Southeast Asia Family Journey: Vietnam to Cambodia

After picking up your bags exit the baggage hall and look for your driver. This area can be busy but keep an eye out for a driver holding a G Adventures sign with your name on it.

You will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel to start your adventure.

The adventure begins tonight. Feel free to explore before your welcome meeting, but make sure you’re back in time to meet the group. Check for the meeting time on the welcome note at the hotel. After introductions, your CEO will review the details of your tour. Please note that normal check-in times apply at our start hotels, but you can usually store your luggage for the day if you arrive early.

Take a seat on a cyclo for a tour of Hanoi’s lively Old Quarter. Let the driver navigate through the bustling streets and start taking some photos or just use the tour to help get familiar with the area.

Watch a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show with beautiful live music and intricate puppets dancing in a water stage. The price listed above is for a VIP seat.

Enjoy a visit to the ancient temples of kings Dinh and Le and learn about the history of feudalism in Vietnam. Take some pictures and soak in the scenery.

Enjoy a scenic ride from Hanoi to Ninh Binh with stops in Hoa Lu and Tam Coc along the way.

On the calm waters of the Ngo Dong, board a rattan boat made from bamboo. Visit some caves and enjoy the limestone mountain scenery along the riverside. Try your hand at rowing.

Hop on a bike and head out into the flat, scenic locale of Thung Nang. Ride about 5km past limestone karsts and rice paddies, visiting a pagoda cave. Continue on for another 4km for a hands-on cooking demonstration and lunch at a local restaurant.

Enjoy some free time around Ninh Binh, with time to relax at the hotel pool or book a spa service.

Speak to a local artist and learn how to make pottery on a wheel.

Take a private vehicle to the airport for your flight to Hue. Stop at Bat Trang Pottery Village along the way.

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.

Tour this one-time capital city and UNESCO World Heritage site. See the walled fortress and former palace, which has many palaces, gateways, courtyards, and gardens to explore. The Forbidden Purple City (modelled on China's Forbidden City) inside the citadel was once home to the imperial family and was significantly damaged during the Vietnam War.

Visit a nunnery and enjoy a leisurely lunch following the traditions of Buddhist cuisine, which features fresh, local produce and fermented or preserved ingredients. Today, we'll sample a set menu of six to seven dishes, such as pumpkin soup with mushroom, tofu and green beans; crispy noodles with rice crackers; fresh spring rolls with soy sauce; steamed rice with eggplant and green beans; fried rolls with potato curry; and bread with potatoes, carrots and onion. (Please note: the menu is seasonal and may vary from what is mentioned above.)

Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.

Drive through the spectacular Hai Van Pass, a 20km stretch of road that represents the division between northern and southern Vietnam, and is also one of the country's highest points at 500m above sea level. In Vietnamese, Hai Van roughly translates to "sea of clouds" and it's easy to see why. As your vehicle winds through the mountain roads, you'll see misty peaks rise above the South China Sea, with glimpses of pristine beaches, forests and the cityscape of Da Nang along the way.

Stroll through the narrow winding streets of Hoi An’s old town to see Chinese assembly halls, ancestral homes, The Japanese Covered Bridge, and well-preserved pagodas on this self-guided tour. Opt to try local delicacies and fusion food at one of the restaurants for which Hoi An is becoming famous.

Visit the world-famous tailoring section of the ancient city of Hoi An and have a shirt made to the exact proportions of your body. First, your measurements are taken in the store. Then you'll travel to a nearby factory to witness how quickly a custom shirt gets made.

Enjoy an afternoon at leisure to explore this historic town.

Take a walking tour of a Hoi An local market led by youths who have come to Oodles of Noodles, a G Adventures-supported program, to be trained in the culinary arts. This excursion will empower the kitchen youth to lead insider noodle tours in Hoi An. There are currently over 26 types of noodles in this city alone and we will go to the market with two students and their trainer, learn about the ingredients at the market, and do a tasting of the different noodles while supporting local small women enterprises. We then pick the ingredients and return with our youth guides to the training kitchen where you will learn to cook and prepare noodles. After we enjoy our noodles for lunch, watch a video to learn more about the organization.

Try some of the oodles of noodles (more than 26 types!) available in the city in this tasty cooking class. Run by our G for Good partners, STREETS International, this class was developed exclusively for G Adventures. Former street youth that are part of this hospitality training program, will help you prepare and cook a number of different types of noodles. This program helps these youth practice their English, increasing their skill-set and opportunities available to them in the tourism industry. Enjoy your yummy creations while learning more about the local cuisine and this initiative which empowers street youth through skills and employment training.

Enjoy a leisurely bike ride through the Hoi An countryside.

Travel along canals dotted with floating water coconuts in a traditional Vietnamese basket boat.

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.

Take a city tour on a cyclo (cycle rickshaw) – a great way to absorb the sights, sounds, and smells of Ho Chi Minh City while keeping your hands free for that camera action.

Enjoy a free afternoon exploring this bustling city.

Hop in a speedboat for a journey down the river.

Take a guided tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels, a complex network of tunnels that the Viet Cong lived in to protect themselves from opposing forces during the Vietnam War. Try crawling through some of the tunnels (if you’re not claustrophobic). These tunnels stored ammunition, had underground hospitals, and served as a hidden base for attacking allied forces.

Hop in a speedboat for a journey down the river.

Enjoy a free afternoon exploring this bustling city.

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.

Enjoy a traditional meal of Khmer food at the New Hope Vocational Training Restaurant, an initiative kickstarted by G Adventures. Providing skill-building opportunities to marginalized community members, the project also funds the adjacent free community school and health centre. Visit the restaurant run by locals and see how the New Hope project has supported positive change in the community.

Enjoy a tour of the impressive ancient ruins with a local guide. Explore magnificent Angkor Wat temple--Visit the enigmatic faces of Bayon within the walled city of Angkor Thom, and tour Ta Prohm (aka the "Tomb Raider" temple), which is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

Join the talented performers of Phare Circus for a workshop. After a thorough warm-up, learn some circus basics and fun beginner acrobatics.

Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.