DEPARTURE DATE: SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY

(18 Days/17 Nights)

 

Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival

Arrive at Noi Bai International airport. Welcome by our driver with your name on board. Then transfer you to Ha Noi Old Quarter. Lunch/dinner at your account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.

 

Day 2: Ha Noi City Tour (B,L)

AM : 08:00-08:30 After breakfast, our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quater. Then visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda where founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi . Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple ( Taoist dating from the Ly Dynasty ) and Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West lake ( One of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam ). Lunch there.

 

PM : After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum, continue to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Vietnam’s first university constructed in 1070, it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture offers a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam”s past. We will take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters and visit Ngoc Son temple. For the end of the tour, visit by coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarter.  Free for shopping until 15:30. Then enjoy Water Puppet show at Thang Long theatre. Dinner at your account.

Overnight in your hotel.

 

Day 3: Ha Noi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Ha Noi (B,L)

AM : 7:45 – 8:15. Our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quater, then leave by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of Le and Dinh Dynasties.  Bus transfer or cycle for an hour on picturesque quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops to Tam Coc (12km) for lunch.

PM :  Boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Drive back to 49 Hang Be street, Hoan Kiem Dist, Ha Noi city at 18:00PM. Dinner at your account.

20:00 Our driver will transfer you to train station for departure to Sapa ( schedule: 21:15 – 06:15 ). Overnight on train at the A/C soft sleeper cabin.

 

Day 4: Lao Cai – Cat Cat – Sin Chai Villages (B,L,D)

06:15 Our driver will pick you up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sa Pa town. You will have breakfast at local restaurant. After that you will check in hotel subject available before 12h00 o’clock. After lunch trek to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H”Mong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Back to hotel for dinner and enjoy the night in Sa Pa town .

 

Day 5: Lao Chai – Ta Van Villages – Lao Cai Station (B,L)

After breakfast you will check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Have a picnic lunch on the way. You go back to Sapa by motorbike/jeep. Back to Lao Cai Station by our car, then dinner at your account.

Overnight at the A/C soft sleeper cabin to Ha Noi (schedule: 20:15 – 04:30).

 

Day 6: Ha Noi – Ha Long (B,L,D)

04:30AM Pick you up at the Station, transfer you to 49 Hang Be street, Hoan Kiem Dist. Have breakfast at your account.

08:00 Our driver & guide will leave Ha Noi for Ha Long City by a modern bus. Get on luxury junk boat and enjoy a welcome drink and lunch of savoury local sea food. Check into your cabin and start cruising around the bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islet, and then stop for a walk through the Sung Sot cave “Amazing Cave” There will be plenty of time for kayaking, swimming and sunbathing (If weather permitted) after the boat anchors at a clean calm sea. Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner in our beautiful restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin. Dinner and overnight on Boat.

 

Day 7: Ha Long – Ha Noi (B,L)

07.15: Cakes, fruits, tea and coffee will be served. Continue the cruise through Halong Bay.
09.30 – 10.30: Enjoy the lunch after you pack your things and leave the cabin.
11.30 – 12.00: Sail back Ha Long pier and take a van back to Hanoi.

16:15 Arriving in 49 Hang Be street, Hoan Kiem Dist, Ha Noi. Free time there with dinner at your account.

18:00 Our driver will take you to Train Station. Overnight to Da Nang city (Schedule 19:00 – 10:30)

 

Day 8: Da Nang City Tour (L,D)

10:30AM Arrival in Danang. Pick-up guests for lunch – enjoy the Danang local special food and check-in hotel. City Tour Danang of Cham Sculpture Museum and make an excursion around Son Tra peninsula named as Monkey mountain to visit Linh Ung Pagoda, enjoy swimming at My Khe beach – classified as one of the most attractive beaches on earth by Forbes. Enjoy the “Gala Dinner” with exciting game show night. Free to explore Danang City.
Overnight in hotel in Da Nang city.

 

Day 9: Marble Mountain – Hoi An ancient town (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Then visit Marble Mountains – named as 5 elements of universe and stone carving village of Hoa Hai. Depart for Hoian ancient town for lunch and hotel check-in. Take a walking tour around the old sections (charming and wonderfully preserved, combining Chinese, Japanese and European influences), enjoy traditional music at 15:15 p.m. Explore Cua Dai Beach. Dinner at restaurant. Free to discover the “Hoi An ancient night”, get yourself back to the 17th century, relax and soak up the atmosphere.
Overnight in hotel in Hoi An city.

 

Day 10: Hoi An – Hue Imperial City (B/L/D)
Breakfast and check-out. Leaving Hoi An for Hue Imperial City, through Hai Van tunnel, en route, stop-over for photos at the top of Cloud – Ocean pass, overlooking the scenic Lang Co fishing village. Luncheon and hotel check-in. Afternoon, visit the Imperial Citadel – The grand palace of the last dynasty of Nguyen and Goddess-heavenly pagoda. Dinner at restaurant and take a dragon boat trip to enjoy Hue folksong on Perfume river.
Overnight in hotel in Hue city.

 

Day 11: Hue – Nha Trang (B)

After breakfast, you will free time until 10:00AM. Your train will depart at 10:45AM, arrive in Nha Trang city at 22:00. Lunch & dinner at your account. Then you will take a taxi by yourself to your proposed hotel in Nha Trang city.

Overnight in Nha Trang city.

 

Day 12: Nha Trang Boat Trip & Diving Tour (B,L)

08:00 – 8:30 am: Pick you up at your hotel to the harbor
9:30 am: Visit bamboo island . Enjoy swimming, snorkeling and sunbathing
11:30am: Visit mot island , have lunch with fresh seafood After lunch, enjoy the floating bar with red wine and pineapple
2:30pm: Head to Tranh Beach. Then have seasonal fruit on the boat
3:45pm: Visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium where you see different kinds of fish, marine wildlife. You can buy some souvenirs gift for your trip
4:00pm: Return to the harbor
4:30pm: Back to the hotel. Dinner at your account.

Overnight in Nha Trang city.

 

Day 13: Ho Chi Minh City Tour (B,L)

06:15 We will transfer you to the airport, take a flight depart at 07:45 to Ho Chi Minh city

08:40AM. Pick up at the airport. Then join tour to visit Reunification Hall which was the residence of the President of the former South Vietnam until 1975. You will see many interesting things: formal meeting rooms, private bedrooms, war situation rooms 10 meter beneath earth’s level.
This address today still holds many important functions in HCMC. We have guide who speaks your language to tell you important historical facts about this building and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral (built in 1877), General Post Office, City Hall, War Crime Museum.

Afternoon: China touwn is the biggest Chinese community and Binh Tay market is wholesale market. With a stop for a while at a lacquer shop, you can buy some gifts for your friends, beloved relative. Tour will end around at 17:00 in De Tham str – Pham Ngu Lao Str. Dinner at your account.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

 

Day 14: Cao Dai Temple – Cu Chi Tunnel Half Day (B,L)

Breakfast at your hotel.

08:00 – 08:30 Our driver will take you to Tay Ninh – a province 95 kms South East of HCMC, close to Cambodia border. The Cao Dai Temple is like a Walt Disney fantasia of the East. Its exterior is decorated with multi-colored dragons of all shapes and sizes competing for space with a number of swastikas. Above the main entrance is the all-seeing holy eye, the symbol of the Cao Dai sect. The interior is just as engaging as statues of Jesus Christ, Buddha and the Hindu god, Brahma, stand side by side.

At about 13.00 pm, after lunch, will leave Tay Ninh and travel to Cu Chi. Once in Vietnam, you must visit this spot. This is where guerilla warfare optimized and exemplified. You’ll learn the clever design of the tunnels and the strategic use of trap doors. Even with B-52 bombers dropping 30-ton loads of explosive, turning the jungle into a pockmarked moonscape, 30 thousand American troops failed to conquered the area! You’ll have a chance to crawl around a portion of the 121 km long, multiple-layered tunnel. You’ll learn how thousands of guerillas managed to stay underground many days at a time, also their great technique to conceal smoke from their cooking. There’re a lot more to enjoy, even a chance to fire real AK bullets…17:30 Back to hotel. Dinner at your account.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

 

Day 15: Saigon – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho (L,D)
7:30 AM: Depart for Cai Be around 3 hrs driving. On our dedicated bus you can see the green paddy fields stretching towards the horizontal. When you arrive Cai Be, you’ll board a motorized boat that takes you to the floating market and spend 1 hr there for an interaction that you’ll see no where else in the world.

Next, your boat will zigzag thru a maze of shadow canals to arrive at a great orchard where you can freely taste many famous tropical fruits of Vietnam and watch locals’ daily chores.

Then we will ride bicycles and roaming through a village to check out several rural shops or we can relax on a hammock for a short rest. We’ll see how coconut candy and crispy rice cake are made here (served free with premium hot tea.) After this, we will land on a marketplace and walk around to see how and what the poor rural people of Vietnam sell.

You are encouraged to interact with the vendors and see how friendly and respectful they are. You might also buy many interesting things for very little amount of money.

We spend about ½ hr here and then board our bus and travel to Can Tho.

Over night in Can Tho.

Day 16: Can Tho – Cai Rang – Chau Doc (B,L,D)
After breakfast, boarding a motor boat for a long distance trip to discover the area’s largest floating marketplace…on water! Then cruising through small channels to visit a rice noodle making village, a large rice mill. Then we’ll stop at Can Tho market and proceed to Saigon. Then a bus will take us to Chau Doc.

Over night in Chau Doc with floating hotel.

 

Day 17: Chau Doc – Sai Gon (B,L)
Early morning Breakfast by the Sunrise at Chau Doc busy floating market. And then visit Carven pagoda then the local rowing boats to the floating village and floating fish farms. The village of Cham, an Islamic minority people in Vietnam where’s the home of Cham weavers and the local mosque. After that, the beautiful cruise boat will take you to Sa Dec. The most enjoyable time and relax to take the sun bath. From here we get back to Saigon by bus.
Tour will arrive at 18:00 in your hotel. Sinner at your account.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

 

Day 18: Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)

After breakfast, you will get free time until your flight depart. Our driver will pick off you 2.5 hours before departure time.

Tour end here.

 

NOTE:  All rates are in US$ per person.

Included:

+ Airport transfer

+ A/C tourist car during Group Tour

+ Boat trip in Ha Long Bay, Hoa Lu – Tam Coc, Nha Trang

+ Train ticket Ha Noi – Lao Cai – Ha Noi, Ha Noi – Da Nang, Hue – Nha Trang

+ Flight ticket Nha Trang – Ho Chi Minh

+ Accommodation (twin sharing or triple)

+ Meals as indicated: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D= Dinner

+ English speaking guide

+ Engtrance fee

 

Excluded:

+ International flight ticket

+ Visa arrangement

+ Drinks, travel insurance, other meals

+ Tips & personal expenses.

 

* Children rates:
+ Free of charge for children under 4 years sharing bed with parents.
+ Surcharge 50% rate of adult for children (5-11 years) sharing bed with parents.
+ Over 11 years is adult’s rate.
* The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.

* Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be sent before your departure date.

 

 

 

Area	Standard (2*)	Superior (3*)	Deluxe (3*+ or 4*)	VIP (5*)
Hanoi	Orchid, Stars	Royal Orchid, Hong Ngoc, Lucky 3	Maison, Serenade, Sunway	Melia, Sofitel Plaza
Hue	ThanhNoi	Asia, Ngoc Huong	HuongGiang	Imperial, SG Morin
Hoian	Thanh Binh	Indochine, Lotus	Hoi An, Vinh Hung	Victoria, Golden Sand
Saigon	Le Le, An An	Liberty 3, 4	Kim Do, Oscar	Legend

(The hotel/ flight may be changed up to its availability. It will be confirmed after getting your deposit/ payment)

 

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Tour price

TOUR CLASS	JOIN GROUP (SIC) Price
Standard	895
Superior	1109
Deluxe	1571
VIP	2132

Tour type :	Standard Superior Deluxe VIP
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Number of Tourists :	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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