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Linger longer in Southeast Asia with optional extensions

Sapa, Vietnam

Stunning mountain scenery and colorful hill tribes. Rice terraces cascade down the emerald slopes, and mountains rise into the mists around Sapa, a multicultural one-time French hill station in northwest Vietnam, not far from the Chinese border Its jaw-dropping mountain scenery offers a complete contrast to the lowlands of the Mekong Delta The region is popular with hikers, and you can trek to a mountain village to meet some of the hill-tribe people who make this region home, creating the handicrafts they sell at street markets aswirl with color Highlights include Silver Waterfall, which spills down the side of Fansipan Mountain, Vietnam’s highest peak, and Heaven Gate, the mountain pass that leads to China

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Bangkok, Thailand

Discover the vibrance of cosmopolitan Bangkok. Thailand’s sprawling capital is the world’s most visited city and possibly its most energetic, too There is something amazing everywhere you look on this pre- or post-cruise/tour extension—tuk-tuks and long-tail boats, robed monks and street vendors, gilded rooftops and neon-lit nightclubs See it all on a city tour that features three remarkable Buddhist temples—including Wat Traimit, home to the world’s largest solid gold statue—and the Grand Palace, official residence of the Thai royal family

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Glide across the emerald waters of Ha Long Bay. Ethereal Ha Long Bay has inspired myths and legends since ancient times, with more than 2,000 small islands rising from emerald green waters like a dragon’s back Visit Sung Sôt Cave and its eerie stalactites and stalagmites, sail among surreal rock formations, and see a UNESCO-designated floating village via a small excursion boat Spend a night on a junk—a traditional sailing ship—a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience This pre- or postcruise/tour extension also stops in Hanoi, Vietnam’s historic capital city

Included in your 5-day stay: • 1 night at the

InterContinental Hanoi

Westlake (or similar) • 3 nights at the Victoria

Sapa Resort & Spa (or similar) • Breakfast daily • All service charges, taxes and porterage • Tribal crafts and French Colonial architecture— a Sapa walking tour • English-speaking local expert • All transfers and transportation

$1,199 per person

(Single supplement $459) Note: This extension is for cruise/tours that begin or end in Hanoi Included in your 4-day stay: • 3 nights at the

InterContinental

Bangkok (or similar) • Breakfast daily • All service charges, taxes and porterage • Guided city tour • English-speaking local expert • All transfers, transportation and intra-Asia flights

$899 per person

(Single supplement $349) Note: This extension is for cruise/tours that begin or end in Ho Chi Minh City Included in your 3-day stay: • 1 night at the

InterContinental

Hanoi Westlake (or similar) • 1 night on a luxury junk in an outside stateroom with all meals onboard • Breakfast daily • All service charges, taxes and porterage • Visit to Sung Sôt Cave and floating village • English-speaking local expert • All transfers and transportation

$649 per person

(Single supplement $349) Note: This extension is for cruise/tours that begin or end in Hanoi

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