Guide

- This tour is organized by multi individual group each day tour in each city. It means that not everyone travel altogether from frist day until ending day. Instead, you will travel each day tour through the trip with different group and different tour guide. - Tour guide speak English with the license looking after your travel and sharing many inofrmation of culture, people, foods.. and to help you more understanding about Vietnam. - Tour guide will look after of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. - Tour guide will look after your day tour from the pick-up time at the hotel until the drop-off time at the hotel.

Others

Sharing sleeper bus Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi Private Airport transfer 2 ways in Hanoi, Da Nang – Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh Train station transfer by private car/bus in Hanoi and Da Nang - Hoi An Transportation in each tour English speaking tour guide in day tour All the entrance fees in itinerary Kayaking in Halong Bay Cooking class in Halong Bay Sapa trekking time Local rural life experiencing in Sapa Cooking with local host in Sapa My Son sanctuary visit Mekong boat trip Cycling time in Mekong Local family with honey bee Coconut farm & tasting coconut juice English speaking tour guide in day trip Complimentary water in the bus on tour

Hygieneprotocol

At Vietnam Real Tour : we want all of you and our group members feel safe and healthy while travelling with us: You must be fully vaccinated to travel with us. Your final vaccine dose must have been administered a minimum of 15 days prior to the start of the trip. You must be able to show documented proof of vaccination on trip. Your CDC card is sufficient (we recommend saving a picture on your smart phone as a backup option), but please be aware that certain destinations may require you to fill out additional forms online.

Flights

Flight ticket from Da Nang - HCMC with 7kg hand check and 20kg check luggage

Meals

Meals as mentioned : B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, Br = Brunch, D = Dinner -8 Breakfasts -7 Lunches -2 Dinners

Accommodation

* Hotel room might have no window which is very popular in the big city in Vietnam. Please advise if you wish to stay at hotel room with window with extra cost. Accommodation’s 10 nights included: - 3 nights at 3 star hotel in Hanoi old quarter -1 night on Halong Cruise -1 night at local homestay in Sapa -1 night on the train -2 nights at hotel in Hoi An -2 nights at 3 star hotel in Ho Chi Minh city ACCOMMODATION: Hotel in Hanoi Hotel name: HM Boutique Hotel , Or similar hotel Add: 3 Hang Dau str Room type:Deluxe room Hotel in Hue Hotel name Rosaleen Boutique Hotel , Or similar hotel Add 36 Chu Van An str Room typeSuperior room Hotel in Hoi An Hotel name KimAn Hoi An Hotel , Or similar hotel Add 461-463 Hai Ba Trung str Room typeSuperiror room Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city Hotel name Elios Sai Gon Hotel , Or similar hotel Add 233 Pham Ngu Lao str Room typeSuperior room Halong Bay Cruise Cruise name Crown Legend Cruise , or similar Room typeDeluxe room Hotel in Phnom Penh Hotel name King Grand Boutique Hotel , or similar hotel Add No. 218, Street 258, Sang Kat Chak Tomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Riverfront, Phnom Penh Room typeDeluxe room Hotel in Siem Reap Hotel name City River Hotel , Or similar hotel Add 0511 Steung Siem Reap St., Wat-Bo, Siem Reap City Room typeSuperior room ACCOMMODATION: - You will stay at the single room at every hotel throught the trip if you confirm the tour with Single room option. - The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline. On rare occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our usual accommodation. A similar standard of accommodation will be used in these instances. - Some hotels in Vietnam have windowless rooms, or windows that don’t necessarily have a view. This is often due to high population density in large cities, however local building standards also don’t require rooms to have windows. Please do request if you wish to upgrade to the room with window. HALONG BAY BOAT: Halong Bay boat has twin-share cabins that have air-conditioning and private facilities. Every cabin has the private bath-room. The boats have 10-20 passenger cabins. There’s also a dining room and bar on board. The boat is not likely to be a traditional sailing junk, as many older or imported vessels do not comply with waterway traffic safety laws.

Transport

Private vehicle for Airport/ Train station pick-up and transfer Transportation with Air-conditioned: - Shuttle sharing bus/minivan in day trip - Sharing Halong bay boat - Sleeper train with private bed in cabin of 4 to 6 people sharing - Sharing Sleeper bus Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi - Plane from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city with Vietnam Airline, Or VietjetAir, or Jestar - Local vehicle

Not included:

Optional

In Hanoi: - Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Biking 1 Day trip - Mua cave hiking - Tam Coc rowing boat trip - Bai Dinh pagoda - Trang An 1 day - Hanoi street food walking tour - Water Puppet show In Hoi An: - Farming & Fishing Trip - Tra Que vegetable village - Biking - Cooking Class day trip - Ba Na Hill - Golden Bridge Day trip In Ho Chi Minh city: - Cu Chi tunnel half day trip

Others

International airfares into & from Vietnam Beverages, Tips, and Personal Expenses Tax and service charge Other things not mentioned clearly in the packages Visa to Vietnam

Insurance

We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance ( covering emergency medical evaluation ) for trips to Vietnam

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Day 1 Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Airport Pick Up – Hotel Check In (Meal: No)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Airport Pick Up – Hotel Check In (Meal: No)

Welcome you to Vietnam. Our driver will pick you up at Noi Bai airport and transfer you to the hotel in Hanoi old quarter.

Enjoy welcome drink and check in the hotel.

Free time to visit Hanoi old quarter to see the local life, taste the local street foods…

Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Day 2 Day 2: Hanoi – Sapa – Ylinh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village (Meals:B,L,D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Hanoi – Sapa – Ylinh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village (Meals:B,L,D)

Please check out the room and you can leave your luggage at the hotel. You can only bring hand bag with something for the trip: passport, clothes, camera, walking shoes, sandals, and any thing you need for trip.

12km trekking through the terrace fields to local homestay from Sapa town.

06:30: Please you should be at the pick-up point ( inform later ), then bus staff will pick you up you to the sleeper bus. There are the berth in the bus and you can take lying down during the bus riding and enjoy the sightseeing.

12:30: Your local tour guide would love to welcome you to Sapa. Pick you up when you arrive Sapa and start enjoy Real Sapa Experience trip.

From Sapa town, you have the chance trekking through the town to see the background of the daily life and architecture. Chill out the town, you will step on the terrace rice, corn and potato fields. Not only trekking to see the natural landscape, fresh air, but also host will love to share with you about their local culture, custom and habit. You will get the feeling that you are a member of her family, non-touristy.

Trekking through the villages to see and understand much more the life of minority in Sapa. With the simple house, life and people, you get the light feeling and want to stay there for longer time.

On trekking route, terrace by terrace fields will appear in front of you, with the lovely waterfall where you will have a nice time for relaxing, taking photo.

Arrive guide’s house, her family will welcome you as a member back home for long time no see. You will prepare the dinner with her family if you like it. Pick the vegetable from the garden, cooking the local foods in the kitchen while sharing a lot of stories with each other.

Evening time, it is the nicest time to experience the local family’s atmosphere. Sharing and learning their culture with the stories host is so happy to share with you.

Overnight at guide’s house.

Please note: Local people’s house in Sapa is very simple, but is warly by local emotion. The host provides the warm beds, emotional family’s atmosphere, very delicious meals, but all are simple and basic.
Day 3 Day 3: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai Village – Sapa – Hanoi ( Meals: B, L )
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai Village – Sapa – Hanoi ( Meals: B, L )

You can wake up a little early to see how about host starting a new day. Cooking breakfast and join altogether.

You have the options:

Trekking to see the further village and sceneries, through the Bamboo forest, terrace fields. You have more chance to see and experience teh local rural life in Sapa.

Get back to Sapa town by shuttle bus.

You still have the free time to visit local market in Sapa town, and discover Sapa town by your own before come back to Hanoi.

15:30: Get on the sleeper bus and come back Hanoi city.

21:30: Arrive Hanoi. Shuttle bus will transfer you back to your hotel/stay in Hanoi Old Quarter.

Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Day 4 Day 4: Hanoi Free & Easy (Meal : B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Hanoi Free & Easy (Meal : B)

Hanoi old quarter is very interesting and makes you enjoyable. Exploring the norrow entrance on old streets. Tasting several Hanoian local foods. Visiting Train street and looking at the local daily life...

Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 5 Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Overnight On Cruise (Meals: B, L, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Overnight On Cruise (Meals: B, L, D)

Please check out the room and you can leave your luggage at the hotel. You can only bring hand bag with something for the trip: passport, clothes, camera, walking shoes, sandals, and any thing you need for trip.

8:00 – 8:30: Tour guide and bus pick you up at the hotel. Heading to Halong bay after 4 hours in bus with short break time on the haft way.

12:45: Arrive Halong harbor. Crews welcome you on board with Welcome drink. Check in the cabin and enjoy the traditional Vietnamese Lunch.

After lunch time, free time to sun-bathing on the sundeck, photo hunting while cruising among the hundreds of mountains.

15:00: Cruise anchors in the center of Halong Bay. Visiting Sung Sot cave (Amazing cave) – one of the biggest and most beautiful cave in Halong Bay.

16:00: Heading to Ti Tov Island where you can hike up to the top to view whole bay, sunbathing on the sandy beach, swimming in the pure water.

17:15: Back to the boat. Enjoy the Sunset time with fruit and Wine.

Our chef on board will share with you how to make Vietnamese spring roll during the Cooking Demonstration, and you can experience to practice by yourself.

19:00: Dinner will be served with a lot of delicious Vietnamese foods.

After dinner, free time to watch movie, playing the card, or attend the Squid fishing game

Overnight on cruise
Day 6 Day 6: Halong Bay – Kayaking – Hanoi - Night Train To Da Nang ( Meals: B, L )
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Halong Bay – Kayaking – Hanoi - Night Train To Da Nang ( Meals: B, L )

You should wake up a little early to enjoy the Sunrise in Halong Bay – the nice moment during the trip.

7:00: Enjoy the breakfast

8:15: Going to do Kayaking among mountains, explore the beauty of Halong Bay by your own.

9:30: Get back to cruise, check out the cabin.

Then, take the leisurely time to rest on sundeck to view the bay.

11:00: Brunch will be served. Enjoy the meal while cruising back to Halong harbor

12:30: Get on the bus back to Hanoi with short break time on half way.

16:30 – 17:00: Arrive your hotel in Hanoi city.

Evening time: Driver will pick you up and transfer you to Hanoi train station for Night train to Da Nang. Train journey takes about 16 hours and you will experience the night on train, viewing the countryside along the way to Da Nang.

Overnight on the train
Day 7 Day 7: Da Nang Arrival - Transfer To Hoi An (Meals: No)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Da Nang Arrival - Transfer To Hoi An (Meals: No)

Upon arrival Da Nang train station, driver will pick you up and transfer to Hoi An.

Check in the hotel and have your own time visiting old town with Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese architecutre, culture. You can also take this afternoon relaxing on the beach.

Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Day 8 Day 8: My Son Sanctuary 1 Day (Meal: B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: My Son Sanctuary 1 Day (Meal: B, L)

08:00 - 08:30: Our bus and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel/stay in Hoi An. Leaving Hoi An crossing the Cua Dai bridge with its spectacular views of the Hoi An river system, mountains and Cham islands, we arrive at the fishing village, alive with activity as the market traders sell their evenings catch, providing some great photo opportunities.

09:45:Arriving at My Son, this "Valley of Kings" as described by French historians was once the capital of the Chăm Pa Kingdom from the 4thto 15thcentury.

Following a traditional dance performance, your walking tour to the Cham ruins begins with a short ascent along a jungle bordered track. While you explore the area, your guide will explain the history of the religious site which served as a burial place for the Cham monarch centuries ago.

12:00: Commence the drive back to Hoi An to start our boat trip on Thu Bon river. Departing from Nguyen Hoang dock, your boat journey of approximately two hours will take you past Duy Hai fishing village, Tra Nhieu - weaving village, Kim Bong carpentry village and Cam Thanh coconut jungle village.

15:30: The boat trip will finish at Nguyen Hoang dock in the old town. You will be free to explore the old town or return to your hotel.

Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Day 9 Day 9: Hoi An - Da Nang Airport - Fly To Ho Chi Minh City (Meal: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Hoi An - Da Nang Airport - Fly To Ho Chi Minh City (Meal: B)

Today, you have a free day to exploring the ancient town. Tasting many delicious local foods.

Driver will pick you up at the hotel and transfer you to Da Nang airport for flight to HCM city.

Reaching Tan Son Nhat airport in HCM city, meeting driver at the airport and going to the hotel in HCM city.

Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 10 Day 10: Mekong Delta Discovery My Tho - Ben Tre Full Day (Meal: B,L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Mekong Delta Discovery My Tho - Ben Tre Full Day (Meal: B,L)

07:30 - 08:15: Driver and tour guide will pick you up at your totel and leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.

In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

17:00: Drop you off at your hotel.

Overnight at hotel in HCM city
Day 11 Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City – Flight Out (Meal:B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City – Flight Out (Meal:B)

Taking your leisurely time to visit Ho Chi Minh city by your own with destinations as: Ben Thanh Market, China town…Tasting and feeling the local foods, daily life…until the time to transfer you to Tan Son Nhat airport for your flight out. Trip ends.

11 days tour

11 Day Best Vietnam From Hanoi - Halong Bay - Sapa - Hoi An

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Itinerary of your trip 11 Day Best Vietnam From Hanoi - Halong Bay - Sapa - Hoi An

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Airport Pick Up – Hotel Check In (Meal: No)

Day 2: Hanoi – Sapa – Ylinh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village (Meals:B,L,D)

Day 3: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai Village – Sapa – Hanoi ( Meals: B, L )

Day 4: Hanoi Free & Easy (Meal : B)

Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Overnight On Cruise (Meals: B, L, D)

Day 6: Halong Bay – Kayaking – Hanoi - Night Train To Da Nang ( Meals: B, L )

Day 7: Da Nang Arrival - Transfer To Hoi An (Meals: No)

Day 8: My Son Sanctuary 1 Day (Meal: B, L)

Day 9: Hoi An - Da Nang Airport - Fly To Ho Chi Minh City (Meal: B)

Day 10: Mekong Delta Discovery My Tho - Ben Tre Full Day (Meal: B,L)

Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City – Flight Out (Meal:B)

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