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(20.12.07 – 28.12.07 / 29.12.07 – 06.01.08 / 07.01.08 – 15.01.08)
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Hanoi (D)
Meet on arrival at Hanoi International airport at noon. Transfer to hotel. Free time to explore the exotic atmosphere of Hanoi. Free lunch. 14.00 City tour with Guide and driver: Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword), the The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, the Ngoc Son Temple, the arts gallery across from the The Huc Bridge. an extensive one-hour Cyclo tour from the lake to Restaurant for Vietnamese dinner. Return to Water pupet Theater by cyclo for seeing show. Come back to hotel by bus and overnight at hotel. (O/N in Hanoi)
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay
Half day in the morning city tour with St. Joseph's Cathedral (1886), Masion Central (Hoa Lo: The Furnace Prison; AKA the Hanoi Hilton), Ba Dinh Square: One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot, circa 1049), Dien Huu Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh House on Stilts; Temple of Literature (Den Van Mieu, circa 1070). Free lunch. Departure via vehicle for Ha Long Bay. Arrival Ha Long. Check in hotel then free time until dinner. Come back hotel for free time (O/N in Halong Bay) (B, D)
Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi
Board your ocean going vessel for a 4-hours tour of the over 3,000 islets and islands dotting an emerald green sea. Lunch served on board. Return to Bai Chay and drive back to Hanoi. Free Dinner. Check in hotel. (O/N in Hanoi) (B, L)
Day 4: Hanoi - Hue (by flight)
Leave Ha Noi for Hue. Arrive Hue around noon. Free lunch. Mid-afternoon visit former Imperial Citadel of Nguyen Dynasty, Vietnam's last dynasty [1802-1945]. The citadel is a smaller replica of China's Forbidden City. Stop to visit the famous Thien Mu Pagoda, unofficial symbol of the City of Hue. Dinner at local restaurant. Come back hotel. Free time. (O/N in Hue) (B, D)
Day 5: Hue – Danang - Hoian
08.00 am take boat trip to Ming Mang tomb, the Nguyen Dynasty's second emperor [1820-1840]. The tomb is perhaps the most beautiful of all royal tombs. Stop on the way to visit Khai Dinh tomb. Free lunch. Departure on new Highway 1 via vehicle to Da Nang. Arrive Danang and proceed on a brief Danang city tour: Cham Museum which contains the largest collection of ancient Cham limestone carvings in the world; the Kingdom of Champa, an Indianized kingdom, occupied Vietnam's Central Coastal Littoral until the arrival of the Vietnamese in the 15th-century. Continue to the ancient City, Hoi An. Check in hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hoi An. (O/N in Hoian) (B, D)
Day 6: Hoian - Danang – Ho Chi Minh City (by flight)
Discover the ancient city of Hoi An which Marco Polo noted in his journals on is 13th-century trip to China with large community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architecture style of Vietnamese and Chinese and Japanese cultures. Transfer to Da Nang for flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Meet guide & driver at the airport. Transfer to hotel. Dinner. Free time. (O/N in Ho Chi Minh City ) (B, D)
Day 7: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Ho Chi Minh City
Day trip to My tho, a prosperous town of the Mekong delta river with exuberant and vast rice fields. Boat trip on Mekong River and visit Thoi son island with gardent, candy factories. Free lunch. Return to Saigon via vehicle. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel. (O/N in Ho Chi Minh City) (B, D)
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnels
Morning departure for the world famous Cu Chi Tunnels and visit the Ben Duoc Temple. Come back Saigon in the afternoon. Free for shopping. Dinner at restaurant. Overnight at hotel. (O/N in Ho Chi Minh City) (B, D)
Day 9: Ho Chi Minh – Bangkok (by flight) (B)
Free time until leaving hotel for airport with guide & driver.
Hanoi: Sunway Hotel or similar
Halong: Halong Plaza or Saigon Halong
Hue: Saigon Morin or similar
Hoian: Hoian Riverside or similar
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): Rex Hotel or similar
Notes:
Airfare is included in the tour price.
Price per person = US$ 1,499.- / pax (twin sharing)
Included:
- Accommodations as mention based on twin sharing
- International air tickets Bangkok – Hanoi // Ho Chi Minh - Bangkok
- Ground transfers as air-conditioned van (A&F joined group only)
- English Local Speaking Guide
- Entry fees
- Water Puppet show
- Boat trip in Halong, Hue, Mekong Delta
- Meals as mentioned (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Sightseeing tours as stated in itinerary
- Domestic air tickets Hanoi – Hue / Danang – Ho Chi Minh
Not Included:
- Visa fee (US$ 100/pax)
- Airport tax in Vietnam
- Drinks
- Single room supplement
- Travel insurance
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Other meals and any others those than mentioned
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