Ayutthaya , Thailand Village school , Laos
Controversial Topic : the quest for justice at the Khmer Rouge tribunal .
Meals : B , L | Phnom Penh Katari Hotel or similar
DAY 13 • Siem Reap Transfer to Siem Reap . Along the way , we may meet with a local woman who hunts tarantulas . We ’ ll also have a chance to see the thousand-year-old Kampong Kdei Bridge .
Meals : B , L , D | Regency Angkor Hotel or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 7 , cruise the majestic waterway of the Mekong River , one of the longest rivers in the world
DAY 14 • Tonle Sap floating village • Conversation about healthcare inequality • Angkor
Take a buffalo-drawn cart and private boat ride on Tonle Sap to visit the floating villages . Next , meet a midwife to discuss the inequality within Cambodia ’ s healthcare system . Later , venture to ancient Angkor to visit Bayon and the Terrace of the Elephants .
Meals : B , L | Regency Angkor Hotel or similar
DAY 15 • Siem Reap • Angkor Wat Venture to the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat and the Bayon-style structure of Ta Prohm . Later , return to Angkor Wat just as the sun sets .
Meals : B , L | Regency Angkor Hotel or similar
DAY 16 • Optional Banteay Srei tour • Fly to Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Choose to join our optional tour to visit the wellpreserved temple of Banteay Srei . After , gather to visit the Angkor National Museum before flying to Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam .
Meals : B , L | Muong Thanh Hotel or similar
DAY 17 • Ho Chi Minh City • Mekong Delta Discover Vietnam ’ s famous Mekong Delta . Drive to My Tho , the gateway to the Mekong River , and cruise aboard a barge , as well as a rowed sampan .
Meals : B , L | Muong Thanh Hotel or similar
DAY 18 • Ho Chi Minh City • Optional Saigon street food adventure
Discover the city ’ s sights , including the Catholic Cathedral , the former Presidential Palace , and a Vietnam War bunker . Later , perhaps you ’ ll join our optional tour , featuring a street food experience in Saigon .
Meals : B , L | Muong Thanh Hotel or similar
DAY 19 • Ho Chi Minh City • Conversation about the Vietnam War • Cu Chi Tunnels
Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels — a 125-mile-long underground maze dating back to the Vietnam War . After , meet a Viet Cong veteran to discuss the legacy of the Vietnam War 50 years later .
Meals : B , L , D | Muong Thanh Hotel or similar
DAY 20 • Return to U . S . Return to the U . S ., or fly to Hanoi to begin our post-trip extensions to Northern Vietnam : From Hanoi to the Hill Tribes of Sapa .
Meals : B
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72 Ancient Kingdoms : Thailand , Laos , Cambodia & Vietnam