Day 1: Hanoi and arrival (D)
Arrive
at Noi Bai Airport, welcomed by your tour guide and transfer from
airport to your selected hotel in Hanoi. Take an orientation tour
around the old quarter. Welcome dinner. Overnight at your proposed
hotel in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, visit to Historical museum, Literature Temple, Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum, One-pillar Pagoda. Lunch. Afternoon, visit Quan Thanh
Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and shopping in the old
quarter. Evening enjoy water puppet show. Dinner on guest
account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi - Hoa Lu (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, transfer to Ninh Binh (110 kms). Visit Dinh and Le temples
in Hoa Lu, ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century. Then
continue to Van Lam Village; lunch. Afternoon, take small sampan for 3
hours cruise to discover Tam Coc caves. Then visit Bich Dong Pagoda
before returning to Hanoi. Dinner on guest account.
Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi - Ha Long (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, transfer to Ha Long Bay via Hai Phong Port. Visit Du Hang
Pagoda, Hang Kenh Temple and sightseeing. Lunch en route. Keep going to
Ha Long. Dinner on guest account. Overnight at your
proposed hotel in Halong.
Day 5: Ha Long - Hanoi (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, take another 6 -hour boat trip on the bay. Lunch at local
restaurant. Return to Hanoi. Dinner on guest account.
Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.
Day 6: Hanoi - Hue (B/L/_)
Early
breakfast then transfer to the airport for boarding to Hue on flight VN
245 ( 12 : 40 , 13 : 50 ). Welcomed by your tour guide at Phu
Bai Airport and transfer to your selected hotel. Lunch. Afternoon,
transfer to visit the Imperial Citadel Khai Dinh Tomb and Dong Ba
Market. Dinner on guest account. Overnight at your proposed
hotel in Hue.
Day 7: Hue (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, all day visit in Hue: Cruise on the Perfume River to visit
Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh Mang Tomb. Lunch in a best local restaurant.
Afternoon, visit to Tu Duc Tomb, Diem Phung Thi exhibition of picture
and shopping. Dinner on guest account. Overnight at your
proposed hotel in Hue.
Day 8: Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An (B/L/_)
After
early breakfast then transfer to Da Nang via the Hai Van Pass. Stop at
the Lang Co Beach and the local fishing village. Arrive in Da Nang;
visit Cham Museum, Marble Mountain. Lunch in Da Nang. Then continue to
visit Hoi An: Japanese Bridge pagoda, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Phung Hung Old
House, Quang Dong Assembly. Dinner on guest account. Overnight
at your proposed hotel in Hoi An.
Day 9: Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, transfer to Da Nang Airport for morning flight to Hochiminh
city on flight VN 321 ( 8 : 20 : 9 : 30 ). Welcomed by your
tour guide at Tan San Nhat Airport and transfer to hotel. Visit Ho Chi
Minh City: The Old Colonial Residential, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, the War
Crime Exhibition, China Town (Cholon) and a lacquerware factory. Dinner
on guest account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in
Hochimihn city.
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh Long - Can Tho (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, transfer to Cai Be. Take a boat for the cruise on the Upper
Mekong River and visit a floating market, boat building and orchid
islet. Pick up in Vinh Long. Lunch. Transfer to Can Tho. Dinner on
guest account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Can Tho.
Day 11: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City (B/L/_)
After
breakfast, take a three-hour boat trip to visit the the Cai Rang and
Phong Dien Floating Market which are the most original ones in the
area. Visit rice noodles workshop. Lunch. Transfer to Cao Lanh by bus.
Take a one hour boat trip to see the Xeo Quit base in the Rung Tram
Forest. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner on guest
account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.
Day 12: Hochiminh city (B/L/_)
After
breakfast. Driving west to Tay Ninh, head quarter of Cao Dai region. On
arrival we attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when the
followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious
combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. On the way back a
stop for a visit Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnels network
constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for
independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, accommodation, etc. and
were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war.
Driving back to HCMC. Dinner on guest account. Overnight at
your proposed hotel in HCMC.
Day 13: Ho Chi Minh City and departure (B)
Free until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for departure. End of our services.
