ROUTE: HANOI - HALONG BAY - SAPA - HUE - HOIAN - SAIGON (HO CHI MINH CITY) - CU CHI TUNNEL - CHAU DOC - CAN THO

(B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
Day 1: Hanoi on Arrival - Welcome Dinner
You'll be greeted at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and transferred by private car downtown to check into hotel in Hanoi city Center. Depending on your arrival time, you may have time to explore a little of downtown and enjoy a stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake. Then you will attempt to the Water Puppet Theatre before enjoy our welcome dinner in the restaurant / at night: Overnight in hotel in Hanoi (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 2: Hanoi – Ha Long Bay Cruise - Junk Boat Overnight (B, L, D)
AM: 8.00am – After Breakfast at hotel, depart Ha Noi by private coach from your hotel for a 3.5 hours drive to Ha Long City through the Red River Delta.
PM: You’ll be served a savory lunch aboard the boat as you embark on a 4 hour cruise of the bay. The calm emerald water and towering karts islands create a mystical maze as you cruise past Tam Cung Cave and Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islet, and visit Sung Sot (Amazing) cave. There will be lots of time for swimming and taking pictures. Cruise to a quiet firth and enjoy a great sunset dinner. Relax under the starlit sky before retiring to the comfort of your cabin. At Night: Overnight on Junk Boat (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Cabin with A/C, Private Bath)
Day 3: Ha Long Bay Sea Kayaking - Cat Ba Island Overnight (B, L, D)
AM: After breakfast, cruise further to Lan Ha Bay to get the kayak gear. You’ll receive a lesson on paddling and safety from our experience guide before heading to some hidden lagoons. Stop for a swim on Van Boi Beach. After lunch on the boat, paddle to Beo floating village. At Beo Pier, transfer to a hotel on Cat Ba Island.
PM: After lunch on the boat, paddle to Beo floating village. At Beo Pier, transfer to a hotel on Cat Ba Island. At Night: Overnight in hotel in Cat Ba Island (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Sea View Room).
Day 4: Ha Long - Return to Hanoi (B, L)
AM/PM: After breakfast at the hotel, return to the boat to continue your cruise around the Bay, passing Cua Van floating village to witness this unique way of life. Eat lunch on the boat on the way to the pier in Ha Long City. The bus back to Ha Noi arrives to your Hotel around 4.30pm. Relax and Overnight in hotel in Hanoi (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 5: Full Day City Tour of Hanoi - Lao Cai (Sa Pa) by Night Train (B, L)
AM: On this insightful day through Ha Noi busy tree lined boulevards, you’ll explore such interesting and historic sites as The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One pillar pagoda and Temple of Literature. PM: Following lunch, you will visit the Ethnology museum which will give you an overview of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam including the Thai people who you will meet in Mai Chau and Hmong, Dzao, Dzay… people who you will meeting in Sa Pa. After that, you will take a fascinating 1 hour tour of Ha Noi’s Old Quarter by Cyclo. The history of the Old Quarter dates back some 2000 years with it’s 36 narrow streets each named after the trade or merchandise made and sold there. Free evening at your leisure. At Night: 8:00 Depart by private car to Hanoi Rail way station to catch the night train to Lao Cai (9:20pm-5:30am) (Basing in First Class – Soft Sleeper Beds Wooden Cabin with A/C).
Day 6: Sa Pa Hiking Tour With Land Cruise Car – Hotel Overnight (B, L, D)
AM: Arrive in Lao Cai. The bus ride uphill to Sa Pa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Meet your tour guide at Vietnam Adventure’s Sa Pa office.
PM: After the guide takes you on a walk around Sa Pa town, hike 2 hours down the valley along local trails and across rice paddies to visit Black H’Mong and Dzay ethnic minority communities with land cruise car. Have a picnic lunch along the way. Land Cruise car pick up you back to Sa Pa center drop you at hotel. Shower and rest before heading out for dinner. At Night: Overnight in hotel in Sa Pa (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Mountain View Room).
Day 7: Full Day Sa Pa Hiking Tour With Land Cruise Car– Hotel Overnight (B, L, D)
AM: In the morning, start hiking (4 hours with land cruise car) to the village of Red Dzao ethnic minority community on a beautiful trail across rice terraces. You can visit Ta Phin cave that is not far from the village.
PM: Picnic lunch here then land cruise car drive you back to Sa Pa center, drop you at hotel. Relax, dinner and overnight in hotel in Sa Pa (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Mountain View Room).
Day 8: Sa Pa - Bac Ha Market (Sunday Hill Tribe Market) – Sa Pa - Return to Hanoi – Overnight on Train (B,L,D)
AM: We will leave Sa Pa early in the morning at 7h00 and drive about 2.5 hours to the colorful Bac Ha market of the Flower H’mong, Tay, Nung, Pa dzi and Phu La ethnic minority groups. The biggest and most famous market, also known as “urban” market, Bac Ha attracts people selling a wide variety of products. Bac Ha is the center of the Flower H'mong people who are the most colorful ethnic group with elaborately embroidered spirals and geometric figures on their clothes and colorful bands for leg wrappings.
Pm: In the afternoon, we will take a small trekking tour to the H’mong villages of Ban Pho or Na Hoi. we will leave Bac Ha about 4h00 PM to Lao Cai for the night train to Hanoi. Dinner at Lao Cai before catch the Night train back to Ha Noi at 8.00 PM. Overnight on train (Basing in First Class – Soft Sleeper Beds Wooden Cabin with A/C).
Please note: Bac Ha Market only open on Every Sunday Morning
(but can be easily reversed due to your detailed flights)
Day 9: Hanoi Leisure Day (B)
AM: Arrive in Ha Noi train station at around 4.30 Am, then you will be escorted by our guide with private car to hotel in Hanoi. Check in hotel again. This day: you’ll welcome this free day to relax and recover from your long journey in the north of Vietnam. A lots of time to explore more of Ha Noi, shopping and pick up a lots of souvenirs, explore the old quarter on foot and enjoy the many parks and lakes of historic Ha Noi. At night: overnight in hotel in Hanoi (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 10: Hanoi Handicraft Villages - Shopping Day (B,L)
After breakfast, start to visit the Ceramic Village (Bat Trang) and Wood-carving Village (Dong Ky). After lunch, visit the Traditional Silk village (Van Phuc). At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Hanoi (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 11: Departure Ha Noi – Hue by Flight - Half Day Hue City Tour (B,L)
AM: Airport drop off. Transfer Ha Noi - Hue by air - Arrival in Hue. Check in Hotel and enjoy Lunch with Hue Local Foods.
PM: Start to visit Hue City: Hue is a quaint city with great historical significance. You’ll visit the Citadel and tour the Forbidden Purple City. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Hue (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin River View Room).
Day 12: Hue City - Perfume River with Boat Trip – Private Car to Hoi An Town (B,L)
AM: Boat ride on Huong River (Perfume River) to Thien Mu pagoda and Minh Mang tomb. Lunch aboard, Car or van to Hoi An.
PM: Road trip 5hrs via Lang Co beach, visit The Marble mountains made up of five limestone outcrops isolated in the surrounding plains, then visit the Cham museum. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Hoi An (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Ancient Town View Room).
Day 13: Hoi An Walking Tour (B,L)
This is whole day wandering around the ancient town. Visit the Tan Ky house, Covered bridge, Hoi Quan Phuc Kien pagoda and Hoi An market by Thu Bon river. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Hoi An (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Ancient Town View Room).
Day 14: Hoi An Town – A Leisure Day (B)
This day you’ll enjoy a free day to relax and roam around this peaceful town at leisure. Enjoy lunch beside the river and wander along the cobble stone paths between the old Chinese houses. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Hoi An (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Ancient Town View Room).
Day 15: Departure Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) by Flight (B)
AM: Airport drop off in Da Nang.transfer Da Nang - Saigon by air.
PM: Arrival in Tan Son Nhat Airport for picks up and transfers to hotel in the center of Ho Chi Minh City. The rest of the day is at leisure. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 16: Ho Chi Minh City – Full Day City Tour (B,L)
Visit to Reunification Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office, former US Embassy, City Hall, War Crime Museum Giac Lam pagoda, China town, Thien Hau temple, Ben Thanh Market. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 17: Cu Chi Tunnel and Cao Dai Temple Full Day Tour (B,L)
AM: Depart at 8h00 from your hotel. The morning excursion to Tay Ninh will take you to the Great Cao Dai temple (a mixture of Buddhism, Confucius, Taoism, Hinduism and Christian). We see the noon mass at the temple (01hr). Lunch in Tay Ninh province (free time exclusive).
PM: Afternoon, visit the Cu Chi- a fabulous tunnel. You will have a chance to get the unique experience of guerillas living and fighting underground during the war ( a crawls through 50-100m out 200km of the tunnel system is unforgettable ). Local rice paper workshops, nice paddy field are pleasant sights on the way. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 18: Ho Chi Minh City- Chau Doc (Mekong Delta) Full Day Tour (B,L,D)
AM: Drive to Cai Be, boat trip visit floating market and cruise over mighty Mekong river to island, promenade around fruit orchards, lunch break, board a boat to Vinh Long.
PM: Coach trip to Sa Dec where it is made famous by the film Lamant, the Marguerite Duras story and explore the village before heading onto Chau Doc via Long Xuyen for the first night. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Chau Doc (Basing in Deluxe Double Twin River View Room).
Day 19: Chau Doc - Can Tho (Mekong Delta) Full Day Tour (B,L)
AM: Up early for a cruise through the amazing riverside market with all its bustling activity and smorgasbord of sounds, colors and smells. We also cruise through the floating village with tons and tons of fish farmed underneath hundreds of shelters.
PM: Discover the ethnic Cham village with its famous Mubarak Mosque and watch the locals go about their traditional weaving. After visiting the famous Lady Chua Xu Temple (1820) we walk to the sacred Sam Mountain with its panoramic view over the vast plains into Cambodia. After lunch we continue on to CanTho, with a stop at a bird sanctuary, for our second night. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Can Tho (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 20: Can Tho (Mekong Delta) – Ho Chi Minh City (B,L)
AM: A morning boat trip to Cai Rang & Phong Dien floating markets before heading up a quiet canal for a walk along a country road to enjoy the beautiful Delta scenery and meet the locals.
PM: We take a ride on a Xe Loi along the country roads. In the afternoon we head back to Saigon, with a stop at a My Tho bonsai garden, and arrive in Ho Chi Minh City. At Night: Overnight in Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Basing in Deluxe Double/Twin City View Room).
Day 21: Departure Saigon (B)
After breakfast. Depending on your flight time departure you may have time to shopping and relax for a while then our guide will take you from hotel out to the airport to see you off on your journey home or more visit other country. End of your journey!
Note: We can arrange additional customized trips for you if that itinerary above does not match your expectations!
Note: We can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itineray still does not match your expectations!
VIETNAM ADVENTURES TRAVEL - FULL TRAVEL SERVICES - GIFTS & SOURVENIRS
Highlights:
Vietnam Adventures Travel is definitely the best choice if you want to experience Vietnam in all aspects: the country, people, culture and history. In this tour, when you are traveling along the country to main tourist areas, you will also have good chances to try many means of local transportation: car, train, airplane, boat, walking and hiking. It is a good reason to start the tour from Hanoi and end in Saigon, because by this way, you will travel along the history of foundation of today Vietnam. Within 14 days, traveling across the country from North to South, you can explore the colonial elegance of Hanoi - the capital, Halong Bay - the world’s natural heritage, magnificent mountainous view and meet with H'mong and Dzao hill-tribe people in Sapa, visit Hue - the ancient capital, the charm of Hoi An, the lushly Mekong delta - the main cultivation area of Vietnam, discover countryside and life of Khmer people in Can Tho and the bustle of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
The Vietnam Adventures Travel can be extended by relaxing stay in the beach of Nha Trang or Phan Thiet (from Saigon, at the end of the trip). The program is also extendable to some other optional tours such as Perfume Pagoda or Tam Coc, Bich Dong or some traditional handicraft villages from Hanoi (in the North)...
Travel Facts:
» Start from Hanoi, end in Saigon (but can be easily reversed due to your detailed flights)
» Visit to 4 World’s Heritage sites: Halong Bay, Hoi An, My Son, Hue
» Grade: Easy. Suitable for anyone with an average level of fitness and mobility
» Prices are based on 2 options: Standard and Deluxe
» Extendable with optional tours from Hanoi, Saigon or to Laos, Cambodia.
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All Inclusive Package
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Price Per Person (in US Dollar) |
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Minimum 02 Pax |
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Valid Until 30th April 2009 |
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Standard Option |
1,299.00 |
339.00 |
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Deluxe Option |
1,689.00 |
559.00 |
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Luxury Option |
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V.I P Option |
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Note: Rates are valid until 30th April 2009 by Vietnam Adventures Travel Co., Ltd . All rates are quoted per person in US dollars. Rates are net and inclusive of service charges and 10% VAT. Rates are subject to change according to market fluctuation if necessary.
TOUR PRICES INCLUDED:
» 17-nights accommodation in hotels, basing in Deluxe Double/Twin Room with daily Buffet breakfast.
» 2-nights accommodation on the train, basing on First Class of Four-bed Soft - Sleeper Wooden Cabin with A/C.
» 1-night accommodation on Luxury Junk Boat basing in Private Deluxe Double/Twin Cabin with A/C, Private Bath.
» Domestic flights Hanoi ~ Hue // Danang ~ Saigon.
» Train tickets: Hanoi ~ Lao Kai ~ Hanoi (First Class Soft Sleeper Bed Wooden cabin with A/C)
» Sightseeing as specified including entrance fee.
» Local English-speaking experience guides in different parts of the country.
» All transportations in private air-conditioned car, mini-van or boat as itinerary mentioned.
» Welcome Dinner in Hanoi.
» All Meals as per program mentioned as: B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner
» Water Puppet Tickets in Hanoi – First Class.
TOUR PRICES EXCLUDED:
» Meals and drinks, except others as mentioned in the detailed program.
» Visa, international flights with airport taxes.
» Personal insurance and personal expenses.
THE SPECIFIC HOTELS WILL BE USED ON THIS PACKAGE TRIP:
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Standard Option (2*) |
Deluxe Option (3*) |
Luxury Option (4*) |
V.I.P Option (5*+) |
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Hanoi Hotels |
Hong Ngoc, Fortuan, Pacific Prince or Similar |
Thien Thai, Viet Hotel, Nam Hai 1 Hotel or Similar |
Hanoi Hotel, Sunway Hotel or Similar |
Sofitel Metropole, Sheraton or Similar |
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Cat Ba Island Hotels |
Prince Hotel, Sun & Sea Hotel or Similar |
Sun Flower, Holiday View or Similar |
Sunrise Cat Ba Resort or Similar |
Sunrise Cat Ba Resort or Similar |
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Sapa Hotels |
Royal, Green BamBoo or Similar |
Royal View, BamBoo Sapa or Similar |
Chau Long Hotel or Similar |
Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa |
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Hue Hotels |
Orchid Hotel, BamBoo Hue Hotel or Similar |
Thuan Hoa Hotel, Hue Riverside Hotel or Similar |
Abalone Resort Hue, Century Hue or Similar |
Imperial Hotel Hue or Similar |
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Hoi An Hotels |
Hai Yen, Vinh Hung or Similar |
Hoian Indochine, Lotus or Similar |
Hoian Pacific Hotel, Vinh Hung Resort or Similar |
Palm Garden Resort, Golden Sand Resort or Similar |
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Ho Chi Minh City Hotels |
Duna, Rang Dong or Similar |
Que Huong Liberty Hotels, Mifuki Hotel or Similar |
Amara Hotel, Rex Hotel or Similar |
Sofitel Plaza Saigon or Similar |
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Chau Doc Hotels |
Trung Nguyen, Long Xuyen or Similar |
Chau Pho Hotel or Similar |
Victoria Chau Doc Hotel or Similar |
Victoria Chau Doc |
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Can Tho Hotels |
Cuu Long Hotel or Similar |
Saigon-Can Tho Hotel or Similar |
Victoria Can Tho or Similar |
Victoria Can Tho |
HOW TO START:
Vietnam Adventures Travel is a fully escorted tour and best-available all year round; the only thing you need to prepare in advance is the international air-ticket from/to your country.
If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure, we will help you to obtain visa on arrival easily (getting visa at the airport, on your arrival).
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