Day 1: Hanoi arrival.
On arrival in Hanoi pick-up and
transport to Hanoi center. Check-in hotel. Free at leisure. (-/-/D)
Day 2: Hanoi city.
Around 8:30am pick-up at the hotel.
Visiting Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the
final resting place of the Vietnamese great father odar uncle Ho,
President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt House – where he lived on and off from
1958 to 1969, One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a
pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leaving One
Pillar Pagoda and driving to West Lake to visit Tran Quoc pagoda and
have lunch.
After lunch, visiting the Temple of
literature and the Museum of Ethnology – the most interesting museum in
Hanoi, with many different things relating to the 54 Vietnamese ethnic
groups. After that, you will visit Hoan Kiem lake (Restore Sword Lake).
The last place of the tour is the old quarters of Hanoi, and enjoying
the walk around. Drop-off at the hotel.(B/ L/-)
(All museums are closed on Monday.Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is closed on Monday, Friday, the whole month of October and November! Long dresses are requested when visiting the mausoleum, temple and pagoda)
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay.
At around 08:00am pick-up at your hotel
and joining a group tour to Ha Long harbor: The trip takes approximately
4 hours with a short break on the way. Boarding the boat and having a
welcome drink. Lunch will be served on the boat, while we cruise and
enjoy the breathtaking view around the bay. We stop for a guided tour of
the Sung Sot cave or the Thien Cung-Dau Go cave.
After the tour we depart for the Titop
area. If the weather permits it, you will be able to take a hike on the
Titop mountain, go kayaking or swim in the bay’s emerald waters.In the evening a Vietnamese dinner will
be served on the boat. After the dinner you'll have different
entertainment options such as karaoke, board games, movies or stargazing
on the upper deck.Overnight stay on the boat in clean air-conditioned rooms, with private washrooms.(B/ L/ D)
Day 4: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi.
Early wake up and kayaking or swimming in the Luon cave area, before breakfast is served.
The boat will sail around the bay and
make a stop at Gia Luan pier on Cat Ba island. Lunch will be served on
the boat on the way back to Ha Long harbor.Pick-up at Ha Long harbor and
transferred back to Hanoi. Drop-off at the hotel in Hanoi in the
evening.Later in the evening pick-up and
transport to the train station to catch the night train from Hanoi to
Hue at 23:00pm. (soft sleeper with A/C, 4 pax in a cabin).(B/ L/-)
Day 5: Hue arrival.
Arrival to Hue at about 10:45am, pick-up
and transfe to the hotel. After lunch, free time to explore the town.
Overnight IN Hue (-/L/-)
Day 6: Hue city.
Meeting with our guide at 08:30 at your
hotel in Hue. We start our tour with a boat trip along the Perfume River
to Thien Mu Pagoda, built in 1601, which is regarded as the symbol of
Hue. Then the trip continues by car to the Imperial City - the capital
of Vietnam from 1802-1945, which was recognized as a World Heritage
Site.
After lunch at a local restaurant, the
visit to Tu Duc Mausoleum - one of the most spectacular Royal Tombs in
Hue, which is located in a narrow wooded valley in Duong Xuan Thuong
village, 8km from the former imperial capital of Hue. The tomb was
designed by the Emperor Tu Duc himself and was built between 1864 and
1867. Not far from Tu Duc Mausoleum is the Khai Dinh Mausoleum, built
from 1920 - 1931. Khai Dinh Mausoleum is made mainly out of reinforced
concrete rather than the traditional stone, a truly bizarre mélange of
ancient and modern Western and Vietnamese architectural styles. On the
way back to Hue City, a short stop at Incense-making village and Conical
hat-making village.Overnight in Hue. (B/ L/-)
Day 7: Hue – Hoi An. (B/ L/-)
After having breakfast in the hotel,
leaving Hue and driving to Hoi An. The car (minibus) will arrive in Hoi
An at noon, where we'll have lunch in a local restaurant.In the afternoon, a private city tour by
foot in the Ancient Quarter of Hoi An, and discovering the historic
town which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 17th to 18th
centuries. The city tour includes a visit to Japanese covered bridge,
Phung Hung Ancient House, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, Hoian Local Market.(B/ L/-)
Day 8: My Son Holyland + Hoi An traditional villages.
Departing from the hotel at around
08:00am to Myson Holyland - the Hindu center of Champa Kingdom between
the 4th and 14th centuries, located 55km West of Hoi An. Enjoying the
Cham Dance for half an hour as soon as we get to the site. Afterwards
some spare time to exploring the holyland by your self.fter lunch, taking a private boat for a
gentle cruise along the Thu Bon River to Thanh Ha Pottery Village &
Kim Bong Carpentry Village.(B/ L/-)
Day 9: Free and easy.
Either walking around the town to see
the daily life of the local people or going to relax on Cua Dai beach
(4km from the hotel).(B/-/-)
Day 10: Hoi An – Da Nang – Saigon.
Leaving Hoi An and driving to Da Nang
airport, where catching a flight from Da Nang to Saigon. From Tan Son
Nhat airport transport to the hotel. Overnight in Saigon. (B/-/-)
Day 11: Cao Dai temple and Cu Chi tunnels.
At around 08:30am joining a group tour
and departing to visit the Cao Dai temples in Tay Ninh (120km), where
daily Mass is done by the Caodaism followers at noon. Cao Dai is a
combination of Buddhism, Confusianism, Taoism, native Vietnamese
spirituatism, Christianity and Islam.On the way back to Saigon, stopping to
see the Ben Dinh tunnels in the Cu Chi province. The day ends when after
arriving in Saigon.(B/-/-)
Day 12: Saigon – Mekong Delta.
At around 08:15am joining a group tour
from Saigon to Cai Be by air-conditioned bus. From there taking a boat
trip to see Cai Be floating market, where the local people are selling,
buying and exchanging goods from their boats. Some free time to walk
around to see rice paper making and rice crisp producing etc. We then
stop for a rest and have a free Vietnamese lunch in a peaceful village.
Overnight stay in Can Tho.(B/ L/-)
Day 13: Mekong Delta – Saigon
We take a boat trip to discover the
beautiful Cai Rang floating market and its surroundings. On the way we
visit a rice husking mill and a fruit garden, where you can enjoy some
tropical fruit (free). Lunch will be served in Can Tho before we head
back to Saigon. On the way back we stop to visit Vinh Long market in My
Tho.(B/L/-)
Day 14: Saigon departure.
Transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure.
End of the SERVICES. (B/-/-)
(B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)