Arrival and transfer to the hotel for accommodation for 03 nights. Rest of the day at leisure. Evening – Free at own leisure  

Overnight in Bangkok 

Breakfast at hotel then visit Royal Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha Temple & Reclining Buddha Temple.  After lunch takes a ferry boat across Chao Phaya River to visit Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). Afterwards - return to hotel

Overnight in Bangkok 

Breakfast at hotel then visit Damnernsaduak Floating Market & Railway Market Drives to the market - on the way visit Salt Farm & Coconut farm - see homemade Sugar from Coconut milk. Take a speed boat ride on small canal to visit the market. Free time to walk around the market. Afterwards visit also Railway Market (Talad Romhub).

Lunch – at local restaurant Afternoon return to hotel for resting or shopping   

Overnight in Bangkok 

Breakfast at hotel and check out Transfer to Bangkok International Airport for an onward flight to Chiang Mai Upon arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport, meet your local guide and a day visit around Chiang Mai.

Visit Karen Long Neck Village

Visit Wat Suan Dok Temple

After lunch visit Wat Chedi Luang Temple.

Afternoon check in at hotel   

Evening is free

Overnight in Chiang Mai  

Suggestion Flight: PG215 BKK CNX  08:00  09:20 (Airfare excluded on our price) 

Breakfast at hotel – Check out Overland transfer to Chiang Rai – On the way visit: Hot spring at Mae Khajan and White Temple   

Overnight in Chiang Rai 

Breakfast at hotel – Check out Visit Golden Triangle and Mae Sai bordering market   Continue drive to Chiang Khong

Overnight in Chiang Khong 

Breakfast at hotel – check out

Transfer to Thai- Laos border on Friendship Bridge.

With bus ticket across the border to Laos immigration Then, the guests will meet our English-Speaking guide with a welcome sign at Houay Xay immigration office (Lao border). Our guide will assist customers to apply for the visa. After getting the VISA, guests will take a sharing transfer (minivan) to the slow boat pier to embark on the boat.

During the morning, Quick lecture about Do’s and Don’ts in Laos and fun facts will be presented by our guide.

Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board.

Before reaching Pakbeng, we will stop to visit a traditional Kamu village (Ban Houa Phalam), a tiny cozy place which host about 90 families. Travelers will learn about rural lifestyle in a very remote area.   

The boat will arrive at Pakbeng before the night.

Overnight in Pakbeng  

NOTE:

• We recommend to the travelers to be at Chiang Khong thai immigration border at before 07:30am to make sure to meet our guide in Lao side on time.

• If the travelers are already in Houay Xay, we will arrange pick up at their hotel between 08:30am and 09am. The boat will leave Houay Xay at latest at 09am

Shompoo Cruise DEPARTURE DAY

October to March: Monday Thursday, Friday and Sunday

April to September: Monday and Friday 

The boat will leave Pakbeng at 08am. Enjoy the beautiful nature and jungle during your journey. In the morning, our guide and cooker will make a  short demonstration on how to make some lao desserts and local drinks that travelers will eat later in the afternoon.

First stop will be at Ban Baw village, a complex but harmonic mixed of three ethnicity: Lao Loun, Shan and Tai Lue.

Today the village is famous for its lao lao whiskey making. Right after the visit, a Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board. 

In the afternoon, the boat will stop for the second visit at the Pak Ou Caves (Tham Ting) and its over two thousands Buddha statues. It is one of the most important Pilgrimage place for lao people. After the visit, enjoy the homemade desserts and drinks made by our team and the travelers. The boat will arrive in Luang Prabang before 4:30pm

Overnight in Luangprabang 

Wake up as the sun rises, we will prepare to join the most sacred tradition of Laos, the daily morning alms giving, which dates to the 14th century. More than 200 Buddhist monks depart from various temple to gather their daily meal from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets.

We then visit the temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace. Just set on the ground, the local people come here to barter their day’s catch from rice, to vegetable, to fish, or chicken.   

After breakfast at the hotel, we ascend the 329 steps to the top of Phousi Hill for a panoramic view of the city and the Mekong River  Then transfer directly to the beautiful Kuang Si, which is the biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang area with three tiers leading to a 50-metre drop into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. The pools also make great swimming holes and are very popular with both tourists and locals There is also the chance to walk to the nearby village of Ban Thapene, and explore the hidden waterfalls, which is rarely visited by other tourists If you wish, take a short visit to the Bear Rescue Center, which houses a couple of dozen animals rescued from the hands of poachers and traffickers On the way back to Luang Prabang, we will take a short visit to the Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center, set serenely close to the Mekong, this beautiful, traditionally styled workshop, where weavers, spinners and batik makers produce top-quality fabrics, offers free tours every half-hour. The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang  

Overnight in Luang Prabang 

After breakfast, our guide will take you on an in-depth walking tour of the city. The walk is oriented towards the lesser-known parts of the town including charming lanes showing the more traditional atmosphere of the heritage town 

Along the way, we will see the four different types of buildings categorized by UNESCO.

The first one is the traditional Lao house which is made from tropical hardwood or bamboo and built on stilts.

The second is a half wood and half cement house built after the arrival of the French. The third is the traditional French colonial building that are similar to those found in Vietnam and Cambodia.

The last form of architecture you will see is the old Chinese shop houses that were built to be used for both commercial and residential purposes

In the afternoon, we will visit some famous attractions inside city center including the oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture 

We then continue with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. Then, transfer to Airport to take departure flight to Hanoi Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check in

Overnight in Hanoi   

Suggestion Flight: VN930 LPQ HAN  19:10 20:10 (Airfare excluded on our price) 

This full day tour takes you around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilts House, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda and the Old Quarter ,the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda, visit outside St Joseph`s Cathedral, then walking around Hanoi Old Quarter, In the evening enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show. 

Overnight in Hanoi 

After breakfast, our guide comes to pick you up from your hotel, depart 2 hour driving along green fields and villages.

Your first stop at Hoa Lu, the former capital of Vietnam in the 11st centuries. Visiting the temple of King Dinh and King Le, admire the unique architecture from ancient times. Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc . Its means literally “three caves”. Which is called as Ha Long bay on land with majestic limestone cliffs, mysterious caves, peaceful streams, rice paddies and green fields.  

Overnight in Ninh Binh 

Morning depart for Ha Long Bay, we go through the scenic countryside. The wondrous Ha Long Bay is truly one of Vietnam's most impressive scenic sights. Heading out of the town we embark on a boat for an exploration of the legendary Ha Long Bay.

Cruise amongst the bay's rock formations. As the sun sets, enjoy dinner onboard and your boat will anchor in the bay for the night.   

Overnight on cruise

Note: the itinerary of Halong will be changed based on which cruise you choose and depending on the weather without prior notice. 

Wake up early and see daylight filtering through the mist and towering rock formations, leaving you with a dream-like memory of your visit to Ha Long Bay.

Enjoy a breakfast and perhaps join a Tai Chi class on the boat's deck before disembarking and heading back to Hanoi   

Overnight in Hanoi 

Note: the itinerary of Halong will be changed based on which cruise you choose and depending on the weather without prior notice 

Free at leisure till time transfer to Airport to take your departure flight (check out time 12:00 noon)