5 Days Vietnam Cambodia Tour Of Smile Travel – Best Things To Discover

ROUTE: 

Ho Chi Minh – City tour – Mekong Delta –  Siem Reap Arrival – Angkor Wat Full Day Tour – Tonle Sap Lake – Departure

BRIEF:

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival – City Tour (Meal: D)

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta Tour (Meals: B/L/D)

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh – Siem Reap Arrival (Meal: B/) by flight

Day 4: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat Full Day Tour (Meals: B/L/D)

Day 5: Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake – Departure (Meals: B/L/) by flight

ITINERARY

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival- City Tour (Meal: D)

Flight info: 

Welcome to Tan Son Nhat airport. Our car and driver of Smile Travel will transfer you to the city. Check-in your hotel.

After checking-in the hotel, car picks you up at the hotel lobby

Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification palace, which was built on the site of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.

Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of both the Indochina wars.

17:00: Return to your hotel.

19:00: Dinner at a restaurant.

Overnight at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta Tour (Meals: B/L/D)

7:00: You have breakfast at hotel

07:30 – 08:00: Car picks you up at the hotel lobby

Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and starting your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which dates back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around the country lane and see orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which is performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Ride a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch and break time.

In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammocks are relaxing and enjoy a cool breeze for those who can’t join the cycling trip. Return to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Have dinner at the local restaurant in Ho Chi Minh.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh hotel.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh – Siem Reap Arrival(Meal: B/D)by flight

Morning, have breakfast at the hotel.

Free time until Our car picks you up at Tan Son Nhat airport to fly to Siem Reap International Airport.

Arriving in Siem Reap Cambodia, You will be welcomed and greeted by our professional tour guide at Siem Reap airport and transferred to the hotel (The room may not yet be ready until afternoon).

After check in, we take short walk along the road in front of the King’s Residence to see the Main Shrine, where the local people usually worship, with its statue of Yeay Teap, Preah Ang Chek and Preah Ang Chorm. Buying jasmine and lotus flowers to worship is very important for the Cambodians. We will also visit Artisans D’Angkor where young Cambodian are trained to learn how to do carving before visiting one of the city’s lively open market, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale! Overnight in a hotel in Siem Reap.

Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel check in.

Overnight in Siem Reap Cambodia

Day 4: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat Full Day Tour (Meals: B/L/D)

After breakfast at the hotel, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor:  Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat five towers symbolize Merus’ five peaks – the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.

We continue to the  South Gate  (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), the ancient capital of  Angkor Thom  (12th century), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace  and the  Terrace of the Leper King.

We will end our day discovering Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Late afternoon, you will enjoy a Remork ride (commonly called Tuktuk) around the city and you will have a blessing ceremony by a Buddhist monk for prosperity, happiness and safety for your trip. Overnight in a hotel in Siem Reap.

Note: During the visit of the Bakan Tower of Angkor Wat Temple

– Visitors are required to wear proper attire, covering shoulders and knees (no short, miniskirt or short trousers).

– Visitors have to be in the queue and waiting to climb up the Bakan Tower of Angkor Wat

– Children under twelve years old are not allowed to climb up this tower.

– It will be closed on the Buddhist Sabath Days, the Buddhist religious days (four days a month).

Meals Lunch: Triple K restaurant (or similar)

Dinner: Amazone restaurant (or similar)

Overnight in Siem Reap

Day 5: Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake – Departure (Meals: B/L/) by flight

Flight info:

Breakfast at the hotel, we visit the floating village, located about 15 kilometers south of Siem Reap. We take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the Great Lake of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. We spent the rest of the day visiting the Chantiers Ecoles – Les Artisans Angkor which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting. Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Meals Lunch: Joan Yaklow restaurant (or similar)

After lunch, we will transfer you to the airport for your flight to go home, endings your Vietnam Cambodia tour 5 days.

5 Days Vietnam Cambodia Tour Included & Excluded

INCLUSIONS

✅ Transportation with A/C

✅ Accommodations (twin/double/triple share) with daily breakfast. check-in time: 14:00, check-out time: 12:00

✅ Boat in Mekong Delta

✅ English speaking tour guide

✅ Entrance tickets

✅ Free bottle water 01/person/day

✅ All Meal in program: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner

EXCLUSIONS

❌ Personal fee

❌ Beverage

❌ Visa

❌ Flight ticket

❌ Tip for tour guide and driver ( 3-5 usd/ day/pax) Travel Agent will collect or you can give directly to the tour guide. under 15pax will tip 5 USD/PAX/DAY.

❌ Payment transfer fee

⚠️ NOTED:

• A child under 5 years old is FOC, sharing a room with parents.
• A child from 5 to 09 years old is charged 75 %, sharing a room with parents.
• A child from 10 years old is full of charge.

+ Surcharge on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

+ VISA to Vietnam, Cambodia (Please make sure you have 6 months of passport validity. We can help with visa on arrival if requested)

+ Please keep in mind that if a specific accommodation is not available at the time of booking, then we will gladly make alternative suggestions in the same category.

+ No early check-in or late check-out is included except those indicated in the program. Generally, the check-in time is 14:00 and the check-out time is 12:00.

Have a nice trip!

Contact Smile Travel to book a tour:

Address: No. 140 Hong Tien, Bo De, Long Bien, Hanoi, Vietnam

Mobile: +84 346190168 Whatsapp/Line/Viber/KakaoTalk/Line/Wechat

Website: https://smiletravel.net/

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ACCOMMODATION OFFER

RATE CONTRACT

Land Tour Cost / person in USD | 16 Pax + 01 FOC (FOC based on half twin sharing room)