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Day 1: COCHIN - KUALA LUMPUR - HANOI
- Assemble Cochin international airport at 10:00 PM for your flight MH 109 to KL, Flight departing on 0100.
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Day 2: KUALA LUMPUR - HANOI
- Arrive KL at 0750, connection flight to Hanoi is at 0940. Arrival at 1210, After immigration formalities transfer to Hotel. Lunch en route. Check in hotel and free time to relax. Have dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight in hotel in Hanoi. (Breakfast in flight | Lunch | Dinner)
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Day 3: HANOI - HOA LU - TAM COC - HANOI
- Breakfast at Hotel, Today we will be privately transferred to Ninh Binh. On arrival, we will visit Dinh & Le Temples, take a sampan ride amongst the scenic Tam Coc, which will take you through three caves – return to the harbor and take a short easy cycling tour on the quiet countryside road – visit Bich Dong pagoda – Climb to the top of the mountain for the photographic opportunities – transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours. Overnight stay in Hanoi. (Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner)
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Day 4 : HANOI FULL DAY CITY TOUR
- 8.30 pick up at your hotel, start of the tour by visiting Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house- where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969. The next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave One Pillar Pagoda for the Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicating to Confucian. Lunch served at a local restaurant. Afternoon will visit · Temple of Literature, Ngoc Son Temple & Hoan Kiem Lake. (Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner)
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Day 5: HANOI - HA LONG BAY CRUISE
- After breakfast transfer to North East; the bus ride will take you over the Red River and through the country side of our second biggest delta to reach Halong Bay. You would be first dropped off at the harbor of Halong’s embark on cruise, welcome drinks & check in your room. Your lunch, at the boat’s restaurant, is would be served with fresh local seafood, but vegetable menu is always available at your request. From the marina area, our cruiser passes by Dog Head and Swan Islands, Ba Hang Floating villages (with floating houses), Incense Burner then Thumb Islands before reaching Surprising (Sung Sot) Cave. Evening, our boat will anchored for a short tender ride from the middle of the bay to an island for your visit to famous Sung Sot Cave. As the sun sets over the bay, we head back to our cruise and relax. Coffee, tea and fruits will be available on the sundeck or you can order your favorite drink from our bar. Dinner would be served with typically local seafood, you are then free to either drink or experience squid fishing before heading to your bed. (Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner)
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Day 6: HA LONG BAY - SIEM REAP
- You would love to rise a bit early for a breath taking, the stunning vista of the serene bay is always best experience of staying overnight on boat. We serve you buffet breakfast from 7h30, then we have time to gear up to visit around Luom Bo area (provincial border between Quang Ninh province and Cat Ba National Park of Hai Phong). On the cruising way back, we cruise on a different way so that you can see new areas and viewing islands from a different side. Enjoy taking photo of Halong Bay on the way back to harbor. Lunch would be served on boat when you are close to the harbor. Disembark at 11.00 am & Our bus and guide is already waiting for you at the marina to take you back to Hanoi, transfer to Noi Bai International Airport for departure to Siem Reap. Arrival at Siem Reap Intl’ Airport, Meet and greet and transfer to hotel and check in. Proceed to the Restaurant for Dinner. Overnight at Siem Reap. (Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner)
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Day 7: SIEM REAP - ANGKOR ZONE
- Breakfast at your hotel, 9.00 Am: visit ANGKOR THOM covers an area of 10 square km. Enclosed by a wall and wide moats; the city includes many of Angkor's most popular sights. Enter by the monumental SOUTH GATE over a causeway lined on either side by statues of demons and gods, each carrying a giant Naga. Continue to the TERRACE OF THE ELEPHANTS and the TERRACE OF THE LEPER KINGS, former spaces for public ceremonies, both adorned with dramatic bas reliefs. Visit the ruined BAPHUON, ROYAL ENCLOSURE and PHIMEANAKAS before continuing to the mysterious BAYON TEMPLE. In this temple, one of the most popular and compelling in Angkor, explore the galleries of beautifully preserved bas reliefs and ascend narrow stairs to reach the central sanctuary, where you will find giant stone faces smiling enigmatically down at you from every angle. Then move to the major Pre Rup temple for watching splendid sunset , built by Rajendravarman II in late 10th century. Architecturally and artistically superior temple-mountain. Beautiful carved false door on upper level, as well as an excellent view of the surrounding countryside. Richly detailed well- preserved carvings, particularly on the lintels. Traditionally believed to be a funerary temple, but in fact the state temple of Rajendravarman II. Visit TA PROHM TEMPLE, one of the most popular attractions of Angkor as much of the jungle has not been cleared and it looks very much as most of the Angkor monuments would have appeared when European explorers first stumbled across them. 12.00 Noon: Continue tour to the crowning jewel of Khmer architecture, ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE is the national symbol and the highlight of any visit to Cambodia. The largest, best preserved, and most religiously significant of the Angkor temples. As you enter the main building, ascend through a series of galleries and courtyard before reaching the central sanctuary, which offers beautiful views back over the causeway and across the surrounding countryside. Overnight at Siem Reap (Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner)
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Day 8: SIEM REAP – PHNOM PENH
- After Breakfast at the hotel, check out and get ready for departure towards Phnom Penh. Once reach there, we will meet our tour guide and transfer to the hotel for check in formalities. Lunch In the late afternoon and start your tour to visit WAT PHNOM PAGODA, an ancient pagoda stand up on the hill, Independence Monument commemorates the end of Cambodia's ruled by France in 1953, WAT UNALOM PAGODA, the oldest Buddhist foundation in the city, probably predating the abandonment of the capital at Angkor in 15th century. The founding date is variously cited as 1422 and 1443. This Wat is the home to the Buddhist patriarch and then we walk along the riverfront, the confluence of the Tonle Sap, Mekong and Bassac Rivers for taking fresh air. Overnight at Phnom Penh. (Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner)
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Day 9: PHNOM PENH - COCHIN
- Breakfast at Hotel, You are free for shopping on your own budget in the morning. Afterwards transfer to the airport for your onward flight MH 763 at 1835. Arrive Cochin at 12:00 AM