Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:00 PM - Wednesday, December 03, 2008 at 10:00 PM (ET)
Cambodia and Vietnam:
Adventure, Culture, and Beach…
November 19 to December 3 2008
-Hiking in the jungles of Vietnam
-Canyoning (rapelling waterfalls)
-Kayaking in Vietnam
-Crawling the Tunnels of Cu Chi
-Optional biking in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
-Optional elephant riding or hot air ballooning
-Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, and Sorya Supermarket
-Genocide Museum and the Killing Field Cheung Ek
-The famous Ankor Thom and Ankor Wat
-Cu Chi Tunnels
-And many others…
Beach
-Visit the pristine Island of Phu Quoc
-Diving/snorkeling
-Sunset Fishing and Squid Fishing Tour
-Deep Sea Fishing
Included:
ALL international air, domestic air (3), and local ground connections
ALL accommodations
All entrance fee to activities specified on itinerary.
English Speaking Local Guides
All scheduled activities
All Breakfasts and 6 lunches
Not Included/ Optional Activities:
Visa for Cambodia and Vietnam
All dinners/drinks
Airport arrival and departure taxes
Personal expenses & tips
Optional activities:
- Cao Dai Great Temple
- Saigon cooking class
- Floating market tour
RSVP / Pricing:
$2,295 - RSVP/ Make deposit by Tuesday, August 5
$2,395 - RSVP/ Make deposit by Tuesday, August 19
$2,495 - RSVP/ Make deposit after Tuesday, Aug. 19 - if spots still available
- Deposit to hold your spot: $500
- Capacity limited to 18 participants
- Second payment of $750 due by Tuesday, August 19
Questions/ RSVP: Teresa@DynamicOutdoors.com
Wednesday, November 19 - Depart Newark @ 10:00pm
Arrive at Phnom Penh @ 11:35am
Transfer to our hotel in Phnom Penh, relax and freshen up
In the afternoon, we will visit Genocide Museum and continue to Killing field Cheung Ek
Overnight in Phnom Penh
We will start the morning with one of the most popular tours of Phnom Penh. We will visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and National Museum, as well as the Sorya Supermarket-the largest supermarket in Cambodia!
In the afternoon, we will visit & hike to Phnom Udong, where the ashes and born of ancient Khmer kings and Buddha were installed in a numerous Stupas.
Overnight in Phnom Penh
After breakfast, we will start the day with our exciting excursion to Siem Reap by speedboat. The ride will take about 5-6hrs and shows beautiful views of Cambodia. Once arrived, we will check into our hotel and have lunch. After lunch, we will start with a visit to the great city-Angkor Thom-by starting from the south gate, then Bayon, Baphuon, royal enclosure and Phimeanakas, terrace of elephant and leper king.
Overnight in Siem Reap
This morning we will see the sunrise in Angkor Wat at 5:00am. An amazing experience! After, we will return to hotel for breakfast. We will visit the temple of Prasat Kravan, Pre Rup, Eastern Mebon, Neak Pean, and Preah Khan. After lunch, we will start with a visit to the magnificent temple of Angkor Wat. Here is where we will finish the day watching the beautiful sunset in Angkor Wat!
Overnight in Siem Reap
After breakfast, we will depart to the north of town to visit the citadel of women-Banteay Srei. This temple is made from the jewel indisputable of the Khmer art: entirely constructed by hard pink sandstone, wonderfully sculpted, perfectly preserved and restored. We will then climb up a mountain for about 40min. to see the Thousand Lingas river-Kbai Spean. After lunch we will see Akira Land Mine Museum and discover Ta Prohm temple, which was built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII and temple in which “Tomb Raider” was taken.
In the evening, we will take a domestic flight to Vietnam.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
After breakfast, we will have our first tour in Vietnam-Ho Chi Tunnels. Ho Chi tunnels is 70 kilometers North West of down town Ho Chi Minh City. The Cu Chi Tunnel system had been created long time back, from 1948 to assist Viet Minh in the combat with French. And it was continuing built over 25 years later. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers. In places, it was housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.... getting married, giving birth. During the American War the entire area of Cu Chi was designated a free fire zone and was heavily bombarded. From 1988, two sections of tunnels have been open for visitors. It will be a half-day tour, so you’ll be back at the hotel early in the afternoon to explore Ho Chi Minh City on your own.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Open Day: This is your day to choose your activity or leisure.
There is so much to choose from! Suggestions are: Full day city tour, Long Tan Battlefield, Saigon cooking class, floating market tour, river boat tour, museums, or biking in Saigon.
Enjoy our last night in Saigon!
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
After breakfast, we will need to pack and head to the airport for our domestic flight to Dalat. This is where we will have a couple of days of Vietnam adventure! We will be picked up from the airport in Dalat, already in our hiking gear. From here we will drive to the beginning of our hike called “Jungle Boogie.”
Our trek begins on a boat to get to the trailhead. The boat crosses the lake to the far southern end, where there is more of a broad leaf evergreen ecology and less pine forest. You may even see an elephant! The trek starts through pine forest and moves gradually uphill through a small meadow before crossing a stream and heading up into the thicker jungle canopy. We may even see wild orchids or a troop of monkeys. We will work our way uphill to the summit to have lunch and enjoy the beautiful views.
After lunch the trail goes downhill gradually along a ridgeline and the jungle canopy starts to thin out before we come to a clearing where the jungle ends. This is a moderate hike.
Overnight in Dalat
Another day of Adventure! After a hearty breakfast, we will start our water trips of the day. Choose between Canyoning and Kayaking.
Canyoning -This is for the adrenalin junkie! Must love water!
What is canyoning? Canyoning is navigating your way through a canyon. In this case, the canyon contains water and in some sections the topography requires ropes to navigate our way successfully. Other sections can be hiked or swam through. At the practice slope you’ll learn the basics of knot tying, harness wearing, hardware, and proper rappelling technique. After the guides are satisfied that you’ve got it down, you’ll head down your first rappel! It is an exciting 20-meter descent. You will go down five rappels, the last being the most challenging, known as “The Washing Machine.”
Kayaking -This one-day outing takes you to one of the many beautiful lakes on the Langbian Plateau Ho Tuyen Lam, which is truly one of the great hidden outdoor gems of South East Asia. A vehicle transports you around 10 km from Dalat to the boat launch.
From here we trek out to the kayak launch, which is only accessible by foot or boat. In our kayaks, we begin exploring the many inlets and secret spots on the lake that is only accessible by boat. After about 2 hours of exploring, we make our way to the far end of the lake for lunch. There will also be a chance to swim in the lake.
Overnight in Dalat
After breakfast, we will transfer to the airport for our journey to Paradise! We will catch a morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City and once there, transfer to our flight to Phu Quoc Island. We will arrive early afternoon, transfer to our hotel, and check in. For the next two days, you will have your choice of leisure on this beautiful Vietnam Island.
Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2
On the Beach: For the next two days, your choice of activities are as follows:
Optional diving, snorkeling, renting a motorcycle, swimming on the numerous of beaches, Trekking Da Ban Stream, Tien Stream, Tranh Stream, Squid fishing in Western Archipelago, taking a boat to fish at Mong Tay Islet, trekking Ham Ninh Mountain, jet skiing or kayaking, tour a fish sauce factory, or lounging on a hammock soaking in the fresh air
Wednesday, December 3
Early morning transfer to airport for our 7:30am flight to Ho Chi Minh City, connect to our international flight for EWK departing at 12:30pm.

Flight Details:
Depart – Wed 19 Nov 2008
This flight leaves on Wednesday and arrives on Friday.
EVA Air
Flight 31 Departs: 10:10p
Newark (EWR) Arrives: 1:45a
Anchorage (ANC)
Coach | 77W () | 7h 35m | 3358 miles
[ Layover in Anchorage, AK (ANC) for 1h 25m ]
EVA Air
Flight 31 Departs: 3:10a
Anchorage (ANC) Arrives: 6:40a
Taoyuan Intl (TPE)
Coach | 77W () | 10h 30m | 4671 miles
[ Layover in Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) for 2h 30m ]
EVA Air
Flight 265 Departs: 9:10a
Taoyuan Intl (TPE) Arrives: 11:35a
Pochentong (PNH)
Coach | M90 (Narrow-body Jet) | 3h 25m | 1420 miles
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