Day 1: Arrival Hanoi On arrival you are picked up by tour guide and transfer to hotel. If time permits, we embark on a cyclo for a short excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places. Overnight in Hanoi. Day 2: Hanoi - Halong After breakfast depart for Halong city. Along the way we make a stop over at Hai Duong province to observe embroidery-making women at work. On arrival we embark on a boat for an exploration of the legendary Halong Bay. This exciting five hour cruise will provide us a fantastic view of the picturesque scenery blending with the sky and some 3,000 limestone islands rising amazingly from the clear and emerald water. The limestone Karst formations are littered with beaches, grottoes and beautiful caves. Visit the amazing Thien Cung and Dau Go grottoes. After a seafood lunch on board we return to Halong city. Free at leisure discover Halong city. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 3: Halong - Hanoi Enjoy sunrise in Halong city. Free at leisure until tranfer back to Hanoi. Visit The lake of returning sword and Ngoc Son temple. Enjoy a famous Hanoi water puppets show before dinner. Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 4: Hanoi After breakfast enjoy a half day city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace and the Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. The complex also comprises the One Pillar pagoda, whose origins date back to the foundation of Hanoi. After lunch visit temple of literature. Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 5: Hanoi - Hue After breakfast transfer to Noibai airport for flight to Hue. Arrive Hue and check in hotel. Overnight in Hue. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 6: Hue - Hoi An Transfer to Hue. Check in hotel. Enjoy a boat ride on the Perfume River, Visit Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh Mang Tomb. Overnight in Hue. Visit the Imperial Citadel – first built by King Gia Long in 1805. Here you will visit Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, The Mieu Temple, and the Nine Dynastic Urns and Khai Dinh Tomb. After lunch transfer to Hoi an. Overnight in Hoi An. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 7: Hoi An In the morning, a half day city tour in Hoi An ancient town, a distinctive Chinese atmosphere with low, tiled roof houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets is still virtually intact. Many of the houses were constructed of rare timbers and decorated with lacquer panels engraved with Chinese characters and pillars carved with ornamental designs. Visit the Merchant house, the Japanese bridge, the community hall. Lunch at local restaurant. Free at leisure for relaxing and shopping in Hoi An. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 8: Danang - Ho Chi Minh In the morning, free at leisure until transfer to Danang for flight to Ho Chi Minh city. On arrival you are picked up at airport and transfer to hotel. Free at leisure shopping at Ben Thanh market. Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 9: Ho Chi Minh - Cuchi The head quarter of Cao Dai sect is located in Tay Ninh. This religion was founded in 1923 and now numbers over 2 million members. After breakfast we travel by roads to Tay Ninh to see the ornate temple of Cao Dai and attend the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Afterwards we continue to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 10: Ho Chi Minh - Mytho Drive to My Tho in the Mekong Delta region. Take short walk through a local market. Take a boat cruising along the mekong river. Visit local farming village. Enjoy a south region traditional music show - Cai luong. Back to Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 11: Ho Chi Minh - Departure After breakfast visit
Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Post Office,
Independence palace, War museum. After lunch
transferring to Tan Son Nhat airport for
departure. |