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Vietnam Experience
offered by supplier M18327 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 14
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 4
people
Destination(s):
Vietnam
Specialty Categories:
Cultural Journey
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2000 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival Ho Chi Minh City.
Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to the hotel in the center for check-in. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Includes: (D).
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels.
A morning city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, takes in the former Presidential Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office, a lacquer ware factory and Thien Hau Pagoda in the city’s bustling Chinatown. In the afternoon, visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh - Cai Be - Can Tho.
Pick up at hotel. Transfer to Cai Be. Have a motorized boat ride to see round Cai Be floating market with local people being selling. Buying, exchanging goods from their boat. Walk around to see orchard, rice paper making, rice crispies producing process, etc. Lunch. Continue have boat trip through a village to see peaceful tranquil life of villagers, admire marvelous natural setting of Mekong delta region. Overnight in Can Tho. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh.
Breakfast at hotel, have 03 hour boat trip discover the beautiful Cai Rang Floating market and its surroundings. Visit a vermicelli making shop, a rice husking mill, fruit gardens. Enjoy tropical fruit. See the peaceful life in the rural area. Have lunch in Can Tho before back to Ho Chi Minh City. Stop to visit Vinh Long Market and Bonsai Garden in My Tho. Back to Ho Chi Minh in the late afternoon. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City - Flight to Nha Trang.
Transfer to Tan Son Nhat for the short flight to Nha Trang in central Vietnam. Check in hotel. Enjoy Nha Trang's turquoise waters and white sandy beaches. Take a boat cruise to offshore islands in Nha Trang Bay. In the afternoon, visit the Ponagar Cham Towers, the Long Son Pagoda, the Cathedral of Nha Trang and the Oceanographic Institute. A visit to a local fish and food market is optional. Dinner on guests account. Overnight at hotel in Nhatrang. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 6: Nha Trang - Flight to Danang - Hoi An.
Transfer to Cam Ranh airport for the short flight to Danang in central Vietnam. Pick up upon arrival to Danang. Have lunch before visiting the famous China Beach and the Marble Mountains en route to
charming Hoi An. Known as Faifo to early Western traders, it was one of South East Asia's major international ports and today it still retains that special old-world feel.
Enjoy a walking tour through the Old Quarter and try some of the local specialties. Hoi An is also famous for its large number of tailor shops, so if you want to have a new wardrobe made up, this is the time to do it. Overnight in Hoi An. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 7: Hoi An - My Son - Hue.
An excursion to My Son, the site of the Cham Ruins. Check out and have lunch in Hoi An. Leave Hoi An early in the afternoon for Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. The scenic route passes through Danang before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds and dropping down to the wonderfully photogenic fishing village of Lang Co. Arrive in Hue late in the afternoon and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hue. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 8: Hue boat trip along Perfume River.
A boat trip on the romantically named Perfume River visits Hue’s best-known religious site, Thien Mu Pagoda, and the mausoleum of former emperor Minh Mang, in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes. In the afternoon visit the elaborate mausoleums of emperors Tu Duc and Khai Dinh and the Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. Overnight in Hue. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 9: Hue - Flight to Hanoi - Ha Long.
Transfer to Hue Airport after breakfast for the short flight to Hanoi, the modern day capital of Vietnam. Transfer by road to Ha Long on arrival in Hanoi. Overnight in Ha Long. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 10: Ha Long - Hanoi.
A morning cruise in a private junk on the emerald green waters of Ha Long Bay, among the 3,000 spectacular limestone islands. The cruise ends with a fresh seafood lunch on board. Return to Hanoi by road in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 11: Hano - Overnight train to Lao Cai.
A full day city tour of Vietnam’s capital. Hanoi is a unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. The city tour includes such sights as Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature.
After lunch in town continue to the Museum of Ethnology and end the afternoon with a visit to the Lake of the Restored Sword and the Old Quarter. In the evening enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show. Take night train to Sapa, overnight on train. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 12: Lao Cai - Sapa.
The train arrives in Lao Cai at 06:00 am. Drive uphill to Sapa. At an elevation of 1,500 meters, Sapa is the former hill retreat for French administrators when the heat in plain became unbearable. The remoteness and simple lifestyle of ethnic minorities are a highlight of Sapa although conditions are very basic.
After checking into hotel we can soak up the fresh climate as much as we want by spending time to wander around. The ethnic people are frequently seen in this hill town and small vendors along the street sell local textiles and handicraft. In the afternoon, we trek to Cat Cat village (2 km from Sapa town) where you will visit the village of Black H’mong hill tribes. Enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Sapa Valley. Back to hotel. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 13: Sapa - Hanoi.
This morning, trekking to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van villages inhabited by Black H’mong and Dzay ethnic minorities. Enjoy amazing and breath-taking landscapes of terraced paddies, green valleys and meet with friendly local people. Back to the hotel and free at leisure. In the afternoon, we transfer you back to Lao Cai station to take night train at 22:00 back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.
Includes: (B).
Day 14: Hanoi Departure.
Arrive Hanoi in the early morning, you are transferred to the hotel for check-in. Have breakfast, shower and then free time for shopping until being escorted to Noi Bai Airport for your departure to Ho Chi Minh city. End of services. Includes: (B).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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