Nature Close-up Indochina Holiday

The entrancing city of Bangkok is the first stop for your Indochina holiday. Upon arrival, you will get picked up at the airport and transferred to hotel by IOT's private Thailand tour guide.
The rest of today is free at your own arrangement.
Stay overnight in Bangkok.

Have breakfast in your hotel and then we will drive to Kanchanaburi. After 3-hour drive of mind-easing landscape, we arrive in this lovely riverside town.
Noted for its WW2-related sites, Kanchanaburi has become a perfect catch basin for those Thailand tour makers who get tired of the buzzing Bangkok. Check in upon arrival. Later, we will have lunch in a local restaurant for your first encounter with this friendly town and its humble dwellers.
After lunch, IOT's private Thailand tour guide will take you to Tham Daowadung Cave, claimed to be one of the best caves to any Thailand tours. To get to this place, we will boat down the river, which offers you a splendid picture of Thailand's rural life. After the visit, you will soak yourself in the cool water of Sai Yok Noi Waterfall. Back to town for dinner and overnight.
Stay overnight in Kanchanaburi.

Today we will enjoy a whole day nature adventure in Erawan National Park.
Covering a vast erea, homing a vast range of wildlife and plants, this national park gets its reputation amoung Thailand tour makers for the intriguing close-up to nature. During our trekking, you will have chance to visit the famous mighty waterfall. Have picnic lunch inside the park, making it a memorable day for your Thailand holiday.
After lunch, IOT's private van will take you for an adventure in Tham Phra That Cave and Tham Wang Badan Cave. Trekking in this park really defines the concept of soft trekking in some Thailand travel guidebooks.Later, we will set up our camp inside the park.
Stay overnight in Kanchanaburi.

Waking up with birds, a cup of hot coffee shows IOT's thoughtfulness and a good morning for another day in your Thailand holiday. As the mountain and forest slowly wake up from dreams, we will be climbing up the mountain for a great view of the park and the border of Myanmar. Have picnic lunch en route.
In the afternoon, we will visit a local Mon village. A couple of hours will be spent in interesting exchanges of life stories and traditions, as well as great photo-taking chance.
IOT's private Thailand tour guide will escort you back to Bangkok before the sun sets.Check in upon arrival and have yourself some free time in the city.
Stay overnight in Bangkok.

Enjoy a lazy get up with Bangkok's sunlight. This morning you will have some free time before the noon flight to Vientiane.Check in upon arrival.
Despite its standing as Laos' political and economic center, Vientiane somehow still comes out as a relaxed city for any Laos tour makers to slow down and take a deep breath. The afternoon is free for you to stroll around Vientiane's shady avenues.
Stay overnight in Vientiane.

Being the most easily assecable national park to the capital, Phu Khao Khouay National Park is a God-blessing paradise for eco Laos tours.
This morning, IOT's private Laos tour guide will take you to Ban Hat Khai from Vientiane. After 3 hours, we will stop at Ban Hat Khai the delightful check point for Laos tours to Phu Khao Khouay National Park. Have lunch in the village.
After lunch, we will take a cycling tour to Tad Xay Watferfall, taking in stunning view of the Nam Mang River. Chances at Tad Xay Waterfall include swimming and soft trekking in the woods. Aftre a few hours of trekking, we set up our camp under the canopy.
Stay overnight in the park. 

In the early morning, we will go inside the Phu Khao Khouay National Park following the trails of nature.
Boasting for the vast array of endangered wildlife, the park holds the biggest attraction for Laos tours in its herd of wild elephants as well. We will visit some waterfalls inside the park, including Pha Xai and Tad Leuk. Later, we will get to the lowland farming village of Ban Na and learn about the elephants. Have picnic lunch en route.
In the afternoon, IOT's private van offers you some relax on the way back to Vientiane. Check in upon arrival and soak yourself in the city's lazy cozy night.
Stay overnight in Vientiane.

Nestled beside the Nam Song River amid stunningly beautiful limestone karst terrain, Vang Vieng provokes a mix of responese for Laos tour makers: while development of Vang Vieng itself inevitably replaces its status as a laid-back old Lao town in a stunning setting with an up-going backpackers' paradise, the surrounding scenery never seems to lose any of its charm and making this place an important pages of the guidebooks for Laos tours.
After a free morning in Vientiane, IOT's private Laos tour guide will take you to Vang Vieng. Check in upon arrival.
Enjoy a casual kick-back on the rivershore of Nam Song.
Stay overnight in Vang Vieng.

No matter whether you come as a spelunker, you are going to savor this day tour of cavie visiting in your Laos holiday.
In the early morning, we will ride on bikes to the rivershore, where our private boat will ferry us to Tham Sang (Elephant Cave), a small caren containing a few Buddha images and an elephant-shaped stalactite. Get out of this cave, an unpaved road through rice fields leads us to the entrances of Tham Loup and Tham Hoi, both of which are delightfully untouched caverns with some impressive stalactites. Have picnic lunch outside the cave complex.
After lunch, a tube will drag you into the cave of Tham Nam, a highlight of today's cave visit. With a tributary of the Nam Song River flowing out of the cave's low entrance, Tham Nam makes a pleasant cave exploration for your Laos holiday.
We will be back to hotel at sunset.
Stay overnight in Vang Vieng.

Rafting in Vang Vieng always gets good feedback in international travelers' Laos tour logs. After breakfast, IOT's private Laos tour guide will escort you all the way rafting down the Nam Song River. We will stop on a small island inside the river for lunch and break.
We will be back to Vang Vieng town after rafting. Relax yourself from the 2-day thrills as we drive back to Vientiane. Have the rest of today free for yourself.
Stay overnight in Vientinae.

Standing as a rite for all Laos tours, Luang Prabang remains as a modest little town. This morning, we will take a flight to Luang Prabang. Check in upon arrival.
To get a preview of a fun portion of Laos holiday in Luang Prabang, IOT's private Laos tour guide will introduce you to the prime attraction that is Wat Xieng Thong. With roofs sweeping down to the ground and impressive 'Tree of Life' mosaic set in a red background, this temple is considered a speaker for Luang Prabang temple architecture, as well as a highlight to Laos tours.
Phousii Mountian is a pleasant place for a peaceful sunset and a grand view for the whole town.
Stay overnight in Luang Prabang.

Today we will unfold Luang Prabang's unique beauty by a trekking trip. After breakfast, IOT's private Laos tour guide will lead your way uphill. In Ban Pak Chaek Village, we will cross the Nam Ou River on a fishing boat to start trekking. Have picnic lunch en route.
Our footsteps reach out to the beautiful valley and rice peddies before arriving in Ban Houay Thuom Village and Ban Yha Nang Village, where Khmu people live. Have dinner with the local folks.
Homestay in Ban Yha Nang Village.

Birds will wake you up in the morning and soon we will start trekking to Pha Pon Golden Mountain. We will climb up the mountain to get a panoramic view of villages at the mountain foot and the Mekong River. Have picnic lunch on the way.
After lunch, we will walk our way to Ban Hat Houay of the Khmu people.We can use some free time to communicate with the locals. Later, IOT's cozy private van will make a nice place to lift up your worn feet on the way back to Luang Prabang.
Spend the rest of the day free at leisure.
Stay overnight in Luang Prabang.

Enjoy a free morning in Luang Prabang.
In the afternoon, IOT's private Laos tour guide will wave goodbye at the airport and you are flying to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Arriving in Hanoi at dusk, IOT's private Vietnam tour guide will escort you to hotel for check-in and a delicious dinner is ready for you in a nice restaurant.
Stay overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast,we will take a 3-hour scenic drive from Hanoi to Halong Bay, one of the most popular sites for all Vietnam tours.Ranging from standard to luxury, whatever your Vietnam holiday needs, IOT's long list of cruise junks will fulfill your Vietnam vacation perfectly and rapturously.
Itineraries differ in different cruise junks, nevertheless, you will likely see Bai Tu Long Bay, Coc Island, Cap De Island, Bo Cau Island, Vong Vieng fishing village,Trong Cave,Ho Dong Tien Cave, which are all the golden nuggets for your Vietnam holiday. In IOT's cruise junk list, you will certainly find a favorite one to enlighten your Vietnam holiday.
Stay overnight on the junk.

After breakfast,our cruise junk will lead us to a beautiful body of water to kayak. Kayaking in the transparent water of Halong Bay has always been a spotlight for Vietnam tours. After 2 hours of excitment, we will be taken to the biggest island of Halong Bay, that is Cat Ba Island. Check in upon arrival.Have lunch in a local restaunt.
Cat Ba Island boasts for its perfectly preserved diverse ecosystems including subtropical evergreen forests, freshwater swamp forests, coastal mangrove forests, small freshwater lakes and coral reefs that all make it a pleasant yet jaw-dropping place for Vietnam tours. This afternoon, we will take a light trek in Cat Ba National Park. Inside the park, we will visit Hospital Cave and Trung Trang Cave for adventure. Later, we will take a boat trip to the Monkey Island before we head back to hotel.
Stay overnight in Cat Ba Island.

Embrace the gorgeous morning, IOT's private Vietnam tour guide will take you back to Hanoi.
Following, you will have a free day in Hanoi.
Stay overnight in Hanoi.

What have you gained from this Indochina holiday? Tons of great photos? Priceless memory? Unique experience? IOT sincerely hopes you had fun with us.
Today, for your departure flight out of Thailand, IOT's private Vietnam tour guide will take you to the airport and see you off. We hope to see you again soon for your upcoming Indochina holiday!
Bon Voyage!