Diva Destinations hosts throughout your stay

Accommodation in twin/double or sole occupancy rooms

Private English speaking guides and assistants

Private Transfers and Transport throughout

Meals as specified in our itinerary (B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner)

Flights: Bangkok-Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai-Hanoi, Hanoi-Siem Reap, Siem Reap- Ho Chi Minh

2 nights in Bangkok | 3 nights in Chiang Mai | 2 nights in Hanoi | 1 night Sena Cruise | 2 nights Siem Reap | 3 nights in Ho Chi Minh City | 3 nights in Mui Ne, Vietnam

All entrance fees as per itinerary

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International Airfares

Meals (other than those mentioned in the itinerary)

Drinks

Visa - as per country requirements

Tips

Personal Travel Insurance

Personal Spending

EARLYBIRD PRICES

£6,250 | $8,100 Sole Occupancy

£5,365 | $6,950 per person (based on 2 people sharing)

Kindly note the USD$ rates are subject to currency exchange rates and may vary at the time of booking

DAY 1, 29 November 2025 - Arrival in Bangkok, you will be met by your Tour Manager and transferred to your hotel.  In the evening, we’ll have our first hosted group dinner in a nearby restaurant (payable locally).  Airport transfers are included. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. Although Bangkok has undoubtedly embraced westernization and modernization, you only need to look a little under the surface to see that it remains undeniably a Thai place at heart. In between the skyscrapers and sophisticated shopping centres there's still the remarkable Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace.

DAY 2, 30 November (BL)

Pick up from your hotel or accommodation in Bangkok at 10:30 AM Drive approximately 2 hours to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Pattaya

- Learn about elephants' behavior and history

- Meet the elephants

- Feed the elephants

- Make a supplement ball for the elephants

- Mud Spa with the elephants

- Bathe with the elephants

- Eat a traditional meal and enjoy somtum demonstration

- Say goodbye to the elephants

- After leaving the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary we will be dropped off at our hotel or accommodation

DAY 3, 1 December 2025 BANGKOK (BD)

Pick up time: 08:00 AM We will then embark on a temple tour visiting the Grand Palace, home of the Thai Royal family until 1925. The palace contains countless shrines adorned in mosaic gold and glittering mirrors. Then we visit the Wat Pho with its enormous gold Buddha statue measuring an impressive 46 metres in length.

Transfer to Bangkok airport for flight to Chiang Mai. After clearing arrival formalities, please exit with your luggage through the arrival hall. This is where you will meet your guide. Transfer to hotel for check in.

18.40 hrs: Meet your guide and transfer to Traditional northern style dinner (Khantoke) with cultural performance.

DAY 4, 2 December 2025 (B,L)

07.00 hrs : Meet your guide ready for your transfer to Chiang Rai approximately 3.5hrs drive on mountain road. Visit Mae Kachan Hotspring and visit beautiful white temple then after that the Blue Temple. We then head to the Golden Triangle region for a full day excursion. After lunch proceed to the Golden Triangle overlooking the Mekong River. After we will have a visit to the House of Opium Museum. Then later we visit Long Neck Karen Village to see the long neck hill tribe people who relocated from the Thai and Myanmar border. We drive back to the hotel in Chiang Mai to enjoy some free time. Group dinner at a local restaurant (payable locally). Entrance fees are included. Overnight in Chiang Mai

DAY 5 CHIANG MAI (BLD) 3 Dec 2025

You will be picked up at 08.30 AM. First, we visit the riverfront Worarot Market, be ready for colourful flowers, unfamiliar smells and friendly crowds. Nearby textiles, hill tribe clothes, silks, hats and beads can be found as well. From the market we go to Thapae Gate, one of the four original city gates, where we continue with “Samlor,” or rickshaw. enjoy a scenic ride to the majestic Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. It is a sacred site for many Thai people, located 15 km from the city center and at an elevation of 1,073 meters. From the temple, we can see spectacular views of the surrounding landscape and downtown Chiang Mai. After we return to our hotel.

Evening Tuk Tuk Foodie Tour. Pick up time: 19:00 hrs Depart from the hotel by local transportation “Tuk Tuk” to Warorot Market which is known locally as “Kad Luang” This is the Main local market. The market has been with Chiang Mai city for more than 100 years. Inside the market, we will be tasting fresh seasonal tropical fruits, freshly made Northern Thai sausage-Sai Oua and wash it all down with the famous Thai Iced Tea which is made according to local taste. After your experience with Chiang Mai local shopping, Take a ride to the night market on Chang Puak Gate or North Gate is always busy and offers a great range of authentic Thai cuisine. Try the stewed pork leg from the famous vendor with the cowboy hat who has had visits from the likes of Anthony Bourdain. Taste Bua Loi, or floating lotus, is a warm fresh coconut milk broth with teeny pandan-laced glutinous rice flour balls swimming around. Take a ride with Tuk Tuk to see Chiang Mai nightlife around old city before transfer back to the hotel. Overnight Chiang Mai

DAY 6 FLY TO HANOI (B) 4 Dec 2025

After checking out of your hotel, take the transfer going to Hanoi.  Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel. Check-in and the remainder of the day is free for leisure.

DAY 7 HA NOI CITY TOUR (BL) 5 Dec 2025

Experience the diverse and rich culture of Hanoi. Spend time at the Temple of Literature, marvel at the One Pillar Pagoda, gaze in awe at the Presidential Palace, and visit the fascinating Vietnam History Museum and the historic Hanoi Opera House. Stroll around the bustling Old Quarter and end the day watching a delightful performance of a traditional Water Puppet Show. Night in Hà Nôi.

DAY 8 HANOI - HALONG – LAN HA BAY (BLD) 6 Dec 2025

07:45 – 08:30 | Pick-up (estimated time) by a private car

11:30 – 12:00 | Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor

12:00 – 12:30 | Transfer to the main boat by tender. Embark on Sena Cruise

13:00 – 13:30 | Enjoy fabulous lunch

15:00 | Explore Lan Ha Bay

17:00 | Return to Sena Cruise.

19:00 | Savor deluxe dinner

Reward yourself with a large selection of cocktails at a panoramic bar or take one of our onboard activities: squid fishing and karaoke. (We open the light and prepare the squid fishing rods).

You will stay overnight on a cruise.

Overnight: Sena Cruises - Deluxe Cabin

DAY 9 LANHA- HALONG – HANOI TO SIEM REAP (B, BRUNCH) 7 Dec 2025

06:00 | Sunrise Tai-chi section on the sundeck

07:00 | Having light breakfast

08:15 | Explore Tra Bau Area

09:30 | Return to the boat for check-out

10:00 | Lunch time

During the time well-prepared lunch is served, Sena Cruise – Luxury Boutique Cruise slowly navigates

emerald water and thousands of Karst Mountains towards the Harbor.

11:30 – 12:00 | Disembark Sena Cruise and farewell the crew, and go back to Hanoi airport for a flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to hotel. Night in Siem Reap. We will explore the city as a group. Group dinner at a local restaurant (payable locally). Airport transfers are included, and our tour manager will be with us throughout our stay.

DAY 10, 8th Dec 2025 VISIT ANGKOR WAT - TA PROHM - ANGKOR THOM FULL DAY (BL)

Today, we begin your exploration of the remains of the Khmer Empire that once ruled much of Southeast Asia. Angkor served as the seat of the empire. The morning tour is to the ancient capital city of Angkor Thom. First on the agenda is Ta Prohm. Huge silk-cotton trees and strangler figs grow over, around, and through the ancient stone blocks. The temple makes you feel as if you are in an adventure movie set. Then, visit Banteay Kdei, a smaller version of Ta Prohm. Continue to Victory Gate, Terrace of the Leper King, Royal Palace, Baphuon Temple, and Bayon Temple. Bayon sets itself apart with its 200 smiling faces. With winding tunnels, chambers, and climbs, Bayon offers many exciting moments to keep your camera busy. In the afternoon, we head to Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world. Angkor Wat possesses some of the longest and most intricate stone carvings. Spend the afternoon fully exploring the passages, levels, and chambers that once housed many treasures of the flourishing kingdom. Group dinner at a local restaurant (payable locally). Entrance fees are included.

DAY 11 FLY TO HO CHI MINH (BL) 9 Dec 2025

In the morning, we head towards the deep jungle to visit Banteay Srei. The temple is carved from red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to elaborate wall carvings, which are well preserved to this day. After lunch, we take a half-day excursion to the biggest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia - Tonle Sap Lake. We’ll take a boat trip to enjoy the beautiful lake views and mangrove forests. After our boat ride, we continue to Kompong Phluk, the largest village on the lake, to discover the fascinating daily lifestyle of the local people who live on the water. After our excursions, we will be transferred to Siem Reap airport for our internal flight to Saigon Airport. Meet your local tour guide and proceed to the hotel for check-in. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Group dinner at a local restaurant (payable locally). Entrance fees are included. Night in Ho Chi Minh

DAY 12 EXPLORE THE COCONUT LAND IN MEKONG DELTA (BL) 10 Dec 2025

Head South of Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta, a region famous for its coconut

production. Upon arrival, set out on a boat trip winding through mangrove forests. Stop at brick-and-coconut processing workshops to see how the locals make bricks by hand and learn how to make different products from coconuts as well. Sample sweets and fruits and listen to local traditional music. Then take a short walk to the farmer's house that is making sleep mats, where straw mats are woven using a hand loom – you can even have a go at weaving yourself before hopping onto a tuk-tuk ride on village roads through local hamlets, rice fields, and coconut groves. The morning will end with a delicious lunch in a local restaurant and its Mekong Delta specialties. Enjoy a short transfer by rowing a boat on a shady palm tree canal. Go back by boat to the pier and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 13 CU CHI TUNNELS & HALF-DAY SAIGON CITY TOUR (BL) 11 Dec 2025

The guide will meet you at your hotel. Hop on the van and depart Saigon with a first stop en route to visit a family producing rice paper. Share a bit of time with them, and then continue to Cu Chi Tunnels. When you get to the site in the mid-morning, your guide takes you first through an introductory video before you visit the relics. Along the visit, you will have the chance to see various mantraps, the remains of an American tank, and numerous bomb craters. The next hour is dedicated to exploring the maze of tunnels and understanding better how the Viet Cong survived in this underground network, and then going back to Saigon for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Independence Palace, the former residence of the President of South Vietnam with the “War Room,” where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and the room where the North Vietnamese army finally took control in the Fall of Saigon in 1975. The next visit is the War Remnants Museum, which was previously known as the “Museum of American War Crimes.” It contains countless artifacts and photographs documenting said crimes - the killing of civilians, spreading of chemicals, torturing of prisoners, and the effects of the war on the north. Planes, tanks, bombs, and helicopters are displayed, and outside the museum are some rooms displaying cultural products of Vietnam. Then, head to Notre Dame Cathedral, which was built between 1877 and 1883, using materials mostly imported from France. Neo-Romanesque in form, is a major center of Catholicism in modern Vietnam and one of the city’s major landmarks.

DAY 14 TRANSFER TO MUI NE (B) 12 Dec 2025

After checking out of your hotel, take the transfer going to Mui Ne, where you will stay for three nights. Upon arrival, check-in and the remainder of the day is free for leisure. Mui Ne is few hours from Ho Chi Minh City and is one of the traditional fishing villages of Mui Ne and Phan Thiet.

DAY 15 MUI NE (B) 13 Dec 2025

Day at leisure.

DAY 16 MUI NE (B) 14 Dec 2025

Day at leisure.

DAY 17 FLY TO UK (B) 15 Dec 2025

After checking out of your hotel, transfer to Ho Chi Minh Airport for your scheduled flight back to the UK.