Indochina Grand Journey: Vietnam Laos Cambodia

Morning: After your breakfast at the hotel, start off visiting Ha Noi’s sight-seeing attractions.

• Imperial Citadel Thang Long: a complex of historic buildings associated with the historical timeline of Vietnam. This place is also a UNESCO World Heritage.

Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon: This is a great time for exploring on a guided tour on cyclo to Ha Noi Old Quarter, you will spend your afternoon wandering the 36 charming guild streets, adjusting to Vietnamese traffic, enjoying some pho and egg coffee, and relaxing by Hoan Kiem Lake, tourist will pass by one of the most ancient temple located in the heart of Ha Noi, Ngoc Son Temple. Followed by that, tourists will capture the great architecture design of St Joseph Cathedral during the sunset of evening. (English tour guide assistance).

Dinner at Hanoi Old Quarter.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Morning: Relax in hotel ready to check out, arrival at Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) (10h00 am go to the airport)
• Assistance with immigration & baggage
• Private transfer to hotel (approx. 15 mins)

Check in at Sofitel Luang PraBang.

Evening option:
Stroll through Luang Prabang Night Market
Dinner at Kitchen by the Mekong restaurant inside Victoria Xieng Khoang Hotel to watch the Movie Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) filmed in Laos

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Morning
Depart early (8:00 AM) to Kuang Si Waterfall before the crowds arrive
• Enjoy the clearest, bluest waters and peaceful forest trails
• Stop at the Bear Rescue Center inside the park

Depart Kuang Si, Transfer directly to Ock Pop Tok on the banks of the Mekong
Hands-on natural dyeing workshop (approx. 1–1.5 hours)
• Learn traditional Lao techniques using local plants & silk
• Take home your own dyed fabric

Lunch at Ock Pop Tok’s Silk Road Café
• Relaxed riverside dining with fresh, local ingredients ( meal not included)

Afternoon (2:00 PM – 5:30 PM): Luang Prabang Old Town & Temples Tour
• Guided walking tour OR Bicycling through the UNESCO-listed historic district
• Wat Xieng Thong – the most exquisite temple in Luang Prabang
• Wat Visoun – oldest functioning temple, home to the Watermelon Stupa

Optional: Short climb up Mount Phousi for panoramic views (easy to skip for those needing a break)
• Pass charming colonial-era buildings matching with wooden Laos style house, strolling along heritage houses and learn their stories, artisan shops, and quiet alleys. The area has a number of temples, great location for photography and cultural immersion.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Morning (9:00 AM – 12:30 PM):
Visit Elephant Village Sanctuary (ethical elephant interaction, learn and contribute to the elephants conservation)
• Learn about elephant status in Laos culture, how nowadays care and conservation in Laos, you can watch daily routine demonstrations of an elephant health check.
You will learn how to introduce yourself to your elephant and how to mount your elephant to ride bareback. Then you will have an intimate interaction with one of our elephant families.
(One elephant for one person) You will ride your elephant and explore the jungle. These interactions and riding provide elephants with opportunities for exercise and stress relief. Alternative: bathing with the elephants if the water level allows. Finally you feed and care for your elephant with organic vegetables and fruits.

Lunch: at the camp

Afternoon (1:30 PM – 4:30 PM):
Kayaking Adventure on the Nam Khan River
• Easy to moderate paddle through jungle-lined rivers and quiet countryside
• Suitable for all fitness levels; local guides provide instructions (Double/Single kayak options)

Late afternoon: Optional spa session at Burasari Spa (200 m from 3 Nagas hotel)
Get ready for the next day's departure for Seam Riep.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Relax in the hotel, after check-out, tourists will catch a direct flight to Siem Reap with Vietnam Airlines.

Have dinner within the hotel after landing.

Overnight in Siem Riep.

Morning: After breakfast, you will join a full-day tour to explore temples achritecture in Cambodia, start off your day with sunrise at Angkor Wat, a must-see architecture construction built as Khmer design along with historical milestones. Then tourists will embark in Ta Prohm Temple to wander through jungle-cloaked ruins where trees grow through stone—hauntingly beautiful and famously featured in Tomb Raider. Next stop is Bayon Temple, tourists will marvel at the 200 serene stone faces carved into towers. It's surreal and deeply spiritual. Last of the day, tourists will wrap up with a climb to Phnom Bakheng Temple for panoramic sunset views over Angkor Wat.

Lunch: at Temples area.

Dinner in local restaurants.

Overnight at Siem Reap.

Departing in the morning, you will enjoy a scenic drive from Siem Reap to Kampong Cham, Cambodia, with a lunch stop, arrives on Mekong Navigator in the afternoon. After settling into your well-appointed suite/cabin, that evening, following a welcome reception, safety briefing, and introduction to key members of our crew, a delicious Cambodian Welcome Dinner is served in Le Marche Dining Room.

This morning, we visit to the rural and charming village of Opopel, with its stilted houses and grazing Brahim cows seeking the shade of banana trees. You feel a sense of timelessness here, witnessing the rhythm of rural life. A visit is made to the home of a local family who discusses their lifestyle, then onto the local school to join children in their classroom giving you a glimpse a typical Cambodian school day. A leisurely stroll through the village offers an opportunity to take photos of this place that time has forgotten. On your way back we make a brief stop at the local monastery.

In the afternoon we will visit Wat Roka Kaong. Based on archaeologists’ statements this Temple complex was built in 1840. Some parts of the building were made by wood and have been renovated 1998. An emerald statue was found during the renovation believed to be over 180 years old and given this Wat its second name Wat KeoMoni Chort (Emerald). In front of the two Golden Buddhist Columns (53meter tall), where two temples, the north temple called Preah Keo Preah Kor and the south temple called BakSei Chamkrong. Unfortunately, Baksei Chamkrong temple was destroyed by a landslide in 2020. Enjoy wandering around this temple complex and then proceed to the Main Pagoda.
Upon entering the beautiful and colourful Main Pagoda, we receive a traditional water blessing from the local monks.

In the morning, learn more about the darkest days of Cambodian history. After a scenic 45-minute drive from the ship, you arrive at the Choeung Ek killing fields, where you may walk through the fields, visit the small museum and Buddhist memorial stupa, and learn more about the atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge regime. Before returning to the ship, there is a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (also known as S-21), the former school converted to the main prison and torture headquarters of the Khmer Rouge.

After returning to the ship from the S-21, enjoy a free afternoon in Phnom Penh – shopping, dining at one of the many wonderful restaurants, or exploring the city independently.
(There is a scheduled shuttle coach with your local guide provided from the Port to the Central Market for your shopping time).

After breakfast on board this morning, Tuk Tuk drivers meet you on the pier for an exciting morning tour of the best sites in Phnom Penh. You are gently transported along the riverfront to the Royal Palace complex which is the official residence of the King of Cambodia, where you enjoy a leisure walk through the grounds. After viewing the Throne Hall and Moonlight Pavilion, you visit the famous Silver Pagoda, home of Cambodia’s Emerald Buddha and the Maitreya Buddha, which is encrusted with more than 9,000 diamonds.

Your Tuk Tuk is waiting outside to take you on the short ride to the open-air National Museum, Cambodia’s largest museum of cultural history with one of the world’s largest collections of Khmer art and ceramics as well as Angkorian and pre-Angkorian artefacts, excavated at the Angkor Temple complex at Siem Reap, as well as other areas around Cambodia.

After returning to the ship, enjoy a free afternoon in Phnom Penh.

Pre-dinner cultural entertainment is provided on the Sun Deck as guests enjoy a performance by local children of Apsara, the Khmer national dance and other traditional folk dances.

Morning departing Phnom Penh to sail downstream to the Cambodia – Vietnam border.
This morning we sail downstream to the border. Enjoy a leisurely cruise and take in the sights along the Mekong River. Some cultural activities are planned on board (introduction of tropical fruitS and fruit tasting, demonstration of Vietnamese spring roll making, introduction of traditional Cambodian costumes).

In the evening, before dinner, there is a cocktail and sabering time hosted by our Captain.

Cu Lao Gieng, known as “The Mango Island”, is a small and lovely island along the upper Mekong River, untouched by tourism, famous for mango farms. Touring this serene island would give people an interesting insight into its nature, architecture and local life. The sightseeing partly by sampan and partly by motorized rickshaw will include 4 stops: a boat-building yard, a Vietnamese ancient house, an incense making workshop, and a Catholic church of Gieng island. Our last stop is at a Vietnamese ancient house with a mango farm where guests will be welcomed by the family host for interaction, especially enjoy fresh mango before returning to the tender for the ride back to the ship.

After lunch on board, guests make the short journey from ship to shore by sampan, landing on the charming evergreen village of My An Hung, visiting a typical farming village on the Mekong Delta, the My An Hung village. We walk through the verdant village, interact with villagers, enjoy fresh coconut in the garden… A local family would invite us for some honey tea and fruit while we enjoy the “don ca tai tu” folk music, followed by an impressive VOVINAM Vietnam Martial Arts performed by the teenagers of the village.

Upon arrival in Sa Dec, your sampans return for a leisurely, scenic navigation of the narrow canals of the Mekong, where you will observe daily routines of the villagers en route to the historic town of Sa Dec. Then in the town of Sa Dec you visit the home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, the inspiration of Marguerite Duras’ novel, L’Amant (The Lover), as well as the Chinese Temple Kien An Cung which was built in honor of the Huynh Thuy Le Family. On your itinerary is a walk through the town’s market, where you experience the sights, sounds, smells and provides you wonderful photo opportunities of the colorful fresh produce, meat, live fish and seafood for sale.

In Cai Be, board the rowing boat with rower in conical hats for an enjoyable excursion along the lovely canals of the Mekong Delta with beautiful scenes. After finishing the rowing, the sampan will cruise on a tapestry of waterways bringing us to a cottage factory where industrious artisans produce rice paper, rice wine and popped rice. There’s a selection of postcards, souvenirs, and beautiful oil paintings on sale. Continue into the long and narrow canals of Cai Be towards Cau Xeo with many photo opportunities of rice barges, rice husking mills, water palm thatching cottages, temples, etc. along the cruise. On return to the ship, refresh and enjoy the sunset cruise towards My Tho Marina.

In the evening, you gather in the Sun Deck in front of the Le Salon Lounge this evening for a Farewell Reception with the entire crew, before enjoying a Vietnamese Farewell Dinner in Le March Dining Room.

Following breakfast, you say goodbye to the crew as you disembark the cruise ship and transfer to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

You have a full-day relax and enjoy the atmosphere in Sai Gon at night. This day is let alone for resting or free to enjoy at leisure.

Dinner is served in the hotel.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Morning: Begin your day after breakfast at the iconic landmark of Vietnam’s reunification Independence Palace. Tourguide takes you to explore war rooms, vintage
vehicles, and the lush grounds. Then, take a few walk to Notre Dame cathedral of Saigon, a French colonial architecture and twin bell towers of this 19th-century cathedral, stop by Sai Gon Post Office, view a stunning Indochina design post office back in French colony and right nearby, tourists wander around Ho Chi Minh City Book Street with variety of stores and coffees under ancient trees.

Afternoon: Dive into the vibrant chaos of the famous market - Ben Thanh Market. You can purchase souvenirs, try out local Vietnamese cuisine and soak up the local vibe.

Evening: Enjoy gathering Farewell dinner in SaiGon and get ready for departing Ho Chi Minh the next day.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

You will be transferred to Tan Son Nhat International Airport with a tour guide seeing you off, ending the Grand 3 countries tour.