Guide

Professional English tour guide on tour

Others

Ground transportation in air-conditioned vehicle Accommodation at hotels: Double or Twin or Triple sharing room English speaking tour guide on the tour (For other language of tour guide available on request, supplement may apply). Tour with entrance fees as specified Train ticket Ha Noi to Hue (sharing cabin) Group tours/ SIC tours/ Combined tour. Not the same whole group Government tax and service charge Meals as indicated in the program: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner All services mentioned in the program Accommodation at hotel as mentioned or similar ones (check-in time: 14.00 hrs & check-out time: 12:00

Transport

- Private car pick up and transfer to airport - Shuttle bus pick up at the hotel - Train ticket Hanoi to Hue - Private car pick up and transfer to the station

Meals

Meals as indicated: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner, X=no meal

Accommodation

The 3* hotel in the center. - 03 nights in Hanoi - 02 nights in Hue - 03 nights in Hoi An - 03 nights in Ho Chi Minh - 01 night in Can Tho - 01 night on the train to Hue

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Others

•Beverages and other meals do not indicate in the program • All flights in the booking: International flights, Vietnam Domestic flights • No guide on free day • Travel insurance • Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, shopping...) • Tip for tour guide: US$ 3- $5/ person/ day tour. • Viet Nam letter visa • Visa fee to Vietnam stamp at the airport: US$25/ person/ Single Entry, pay at the airport, prepare 02 passport photo size 4x6. • Single supplement • Any additional expenses caused by reasons beyond our control such as natural calamities (typhoon, floods), flight delays, rescheduling or cancellations, any accidents, medical evacuations. • Other Meals and services not mentioned below • Early check-in and late check-out subject to be available with surcharge: check-in time: 14.00 hrs & check-out time: 12:00

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Day 1 Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival (No Meal)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival (No Meal)

Welcome to Ha Noi, our driver will meet and transfer you to downtown Hanoi, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards and verdant public parks – the capital of Vietnam. The rest of day will be free at your own leisure.

Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 2 Hanoi- Ha Long Bay 1 Day - Sung Sot Cave- Titop Island (Meals: B/L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi- Ha Long Bay 1 Day - Sung Sot Cave- Titop Island (Meals: B/L/-)

08:00 – 08:30 Our bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new high way to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way

12:00 - Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing

- Our Cruises will take you on an over 5 hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

13:45 - Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalagtiles with different shaoes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discovery the beautiful lagoon.

- Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with

excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16:30 - Return to Cruises and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.

18:00 - Disembark for going back on the new high way to Hanoi.

20:00 - Drop off at your hotel / stay, trip ends.

Overnight in Ha Noi
Day 3 Day 3: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh – Trang An (Meals: B/L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh – Trang An (Meals: B/L/-)

07:40 - 08:30 Your tour guide will pick you up at your requested location and then depart for Bai Dinh pagoda and Trang An eco-tourism site . Have a short break on the road to relax your muscle.

- Arrive in Buddha Sanctuary of Bai Dinh Pagoda, considered the largest complex of Buddhist temples in Vietnam and has become a popular site for Buddhist pilgrimages from across the country.

12:30 Have lunch in a restaurant with special local dishes, including goat meat.

- Leave for Trang An eco-tourism attraction. You will be amazed by the raw beauty of the neglected area while having a boat trip through cave chains: Sang cave, Toi cave, Ba Giot cave, Sinh cave…experiencing mysterious views of the so-called “Ha Long Bay in land”

18:30 Back in Hanoi

Free time at night. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4 Day 4: Hanoi City Tour – Night Train To Hue (Meals: B/L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Hanoi City Tour – Night Train To Hue (Meals: B/L/-)

Breakfast at the hotel & do check out

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

Take a night train to Hue.

Overnight in Hue
Day 5 Day 5: Arrive Hue - Hue Culinary Tour Half Day (Meal: -/-/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Arrive Hue - Hue Culinary Tour Half Day (Meal: -/-/D)

Hue arrival, the driver transfer to hotel for check in, relax at the hotel.

Check in tine from 14h00 PM.

18:00 pm: Cyclo pick up you at hotels in focus at your hotel.

The tour guide will take you to the restaurant to enjoy there special cakes of Hue “Bun Bo Hue, Banh Khoai, Nem Lui, Banh Beo Chen, Banh Nam, Banh Uot”.

Then, the cyclo takes you around streets to admire some romantic places at night such as Imperial Citadel, Truong Tien bridge, Perfume River, Le Loi Str, Hue railway station.

You will have chance to enjoy sweet soup of Hue

20:00 PM move to the harbor of Huong River to hear a traditional Song “Ca Hue” on the Dragon boat.

21:00 PM tour finish and you walk to go back to the hotel

Overnight in Hue.
Day 6 Day 6: Hue City 1 Day (B/L/X)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Hue City 1 Day (B/L/X)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Tour guide will pick up 8h00- 8h30 AM at hotel lobby for a tour

Morning: visiting by boat

- Thien Mu pagoda

- Old Garden House

- Citadel

Coming back center to have a lunch

Afternoon: visiting by bus

- Minh Mang Tomb

- Khai Dinh Tomb

- Incense Anh Conical Hat village

- Vong Canh hill

16h00 back to your hotel

Overnight in Hue.
Day 7 Day 7: Bus Hue To Hoi An – Free And Easy (Meal: B/-/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Bus Hue To Hoi An – Free And Easy (Meal: B/-/-)

Have breakfast at the hotel.

Free and easy in the morning. Check out before the driver comes to the hotel to pick up.

11h30- 12h00 the driver picks up from the hotel and departs to Hoi An. You will spend around 3.5 hours on the bus.

15h30- 16h00 Arrive Hoi An office.

You will find the way to the hotel in Hoi An for check in and take a rest.

Free and easy time in the afternoon, you can visit Hoi An old own by yourself: Visit Japanese Bridge, PhucKien Pagoda, Phung Hung Old House and Quang Dong Assembly. Enjoy a walking tour through the narrow lanes of the town lined with century-old building and illuminated by hundreds of colorful lantern by yourself.

Overnight in Hoian.
Day 8 Day 8: Hoi An- My Son Sanctuary 1 Day (Meals: B/L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Hoi An- My Son Sanctuary 1 Day (Meals: B/L/-)

Breakfast at the hotel

7:30-8:00 am Our guide picks you up at your hotel and departs to My Son Sanctuary - The World Cultural Heritage.

9:30 am Arrive at My Son and we’ll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking through the landscape, learning histories with our local English-speaking guide, and enjoying the Champa’s traditional performances.

11:45 am Get back to the minivan and move to a local house to learn how to make rice paper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on!

12:30 pm Back to the van and have lunch at another local house, relax with cold herbal tea, nice food, and fresh air.

13:00 pm Take a boat trip to Hoi An with the nice and cool breeze onboard, and beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in Central Vietnam named Thu Bon River.

13:30 pm Arrive in Hoi An, we will drop you off at your hotel.

Overnight in Hoian.
Day 9 Day 9: Ba Na Hill - The Golden Bridge 1 Day (Meals: B/L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Ba Na Hill - The Golden Bridge 1 Day (Meals: B/L/-)

Breakfast at the hotel

07:30 am – 08:00 am: Our Minivan and a tour guide pick you up at your hotel lobby, enjoy a ride to Ba Na Hills via Cable Car

Spend your time in the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and admire the breath-taking view of Da Nang coastal city.

After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge – which has the most exotic structure and also the world’s most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, Le Jardin D’amourn (consists of 9 gardens), Linh Ung pagoda.

Sit on the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village where you could enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue, Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome …Challenge the most popular adventure ride – Slide of Tube Car (free ride)…

Have lunch at restaurant (Buffet).

Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check-in such as Helios waterfall, Time Gate, and The Moon Kingdom …Join in Fantasy Park by walking in Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park, playing 5D wild west, enjoying 4D death race ride, watching 3D mega 360 degrees, riding on journey into the underground, entering Jurassic Park, challenging Freefall Tower and participating in an adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games.

3:00 pm: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills

4:45 – 5:45 pm: Our Minivan brings you back to your hotel. Tour ends.

Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 10 Day 10: Hoi An – Da Nang –Fly To Ho Chi Minh City (Meal: B/-/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Hoi An – Da Nang –Fly To Ho Chi Minh City (Meal: B/-/-)

Breakfast at your hotel.

You are free until the driver transfer to Da Nang airport, take flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

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Arrive Ho Chi Minh city, the driver picks up to the hotel for check in. Free and easy at your leisure time.

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

Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnels (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

Itinerary:

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. E

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

Day 12: Ho Chi Minh -My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (Meals: B/L/-)

7h00- 7h15 AM 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 13 Day 13: Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City (Meals: B/L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City (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 Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Day 14 Ho Chi Minh Departure (Meal: B/-/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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

Breakfast at your hotel. You have free time to shopping.

Check out time before 12h00 at noon

The driver picks up from the hotel to the airport for your flight.

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Vietnam Excursion 14 Days 13 Days From North, Central To S

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Itinerary of your trip Vietnam Excursion 14 Days 13 Days From North, Central To S

Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival (No Meal)

Hanoi- Ha Long Bay 1 Day - Sung Sot Cave- Titop Island (Meals: B/L/-)

Day 3: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh – Trang An (Meals: B/L/-)

Day 4: Hanoi City Tour – Night Train To Hue (Meals: B/L/-)

Day 5: Arrive Hue - Hue Culinary Tour Half Day (Meal: -/-/D)

Day 6: Hue City 1 Day (B/L/X)

Day 7: Bus Hue To Hoi An – Free And Easy (Meal: B/-/-)

Day 8: Hoi An- My Son Sanctuary 1 Day (Meals: B/L/-)

Day 9: Ba Na Hill - The Golden Bridge 1 Day (Meals: B/L/-)

Day 10: Hoi An – Da Nang –Fly To Ho Chi Minh City (Meal: B/-/-)

Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnels (Meals: B/L/-)

Day 12: Ho Chi Minh -My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (Meals: B/L/-)

Day 13: Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City (Meals: B/L/-)

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

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