Asian Discovery

A fascinating journey taking you from Vietnam's northern capital, Hanoi to Thailand's busting capital, Bangkok. This trip enables you to explore the rich cultural legacies and colonial pasts of Vietnam and Cambodia, before ending in Thailand. In Vietnam we take in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, overnight on a traditional junk on World Heritage Halong Bay and then visit Hue, the former capital and seat of the Nguyen Dynasty. We explore the emperors' mausoleums and take a dragon boat trip on the Perfume River. We stay in the picturesque town of Hoi An, before flying to Nha Trang, with its miles of white sandy beaches, and then inland to Dalat in the Central Highlands. Next stop Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, a dynamic and energetic city with a visit to the Vietcong armies wartime tunnels and an optional trip to the Mekong Delta. Crossing into Cambodia we reach the capital Phnom Penh, once considered to be one of the most beautiful cities of the Orient, but with reminders of Cambodia's violent past. We visit the Royal Palace, Tuol Sleng Museum, and the killing fields of Choeung Ek, before driving to Siem Reap and the fabled city of Angkor, the spectacular ancient capital of the powerful Khmer Dynasty and home to the greatest number of religious monuments in the world. Before crossing into Thailand, we explore Battambang, and then end our tour in lively Bangkok.