VIETNAM-CAMBODIA PROMOTION GROUP TOUR 2019-2020

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At the Tuan Linh Travel Team, we offer the most authentic, exciting, and memorable experience for visiting Vietnam and Cambodia. From magnificent landscapes to the vibrant cultures which have come to characterise the region, our group tours have something for just about everyone. Whether you are seeking an adventure into the wilds of Cambodia’s mountains and valleys or craving the eclectic vibe of Vietnam’s cities, we have it all ready and waiting for you to explore and discover.
The Trip of a Lifetime
Our customisable, flexible, and affordable tours are set up to be a cut above the rest, offering you an authentic experience which is both budget-friendly and hassle free. We feature some of the finest destinations on the map in our itinerary, including:
• Hanoi and Halong Bay
• Sapa and Bac Ha Market
• Hue and Hoi An
• Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta
• Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat and Bayon
• Kulen Mountain with Thousand Lingas River
• Siem Reap
• ...and more!
Depending on the nature of the tour, you can explore a variety of different locations and benefit from our services which include free visa with transportation and accommodation managed by our team of travel experts. Our group tours are set up for individual travellers rather than a fixed group so that you can experience the splendour of Vietnam and Cambodia on a schedule which works for you, whether you wish to travel alone or with friends and/or family. This experience is made affordable because we operate on a sustainable tourism policy, meaning that we have an ongoing relationship with local businesses and providers to provide an authentic experience for the traveller at a low cost.
Our Commitment
Your Vietnam-Cambodia tour may be epic, but that doesn’t mean that the planning process has to be a big deal. Our straightforward service guarantees simplifies the preparing work for you, guaranteeing the following:
• Easy booking via the website, followed promptly by a confirmation email and all the necessary information
• Last minute booking which allows you to depart the next day (although planning in advance is recommended)
• Fair cancellation policy
• Clear terms and conditions
• Variety of tour options, as well as the option to choose “Superior Option” (3-star hotels) and “Tourist Option” (2-star hotels)
With our tour programme, you can sit back, relax, and adventure forth to discover some of the world’s most mesmerising locations while we do all the hard work for you. For the ultimate tour experience, book with the Tuan Linh Travel Team today!

Brief information:

Tour type: Group tour Hotel options: 2-star; 3-star Meals: B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner Duration: 19 days Departure/end: Hanoi/Siem Reap and vice-versa. See route map Departure dates 2016:

For departure at your desired dates in 2019, please contact at mail@tuanlinhtravel.com
Highlights: Hanoi, Sapa trekking, home stay, Halong Bay, Hue Imperial City, Hoi An ancient town, Mekong Delta, Cao Dai Temple, Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City, Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Bayon, Kulen Waterfall, River of Thousand Linga.

Features:
- Various means of transportation: car, train, flight, boat, cyclo
- Different accommodation type: hotel, homestay, on train, on boat
- Combine of landscape, life style, climate in different parts in Vietnam and Cambodia: mountainous areas, river delta, cities, rural areas, beach.
The order of program maybe changed due to weather or schedule of transportation.
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The order of program maybe changed due to weather or schedule of transportation.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Arrival at Vietnam airport, take a taxi to your hotel (it costs around $25 for 4-seat car).
Optional service: airport pickup.
Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi exploring (B, L, D)
Our guide will pickup you at your hotel for a city tour. Highlighted tourist attractions in Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, President Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilt, One-pillar Pagoda, Van Mieu Temple (the first University in Vietnam), Ethnology Museum, Hoan Kiem Lake, Water puppet show, Cyclo trip. After dinner takea night train to Lao Cai.
Overnight on train to Lao Cai.
Day 3: Lao Cai arrival - Sapa - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B, L, D)
An early morning arrive Lao Cai station. Transfer to Sapa town.
We start 12 km of trekking, visit Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai villages of the H’mong minority. After lunch at a local family in Lao Chai or in a drinking shop nearby the river bank, we keep on hiking to Ta Van village of the Dzay where we stay overnight in a local family. Here you have opportunity to experience their daily life and custom.
Day 4: Trekking Ta Van - Su Pan - Sapa (B, L, D)
Today we have 14 km walking to visit 2 villages of the red Dzao, the H’mong (Giang Ta Chai & Su Pan). Visit a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge. Enjoy landscapes… through bamboo forest on the way to the main road to get the car to return to Sapa. Overnight at Hotel, Sapa.
Day 5 (Sunday): Sapa - Bac Ha - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B, L, D)
Upon leaving Sapa we set off on our scenic drive through the border town of Lao Cai to the colorful Sunday Market at Bac Ha.
Located at 110km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town is well-known by travelers with the most colorful market of the hill tribes in the North of Vietnam. This every-Sunday-market attended by at least 8 ethnic groups and last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. It is also chance for tourists to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the
French & Chinese).
In the afternoon, we go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority.
Afternoon transfer to Lao Cai city. 20:30 pm take the train back to Hanoi.
Overnight on the train to Hanoi.
Day 6: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Our guide will pick-up and take you to hotel in Hanoi by taxi for refreshing before joining the trip to Halong Bay.
Upon arrival in Halong, we transfer by tender to the boat. We will enjoy Vietnamese and International Set Menu while cruising on the bay. The boat will have a short stop in beach, island, cave, … back to the boat for dinner.
Overnight on board (private, AC, twin cabin with bathroom).
Day 7: Halong Bay - Hanoi (Brunch)
At 9:00, we will check-out of cabins. You leave heavy luggage outside of the cabins (staff will transfer to the pier). We enjoy Breakfast and Lunch together (Brunch) in the dining room and clear bills for your optional activities and drinks after the meal. We will come back to the pier at about 11:00 and transfer by tender to the pier and transfer to Hanoi.
Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Day 8: Hanoi - Hue (B)
Free day in Hanoi till our guide pickup you and transfer to airport for flight to Hue.
Overnight at the hotel in Hue.
Day 9: Hue (B)
Have breakfast and then join tour to explore the last feudal capital in Vietnam. Hue is a small city with lots of vestiges from Nguyen dynasty with Dai Noi, Forbidden City, Khai Dinh tomb or Tu Duc tomb, Thien Mu pagoda, Dong Ba market
Overnight at hotel in Hue.
Day 10: Hue - My Son - Hoi An (B, L)
The coastal drive from Hue to Hoi An is viewed as the most beautiful drive in Central Vietnam. It takes you through the unique combination of rural, mountainous and coastal settings. Within a day we will travel from Hue to Hoi An town with visits to Lang Co beach, Hai Van pass and My Son ruin temple. Arrival in Hoi An, drop off at your hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.
Day 11: Hoi An (B)
Free to discover Hoi An, a small town once was a big business center. Recommended tourist attractions: the Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Phung Hung old house, Quang Dong Assembly Hall, market. Hoi An is a small town so it is easy for a walking day to explore yourself.
Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.
Day 12: Hoi An - HCM City (B)
Morning check-out and take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Join half-day tour to explore the most exciting life in Vietnam. Highlight tourist attractions are: Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Post Office, Reunification Palace (ex-presidential palace), War Remnant Museum, Thien Hau Pagoda, Chinatown, Binh Tay market
Overnight at hotel in HCM City.
Day 13: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi, Cao Dai tour (B, L)
The Great Holy See Temple, built in 1926, is considered one of the most striking structures in South-East Asia. It is the headquarters of the unique Cao Dai sect, a religion with a hybrid of Buddhism, Christianity & Confucianism. Above the entrance is the all-seeing holy eye - symbol of the sect. After lunch, proceed to Cu Chi to explore the amazing site where Viet Cong hid during America War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a "Free Target Zone".
Overnight at hotel in HCM City.
Day 14: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong tour (B, L, D)
Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. Enjoy boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden.
Overnight at homestay
Day 15: Mekong - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)
Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river, then proceed to visit floating market, which are the liveliest in the whole religion. Come back to Ho Chi Minh City around 17:00.
Overnight at hotel in HCM City.
Day 16: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (B)
Free time to relax or further explore Ho Chi Minh City before transferring to to Tan Son Nhat Airport for flight to Siem Reap. Our guide and driver will meet you at Siem Reap airport and transfer to hotel in Siem Reap.
Day 17: Angkor tour (B, L)
Departure to the north of Siem Reap to visit the citadel of woman - Banteay Srei, then keep going on to Ta Prohm. The temple was invaded by jungle about 500 years old.
Afternoon, you will visit Victory Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon. You will continue to the magnificent temple of Angkor Wat which is the largest temple in Angkor site, Angkor Wat was built by King Suryavarman II (1113 - 1150) to dedicate to God 'Vishnu'.
Day 18: Kulen Mountain tour (B, L)
Depart Siem Reap heading north through seemingly endless rice fields (in the wet season) and friendly local villages towards Kulen Mountain. The mountain is considered the birthplace of the Khmer empire and a sacred place for the Khmer who come in droves on the weekends. This is approximately a 2-hour drive, and along the way you will see the Thousand Lingas River, the Grand Reclining Buddha, and the famous waterfall.
Day 19: Siem Reap departure (B)
Free time to relax or further explore Siem Reap before going to airport for flight to your next destination.
Packing list: Passport, towels, toiletries, flash light, change of clothes, sun block, sun glasses, sun hat, insect repellent, proper hiking shoes and rain coat.
 

Quotation:
Public price:             2-star hotels: US$1691/person.
                            3-star hotels: US$1875/person.

Single supplement:    2-star hotels: US$290
                            3-star hotels: US$410

* Single room is not applied on trains.
* Price includes service charge and government tax.

Includes:
Accommodation:
- Twin-shared rooms at 2, 3-star hotels.
- Twin-shared cabin on board (private bathroom), Halong Bay (1 night).
- 4-berth cabin on train Hanoi – Lao Cai and vice-versa (2 nights).
- Homestay with local people in Sapa and Mekong Delta (2 nights)
Transportation:
- Land transfer by A/C coach in touring days.
- Train ticket from Hanoi to Lao Cai and vice-verse (A/C soft sleeper, 4 berths cabin).
- Air ticket and all taxes from Hanoi to Hue, Da Nang to HCMC, HCMC to Siem Reap.
- Airport/station transfer to hotel and vice-versa (except airport transfer in the first and last days)
- Boat trip in Halong Bay (private cabin with bathroom).
- Boat trip in Mekong River.
Others:
- Join group tour as in the itinerary.
- Meals as mentioned in the program.
- Bottled water in touring days.
- English speaking guide in touring days.
- Entrance fees in touring days.
- Free visa service. Please see Vietnam visa service.
Excludes:
- Visa stamping fee (Vietnam and Cambodia).
- Travel insurances.
- Drinks and personal expenses (laundry, phone calls etc.).
- Early check-in and/or late check-out (if any)
- Tips and gratuities.
- Services not clearly mentioned above.

Services:
Note on services:
In each tour group your companions maybe come from different countries with wide range of age groups. We ask you to have responsibilities to and for the benefit of the group. Please be on time and make sure that no one is waiting for you.
Although our tour is not hard, you need to be in good health to join the group. If tourists are unable to follow the itinerary without undue risk to themselves and/or the rest of the group, we keep the right to exclude them from the trip without refund. Although our tour is moderate for all, you should study the itinerary thoroughly and self-assess your physical ability to complete the trip.

Accommodation:
This tour includes wide range of accommodation, hotels, homestay, overnight trains, boat. This makes your trip more interesting with new experience. All our hotels are in city center, bathroom en-suite with hot shower, towel, air-condition, coffee/tea making facilities, bottled water, table, chairs, cable TV, Internet access…

Transportation:
- Transfer provided in our tour help you penetrate deeply to local life with all key means of transportation in Vietnam: train, boat, flight, car/bus. Within cities you can travel easily by various means of transportation: meter taxi, xe om (paid motorbike), cyclo, or city bus. Except for meter taxi, you should ask for price before using other mean of transportation.

- On touring days you will join with group and transfer by 16-seat van (Ford Transit), 29-seat minibus County or 45-seat bus Hyundai.
- Train travel in Vietnam is basic. Sleeper carriage normally have 4 berths in a cabin, there is a toilet for a carriage. A sheet, pillow and blanket are provided. Sometimes, passengers of different genders have to share a cabin with people not in your group.
- You may yourself carry your pack on and off trains and buses, up hotel steps, etc.
- It is important to recognize that the standard of transfer service in some areas, though improving, is not yet comparable to service standards in big cities.

Meals:
Your breakfast is included in hotel room. Other meals are also included on some tours (if any).
To give you the maximum flexibility in choosing what, where and whom to eat with, not all meals are included in the itinerary. Your guide will suggest favorite restaurants during your touring days. Our hotels located in city center so you have much chance to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine in right its homeland.
Simple food is available on the train but tourists like to buy their food and water prior to departure.

Tours: Travelers will be pickup in touring day to join group tour. Since the tour guide has to pickup other travelers so there is no punctual time for picking up but travelers have to wait (about 15 to 30 minutes) at hotels’ lobby/reception to be pickup.

Guide: Our guide will escort you on touring days only. You will meet different tour guides on different tours/areas
Pick-up condition in touring days:
From 07:30 to 08:00 at your hotel lobby/reception.
Since the tour guide has to pickup other travelers in different location so there is no punctual time for picking up but travelers have to wait (about 15 to 30 minutes).

Includes:
Accommodation:
- Twin-shared rooms at 2, 3-star hotels.
- Twin-shared cabin on board (private bathroom), Halong Bay (1 night).
- 4-berth cabin on train Hanoi – Lao Cai and vice-versa (2 nights).
- Homestay with local people in Sapa and Mekong Delta (2 nights)
Transportation:
- Land transfer by A/C coach in touring days.
- Train ticket from Hanoi to Lao Cai and vice-verse (A/C soft sleeper, 4 berths cabin).
- Air ticket and all taxes from Hanoi to Hue, Da Nang to HCMC, HCMC to Siem Reap.
- Airport/station transfer to hotel and vice-versa (except airport transfer in the first and last days)
- Boat trip in Halong Bay (private cabin with bathroom).
- Boat trip in Mekong River.
Others:
- Join group tour as in the itinerary.
- Meals as mentioned in the program.
- Bottled water in touring days.
- English speaking guide in touring days.
- Entrance fees in touring days.
- Free visa service. Please see Vietnam visa service.
Excludes:
- Visa stamping fee (Vietnam and Cambodia).
- Travel insurances.
- Drinks and personal expenses (laundry, phone calls etc.).
- Early check-in and/or late check-out (if any)
- Tips and gratuities.
- Services not clearly mentioned above.

Terms & Conditions:
These Terms and Conditions is effective right after you book and pay deposit for the tour. Therefore you should read carefully. If you do not understand any part of the Terms and Conditions, please contact us for clarification.

Payment: Deposit 30% of total amount is required upon booking (in which US$50 is non-refundable for administration costs), the balance be paid at least 15 days prior to departure date. If, for any reason, the balance payment is not paid by the due date, Tuan Linh Travel will treat such delay as a cancellation and apply the appropriate cancellation charges. If you book within 15 days of the departure date then the full payment is payable at the time of booking.

Amendment: Any amendment 15 days prior to departure date is free of charge. Amendments within 14 days is charged $15/file. Amendment is subject to availability of service.

Cancellation and Refund: Cancellation should be made as soon as possible in writing via email. The date we receive the cancellation notice will determine the following cancellation fees:
* Air ticket amendment/cancellation fee:               $30/ticket/1 time
* More than 30 days before departure date:         $30 (administration costs)
* 15 to 30 days before departure date:                30% (forfeiture of the deposit)
* 14 to 3 days before departure date:                  50% (of the total amount)
* Within 2 days to departure date or no-show:    100% (of the total amount)
* There is no refund if you choose not to participate in the included activities on our itinerary.
* All the fees for money transfer/processing, refund will be at customers’ side.

Changes or Cancellation by us: While we try to operate the tour as described, we reserve the right to change the itinerary due to circumstances or events out of our control. Changing by us will be informed you as soon as possible, if there is time to do so. When a change is made you may choose between accepting the change or getting a refund for that change.

Travel insurance: Travel insurance is compulsory for all of our travelers and should be taken out at the time of booking. Your travel insurance must provide cover against personal accident, health problem, medical expenses and emergency repatriation. We also strongly recommend it covers cancellation, curtailment, personal liability and loss of luggage and personal effects. You must provide proof of your travel insurance prior to departure of your trip; you will not be able to join the trip without it.

- If you are happy with the services provided a tip is highly appreciated. You should give the tip directly to the intended recipient: drivers, guides, porters, ...

FAQs:

What is your "group tour"?

How is your booking process?

What about the departure dates? Is it fixed?

What happen if there is only 1 person book at a date?

Can I book today and departure tomorrow?

What is the differences between "Tourist Option" and "Superior Option"?

How many tourist in our group?

Why the expense of the tour is so low? What about quality?

How can you reduce the tour cost?

Do you discount for group?

How much extra money do I need for this tour?

What about solo travel?

What about child policy?

What about tipping policy?

A- What is your "group tour"?
Our group tour is not a group of fixed travelers with tour leader. In fact this is tour for independent travelers. Instead of organizing tour your self: book hotel, ticket, reserve other services yourself, and in each destination you will join with other travelers in guided tours, we will do all for you. Travelling this way you will feel as comfortable as self-organized holiday while saving much time and money. With our sustainable tourism policy, we get strong support from local service providers, thus we can offer very reasonable price for this tour.

A- How is your booking process?
It is very simple with our booking system. You select our promotion tour available, see all the information about the tour and book. Our system will respond with a thankyou mail to confirm your booking. An tour operator will be assigned to work with you. Before, after the booking and during the tour you can contact the tour operator at any time for support.

A- What about the departure dates? Is it fixed? Do I need reconfirmation?
We guarantee the tour departure at the dates we set. Once booked you do not need to be reconfirmed before departure. Our tour operator will contact you shortly after booking. You also can contact us any time regarding your booking.

A- What happen if there is only 1 person book at a date?
It will not affect our itinerary, because you join group tour randomly. Tourist destinations in our tour are very famous with many visitors daily so surely your tour will be realized as program.

A- So I can book today and departure tomorrow, not necessary to reserve in advance?
Yes, but you are strongly advised to plan and book the tour in advance as we keep the right to close some days (or more) before departure due to overload. Furthermore your tour involved some flights so it depends much on the availability of tickets. For Cancellation policy, please see our terms and conditions.

A- What is the differences between "Tourist Option" and "Superior Option"?
The most distinctive feature is accommodation. Superior option is upgrade to 3-star hotels. The second is size of the group we join. Maximum number of travelers in superior option is 12 only (except on train, Halong Bay cruising).

A- How many tourist in our group?
On touring days, you will join the tour randomly with other travelers from other groups. To keep quality of the tour while reducing the cost, the number of travelers in our superior and tourist options are 12 and 30 respectively.

A- Why the expense of the tour is so low? What about quality?
While trying to reduce cost, we concern about quality to keep our business sustainable. Hereunder we describe our service in detail with advantages as well as disadvantage for your consideration.

A- How can you reduce the tour cost?
Cost of the tour is low due to below factors:
Accommodation: All hotels are 2, 3-star, they are not big hotels and most of them are family-run so the cost for accommodation is much cheaper than higher level hotels. [Advantage: Hotel in center, easy to reach tourist attractions and go out for meals. Disadvantage: sometimes the staffs are not professional as in deluxe hotels]
Meal: In big cities or at tourist attractions we skip meals in the program. [Advantage: You have great chance to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine which different in areas in Vietnam. You can also select wide range of International food available in Cities in Vietnam. Disadvantage: for some people, trying something new is not easy, especially in a strange country]
Transport: For transferring within a city we use taxi, with long distance between cities, we use public means of transportations like air plane, train which are much cheaper than private vehicle reserved solely for you. [Advantage: You have real experience with local life. Disadvantage: it is not so pleasant to share with strangers even in short time]
Group tour: You will join group tour randomly with other travelers so your expense is shared, much cheaper than go on tour with private guide, driver and vehicle that reserved for you only. [Advantage: You have more fun, have chance to share your emotion, your experience with others. Disadvantage: You have to keep pace, on time with the group, sometimes you have to wait for others’ delay]
Guide: Tourist guide go with you on touring days only [Advantage: You feel more comfortable to go anywhere, freely explore more. Disadvantage: you have to manage yourself with airport transfer and procedure at airports]
Entrance fees: We calculate entrance fees in touring days only thus help reduce the cost.
With our sustainable tourism policy, we get strong support from local service providers, Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Administration of Tourism thus we can offer very reasonable price for this tour.

A- Do you discount for group?
As this is group tour, everyone has the same price. We cannot offer group discount like private tour but we have bonus like visa arrangement, free airport transfer for group that reach a specific number.

A- How much extra money do I need for this tour? Any hidden cost?
All other expense such as entrance fees (in touring days), transport, meals (not all), hotels are included in the tour price. We estimate you need approximately VND 350.000 to 500.000 (~US$ 17-25) per day which will be used for personal use only, i.e. some meals, drinks, souvenirs, going around, etc.. Of course it depends much on you, please note that at present (2015) the average monthly income in Hanoi is $ 350. Our price includes VAT and service charge, service is describe clearly, nothing hidden.

A- What about single travel?
Except overnight on train, accommodation sharing is applied for members of a group only. It means single traveler or group of travelers in odd number have to pay for single supplement. You can see the single surcharge when select number of person in your group.

A- What about child policy?
Normally a child under 6 sharing bed with parents is free of charge. But it depends much on policy of service providers. Please contact us to get the best quotation for children in your group.

A- What about tipping policy:
Our group tour is unlike a standard group tour with leader, fixed tip daily. if you have a remarkable time and feel happy with service, a tip is highly appreciated. You should give the tip directly to the intended recipient: drivers, guides, porters, ...

Route map of 19-day tour in Vietnam and Cambodia