Guide

Experienced English speaking local guide on day tours No guide on free day

Accommodation

The accommodation in twin/double basis with breakfast at 3 star hotels, including breakfast in the room rate. 01 night on Ha Long Cruise

Others

Ground transportation in air-conditioned vehicle Airport pick-up & drop-off services All in-tour as per itinerary (if any) Experienced English speaking guide 8 nights hotel accommodation:Double/ Twin room with daily breakfast 2 days 1 night on HaLong Cruise: Double/ Twin 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. NOT THE SAME WHOLE GROUP Kayaking boat in HaLong bay Services charges and government tax 24/7 hotline support guaranteed No extra charge after services confirmation

Optional

Notes: - Prepare 2 passport photos 4x6 for Stamping visa at airport on arrival - Itinerary can be run in reserve - Check in time is normally at 14.00, check out time is normally at 12.00. Early check in or check out is upon on availability of the hotels. - The detailed itinerary of Halong Cruises might be different depends on your junk choice

Transport

Private car pick up and drop off at the airport without guide Ground transportation in air-conditioned vehicle

Meals

Delicious meals with local food and tastes as listed (others are upon your request): B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner

Not included:

Insurance

Personal travel insurance

Others

Beverages/ Drinks Travel insurance Incoming and out coming flight & Departure taxes Viet Nam domestic Flight ticket from Hanoi to Da Nang, Hue to Ho Chi Minh Vietnam visa letter/ Invitation Vietnam visa stamping fee (USD$25/person pay at the airport), prepare 2passport photo 4x6 cm) Tip for tour guide: USD $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

Flights

You can check on Vietnam airlines or Vietjet Air. If you need a support to book flight, kindly contact us info@asiafocustravel.com

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Day 1 Hanoi Arrival- Hanoi Street Food Tour (Meal:-/-/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Arrival- Hanoi Street Food Tour (Meal:-/-/D)

Welcome to Vietnam: after long time on airplane, you will reach Vietnam – the S-shaped land, where 54 different ethnic minorities inhabited.

You will be warmly welcomed by our driver (no tour guide) at the airport and transferred to your hotel in the city center of Hanoi.

Check in time from 14h00 PM.

17h30- 17h45 tour guide picks up for Street Food walking tour

- Tour guides will take tourists to eat at lots of special corners , alleys and restaurants of The Old Quarter that you might miss if you go by yourself to try variety of street foods and drinks such as:Bún chả ( Grilled pork with noodle), Phở bò,gà ( Beef, chicken noodle soup), Bún ốc (Snail noodle soup), Bánh cuốn ( Steamed rice papper rolls), Bánh gối ( Pillow dumpling), Nem rán ( Fried spring rolls), Bánh tôm (Shrimp dumpling), Bánh Mỳ (Vietnamese sandwich), Chè ( Sweet gruel soup), Bánh Bao (Vietnamese dumpling), Bánh khoai, chuối ( Sweet potato,Banana cake), Hoa quả dầm ( Mixture fresh-fruit), Bia Hơi (Fresh beer), Trà đá (Iced tea), Café trứng (Egg coffee) …….

- Tour ends at Hoan Kiếm Lake or anywhere convenient for tourists to return, and then tour guides will show them how to get back your hotels.

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

Ha Noi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/-)

Breakfast at the hotel and 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

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

17h00- 17h30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel.

Overnight in Ha Noi
Day 3 Ha Noi- Ha Long Bay- Overnight On Ha Long Cruise (Meals: B/L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Noi- Ha Long Bay- Overnight On Ha Long Cruise (Meals: B/L/ D)

Breakfast at the hotel and do check out.

08:00 - 08:45: Pick up at your hotel (in Hanoi Old Quarter area only) and depart for Ha Long City.

12:30 - On arrival at the pier, you will board your Ha Long Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by professional and friendly crew.

13:00 - Check-in cabin and enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising through the most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. Sailing with Ha Long Cruise in a very tranquil route, exploring the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you.

14:30 - Keep cruising to the most beautiful parts of Halong Bay. This is the best time to relax after lunch and enjoy your privacy, capturing stunning photos of the legendary bay.

15:30 - Small tender brings you to visit Titop island, hiking to the top of the island from where tourists can capture a panoramic view of Halong Bay.

16:30 - Kayaking & swimming

18:00 - Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, make friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listen to soft, light music, and wear traditional costumes for kings, queens and mandarins.

19:00 - Enjoy the special dinner cooked by our professional chef.

20:30 - The moment you choose your own way to relax after dinner, listening to music, singing karaoke, relaxing on the sundeck, squid fishing available for entertainment during the night time.

Notes:

- Breakfast at the hotel and do check out.

- 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 Ha Noi next day.
Day 4 Ha Long Bay- Ha Noi- Fly To Da Nang, Drive To Hoi An (Meals: B/ L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Long Bay- Ha Noi- Fly To Da Nang, Drive To Hoi An (Meals: B/ L/-)

06:00 – Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfect healthy way to start a new day.

07:00 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, and fruits.

07:45 – Visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay.

09:00 – Back to Ha Long Cruise for check-out. Keep cruising towards Ha Long Bay, passing by hundreds of islands and islets with different shapes depending on your imagination.

10:00 – Cooking class opened right on the cruise.

11:00 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at the harbor.

12:30 – Get on the bus to Hanoi.

15:30- come back to Ha Noi.

Then the another driver (no tour guide) takes you to the airport for flight to Da Nang.

(suggest flight time after 18:00 PM).

Arrive in Da Nang, you will be picked up by our driver (no tour guide) then transferred to your hotel in Hoi An.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Notes:

- Recommend flight time after 18:00 PM.

Flights exclude in the tour price. If you need a support to book flight, kindly contact us info@asiafocustravel.com
Day 5 Hoi An - Cooking Class & Cam Thanh Coconut Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An - Cooking Class & Cam Thanh Coconut Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

In the journey to discover the Vietnam, you will give yourself a try to become a professional chef under our guidance. This is a great experience from going to the market to choose food and prepare and try your hand at cooking Vietnamese cuisine.

08:30 am: Local guide pick up at the hotel.

- Go to market with our chef (about 30 minutes)

- We will have a chance to see and experience the noise as well as directly contact sellers. In addition to this, we will show the ingredients for use in our lesson.

09:15 am: - Transfer to Cam Thanh village by car or boat on the way, you can explore the beautiful views of the Vietnamese countryside, and see the water and coconut trees growing together.

- Enjoy your time with basket boat rowing through the coconut jungle forest

11:00 am: Enjoy a welcome drink and take a rest at our restaurant, then join the cooking class. Our chef will teach you how to cook some local food. After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked.

12:20 pm: Return to your hotel.

Free and easy in the afternoon.

Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 6 Hoi An- Da Nang- Ba Na Hills- The Golden Bridge (Meals: B/ L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An- Da Nang- Ba Na Hills- The Golden Bridge (Meals: B/ L/-)

Located 30km west of Da Nang at an altitude of 1,487m above sea level, Ba Na Hills is considered to be the “green lung”of Central Vietnam, the “pearl of climate” of Vietnam. Follow the paths of Ba Na, feel four seasons on a day, walk in the ecstatic clouds in the singing of birds, make the visitors feel as being in the wonderland.

07h00 Pick up at HOTEL. Depart to Ba Na Hills. Meet a group in Da Nang and join a tour to visit Ba Na Mountain.

09h00: Arrive at the cable car station Suoi Mo, up the cable car route that achieves 4 world records.

09h30: Freedom check-in the 150-meter long "Golden Bridge" supported by the huge hands. Visit the Le Jardin, Debay Wine Cellar of French. Visit the Linh Ung pagoda, admire the 27m high Buddha statue, Loc Uyen Garden, Quan Am Cac. Continue to Gare Debay use the second cable car route to go to the top of Ba Na.

The tour guide will take guests to visit Fantasy Park, join in adventurous, fun, and modern games such as Love Swing, Skiver Pilot, Fire Racing Track, Bumper Car, Ghost House...

11h30: Have lunch buffet at Restaurant

12h30: Freedom to rest. Conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m – Visit Ba Chua Thuong Ngan Temple. Enjoy the panorama view of the Da Nang City and Da Nang Bay

14h30: Return to cable car station and back to Da Nang

15h00: Shopping Local Specialities. Send - off at HOTEL. Goodbye, see you again!

Overnight in Da Nang.

Notes:

- Check out hotel in Hoi An, bring all your luggage on tour.

- Check in hotel in Da Nang.
Day 7 Da Nang- Hue City (Meals: B/ L./ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Da Nang- Hue City (Meals: B/ L./ -)

Located in the center of Vietnam, Hue was the capital city of Vietnam for approximately 150 years during feudal time (1802–1945)and the royal lifestyle and customs have had a significant impact on the characteristics of the people of Hue, even long afterwards .You will rediscover the ancient world of the emperors of 13 kings of Nguyen dynasty, from Gia Long to Bao Dai. Is the first UNESCO world heritage site in Explorer the village where women make the traditional hats and learn from our expert guides about the lives of these people.

07h30: Pick up guest at hotels and depart to Hue city. World Cultural Heritage, Go through Hai Van Tunnel

10h30: Arrive at Hue city. Visit the Tomb of Tu Duc king or Khai Dinh king - Romance, lyrical reflects the life of the king of talented but situation in the country intricate.

11h40: Have lunch at restaurant with local foods.

12h30: Visit the Imperial Citadel, (the Palace of 13 Nguyen’s Kings, the last feudal dynasty of Viet Nam: Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, The Temple, Hien Lam pavilion, Nine Urns).

15h00: Visit Thien Mu pagoda ancient, was built in the early of XVII Century. Shopping at Dong Ba Market. (optional)

16h00: the driver drop off at the hotel in Hue.

Overnight in Hue

Notes:

- Check out hotel in Da Nang, bring all your luggage on tour.

- Check in hotel in Hue.
Day 8 Hue- Flight To Ho Chi Minh- Cu Chi Tunnel (Meal: B/-/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hue- Flight To Ho Chi Minh- Cu Chi Tunnel (Meal: B/-/-)

Breakfast at the hotel.

The driver picks up to the airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh city.

Recommend a morning flight time.

Arriving Ho Chi Minh city, the driver picks up to the hotel. Send your luggage at the reception.

12h30 tour guide picks up for Cu Chi half day tour

Pick up at your hotel and depart to Cu Chi 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. Check in the hotel & free time at night.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Notes:

- Recommend a morning flight.

Flights exclude in the tour price. If you need a support to book flight, kindly contact us info@asiafocustravel.com
Day 9 Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre (Meals: B/ L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre (Meals: B/ L/-)

PICK UP: 07:30 – 07:45 AM (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position).

RETURN: 17:00 – 17:30 PM

A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1 brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong.

On arrival at My Tho, after visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. Boats pass by the fish rafts along the Tien River, overlooking the Rach Mieu Bridge. Stroll along the village road, visit the orchard and enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music" performed by locals.

Riding a hand-rowed sampan through the Tan Thach canal. Then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals.

Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant; Then the motorboat will take you back to the cruise. Meet on the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta, and you are guaranteed to take home your private collection of beautiful memories.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Day 10 Ho Chi Minh Departure (Meal: B/-/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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

Depending on your flight time, our driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

Noet for check out time before 12h00 at noon.

End of tour!

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Vietnam Highlights Package 10 Days 9 Nights ( Hanoi, Ha Long

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Itinerary of your trip Vietnam Highlights Package 10 Days 9 Nights ( Hanoi, Ha Long

Hanoi Arrival- Hanoi Street Food Tour (Meal:-/-/D)

Ha Noi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/-)

Ha Noi- Ha Long Bay- Overnight On Ha Long Cruise (Meals: B/L/ D)

Ha Long Bay- Ha Noi- Fly To Da Nang, Drive To Hoi An (Meals: B/ L/-)

Hoi An - Cooking Class & Cam Thanh Coconut Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Hoi An- Da Nang- Ba Na Hills- The Golden Bridge (Meals: B/ L/-)

Da Nang- Hue City (Meals: B/ L./ -)

Hue- Flight To Ho Chi Minh- Cu Chi Tunnel (Meal: B/-/-)

Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre (Meals: B/ L/-)

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

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