20-day escorted tour from £3,019
Halong Bay
South East Asia’s most exciting countries brought to life on a mesmerising, tremendous value journey of the senses. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital • A night on a luxury boat as you cruise stunning Halong Bay • Stay in UNESCO-listed, riverside Hoi An • Discover Imperial city Hué • Enjoy a cruise on the Perfume River • Visit Ho Chi Minh City – the former Saigon • Explore the Mekong Delta by boat and visit picturesque Ben Tré • See the infamous Cu Chi tunnel complex • Visit to Cambodian capital Phnom Penh • Entrance to the Tuoi Sleng Museum • Two full days’ sightseeing at Siem Reap including a cruise across Tonlé Sap - South East Asia’s largest lake and phenomenal Angkor Wat
• Enjoy dinner in Phnom Penh’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club • Discover Laos’ magical, UNESCO-listed former royal capital Luang Prabang • Visit stunning Kuang Si falls • Enjoy a farewell dinner in Laos • 17 nights’ carefully chosen three- and fourstar bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Nine lunches and eight dinners • Return flights to Hanoi, all internal flights, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager
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iscover some of the world’s most enthralling destinations on this scintillating, near-threeweek tour of three of the most colourful, mesmerising, enchanting countries on Earth. The perfect ‘grown-up gap-year’ trip for those who prefer hotels to hostels and a few of life’s comforts to privations, this is a wonderful chance to see some of the great sights, meet the friendly people, absorb the atmosphere and taste the delicious food of a truly wonderful corner of the globe.
Your Hotels & Ship
Take in Vietnamese capital Hanoi’s ancient treasures, colonial past and encroaching modernity. Cruise eye-popping ‘must-see’ Halong Bay and discover delightful Hoi An, imperial capital Hué and Ho Chi Minh City, thhe former Saigon, another place where past and colourful present collide. Cruise the Mekong Delta and, journeying into Cambodia, where you’ll explore French colonial gem Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, gateway to awe-inspiring ruins at Angkor, the great Khmer citadel that once ruled half of South East Asia. A final stay in Laos’ former royal capital Luang Prabang, with its saffron-cloaked monks, and Kuang Si’s beautiful falls, complete a tour full of wish-list ‘must-see, must-dos’.
Available Apr, Oct, Nov 2022, Jan, Mar, Apr, Oct & Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,019 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)
Room for Sole Use from £609 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Please see page 198.
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Emeraude Cruise, Halong Bay
Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.
Flower Garden Hotel, Hanoi (nights 2-3), Emeraude Cruise, Halong Bay (night 4), Emm Hoi An Hotel, Da Nang (nights 5-6), White Lotus Hotel, Hue (night 7), Central Palace Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City (nights 8-10), Sun & Moon, Phnom Penh (nights 11-12), The Aviary, Siem Reap (nights 1315), Victoria Xieng Thing Palace, Luang Prabang (nights 16-18)
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Classic Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
