Enchanting scenery of travel Thailand and Vietnam | 13 days 12 nights

Upon your arrival, welcomed by our guide and driver, transfer to the city. Kick off Vietnam and Thailand trip.

Tour starting with One Pillar Pagoda, whose origins date back to the foundation of city. We follow this with the Temple of Literature.

Check in hotel and have a cyclo tour around Hoan Kiem lake and old quarter.

Enjoy water puppet theatre where we will see a fantastic performance.

Lunch & dinner on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.

Pick up at your hotel and drive to the Thai minority village of Mai Chau through Hoa Binh in the heart of Northern Vietnam.

Arrive in Maichau and have lunch in a Thai house.

In the afternoon, guests of Vietnam and Thailand itinerary walk around Thai minority villages (Pomcoong and Lac villages) and learn about the traditional life of the local people.

Lunch en route before continuing to the minority village of Mai Chau.

Dinner in Mai Chau. Overnight in a house on stilts.

After breakfast, transfer to Ninh Binh through the National road 12A.

Travel Thailand and Vietnam leads you to visit Dinh and Le dynasty temples before driving to Tam Coc village.

Check into hotel. Have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, take a small sampan for a spectacular 2-hour cruise through numerous waterways and a beautiful rural landscape of limestone cliffs and rice paddies, to the stunning Tam Coc caves.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Tam Coc.

After breakfast, begin the forth day of Vietnam Thailand trip by driving to the village of Kim Son and visit Phat Diem cathedral.

On the way, stop and admire the beautiful scenery and take pictures before driving back to Ninh Binh.

Lunch in a local restaurant

Continue to Haiphong, Vietnam’s most important harbour.

On the way, take beautiful photos of rice fields and stop to taste green bean cakes.

When arriving, enjoy a city tour of Haiphong.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Haiphong.

After breakfast, drive to Halong.

When arriving, take a 5-hour cruise through the mystical Halong Bay and admire one of the natural marvels of Vietnam.

Keep tour of Vietnam and Thailand by visiting islets & natural caves.

If the weather is nice, enjoy a swim in the clear water of the Gulf of Tonkin.

Lunch with seafood served on board will delight you.

Return to Hanoi in late-afternoon and transfer to your hotel. Dinner on your own.

Upon arrival in Bangkok, guests of  Vietnam and Thailand trip meet & greet our tour guide and then transfer to the hotel and free at leisure.

Overnight in Bangkok.

After breakfast at the hotel, first place of travel Thailand and Vietnam for your visit is Jim Thompson House which is located opposite to the International Stadium. Former residence of Pioneer in Thai Silk industry, now converted into a museum. The house itself is of traditional Thai architecture.

Then proceed to Suan Pakkad Palace, formerly the residence of Princess Chumbhot of Nagara Svarga, a complex of five traditional Thai Houses overlooking a beautifully kept garden. Each building houses a large collection of Asian art and antiques, with one building exhibiting a collection of seashells, mineral crystals and painted pottery from Ban Chiang.

Overnight in Bangkok.

After breakfast, Vietnam Thailand trip offers a trip to Phra Pathom Chedi, Nakorn Pathom Province. The name Phra Pathom Chedi means Holy chedi (stupa) of the beginning. The stupa at the location is first mentioned in scriptures of the year 675. However archaeological findings date a first stupa to the 4th century. In the 11th century it was overbuilt with a Khmer style prang, which was later overgrown by the jungle.

The ruin was visited several times by the later King Mongkut during his time as a monk and after his coronation he ordered the building of a new and more magnificent chedi at the site. After 17 years of construction it was finished in 1870 and the population of nearby Nakhon Chai Si was ordered to move to the newly created town around the chedi.

Later on, continue to Sanam Chan Palace consists of a number of buildings on a site in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The palace was built from 1907 to 1911 by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and has a view of Phra Pathom Chedi. The buildings are in a mixture of European and Thai styles. Part of the site is now a campus of Silpakorn University. As of 2006, several of the royal buildings are open to the public.

After that, return to the hotel and free on your own. Overnight in Bangkok

After breakfast, first place your visit is Wat Pho or known as the temple of Reclining Lord Buddha Image. Then, continue Vietnam and Thailand itinerary by walking to Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn, a group of four huge pagodas surrounded by white wall with Thai-Chinese style sheltered gates decorated with colour-glazed tiles and Chinese rockeries guardians.

Later, proceed to Thai Traditional Medical Science School and enjouy a body massage nearby before transfer to floating restaurant for lunch. Then, continue to Wat Trimitr or known as Temple of Golden Buddha Image weight 5.5 tons which was found when the port of Bangkok was being expanded and dating back more than 200 years.

Later on, visit to the nearby vibrant market at China Town or known as “Yaowarat Market”. The most colorful of Yaowarat is Chinese Foods where you can easily find some at any local restaurants around there especially in the evenning (Yaowarat market is always very busy at around 8 – 11 pm. daily).

After enjoying the Chinese food, return to the hotel and free at leisure.

Overnight in Bangkok

After breakfast, drive to Petchaburi Town.

Keep tour of Vietnam and Thailand by visit to Phetchaburis well-known landmark, the locally known as Khao Wang (Palace Hill) is located up on a 92-meter high verdant hill, in the city of Phetchaburi. It was built under the royal command of King Rama IV and in 1860 became his summer palace. The whole compound is comprised of royal halls, palaces, temples and other buildings which were elegantly constructed in a well-balanced Thai, neoclassical Western and Chinese architectural styles.

Later on, visit Khao Bandai. It is situated 2 kilometers in the south of Khao Wang. It is the site of an ancient temple of the Ayutthaya Period Wat Khao Bandai It. This hill is 121 meters high and offers several stunning natural attractions (caves) such as Tham Prathum, Tham Phra Chao Sua and Tham Phra Phuttha Saiyat.

After that, drive to Hua Hin to check in and overnight at the hotel.

Overnight in Hua Hin.

After breakfast, heading out to Hua Hin - 281 kilometers south of Bangkok. Hua Hin, which literally means stone head in Thai, is the oldest beach resort of the country and is still very popular. Clean white sand, crystal clear water and a tranquil atmosphere has continued to attract tourists in search of peaceful and relaxing holidays.

Have a superb seafood lunch at well-known restaurant before continue to Klai Kangwon Palace (the palace literally means far from worries). This summer palace consisting of 3 Spanish style mansions facing the sea was constructed in the north of Hua Hin under the Royal Command of King Rama VII.

Later on, continue travel Thailand and Vietnam to Khao Takiap Vantage Point. This hill is situated at the southern end of Hua Hin, only 4 kilometers from the town. Visitors can go up the hilltop to enjoy a bird's eye view of Hua Hin, which is one of the delightful views either during the day or night. There is a temple call Wat Khao Takiap situated on top of the hill. The giant golden Buddha Statue standing against the cliff has become a landmark of Khao Takiap.

Overnight in Hua Hin.

After breakfast, free on own until the check out time and then transfer to Bangkok Airport for your flight departing to the next destination or your home country.
End of Vietnam Thailand trip 13 days 12 nights !