HO CHI MINH CITY - CAO DAI - CU CHI - MEKONG DELTA - NHA TRANG - HOI AN -
DANANG - HUE - HANOI - SAPA - HALONG - HANOI
( 15 Days 14 Nights )

Day 01 : Ho Chi Minh City - Arrival 

You are welcome by our guide at Tan Son Nhat airport and then transferred to your hotel in the center of city for freshen up. Free time for relaxing.  Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 02 : Ho Chi Minh City - Cao Dai Temple - Cu Chi Tunnel (B,L)

AM : You will visit the Great Temple of Caodaism in Tay Ninh, about 100 km from Ho Chi Minh City. The Temple is built on nine levels that represent nine steps to heaven at which you will see a prayer session at noon. Caodaism is a Vietnamese religion with its philosophy based on Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Christianity. Its tenets include believing in one God, the existence of the soul and the ability to communicate with the spiritual world

PM : You will stop for about 2 hours to visit Ben Dinh tunnel, a section of the 200 km-long Cu Chi tunnel network that was built over 2 decades and used as an army base during the Vietnamese-American War. You will be amazed at the tunnels with their underground storeys including trap-door, living areas, storage, weapon factories, field hospitals, kitchen, command centres, etc. You can also fire M-16, AK-47, carbine rifle. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 03 : Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong Delta (B,L)

Heading out of the bustling city, we ride along rice field to My Tho, one of Mekong Delta province. Upon arrival in My Tho, we embark on a boat navigating around the small canals in the delta region, which passing My Tho fruit market. Joining in with daily activities of local people and enjoy the atmosphere of water world along the canal and along the Tien river. The exciting cruise continue to Unicorn island, here you can taste many seasonal fruits and enjoy the local traditional music, performed by the islanders. Have lunch at a typical country garden house. Next stops are the coconut candy “mill” and some other local industries in Ben Tre province. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City for overnight.

Day 04 : Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang (B)

After breakfast, take a short flight to Nha Trang, a city right on the beach. Check-in hotel and rush to beach for relax or swimming and many more activities. Overnight in Nha Trang

Day 05 : Nha Trang boat trip (B,L)

8h30- 8h45 : the tour Guide  Pick you up from your hotel.
9h00 : The exciting boat trip starts.
9h40 : At Mun Island. Snorkeling to enjoy the extraordinary coral reefs and multicolored fishes
12h00- 13h30 : At Mot Island. Have lunch with many excellent dishes: grilled cuttlefish, fried fish in sour and sweet sauce, omelet, chip potatoes, grilled meat, softly sauted noodles…Enjoy home made” Live show”. Floating Bar” very interesting. A cup of wine and a piece of pineapple
14h00- 14h45 At Con Se Tre
Relax at the famous tourist island in Nha Trang Bay, Joining “Fruit Party” You will enjoy many kinds of fruit from Nha Trang.
16h00 – 16h45 At Tri Nguyen Aquarium. You will see a lot of cages that raise fishes, shrim, grouper inside
17h00: Finish trip, back to your hotel. Overnight in Nha Trang

Day 06 : Nha Trang - Hoi An (B,L)

You will take a morning flight to Da Nang Airport, then transfer to Hoi An about 35km away. In the afternoon free for walking visit Hoi An ancient town, the town with mixed the culture of Vietnam/Chinese/Japanese with Chinese tiled houses, Chinese temples, Japanese covered bridge. Over night in Hoi an.

Day 07 : Hoi An - Danang - Hue (B)

Leisure in the morning. In the afternoon, drive to Hue through Hai Van tunnel on the way. Check in hotel for overnight in Hue.

Day 08 : Hue (B,L)

Visit the Imperial Citadel, another World Cultural Heritage site. Then we take a short drive to visit Thien Mu pagoda, King Tu Duc tomb, King Minh Mang tomb. Evening: take a dragon boat trip to enjoying Hue folksong on Perfume river. Overnight in Hue.

Day 09 : Hue - Hanoi (B)

Morning free for relax or optional visit till noon flight to Hanoi, our thousands capital city. Our guide will welcome you at the airport Noi bai airport and then you are visit the largest and most interesting Museum of Vietnam Ethnology before check-in at hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 10 : Hanoi full day visits - Night train to Lao Cai (B,L)

Today we would like to show you the major cultural sites around Hanoi city. The first visit is Uncle Ho’s (Ho Chi Minh President) Mausoleum, His Residence area, and One Pillar – pagoda nearby & Tran Quoc pagoda. Next site is Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature & the first university in Vietnam). Then our guide will introduce its legend by one hour cyclo (trishaws) around Old Trading quarter, Ngoc Son temple and Hoan Kiem (The lake of Restored Sword). Follow is one hour Traditional Water Puppet shows at Thang Long theatre. Overnight on train.

Day 11 : Sapa - Hill tribes colorful market - night train to Hanoi (B,L)

Upon arrival to Lao Cai train station, drive to visit one of the colorful tribal market near Sapa area (incase no Market available at your date, you will visit Cat Cat & Ta Fin villages).

Tuesday: Coc Ly Market (this market is not available until further notice due to the construction site nearby); Wednesday: Cao Son Market; Saturday: Can Cau Market; Sunday: Bac Ha Market Market. Then transfer to Sapa for overnight.

Day 12 : Lao Cai - Sapa - Hill tribe villages (B,L)

Drive to visit Lao Chai village – home of Black H’Mong – here you trek through terraced rice fields to villages, meet and talk with locals to learn more about their daily life and habits. You then trek through Ta Van village. Lunch on your own arrangement. Car pick up at Ta Van and transfer to Lao Cai station for overnight train back to Hanoi.

Day 13 : Hanoi - Halong (B,L,D)

Day 14 : Halong - Hanoi (B,L)

AM: If you like enjoying Ha Long Bay's sunrise, please get up early at 6.30. Have some coffee and a tasty breakfast. Cruise towards Bai Tu Long Bay for pristine scenery, stop for breathtaking swimming. Have lunch on boat. Take boat trip back to Halong city

PM: Road trip back to Hanoi with stop-over in Hai Duong province. Arrive in Hanoi about 16h30. Overnight in Ha Noi

Day 15 : Hanoi - Departure (B)

Free time for shopping or optional visit before transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure.

Tour price

Seat-in-coach tours: To join with other people on available daily tours. These tours are fixed itinerary and departure time. It is possible to join in even your group of only 1 or 2 people. Customer do not to find other people to form the group. It is our company duty to gather the tourists for each tour. For these tours, you have to share the coach, boat and tour guide with other tourists who come from different nationalities. The number of people of this group is normally less than 20 persons.

• Hotel accommodation as specific or similar, base on twin sharing
• Private car/mini van, train tickets (AC comfortable soft sleeper, sharing basic)
• Nice boat on Perfume river in Hue, Mekong river, Nha Trang island, join boat in Ha Long
• All entrance fees
• English/ French speaking guide. Other languages can be arranged upon request
• All meals as per program
• Train ticket from Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi (4berths cabin with A/C, soft sleeper)

•  If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure to Vietnam, we will help you to obtain visa on arrival easily
• Domestic & International flight and all airport taxes
• Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
• Insurance
• Personal expenses & Tips

Remark

• Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.
• Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
• As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

Accommodations offers in this trip

The hotel may be changed up to its availability. It will be confirmed after getting your deposit/ payment. You can get details of your hotel at our website: http://www.vietnamhotels.vn/ ; details of your cruise at our website http://www.halongcruise.vn/

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