Solo-ish Vietnam & Cambodia

Welcome to Vietnam! Touch down in Hanoi and meet your included arrival transfer at the airport. Get to know your fellow Solo-ish travellers at the welcome meeting before hopping into a cyclo to cruise around Hanoi Old Town to get acquainted with the city. When the ride ends, we'll drive to a villa where we will have a hands on cooking experience! Work together, get to know the other Solo-ish travellers then sit down together and enjoy your creation! Arrive to your start hotel no later than 2pm in order to begin the days activities.

Today is all about getting to know your group and Hanoi better! From cyclo day 1 to motorbike day 2, today we join the lady motorbike team for a tour of the city. Hop on the back of a moto and see Hanoi's important landmarks, markets and streets. At the market, we'll hop off and try some local street food then continue on to see spots like the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda and Tran Quoc Pagoda.

We'll take an Egg Coffee break at a coffee house, learning how they make egg coffee and try one for ourselves! We'll stop for lunch to try a Hanoi original dish called Bun Cha made of grilled pork and noodles and then continue on to Hoa Lo Prison and a visit to a local dessert shop. In the evening enjoy a home cooked meal with a family just outside of Hanoi.

This morning we'll travel to the impressive Natural World Heritage site of Halong Bay. Passing through the beautiful Vietnamese countryside, arrive to the junk boat that we'll stay aboard for a night. Spend the afternoon swimming, kayaking and relaxing under the striking karst formations in the incredible bay. A special G surprise awaits in the evening as you relax onboard.

If you choose to wake up early, join the group for a morning Tai Chi session. After breakfast, climb into a smaller boat and take a tour of a local fisherman village. When we return to the junk boat, take some time to pack up and enjoy lunch onboard before we disembark for our next destination. Download your Solo-ish bestie's favorite movie because we have a longer travel day ahead of us. We'll drive from Ha Long Bay back to Hanoi, and then board an overnight train to Hue.

Wake up this morning as you're pulling into Hue, a city with world renowned ancient wonders. Drop your belongings at the hotel then join your group for a guided tour of the city to see these wonders. Visit the iconic Imperial Citadel, the Royal Tomb and the Tien Mu Pagoda to learn about the unique culture of this city. In the afternoon, enjoy some free time. Opt to relax, explore or join the Hue Motorbike Tour.

• Hue Motorbike Tour: Grab a helmet, hop on a motorbike driven by your experienced local guide, and get ready for a crash course in authentic Viet culture. Spend the next four hours exploring the stalls of a local market, admiring the view of the Perfume River, learning to plough and make rice, creating your own incense sticks, and seeing the most iconic local sights. Don’t forget to bring your camera!

Travel from Hue to the ancient town of Hoi An today. Drive through the most famous road in Vietnam, the Hai Van Pass. Wind around mountains, cruise by the sea and pass through cities. Arrive to Hoi An and enjoy free time in this UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Have a chance to see for yourself why this city is considered one of the world's best preserved examples of a Southeast Asian 15th century trading port.

Start today with a trip to your G for Good moment at Oodles of Noodles. Join the noodle making demonstration and then sit down together for a noodle lunch. This afternoon, opt to take some "me time" or head out on a Hoi An Old Town Walking tour with your CEO. Today is your Me Day, so it's your choice after all!

An early flight brings us to Ho Chi Minh City before the late morning. This afternoon, choose to join your CEO and explore the Cu Chi Tunnels on a tour through the underground secret passageways. And if you are ready to hit the town, a night in Ho Chi Minh wouldn't be complete without a visit to one of the many roof top bars or Ben Than Market.

We get on the road this morning to drive towards the impressive Mekong River Delta. The palm tree waterfront town of Ben Tre a perfect place to get a glimpse of local life on the Delta. After visiting the coconut plantation, watching the xuong and sampan boats cruise over the water and cycling along the river, visit the Cai Thia region. A short boat ride will take you to a traditional rice paper making and then to the homestay. Join your host for some local home cooking for dinner, followed by a night walk guided by lamps to see traditional music and performance.

Start today with a visit to the nearby local fresh market. Then board a boat and cruise to Mang Thit, known as the Red Kingdom. After arriving, we'll cycle through the pottery brick village, passing rice fields, plantations and factories. This afternoon, drive back to Ho Chi Minh City and enjoy free time in the city.

Continue the adventures as you travel with your other Solo-ish travellers from Vietnam to Cambodia. Arrive to Phnom Penh this afternoon and enjoy free time in the capital city of Cambodia.

Drive from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and enjoy some free time. In the afternoon, come together with your CEO and new Solo-ish travel mates for your Cambodian dinner party. Take a tuk-tuk to the party. Cook some local Cambodia favorites like chicken or fish curry, with mango sticky rice or banana cooked with coconut milk for dessert! Quite the perfect start to your adventure throughout Cambodia!

The history and culture of Cambodia is on full display today as you join your CEO to explore some of the most beautiful temples in Siem Reap. This morning, visit the smiling stone faces of Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom, known as the last capital city of the Khmer Empire from the 1400s. Then visit the Ta Prohm Temple, known as the Angelina Jolie Temple from Tomb Raider. After a local lunch, visit Banteay Srei Temple, known to have some of the most incredible stone carving in the world.

Dig into a delicious dinner at your G for Good moment at Spoons, an organization that provides at risk youth an opportunity for a self-sustaining future through education, training, and employment opportunities. To end the day on a high note, opt to join your CEO and fellow Solo-ish travellers for an evening city walk to visit the Royal Garden and river front, a popular street lined with pubs frequented by locals.

Rise early this morning to experience the world famous Angkor Wat at sunrise alongside your fellow Solo-ish travellers and your CEO as your guide. Admire the temples silhouetted against the beautiful morning sky and reflected over the water. Return to the hotel to fill up on breakfast before driving to the Sambor Prei Kuk Community in Kampong Thom. Take a tour of the local village and sit down for lunch and special surprise! After filling up, settle in for the drive to Phnom Penh.

In Cambodia's biggest city, enjoy the whole day to explore how you'd like. Opt to visit the killing fields to learn about Cambodia's dark past. Or maybe visit the beautiful Silver Pagoda and Royal Palace. In the evening opt to join a street food crawl to fill up on delicious Cambodian cuisine.

• Choeung Ek (Killing Fields) Guided Tour: Learn more about the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge visiting the killing fields of Choeung Ek; the grounds now stand as a powerful memorial filled with victims’ skulls and mass graves. Tour this sombre, yet serene, site with a guide.
• Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda Visit: Visit the Royal Palace, a complex of buildings where the kings of Cambodia have resided since the 1860s (except for during the reign of the Khmer Rouge). Be sure to tour the Silver Pagoda compound (aka the Temple of the Emerald Buddha) and the central compound. See the many magnificent treasures inside this beautiful vihara (Buddhist monastery), including its floor lined with more 5,000 tiles of silver.
• Street Food Crawl - Phnom Penh: Bring your appetite and your wallet. The CEO will bring the group to the best spots to eat and teach everyone about the local street food. Yum!

Travel deep within the Cardamom Mountains today to the authentic local community of Chi Phat. Drive to the port at Andoung Teuk and load into the river boat with a local guide. Travel up the river to Chi Phat and settle into your bungalow home for the next two nights. After lunch, visit the Chhay Chrey waterfall for an afternoon swim alongside your fellow Solo-ish travellers. Hop onto the back of a motor taxi to zip to Bold Mountain for a sunset together in the Cardamom Mountains.

Rise before the sun this morning for a beautiful float along the river for some bird watching. Enjoy breakfast on the motor sampan boat and then switch into a quieter row boats to ride through the jungle in search of the amazing wildlife that call this place home. We'll employ the use of binoculars to see some of the shier ones. Before heading back, enjoy a picnic along the river banks. After returning to Chi Phat, enjoy a restful afternoon or opt to explore the town by foot or bike. If you have the energy this evening, opt to join a night time lobster fishing adventure.

Today's travel day will be an adventurous one! A river boat, a drive and a ferry ride later, arrive to the tropical island of Koh Rong. Check into your resort and enjoy your first relaxing evening at the beach with your Solo-ish travel mates.

On your Me Day, spend it exactly how you want! If you're looking for some alone time, today is your day to do some solo adventures. Hike to a waterfall in the Koh Rong jungle, catch the sunset on the beach or swim with bioluminescence once its dark. Or choose to spend the day with your CEO and other Solo-ish travel mates who want to come along and kayak through the mangrove forest.

• Swim with bioluminescent plankton: Learn about bioluminescence, a micro-organisms that creates a beautiful glowing light in the water. Stir up the water with your hand to light up the surrounding area and take a dip to see the glowing all around you like magical fairy dust.
• Koh Rong Waterfall hike: Hike to a beautiful Cambodian waterfall in the jungle on Koh Rong. During most of the year, this waterfall is flowing and beuatiful. However, during dry season, it might be dried up. Check with your CEO before going.

Say goodbye to the beach and head back to the city today. Fill up on breakfast at the hotel, then hop into the ferry back to Sihanoukville. Settle in for the drive back to Phnom Penh. After arrival, opt to join your fellow Solo-ish travellers and CEO for one last dinner together in the capital city.

You arrived a solo traveller and are leaving with many new friends. Say goodbye to your fellow Solo-ish friends and depart at any time.