4-COUNTRY OVERLAND TOUR: THAILAND – LÀO – CAMBODIA – VIETNAM 28 DAYS 27 NIGHTS

28-DAY 27-NIGHT OVERLAND TOUR ITINERARY ACROSS 4 COUNTRIES

DAY 1: ARRIVE IN BANGKOK

1. Pickup at Bangkok airport, check-in.

DAY 2: BANGKOK

1. Visit the Grand Palace, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and Wat Pho.
2. Afternoon boat ride on the Thonburi canal.

DAY 3: BANGKOK

1. Visit Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market.
2. Afternoon return to Bangkok, free time.

DAY 4: BANGKOK – CHIANG MAI

1. Drive to Chiang Mai, stopping at Ayutthaya and Sukhothai along the way.
2. Check-in at Chiang Mai.

DAY 5: CHIANG MAI – CHIANG RAI

1. Morning visit to Doi Suthep Temple.
2. Afternoon drive to Chiang Rai, visit the White Temple Wat Rong Khun.

DAY 6: CHIANG RAI – CHIANG KHONG

1. Visit Akha and Yao villages around Mae Chan.
2. Afternoon arrival in Chiang Khong on the Mekong River.

DAY 7: CROSS THAI – LAO BORDER – PAKBENG

1. Complete procedures at the Chiang Khong – Huay Xai border crossing.
2. Board the slow boat down the Mekong, overnight stay in Pakbeng.

DAY 8: PAKBENG – LUANG PRABANG

1. Continue by boat, stop at Pak Ou Caves.
2. Afternoon arrival at the dock in Luang Prabang.

DAY 9: LUANG PRABANG

1. Attend the Tak Bat alms-giving ceremony.
2. Visit Xieng Thong Temple and the Royal Palace Museum.

DAY 10: LUANG PRABANG – KUANG SI

1. Visit Kuang Si Waterfall and the bear rescue center.
2. Afternoon visit to a weaving village and a rice wine distillery.

DAY 11: LUANG PRABANG – VANG VIENG

1. Drive to Vang Vieng via the mountain pass.
2. Afternoon visit to Tham Chang Cave.

DAY 12: VANG VIENG – VIÊNG CHĂN

1. Morning kayaking on the Nam Song River or swimming at the Blue Lagoon.
2. Afternoon departure for Viêng Chăn.

DAY 13: VIÊNG CHĂN – PAKSE

1. Visit That Luang, Patuxai, and Sisaket Temple.
2. Afternoon drive to Pakse in southern Laos.

DAY 14: BOLAVEN PLATEAU

1. Head up to the Bolaven Plateau, visit an arabica coffee farm.
2. Afternoon swim at Tad Fane Waterfall, visit a Katu village.

DAY 15: VAT PHOU – TỨ THIÊN ĐẢO

1. Visit Vat Phou Temple – a UNESCO heritage site.
2. Afternoon arrival at Si Phan Don (Tứ Thiên Đảo), boat trip to spot Irrawaddy dolphins.

DAY 16: CROSS LAO – CAMBODIAN BORDER

1. Complete procedures at the Nong Nok Khiene – Dom Kralor border crossing.
2. Drive to Stung Treng, check-in by the Mekong River.

DAY 17: STUNG TRENG

1. Visit riverside villages and the Stung Treng Ramsar protected area.
2. Afternoon boat ride on the Sekong River.

DAY 18: STUNG TRENG – SIEM REAP

1. Drive to Siem Reap, stopping to visit Preah Vihear or Koh Ker along the way.
2. Afternoon check-in at Siem Reap.

DAY 19: ANGKOR WAT – ANGKOR THOM

1. Enter Angkor Wat at sunrise.
2. Afternoon visit to Angkor Thom, Bayon, and Ta Prohm.

DAY 20: BANTEAY SREI – BIỂN HỒ

1. Visit Banteay Srei.
2. Afternoon boat trip to the floating village on Biển Hồ Tonle Sap.

DAY 21: SIEM REAP – SAMBOR PREI KUK – KAMPONG THOM

1. Visit Sambor Prei Kuk – a UNESCO heritage site, pre-Angkorian Khmer temples.
2. Afternoon rest at Kampong Thom.

DAY 22: KAMPONG THOM – KAMPONG CHAM – PHNOM PENH

1. Drive to Kampong Cham, visit Nokor Bachey Temple and the bamboo bridge.
2. Afternoon arrival in Phnom Penh.

DAY 23: PHNOM PENH

1. Visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and National Museum.
2. Afternoon visit to Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek.

DAY 24: CROSS CAMBODIAN – VIETNAMESE BORDER

1. Complete border crossing procedures into Vietnam.
2. Drive to Châu Đốc, afternoon trip up Sam Mountain to watch the sunset.

DAY 25: CHÂU ĐỐC – CẦN THƠ

1. Visit Cham villages, floating fish farms, and Trà Sư cajuput forest.
2. Afternoon departure for Cần Thơ.

DAY 26: CHỢ NỔI CÁI RĂNG – CÁI BÈ – TP.HCM

1. Early morning visit to chợ nổi Cái Răng.
2. Stop at Cái Bè, afternoon return to TP.HCM.

DAY 27: TP.HCM – ĐỊA ĐẠO CỦ CHI

1. Visit the địa đạo Củ Chi.
2. Afternoon visit to the Reunification Palace and chợ Bến Thành, farewell dinner in the evening.

DAY 28: TP.HCM – AIRPORT TRANSFER

1. Breakfast, check-out.
2. Transfer to Tân Sơn Nhất airport.