~from $4899 per person (twin share) from Vancouver
~Plus tax, airport insurance and fuel surcharges
~Single Supplement: $1299

Validity: Every Thursday until October 16th 2008

Itineary:

Day 01Thu Canada- Hong Kong
Depart Canada to Bangkok via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific Airways.

Day 02 Fri Hong Kong - Bangkok
Transit Hong Kong and fly to Bangkok. Upon arrival, transfer to Hotel.

Day 03Sat Bangkok - Luang Prabang(B/L)
Transfer to airport for flight to Bangkok. Upon arrival, meet & transfer to hotel.? In 1995 UNESCO voted Luang Prabang as a World Heritage City. After lunch, visit Vat Visoun, the site of an impressive stupa, That Makmo, stylistically more Srilankalese than Lao. Then walk to the nearby Vat Aham, which is one of the city's major tutelary shrines, dedicated to Deveta Luang (spirit) Pu Gneu Ya Gneu (ancestors). Continue to visit Vat Mai, built in 1796, famous for the five ¡V tiered roof of its wooden sim built in the standard of Luang Prabang style. Climb Vat Phousi hill for an outstanding overview of the city. Sunset at Vat Prabaht Tai, located along the Mekong River.

Day 04 Sun Luang Prabang (B/L)
Visit Vat Xieng Thong temple. The main sanctuary represents the classic Luang Prabang temple architecture with roofs that sweep low to the ground. Then board a traditional boat for a trip upstream the Mekong River to visit the famous caves of Pak Ou housing thousands of statues representing Lord Buddha. Picnic lunch at a bamboo cottage. Return to Luang Prabang by boat and continue by car to visit Ban Xang Khong, a weaving village where traditional Sa paper is also produced.

Day 05 Mon Luang Prabang (B/L)
Drive to the Khuang Xi Waterfall, the waterfalls tumble over multi-tiered limestone formations into cool, clear pools ideal for swimming and relaxation. Picnic lunch nearby the waterfalls. Nearby is the Khmu minority village of Ban Thapaene. Take a walk through the village before continuing to Ban Xom, a lowland Lao village, known for its cotton production.

Day 06 Tue Luang Prabang - Vientiane(B/L)
Visit the National Museum (former King's Palace) displaying a collection of personal artifacts of the Royal Family, then the Central Market where ethnic minorities come daily.? Transfer to the airport for flight to Vientiane. Upon arrival, transfer and check-in at hotel.
Afternoon visit Vat Sisaket, the oldest original temple in Vientiane. Nearby is Ho Phra Keo, once the royal temple of Lao monarchy, built in 1565. One of the most photographed images of Vientiane is Patousay, the victory gate also known as Anousavari. Another famous Vientiane landmark is the That Luang stupa. King Sethtathirat built this great sacred stupa, considered the national symbol.

Day 07 Wed Vientiane - Hanoi(B)
Visit the surroundings of Vientiane, including the Buddha Park and Friendship Bridge. Afternoon, visit the Morning Market then transfer to the airport for your flight to Hanoi. Meet on arrival at Hanoi & transfer to hotel for check in.

Day 08 Thu Hanoi - Halong Bay(B/L)
We visit Ho Chi Minh's former residence and mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda & the Temple of Literature and enjoy a cyclo ride through the old quarter past the Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple to a local restaurant for lunch. Visit the History Museum and drive to Halong Bay, a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty, more than 1,500 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes.

Day 09 Fri Halong Bay - Hanoi(B/l)
Enjoy a 5 hours boat trip through Halong Bay with a fresh seafood lunch served on board. Cruise around the islands, relaxing and swimming before returning to Hanoi. Evening attend a performance of water puppetry.

Day 10 Sat Hanoi - Danang - Hoi An(B/D)
Transfer to airport for flight to Danang in the early afternoon.? From? Danang we drive the short distance south past famous China Beach onto the enchanting town of Hoi An. Take a walking tour to discover Hoi An, the UNESCO World Heritage listed Ancient town, visiting 300 year old Tan Ky and Phuc Kien houses, the Japanese Covered Bridge and Hoi An market.

Day 11 Sun Hoi An - Danang - Hue (B/L)
Morning at leisure until boat ride to local restaurant for an early lunch before the departure from Hoi An, via the Marble Mountains & Hai Van Pass and onto Vietnam's former imperial capital, Hue. Afternoon takes a dragon boat to the Thien Mu Pagoda before an evening of leisure in this quiet town.

Day 12 Mon Hue- Ho Chi Minh(B/L)
Drive to visit the Imperial Citadel and the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. After lunch, visit the local Dong Ba market in where the famous conical hats are made. Transfer to the airport to flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel to check in.

Day 13 Tue Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh(B/L)
Morning drive to Cu Chi district to visit the underground tunnels at Cu Chi. There are more than 200 km of underground tunnels. You have the chance to crawl through this system of tunnels before returning to Saigon for Lunch. Afternoon walking tour start from the Saigon River past the Opera House, Town Hall & Notre Dame Cathedral. Visit Reunification Palace (museum) and the famous Ben Thanh Market.

Day 14 Wed Ho Chi Minh - Phnom Penh (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport and fly to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel. Phnom Penh city tour: Visit the Victory Monument and the National Museum which contains a collection of Khmer art - notably sculptures - throughout the ages. Visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. End your afternoon with the visit of the Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh's namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh during sunset.

Day 15 Thu Phnom Penh- Siem Reap B/L)
Transfer to airport and fly to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to hotel. Morning, visit Victory Gate, the twin temples of Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda, Takeo and Ta Prohm. Continue your tour at Banteay Kdei, surrounded by four concentric walls, Srah Srang, undoubtedly used in the past for ritual bathing and Prasat Kravan temple with its unique brick sculptures. Afternoon, visit the North Gate of Angkor Thom. Continue your tour at Preah Khan temple, built by the King Jayavarman VII and, like Ta Prohm, Visit Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool and representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake, Ta Som, Mebon Oriental, guarded at its corner by stone figures of harnessed elephants, some of which are still in a reasonable the "Mountain Temple" and state of preservation and Pre Rup until sunset.

Day 16 Fri Siem Reap (B/L)
For early birds: Sunrise from Phnom Bakheng, one of the two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you will have a spectacular view of the Western Baray and the surrounding plain. Return to the hotel. After breakfast, visit the most famous of all temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing.? Afternoon, visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace, and the Terrace of the Leper King. Enjoy the sunset at Angkor Wat.

Day 17 Sat Siem Reap- Bangkok(B)
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Siem Reap airport for flight to Bangkok.

Day 18 Sun Bangkok - Hong Kong- Canada(B)
Transfer to airport for your flight home.

Package Price Includes:
-Return economy class air ticket from Vancouver to Bangkok via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific Airways.
-Intra Asia air ticket, Bangkok - Luang Prabang - Vientiane- Hanoi- Danang//Hue-Ho Chi Minh - Phnom Penh-Siem Reap - Bangkok
-Accommodation with twin share:
Bangkok - Radisson Hotel.
Luang Prabang ¡V Villa Santi; Vientiane - Lao Plaza;
Hanoi - Sunway; Halong - Tuan Chau; Hoi An-Riverside; Hue - Saigon Morin; Ho Chi Minh - Equatorial;
Phnom Penh - Sunway & Siem Reap - Angkor Century
(Or similar)
-Daily Breakfast at hotel & meals as indicated.
-Airport - hotel - airport transfer with Seat-in-coach.
-Sightseeing tour with English speaking guide as indicated.

Package price excludes:
-Insurance;
-Visa fee for Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia;
-All personal expenses;
-Tips for local guide, driver & porter, suggested US$8 per day per tour member, please pay locally.
-Departure taxes for Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia.
-All ticketing taxes & fuel surcharge charged by the Airlines.

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