VIETNAM OVERVIEW
Trip code: VPO
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We’ll meet you at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi - flight details to be advised. Before heading into town, you can change your dollars into dong at the airport currency exchange bureau. Afterwards, we’ll transfer you to your hotel.The rest of the day will be at your leisure. We’ll spend a few minutes to go through our itinerary before we go out to dinner in one of our chosen restaurants.
On day 2, we’ll take a day tour of Hanoi, starting with Ho Chi Minh complex, the house on stilts and museum. After that, we’ll visit the Temple of Literature which is regarded as the first university of Vietnam established in the year 1070. In the afternoon, it will be the Museum of Ethnology and an hour ride on the “cyclo” and Water Puppet show is a great finish to our busy day.
After breakfast, we’ll leave the busy Hanoi behind for Ha Long bay (4 hours drive). We’ll board our private boat and head out into the bay. Lunch will be on the boat while we cruise through the spectacular scenery of thousands of limestone karsts and isles of various sizes and shapes. There are opportunities to visit one of its beautiful limestone caves and swim in this World Heritage site’s emerald water. We’ll spend the night of day 3 on our boat.
In the morning of day 4, we cruise back to the habour and bus back to Hanoi. You can spend the rest of the day exploring Hanoi before we venture on the Unification Express overnight train to Hue.
We arrive in Hue early this morning. Very different from Hanoi, life in this former capital of Vietnam is very quite and peaceful. With 2 days in here, we can visit lots of places such as the Purple Forbidden City, the famous Thien Mu pagoda, one of the Nguyen Dynasty Emperor’s tomb and a Dragon boat trip on the Perfume River. We also have a chance to taste a vegetarian lunch cooked by nuns in Duc Son pagoda which works as an orphanage, a home for nearly 200 babies and children.
After a nice brekkie, we need to leave Hue by about 8.30 AM. We’ll head down to Lang Co beach and then over the Hai Van pass, on to Da Nang. You’ll arrive in Hoi An in the late afternoon. Located on the Cui river, Hoi An was known to early western merchant as the main trading ports in South-East Asia. The architecture is a mixture of Japanese, Chinese, French and Vietnamese. A strange mix but beautiful nonetheless. Don’t forget to pop into any one of the dozens of tailor shops to get them started on all your new outfits!
In the morning of day 8, we’ll be off for an orientation walk in the Old Town. Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, Tan Ky Old House and Vietnam handicraft workshop with traditional music are the main attractions of the town. The afternoon and whole day 9 is free for you enjoy the fabulous Hoi An town. You can do some shopping or relax at the beach. If you’ve ordered clobber, you’ll have time for a final fitting in the afternoon and then in the evening you’ll be able to collect your new clothes from the tailors.
An hour morning flight will take us to Nha Trang, the most popular beach city in Vietnam. The afternoon is free for you to laze on the beach or why don’t you try the mud bath which can give you a total refresh and relaxation. To most of our clients, the boat trip in Nha Trang bay the next day is the most enjoyable. The cruise also offers the opportunity to swim in the warm, turquoise waters of the South China Sea. Very much of resort town, Nha Trang give you a wide range of choices for food, bars and nightlife.
Leaving Nha Trang behind, we’ll take s short flight to busy Ho Chi Minh city.
In the afternoon, we’ll take a tour around the city including the entrance to War Remnant Museum and Unification Palace.
Starting early in the morning of day 13, we take a day trip to My Tho where we board our private boat for a cruise to the four beautiful Islets (Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise and Phoenix) on the Mekong River. We continue our journey from here by rowboat and stop in on a local family of beekeepers who make honey from longan flowers. Later, walk through an off-the-beaten-track village and stop at some local houses to experience everyday life of Mekong locals, usually hidden from the outside world. Here, you'll also have a chance to try some local specialties for lunch before returning to Ho Chi Minh City for an afternoon of last-minute shopping and sightseeing before our final night's dinner.
You can depart any time on day 14 as there is no particular plan. Please let us know your flight details so you can make the most advantage of your time in Ho Chi Minh City.
Inclusions:
- Accommodations (based on twin-shared, 3 stars hotel): 11 nights in hotels, 1 night on the boat in Ha Long bay and 1 night on the train
- 13 breakfast, 5 lunches and 4 dinners
- English speaking guide
- Sightseeing tickets
- Train ticket from Hanoi to Hue
- Domestic flight tickets: Da Nang to Nha Trang and Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City
Exclusion:
- International flight tickets
- Visa application fee
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and tips.
- And, please note that all drinks are extra.
Price: (in US Dollar and per person)
| Group of | 2 - 3 pax | 4 - 5 pax | 6 - 7 pax | 8 - 9 pax | 10 - 12 pax |
| Price | 1,970 | 1,870 | 1,775 | 1,675 | 1,580 |
Single supplement: 339 US Dollars
