Vietnam Highlights (10 Days)

Guide

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life, along with Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do

Meals

9 Breakfast (B) 2 Lunch (L) 1 Dinner (D)

Others

Ho Chi Minh City: Tick off all of the landmarks on your bucket list – Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office and the Presidential Palace. Ho Chi Minh City: A meaningful reminder of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and its impact on local people and wildlife. Ho Chi Minh City: Passports at the ready folks. Nha Trang: Next stop, Hoi An. But before we hit the streets, it’s time to hit the sky one more time. Hoi An: Immerse yourself in all the crazy sights and sounds, then take a photo by the ornate Japanese bridge. Hoi An: This 15th century port and UNESCO site is best explored on two wheels with a local expert. Don’t forget your Go-Pro! Hue: Probably one of the world’s best road trips. You’ll feel like you’re climbing up into the clouds. Hue: Always secretly wanted to go on one of these? Us too. But watch out for the shell shocked tourists! Hue: Visiting Thien Mu Pagoda and Imperial Citadel will give you goosebumps, as they conjure up visions of an ancient world. Hue: Next stop, Hoi An. But before we hit the streets, it’s time to hit the sky one more time. Hanoi: Listen up culture-lovers. This shrine – dedicated to ancient philosopher Confucius – is known as ‘Vietnam’s first university’. Halong Bay: Grab your new BFFs and hang out in this mini paradise. The powdery sand and turquoise waters will bless you with #islandvibes Halong Bay: The best way to drift off into dreamy sleep? Drifting along the Gulf of Tonkin in a traditional Chinese-style Junk Boat, of course! Halong Bay: Yet another work of art from Mother Nature. These huge underground caves are made for exploring. But can you spot the ‘mammoth’?

Transport

Transport is included.

Accommodation

Guest houses and 3-star hotels are the name of the game, plus you'll get the chance to shack-up on an Chinese-style junk boat in Halong Bay. We like to keep it intrepid without compromising on comfort.

Hygieneprotocol

All guests travelling with Contiki through December 31, 2022 are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, which may include a booster shot to keep the vaccination status current and valid, depending on the travel destination. Children not eligible for vaccination and/or booster at the time of travel must provide a verifiable and negative Covid-19 test result, taken within 72 hours prior to the start of the tour (taking time zones into consideration) for all tours departing until December 31, 2022. For guests travelling with Contiki from 1 January 2023, Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters are highly recommended, but no longer required. Please note that regardless of time of travel guests will need to comply with specific vaccine and/or booster requirements imposed by airlines and/or authorities in the destination visited, as well as requirements for accessing restaurants and venues, which may be more restrictive than above. It is guests’ responsibility to ensure that they comply at all times with these requirements. No refunds will be given if guests are unable to undertake some or all of their vacation due to their failure to comply with these requirements.

Others

Other activities and services not included

Flights

International flights not included.

Insurance

Travel Insurance is not included

Optional

Mud Bath Excursion (US$17) Luxuriate in a mud bath before relaxing in the sun to allow the mud to work it's magic. Next scrub the mud off in a warm mineral shower. Top it all off with a long soak in a thermal hot pool. Bliss!! Cruise to offshore islands to swim and snorkel (US$20) This cruise is the perfect way to explore some of the South China Sea & get a good look at Nha Trang & the surrounding islands from the water. Stop off at Hon Mun, where cliffs rise steeply out of the turquoise waters & try some snorkelling or jump off th Vietnamese cooking class and dinner (US$20) With the guidance of a local master chef, learn to cook delicious street food favourites (like spring rolls) & popular Vietnamese family dishes in an old French-style colonial building. Situated in the centre of Hoi An’s UNESCO World Heritage listed Old T Marble Mountain (USD $15.00) Group Photo at Hue’s Imperial Citadel (US$6) Keep your travel memories fresh with a photo of your Contiki group in front of one of Vietnam’s national icons – the Imperial Citadel of Hue, palace to the former Emperors of Vietnam. Street Food Walking Tour