LAOS, VIETNAM & MYANMAR HIGHLIGHTS - 18 Days

Start your journey

Started with a landlocked country, Laos always know as a green destination, Buddhist monasteries and the French colonial old town. Connecting to Vietnam and experience a fabulous Halong Bay before spend time in a peaceful ancient city, you won’t be missed a part of Mekong Delta in the south for the deep knowledge of Vietnam culture. And the rest of your trip will be in the Golden Land of Myanmar. 
 

Include

  • Meals where mentioned (B: breakfast; L: lunch; D: dinner)
  • Drink water 2 bottle/ day/person & tissues
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Private transfer with A/C
  • 3 Star Accommodation, shared in Twin/Double room with daily breakfast
  • Domestic & regional Flights as mention in detail itinerary
  • Entrance fees, boat trip, performance & excursions

Exclude

  • Laos Visa, Vietnam Visa, Myanmar Visa
  • Tipping & personal expenses
  • International flights & departure taxes
  • Peak season or public holidays surcharge
  • Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year
  • Other services not mention in the itinerary
  • Drinks, other than water on activity days
  • Travel insurance

On arrival in Vientiane, you will be welcomed by Asia Paradise Travel tour guide and get transferred to hotel in Vientiane – the country’s charming capital, with its laidback riverside ambience, and alluring monuments.

Overnight in Vientiane.

Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Hotel in Vientiane
 

Your morning is dedicated to seeing the capital. First up is a visit to Wat Sisaket, the only temple to be left intact after the Siamese invasion in 1828. This is one of the most beautiful temple in Vientiane and houses thousands of miniature Buddha statues within its walls.

A photo stop will be made at Wat Phra Keo, before moving on to the Patuxai monument - also called Anousavari. Next you will go to climb the Arc De Triomphe of Laos, Patuxai for fantastic panoramic views. Continue on to That Luang, the holiest place in Laos, and Wat Si Muang, the most popular and venerated temple in Vientiane. You can also visit Talat Sao, the morning market, for a bit of souvenir buying (silk and silver jewelry are good bets) and an insight into daily life for the people of Vientiane.
 
Complete your morning with a visit to the excellent COPE exhibition center, highlighting the Lao people's continued day-to-day struggle with the unexploded ordnance as a result of heavy bombing campaigns during the Vietnam War era. 
In the late afternoon, you will be transferred to the airport for flight to Luang Prabang. Our Guide will welcome and transfer to hotel for check in. Meals on your own. Overnight at hotel.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
 
You are recommended to get up early, around 5.30 to 6.30am to visit Vat Nong temple. Here, you will witness The Tak Bat ceremony ("TAK BAT" means giving alms to monks). In this ceremony, from the early morning Thai people go to the temple and bring food with them. They are filling monks’ bowl with food such as rice, soft drinks, cakes and so on… This ceremony happens in peaceful and respectful atmosphere. That’s why we recommend that you should wear decent clothing when watching the rituals or if you want to save this moment, you should take photos from a distance to show your respect.
 
After having a breakfast, you will visit the Royal Palace, next is Vat Xieng Thong or Temple of the Royal City. Your next visit will be Wat Visoun – an unusual structure which represents the earliest Lao style.
Afterwards, you will be transfer to Khuangsy Waterfall- the biggest in the Luang Prabang area. 
 
This is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Luang Prabang area with breathtaking cascades of water.
On the way to Khuangsy Waterfall, you will stop to visit some of the villages- where the older female villagers still dress in traditional costume. Then you will have a picnic lunch at the waterfall. If you want to swim, it is a great place because the waterfall scatters into many basins with deliciously cold water due to the shade given by the surrounding lush tropical jungle. You will return to Luang Prabang in the afternoon.
 
Then go to Phou Sy Mount where you also can have a nice panorama of the city.
Return to your hotel and free at your leisure.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
 
After breakfast, you will be picking up by our guide and visit the National Museum- where remains a collection of personal artifacts of the royal family, including photos, musical instruments… 
Next, you will start your cruise on the Mekong river by taking a local boat. Here you will have chance to admire splendid landscape and explore view along the banks of the Mekong.
 
It is an important and busy route- which is the main entry to Northern Laos. A picturesque view of the river will open in front of your eye with a fresh flow of water and tropical forest invading its banks, a village hiding in the mist. The next stop you will visit is Pak Ou cave-a famous cave hundreds of statuettes of Buddha, it also shows you a splendid view of the Mekong. 
 
After a lunch at a local restaurant you will turn back to the town to visit Ban Xang Khong- which is famous for Por Sa paper Handicraft & textile. Visiting this area, you will have chance to admire beautiful handicrafts made by skillful hands of artisan. Later today, transfer to the airport for your flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, pick you up and drive to the city center, check in your hotel and relax.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
 
Breakfast at your hotel and our Guide will come to pick you up at 8. 30 AM for full day tour. 
Start with Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (The Temple of Literature) This is the first University of our Country. This Temple built in 1070 during Emperor Lý Thánh Tông.
 
The Second place: Ha Pagoda, the pagoda was built in the 11th century during the reign of Ly Dynasty. This is the famous place to pray for Love and Happiness.
The next visit will be Ethnology Museum; this is the most interesting place in Hanoi. It offers an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Vietnam in an effort to preserve cultural heritage and promote socio-cultural diversity within the country. Enjoy a traditional Water Puppet show at the museum.
 
Afternoon, you start with Ho Chi Minh Complex to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the corpse of Uncle Ho kept there. After that you will visit the Presidential Palace - a nice French architecture in the garden and Ho Chi Minh House on stilt, also great chance to see the simple life of Ho Chi Minh - the president in Vietnamese's spirit forever. Ending of the complex will be One Pillar Pagoda - one of the most attractions in Hanoi you cannot miss with the special in architecture.
 
Return to the Old Quarter to enjoy 36 ancient streets in a traditional cyclo will be a wonderful experiment for you. 
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
 
After breakfast, 8.00 AM you will be met by your guide and driver for over 3hours drive along the country side of the Red River Delta to the UNESCO world’s heritage site of Halong Bay.
A traditional Cruise is waiting your arrival and will set sail at noon today. Lunch will be served on board amidst spectacular views of the bay.
 
Today you will visit one of the largest caves in Halong Bay and great opportunity to visit beautiful limestone grotto, go swimming or sunbathing.
Tonight enjoy a fresh seafood dinner on Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch& Dinner
Accommodation:  On Cruise
 
Early morning for tranquil beauty of the bay we have time for a morning Tai Chi exercise with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, a short trek to a nearby summit, then return to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the pier.
Our Guide and Driver will take you back to Hanoi and transfer directly to the airport for your flight to Danang. Upon arrival, our local Guide will pick you up to the hotel in Hoian. Check in and relax.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
 
Breakfast at the hotel, our local guide will show you the ancient town of Hoian and share you the stories and proud on his home town. The tour includes: Visit a Museum, Old merchants' houses, Chinese Assembly hall and Temple, Japanese covered bridge...
 
Afternoon, enjoy the walking tour along peaceful and narrow streets to admire centuries-old architectures. You will have couple of hours by yourself for bargain hunting in this special town.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
 
Breakfast at the hotel, then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Saigon. On arrival, our Guide and driver will welcome you and transfer to the city center.
 
Begin your Saigon tour by visiting the historic Reunification Palace.  During the Vietnam War, this Palace was a focal point as it served as the President’s residence and as the site of the handover of power during the Fall of Saigon. Next, stop at the War Remnant Museum to revisit the memories and remnants of the Vietnam War.
 
Continue your historic trip as you head to the famous Saigon Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral and Ben Thanh Market, Cho Lon market and a Buddhist Temple.
After the tour, enjoy the rest of the afternoon free for leisure as you return to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
 
After breakfast, our guide and driver will meet you at the hotel lobby and we will drive to Cai Be. Your tour will start with the visit of Cai Be’s colorful floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. Next will be a stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how rice paste, coconut candy, and pop-rice pop-corn is made.
 
You also visit the handicraft village where you can see how they make rice-net for spring-rolls, fish sauce and Soya sauce, cooking salt, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage proof.
On arrival in ancient house over one hundred seventy years old, a delicious lunch will be served under the shade of local orchards on An Binh Island
 
Your next activity is a traditional rowboat will take you deeper into the countryside on small canals to enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Experience the traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and the activities of the local farmers to see how they catch fish or pick up fruits using the ancient customs of the Mekong Delta.
 
Another visit can be at a nursery garden where you will discover how the growers of the Mekong Delta produce their world famous fruits and vegetables. You will have change to enjoy different type’s fruit from the garden and homemade rice wine while listening to traditional music.
 
The Boat will end at around 3.30 PM in Vinh Long town. Then we will drive back to Saigon.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
 
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Yangon. Mingalabar and welcome to Myanmar! Upon arrival at the airport you will be warmly welcomed by your guide who will take you to your hotel for check in (note: check in time is 14.00. Early check in is subject to availability).
 
We’ll start things off in the afternoon with a trip to Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda to see a 70 meter long reclining Buddha statue around the size of a blue whale. Next, you continue uptown, a short break at the Royal Lake located in Kandawgyi Park which is very popular with local residents, especially in the early morning and around sunset. This is a wonderful place to take a view of Karaweik Hall, a reproduction of a royal barge and enjoy a spectacular view of the Golden Shwedagon Pagoda.
 
Travelling to Myanmar without visit the legendary Shwedagon Pagoda, it’s mean you did not step into the golden light in Yangon yet. Are you ready for an amazing experience? 
Let start to enjoy and experience all the places are worth the trip. Start your visit from the eastern entrance to find a row of shops at the base of the temple selling various religious items. From here you will easy find many unique Buddhist objects as monk robe, alms bowls, offering and incense…
 
Next, you will keep walking up the stairs to the main part. The most impressive of the colors transform on the 100-meter Buddhist stupa which is literally enclosed in over 40 tons of gold leaf. Every year, Shwedagon attracts a lot of customer and it is considered to be the most important religious site. Return to your hotel for a relaxing evening.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon.
 
Breakfast at your hotel then you will be transferred to the airport for the domestic flight to Bagan. On arrival, our local tour guide and driver will welcome you and transfer to the Town; this is to be one of the greatest architectural sites in Asia. Bagan was the central of Myanmar from the 11th to 13th centuries the monarchs built multitudes of massive stupas and pagodas, scores of which are still present on the shores of the Irrawaddy River. 
 
Located on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River, the Old town nested with more than 2000 Buddhist monuments tower over the green plains. 
Around the Old town, you will have chance to see the splendid Bagan temples, this excursion also introduces you to the Burmese culture, as traditional craftsmen at work , the trip will continue on the mighty Irrawaddy River to a decidedly unusual ‘cave’ temple! 
 
One of the most exalted of Bagan’s temples is the Ananda Temple. We will ensure that our tour reaches this point before the majority of tourist arrive, enabling you to enjoy the splendor of the temple in relative tranquility. 
Your trip will continue amid the temples dotted around the plains to experience a variety of architectural styles in the area as well as the artistic wonder of the 9-14th centuries. The Rural life of Bagan seems very simple and quiet working amongst the monuments.
 
Today will be ended with a visit to workshops producing Bagan’s most famous lacquer ware and wood crafts where you would learn about the local culture.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Bagan.
 
OPTIONAL: HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE OVER BAGAN - (Only available from October through March)
Breakfast at your hotel then our local guide and driver will pick you up and start to visit Bagan. Begin your excursion with NyaungOo Market, where the local people come to trade the fresh produce and others goods every day. The next will be Shwezigon Pagoda, one of the constructions from King Anawrahta during the 11th century as a religious memorial. 
 
Your trip will continue over the dusty lanes, also through many temples and monasteries before reaching a small village, trolling around to explore the local daily life, a short walk can be arranged through a series of smaller monuments which allows for a unique perspective of Bagan.
 
Later today, experience by horse cart for an excursion that passes Thatbyinnyu, the tallest temple in Bagan, gigantic Dhammayangyi Temple noted for its remarkable brickwork, and of course, Sulamani Temple. 
Take pleasure in an extraordinary sunset from the upper terrace of one of the surrounding temples. 
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Bagan.
 
After breakfast, you will take a short flight from Bagan to Mandalay this morning! On arrival the second largest city of Myanmar, you will be transferred to the city center, (1 hour)
Your next will across the Irrawaddy River in to Sagaing, where 600 ivories colored pagodas and monasteries, Sagaing Hill is generally seen as the spiritual hub of Myanmar and claims residence to more than 3,000 monks and almost 100 meditation shrines. 
 
After that, visit pagodas such as Swan OoPonNya Shin, U Min ThoneSae and Shin Pin Nan Gyaing. Then trolling to Sagaing’s local market, where you will have a great local experience, it’s also a less visited tourist site. Your trip will continue to a small pottery village which is recognized for manufacturing ubiquitous water pots to observe the tradesmen here applying their traditional methods for producing their goods.
 
Next it’s on to Ava which was the standing capital from the 14th through the 18th centuries. Taking a ferry to cross the small river and then you will discover villages in a traditional horse and carriage to the wooden Bagaya Monastery renowned for its extraordinarily elaborate woodcarvings. Be sure to check out the Nanmyint Watch Tower - also called “the leaning tower of Ava“ - which is what’s left from the remnants of the ancient palace and MahaAungmyeBonzanMonastery. On return, take a drive to Amarapura, Myanmar’s penultimate royal capital.
 
Visit Mahagandayon monastery, this is a home of more than 1000 young monks, it was renowned as a center for monastic study and strict religious discipline. From here you can take a walk to the legendary U Bein Bridge, it’s built in 1782 when the Amarapura was the Royal Center of attention.
 
The bridge is one of the longest teakwood bridge in the world with 1,2 km across the shallow Taungthaman Lake. This is also the best destination for sunset with great pictures.
Evening today, return to the hotel in the city center.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Mandalay.
 
Head off to Mandalay jetty and embark on a private boat for a relaxed 1 hour journey on the Irrawaddy River to Mingun. Experience the sights and sounds of Mingun, starting with the celebrated MingunPaya, which would have been the world’s largest (if King Bodawpaya hadn’t died before it was finished).
 
The construction of this enormous brick building was halted after a fortune-teller predicted the King’s death upon completion. An earthquake that hit in the 1800’s, split the monument and reduced it to partial rubble – it’s possibly the world’s largest pile of bricks. From the flat top you have a fine view of the HsinbyumePaya, Mingun village and the river.
 
Carry on to the gorgeous alabaster Hsinbyume Pagoda, an unusual stupa with a couple of stories behind it. It’s supposedly a representation of the SulamaniPaya which according to the Buddhist plan of the cosmos, stands atop Mount Meru (the mountain that stands at the centre of the universe). Afterwards hop on over to the Mingun Bell that weighs 90 tons and is claimed to be the world’s largest hung, uncracked bell still capable of ringing. Before returning to Mandalay by boat there’ll be enough time to explore the small neighbourhoods throughout Mingun crafting traditional basketry and mingle with the friendly craftsmen and vendors.
 
Your orientation tour of Mandalay will kick off with a walk up to Mandalay Hill, rising 240 meter above the city. Reaching the highest place, you will have a panoramic view and the hazy blue outline of the Shan Hills to the east, the Mandalay Palace (and the city sprawl) to the south and the Irrawaddy River to the west. Your next will be the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, this is known as the pagoda of the Great Marble Image. It’s said that the colossal marble block took 10,000 men almost two weeks to transport it from the riverside to its current location.
 
Visit "The World's Biggest Book" at Kuthodaw Pagoda, where a collection of 729 marble slabs was carved by Buddhist teachings. After that you will diver to the Shwenandaw Monastery, the Golden Monastery which is the only enduring structure from the Royal Palace of the 19th century. This impressive structure is celebrated for its remarkable woodcarvings.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Mandalay
 
After the breakfast, you will be picking up to the airport for your flight to Heho. On arrival, our guide will welcome you and transfer to Nyaungshwe in one hour.
Upon arrival the edge of the lake, then you will board a private motorboat and begin heading out onto Inle Lake, one of Myanmar’s most spectacular and breathtaking sights. 
 
Inle Lake is dotted with floating vegetation and fishing canoes, the scenic hills provide the perfect backdrop. 
Today, you also pass several villages, which are built on stilts over the water from Intha people.
Experiences the daily activities of the local leg-rowing fishermen and you are also view their ‘floating gardens’…
One of the highlights to day is a visit NgaHpeChaung Monastery, which houses loads of early Shan Buddha Images. Few years ago, this temple was known as “jumping cat”, now is not anymore but the Buddha images are still worth to visit.
 
Your next will be PhaungDawOo Pagoda; this is main haven of Buddha images which decorated in gold leaf.
Taking a short break to visit the traditional crafts, you will explore the making incredible woven items from lotus silk, or Cigar making workshop, Boat Builders, even silver smiths.
Later today, you will be returned to the hotel and relax the rest of your day.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Inle Lake
Breakfast at your hotel and then visit the lake’s morning market (the market is open every day apart from dark moon and full moon calendar days) which located rotates between the villages on the lake in a 5 day schedule. It’s also visited daily by the lake’s inhabitants as well as the surrounding natives who also come to sell and trade their wares.
 
After one hour transfer by boat through the small canal, you will be taken to the Pa-Oh village of Indein 
A 1-hour boat ride down a small canal will take you to the Pa-Oh village of Indein, nested on the western shores of Inle Lake. 
 
Take a walk around the village before ascending a rural road to the top of a hill. 
The Indein Pagoda complex is undoubtedly one of the most amazing sites around the shore of the lake and it consists of hundreds of small stupas which are overrun by moss and greenery.  On returning, a short break at the Inthar Heritage House to learn more about the history and culture of the lake's indigenous people and enjoy a delicious coffee and cake (snack break not included).
Meals: Breakfast,
Accommodation: Hotel in Inle Lake
 
Breakfast will be served at your hotel before driving to the Heho Airport (1-1.5 hour) for a short flight back to Yangon. Upon arrival at Yangon airport, you will move to the International Airport for your international connection. (No guide, no car in Yangon)
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A
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PRIVATE TOUR COST: Prices in US dollars per person in double sharing room

From 05 Jan to 30 Apr 2019 & 01 Oct 2019 to 30 Apr 2020 (except 24-29 Jan 12-18 Apr 2020)

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