The
the Best of Indochina Itinerary
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| Thailand |
Key Activities: |
| Day 1 |
Arrival in Bangkok and Group Orientation |
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| Day 2 |
Wat Pho Temple (Temple of the Reclining Buddha); Bangkok Royal Grand Palace; Wat Phra Keow Temple (Temple of the Emerald Buddha); Bangkok National Museum |
| Day 3 |
Fly to Chiang Mai; Chiang Mai National and Hill-Tribe Museum; Wat Prathad Doi Sutep Temple; Sankampaeng Road Handicraft Centers; Traditional Khantoke Welcome Dinner with tribal folk dances & songs |
| Day 4 |
Elephant Nature Park & bamboo rafting; Country Resort with spa facilities |
| Day 5 |
Drive to Thaton through Wat Tha Ton Valley; Long tail boat to Huai Khum Village Resort on the Mae Kok River; Dinner with Lahu and Lisu tribal folk dances & songs |
| Day 6 |
Long tail boat to Ban Jakku & Ban Ruamit Villages on the Nam Mae Kok River; Golden Triangle where Thailand, Myanmar & Laos meet; Chiang Saen National Museum |
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Key Activities: |
| Day 7 |
Drive to border and canoe across Mekong River; Tuk tuk to Ban Hoeisai; slow boat to Pak Beng |
| Day 8 |
Boat to Luang Prabang; Pak Ou Cave |
| Day 9 |
Luang Prabang National Museum; Royal Temples of Phousi Mount, Wat Sen, Wat Xieng Thong, and Wat Visun; Ban Phanonm Village; Kuangsi Waterfall |
| Day 10 |
Fly to Vietiane; Wat Sisaket, Hor Prakeo, Wat Simuang, That Luang, and Pra Tou Chai |
| Day 11 |
Vientiane (free day) |
| Vietnam |
Key Activities: |
| Day 12 |
Fly to Hanoi; Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum; One Pillar Pagoda; Ho Chi Minh House; Temple of Literature; Train to Lao Cai |
| Day 13 |
Drive to Sapa; trek to Cat Cat Village; Ta Van Village |
| Day 14 |
Sapa; Ta Phin Village; Train to Hanoi |
| Day 15 |
Drive to Ha Long; Beach |
| Day 16 |
Boat to Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site; Hanoi (free afternoon) |
| Cambodia |
Key Activities: |
| Day 17 |
Fly to Siem Reap; Angkor Thom; Bayon; Bapuon; Terrace of Elephants & Leper King; Preah Palilay; Phimean Akas; Angkor Wat until sunset |
| Day 18 |
Pre Rup, Mebon; Ta Som, Neak Pean; Preah Khan; Ta Keo; Ta Prohm; Banteay Kdei; Terrace of Sras Srang; Prasat Kravan. |
| Day 19 |
Banteay Samre; Banteay Srei; Gate of the Death; Thommanon; Chau Say; Spean Thma; North Khleang; Preah Pithu |
| Day 20 |
Return to Bangkok and departure to home destinations |
| NOTE: Given local conditions, changes in the itinerary may have to be made at the last minute. |