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Vietnam & Cambodia The Challenge Itinerary Inclusions Register
See Vietnam & Cambodia is an 18 day trip, venturing through spectacular cities and remote country side, an experience never to be forgotten!
Itinerary at a glance
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Day 1      Arrive Hanoi  
Day 2   In Hanoi
Day 3   To Mai Chau. Trek to project site
Days 4-6    Community Project – Mai Chau 
Day 7    To Hanoi & overnight train to Hue
Day 8      In Hue
Day 9    Transfer to Hoi An/ visit Eye Clinic 
Day 10    Hoi An  
Day 11    In Hoi An
Day 12    Fly to Phnom Penh
Day 13    In Phnom Penh 
Day 14   To Siem Reap/ visit Eye Clinic
Day 15    At Angkor Temples 
Day 16    At Angkor Temples 
Day 17    Trip concludes 
Day 18    Arrive Sydney


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Detailed itinerary & Trip Notes 2009

See Vietnam & Cambodia > Itinerary
DAY 1
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Arrive Hanoi
Depart Sydney/Arrive Hanoi and transfer to the hotel. You will meet your local guide and fellow participants.
Day 2

In Hanoi
You tour around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Old Quarter with its 36 streets of 36 wares, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum.

Day 3 To Mai Chau-Trek to community project site
Three hour scenic drive from Hanoi to Mai Chau. We lunch in a traditional slit house of the Thai people and then transfer to the community project site.
Day 4 -6
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Community Project - Mai Chau
During your stay at Van Village you will be helping to refurbish a kindergarten classroom for the young children of the village.
Day 7

To Hanoi and overnight train to Hue
In the evening we will transfer to the railway station and board the Reunification Express train that will take us south, along the coast to Hue.

Day 8 In Hue
We visit the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, take a boat ride up the Perfume River and tour the Citadel.
Day 9
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Transfer to Hoi An and visit eye clinic
Depart Hue and head towards Hoi An. Today we visit Dai Loc Eye Hospital.
Day 10 Hoi An
Walking tour around historic Hoi An.
Day 11 In Hoi An
Day at leisure in Hoi An.
Day 12
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Fly to Phnom Phen
Transfer to Danang Airport for a flight to Saigon and then onwards to Phnom Penh.

Day13

In Phnom Phen
Explore the capital of Phnom Penh including the Royal Palace, National Museum & the Wat Phnom Pagoda. 

Day 14
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To Siem Reap-Visit eye clinic
Transfer to Siem Reap via the Kampong Thom Eye Hospital before continuing to Siem Reap.

Day 15 At Angkor Temples
Full day tour of the Angkor Complex; the most stunning temple complex in the world.
Day 16 At Angkor Temples
Second day tour of the Angkor Complex.
Day 17
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Trip Concludes
Depart Siem Reap, fly to Sydney via Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 18 Arrive Sydney.
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