| Code |
PH
03: Vietnam North/South Compact |
| Duration |
12
days/ 11 nights |
| Route |
Hanoi
- Ha Long Bay & Cat Ba Island
- Hue - Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City |
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This
trip is for the traveler with limited
time. It takes you around Vietnam's
most popular sights in just 12 days.
But we use our time well. Everything
that everybody talks about is in it
and we save time by flying or traveling
on the overnight train. Highlights include
the wonders of Ha Long Bay, now listed
as a World Heritage site, the capital
city of Hanoi with its fascinating Old
Quarter, Hue, the Imperial City in the
18th and 19th centuries, the picturesque
port town of Hoi An, a favorite with
many travelers, and finishing at the
vibrant Ho Chi Minh City. |
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Titop beach - Halong
bay
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| Day
1: Arrival Hanoi ( D )
Meet at the airport and then transfer to the
hotel by private car with guide. Free time.
Welcome dinner at local restaurant. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 2: Hanoi -
City ( B, L)
AM: 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. Overnight at the hotel in
Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi -
Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island National Park
( B, L)
Am: 7h30 depart to Halong bay. Boarding on your
private boat for a five-hour cruise around the
secluded and majestic Halong Bay. We have the
chance to swim in the bay's emerald waters and
also visit one of its many splendid caves.
Arrive Cat Ba Island. Check in hotel. . Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 4: Cat Ba
Island - Hanoi ( B, L)
Am: Explore the township of Cat Ba or visit
the National Park
Pm: Catch the local ferry to Hai Phong. Pick
up at Haiphong boat station and transfer back
to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Hanoi-
Hue ( B, L) ( Flight )
Am : Transfer from your hotel in Hanoi to the
airport. Flight VN 245 to Hue (12h20 -13h30
). Pick up then transfer to your hotel in Hue.
Bus trip to visit Hue City Visit Citadel and
the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum.
Overnight in Hue
Day 6: Hue ( B,
L)
Arrival in Hue at 7.00 for a transfer directly
to city tour. Cruise along the Perfume River
to visit the ornate tomb of Emperor Minh Mang,
stopping on the way to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda,
considered by many as the unofficial symbol
of Hue. From here we will cruise back to the
eccentric Tu Duc's tomb, and discover this Emperor's
opulent lifestyle. Free time at the Dong Ba
market. Lunch at the local restaurant. Overnight
at hotel in Hue (Hotel check in time: 13:00 PM)
Day 7: Hue - Hoi
An ( B, L)
Am: 8h00 transfer from hotel to the old trading
town of Hoi An. Along the way though we will
first stop at Lang Co beach, Hai Van pass, Cham
Museum, the famed China Beach and Marble Mountains.
Arriving in Hoi An , check in and free time
for exploring and shopping. Overnight at hotel
in Hoian.
Day 8: Hoi An
( B, L)
Fullday visit Hoian: FucKien Pagoda, Hoia Museum,
Japanese Covered Bridge, TanKy Old house, Assembly
Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation, Hoian
market. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9: Hoi An
- Danang - Ho Chi Minh City ( B, L)
( Flight )
Transfer to the airport for the flight VN321
(8.00 - 9.10) to Ho Chi Minh City, where we
will be transferred directly to our centrally
located hotel. Following the lunch, take the
city tour will include a visit to Cholon, Saigon's
Chinatown and home to Vietnams biggest market,
the Reunification Palace and the War Crimes
museum.
Day 10: Cu Chi
Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple ( B, L)
In the morning we have an excursion to the famous
Cu Chi tunnels (the tunnel system stretched
from Saigon to the Cambodian border about 200km).
From Cu Chi we drive to Tay Ninh, the headquarters
of the Cao Dai Sect, whose patron saints include
Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill.
Back to Saigon. overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Mytho-
Mekong delta (B,L)
Drive southward to Mekong delta. Boat trip in
MyTho through tiny canals and quiet villages.
Lunch in nice restaurant inside garden. Afternoon
transfer back Saigon with stop over in VinhTrang
pagoda for visiting. Overnight in Saigon.
Day 12: Depart
Ho Chi Minh City ( B )
Free time until being transfer from the hotel
to the airport for your flight out of Vietnam.
End tour.
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