Meal: None
Welcome to Hanoi, we will meet and take you to your hotel, check in your hotel then today is free at your leisure, to rest or explore
around at your own pace. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: City tour in Ha Noi
Meals: B, L, D
Depart at 8.00 a.m from your hotel. We begin to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, and his residential place.
We will be traveling next to the Temple of Literature – the place of the first University and temple for Confucius in Vietnam,
followed by a chance to see the performance of traditional music. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant for Hanoi Pho – noodle
soup afterwards.
In the afternoon, pick up the most interesting one from numerous museums or temples inside Hanoi (Museum of Ethnology, Women museum,
History museum or Quan Thanh temple…). Then, walking around Hoan Kiem Lake then in the Old Quarter for a great fun and this will help
you perceive the typical Hanoi an styles and its traditional culture. We finish the relaxing but informative day by attending a very
nice show of water puppet; which will show you lots of Vietnamese traditional customs and cultures, a unique art form of Vietnam depicts
peasant life and legendary stories as a lively illustration of Vietnamese wet-rice culture, which has not changed markedly in the past
1000 years. You will be amazed when seeing the puppets manipulated by the puppet. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3: Ninh Binh
Meals: B, L
Pick-up from your hotel (8:00 AM), we do a 2 hour-drive (110km to the South) off the city to Ninh Binh town areas - where to be
called Halong inland and the other: ancient capital. It will be an exciting day highlighted firstly by a 2hrs local boat ride in Tam
Coc streams that we will enjoy the spectacular scenery while gliding along the river among rice paddies and ranges of Limestone
Mountains peaking up towers over you.
After lunch served with local food at a restaurant riverside, a short transfer (4km) through the peaceful country road to Hoa Lu,
once the Vietnam’s ancient capital 11 centuries ago. Here are the two temples dedicated to the King Dinh and King Le, the founder of
the capital in 10th century. Return to Hanoi and tour ends at your hotels at about 5:00 PM. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4: Ha Noi – Hue
Meal: B
A morning free in Hanoi, tasting or wandering around Hanoi City, shopping until take flight to Hue. VN 245 : 1240-1350.
Meet and upon at the Phu Bai airport then transfer to hotel for checking-in.
In the evening , enjoy the local traditional music show on Huong River.
Overnight in Hue.
Day 5: Hue
Meals: B, L, D
A boat trip to the romantically named Perfume River visits Hue’s best-known religious site, Thien Mu Pagoda and the Mausoleum of
former emperor Minh Mang, in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes. In the afternoon visit the elaborate mausoleum of Emperor
Tu Duc and Khai Dinh. Overnight in Hue.
Day 6: Hue
Meals: B, L
Breafast at hotel then head out on a car to visit the style garden house of Tinh Gia Vien and An Hien with Courtyards,
Ngoc Son Princess' residence. Lunch break and we will take you to Phu Cam conical hat-making village and Phuong Duc bronze-casting
village. Drive back to Hue at 4:30 PM.
Day 7: Hue - Hoi An
Meals: B, L
The Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. After the Citadel, Leave Hue in pm for Hoi An, we
stop on the way for Hai Van Pass, Cham Museum, Marble mountain, Lang Co Beach.
Lunch with seafood in Lang Co Beach Resort.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 8: Hoi An
Meals: B, L
Our local guide will meet you at hotel and you will ride by bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the old streets. Here you will
have a brief introduction to the history, shape, and colour of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. You can
make your own lantern and keep it as a souvenir.
After lunch you will be shown how to decorate and pack the lantern, before saying goodbye to your host and returning to hotel by bicycle.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 9: Hoi An - Sai Gon
Meals: B, L, D
After breakfast transfer to the airport for taking flight to Saigon at 8:20
AM. 9:10 meet and upon at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer
to hotel for check-in. This full day sight-seeing will give you a glimpse of downtown SaiGon and the BinhTay Market in Cho Lon with
stop over at Thien Hau, a 150 year old Chinese Temple, Lacquer wares workshop and Jade Emperor pagoda. Afternoon visit War Remnants
Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the historic Central Post Office, we'll drop you off at your hotel.
Day 10: Sai Gon - Cu Chi - Tay Ninh
Meals: B, L
The morning excursion to Tay Ninh will take you to the Great Cao Dai temple (a mixture of Buddhism, Confucius, Taoism, Hinduism and
Christian). We see the noon mass at the temple (~one hour). Lunch in TayNinh.
Afternoon we visit CuChi - a fabulous tunnel. You will have an opportunity to get the unique experience of guerillas living and
fighting underground during the war (a crawl through 50 - 100 meters out 200 km of the tunnel system is unforgettable). Local rice
paper workshops, nice paddy fields are pleasant sights on the way; we’ll drop you off at your hotel.
Day 11: Me Kong - My Tho
Meals: B, L
8:00 pick up, depart for My Tho. Sightseeing on route. Arrive My Tho City. Boat cruise on Mekong River through Thoi Son Island
via small beautiful canals. You will walk along small village road to visit fruit gardens, elementary school, spirits distilling house,
fish catching by tackle, and see the daily life of villagers.
Rowing boat cruise along wonderful canals to visit orchards and the house of local people. Enjoy some tropical fruits and traditional
music show then boat cruise to Tortoise island to have lunch at local restaurant. More cruise on the Mekong river and visit a coconut
candy workshop.
Overnight in Saigon.
Day 12: Sai Gon Departure
Meal: B
Breakfast at hotel then we will transfer you to the airport for your flight home.
End of service.
Included:
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Room based on twin or double sharing
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Meals as indicated in program
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All entrance fees as mentioned in itinerary
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Insurance
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Flights
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Visa & Immigration Stamp
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Drinks
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Other services as not mentioned above
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Personal expenses as tip, laundry, tel, …
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