The mystical scenes of beautiful sunrise and sunset are at Angkor temple. Either to view the sunrise or sunset is depends on your choice. Explore Angkor Complex has many trails and small roads that limit your visit if you travel by vehicle. The Tuk-tuk is the best way to discover the Angkor complex, including; Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of Leper King. 

Option with the sunrise: Depart early morning, enjoy a sunrise, discover the mysterious Angkor temple. It's designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology. Then go back to the hotel for breakfast and be ready to explore following other temples, the imposing south gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon temple of many of four direction faces on each tower, and the to Baphoun, Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of Leper King. Lunch en route, then return to the hotel in the afternoon.

Option with the sunset: Depart at 8:30 am after your breakfast, travel 9 km by tuk-tuk to the world's largest religious temple complex, explore the most significant temple and ancient history with endless photos. Admire at the Bayon's spectacular 54 towers decorated with more than 200 enigmatic stone faces. Lunch en route, and follow tuk-tuk- drive to visit Baphuon temple and the 350 meters long 'Terrace of the Elephants'. Next is the mysterious Terrace of the Leper King. Enjoy sunset at 6:00 pm. Return to the hotel, and free on your own.

After breakfast at the hotel, have a private transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for a flight to Siem Reap. Welcome to Siem Reap, be greeted by your guide and driver, then a private transfer to your hotel, check in. The rest of today is free. Take a guided walking tour to Siem Reap's Night Market with a welcome dinner.

An early awakening allows you to contemplate the dawn on the Mekong River: fresh air, bird song, barges traffic, and bubbling activities of the inhabitants on the banks of the river. You have breakfast on board while the boat sails slowly toward Can Tho.

Check out the Le Cochinchine boat and say “goodbye” to our friendly staff; we transfer you by small boat to visit Cai Rang, one of the most bustling floating markets in the whole Mekong Delta. The Cai Rang floating market is known as a highlight that cannot be missed when you explore the Western rivers of Vietnam. Enjoy the boat trip along the coves shaded by palm trees. You will be able to admire magnificent orchards, local dwellings, shipbuilding yards and the hustle and bustle of the river industry. Visit an orchard where you will find many kinds of tropical fruits such as mango, dragon fruit, kumquat, jackfruit etc.

Return and disembarkation of the boat at 11h00 A.M. End of the cruise.

8:00am: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon and depart to Mekong Delta.

Arrives at 10h30-11h00 A.M: Arrival at the pier of Cai Be. Transfer by junk which takes us to a sumptuous traditional residence, former imperial residence, where the descendants of the family of Kiet welcome you and invite you to taste tea accompanied by savoury samples of tropical fruits. We have the opportunity to walk through the orchard. Continue towards the artisanal villages where locals producing rice alcohol, puffed rice cakes, rice paper, coconut milk sweets from grains of rice and coconuts.

12h00: Re-board on the Le Cochinchine cruise, welcome lunch and drinks as the ship heads towards Co Chien. During the cruise, you will have the opportunity to contemplate beautiful authentic landscapes that stand by the river. In the afternoon, we go on foot or by bike along the paths through the villages. The walk allows us to discover verdant orchards and river activities, especially conversing with the local inhabitants. The boat continues in the direction of Tra On, while ascending the river. The aperitif is offered on the upper deck while enjoying a foot massage as the sun gradually sets on the river.

Taking part in a cooking class on the boat, you will have the chance to make Pumpkin flowers stuffed with That Lat fish and learn how to cut vegetables for decorating dishes.
Enjoy your dinner and overnight on cruise.

Today's tour begins with 2 sections, explore the mystery Cao Dai religion in the morning and visit the Benh Dinh original tunnels in the afternoon.

Depart at 8:30 am in Saigon with a couple of hours drive to Tay Ninh Province. Arrive around 11:30 am, and this is a perfect time to learn about Cao Daism, its history and have time for endless photos before you watch the followers attending noon mass. Caodaism is an almost new religious movement officially established in Tay Ninh in 1926. The religion is a combination of Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Confucianism, and Islam. Watching pilgrims pray is one of the major highlights. Most of the followers are in white with long dresses. The pope, cardinals, archbishops and priests are in colourful long dresses. The noon mass takes place at the holy temple.

Then have lunch in the famous restaurant, continue travelling to Cu Chi tunnels, and visit the Ben Duoc original tunnels. Viet Minh dug the tunnels in 1948  when the French were here, then Viet Cong built the tunnels longer and more complicated than when US Army was in South Vietnam until 1975. It is an impressive underground constructed base. You explore these tunnels with your leader and are accompanied by a local knowledge Viet Cong guide. Then return to Saigon in the late afternoon.

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh is known as Saigon formerly, and today locals often called it the city centre. It's one of the country's leading commercial city centres with plenty of changes. Formally, Saigon was well-known with Independence Palace or Norodom Palace, the most significant historical sites in Vietnam. Vietnam Backroads team will meet you at the airport, take you to Saigon centre, check in the hotel, and have a rest of the day. Welcome dinner at a famous restaurant in town.

Today is your return home. After breakfast, spend the rest shopping on Dong Khoi St, Ben Thanh Market, and relaxing until a pick up for transfer to the International Airport to fly home. Tour End! Cycling Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh

An early morning start with a motorboat ride on the lively Can Tho River to the floating market. The boat ride is exceptional; pass many houses on stilts, land markets by the river, floating petro stations, timber factories alongside. This is a great time to see the market on trading. Small boats are moving around bigger anchored boats, trying to find a good deal. The items for sales are hung up on bamboo sticks, so the buyers and sellers quickly find business partners. Others are tiny sampans that sell breakfast, ride noodle soups,  steam rice with porks, sweet soup, coffee boats etc. The items and farm products that are on the market depend on the time of year. Afterwards, continue your boat ride onto small branches of Can Tho River, explore the rural villages, experience local life on canals.  Return to the hotel, rest until check out at 11:00 am for 3.5 hours driving back to Saigon. Lunch en route.

The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is a vast maze of rivers, swamps and islands, home to floating markets, Khmer pagodas and villages surrounded by rice paddies. With freshwater all year rounds and rich fertile soils, the Mekong Delta has been called the rice bowl of Vietnam. 

Commence the journey to Mekong Delta with 2 hours drive on the freeway from Saigon to Cai Be. Arrive around 10:00 am, board a wooden sampan boat, cruise along the Mekong River, visit family workshops making local snacks and handicrafts and pass the small Cai Be floating market before crossing the Mekong River to Binh Hoa Phuoc village. Keep on cruising on a small branch to the home of locals, where your lunch is delicious home-cooked. Take a walk to fruit orchards and visit one of the beautiful ancient houses on An Binh island. Taste some season fruits, listen to Mekong folk music performed by locals. Return to the boat and continue your cruise on peaceful channels until reaching the lively Dong Phu canals. Dong Phu canals are artificial to make a shortcut for waterways instead of a way loop An Binh island. It's busy, and this is a chance you experience life on rivers. Then your boat escapes from the island to reach Vinh Long town. Say goodbye to your boatman before a transfer to Can Tho city.