Vietnam and Angkor with McIntosh Gallery

This tour is for everyone who appreciates art and cultural explorations and journeying with like-minded travellers.

Exotic, compelling, spectacular, Vietnam is a country of breathtaking beauty and vibrant heritage. This immersive tour takes you from Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south with the added fillip of the iconic temple complexes of Cambodia.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City reflect Vietnam’s two contrasting poles. With its mist-shrouded lakes, faded colonial façades, and numerous cafés, Hanoi is the moody, reflective older brother, harboring a rich intellectual and artistic life. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is the brash younger sibling: faster, newer, moving, and modernizing at breakneck speed. Central Vietnam moves at a quieter pace, with a wealth of historic landmarks, including the World Heritage Site of Hue, the ancient port city of Hoi An with its bridges and lanterns, the mysterious remains of the Cham Kingdom, and the French colonial hill station of Dalat. To complete the trip, linger in Angkor, visiting the landmark temples of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, and the more remote temples of the jungle. These magnificent monuments have survived the collapse of the sophisticated civilization that built them, centuries of consumption by the suffocating jungle, and decades of strife to yield an enthralling finale to your journey.

We also get to enjoy the subtle flavours and outstanding diversity of Vietnamese cuisine, from the simple, lyrical phở to local restaurants revealing a complex fusion of Asian and French-influenced cuisines. We stay in signature hotels throughout the tour and learn from experienced and congenial expert guides who bring a local context to each day’s discoveries.