Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Destinations
The places our itineraries are built around — each with its own travel guide covering when to go, how to get there and what to see.
Phnom Penh
Central Cambodia
Cambodia's riverside capital, where the Royal Palace's gilded spires sit a few kilometres from the sobering Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
- Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
- Toul Sleng and Killing Fields history tour
Siem Reap
Northwestern Cambodia
Gateway town to Angkor Archaeological Park, the largest religious monument complex in the world and the heart of the Khmer Empire.
- Sunrise at Angkor Wat
- Ta Prohm's jungle-swallowed ruins
- Angkor Thom and the Bayon's stone faces
Luang Prabang
Northern Laos
A UNESCO World Heritage former royal capital at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, famous for its saffron-robed monks and gilded temples.
- Alms-giving ceremony (Tak Bat) at dawn
- Mount Phousi sunset viewpoint
- Kuang Si Falls' turquoise pools
Halong Bay
Northern Vietnam
A UNESCO World Heritage seascape of nearly 2,000 limestone karsts and islets rising from emerald water, best experienced overnight aboard a cruise.
- Overnight cruise through the limestone karsts
- Kayaking through Luon Cave lagoon
- Sung Sot (Surprise) Cave
Hanoi
Northern Vietnam
Vietnam's capital blends French colonial boulevards with a sixteenth-century Old Quarter of narrow trading streets, lakeside temples and some of the country's best street food.
- Old Quarter walking food tour
- Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple
- Water puppet theatre
Ho Chi Minh City
Southern Vietnam
Vietnam's largest city, a fast-moving mix of French colonial landmarks, war history and the gateway to the Mekong Delta.
- War Remnants Museum
- Cu Chi Tunnels
- Ben Thanh Market
Hoi An
Central Vietnam
A beautifully preserved fifteenth-century trading port on the Thu Bon River, its lantern-lit Ancient Town now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Ancient Town by lantern light
- Japanese Covered Bridge
- Cooking class at a local market
Sapa
Northern Vietnam
A former French hill station in the Hoang Lien Son mountains, surrounded by terraced rice fields and home to Hmong, Dao and Tay ethnic communities.
- Trekking through Muong Hoa Valley
- Homestay with a local Hmong family
- Fansipan, the 'Roof of Indochina'