Meals

Meals as mentioned in the tour program: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner

Others

Ground transportation as mentioned above Airport pick-up & drop-off services Experienced English speaking guide 16 nights hotel accommodation: Double/ Twin/ Triple sharing room with daily breakfast at 3 star hotel 01 night on the Cruise: Double/ Twin/ Triple sharing room with group tour Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner) All entrance fee and sightseeing Water on the bus Group tour/ SIC tour/ Combined tour Kayaking boat in Ha Long bay Services charges and government tax 24/7 hotline support guaranteed No extra charge after services confirmation

Guide

English speaking guide on the tour No guide on free day. No guide picks up and drops off the airport.

Transport

Private car pick up and drop off at the airport Shuttle bus pick up and drop off at the hotel for the tour Limousine bus from Sapa to Hanoi Shuttle bus from Cat Ba town to Hanoi

Optional

You can book this package departure from Ho Chi Minh city to Hanoi

Accommodation

16 nights accommodation base on double/twin share room in 3 star hotels. 01 night on the cruise

Not included:

Others

Beverages/ Drinks International flights to Viet Nam. Vietnam Domestic flights Travel insurance Viet Nam Letter Visa Vietnam visa stamping fee (USD $25/person/ Single Entry, pay at the airport and prepare 02 passport photos size 4x6 cm) Tip for tour guide: recommend $3- $5/ person/ day tour. Personal fees: telephone, laundry, shopping… Other fees do not mention in the itinerary Single Supplement Early check-in and Late check-out: check in time 14:00 and check out time before 12:00

Insurance

Insurance not cover by Asia Pacific Travel

Flights

All flights exlude in the booking Flight from Hanoi to Hue ( the price is about 80-85$/way) Flight from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City ( the price is about 80-85$/way)

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Day 1 Arrive Hanoi (No Meal)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrive Hanoi (No Meal)

At your arrival to Hanoi, you will be greeted at the airport by our driver and transferred to your hotel. The first day is free time which you’ve been given to rest and later enjoy your by yourself .

Check in time from 14:00 PM

Overnight stay in Hanoi
Day 2 Hanoi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/-)

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

 Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

 Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

 Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes

Overnight in Hanoi
Day 3 Hanoi- Sapa- Cat Cat Village (Meals: B/ L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi- Sapa- Cat Cat Village (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Breakfast take-away and do check out.

The driver picks up at 6:30- 7:00 AM, please wait at the lobby of the hotel. You will spend 6 hours on the car.

Arrive Sapa at 13:00 to have a lunch

14:00- 14:30 PM Start the trekking down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the foot of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during colonial time in Vietnam. Enjoy the surrounding area.

On the way back, we’ll transfer by van to your hotel. Freshen up before dinner

Evening: You’ll have dinner at around 6pm, and then you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside a charcoal fire or go shopping.

Overnight in Hotel in Sapa

Notes:

- Breakfast take away

- You can bring a small luggage on the tour. The rest of luggage can be sent at the reception. You will get it back when you come back to Hanoi.
Day 4 Y Linh Ho- Lao Chai- Ta Van Village- Overnight At Homestay (Meals: B/ L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Y Linh Ho- Lao Chai- Ta Van Village- Overnight At Homestay (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Wake up in the morning and enjoy the fresh air. Have a local breakfast in the restaurant, then, get ready for trekking.

Check out of the room and begin your exploration trip to Muong Hoa valley. Follow the main road heading south for about an hour before turning right to a footpath downhill to Muong Hoa Valley. This part offers spectacular scenery of the highest part of Hoang Lien Son mountain range and on a nice day, Fansipan Peak can be seen.

Crossing the river by a suspension bridge you will challenge your feet uphill to Y Linh Ho village. Here, pay a visit to some H’mong families, and watch them doing their daily work.

After lunch, the trail continues up and downhill for about 2 hours as you reach Lao Chai, a large village of the H’mong, and then follow the river bank to Ta Van of the Zay people. Visiting local homes, enjoy your cultural discovery as well as the breathtaking scenery of the Muong Hoa Valley.

Settle down in Ta Van village for an overnight homestay.
Day 5 Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa – Hanoi (Meals: B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa – Hanoi (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Leaving Ta Van village after breakfast, take the trail uphill, passing fascinating terraced rice fields and some small hamlets of the H’mong before getting through a bamboo forest to a waterfall.

Enjoy a break for some magnificent scenery and then continue walking for half an hour to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zao people, which sits on the top of a hill and looks down Muong Hoa river.

After spending time visiting the village, making friends with the Zao, and experiencing their hospitality, cross the river by another suspension bridge and then go uphill again to Hau Thao village. Visit a local handicraft center where H’mong and Zao women gather to exchange experience and skills of making handicrafts.

A late lunch will be prepared nearby this center and then you have time to relax and prepare before heading back to Hanoi.

14:00- 14:30 PM the driver picks up to come back to Hanoi. You will spend 6 hours on the car.

Arrive Hanoi around 20:30- 21:00 PM.

Overnight in Hanoi
Day 6 Hanoi- Bai Dinh Pagoda- Trang An Boat Trip- Mua Cave (Mealsl B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi- Bai Dinh Pagoda- Trang An Boat Trip- Mua Cave (Mealsl B/ L/ -)

Breakfast at the hotel.

07h30 – 8h00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province

09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax

10h30: Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda – the most famous & biggest Pagoda in Southeast Asia with many records set such as 500 Stone - Arhat Statues, 36 ton-bronze Bell, 100 ton-Budhha Statue…

11h00:Have lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice…. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch

13h00: Visit Tràng An whichwas recognized by UNESCO as AWorld Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2.5 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.

15h30: Get back to Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here

17h00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi

19h00: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi

Overnight in Hanoi
Day 7 Hanoi- Cat Ba- Lan Ha Bay- Kayaking (Meals: B/ L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi- Cat Ba- Lan Ha Bay- Kayaking (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Breakfast at the hotel and do check out.

7:40-8h00 Pick-up at hotels if located in the Hanoi Old Quarter by shuttle bus departing to Lan Ha Bay with stopovers for refreshing en route.

12.30 Arrive Beo Harbor, transfer by tender to Sunlight Cruise, and enjoy welcome drinks, receive cruise briefing, safety instructions then check in to your cabin

13.00 A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through these islands

14.30 The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay and completes its entry through Cua Van Area. The area is surrounded by extraordinary karst landscapes. Doing kayaking around Lan Ha Bay

16:30 Enjoy Swimming in a nearby area, you jumping from the top of the boat into water.

18:00 Come back to cruise later to enjoy cooking class with fresh spring roll

19:00 Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff.

After dinner you can join Squid fishing and Singing Karaoke

20:00-21:30 “Happy hour” free fresh local beer drinks on Sundeck with group .

Overnight on boat

Notes: You can bring a small luggage on the tour. The rest of luggage can be sent at the reception. You will get it back when you come back to Hanoi.
Day 8 Lan Ha Bay- Biking In Viet Hai Village (Meals: B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lan Ha Bay- Biking In Viet Hai Village (Meals: B/ L/ -)

6.00 Waking up enjoying beautiful moments when a blazing sunrise breaks the clouds of the island on the bay (accept winter time have no sunrise)

07.00 Your breakfast will be ready in quite a bay.

08:00 Start riding bicycle 5 km to Viet Hai Village , Viet Hai is a small village in the midst of jungles, covered by high mountains range of the Cat Ba National Park.

9h:30 Riding back to our boat have shower then before checking out

11:00 Lunch is serve on boat, have good meal

12:00 Disembark to Beo Harbor . Get on the bus back to Hanoi, say goodbye Amazing Cat Ba Island

16:30 Back to Hanoi. Tour guide will drop you back at your hotel

Overnight in Hanoi
Day 9 Hanoi Free And Easy- Flight To Hue (Meal: B/ -/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Free And Easy- Flight To Hue (Meal: B/ -/ -)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free and easy for a shopping or discovery Hanoi Old Quarter.

The driver will pick you up at your hotel transfer to the airport for your flight to Hue.

Notes: Flights exclude in the booking.

You can booking any time in a day. If you need a suppport to book flights, please contact us.

Arrive Hue, our driver will take you to your hotel for check in.

Overnight in Hue
Day 10 Hue City Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hue City Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Breakfast at the hotel

IN THE MORNING: Pick up guests at the hotel at 08.00 am by boat.

Begin the day with The Citadel, An Hiên Garden, Thiên Mụ Pagoda

Lunch at the local restaurant.

IN THE AFTERNOON:

Continue by bus to visit Khải Định Tomb , Incense Conical Hat village and Tự Đức Tomb.

16:30- 17:00 PM come back to the hotel.

Overnight in Hue
Day 11 Hue Bus To Hoi An (Meals: B/ -/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hue Bus To Hoi An (Meals: B/ -/ -)

The shuttle bus picks up at your hotel in Hue, you will spend 3 hours on the bus to Hoi An.

Arrive Hoi An, drop you off at the bus office. You will find the way to the hotel in Hoi An Old Town (normally the hotel is in the central).

You are free and easy to visit Hoi An Old Town with the Japanese Bridge, which according to local legend is indestructible or Pottery Museum or the amazing Tan Ky house (which was the first monument of historic interest) and the cantons temple.

Dinner by your account.

Overnight in Hoi An
Day 12 Hoi An Free And Easy (Meal: B/ -/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An Free And Easy (Meal: B/ -/-)

You have this day free in Hoi An to explore the city at your own pace, there are many things that you can find in the shops in the city. Hoi An is famous for its tailors and its shoemakers.

Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Day 13 Hoi An Coconut Tour (Meal: B/L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An Coconut Tour (Meal: B/L/-)

Breakfast at the hotel

08h30 – 09h00: Picking you up at your hotel, transfer to Hoi An.

09h30: Tour guide takes the tourists at Cua Dai bridge, Hoi An Tourists walk about 5 minutes to boat station.

10h00: Woodenboat takes you to visit and explore the Bay Mau coconut forest by round boat. Tourists will learn how to use fishing net and experience the real life of the local people. Especially, tourists will see the artist showing their “shaking boat – cutting water” skills.

11h00: Boat go to Egological Restaurant, relaxing at the leaf house. The tourists freedom visit around the egological tourism area, then gather to play the folk games with many prizes such as: go monkey bridge, jumping cover, through the cave,….

13h00: Having lunch with country speciality smell.

14h30: Shopping Local Specialities. Guide and car take the tourists to

the hotel. Tour ends. See you later.
Day 14 Hoi An- Da Nang- Flight To Ho Chi Minh (Meal: B/ -/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An- Da Nang- Flight To Ho Chi Minh (Meal: B/ -/ -)

Today you will be taking a flight to Ho Chi Minh City, where we will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to your hotel.

Notes: Flights exclude in the booking.

You can book any time in a day. If you need a support to book flights, please contact us.

You will enjoy a free day in Ho Chi Minh; of course, there will be all the information about Ho Chi Minh that we will have sent to you so you can enjoy your free day as much as possible.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.
Day 15 Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnel Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnel Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

PICK UP: 07:30 – 08:00 (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position).

RETURN: 19:00

Breakfast at the hotel.

Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

Have lunch at local restaurant.

Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.

Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun.

Return to Saigon.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Day 16 Ho Chi Minh- Mekong Delta- My Tho- Ben Tre- Can Tho (Meals: B/ L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh- Mekong Delta- My Tho- Ben Tre- Can Tho (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Breakfast at the hotel & do check out.

7h00- 7h15 AM tour guide pick up you at your hotel

A smooth one and half hour bus ride passing the green rice fields, leads you to the beautiful rural Mỹ Tho town.

Arrive to Mỹ Tho town , visit Vinh Trang pagoda an oldest ancient one in Southern Vietnam. Known as the largest pagoda and the most special architecture in Mekong Delta. Its architecture was influenced by Vietnamese culture and Khmer’s culture as well as European’s architecture

The morning trip continues on the motorized boat on the Tien River to the Qui (Tortoise islet). On the way, you will view the fishing port, stilt houses, boat-building workshops, the other Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet. The cruise will lead you through Bao Dinh canal to enter Ben Tre province, "the country of coconut", to see a typical agricultural model call "Garden - Pond – Cage” then enjoy coconut candy mill and the relaxing honey tea. Then the amazing rowing boat trip on the small canal - fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut’s tree and cool breezes is something you cannot miss. Lunch will be served right in the heart of the orchard garden.

After lunch, we will walk along the village, visit fruit garden, enjoy the tropical fruit while you are listening to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music" performed by the islanders. Here we also can join the daily activities of the local people and enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside.

Your expectations will be fulfilled by final boat trip back to MyTho on the Tan Thach natural canal.

Then take a short walking through the narrow village path to the bus and process to Can Tho city.

Arrive to Can Tho city, check in 3-star hotel. Then the bus pick you up at hotel and have dinner.

Overnight in Can Tho
Day 17 Can Tho- Floating Market- Ho Chi Minh (Meals: B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Can Tho- Floating Market- Ho Chi Minh (Meals: B/ L/ -)

After breakfast, you first take the boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River. The boat trip later takes you to the Cai Rang floating market, which is the most original ones and bustling places of the region. Have you tried the Vietnamese vermicelli noodle? So, you will go and see how it is made. After that, you will trek along the village to get in touch with the local people. Here, you have a chance to experience how to pass a "Monkey bridge" which is built by only one bamboo.

Leaving the village, you will go to visit My Khánh Tourist Village and have lunch there. Then, our bus will transfer you back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Day 18 Ho Chi Minh Free And Easy- Dinner Cruise (Meals: B/ -/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh Free And Easy- Dinner Cruise (Meals: B/ -/ D)

Breakfast at the hotel.

You are free and easy today.

18:30 the driver pick up for having dinner on a cruise across the Saigon River.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Day 19 Ho Chi Minh Departure (Meal: B/ -/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh Departure (Meal: B/ -/ -)

Breakfast at your hotel

Free and easy until the driver pick you up at your hotel transfer to the airport, take flight back home.

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Vietnam Holiday 19 Days 18 Nights

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Itinerary of your trip Vietnam Holiday 19 Days 18 Nights

Arrive Hanoi (No Meal)

Hanoi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/-)

Hanoi- Sapa- Cat Cat Village (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Y Linh Ho- Lao Chai- Ta Van Village- Overnight At Homestay (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa – Hanoi (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Hanoi- Bai Dinh Pagoda- Trang An Boat Trip- Mua Cave (Mealsl B/ L/ -)

Hanoi- Cat Ba- Lan Ha Bay- Kayaking (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Lan Ha Bay- Biking In Viet Hai Village (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Hanoi Free And Easy- Flight To Hue (Meal: B/ -/ -)

Hue City Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Hue Bus To Hoi An (Meals: B/ -/ -)

Hoi An Free And Easy (Meal: B/ -/-)

Hoi An Coconut Tour (Meal: B/L/-)

Hoi An- Da Nang- Flight To Ho Chi Minh (Meal: B/ -/ -)

Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnel Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Ho Chi Minh- Mekong Delta- My Tho- Ben Tre- Can Tho (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Can Tho- Floating Market- Ho Chi Minh (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Ho Chi Minh Free And Easy- Dinner Cruise (Meals: B/ -/ D)

Ho Chi Minh Departure (Meal: B/ -/ -)

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