Vietnam and Myanmar Holiday 13 Days

Welcome to the metropolis of Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City - the city that never sleeps! Our guide will meet you at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport and take you to the hotel to check in. 

Start the first day of your visit in Vietnam with Cu Chi Tunnels to relive as well as experience the out of this world sophisticated tunnels of more than 250-kilometer long underground. Originally, the tunnels were used as shelter, communication routes, hospitals as well as storage for weapons and food for Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War. What special about the tunnels is that you have to crawl underground to get from one room to the next! 

We head back to the city’s center at noon for lunch. 

The afternoon is arranged with a couple of sites for you to get to know the city better by visiting attractions like Saigon Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Opera House, Chinatown Cho Lon, and Reunification Palace, all featured with French colonial architecture. 

Leaving the hustle and bustle vibe of Ho Chi Minh City behind and proceed to the life of the people by the Mekong Delta. The drive to Mekong Delta takes about 2.5 to 3 hours to reach Ben Tre. 

Embark the boat at Phong Nam pier for a cruise on Chet Say River - a part of the Mekong River. 

On the cruise with the slow boat, you will get to see with your own eyes the traditional life of the local people as well as experience their skillful handicrafts in making coconut activated charcoal, coconut products and weaving sedge mat.

Pay a visit at a nearby village with a motorized trishaw “xeloi” or on a bicycle to experience life in the rural area surrounded by paddy fields and and beautiful landscape. Enjoy your lunch in the most authentic Vietnamese style at a local house. 

Your afternoon continues with a lovely boat ride through the narrow canals and under the line of the palm trees. 

Finally, head back to the vibrant life of Ho Chi Minh City. 

Farewell to the south of Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City - and head to the Tan Son Nhat airport to catch the flight to Hanoi - the capital city of Vietnam. 

Once arrived, get ready for a day to get to know the most authentic sites and attractions in Hanoi. On our first stop, we will be visiting the most significant construction in the heart of Vietnamese people - Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. The tour guide will share great stories about President Ho Chi Minh’s former life as well as his legacies that left behind at the Stilt House and the Presidential Palace.

Thereafter, you will spend your time walking along the unique streets in the Old Quarter area, enjoying Hanoi’s culinary through street food, trying of clothing, and shopping for souvenirs, jewelleries, accessories.  

Back to the hotel to relax and savour the rest of your day.

After having breakfast at the hotel, pack for your short cruise in HaLong Bay - which was recognized as one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2000. We will transfer to HaLong Bay with a shared shuttle bus and English speaking guide. 

On the way reaching HaLong Bay, you will have a chance to observe the greenery of the paddy fields and ranges of mountain in the background. Once arrived at the dock, onboard the Junk boat and set sail on the bay.  Enjoy your lunch on board. 

Awaken your eyes with extraordinary caves carved by glamorous stalactites and stalagmites. Then, jump in the warm emerald water of the East Sea or go kayaking to discover hidden beauty of the gem on the Gulf of Tonkin. 

The Junk boat will drop the anchor to stay overnight on the bay. 

Dinner will be served on board and the cruise crew will hold a few activities to light up the night.

» A Small Reminder for Tourists: shared shuttle bus as transfer to Halong includes an English-speaking guide. Please contact our travel agency in case you want to travel with a private car.

Your day will be truly amazing if you start your day early to watch the sun gently rise above the horizon with a sip of morning cocktail. The ship continues to sails further on the bay as you are having breakfast. During the course of the cruise, you will learn how the locals make their living on sea. 

After a light lunch on board, disembark the ship and ride back to Hanoi on a shuttle bus. 

The rest of the day will be at your own pace. 

Spend little time left in Vietnam to discover the authentic atmosphere of lovely Hanoi, find some gifts for your friends and family around the Old Quarter, taste some street food because Hanoi has it all in cuisine. 

Private car will take you to the airport and you will board the flight to Yangon in Myanmar. 

Mingalaba! Greetings from Yangon - the heart of the land of golden pagodas - Myanmar. Your private tour guide and driver will be waiting for your arrival at the airport and accompany you to the hotel for checking in.

In Yangon, tourists also cannot forget to pass by the temples that seem to have become the symbol of the capital city of Myanmar. 

We make our first stop at Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda where holds the famous Reclining Buddha image. 

Back on track with our city expedition, we will travel downtown to take a visit at remarkably buildings which feature stunning architecture from the colonial era of the former capital city. During the visit at the colonial buildings, it is time for exceptional history stories to be told of the structure and purposes of the buildings.

Thereupon, range over the local market and then continue to hop on the train for a circular ride around Yangon at the Yangon Railway Station. The ride is particularly filled with the local people which creates realistic feelings of authentic Asian countries. 

Afterwards, we proceed to the Shwedagon Pagoda - the sacred, holy pagoda that millions of locals as well as foreigners visit every year. The gigantic and magnificent pagoda is believed to be built more than 2500 years ago, still, it is keeping its shimmering charm. Shwedagon Pagoda seems to have become the religious symbol of Yangon city in particular and the honor of Burmese people. 

Then head back to the hotel for relaxation. 

In the morning, we will catch the next flight to Bagan. Bagan in Myanmar is the city that can still keep a large number of stupas - over 2000 ancient temples and pagodas with their original red-brick color. Having arrived at Bagan, we will head to Nyaung U market to dive in the atmosphere of the local people with hundreds of goods and food. 

Thereafter, we will pay a visit at the Shwezigon Pagoda - a center for worshipers and the reflection of magnificent golden pagoda structure. And then, switch to the Ananda Temple on the plains of Bagan - which is one of the remains of the Mon architecture in the world. 

Our day trip continues with a stop in a local lacquerware workshop to have a breadth of view of the process of making handicrafts and lacquer painting techniques.

Have a lovely breakfast at the hotel and start another day in Bagan with more touches of ancient temples. We firstly head to Nan Paya Pagoda - the one of the four temples in Bagan that is built with bricks and mud mortar and surfaced with sandstone.

Other awe-inspiring architectural structures nearby are the MinkabaGubyaukyi Temple, the sculptures in Mya Zedi Pagoda, Manuha Temple and a not-to-be-missed place Shwesandaw Pagodas - where can be the best place in the world to witness the romantic sunset on vast plantation of temples. 

After breakfast, take a short flight to the second largest city in Myanmar - it’s Mandalay. 

Once landed, we head straight to Sagaing Hill to have a further understanding of the school for monks, as well as have a wonderful expedition at Buddha Cave, U Min Thonze Pagoda and Soon Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda. 

After that, we will arrive in the previous capital city of Burma: Amarapura also is best known for “The City of Immortal”. The city used to be home for approximately 200 000 people when it was in its prosperous time. Later on, on the longest world’s teak bridge of U-Bein, enjoy the stunning sunset and cheer for the end of the day tour.

We will stay in Mandalay and go sightseeing for another beautiful day. Rise and shine early to witness the scene of the monks during worship time. Go vegan and try some vegetarian dishes the monastery. 

To continue our schedule from Mandalay pier, we will head to Mingun village, where possesses the uncompleted stupa from the era of King Bodawpaya since the year of 1790 due to an unknown prophecy that relates to the King’s life expectancy. Despite that fact, the stupa still owns a gigantic bell weighing up to 90 tons (the 2nd largest in the world) and rings till today.

Heading a little bit to the south, at the foot of the Mandalay Hill lies the marvelous Mandalay Royal Palace. Afterwards, visit the Shwenandaw Monastery, which is still keeping the wood-carving art of Royal Palace’s structure from the beginning of the 19th century. On the last stop for the morning, you’ll visit the Kuthodaw, which famous for its footage of old sayings from Buddha - the “World’s Biggest Book” made out of 729 marble tiles. 

Discover the magnificent luxurious charm as well as bird's eye view of the city on one side and the Irrawaddy River on the other side on the top of the Mandalay Hill 240 - meter above the city surface.

Last day of your trip, stroll around collecting some souvenirs for you loved ones back home. You will be transferred without guide to the Mandalay airport for your departure flight. 

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