Day 1/ in Saigon: Arrival Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon – Welcome Dinner (D)
Day 2/ in Saigon: Saigon City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels Full Day Trip – Saigon (B)
Day 3/ in Saigon: Saigon – Mekong River Delta Full Day Boat Trip – Saigon (B)
Day 4/ in Nha Trang: Saigon – Fly to Nha Trang Beach City – Relaxing (B)
Day 5/ in Nha Trang: Nha Trang Islands & Snorkeling Tour (B, L)
Day 6/ in Hoi An: Nha Trang – Fly to Dannag/Hoi An – Hoi An Walking Tour (B)
Day 7/ in Hue: Hoi An Cycling – Boat – Fishing – Cooing Class – Transfer to Hue (B, L)
Day 8/ in Hue : Hue – Paradise Caves – Hue (B)
Day 9/ Take train to Sapa: Hue – Fly to Hanoi – City Tour – Catch a night train to Sapa (B)
Day 10/ in Sapa: Sapa – Trekking to the wildlife ethnic villages – Overnight with the local family in the village(B,L)
Day 11/ Take train back Hanoi: Sapa – Bac Ha Ethnic Market Trekking – Catch a night train back Hanoi (B, L, D)
Day 12/ in Halong Bay: Arrival Hanoi – Halong Bay – Cruise & Overnight on Oriental Sails Cruise (B, L, D)
Day 13/ in Hanoi: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B, L)
Day 14/ Departure: Hanoi – Departure (B)
Trip includes:
– Meals as indicated in program (B – breakfast, L – lunch, D – dinner)
– All air tickets (Vietnam Airline, economy class, tax & service charge included)
* Saigon – Nha Trang
* Nha Trang – Danang/ Hoi An
* Hue – Hanoi
– A/C private car for transportation at places as indicated in program
– Cruise & Overnight on Oriental Sails Cruise in Halong Bay (A/C private double/ twins cabins, each cabin for 02 persons on boat)
– Private boat to cruise in Mekong Delta and Nha Trang as indicated in the program
– All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees and taxes
– Visa arrival to Vietnam
– Local mobile phone during the trip
Trip excludes:
– Other meals and drinks/ personal expenses are note noted in the program
– Travel insurances
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Arrival Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon – Welcome Dinner (D)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Welcome dinner
– Hotel in Ho Chi Minh/ Saigon
Arrival Ho Chi Minh City
Upon arrival at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City or still called Saigon, we are welcomed by our guide to transfer to the hotel. If the time permits, you enjoy a welcome dinner at the fine restaurant in Saigon.
Stay overnight at hotel in Saigon
Saigon City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnel Full Day Trip (B)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Ho Chi Minh/ Saigon
Notre Dame Cathedral, Formal Presidential Palace, Museum of War Remnants, Ben Thanh market
Breakfast at the hotel, drive to cu chi district, en route you will have the opportunity to visit local homes producing rice paper and rice wine. Visit the amazing complex of underground tunnels at Cu Chi. There are more than 200 km of underground tunnels, comprising a main axis system with many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters and other tunnels. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh and have lunch at local restaurant before back hotel. In the afternoon, discover bustling Saigon: Enjoy a tour in the Old Colonial Residential Quarter and discover the old Hotel de Ville, the Opera House, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the dazzling French-style post office, War museum, the Reunification Palace. Back your hotel and overnight in HoChiMinh city.
Attractions & Review :
Saigon – Mekong Delta Full Day Boat Trip - Saigon (B)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Private boat to cruise in the river
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Ho Chi Minh/ Saigon
Pick you up at hotel in Saigon at 8am. A smooth one and half hour car ride passing the green rice fields, leads you to the beautiful rural MYTHO city. The morning trip continues on the motorized boat on the Tien river to the Qui (Tortoise islet). On the way, you will view the fishing port, stilt houses, boat-building workshops, the other Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet. The cruise will lead you through Bao Dinh canal to enter Ben Tre province, “the country of coconut”, to see a typical agricultural model call “Garden – Pond – Cage” then enjoy coconut candy mill and the relaxing honey tea. Then the amazing rowing boat trip on the small canal – fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut’s tree and cool breezes is something you cannot miss. Lunch will be served right in the heart of the orchard garden. After lunch, we will walk along the village, visit fruit garden, enjoy the tropical fruit while you are listening to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music” performed by the islanders. Here we also can join the daily activities of the local people and enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside. Your expectations will be fulfilled by final boat trip back to My Tho on the Tan Thach natural canal. Car back to Saigon
Attractions & Review :
Saigon – Fly to Nha Trang Beach City (B)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Air ticket : Saigon – Nha Trang (Vietnam Airline)
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Nha Trang
Transfer via Vietnam Airline : Saigon – Nha Trang
Free time until our driver picks up and transfers you to the airport to catch a short flight to Nha Trang, upon arrival in Nha Trang, you will be met and transferred to hotel for check in. The rest time for you relaxing on the beach.
Overnight at hotel in Nha Trang
Nha Trang Islands & Snorkeling Tour (B, L)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Private boat
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Nha Trang
Tri Nguyen Aquarium-Biology, Mot island, Ngang cove, Tranh shore
8h30-8h45am: Pick up at the hotel to start the exciting boat trip
9h:10am : Tri Nguyen Aquarium-Biology sea inside Neptune’s place with hundreds of Mot island fishes
10am:
- Snorkel on the extraordinary coral reefs which are covered with the multi colored fishes
12:-15h30pm: Ngang cove
- Have lunch with many excellent dishes : fried salt shrimp, fried fish in sour and sweet sauce, saute cuttlefish, grilled rib spring rolls and solfly softe noodles.
- Entertainment program : Music, singing and dancing
- Happy hour : “ Floating Bar” a cup of grape wine with a piece of pineapple
You will be able cheer with your friends even in the water with Funky Monkey guide
15:45-16:30pm : Tranh shore
- Relax and join beach sport or laze on the beach
- Fruit party : enjoy eating many kinds of fruits from Nhatrang
16:45pm: Land at the harbor and take you back the hotel
Stay overnight at hotel in Nhatrang
Attractions & Review :
Nha Trang – Fly to Danang/ Hoi An – Hoi An Walking Tour (B)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Air ticket : Nha Trang – Danang/ Hoian (Vietnam Airline)
– Meal : Breakfast
– English speaking tour guide
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Hoi An
Japanese Covered Bridges, Pottery Museum, Tan Ky House, Chua Ong Pagoda
After breakfast at the hotel, our driver picks up and transfer you to the airport to catch a short flight to Nha Trang. On arrival, pick up and transfer to Nha Trang to check in our hotel.
PM: We enjoy our walking tour around the old town of Hoi An. Much of Hoi An’s rare wooden architecture remains in this small, pleasant town. There are plenty to see in this delightful and tranquil town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tan Ky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda, the vibrant market. We visit these on our morning walking tour past many low tiled houses scattered along the small streets and assembly halls, which reflect the town’s multi-cultural past.
The rest time for relaxing on the beach or shopping or doing other things you are interested in or take part in Vietnamese Demonstration cooking class.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Attractions & Review :
Hoi An – Cycling – Boat – Fishing – Cooking Class – Transfer to Hue (B, L)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Private boat
– Bike
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch of cooking class
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Hue
After being collected from your hotel, a short bicycle competency test will be given. For those uncomfortable with a pushbike, then other methods of transport can be arranged. The tour starts by cycling along level ground to the Thu Bon River to visit a local fishing village.
Ride along country lanes at a peaceful pace viewing local life and pause to see farmers toiling in their rice fields using centuries of farming practices. Peddle your way through palm forests, across bridges, fields of water buffalo….
Take a short break in a local family at Cam Thanh Village before enjoying 1.5 hours ride on Traditional Basket Boat (round boat) in the Water Coconut Palm Forest. Learn how to sail the basket boat and spend your time to catch fishes and “purple crabs” in the Canal.
Continue to ride our bike to Tra Que Organic Vegetable Village where a large variety of vegetable are produced for the local community. At the village, you will be shown the environmentally sustainable practices which the local villagers have used for centuries and is still being used extensively today.
Visit a local family and sit down to have lunch, then transfer to Hue.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hue
Attractions & Review :
Hue – Paradise Caves - Hue B)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Hue
After breakfast at hotel, we leave Hue for Quang Binh to explore Paradise Caves one of the most beautiful caves in Vietnam.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hue
Attractions & Review :
Hue – Fly to Hanoi – Tour – Catch a night train to Sapa (B, D)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Air ticket : Hue – Hanoi (Vietnam Airline)
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast, dinner
– Entrance fees
– Tulico train : Sapa – Hanoi (first class, soft sleeper, A/C four wooden berths cabin)
Temple of Literature, Museum of Ethnology, Cyclo around Hanoi Old Quarter, Water Puppet Show
After breakfast at the hotel, our driver picks up and transfer you to the airport to catch a short flight to Hanoi. On arrival, pick up and transfer to Hanoi to check in our hotel.
In the afternoon, we visit the Temple of Literature: Originally built as a temple to Confucius, this is the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education, then we explore one of the most interesting museums in Vietnam; Museum of Ethnology, which is widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic minority peoples.
We will enjoy our dinner at the fine restaurant in Hanoi before escorting you to Hanoi Railway Station to catch our night train to Sapa.
Stay overnight on train
Attractions & Review :
Arrival to Sapa –Trekking to Wildlife Ethnic Villages as Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village – Overnight with the local family in the village (B, L, D)
– A/C 16 seats van with air conditioner & experienced driver for transfer
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch, dinner
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Sapa
The train arrives in Lao Cai at around 5.00 am. Meet and transfer to Sapa (38km), the former hill station discovered by the French at height of 1.600 m above sea level Check-in hotel to relax at leisure. After lunch at 1:00pm our tour guide will start trekking uphill to Y Linh Ho Village and Muong Hoa Valley through rice paddies and small hamlets to study life of hill tribes here. Communication exchange with local people in Lao Chai village. After having picnic lunch carried by the tour guide, continuing trekking through villages and rice terraced fields to Ta Van village settled by Dzay ethnic minorities.
Trekking distance: 8km
Stay overnight with the local family in the village
Attractions & Review :
Sapa - Bac Ha Ethnic Market Trekking - Catch a night train back Hanoi (B, L, D)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch, dinner
– Tulico train : Sapa – Hanoi (first class, soft sleeper, A/C four wooden berths cabin)
After having breakfast at the hotel, we drive to Bac Ha Market. It takes us 3 hours driving to get there. This is the largest market in the region, a place where many ethnic groups gather to buy and sell, eat and drink together. There are 10 minority groups in the Bac Ha region. You can buy homemade handicrafts and clothes. In the afternoon we will have a 2 hour trek to Ban Pho village (Flower H’Mong people) .In the village we can have a look in their house and understand little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially, we can try homemade wine from corn. And then transfer you to Lao Cai Railway Station to have dinner before catching a night train back Hanoi.
Stay overnight on train
Attractions & Review :
Arrival Hanoi – Halong Bay – Cruise & Overnight on Oriental Sails Cruise (B, L, D)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch, dinner
– Cruise and overnight in Halong Bay (A/C private cabin for 02 persons on cruise)
After the breakfast, at around 8am our car and driver will pick up for a drive to Halong Bay
12h00 – 12h30 Embark on Oriental Sails followed by cruise briefing
13h00 – 15h30 Savor a delectable lunch as Oriental Sails cruise further along the limestone islands of Fighting Cock, Turtle Island …
15h30 – 17h30 Visit Amazing Cave(Sung Sot Cave) and kayak along the hidden parts of the bay
17h30 – 19h00 Go swimming, snap photos or just relax as the sun starts to set
19h00 Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests or just laze around
Overnight on board.
Attractions & Review :
Halong - Hanoi (B, L)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch
– Entrance fees
– Hotel in Hanoi
Ti Top Island, Ba Hang Fishing Village, pass Dog Rock, Incense Burner
06h30 – 07h00 Start your day with swimming, exercise or photo hunt
07h00 – 11h00 Have breakfast at sunrise. Visit Ti Top Island, cruise to Ba Hang Fishing Village, pass Dog Rock and Incense Burner, and then head back to the Harbor
Have lunch around 11h00
12h00 – 16h30 Transfer back to Hanoi and trip finishes at the hotel around 16h30
Stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Attractions & Review :
Hanoi - Departure (B)
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast
Free at leisure till the transfer you to the airport
Free at leisure till the transfer you to the airport to catch your flight back home.