Upon arrival at the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi and after clearing immigration and customs, meet with your guide with a welcome signboard marked “The Time Journeys’s LOGO & your name. Then your tour guide will transfer to your hotel in centre. The rest of the day is at your leisure to explore city.

Meals: NA
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Today, your journey will to see the capital of Vietnam, a city that celebrated 1.000 years in 2010 has countless fascinating cultural and historic sites and our days’ tour will visit the highlights.  See the grand and solemn mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh (viewed from outside; closed Mon and Fri and from Oct-Nov), the ‘icon of Hanoi’ – The One Pillar Pagoda, the beautiful Temple of Literature, West Lake’s Tran Quoc temple and Quan Thanh pagoda as well as the fascinating Ethnology Museum. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

Follow your guide, you will weave through the bustling Old Quarter’s 36 streets. All named for the producs historically sold here.  After visiting Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, you will enjoy a water puppet show for a look at traditional performance art in Vietnam before back to your hotel. Free time for visiting in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at your hotel. Depart to Ninh Binh (90km from Hanoi). Arrive in Ninh Binh, visit Trang An tourist attraction, take boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see scenery of mountain and rivers. Trang An is considered as  Ha Long on the land. After lunch, transfer for visiting visit Hoa Lu – the Ancient Royal capital of Viet Nam. We will visit Dinh king temple and Le king temple. in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars. At the end of day, transfer back to Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at your hotel. We’ll pick you up in Hanoi by 8:00am and drive through the verdant Red River Delta to make our way to the famous UNESCO World Heritage site, Halong Bay. You’ll board a luxury junk ship for an overnight cruise– while you relax on-board you can marvel at the incredible limestone karsts that jut out of the sea and the thousands of jungle-covered islands that seem to float on the waves. The turquoise waters of the Gulf of Tonkin swirl around hidden grottoes and ancient caves to create an enchanting, timeless world.

We’ll serve you a fresh seafood lunch while you sit back and relax as you enjoy the incredible view with a drink in your hand. We’ll take you to a traditional fishing village where the locals have created an entire town on the decks of their boats, then you can explore Cave before returning to the cruise for cocktails, canapés, and a spectacular sunset. End your day with a romantic, candlelit dinner.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Accommodation: Cruise in Halong Bay

Begin the day with a Tai Chi class on deck in the early morning mist or just admire the beautiful scenery as the sun rises over the azure waters. Choose between an excursion to a secluded island with a sandy beach for a swim or join the chef for a cooking demonstration to learn more about Vietnamese cuisine. Enjoy a leisurely brunch while your junk cruises Halong Bay, passing islets and caves as you make your way back to the dock.

Say goodbye to the crew at main harbor and  your driver will meet you when you disembark and transfer you to Noi Bai airport for your flight to Hue.  When you arrive in Hue, we’ll pick you up and transfer you to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast/ Brunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Start your day by floating down the peaceful Perfume River by boat for visiting a visit Mu Pagoda overlooking the Perfume River and Minh Mang’s Tomb. After having lunch at local restaurant, you will visit the Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. Next to visit Khai Dinh’s Tomb which boasts a traditional Vietnamese design with European touch, making it unique from the other tombs in Hue. Finally, visit Trang Tien Bridge and Dong Ba Market before returning to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Breakfast at your hotel, the guide pick you up and depart to Hoian. On the way to Hoian, stop over for visiting the picturesque fishing village of Lang Co Beach Cham Museum, ascending the Pass of Ocean Clouds for panoramic views of the surrounding. Arrive in Hoian a walking tour of Hoi An’s ancient town centre will take you back in time to when its was a major trading port in Asia. Visit old shophouses, the 400 year-old Japanese Bridge, a Chinese communal hall and the colorful market in this well-preserved town. After taking in the stunning riverside scenery along the Thu Bon River, return to your hotel. Free time in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

8:00 :local guide will see you at your hotel with your bicycle. you will cycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. A short stroll will take you around the vegetable garden and then you can join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from thelocal lake. following steps are raking the ground, sowing, watering, picking vegetables and many other gardening activities. after all these activities, you will take a short rest and enjoy foot bath before getting to preparing lunch with a local family. Your lunch will consist of many local delicacies including ‘tam huu’ spring roll, Banh xeo or local pancake of people in vietnam middle region. you can join the cooking with the chef on these meals. After your morning excurtions and your lunch, you will take a vietnamese traditional post-prandial nap before learning how to harvest and wrap the vegetables. Around 13.00: bid farewell to your host family before riding back to Hoi An. Then you will take the time for visiting Hoian Old Quarte, a walking tour of Hoi An’s ancient town centre will take you back in time to when its was a major trading port in Asia. Visit old shophouses, the 400 year-old Japanese Bridge, a Chinese communal hall and the colorful market in this well-preserved town. Then free time for relaxing on An Bang Beach.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

At 08:00am, The Time Journeys’sguide will pick you up at your hotel, drive 40 km Southwest of Hoi An, a half day trip to visit the capital and religious centre of the former Champa Kingdom, My Son, that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. In a lush green valley, are dozens of red brick towers and sanctuaries dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries. On completion of our exploration of the My Son temples, before being returned to Hoi An for lunch at local restaurant. After that you will transfer to boat landing for making a boat trip on Thu Bon River to visit Kim Bong Carpentry and Thanh Ha Ceramic villages. First of all you visit Kim Bong Carpentry Village, pass through rice fields, poetic countryside scenery. You have chance to see traditional ways of wood carving which its products have presented both in internal and oversea markets. After that you continue your trip to Thanh Ha ceramic village. At the village you will experience the process craftsmen to make ceramic products as traditional way such as jar, vase, small toys… You try to make by your own and receive it as a souvenir gift. You will take boat along the river to return Hoian boat landing. Tour end at the town.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

Breakfast at your hotel, free time until the guide pick you up and transfer you to airport for a flight to Siem Reap. Arrive in Siem Reap, the guide pick you up and transfer you to your hotel. Free time.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Enjoy an entire day dedicated to discovering the mysterious Angkor temples. Wake before dawn and take a tuk-tuk ride to visit the jungle-entwined temple, Ta Prohm, at sunrise. Dawn is one of the most beautiful and haunting times to visit the temples, whose ancient sandstone blocks are gilded gold by the early morning rays. Return to the hotel for breakfast then set back out on a full day temple tour.

Starting with the magnificent Angkor Wat the largest Khmer temple and finest example of Angkorian art and architecture, we proceed to Angkor Thom’s imposing South Gate, topped with the four serenely smiling faces of Avalokiteshvara. Next, visit Bayon temple, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Followed by Preah Khan (Sacred Sword): one of Angkor’s largest temples, constructed in the 12th century by Jayavarman VII.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Breakfast at your hotel, the guide pick you up and we will visit Artisans d’Angkor focuses on training unschooled rural youth in traditional handicraft skills. Here you can discover traditional Cambodian handicraft skills and observe the artisans at work. Ancient techniques are still practiced here such as wood and stone carving, lacquering, gilding and silk painting. A guided tour will provide you with more insight into this organization and you may direct any questions to one of the artisans through your guide. And continue to visit to Angkor National Museum, in November 2007, the Angkor National Museum opened its doors, offering a comprehensive collection of Cambodian artifacts showcasing the origins of Khmer art, culture, and architecture. With eight galleries in total, it covers in depth the history of Cambodia and the Khmer Empire as well as a fascinating collection of Buddhist artifacts. Apart from the antiques and historical relics, they have successfully integrated state-of-the-art multimedia technology to help bring the exhibitions to life. Then transfer to airport for  your departure flight. Your journey with The Time Journeys is now complete…

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Time check out is 12:00

Have a nice journey!
The time journeys can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.