June 30th - July 12th Journey Across Vietnam and Cambodia

June 30th - July 12th, 2026 Across Vietnam and Cambodia

Discover the Hidden Culture and Artistic Intrigue

For more information about this trip, call 1-603-858-2733 or click here to email Kiki

This curated art-historical journey through Vietnam and Cambodia is designed for intellectually curious travelers seeking depth, continuity, and meaning across Asia. Building on the shared experiences of past travels with Kiki and Mahesh in India, the expedition reveals the artistic, anthropological, and historical threads that connect South and Southeast Asia—patterns of ritual, architecture, narrative art, and performance shaped by centuries of migration, exchange, and empire.

In Vietnam, we explore these continuities firsthand: in the northern highlands of Sapa, where ethnic minority cultures echo the tribal worlds of Northeast India, and in central Vietnam, where classical Vietnamese traditions reflect both Chinese intellectual influence and profound Indian artistic lineages. The Cham civilization opens a particularly vivid chapter, with temples, sculpture, and narrative forms that recall Mahabalipuram, Pallava aesthetics, Ellora, and Ajanta—recognizable touchstones for seasoned travelers of the subcontinent.

The journey culminates in Cambodia, where Angkor and the legacy of the Indianized kingdom of Funan reveal one of Asia’s great cultural syntheses—Indian cosmology transformed through Khmer genius into monumental architecture, sculpture, and performance. Along the way, travelers also encounter the grandeur of French Indochina, experiencing colonial urbanism and visual culture at scale in Sapa, Danang, Hoi An, and Siem Reap—an evocative counterpoint to earlier encounters with French India and a fitting conclusion to a richly layered expedition.