Best Of Vietnam Tour

Day 1: Arrival – HANOI (-/-/-)
Meet on arrival at Noi Bai Airport, transfer to hotel for check in. Then you enjoy a tour by cyclo around the old quarter streets to discover the local people life.
O/N in Ha Noi.

Day 2: FULL DAY HANOI CITY TOUR (B/-/-)
Morning : A half day city tour includes Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum with its house on stilts and One pillar pagoda. An orientation drive via colonial quarter to the West lake before taking a visit to Temple of Literature well known as Vietnam’s first university & come by Hoa Lo prison, where Viet Cong did detain hundreds of American pilots from 1967 until 1973.
Afternoon : Transfer to visit the Ethnology museum. Enjoy your time to learn about 54 ethics in Vietnam.
Then continue visiting to the Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son temple. The rest of time for a walk for shopping.
Evening: Water Puppet Show, the traditional unique Vietnamese art.
O/N in Ha Noi.

Day 3: HANOI – SAPA BY CAR (B/-/-)
An early morning start to drive along the Red River to Sa Pa. The roads are bumpy sometimes but various scenic landscapes changing from the delta area to the Tonkinese Alps make for an interesting journey. At a height of 1,500 meters, Sa Pa was once a hill resort of French administrators when the summer heat became unbearable.
O/N in Sa Pa.

Day 4: SAPA (B/-/-)
The Phan Si Pang range boasts Vietnam’s highest mountain and lends an alpine feel to the area surrounding this hill station. Today we have enough time to explore some of nearby hill tribe villages and visit the busy market of Sa Pa where the Red Dao, Black Hmong,Tay, XaPho ethnic minority people converge from the surrounding valleys and hillsides to sell their goods and buy provision .
O/N in Sa Pa.

Day 5: SAPA – BAC HA MARKET – BACK TO HANOI BY TRAIN (B/-/-)
We continue venturing into northern Vietnam with the next stop being Bac Ha Market, which also attracts a wide variety of ethnic minority groups including the Variegated Hmong, Dao, Phu La, La Chi, Tay. The experience of this congregation is colorful and unique.
Afternoon, enjoy a boat trip down stream Chay River and take visit to villages along the river, discover the local people life.
Transfer to Lao Cai Railways Station for overnight train back to Hanoi.
O/N on board.
Option 1: Bac Ha & Muong Khuong Market on Sunday
Option 2: Coc Ly Market on Tuesday
Option 3: Lung Khau Nhin Market on Friday
Option 4: Can Cau Market on Saturday

Day 6: HALONG BAY – CATBA ISLAND (B/L/-)
06h00: Arrive at Hanoi Railways Station, transfer to restaurant for leisure and breakfast. Continue transferring to Halong Bay.
On arrival, we embark on a cruise to visit Ha Long Bay, listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. This picturesque “Dragon descending to the sea” Bay has 1,969 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. During the boat trip, fresh seafood lunch prepared and served on board.
Arrival in Cat Ba, we have free time to relax on a beach
O/N in Cat Ba

Day 7: CATBA ISLAND – HAI PHONG – HANOI (B/-/-)
After a short transfer takes us to the national park of Cat Ba, we set off on a half-day exploring Vietnam’s unique offshore park.
The afternoon we board a hydrofoil to Hai Phong and drive back to Hanoi.
O/N in Ha Noi.

Day 8: HANOI – HUE (B/-/-)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Noi Bai airport for flight to Hue. Upon arrival, we start our sightseeing tour with the massive citadel consisting of the Imperial Citadel including Flag Tower, Noon Gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Nine Holy Cannons, Thai Hoa Palace and the Purple Forbidden City. This royal residence was all but destroyed during the 1968 Tet Offensive, however it is still fascinating to walk among the ruins. Close to this masterpiece is Hue Imperial Museum which displays an interesting collections of bronzes, Chinaware, court robes and various emperors’ personal belongings.
Afterward, visit the Royal Mausoleum of Tu Duc designed in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes. And then we enjoy a boat trip on the Perfumes River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda.
The rest of time, we will stroll around Dong Ba market selling a wide variety of local goods and handicrafts (if time permits) before going back hotel.
O/N in Hue.

Day 9: HUE – DANANG – HOIAN (B/-/-)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to visit Tu Duc Royal Mausoleum. Then transfer to Hoian. The scenic 4-hour drive via Hai Van Pass offers spectacular views of mountains, the sea, idyllic beaches and villages (we can choose the shorter way by driving through the tunnel).
Visit to Cham Museum & Marble Mountains with its beautiful grottoes and temples before arriving in Hoian.
O/N in Hoian.

Day 10: HOIAN – MY SON – HOIAN (B/-/-)
In this morning, after having breakfast. We will make our way to Hoi An which was originally a Cham seaport but has been influenced down centuries by a myriad of traders from various cultures. There are plenty to see in this tranquil and delightful town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tamky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda and the vibrant market. We include these sights in an enchanting walking tour past many low tiled houses scattered along the small streets and assembly halls which reflect the town’s multi-cultural past
After tour in Hoian, drive to My Son, 70 km from Hoian. My Son is the Holy Land of Champa Kingdom from 04th to 13th century. Now the ruins of My Son is well preserved by UNESCO as World Culture Heritage.
O/N in Hoi An.

DAY 11: HOIAN – DANANG – NHATRANG (B/-/-)
Transfer to Danang airport for flight to Nha Trang. Check in hotel in Nha Trang.
Afterward, pick up at hotel and visit the Institute of Oceanology, then step up the boat to see Hon Tam Island. Here, we have time for relaxation by bathing in private beach with transparent cool water & participating sporting activities in water (Pay by yourself).
Keep on heading to Tri Nguyen Aquarium to explore the Ghost Ship & learn more about organisms in Ocean. Lastly, we will be back to the Boat Harbour & transferred by car to hotel. Seafood lunch.
Afternoon, free time for leisure on the beach.
Overnight in Nha Trang.

DAY 12: NHA TRANG (B/-/-)
Breakfast at hotel. Relax (no tour, no guide).
O/N at Nha Trang.

DAY 13: NHA TRANG – DALAT (B/-/-)
Drive to Dalat city, 1500 m above the sea level. Refresh with a little bit cool atmosphere of the highland city, which was known as “A little Paris” or “a flower city”. The influence of the French is evident in local culture and architecture since Da Lat was founded in early last century as a hill retreat for the colonials to escape the oppressive heat in the coastal plains and the chaos of Saigon. This charming town is set around a lake and surrounded by forests, waterfalls and rolling countryside. Afterward, we take visits to the Tuyen Lam Lake, King Bao Dai’s summer palace, city flower garden & Linh Phuoc Pagoda.
Then time for strolling around Xuan Huong Lake.
O/N in Da Lat.

DAY 14: DALAT (B/-/-)
Morning visit to garden and Dalat Market known as one of the most beautiful markets in the highland with a wide array of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Then visit to Lat K’ho hilltribe Village on the foot of Lang Bian Mountian, continue to visit the Old Dalat University and the Old railway station from French period. Finally visit to the Crazy house, one of new but strange architecture in Dalat designed by the daughter of our former president Truong Trinh. Overnight in Dalat

DAY 15: DALAT – HO CHI MINH CITY (B/-/-)
In this morning, we will leave Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City. On the way, we will stop by to visit Bongua Waterfall and Chicken Village (K’hor ethnic minority) nearby Bao Loc, where you could stopover at coffee and tee plantations. Arrive Ho Chi Minh, check in at hotel.
The rest of time, you will be at leisure.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 16: HALF-DAY SAIGON CITY TOUR (B/-/-)
A half-day tour of Ho Chi Minh City takes in the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Post Office, and a lacquerware factory. Then transfer to Chinatown to visit Thien Hau Pagoda and Binh Tay Market.
Afternoon: Free time (no tour, no guide)
O/N in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 17: FULL DAY TO TAY NINH + CU CHI TUNNELS (B/-/-)
Depart for Tay Ninh, the head quarter of Cao Dai region founded on 1926. On arrival we attend the fantastic mid-day mass when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity and Buddhism.
Afternoon, transfer about 30km north-west of Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi town. Cu Chi tunnels were used as the base from which the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968. The Cu Chi tunnels consist of more than 200km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels, the tunnels are between 0.5 to 1m wide, just enough for a person to crawl along.
O/N in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 18: HO CHI MINH CITY – MY THO – BEN TRE – CAN THO (B/L/-)
In the morning, transfer to My Tho, take a boat trip downstream to Ben Tre, where you have the opportunity to discover the local people life in Mekong Delta with coconut candy mill, fruit gardens followed by fruit tasting, rice paper mill… Biking or transfer by horse carriage on village road. Lunch at a local restaurant on island with local specialty of “Deep fried Elephant – Eared fish”. End then proceed to Can Tho.
Arrive in Can Tho, the city located on Mekong Delta bank.
O/N in Can Tho.

Day 19: CAN THO – HO CHI MINH CITY (B/-/-)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Ninh Kieu wharf for a boat trip to visit Cai Rang floating market. Time for taking part to the local activities and photo shoot. Then continue by boat through small canals to see more local daily life. Walk to visit small boat building local village before returning to the wharf. The car picks up and transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City.
O/N in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 20: HO CHI MINH CITY – Departure (B/-/-)
At leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for departure flight (check out hotel before 12h00).

Cost in US$ per person in the party of (valid 30 Sep’11)
BEST OF VIETNAM TOURS
Standard
First
Superior
2 pax
2,355
2,505
2,845
3 – 6 pax
1,946
2,099
2,439
7 -10 pax
1,533
1,685
2,025
11 – 14 pax
1,269
1,419
1,759
15 – 19 pax
1,179
1,339
1,705
20 pax & plus
1,078
1,237
1,595
Single supplement
409
560
900
Full board supplement
350
370
380

INCLUDING:
• Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
• Train ticket Lao Cai – Hanoi (4-soft berth A/C cabin)
• Air ticket Ha Noi – Hue, Danang – Nha Trang
• Accommodation in hotels (twin shared room)
• Meals as indicated: B = breakfast, L = lunch
• English or French speaking guide
• Entrance fee to indicated sights
• Water puppet show
• Boat trips
EXCLUDING: Other meals, tip, drinks, airport tax, single room, personal expenses, insurance…

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