18 DAY TOUR
Limited to 20 travelers

DATES & PRICES
December 29, 2008 - January 14, 2009
Los Angeles Departure $5,790 per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement $1,190
Business and First Class Airfare Available Upon Request

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES
- International Air
- All Internal Transportation
- All Deluxe Accommodations
- Private Deluxe Motor Coach
- Full American Breakfast
- 13 Lunches, 7 Dinners
- All Sightseeing Tours
- All Lectures/Discussions
- All Transfers, Porterage and Taxes

EXPERIENCE WITH US
- Cyclo Rides
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Museum of Ethnology
- Water Puppet Show
- Boat Ride on Halong Bay
- H’Mong and Red Dao Minority
  Villages
- Sapa’s Market
- Forbidden Purple City
- Attend a Royal Banquet
- Boat Trip on Perfume River
- Cham Museum
- Cu Chi Tunnels
- Boat Ride on the Mekong Delta
- Angkor Wat Temples

ACCOMMODATIONS
Hanoi - Hilton Opera
Halong Bay - Halong Plaza
Sapa - Victoria
Hue - LaResidence
Hoi An - Life Resort
Saigon - Caravelle
Siem Reap - LeMeriden Angkor

Your Lecturer: Professor Dennis Berg

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 - USA
Depart for Hanoi

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30 - HANOI
Transfer to your hotel. Later in the evening enjoy a Welcome Dinner. (D)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 - HANOI
Explore Hanoi with visits to the Lake of the Restored Sword, the spiritual heart of Hanoi; Ngoc Son Temple; Dong Xuan Market and the Memorial House. Cyclo the Old Quarter with its “36 Streets” named for merchandise traditionally sold there. Enjoy a special New Year’s Eve dinner. (BLD)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 - HALONG BAY
Today’s excursion includes the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh House, Presidential Palace, Temple of Literature and the Museum of Ethnology. Then journey out to Halong Bay. (BL)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 - SAPA
This morning cruise the magical Halong Bay, a World Heritage site, with 3,000 islands dotting an emerald green sea. Return to Hanoi where you enjoy a Water Puppet show before departing on the overnight train to Sapa. (BLD)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 - SAPA
Visit Hamrong and Catcat, an age-old village of H’Mong ethnic group. (BLD)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 - HANOI
Tour Sapa, Tavan and Caumay diverse, enchanting hillside communities. Visit the Sapa’s market where colorful H’Mong and Red Dao women come to town to sell their wares. Then take the overnight train to Hanoi (BL)

MONDAY, JANUARY 5 - HUE
Fly to the old imperial city of Hue. Then visit the Royal Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City. This evening dine at a Royal Banquet. (BD)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 - HOI AN
Explore the tomb of the emperor Tu Duc before your boat trip on the Perfume River to the Thien Mu Temple, the unofficial symbol of Hue. Depart for Danang where you visit China Beach. After lunch continue onto the picturesque town of Hoi An. (BL)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 - HOI AN
Spend this morning on a walking and cyclo tour of this most delightful and enchanting riverside town. (BL)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 - SAIGON
Before the flight to Saigon visit the Cham Museum with artifacts from the Kingdom of Champa that ruled for 1,000 years. This evening have dinner in the Binh Quoi Village. (BLD)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9- SAIGON
Explore this Pearl of the Orient on a tour which includes city hall, the historic post office, Notre Dame Cathedral, China town and the Thien Hau Pagoda as well as the Binh Tay Market. (BL)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 - SAIGON
Journey to the world famous Cu Chi Tunnels. Then continue onto Tay Ninh to attend the high-noon service of the Cao Dai, an esoteric religious sect embracing relics and doctrines from Buddhism, Catholicism, and Islam. (BL)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 - SAIGON
Travel to My Tho for a cruise on the Mekong River with visits to fruit farms and lunch at a local’s home. (BL)

MONDAY, JANUARY 12 - ANGKOR WAT
Enjoy a leisurely morning before flying to Siem Reap. This afternoon see the spectacular temples ruins of Chong Kneas, Ta Keo, Ta Prohm and Chau Kay Tevoda. (BL)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 - ANGKOR WAT
Today visit the exquisite temples of Angkor Wat, the heart and soul of the Kingdom of Cambodia and visit Tonle Sap, a floating village on the lake. Share fond memories at a farewell dinner. (BLD)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14 - USA
Transfer to the airport for your return flight home. (B)