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OVERVIEWHighlights
Tour Code
430990
Duration
10 day
Departure City
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
End City
Hanoi
Language
English
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Learn about history and local culture with in-depth tours and activities
Multiple local tour guides/drivers available throughout your tour/activity
Designed for travelers in good health who are comfortable with light walking or hiking
Tour does not have wheelchair accessible vehicles/attractions or allow service dogs
Upon arrival at Ho Chi Minh City, we will pick you up at the airport and transfer downtown for hotel check in.
Get a chance to taste the real Vietnam and let the splendid views cover your senses. This trip allows you to visit the local factories and see how local products are made. Also, you will meet the friendly local people and have a lot of wonderful experiences on land and at the river while see the floating market and fish farm. Let's discover a hard-working land with traditional people, which will give you more appreciation on life!
At 7:30am our tour guide will transfer you to the city of My Tho by bus. During 1.5 hours bus drive to My Tho join activities of local people and enjoy nice scenery of green rice paddy fields. We visit Vinh Trang pagoda - biggest pagoda in Mekong delta. Continue going to My Tho, where we take a boat trip along Mekong River. During a boat cruise along Mekong River, you can see fish cages, floating houses on the river.
The boat take you to small canal, where is the place you totally escape from the busy town. The boat cruise in the coconut trees canal takes you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. We disembark and have a walk around the village. Stop at a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performed by the villagers.
Continue walking on the village’s road to a coconut candy shop where you'll learn how to make candy and see hand crafted items made from coconut trees. Take a walk through village and discover various fruits, flowers, trees, and local houses
Then, we'll head to the local restaurant and enjoy local Vietnamese food by the tree shade.
After lunch enjoy a half an hour to walk or bike around the village. Lastly travel by ferry back to the bus and return to Saigon at around 4:30pm.
At 8:30am we'll depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels for a 60km drive. Cu Chi is known as the military base of Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War resistance the US forces.
The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffaloes swimming in the rivers along the side of road. You will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was "A Free Target Zone ".
You'll see the remnants of this at Cu Chi, displaying the evidence of the fierce battleground that took place here. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels, you have a chance to find out!
Morning: Breakfast at hotel.
Our driver takes you to the airport for your flight to Danang.
Upon arrival we'll transfer to Hoi An (40 minute drive) and check into the hotel.
You are free to discover the ancient town on your own. Visit the Japanese Bridge, lantern road, a traditional tailoring shop, and enjoy the local specialties. Make sure to watch the sunset at Cua Dai beach.
At 8:00am our local guide will pick you up at the hotel’s lobby. After that, you will ride a bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the city. Here you will get a short introduction to the history, shape, and color of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. Especially, you will be shown how to decorate and make your own lanterns you can also keep it as a souvenir.
First, you will say goodbye to your host to continue going to the vegetable village known as Tra Que Village. Join the farmers as they prepare the land, fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Watch and participate in raking, sowing, watering the greens, picking vegetables, and more. We will having lunch here. Finally, get back to Hoi An by bicycle.
At 4:00 pm we'll transfer to Hue by private car (3 hour drive) and check into the hotel.
6:30am:
Start at your hotel and depart to Phong Nha Cave. On the way, our guide will introduce the Holy Land of La Vang (it is named the Minor Basilica), Hien Luong Bridge and Ben Hai River. When Arriving in Quang Binh, you will have chance to visit some magic location such as: Phong Nha Cave, Ke Bang national Park. After that, you will be served lunch at Xuan Son Boat Station (in Phong Nha).
1:00pm
We will start visit Phong Nha Cave by boat on Son River. Then, proceed to explore the caves named Bi Ky grotto, Cung Dinh grotto, Tien grotto.
3:00pm
You will be picked you up at the boat station by car and continue to depart for Hue city on Ho Chi Minh Trail, via Truong Son Martyrs’ Cemetery.
7:30pm
We will return to Hue and overnight here
In the morning we'll tour the historic sites and attractions of Hue, including:
• Minh Mang Tomb
• Khai Dinh Tomb
• Vietnamese Kungfu Performance Shown of Võ Kinh Vạn An
• Tu Duc Tomb
• Conical Hat and Incense Make Villages.
In the afternoon we'll lunch at a local restaurant: Buffet 50 dishes which has diversity in Hue local Specialties, Western and Asian food. After having lunch, we continue to visit the other famous places:
• Imperial City (Đại Nội)
• Thien Mu Pagoda (400yrs old)
From the pagoda, you will take a dragon boat on Perfume River. During that time, you will be relaxed in fresh cool wind and enjoy the beautiful sceneries on the way. We will spend 30 minutes for coming back to Hue City
At 4:30pm we'll return to your hotel for check-out and to pick up your luggage for your transfer to the airport and flight to Hanoi.
Upon arrival we'll transfer you to your hotel.
07.45 – 08.15 approx
- Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus or private car pick up
- Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta
- Get your camera ready to take photos. Comfort break. The time from Hanoi to Halong bay is approximately 3 ½ hours.
12 – 12.30 approx
- Arriving Tuan Chau marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing.
- Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind
- Set sail as lunch is served
- Join us for a typical local lunch in the dining room or at the outdoor dining area.
Afternoon
- Arrive at Surprising Cave (Hang Sửng Sốt), explore the cave and find out how the cave was named a Surprising.
- Heading to Titop island area. Drop anchor in the calm water surrounded by beautiful islets. Visit Titop island for swimming and snorkeling or do the short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong bay from here
- Heading back toward the sleeping area
Early evening
- Summit on the sundeck watching the sunset, enjoy Sunset party. It’s ideal time to make acquaintance with new friends, sharing your traveling experience or simply watching the sunset
- An authentic Vietnamese menu is served
- After dinner, reward yourself with a large selection of cocktails at our bar, or take for you one of our onboard activities: book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing… Overnight on cruise.
06:30
For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body, joining Tai Chi session to full charge your energy for the day.
07:00 – 08:00
Local breakfast is served
08:00
- Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets as we sail through the calm emerald waters heading to Luon Cave (Hang Luồn)
- Take your option either exploring the cave yourself on kayak or comfortably on bamboo boat rowed by the locals.
09:00
Check out the cabins, at your leisure while our cruise taking you pass by other beautiful highlights in the bay.
10:00
You will join with our short class of Cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served.
12:00
Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew say farewell.
Transfer to minibus or private and return to Hanoi.
Arrival back at your hotel approximately 16:30 - 17:00.
Overnight in Ha Noi
Have breakfast at hotel and relax until it is time to transfer to the airport.
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