Best Of Vietnam & Cambodia – 18 Days Premium Private Tour Led By Women
Hanoi – Halong Bay – Hue – Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – Phnom Penh – Battambang – Siem Reap – Bangkok
18 Days / 17 Nights | Vietnam & Cambodia | Private Premium Journey
Experience the very best of Vietnam and Cambodia on an elegant 18-day private journey designed for travelers seeking comfort, cultural depth, personalized service and meaningful local connections. From Hanoi’s historic Old Quarter and the spectacular limestone landscapes of Halong Bay to the imperial heritage of Hue, the lantern-lit streets of Hoi An, the vibrant energy of Ho Chi Minh City, the peaceful waterways of the Mekong Delta and the magnificent temples of Angkor, this journey brings together the essential highlights of two extraordinary Southeast Asian countries.
Your journey is led by an experienced female tour leader and supported by private local guides, specialist heritage guides and carefully selected women-led experiences. Throughout the journey, you will travel privately, stay in carefully selected 5-star hotels and heritage properties, enjoy private transportation and take flights between major destinations instead of long overnight trains. This is not a women-only tour. It is a premium private tour led by women.
DAY 1 – HANOI
Welcome to Vietnam
Welcome to Hanoi. Upon arrival, your private female tour leader will meet you at the airport and accompany you by private luxury vehicle to your 5-star hotel in the heart of the city. After check-in, take time to relax and settle into your new surroundings before beginning a gentle introduction to Hanoi.
In the late afternoon, explore Hoan Kiem Lake and wander through the atmospheric Old Quarter, where narrow streets, traditional houses, small family businesses and historic shops reveal the character of Vietnam’s capital. Where available, meet a local woman entrepreneur or artisan and gain a personal introduction to contemporary Hanoi life. In the evening, enjoy a premium Vietnamese welcome dinner featuring carefully selected northern specialties.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 2 – HANOI
Culture, Cuisine & Women-Led Experiences
After breakfast, continue discovering Hanoi with your private female guide. Explore the city’s most important cultural and historical landmarks, including the Ho Chi Minh complex, One Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature, one of Vietnam’s most important centers of traditional education. Continue through the French Quarter to admire Hanoi’s elegant colonial architecture and historic streets.
Enjoy a private Vietnamese coffee experience before lunch at a carefully selected local restaurant. In the afternoon, experience another side of Hanoi through a women-led cultural activity. Depending on availability and your interests, this may involve traditional crafts, embroidery, textiles, Vietnamese cooking, an artisan studio or a women-owned social enterprise. Return to your hotel for a short rest before enjoying a private dinner celebrating Hanoi’s distinctive culinary traditions.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 3 – HANOI TO HALONG BAY
Luxury Cruise Among Limestone Islands
Leave Hanoi in your private luxury vehicle and travel toward Halong Bay. Upon arrival, board your premium overnight cruise and settle into your elegant cabin before enjoying lunch while sailing through a spectacular landscape of limestone islands and emerald waters.
Depending on the cruise route and weather conditions, explore a beautiful cave, hidden lagoon or scenic island. Guests may also enjoy a gentle kayaking experience or another water-based activity. Return to the vessel and relax on the sundeck as the sun begins to set over the bay. Enjoy an elegant dinner on board before spending the night surrounded by the dramatic limestone scenery of Halong Bay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Cruise | Transportation: Private Vehicle + Luxury Cruise
DAY 4 – HALONG BAY TO HANOI TO HUE
From Limestone Landscapes to Imperial Vietnam
Wake early and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of Halong Bay at sunrise. After breakfast, continue cruising through the bay before returning to the harbor. Disembark and travel by private luxury vehicle back to Hanoi, where lunch is arranged before your airport transfer.
Take a flight from Hanoi to Hue, replacing the traditional long overnight train journey with a much more comfortable and efficient premium travel experience. Upon arrival in Hue, meet your private female guide and transfer to your luxury hotel. The evening is dedicated to Hue’s celebrated cuisine, with a private dinner featuring traditional specialties from Vietnam’s former imperial capital.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Luxury Cruise + Private Vehicle + Flight
DAY 5 – HUE
Imperial Heritage & Royal Culture
After breakfast, begin your private exploration of Hue Imperial City, the former royal capital of the Nguyen Dynasty. Enter through the historic gates and explore imperial palaces, temples, courtyards and gardens while your private heritage guide explains the traditions and history of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty.
Enjoy lunch featuring refined Hue cuisine before continuing your exploration of the city and the Perfume River area. Discover local neighborhoods and cultural initiatives that reveal a more personal side of Hue. Take time to enjoy a traditional Hue specialty such as salt coffee before returning to your hotel. In the evening, enjoy dinner at a carefully selected local restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 6 – HUE COUNTRYSIDE
Buddhist Heritage, Villages & Royal Tombs
Today, leave central Hue and discover the peaceful countryside surrounding the former imperial capital. Travel to Thanh Toan Village, where you can explore the historic covered bridge, local market and surrounding agricultural landscapes. Continue to Thien Mu Pagoda, one of Hue’s most important Buddhist landmarks, beautifully positioned beside the Perfume River.
Enjoy a peaceful vegetarian lunch inspired by Buddhist traditions before continuing to the elegant Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. Surrounded by gardens, lakes and traditional royal architecture, the tomb provides an insight into the emperor’s life and the philosophy of Nguyen Dynasty architecture. Return to Hue in the late afternoon and enjoy a relaxed evening and private dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 7 – HUE TO HAI VAN PASS TO HOI AN
Scenic Mountain Roads & Ancient Hoi An
Depart Hue after breakfast and travel south by private luxury vehicle along the spectacular Hai Van Pass. Stop at scenic viewpoints overlooking the mountains and coastline before continuing toward Da Nang and Hoi An.
After arriving in Hoi An and enjoying lunch, begin your private exploration of the UNESCO-listed Ancient Town. Wander through historic merchant houses, Chinese assembly halls, traditional shops and the riverside streets surrounding the Japanese Covered Bridge area. As evening arrives, the town’s famous lanterns illuminate the streets and waterways. Enjoy a private dinner beside the Thu Bon River before returning to your heritage hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Heritage Hotel | Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 8 – HOI AN
Women Artisans, Traditional Crafts & Countryside
After breakfast, discover Hoi An’s creative and artistic traditions through a carefully selected women-led experience. Meet local women artisans and learn about traditional Vietnamese craftsmanship through activities such as lantern making, embroidery, textiles, ceramics or tailoring, depending on availability and your interests.
Continue into the countryside around Hoi An and discover local farms, gardens and traditional agricultural practices. Enjoy a farm-to-table lunch prepared with fresh regional ingredients before returning to the ancient town. The afternoon is intentionally flexible, allowing time for tailoring, shopping, photography, café culture, a private spa treatment or simply relaxing beside the river. In the evening, enjoy dinner at a premium local restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Heritage Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 9 – HOI AN TO MY SON TO HOI AN
Ancient Champa Heritage
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast before departing for My Son Sanctuary, the ancient religious center of the Champa civilization. Explore the atmospheric temple ruins surrounded by forest and mountains with your private heritage guide, learning about Champa culture, architecture, religious traditions and the historical connections between central Vietnam and the wider Southeast Asian world.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before returning to Hoi An. The afternoon is deliberately unhurried, giving you the opportunity to explore the riverside, browse local boutiques, arrange a private tailoring appointment or enjoy a spa treatment. Finish the day with a private dinner showcasing the flavors of Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Heritage Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 10 – HOI AN TO DA NANG TO HO CHI MINH CITY
Fly South to Saigon
After breakfast, your private vehicle transfers you from Hoi An to Da Nang International Airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, your southern Vietnamese female guide welcomes you and begins your introduction to this dynamic city.
Explore the historic center, including the Central Post Office, the Opera House area and surrounding French-colonial streets. Visit the War Remnants Museum with sensitive historical interpretation that provides important context for understanding Vietnam’s modern history. Enjoy lunch featuring southern Vietnamese cuisine before continuing your exploration. In the evening, experience Saigon’s sophisticated culinary scene with a private dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle + Flight
DAY 11 – HO CHI MINH CITY
History, Markets & Modern Saigon
After breakfast, continue discovering Ho Chi Minh City through its historic landmarks and contemporary neighborhoods. Visit the Reunification Palace and explore the surrounding central districts before continuing to a carefully selected local market where you can observe the energy of everyday Vietnamese life.
Where available, meet a local woman entrepreneur, artisan or creative professional and learn about the changing face of modern Vietnam. Enjoy lunch at a family-run or women-led restaurant before experiencing another aspect of Vietnamese culture through a private coffee tasting or culinary experience. The evening is free for shopping, wellness or relaxation before your private dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 12 – MEKONG DELTA
Ben Tre, Coconut Canals & Rural Life
Travel south from Ho Chi Minh City by private luxury vehicle toward Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta. Upon arrival, board a private boat and cruise along the Mekong’s waterways and coconut-lined canals, experiencing a much slower rhythm of life away from the city’s energy.
Visit a local family and learn about traditional coconut processing while tasting fresh tropical fruits and regional specialties. Continue into smaller waterways by traditional rowing boat and meet local producers and women involved in family-run businesses and community enterprises. Enjoy a farm-to-table Mekong Delta lunch before spending the afternoon exploring rural villages, gardens and waterways. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the evening for dinner at a premium Vietnamese restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle + Private Boat
DAY 13 – HO CHI MINH CITY TO PHNOM PENH
Vietnam to Cambodia
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before your private transfer to the airport for your flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival in Cambodia, meet your private female Cambodian guide and transfer by luxury vehicle to your 5-star hotel.
After check-in and time to relax, enjoy a gentle orientation around Sisowath Quay and the riverside area where the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers meet. Take in the atmosphere of Cambodia’s capital before enjoying a refined Khmer dinner overlooking the river.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle + Flight
DAY 14 – PHNOM PENH
Royal Heritage & Cambodia’s Modern History
After breakfast, begin a meaningful exploration of Cambodia’s modern history. Visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum with sensitive historical interpretation before continuing to Choeung Ek Memorial. These experiences provide important context for understanding Cambodia’s difficult past, resilience and journey toward recovery.
Enjoy lunch in a peaceful setting before visiting the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda in the afternoon. Continue to a Cambodian artisan studio or women-led enterprise where available, learning about traditional crafts and contemporary Cambodian entrepreneurship. Return to your hotel before enjoying an elegant Khmer dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 15 – PHNOM PENH TO KAMPONG CHHNANG TO BATTAMBANG
Pottery Villages & Rural Cambodia
Leave Phnom Penh after breakfast and travel through the Cambodian countryside by private luxury vehicle. Stop in Kampong Chhnang, one of Cambodia’s traditional pottery regions, where you can meet local artisans and learn about the techniques passed through generations.
Continue through rural landscapes, rice fields and traditional villages before enjoying lunch featuring regional Cambodian cuisine. Continue toward Battambang, one of Cambodia’s most atmospheric provincial cities. After checking into your boutique heritage hotel, explore the historic center and its French-colonial architecture before enjoying dinner at a premium local restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Boutique Heritage Hotel | Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 16 – BATTAMBANG TO SIEM REAP
Countryside, Khmer Cuisine & Artisan Traditions
After breakfast, leave the city and explore the countryside surrounding Battambang. Discover rural communities, traditional producers and agricultural landscapes while learning about everyday Cambodian life and the importance of village-based industries.
Enjoy a fresh local lunch before continuing by private vehicle toward Siem Reap. After checking into your heritage hotel, visit local artisan workshops where Cambodian women preserve traditional silk, textiles and handicrafts. Learn how traditional Khmer craftsmanship is being supported through modern social enterprises before enjoying an evening dinner featuring authentic Cambodian specialties.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Heritage Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 17 – SIEM REAP
Angkor Wat Sunrise & The Temples of Angkor
Rise before dawn and travel by private vehicle to the Angkor Archaeological Park for one of the most memorable experiences of the journey. Watch the sunrise over the iconic towers of Angkor Wat before entering the temple complex with your private archaeological guide.
Explore Angkor Wat and learn about Khmer architecture, religious traditions and the history of the Angkor Empire. Continue to Angkor Thom, the ancient royal city, and discover the extraordinary Bayon Temple with its monumental carved faces.
After lunch at a carefully selected local restaurant, continue to Ta Prohm, where enormous trees and roots have grown around the ancient temple structures. Return to your hotel in the afternoon and enjoy time to relax, swim or experience a private spa treatment. In the evening, celebrate the final full day of your journey with a special Khmer farewell dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Accommodation: 5-Star Heritage Hotel | Transportation: Private Vehicle
DAY 18 – SIEM REAP TO TONLE SAP TO BANGKOK
Floating Communities & Journey’s End
Enjoy your final breakfast in Cambodia before traveling to Tonle Sap Lake. Board a private boat and explore the lake and its floating communities while learning about the importance of Tonle Sap to Cambodian fishing, agriculture and rural life.
Enjoy a final Cambodian lunch before returning to Siem Reap for your private airport transfer. Take your flight from Siem Reap to Bangkok, where your 18-day Best of Vietnam & Cambodia Premium Private Tour Led by Women comes to an end.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Transportation: Private Vehicle + Private Boat + Flight
PREMIUM TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
This journey is designed around comfort from beginning to end. Long-distance overnight trains are replaced with convenient flights between Hanoi and Hue, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, and Siem Reap and Bangkok. Private luxury vehicles provide comfortable transfers throughout the journey, while private boats on Halong Bay, the Mekong Delta and Tonle Sap turn transportation into memorable travel experiences.
Accommodation is carefully selected around 5-star hotels, luxury heritage properties and a premium overnight cruise. Each destination combines high standards of comfort with a sense of place, allowing travelers to experience Vietnam and Cambodia without sacrificing convenience or authenticity.
WOMEN-LED TRAVEL
Throughout the journey, Vietnam Women Travel prioritizes meaningful encounters with women working in tourism, hospitality, traditional crafts and local communities. Depending on availability, travelers may meet female guides, women artisans, women chefs, entrepreneurs, craft makers and community leaders.
These experiences are designed not simply as sightseeing activities but as opportunities to connect with local people, understand traditional skills and support women-led businesses and community initiatives.
DINING THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included every day, with dining experiences selected to showcase the regional character of Vietnam and Cambodia. Meals range from refined local restaurants and family-run businesses to farm-to-table experiences, traditional cooking and carefully selected women-led establishments where available.
Travelers will experience northern Vietnamese specialties in Hanoi, refined imperial cuisine in Hue, central Vietnamese flavors in Hoi An, southern cuisine in Ho Chi Minh City, fresh produce and traditional dishes in the Mekong Delta, and authentic Khmer cuisine throughout Cambodia.
WHY CHOOSE VIETNAM WOMEN TRAVEL?
Vietnam Women Travel creates private journeys for travelers who want more than a checklist of famous attractions. Every itinerary combines private transportation, carefully selected accommodation, specialist guides, authentic local experiences and the flexibility to travel at your own pace.
The journey is led by women and intentionally connects travelers with women-led businesses and community initiatives whenever possible. From Hanoi artisans and Hoi An craft makers to Mekong Delta families and Cambodian women preserving traditional textiles, the experience creates opportunities to discover the people behind the destinations.
This is premium travel with a personal connection: private from start to finish, culturally rich, comfortable and thoughtfully designed.
BEST OF VIETNAM & CAMBODIA
From the timeless streets of Hanoi to the limestone islands of Halong Bay, from the imperial heritage of Hue to the lantern-lit streets of Hoi An, this journey reveals the extraordinary diversity of Vietnam.
Continue south to experience the energy of Ho Chi Minh City and the peaceful waterways of the Mekong Delta before crossing into Cambodia. Discover Phnom Penh’s royal heritage and modern history, explore Battambang’s rural landscapes and artisan traditions, and finish among the magnificent temples of Angkor.
Two countries, eighteen days and an extraordinary collection of experiences brought together in one seamless private journey.
Travel differently. Travel meaningfully. Travel with women.
Vietnam Women Travel – Premium Private Tours Led by Women