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partnership with Cambodia Angkor Air allows UK agents to mix and match a wide variety of routings to create interesting combinations across the region. The most recent is a link between Danang and Siem Reap. Operators: Due to demand, InsideVietnam Tours is continuing to design new tours linking Cambodia and Laos. The new 15-night Indochina Encompassed is its fi rst fully-escorted small-group tour, with a ‘get beneath the surface’ concept that encourages travellers to experience the culture and meet the people. Luxury Travel Vietnam has just launched the fi rst in a series of set departure tours. The 12-day Vietnam Highlights and the 14-day Vietnam and Cambodia Experiences both depart monthly. The company has also added a Cu Chi Tunnels day trip via


Right: Eco-friendly luxury and romance at Song Saa resort, Cambodia


waterways from Ho Chi Minh City. Travel Indochina’s new Small Group Journeys brochure for 2014-15 features 13 escorted tours in Vietnam with over seven departures a week to Vietnam guaranteed to operate. The Highlights of Indochina tour now fi nishes in Bangkok and the Vietnam Insight tour now includes a day cruise to the Mekong Delta from Saigon. Hotels: Vinpearl Luxury Nha Trang


opened late 2012 on Hon Tre Island, Nha Trang, offering 84 private luxury bungalows with sea views. Banyan Tree Lăng Cô opened


last year as part of Vietnam’s fi rst integrated resort, Laguna Lăng Cô on the central coast. The resort has 32 lagoon pool villas and 17 beach pool villas on Canh Duong beach near Danang, with a Nick Faldo-designed 18-hole championship golf course onsite. Until December 17 2013, guests who book the ‘Golf Getaways’ at Banyan Tree Lăng Cô package will receive free nights, golf rounds


and spa treatments. Park Hyatt Siem Reap opened this autumn, replacing the classic Hotel de la Paix. The 108 rooms are around a courtyard with an ancient Banyan Tree.


Where to book it WENDY WU TOURS – 0844 288 5396


The Mekong Exploration is a 12-day fi ve-star cruise from Saigon to Siem Reap, along the Mekong River, and costs from £2990pp wendywutours.co.uk INSIDE VIETNAM – 0117 244 3370 The 15-night Indochina Encompassed tour costs from £2325pp. Stops include Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Luang Prabang, Nong Khiaw, Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh. insidevietnamtours.com AUDLEY TRAVEL – 01993 838 100 Mountains & Mangroves is a 21-day package from £3,665pp including a Mekong cruise, Nong Khiaw, Luang Prabang, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and the Koh Rong Archipelago. audleytravel.com


“Danang city is the main gateway to reach Hoi An – an ancient town which mixes history, culture, shopping and dining on atmospheric streets, with nearby beaches”


PHAM HA, FOUNDER AND CEO OF VIETNAM LUXURY TRAVEL LTD


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