JEWEL OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam and Bali -15 days – a trip of lifetime

Visit some famous places in Hanoi that includes The Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc Son Temple and Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Take a cyclo tour for sightseeing around the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.  Accommodation: La Storia Ruby hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and Lunch  

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. We leave Hanoi for Halong bay around 8.00am. Upon arrival in Halong, embark and have delicous lunch onboard. We cruise through thousand amazing islands and islets during the lunch. After lunch, take a refresh in your room before visiting Surprising Cave, kayaking, swimming… Go back to the boat, get a drink and enjoy a sunset scenery in the bay. Overnight on board in Halong bay.   Accommodation: Cozy Bay cruise or similar Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Morning, breakfast on board. Cruise further and stop at a Pearl Farm village. Continue cruising through many island and islet to explore the hidden charm of the bay. Lunch on board while going back to the prier. Transfer back to Hanoi. Get to airport for flight to Hue. Overnight in Hue.   Accommodation: Rosaline Hue hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Hue city tour. Get a boat trip to Thien Mu Pagoda. We then continue our visit at the Citadel & Hue Royal Antiques museum. Visit Dong Ba Market and have lunch at a nearby restaurant. After lunch, visit tomb of King “Minh Mang” and Tomb of King “Khai Dinh”. Proceed our tour at a nearby village where people making incense stick and conical hat. After that, we transfer you to Hoi An.   Overnight in Hoi An.   Accommodation: Rose Garden hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Morning, visit My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Afternoon, visit Hoi An town on foot: Hoi An’s Colorful Local Market, Tan Ky Old House, Fu Jian Assembly Hall, and the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge. Overnight in Hoi An.  Accommodation: Rose Garden hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Breakfast at hotel. Spend a little leisure time then our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Uppon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh, you will be taken to hotel for check-in. Rest of the day is your own time to explore the city yourselves. Evening, enjoy your dinner on a Restaurant boat. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh. Accommodation: Prague Saigon hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast 

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. After that, take a city tour. Places to visit: The Re-Unification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral & the War Remnants Museum. Afternoon, leave the city for Cu Chi. Explore the Cu Chi Tunnel. Return the city.  Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.   Accommodation: Prague Saigon hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and lunch

After breakfast at hotel, leave Ho Chi Minh for Ben Tre. Take a boat trip on Mekong river to a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, walking through the fruit plantation village. Back to Ho Chi Minh.  Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.   Accommodation: Prague Saigon hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

This day we say goodbye Vietnam, then take a direct flight to Bali. Be picked up at airport the driver takes you to hotel to check in. Overnight at hotel  in Nusa Dua Accommodation: Bali Sunshine Inn or similar Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel to start the tour. The drive will go to the first temple called Ulun Danu Temple. It is a temple floating on the famous lake of Beratan. It is a very important temple of water to worship the Balinese water, lake and river goddess Dewi Danu, due to the importance of Lake Beratan as a main source irrigation in central Bali. Stop at the widest rice terraces in Bali called Jatiluwih which has been acknowledged from UNESCO as part of the world’s cultural heritage in maintaining the local culture of irrigation system called Subak. Drive along the green hills to reach Luhur Batukaru Temple just on the foothill of Mount Batukaru as the second highest volcano in Bali. This temple was built in 11th century and was dedicated to the ancestors of Rajas of Tabanan. Enjoy the area of temple with a peaceful sound of nature and far out of tourist place. The last destination is Tanah Lot Temple to see the best sunset in Bali. It lies on the ocean that you can access only when it is in low tide. This 11th century temple shows you the most beautiful sunset experience in Bali. Back to hotel. Overnight at hotel Accommodation: Bali Sunshine Inn or similar Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

The day is yours to enjoy the splendors of Bali as you desire, whether by basking in the tropical sunlight atop the white sand shoreline or traversing the galleries of the Museum Pasifika, home to thrilling assortment of artists and artifacts depicting the historical significance of Indonesian art and works inspired by the culture and landscape. For a unique view of Balinese history, you could venture to Goa Gajah, also known as the Elephant Cave. Overnight at hotel Accommodation: Bali Sunshine Inn or similar Meals: Breakfast 

White Water Rafting: Get wet and wild with the pioneers of Bali’s adventure industry, and enjoy a thrilling and scenic journey along the enigmatic Ayung River in Ubud. Featuring Bali’s longest white water rafting trip and exclusively providing the only premium experience available on the island from start to finish; including the best facilities, equipment, safety, food and service. Elephant Safari Park Visit: Get up close and personal with Bali’s largest herd of 31 Sumatran elephants at the island’s premiere interactive and intimate elephant experience set among lush botanical gardens and jungle. Our resident giants can be seen immersing themselves in the park lake, in between riding, painting or other activities. Guests can observe, hand feed, touch, and take photos with our elephants, all the while learning more about them along the way. Back to hotel. Overnight at hotel Accommodation: Bali Sunshine Inn or similar Meals: Breakfast  and Lunch

After breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel eager to whisk you into the highlands to visit Gunung Kawi. The lush, emerald valley encircles the 11th-century temple, and the cliffs contain ten separate shrines carved into the rock face. The complex is one of Bali’s largest and oldest monuments, with marvelous detailed sculptures standing upwards of 26 feet above filled with ancient rice fields. The sculptures are known as candi and were erected as memorials to the 11th-century Balinese royalty. A majestic ambiance emanates from the fountains and temples, accentuated by the sound of a trickling stream. A stone stairway leads down to the river, carved from an embankment of a solid boulder, which now contains more than 270 steps. Pools glow with crystal clear water fed by a natural mountain spring as golden carp swim in the crowning ponds. In the afternoon, you can partake in a traditional Barong and Keris Dance to learn the movements that narrate the endless battle between Good and Evil, exhibiting a captivating blend of history and mythology. Back to hotel. Accommodation: Bali Sunshine Inn or similar Meals: Breakfast  and Lunch

After your meal, your private transfer will meet you at your hotel and escort you to Ngurah Rai International Airport for your flight home. The wonderful Vietnam and Bali tour ends. See you again.