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1 : Arrival Hanoi (D )
Pick up at the airport and then transfer to
the hotel by private car with English\French
speaking guide. Free time. Overnight at hotel
in Hanoi.
Day
2 : Hanoi city tour ( B, L )
8h00 Visit Ngoc Son temple, coach trip along
the Hanoi Old Quarters, pass by Dong Xuan market
then continue to the Old Citadel. Stop for visiting
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar
Pagoda. Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple
and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Lunch.
PM : After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology
Museum, continue to visit the Literature Temple
and Quoc Tu Giam. Evening is reserved for Water
Puppet Show. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day
3: Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi
( B, L )
Breakfast at the hotel. 8h00 depart to Halong
bay. Take 4hour boat trip give you a chance
to enjoy the breath-taking beauty of Halong
Bay - the World's Natural Wonder. Afternoon,
back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day
4: Hanoi - Mai Chau
( B, L )
8h00 depart from your hotel in Hanoi. Four-hour
drive to Mai Chau. After lunch we go to the
H'mong village of Sa Linh 1 hour away. From
here we will start our trek to the village of
Hang Kia, a 2.5-hour walk. Our hosts for this
evening will be the Hmong minority people. Overnight
at the village in Maichau.
Day
5 : Mai Chau - Ninh Binh
( B, L )
Following breakfast we trek for around two hours
to the village of Khoe where we are met by our
vehicle that will take us south along highway
15 to Ba Thuoc and then east along country lanes
to the town of Ninh Binh. Arriving in Ninh Binh
late in the afternoon we will check into our
hotel. Overnight at hotel in NinhBinh.
Day
6 : Hoa Lu - Tamcoc - Hue
( B, L )
( Night train -
Soft sleeper)
Am: visit HoaLu citadel, the ancient capital
of Vietnam in the Dinh and Le dynasties. In
the afternoon, have 3 hours boat trip to explore
Tam Coc (Three Grotoes).
Late this afternoon we catch the train to the
old imperial city of Hue. Overnight on train
- soft sleeper first class.
Day
7 : Visit Hue
( B, L )
Arriving in Hue at around 7:30 a.m. Following
breakfast, we board bicycles for a tour of Hue
and the surrounding area to visit to the old
Imperial Citadel, the Imperial Museum, TuDuc
Tomb and the Dong Ba market in the afternoon.
Dinner will be served with traditional folk
song. Overnight at hotel in Hue.
Day
8 : Hue - Bach Ma National Park ( B, L, D)
We will depart Hue at 8.00 and drive the 55km
to Bach Ma National Park. Our stay in this forgotten
paradise will include a trek to Hai Vuong Dai,.
We will also walk to the 300m Do Quyen waterfall.
This evening we will stay in the guesthouse
located in the national park.
Day
9 : Bach Ma National Park - Danang - Hoian
( B, L )
Before departing Bach Ma we will trek to the
Tri Sao waterfall. From here we will head south
to Lang Co Beach and then over the Hai Van Pass,
stopping at the top to admire the views. Once
into Danang we will check into our hotel before
heading out to visit the Cham Museum. Continue
to Hoian, overnight in Hoian Old Town.
Day
10 : Hoian - Danang - Nha Trang ( B, L
) ( Flight )
Being transfered to the airport for the flight
to the Beach City of Nha Trang. Pick up and
transfer to hotel in Nhatrang. Short visit to
the Ponagar cham Tower, LongSon pagoda . Relax
and free time at the beach. Overnight at hotel.
Day
11 : Nha Trang ( B, L )
Morning take a boat trip to Nhatrang Sea.
Visit
Oceanographic Institute.
Stop at the Tri Nguyen Aquarium, Enjoy
special lunch on board. Sunbathe and swim at
Tam island. Return and overnight at hotel.
Day
12 : Nha Trang - Dalat ( B, L )
8h00 Departing Nha Trang we head south past
the famous Cam Ranh Bay for a visit to the Po
Klong Garai Cham Towers. Arriving Dalat "City
of Eternal Spring" late in the afternoon,
there will time to stretch the legs with a walk
around the township. Overnight at hotel .
Day
13 : Dalat
( B, L )
Depart to visit Dalat and the surrounding
areas include the Lam Ty Ni pagoda, the summer
palace of Bao Dai King; the indescribable crazy
house and a Lat minority peoples village. Shopping
at HoaBinh Market. Overnight at hotel.
Day
14 : Dalat - Ho Chi Minh
( B, L )
8h00 back down to sea level and Ho Chi Minh
City (Saigon). It is around an 8-hour drive
but it will be broken up with stops at some
of the tea and coffee plantations and lunch
at Dambri Falls. Arrival in Saigon will be late
afternoon. Transfer and overnight at hotel.
Day
15 : Ho Chi Minh
( B, L )
Am: half day city tour to visit Reunification
Palace, the Jade Emperor Pagoda, and the Ben
Thanh markets. Free time for shopping and relaxing
in the afternoon. Tonight we will enjoy a dinner
cruise on the Saigon River for your farewell
dinner.
Day
16 : Ho Chi Minh
( B )
Free time until transfer you to the airport
for your flight out of Vietnam. End tour.
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