Treasures of Southeast Asia In 10 Days

You will be picked up from the hotel at 07:30 and transferred to Ba Vi. You will visit 3 villages, and at each village, the local host will show you Vietnamese countryside life. You will start with cycling around the rice and dong (a plant used to make noodles) fields, in odd days of the lunar calendar, you will have a chance to visit the local market. Then you will arrive at the house of your next host Mr. Chau, where you could do the gardening in a tropical garden, later Mr. Chau will take you fishing, and he would teach you his local unique technique to hide a trap in the river and catch up fish. Continue the boat trip along the Da river back to the starting point where you will have lunch at Ms. Chin’s house. After lunch has some rest and your host will take you around her village and you will visit the local workshops. You will learn how to make tofu, and unshell the rice, and will see the workshop of a local hammerer who is working there for 70 years. 

Then you will visit a tea village with 30-year-old tea trees. There besides walking and helping local people to harvest the tea leaves, you will know how to pick the best part of the tea tree to make the most wonderful beverage in the world.

After the tea cultivating trip, you will come to Mr. Duoc’s house. He is a veteran and the owner of a large tea farm. He also is an expert in handling raw tea leaves and making them into products to sell on the market.

Have a break time with desserts made of ground green lentils or lotus seeds and listen to the host’s stories about the Vietnam war. As a witness of Vietnam’s history, he will help you understand the former times of this country.

Drive back to Ha Noi in the evening, and end your Bavi Eco Tour at the hotel around 18:30.

NOTE: In the case of bad weather, we will have that replacement for the boat trip & tea fields by:

*  Morning: Visiting the local market, farming at Chau’s house, and cooking class

* Afternoon: Visiting K9 – K9 was a venue where President Ho Chi Minh, Politburo, and Party Central Committee members decided the country’s crucial issues during the anti-American war. It was also chosen to preserve the body of the late President from 1969-1975.

Today you will experience the ancient culture and history of Vietnam as well as see the stunning landscape and beautiful scenery when we travel to the Ninh Binh Province. This area is known as “Ha Long Bay on land” and is located 80 km South of Hanoi

AM: 8:00 – 8:30. Our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, then leave by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Vietnam and the famous ancient temples of the Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then our bus will transfer you from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc for lunch around 12:30 PM.

PM: After lunch, a boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers, and rocky outcrops in Tam Coc – Bich Dong (around 5 km). Dive back to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel around 6:00 PM.

After breakfast, visit The South Gate of Angkor Thom: Bayon Temple, The Royal Enclosure, Phimeanaka, Elephant, and Leper King Terrace. Continue visit to Ta Prohm (the jungle temple. After lunch, visit Thommanan, Chaosay Tevoda, and Ta Keo: a small, attractive temple in very good condition, built all the same time as Angkor Wat.

Continue to Angkor Wat: The “7th Wonders of the World”. World Heritage Site since 1992, famous for its beauty and splendor. Angkor Wat features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls and narrates stories from Hindu mythology. Continue visit to Bakheng Hill: Sunset viewing on the top of the hill. Bakheng is the first major temple to be constructed in the Angkor area; this temple mountain offers extraordinary views of the Tonle Sap and Angkor Wat. After dinner, visit Night & Pub Street.