Exclusive savings of 15% for bookings made by 18 December 2025
Explore three of southeast Asia's most enthralling countries and tick off countless bucket list experiences all in one trip!
Begin in Vietnam's captivating capital, Hanoi, where you'll discover its historical landmarks and visit the Old Quarter, replete with colonial architecture. An overnight stay on a traditional paddle boat across the emerald waters of Ha Long Bay will offer some serenity, before you continue exploring the wonders of Vietnam, such as the port town of Hoi An and the imperial city of Hué, home to pagodas, tombs and ancient temples.
Further highlights in Vietnam include a guided tour in Ho Chi Minh City, a cruise along the Mekong Delta and an excursion to the Củ Chi tunnel complex where you'll learn about how the Viet Cong survived the Vietnam War.
Your journey continues into Cambodia with two days in Phnom Penh, before an unforgettable sunrise visit to Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious structure in the world, and guided exploration of the 'lost city' of Angkor Thom.
The adventure concludes in Laos, where you'll walk alongside the orange-cloaked Buddhist monks in downtown Luang Prabang.
Look forward to numerous cultural experiences as you immerse yourself in local life and get a feel for the traditions and history that surrounds the communities you encounter. Watch a traditional water puppet show at an artisan's house in Hanoi and an Apsara dance performance in Siem Reap, enjoy a delicious Khmer lunch cooked by the local community in Kok Sangke, and witness a Baci ceremony in Luang Prabang.
Your exceptional 20-day itinerary includes 36 meals, 16 excursions and visits, and the services of an experienced tour manager, alongside free time to explore at your leisure.
Please note: 2027 and 2028 departures operate on a slightly different itinerary. Please call for details.
* From price is per person, based on two people sharing a room, subject to availability and based on 14 April 2027 departure and a LHR flight. Price includes 15% saving and discount is capacity controlled. Various departure dates are available, please call for details. Price and itinerary correct at time of print but may be subject to change. Single supplement n/a. Deposit £445pp. Local charges such as tourist tax may apply. Offers are not valid in conjunction with any other offers or promotions. Travel insurance is not included and should be taken out at time of booking. Images used may not reflect your actual tour experience. This holiday may be sold through other selected brands. Tour is operated by and subject to the booking conditions of TS Travel Ltd and Newmarket Holidays ABTA V7812. ATOL protected 2325. ABTOT 5509.
Start your Southeast Asian odyssey with an overnight flight to Hanoi.
Arrive in Hanoi, meet your friendly tour manager and transfer to your hotel. Go on a short introductory tour, where you'll see the colonial architecture, the Old Quarter, and Hoan Kiem Lake with its Ngoc San temple.
This evening, join your fellow travellers for a welcome cocktail before having dinner at your leisure.
After breakfast, embark on a more detailed city tour of Hanoi. Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex and the Imperial Citadel, the apex of regional political power for more than a millennium. Next, call at the Temple of Literature, the first university complex in Vietnam and dedicated to the Chinese scholar, Confucius. Ba Dinh Square, the largest square in Vietnam is located in front of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and where Ho Chi Minh declared Independence in 1945.
Lunch will be enjoyed at a local restaurant before you continue to some of the city's major landmarks, including Hoa Lo Prison, the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" where captured American soldiers and airmen were incarcerated during the Vietnam War.
This evening, watch a traditional water puppet show at an artisan's house before enjoying the Hanoian speciality dinner - Cha Ca.
After breakfast, head off on a scenic journey through the paddy fields to Ha Long Bay, a natural wonder and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Upon arrival, board a charming paddle steamer, Emeraude and set sail, passing countless limestone pillars and cone-shaped islands, which have made this bay so famous.
En route, you'll have lunch, and the boat will stop in Sung Sot Grotto, also called 'Surprise Cave', the largest and most striking limestone cave in the bay. Weather permitting, you'll also visit beautiful Ti Top Island, hugged by a white sandy beach and encompassing a tree-laden hilltop. Take a dip in the surrounding emerald waters, go on a gentle hike or see the pearl farm.
Later, back on board, partake in a Vietnamese cooking class and demonstration, where you'll learn how to make some local delicacies. A buffet dinner will then be served, and if possible, you can try your hand at squid fishing under the stars.
Wake up in paradise and join the fellow early risers to catch the sunrise while tucking into coffee, tea and biscuits. If you wish, you can also enjoy a tai chi class on the sundeck before brunch.
Disembark and return to Hanoi airport for a short flight south to Da Nang. Upon arrival, transfer to the port town of Hoi An, home to a well-preserved old town, interspersed with canals.
The rest of the day will be free for you to settle into your hotel and explore the area, perhaps seeking out one of the festive night markets for dinner.
Start your day's excursion at a quaint café, where you'll be served a refreshing iced coffee before continuing to a bustling local market. Interact with vendors and peruse the fresh ingredients which you'll use later in an expert-led cooking class. A short drive will then take you to the wharf for a picturesque boat ride to Tra Que Village, offering glimpses of life by the riverside.
Enjoy a welcome drink amongst the serene beauty of the gardens and witness local farmers engage in age-old agricultural practices. Try your hand at farming and fishing, or unwind with a relaxing massage before starting your cooking class. Guided by experienced local chefs, you'll learn to prepare a number of authentic Vietnamese dishes, understanding the unique flavours and techniques that define the cuisine. The experience culminates in a lunch where you'll enjoy the fruits of your labour.
This afternoon, return to Hoi An for a guided tour of the city, taking in the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Chinese Assembly Halls and the historic Ong Hoi An pagoda. The tour will continue to the bustling markets, awash with colour and stop for a snack.
This evening, return to the hotel.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and head out on a scenic journey north, passing coast lagoons, the beautiful Lang Co beach, and the Marble Mountains, a collection of five marble and limestone hills.
You'll also come across Da Nang with its French colonial port and the dramatic Hai Van Pass before stopping at the expansive, restored tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. The tour will then arrive in the imperial city of Hué. This laid-back former Vietnamese capital is a place of pagodas, tombs of the emperors and ancient temples, with the restored Imperial City of the Nguyen Dynasty at its heart.
Check in to your hotel, just a five-minute walk from Perfume River, Accompanied by your tour manager, cruise the river and tour the Imperial City's moated, turreted palace.
This evening, explore the town and its historic buildings and find somewhere for dinner at your leisure.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
Upon arrival, check in to your hotel before embarking on a guided, introductory tour. Your tour manager will take you through the streets, bringing to life its French colonial past as you experience its modern energy. Major landmarks covered will include the grand General Post Office, the striking Reunification Hall, the Xa Loi Pagoda with its bronze Buddha and, if there's time, the War Remnants Museum.
This evening, explore the markets and nightlife on your own.
After breakfast, you'll travel through the Mekong Delta, where the most fertile agricultural lands in Vietnam can be found to the town of My Tho. Board a boat and glide along the Mekong River to the nearby fishing villages and islands. The boat will then cruise through a small canal, Vàm Xếp, where you can observe the daily life of the inhabitants on the banks before having lunch at a local restaurant.
Continue on to a bee farm and a handicraft workshop, with the opportunity to enjoy some honey tea and watch how the local people craft products from coconut wood. A tuk-tuk will then take you along the country roads to some fruit orchards, and you can taste some tropical fruits while listening to traditional music.
Travel in a small sampan, flat-bottomed, wooden boat back to Coconut Village for a coconut candy workshop and tasting. Finally, visit Phoenix Island to learn how rice paper is made, board the boat to the mainland and return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Back at the hotel, you can relax and find somewhere for dinner at your leisure.
Enjoy breakfast at your leisure and then a free day of self-exploration, perhaps ticking off any of the sights or experiences left on your wish-list.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer to the Củ Chi tunnel complex. A well-known historical vestige of the Vietnamese revolution, this underground labyrinth now serves as a permanent memorial of the conflict and makes up a network of dug outs featuring meeting, living and fighting quarters. You'll learn first-hand about how the Viet Cong survived the Vietnam War using this complex and get a chance to look down into the tunnels themselves.
Continue to Tay Ninh, home to the extraordinarily ornate Great Temple, and onto the Cambodian Border at Bavet (stopping for lunch on the way). Border formalities completed, you'll travel to the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, and check into your hotel. Perhaps have a drink at the rooftop bar before finding somewhere to enjoy dinner on the banks of the Mekong River.
Please note: It takes five to six hours to drive to the hotel in Phnom Penh offering you ample time to immerse yourself in the changing landscapes between Vietnam and Cambodia.
After breakfast, you'll enjoy a full-day tour of Phnom Penh. The first stop will be the private quarters of the Royal palace, the residence of the King of Cambodia. Your tour manager will point out the Silver Pagoda, believed to be the most sacred temple in the country, housing several priceless artefacts. Next, walk up a small hill to see the legendary Wat Phnom temple, which boasts enchanting views over the surrounding areas. After a break for lunch at a local restaurant, the tour continues to the Toul Sleng Museum, which chronicles the inhumanity of the Pol Pot dictatorship.
You can opt to see some of the exhibits in the National Museum, Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history.
Back at the hotel, you can relax before joining your fellow travellers for an included dinner at one of the on-site restaurants.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer through the Cambodian countryside to Siem Reap (a seven to eight-hour journey). On the way, you'll stop for lunch at a local restaurant in Kampong Thom.
By evening, you'll have arrived in the colourful market town of Siem Reap, not far from the incredible complex at Angkor Thom. Check in to your hotel and join your fellow travellers for dinner at a nearby restaurant.
After breakfast, immerse yourself in traditional Cambodian culture by travelling to the Kok Sangke community. This excursion will start with a visit to the home of a local family who'll make you bamboo sticky rice and several other traditional Khmer desserts.
Next, watch a blacksmith family demonstrating their traditional skills and techniques, which have been passed down through three generations. Observe them crafting iron into farming materials like knives, hoes and axes. Then, walk through the village, interacting with the local people and observing their farming activities and crafts.
A delicious Khmer lunch cooked by the local community will be served in the afternoon, and you'll then continue to Wat Luang Proleung, an ancient pagoda, to see locals perform a traditional dance called Chhayam. There'll be time to wander around the pagoda and receive a blessing from a monk, which is said to bring you good luck.
Head through the rural countryside scattered with picturesque villages to Kampong Khleang, a community built on high stilts across Tonle Sap Lake. Home to approximately 10,000 people, the residence of Kampong Khleang's main income comes from fishing. The tour will continue by cruise, sailing around Tonle Sap Lake and taking in the beautiful scenery on the banks. Depending on the time and season you visit Kampong Khleang, the landscape will be different, as the lake is tidal.
In the evening, you'll return to the hotel to relax and have dinner.
An unforgettable day awaits as you'll wake up early and travel to Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious structure. Watch the sunrise over this iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site and walk around, observing the intricately carved sandstone walls, surrounding moat, and five towers.
Return to the hotel for breakfast, before you head back out to explore the 'lost city' of Angkor Thom, the great citadel of the Khmer Empire, which ruled up to half of Southeast Asia for nearly six centuries. Amid the verdant jungle, great ruins litter a vast area. Among the most astounding are the Bayon Temple, with its four giant heads and countless other faces carved into the rock, and the Indiana Jones-like, half-hidden Ta Prohm Temple.
At the end of the day, you'll have dinner at a traditional Khmer restaurant while watching an Apsara dance performance. This style of classical dance, which dates back to the 7th century, was originally reserved for royalty, and only performed during special ceremonies and festivals. You'll learn how this traditional dance is a vital part of Khmer culture while feasting on authentic Cambodian cuisine.
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast and some time to explore Siem Reap. Then, transfer to the airport for your flight to the ancient royal capital of Laos, Luang Prabang. Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel. Check in and choose to have dinner at the hotel or in one of the nearby restaurants, known for traditional and French-influenced food.
Rise early to the sounds of the temple gong and walk towards the downtown area. See the daily procession of around 300 young, saffron-cloaked monks walking through the streets and armed with bronze bowls to collect sticky rice or other food. This ritual is linked to a Buddhist tradition where monks beg for their daily food as a way to demonstrate humility. If you'd like to partake in the offering of food, your tour manager will be more than happy to show you the respectful way to interact with the monks. You can take photos, but please use your discretion and refrain from using your flash.
The rest of the morning is free to stroll to Luang Prabang's lively morning market, where you'll see the locals haggling for fresh meat, fruit, and vegetables. Breakfast will be enjoyed back at the hotel, and you can also freshen up before your day out. After, your tour manager will then take you around some of the former royal capital's cultural highlights. The first will be Wat Xieng Thong, one of the largest and most decorative temples, which rises above the river. You'll then visit the former Royal Palace, a commanding structure in the centre of town that until 1946 was the heart of the Lang Xang Kingdom. It now serves as the National Museum, and its halls contain rare religious and cultural artifacts. Next, you can climb 328 steps to the top of Mount Phousi and take in panoramic views of the city.
Lunch will be at a nearby local restaurant. Later in the afternoon, you'll head to the UXO Visitors Centre, with real-life bombs on show, survivor stories on the walls, and a moving documentary on display. Finally, you'll call at the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre - a major source of information on the country's many ethnic-minority groups.
In the evening, you'll be transferred to a local restaurant for dinner.
Please note: The UXO Office Centre is open from Monday to Friday only, and the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre is open from Tuesday to Sunday. If your itinerary has fallen into the closed date, we'll move the visit to the next day.
After breakfast, embark on an excursion to Kuang Si Falls surrounded by jungle landscape. On the way, you'll stop at Hmong and Khamu village and Ock Pop Tok Living Crafts Centre set on the Mekong River. Once you reach the falls, you can cool off by swimming in the designated areas.
Later, return to the hotel to witness a Baci ceremony. This centuries-old ritual involves tying strings around a person's wrist to preserve good luck and celebrate important events and occasions, like marriages and births.
This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner at the hotel, during which you'll no doubt relive the many highlights of the trip.
After a final breakfast with your fellow travellers, check out of your hotel and transfer back to the airport for your flight to Hanoi. From here, you'll catch your connecting overnight flight back to the UK.
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* From price is per person, based on two people sharing a room, subject to availability and based on 14 April 2027 departure and a LHR flight. Price includes 15% saving and discount is capacity controlled. Various departure dates are available, please call for details. Price and itinerary correct at time of print but may be subject to change. Single supplement n/a. Deposit £445pp. Local charges such as tourist tax may apply. Offers are not valid in conjunction with any other offers or promotions. Travel insurance is not included and should be taken out at time of booking. Images used may not reflect your actual tour experience. This holiday may be sold through other selected brands. Tour is operated by and subject to the booking conditions of TS Travel Ltd and Newmarket Holidays ABTA V7812. ATOL protected 2325. ABTOT 5509.