visit Phnom Pros mountaintop pagoda with Buddha Garden and local monkey troop
- Visit Wat Nokor Bachey (Angkorian era temple blended with new temple)
- Explore Kampong Cham colonial history: shop houses from French colonial era, Central Market, local rubber plantation, betel nut growing village
- Visit Kho Penh Village on Bamboo Island (Pen Island), accessible by remork after bamboo bridge or ferry crossing from Kampong Cham
Landmarks Wat Hanchey Phnom Pros Wat Nokor Bachey Kampong Cham Central Market Kho Penh Village - Day 19
Kampong Tom - Kampong Kdei to Siem Reap
Included Activities
- Scenic Spirit to Kampong Tom stop
- Angkorian bridge in Kampong Kdei visit
- VIP seats at Phare Circus with premium reserved seating
Landmarks Kampong Tom Angkorian bridge (Kampong Kdei) Phare Circus - Day 20
Siem Reap
- Meals
- Breakfast (Champagne buffet breakfast at hotel)
Included Activities
- Champagne buffet breakfast at hotel
- Afternoon visit to Angkor Wat
Optional Activities
- Rose-pink Banteay Srei temple visit with Landmine Museum
- Artisan workshops at Senteurs d'Angkor
- Village walk through Ta Brak
- Tonle Sap floating villages experience (July-February)
- Behind-the-scenes tour of Angkor Wildlife Aquarium
- Tethered balloon flight over temple complex with Angkor Wat visible
Landmarks Banteay Srei Temple Landmine Museum Senteurs d'Angkor Ta Brak Tonle Sap Floating Villages Angkor Wildlife Aquarium Angkor Wat Siem Reap Night Market Pub Street - Day 21
Siem Reap
- Meals
- Breakfast (Champagne breakfast prepared by Scenic-supported NGO bakery school near temples), Dinner (Private gala dinner at Prasat Kravan temple grounds with Apsara dancers performing by candlelight among ruins and complimentary drinks throughout)
Included Activities
- Sunrise at Angkor Wat's moat
- Champagne breakfast from Scenic-supported NGO bakery school near temples
- Ta Prohm visit (jungle-enveloped)
- Bayon visit at Angkor Thom (many-faced temple)
- Private gala dinner at Prasat Kravan temple grounds (10th-century)
- Apsara dancers performance by candlelight among ruins
- Complimentary drinks throughout dinner
Optional Activities
- Free afternoon exploration
Landmarks Angkor Wat Ta Prohm Bayon Angkor Thom Prasat Kravan - Day 22
Siem Reap to Luang Prabang
Landmarks Luang Prabang Old Town Nam Khan River Mekong River - Day 23
Luang Prabang
Included Activities
- Visit Wat Xieng Thong (founded 1560)
- Visit Wat Mai
- Visit former Royal Palace, now National Museum
- Boat cruise along Mekong
- Visit rice wine village
- Pak Ou Caves visit with thousands of gold Buddha statues
- Pétanque lesson with locals
Optional Activities
- Explore night market
- Free evening exploration
Landmarks Wat Xieng Thong Wat Mai Royal Palace National Museum Pak Ou Caves Mekong River - Day 24
Luang Prabang
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional lunch using local ingredients at Ban Chan (for those choosing pottery village activity))
Included Activities
- Monk alms collection observation at dawn
Optional Activities
- Hands-on rice farming experience at Living Land farm (every stage of growing and harvesting)
- Tuk tuk and ferry journey to Ban Chan village with centuries-old pottery tradition for Laotian royal household and traditional lunch using local ingredients
Landmarks Living Land Farm Ban Chan - Day 25
Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner on balcony with sunset views over peaks)
Included Activities
- Kuang Si tiered waterfalls and turquoise swimming holes visit
- Ethnic minority village visit
- New high-speed train Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng
- Long-tail boat ride at sunset
- Dinner on balcony with sunset views
Landmarks Kuang Si Waterfall Nam Song River - Day 26
Vang Vieng to Vientiane
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner reflecting on 27 days of discovery)
Included Activities
- Visit Chang Caves
- Visit COPE (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise)
Landmarks Chang Caves COPE (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise) - Day 27
Vientiane to Bangkok
Included Activities
- Visit Pha That Luang (gold-covered stupa, national symbol)
- Visit Patuxay Monument (built 1957-1968, independence monument)
Landmarks Pha That Luang Patuxay Monument 
