Day 1 West Coast – Hong Kong
Board your transpacific flight to Hong Kong.
Day 2 Hong Kong - Ho Chi Minh City
Arrive in Hong Kong and connect to Ho Chi Minh City, which is still commonly known as Saigon by most people. Upon arrival, you will be greeted and escorted to the Equatorial Hotel (or similar).
Day 3 Ho Chi Minh City (AB,SD)
After breakfast, visit Cu Chi, where you will visit the 124-mile-long system of underground tunnels built by the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. Continue on to visit Tay Nihn, home to the headquarters of one of Vietnam’s religions, Caodaism. The Cao Dai Great Temple, or Holy See, is the center of the sect and is one of the most striking structures in all of Asia and was built between 1933 and 1955. This evening enjoy a special dinner at the Blue Ginger Restaurant.
Day 4 Ho Chi Minh City (AB)
Take an excursion to My Tho, a bustling town in the rich agricultural region of the Mekong Delta. And visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda, a beautiful temple and sanctuary for orphans and other needy children. Afterwards, board a local boat to explore the Mekong River’s islands, stopping at a fruit orchard to enjoy fruit and tea while listening to local music. The trip also includes a brief sampan ride through the narrow waterways that thread the island.
Day 5 Ho Chi Minh City – Hue (AB,D)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Hue, the imperial capital during the 19th century. Upon arrival, visit the Thien Mu Pagoda, just outside of Hue, on the bank of the Perfume River. The temple was a hotbed of anti-government protests during the early 1960s. Next, visit the Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, a complex built in 1840 by King Minh Mang, known for its magnificent architecture, military statuaries and elaborate decorations. Overnight at the La Residence Hotel and Spa (or similar).
Day 6 Hue (AB)
Today’s sightseeing features a tour of the Imperial City of the Nguyen Emperors, including visits to the Ngo Mon Gate, the Halls of the Mandarins, Nine Dynastic Urns, Forbidden Purple City and the Imperial Tombs of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh.
Day 7 Hue - Hoi An (AB)
This morning, drive via the scenic Pass of the Ocean Clouds to Hoi An. Then embark on a sightseeing tour by cyclo through this charming city, which did not suffer damage during the Vietnam War, and has the most well-preserved buildings in Vietnam. Visit Quan Cong Temple, Phuoc Kien Pagoda, Japanese Covered Bridge, the Tran Family Chapel and the Phung Hung House. Check into the Life Heritage Resort Hoi An (or similar).
Day 8 Hoi An – Hanoi – Halong Bay (AB,D)
After breakfast, transfer to the Danang airport for your flight to Hanoi, where you will be met at the airport and transferred overland to Halong Bay. One of the most impressive landscapes on earth. Halong Bay has thousands of small islands and limestone cliffs full of caves and caverns. Check in to the Halong Plaza (or similar).
Day 9 Halong Bay – Hanoi (AB,L,D)
Enjoy a 4-hour cruise on a traditional junk and sail amidst the emerald waters and craggy limestone cliffs of Halong Bay, stopping at different islands to explore some of the area’s many caves. Cruise past a quaint fishing village, and observe the rhythms of daily life on the bay: see fishermen casting their nets and pearl farmers at work. Then drive to Hanoi. Check in to the Daewoo Hotel (or similar).
Day 10 Hanoi (AB,D)
Spend today exploring Vietnam’s atmospheric capital. Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Pagoda, the downtown area with its French colonial architecture, the Historical Museum and the Opera House. Also take in the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature (Vietnam’s first University, founded in 1076) and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. This evening, enjoy dinner and traditional water puppet performance.
Day 11 Hanoi – Siem Reap (AB)
Enjoy the morning at your leisure, then transfer to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap. The town is home to the extraordinarily beautiful Angkor Temple Complex, an UNESCO World Heritage site. Upon arrival, you will be greeted and escorted to the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa (or similar).
Day 12 Siem Reap – Angkor Wat – Siem Reap (AB)
After breakfast, go on a full-day excursion to the Angkor Wat Temple Complex, the crown jewel of Khmer architecture. Angkor Wat is the country’s national symbol and the highlight of any visit to Cambodia. Also visit Preah Khan, a temple built by King Jayavarman VII with towered enclosures and shoulder-hugging corridors in a jungle setting. Then see Baneasy Srei Temple. Seemingly miniature in comparison to other Angkor temples, Baneasy Srei is considered to be the jewel of classical Khmer art. Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.
Day 13 Siem Reap – Angkor Thom – Siem Reap (AB)
Today’s full-day excursion includes a visit the Chantiers Ecoles, a vocational centre that trains 650 apprentices a year, 160 of them in fine arts and crafts trades united in the “Artisan d’ 
Angkor” production network. Next, visit Angkor Thom, Prasat Kravan, and the Banteay Kdei Temple - a massive Buddhist temple dating from the second half of the 12th century, which is surrounded by four concentric walls, the outer walls measuring 500 by 700 meters. Visit the Ta Keo, built by Jayavarman V who ruled from 968 to 1001. Then explore Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most popular attractions, because 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. Continue on to visit Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda.
Day 14 Siem Reap – Hong Kong – West Coast (AB)
Farewell to Siem Reap. Transfer to the airport for your flight back to the U.S.A. via Hong Kong.
