Days 1 to 2 - China

  • Xi'an - Arrive and meet your fellow travellers
  • Visit the Terracotta Warriors

Days 3 to 7 - China

  • Chengdu - visit the nearby Giant Panda Breeding Centre.
  • Kunming - capital of Yunna Province

Days 8 to 21 - Laos

  • The 'Land of a Million Elephants'
  • Luang Namtha - jungle hikes, rafting
  • Luang Prabagn - visit the Buddhist Temples, learn to cook Lao food, walking and outdoor options
  • Vientiane -relaxed colonial capital city with a disinctly French feel
  • Phu Hin Bun National Park - longtail boats up the Mekong River and riverside bush lodge

Days 22 to 29 - Vietnam

  • Hue - visit the Citadel in one of Vietnam's cultural and religious centres, or take a day trip to the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)
  • Hoi An - unspolit beaches and cheap suits, beach lodge

Days 30 to 32

  • Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam's fast and frenetic capital, visit the floating markets on the Mekong Delta, check out the War Remnants Museum, dodge the motorbikes!