Arriving at Noi Bai International Airport of Hanoi Capital, drive through the fertile Red River Delta to reach your hotel in down town of Hanoi.Check in hotel and relax. Overnight in Hanoi.
Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Quarter including the Mausoleum, House-on-stilts, Museum called by his name.Visit Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) – the first university in Vietnam. VisitWestLake, and Tran Quoc Pagoda. View the Gothic stlye of Central Catholic Church and Hanoi Opera under shadow trees. The image of new and old buildings interposing with high shadow trees is an easiest feature to recognize Hanoi among many cities of Vietnam.You then hob on a cyclo to petrol round the exciting Old Quarter of Hanoi and HoanKiemLake – the heart of the city.Enjoy Water Puppet Show – Vietnamese traditional art evening.Overnight in Hanoi.
Drive southward to NinhBinh town to visit unspoiled villages, immense rice fields in the center of the Red River Delta.VisitBich Dong Tempke and relics of Hoa Lu ancient Kingdom (Dinh dynasty in the 10th century). Get on a small boat to row along the small canal in the rice field to visit TamCocCaves considered as “HalongBay on land”. In late afternoon transfer to Kenh Ga village and get on a small boat to travel along KenhGa canal to enjoy the beautiful landscape surround dings, and visit fish floating village. Overnight in NinhBinh.
Transfer to Halong city (170 km) to visit one of Wonder of the world: Ha Long Bay. 12:00 Get on a Junk cruise to take a Ha Long Bay cruise over 2,000 islands that just our of the sea to provide a spectacular natural environment. Boarding the Junk, a welcome drink is served before sitting down to a sumptuous seafood lunch in the dining room. We cruise through the magnificent bay of Ha Long that’s declared a World Heritage Site in 1994. There is opportunity to explore some of the beautiful and awesome grottoes with our guide on board. In the evening, dinner will be served on boat, before settling into our comfortable cabins for the night. Overnight on Halong cruise.
Enjoy our last morning on board to admire the spectacular view of the bay. A brunch is served on board as we cruise slowly back to the harbor, where we will check out and transferred back to Hanoi. On the way stop to visit Dong Trieu Ceramics Village before continue toairport for evening flight to HueVN 1545 at 18:30 – 19:45. Transfer to hotel for check in and relax. Overnight in Hue.
Today we spend the wholedayto visit one of World’s Heritage in Hue city – the former Kingdom of the 143 year Nguyen Dynasty. Boat trip on the PerfumeRiver to visit Royal Thien Mu pagodaand Imperial Citadel – the most important part of Hue city, Dong Ba market.Visit Tu Duc and KhaiDinh King’s Mausoleum in the afternoon. Enjoy Hue’s folk songs in the evening on a boat along PerfumeRiver.Overnight in Hue.
Drive to Hoi An (150 km) via the imposing Hai Van mountain pass, a part of Truong Son mountain range running down to the sea to cut in the high way. Stopover at Marble mountains and DanangCity. In the afternoon we Hoi An ancient town – another World’s Heritage site of a forgotten sea port from the 17th century. Visit the Chinese temple, Japanese bridge andan ancient house of mixing style from Vietnam, China and Japan. (Here you can buy some small ancient ceramic gifts as souvenir here with surprising price).Overnight in Hoi An.
In the morning we visit another World’s Heritage site in the South West of Danang, My Son Hollyland – the religious center of Powerful Champa Kingdom from 6th to 16th century, with relics of temples, steles and carving statues showing a thiriving life of people here at once. Aftenoontransfer to Danang airport for flight to Hochiminh City VN 129 at 16:00 – 17:25. Transfer to hotel andOvernight in Hochiminh City.
Today we visit the most typical places in the city: Notre Dame Cathedral, Central post office, War Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda. Afternoon we drive to suburb of HCMC, Cuchi District to visit Cuchi Underground Tunnel – a famous battle- field with over 200 km tunnel system under the ground, where Vietnamese guerillas had lived and fought during the American war.Overnight in HCMC.
Morning we drive to My Tho town (80 km). Here we take a boat trip on MekongRiver to get to the other side (Ben Tre land). Sight-seeing fish farms, floating fish market along the Dragon island on the way. Through Xep canal in Ben Tre (land of coconuts) to See coconut collection set and how the locals make handicrafts from coconut trunk and shell. Enjoy seasonal fruits and listening to traditional music. Take the horse-cart on village path and stop at Mr Nam Ngo orchard, taste honey with tea or wine. See bees-breeding in wooden boxes under longans tree. Take rowing-boat along water palm creek. Lunch on an islet. Boat to see local people make coconut candy, taste candy (Special products of Ben Tre province), then back to pier. Rejoin the car and drive to Can Tho city (90 km), the central city of the Mekong Delta. Overnight in Can Tho.
Boat trip in early morning on Lower Branch of Mekong River to visit Cai Rang floating market and enjoy life activities of local people on the river. The boat travel along small canals and stop at Mr. Ba Cong’ gardens where we have chance to taste fresh seasonal fruits. Visit Khmer pagoda and transfer back to Hochiminh City (170 km). Stop to see a Cao Dai Temple in Cai Be town and have lunch enroute. Continue transfer to Ho Tram Beach 140 km from Hochiminh City. Overnigh at Ho Tram Beach Resort & Spa.
2 days of free time to enjoy the beach. Overnigh at Ho Tram Beach Resort & Spa.
Free time until transfer back to Hochiminh City and continue to airport for your departure flight in the afternoon.
The above prices include:
• Hotel accommodations in twinordouble sharing
• Ground transfers in air-conditionedbus
• 2 days 1 night cruise on HalongBay in Deluxe junk
• Meals half board (breakfast and lunch or dinner) asmentioned above with Asian cuisines
• English-speaking local guides for sightseeing days
• Entrance fees.
• Boat fees
• Mineral water and cool facial towels during visits.
• Air tickets and airport taxes Hanoi – Hue // Danang – Hochiminh City
The above prices exclude:
• All meals that are not mention above
• Visa fee
• Drinks and personal expenses.
• Early check in (before 14:00) and latecheck out (after 12:00)
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