Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City
We’ll pick you up on day 1 from Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City – flight details to be advised and transfer to our hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure. We’ll spend a few minutes to go through the itinerary before we head out for welcome dinner.
Note: If you arrive early in Ho Chi Minh City, we can organize the option of a half day tour to visit the War Remnant Museum, Unification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral Church and Post Office. Bookings in advance are required.
Day 2: Cu Chi - Mekong Delta
Today will be a busy day as we set off early to Cu Chi tunnels, a non-designed system of underground tunnels that Viet Cong used during Vietnam war. We spend about 2 hours there, enough time for you to experience how people lived and fought years ago. You also have a chance to go through the real tunnels before we continue to My Tho (Mekong Delta) for lunch. After lunch, we use the most typical means of transport such as boat, sampan … to go through canals to visit bonsai and tropical fruit garden, coconut candy factory …
We come back to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.
Day 3 - 4: Hoi An
Leaving the busy and hustle Ho Chi Minh City behind, we take the morning flight to Da Nang and then an hour bus ride to Hoi An.
Being a busy trading port in early 17th century, Hoi An was a goods exchange center for merchants from many different countries such as Chinese, Japanese, French, Portuguese, English … Architectures in Hoi An is a mixture of many cultures. You can see a Chinese Assembly Hall next to a villa in French architecture. And don’t forget to visit one of hundreds of tailors, shoes makers and souvenir shops. Our guide will be at best to assist or to give some advice.
On morning of day 4, our guide will take you around to see the most typical sights such as the Japanese Covered Bridge, Assembly Hall, Tan Ky old house and Traditional Handicraft Workshops. The afternoon is free for you to laze by the beach or to finish all your shopping.
Day 5 - 6: Hue
The bus trip to Hue is one of the highlights of the trip when you can see beautiful scenery in the countryside. We briefly stop at Marble mountain, pass by the famous China beach, go up Hai Van pass, stop for a tea or coffee in Lang Co beach.
We have this after noon to visit the Nguyen Dynasty Emperor’s tomb, Thien Mu pagoda and boat sruise along the Perfume river. Dinner will be served on the boat with lots of local specialties. Our friend, Mr. Bi – the boat owner, will offer a traditional music show. And don’t be surprised if he only drinks vodka, you may join him if you want to, because all the artists are like that.
Almost of the following day we spend inside the Imperial City. The 9-Holly Canons, Ngo Mon gate and the Palace of Harmony … are the main sights of our tour. You will have time to freshen up before we board the SE4 train overnight to Hanoi.
Day 7: Hanoi
We arrive in Hanoi early in the morning. You will have time to have a shower and breakfast at the hotel. Then, we go out for our half day city tour which covers the most popular spots such as Ho Chi Minh Complex: Mausoleum (closed on Monday & Friday and from October to December), house on stilt and Museum. After that, we’ll visit the First University of Vietnam called the Temple of Literature.
The afternoon is free until we meet again for a cyclo tour and Water Puppet show.
Day 8: Ha Long
Another bus ride (4 hours) will take us to Ha Long bay, where we board our junk to cruise around this World Heritage site. Seafood lunch is served while you enjoy the scenery of limestone island and islets formed by, in legend, a group of dragons. The UNESCO site is 900 square kilometers and more than 900 mountains named Fighting Cocks, Holy Urn… you will have an opportunity to visit the biggest and the most beautiful cave before we go to the place where we drop anchor for the night. Swim, relax on deck or watch the sun go down behind the mountains.
Day 9 - 10: Hanoi
Our captain will drive us to the other side of the bay to get to the habour for one more bus ride back to Hanoi. You will have the afternoon free to do the last-minute-shopping or sightseeing. Tonight we have the last dinner together.
Our guide will take you to the airport on day 10 for your flight back home. Time flight to be advised.
Inclusions:
- Accommodations (based on twin-shared, 3 stars hotel): 7 nights in hotels, 1 night on the train from Hue to Hanoi and 1 night on the boat in Ha Long bay
- 9 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners
- Private transportations
- English speaking guide
- Tickets to the places
- Airfare from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang
- Train ticket from Hue to Hanoi
Exclusions:
- International flight tickets
- Visa application costs
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and tips.
And, please note that all drinks are extra.
Price: (in US Dollar and per person)
| For a group of |
2 - 3 pax |
4 - 5 pax |
6 - 7 pax |
8 - 9 pax |
10 - 12 pax |
| Price |
1,560 |
1,480 |
1,410 |
1,325 |
1,250 |
Single supplement: 216 US Dollar
