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Package Pricing
| Package price from $2489* |
Valid from 8/21/2009 - 12/5/2009 |
Purchase Deadline: Oct 30, 09 - Fri
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This exciting vacation package takes you to Saigon, Singapore and Siem Reap, three amazing cities with distinctly different flavors. Ho Chi Minh City, better known as Saigon, is full of charm and perfect for exploring on foot. Enjoy some of Saigon’s delicious cuisine at the famous Ben Thanh Market and stroll by the magnificent villas in the French Quarter. Venture onward to Siem Reap, the gateway city to the Angkor Complex. Explore the ancient temples of Ankor Wat; from those that have been preserved to those left in their original state, partially engulfed in the surrounding jungle. Conclude your vacation in Singapore where the cultures of the East meet the West. Downtown Singapore offers outstanding shopping and fabulous restaurants while just outside you’ll have easy access to nature reserves and lush tropical greenery
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Vacation Details
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Day 1 : Depart United States
Day 2 : Arrive Ho Chi Minh City
Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City your will be met and transferred to your hotel by our local guide
Rest of day at leisure
Accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 3 : Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at the hotel
China Town and Temples morning tour: Cholon, which literally translates to 'big market', is the focus of the Chinese community in Saigon. See Cha Tam Church where President Diem sought refuge shortly before his assassination in 1963. Visit the impressive Thien Hau Temple dedicated to the goddess of the seas, who is said to protect fishermen and sailors. Here huge coils of incense hang from the ornate ceiling, and can burn for up to three months at a time. Visit Binh Tay market and the surrounding area, which bustles with trading activity. En-route your return journey, stop at a tiny Cao Dai temple, where one small sect of this eclectic religion worship daily.
Accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Day 4 : Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at the hotel
Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour: Journey out of the city center to the Cu Chi regions, where you will visit the vast underground network of tunnels built first as a defense against the French, and later expanded during the American war. It was from here that the North Vietnamese waged their guerrilla warfare and you will marvel at their ingenuity and resilience. See secret trapdoors, underground kitchens, living areas and meeting rooms. The more adventurous may explore the deeper second, and even third level tunnels For those preferring to remain above ground, there is ample opportunity to view excavated areas from above. Your guide will advise you of the length and level of difficulty of each tunnel before entering - some are easily accessed by stairs. We recommend good walking shoes and sun protection for this tour and advise you may get a little dirty!
Accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Day 5 : Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at the hotel
Mekong Delta and My Tho full-day tour: Experience rural life in Vietnam on this full-day Mekong Delta tour. Travel along the bustling highway into the surrounding countryside where you will pass lush rice paddies carefully tended, before boarding your motorized sampan for a unique experience on the mighty Mekong Delta waterways. You will see how, to the people of the Delta, the water is a lifeline - the focus of all daily activity - as your journey through a maze of tributaries and fruit plantations. Enjoy a sample of delicious fruit in the shade of a fruit farmer's garden before continuing your tour via even smaller waterways. Enjoy a special lunch of "Elephants ear Fish"
Accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City (B,L)
Day 6 : Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap
Flight to Siem Reap
Upon arrival in Siem Reap you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our local guide.
Rest of day at leisure
Accommodation in Siem Reap (B)
Day 7 : Siem Reap
Breakfast at the hotel
Plain of Angkor full-day tour: In the morning, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat, the temple complex covers eighty-one hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. It's distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the twelfth century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.
Visit the South Gate (with it's huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (twelfth century), Bayon Temple (unique for it's fifty-four towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimenakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the leper King. Sunset at Angkor Wat.
Accommodation in Siem Reap (B)
Day 8 : Siem Reap
Breakfast at the hotel
Banteay Srei, Ta Phrom and Ta Som full-day tour: Morning visit to Banteay Srei temple regarded as the jewel in the crown of classical Khmer Art.
Continue to one of the area's most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of it's mystery.
In the afternoon, you continue your temple visits to Preah Khan. Built by the king Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder hugging corridors. Unlike Ta Prohm, however the temple of Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation. Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake), Ta Som and Banteay Samre, built in the third quarter of the twelfth century. It consists of a central temple with four wings preceded by a hall and accompanied by two libraries, the southern example remarkably well preserved.
Accommodation in Siem Reap (B)
Day 9 : Siem Reap - Singapore
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Singapore
Flight to Singapore
Upon arrival in Singapore you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our local guide
Rest of day at leisure
Accommodation in Singapore (B)
Day 10 : Singapore
Breakfast at the hotel
Singapore City tour: Enjoy this city tour with first stopping at the Colonial Heart for a view of Padang, Cricket Club, Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. Then we are enroute to Thian Hock Keng Temple, oldest temple in Singapore and drive pass Chinatown. Next Stop at Mount Faber before proceeding to local handicraft center. Continue with the National Orchid Garden located within Botanic Gardens. Last stop of the tour will be at Little India.
Accommodation in Singapore (B)
Day 11 : Singapore
Breakfast at the hotel
Rest of day at leisure
Accommodation in Singapore (B)
Day 12 : Depart
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to Singapore Airport for your flight home
(B)
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Notes & Restrictions
| Vacation Notes & Restrictions |
Notes:
Space is limited and your desired dates may not be available if you wait, so book early to avoid disappointment. We highly recommend 2nd and 3rd choices for travel dates.
Cambodia Departure Tax:
Required upon departure in local currency or US Dollars(cash only) the amount of approximately $25. Aircraft boarding will be denied to any passenger who fail to pay this tax which is collected after check-in and prior to boarding by Federal Airport staff. Cambodia Visa:
For US citizens a tourist Visa can be obtained at your arrival airport in Cambodia for approximately $20.00USD. Passengers must also have 2 passport photos and a passport valid for at least six months beyond the end of the visit. Full payment due within 1 day of booking by 2pm.
Valid Passport and Visa are required for entry.
Vietnam Departure Tax:
Required upon departure in local currency or US Dollars(cash only) the amount of approximately $14. Aircraft boarding will be denied to any passenger who fail to pay this tax which is collected after check-in and prior to boarding by Federal Airport staff. Vietnam Visa Requirements
A valid passport and Visa are required for entry into Vietnam. Please be advised a Visa can take 3-4 weeks to process.
Click here for visa information. Cambodia Tourist Visa
A tourist visa and valid passport are requred for entry into Cambodia
Click here for visa information.
Passport numbers are required for confirmation.
Nonrefundable and nonchangeable once paid in full.
Passport & Visa Requirments:
It is the sole responsibility of each passenger to obtain the necessary documents for travel, including valid passports and visas For U.S. citizens, a valid passport and visa are required. Visa requirements change without notice and vary by nationality. Please check with the consulate office of the destination country for their visa requirements.
Restrictions:
Prices are per person based on double occupancy and a 21-day advance purchase. Purchases within 21 days will incur additional shipping and handling fees. Air carrier used in the package is based on gateway and availability at time of booking and multiple flights connections may be necessary. Flight departure times may be at any time on your requested departure day. Surcharges up to $125 per person apply for departures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday depending on travel dates. Air taxes/Government-imposed fees/surcharges are excluded. These fees are in addition to the package prices and will be added to invoice. Travel is valid for these dates only. Certain other restrictions may apply, and offer is subject to change without notice. No request will be processed until full payment is received. Once submitted your request can take at least 24 hours to confirm. 2nd and 3rd choices for travel dates are highly recommended.
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Vacation Reviews
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Wonderful Vacation! We had a private car, tourguide and driver for all of the tours in Cambodia and Vietnam - you feel quite spoiled when you see all the tour buses and large groups at various attractions. The temple & market tour were wonderful! Ho Chi Minh City is pretty crazy to get around on your own due to the extreme traffic, noise, language barriers, few crosswalks. We were glad to have a private guide. Our guide even took us to some unscheduled stops including a lacquerware factory and a family that teaches you to make your own rice paper. Our favorite tour was the Mekong Delta - it was great to be out of the HMC craziness and see rural life and small cottage industries. The honey tea is amazing! We stayed at the Chancery Saigon - clean and spacious, rooms were very basic and somewhat dated - but we were happy. Communication w/hotel staff can be difficult. Breakfast was wonderful. The park across the street is also a nice feature. Not many good restaurants nearby. Would recommend staying somewhere closer to city center for that reason.
Cambodia is truly spectacular. This trip was my second time to both Cambodia and Singapore. The town of Siem Reap near Angkor is growing so fast it is amazing. We stayed at the Angkor Hotel - very nice staff, all spoke excellent English, email access was cheap, breakfast was good, the hotel restaurant and bar also have great food and prices (also the best cheeseburger outside the US) - but be sure to try other restaurants in town like The Red Piano Bar or the FCC (our favorites!). We had private tours and car here as well. The ruins are truly amazing. Take the optional elephant ride through the gate into the Bayon - it's a 20 minute ride and is worth it for the pictures and experience. Book an extra day in Siem Reap - your pass into the ruins area is good for an extra day beyond the tours and there is much to see - We did the Silk Worm Farm & Old Market on our free day. Take a tuk-tuk (moto pulling a cart) around town - $10-$15 per day. Will probably return to Cambodia a third time! Everyone is SO FRIENDLY!
Singapore was beautiful, you forget you're outside the US here. I'd recommend upgrading to a hotel off Orchard Road or near an MRT station - the Copthorne was inconvenient and the bathrooms had severe mildew problems. The city tour was a nice introduction to all the areas and they allow you to stay in Little India and walk about the city on your own at the end of the tour. Do use the MRT system to get around, very fast and affordable especially convenient if you buy the fast pass transit cards.
Using Go-Today was a great booking / travel tour experience. I plan to use them again in the future.
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Review Provided by:
Christopher Beikmann who traveled on 11/19/2006
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Average Rating: (4)
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