Day 1: Arrive Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam
You arrive Tan Son Nhat
(Saigon) International
Airport. Transfer from
Airport to Ho Chi Minh City
at any time then transfer to
hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
for check in. Free for
leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi
Minh City.
Day 2: Full day Sightseeing
in Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi
Tunnels. (B, L)
This morning enjoy a city
tour that includes the
Reunification Hall, formerly
known as the Presidential
Palace. It was towards this
modern building that
Communist tanks rolled on
the morning of April 30,
1975, as Saigon fell. This
fascinating building is
filled with history still
fresh in the minds of many.
The tour also includes the
Old Post Office, the Notre
Dame Cathedral, the Jade
Emperor Pagoda, Chinatown
and Binh Tay Market – the
central market for the city
and one of the liveliest
areas. Next we visit the Cu
Chi Tunnels, the incredible
network of tunnels that once
stretched for 210 miles.
This underground complex was
built by guerilla fighters
beginning in 1940 and
construction continued
throughout the Vietnam War.
We return to our hotel where
the evening is free.
Day 3: Full day to Mekong
Delta/River Boat Trip. (B,
L)
Today takes you to My Tho,
the capital of Tien Giang
Province. Situated on the
Mekong River, 75 kilometers
southeast of Ho Chi Minh
City, the city is surrounded
by orchards and rice fields,
which produce grain for the
entire country. Visit one or
two of the islands that
produce traditional
handcrafts, coconut candy
and bee farms. Visit the
Vinh Trang Pagoda, the
oldest one in the delta on
your boat trip on the Mekong
River. Return to Ho Chi Minh
City. Check in hotel & stay
overnight in Ho Chi Minh
City.
Day 4: Leave Ho Chi Minh City for Da Lat,
the city of love (B, L)
This morning after breakfast
at hotel then transfer to
Tan Son Nhat International
Airport to take flight for
Da Lat City. Upon arrive in
Nha Trang airport pick up
and transfer to Da Lat City
- known as the City of
Eternal Spring by plane.
Late in the afternoon you
will be able to take a short
walk to get a feel for this
delightful city. In the
evening you will head out to
one of the fine restaurants
in town. Overnight in Dalat.
Day 5: Dalat sightseeing
full day (B, L)
Today you will take a tour
of Da Lat and the
surrounding areas. We will
visit Bao Dai Palace . From
here you visit the rather
bizarre and very aptly named
Crazy House, a brightly
painted concrete house which
winds itself around trees,
mimicking their shapes. It
now functions as a
guesthouse. Next visit is
Truc Lam Thien Vien and
Pagoda. This afternoon, for
those interested can take
the short train ride on the
Cremaillere railway to the
village of Tri Mat. In the
evening, you will enjoy fine
cuisine at a local
restaurant. Overnight in
Dalat.
Day 6: Leave Da Lat
City for Nha Trang Beach (B)
Free for leisure in the morning until transfer to Nha
Trang Beach City - One of the most beautiful beaches
in the world. Arrive Nha Trang in the afternoon. Check
in hotel and overnight in Nha Trang City.
Day 7:
Nha Trang Countryside +
Waterfall Tour (B, L)
Driving through miles of
flat rice fields to a rural
village, enjoy the
opportunity to interact with
the local people as they go
about their daily lives,
with farming and cottage
industries as their primary
source of income.
Tourists can take photos of
Amitabha
Buddha statue at a
height of 68 meters.
Traditional
professions:
Rice paper making:
One of the most typical food
from rice steamed and
processed into round piece
dried in the sun on the
bamboo brackets that are on
sale in the inns or shops.
Conical hat making village:
Manual skill work by women,
it's also your gift for your
friends when toward home.
Reach to
Yangbay Waterfall.
48km from Nha Trang. Enjoy
the feeling of
crocodile fishing. Take a tour around Yang
Bay Park by electric car and
take photos of the
waterfall. Have
lunch in the restaurant
with Crocodile or Ostrich
meat.
Participate in folk game:
Pig racing. Feed wild bears with pumpkin.
Relax
in hot mineral water at the
hot spring..
Return to Nha Trang, at
leisure.
Overnight in Nha Trang
Day 8:
Nha Trang River Cruise
(B, L)
Travel down the Cai River to
observe the peaceful life of the villages along
Nha Trang '
s
waterway and witness the daily life of the local people. The
trip begins with a visit to the
Ponagar
Temples.
An outstanding example of Cham architecture, situated on Mount
Cu Lao this hillside offers panoramic views of the surrounding.
From here board the riverboat for the leisurely cruise cruise
visiting Cu Lao Fish market. This fish market is the
place where all the fishermen gather in early morning to deliver
sea food which will be distributed all over markets in
Nha Trang
City . Tourists can drink coconut milk on coconut island.
Take a horse carriage to visit a wide range of local
handicrafts in production, tourists can enjoy the beautiful
scenery that unfolds along the banks, experience and make
acquaintance with local people in their natural scenery & daily
life such as:
Rush mat weaving:
Sedge mat is
popular to all people in tropical weather. Two people working
together will weave just four mats in a day, which will be taken
to the local market and traded for food and other essentials.
Tourists can try weaving.
Pagoda Orphanage:
where it shelters and cares for over 120 abandoned, orphaned or
street children. They range from several months to 9 years of
age. The children of the orphanage are taken care of by a group
of Buddhist nuns and volunteers. Their goal is to provide the
children with a safe and caring environment which lessens their
misfortune and gives their lives greater purpose and meaning.
Being a private organization, the orphanage is trying to provide
its children food, shelter, health and education. The nuns and
volunteers at the orphanage have devoted their lives for the
wonderful mission - helping the orphans.
Ancient house: visit a family and see a typical Vietnamese country house
with your own eyes an ancestors' shrine, a kitchen. Enjoy fresh
fruits and green tea. Enjoy a sumptuous lunch at a riverside
restaurant with pastoral specialty. Relax and gain your health
in Mud bathing at the Hot Spring Center .
Return to Nha
Trang.
Overnight in Nha Trang
Day 9: Leave Nha Trang to
Danang & Sightseeing in Hoi An. (B, L)
Leave Nha Trang City in the
early morning. Fly to Danang Airport. Pick up & transfer
to Hoi An Ancient Town. Enjoy a full-day excursion to
Hoi An, a major trading center, once known as "Faifo" to
the earliest Western traders. It was also an important
port for the Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese,
Japanese and other merchant vessels from the Far East.
Visit a temple with partially gilded statues in the
center, a pagoda dedicated to sailors and fishermen and
a chapel with origins in the 1700s that reflects the
influences of Chinese and Japanese styles. Stop at the
Sa Huynh Museum, located near the Japanese Covered
Bridge, which contains exhibitions from the earliest
period of Hoi An's history. Late this afternoon, take a
boat trip on the Thun Bon River to Kim Bing Village on
Cam Kim Island to see the wood workers and shipbuilding
families. Return to your haven on world-famous "China
Beach," with the evening at your leisure. Overnight in
Hoi An.
Day 10: My Son Sanctuary
half day Tour & free
shopping (B, L)
Leave hotel at 8:00am. Drive
to My Son, a World Heritage,
50km southwest of Hoian.
Located in a lush valley, My
Son was a capital and
religious center of Cham
people, now remaining with
red brick towers and
sanctuaries. My Son,
considered to be in the same
leagues as some of Southeast
Asia's greatest
archaeological sites,
including Angkor in
Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar,
Ayutthaya in Thailand and
Borobudur in Indonesia.
These towers and
sanctureries was built from
the 7 to 13 centuries.
Return to Town for lunch. In
the afternoon, free shopping
in Hoi An Town. Overnight in
Hoi An.
Day 11: Hoi An - Heaven
of shopping place in Vietnam
(B)
Having breakfast at hotel.
Enjoy the time in one of the
best shopping places in
Asia. You will walk around
the ancient town with
friendly and nice smile of
local people. Stay overnight
in Hoi An.
Day 12: To Danang/City
Sightseeing – Hue, Old
Imperial City. (B, L)
Today, journey south past
the Hai Van Pass and Land
Co, over a spur of the
Truong Son Mountain Range
that juts into the South
China Sea, with spectacular
views along the way. Upon
arrival in Danang, visit the
Cham Museum, which features
a fine collection of openair
sandstone carvings. Stop at
China Beach, made famous in
the American TV series of
the same name. It stretches
for many miles north and
south of the Marble
Mountains. The Marble
Mountains surrounding the
area are five stone hillocks
- once islands made of
marble - and each is said to
represent one of the five
elements of the universe.
There are many natural caves
in which Buddhist
sanctuaries have been built
over the centuries. Arrive
Hue City, check in hotel &
overnight in Hue City.
Day 13: Full day sightseeing
in Hue the Old Imperial
City. (B, L)
Having breakfast at hotel
then taking full day to
discover Hue City, Vietnam's
political capital from 1802
to 1945 under the 13
emperors of the Nguyen
Dynasty. Traditionally, the
city has been one of
Vietnam's cultural,
religious and educational
centers. Visit the Imperial
City, which is located in
the Citadel. Modeled after
the Forbidden City in
Beijing, the Imperial City
was built in the early 19th
century. Explore the Thai
Hoa Palace, with its
spacious hall and ornate
roof of huge timbers
supported by 80 carved and
lacquered columns. See the
Halls of the Mandarins, the
Nine Dynastic Urns and the
site where the Forbidden
Purple City once stood.
Overnight in Hue City.
Day 14: Thien Mu
Pagoda/Tomb of Emperor Minh
Mang. (B, L)
Just outside Hue, visit
the Thien Mu Pagoda on the
bank of the Perfume River,
which was a hotbed of
anti-government protest
during the early 1960s.
Next, visit the complex of
the Tomb of Emperor Minh
Mang, built in 1840, which
is known for its magnificent
architecture and elaborate
decorations and is
considered one of Hue's most
beautiful pagodas. After
lunch at a local restaurant,
visit Tu Duc Tomb, which was
built for meditation,
reading and theater
performances in a tranquil
setting of forested hills
and lakes. Your final stop
is at Khai Dinh, the last
monument of the Nguyen
dynasty. It has a remarkably
long staircase flanked by
dragons, ceiling murals and
ceramic frescoes. Return to
your hotel on the riverbank
where your Art Deco inspired
rooms are reminiscent of the
1920s and 1950s. Tr
Overnight in Hue City.
Day 15: Leave Hue City for
Hanoi (B)
Having breakfast at hotel &
free for leisure,
sightseeing in the morning!
Check out hotel & transfer
to airport for flight to
Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi in the
afternoon, transfer to
hotel, check in. Free for
sightseeing in Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi!
Day 16: Hanoi Sightseeing
full day (B, L)
Hanoi, a city of lakes,
shaded boulevards and public
parks, is the capital of
Vietnam. It is a very
attractive city with
French-style architecture.
You have a full day of
sightseeing ahead, including
a visit to One Pillar
Pagoda, which was built by
Ly Thai Tong and the Temple
of Literature, founded by
Emperor Ly Thanh Tong. Stop
in the heart of Hanoi at
Hoan Kiem Lake, which
contains an islet with a
tiny Tortoise Pagoda. After
lunch at a local restaurant,
visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum,
the Opera House and St.
Joseph Cathedral. Conclude
with a visit to Bao Tang
Lich, once the museum of
l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme
Orient, which includes
artifacts from Vietnam's
turbulent history. Water
Puppet Show, Cyclo visiting
Old Quarter. Dinner time
then transfer to Railway
Station. Take night train to
Sapa. Overnight on the
train.
Day 17: Sapa arrival -
trekking to Villages (B, L)
Arrive Lao Cai Railway
Station at 6:00am. Pick up
to Sapa town for check in.
Having breakfast and start
trekking down to Lao Chai
village to visit the Black
H'mong. Have a picnic lunch
on the way then keep going
along the valley to get to
Ta Van village to visit the
Dzay people live, which
supposed to be the most
friendly one in mountainous
area. The next is Giang Ta
Chai village of Red Dzao
tribe where you will see the
amazing scenery and
beautiful waterfall. In the
afternoon, you get back Sapa
Town for free to discover
Sapa Market & stay overnight
in Sapa Town.
Day 18: Lao Cai- Bac Ha
Sunday Market - Night train
back Hanoi (B, L)
After breakfast in Sapa, you
leave Sapa Town for Bac Ha
Town to join Sunday Market
with local people. Bac Ha is
considered one of the most
wonderful and colorful
markets in extreme north
Vietnam where thousands of
local people in their
traditional attire buy and
sell the local products.
Dogs, cats, pigs, horses...
are all on sales. This is a
golden opportunity to take
your best photos! In the
afternoon, we will take a
pleasant walk to Ban Pho
village, home to the flower
H'mong people. This is a
great opportunity to
interact with the friendly
locals and have pleasant
walk amongst tribal
villages. Leave Bac Ha Town
at 3:00pm for Lao Cai
Railway Station. Take night
train, which departs about
7.30am. Overnight on the
train.
Day 19: Excursion to
Halong Bay and Stay
overnight on Board. (B, L,
D)
Arrive Hanoi Railway
Station at 5:30am. Pick up &
transfer to hotel for short
rest & breakfast until
8:30am. You`ll drive from
Hanoi to one of the most
magnificent scenic
environments in the world,
Halong Bay. Covering 577
square miles, this vast bay
is filled with more than
3,000 limestone “peaks” or
karsts that jut from the
deep blue water as far as
the eye can see. We’ll spend
a day and a half, including
an overnight with dinner and
breakfast onboard, exploring
this overwhelming seascape
from the decks of a
traditional Vietnamese boat.
Comfortable and intimate,
your boat features
hand-crafted wooden
interiors including a dining
room and pleasant
air-conditioned cabins with
private baths. Since we’re
overnight on the water,
we’ll be able to explore Ha
Long Bay’s most beautiful
spots with time to swim and
even visit some of the
largest rock formations and
caves. This promises to be
one of your most memorable
travel experiences in Asia.
Stay overnight on Boat.
Day 20: Halong Bay Cruise -
Hanoi. (B, L)
Rising to the sound of
lapping bay waters, we have
time for an early morning
dip followed by breakfast.
Sitting on the upper deck,
you can relax while taking
in the breath-taking beauty
of the rocky islands rising
from the emerald water of
the bay.
After breakfast, explore
Sung Sot cave, swim and
relax. Cruises back to the
jetty while brunch is served
while you are cruising
through the bay, along the
way seeing more of the
fascinating formations.
Cruise check-out. Rejoin car
drive back to Hanoi for
overnight. Arrive Hanoi at
3:00pm. Check in hotel &
free time to go sightseeing
in the Old Quarter.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 21: Hanoi Conclude/
Departure. (B)
You have the morning free to
relax before your return
flight home. Finish your
unforgettable trip or you
can extend some days to Siem
Reap (Cambodia)
Tour Cost included:
17 nights hotel
accommodation on a
twin-share basic with daily
breakfast
1 night stay overnight on
Board in Halong Bay in
twin-share cabin.
2 nights stay overnight on
Sapa Train (Hanoi - Lao Cai
- Hanoi)
Internal flight tickets: Ho
Chi Minh City - Da Lat, Nha
Trang - Danang, Hue - Hanoi
(economy class) Vietnam
Airlines including fuel
charge & Airport taxes.
Meals as mentioned in the
itineraries: Vietnamese
food, Asian Food basic.
All landed transfers within
the tour by air-conditioned
vehicle, including pick-up
and drop-off at airports on
arrival and departure days
English Speaking Tour guide.
Other languages on request
Boat trips in the Mekong
Delta, Hue & Hoi An
All entrance and sightseeing
fees
Water Puppet Show & Cyclo
Tour in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Approval letter for landing
visa to Vietnam: single
entry, one month valid
All taxes & services charge.
