Tour Itinerary

Description	Overnight	Meals included	Interactive map
Day 1 : Hanoi – Arrival	Hotel	D
Day 2 : Hanoi city tour	Hotel	B ; L
Day 3 : Hanoi – Hoa Binh – Mai Chau	Homestay	B ; L ; D
Day 4 : Mai Chau - Ninh Binh – Tam Coc	Hotel	B ; L
Day 5 : Tam Coc – Phat Diem – Hai Phong – Halong	Hotel	B ; L
Day 6 : Halong – Danang – Hoi An (by plane)	Hotel	B ; L
Day 7 : Hoi An – My Son – Hoi An	Hotel	B ; L
Day 8 : Hoi An – Danang - Hue	Hotel	B ; L
Day 9 : Hue – Saigon (by plane)	Hotel	B ; L
Day 10 : Saigon city tour	Hotel	B ; L
Day 11 : Saigon – Tay Ninh – Cu Chi - Saigon	Hotel	B ; L
Day 12 : Saigon – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho	Hotel	B ; L
Day 13 : Can Tho – Cai Rang – Chau Doc	Hotel	B ; L
Day 14 : Chau Doc – Saigon	Hotel	B ; L
Day 15 : Saigon -  Departure		B

Itinerary in detail :


Day 1: HANOI - Arrival

• When arriving in Hanoi, transfer to your selected hotel.
• Meals on your own
• Overnight in Hanoi.

• After breakfast, spend a full day visiting the capital with such sites as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside), his former residence, One Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Temple of Literature.
• Lunch in a local restaurant before exploring the Museum of Ethnology.
• Discover Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple and enjoy a rickshaw tour in the Ancient Quarter with its antique shops.
• Early in the evening, enjoy a traditional water puppet show.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: HANOI / HOABINH / MAI CHAU (B/L/D)  (150km – 3h30)

• After breakfast, drive to the Thai minority village of MaiChau through Hoa Binh located in the heart of Tonkin.
• On the way, stop at Muong minority village and learn about the traditional lifestyle of the local people.
• Lunch is served in a house on stilts in Maichau.
• In the afternoon, walk around 2 villages of Mai Chau: Lac and Pomcoong to discover the tradition of Thai minority.
• Have a warm dinner in a people house.
• Overnight in a house on stilts in Maichau.

• After an early breakfast, drive to Ninh Binh.
• Check in hotel and have lunch in a local restaurant.
• In the afternoon, take a small sampan for a spectacular 2-hour cruise through numerous waterways, admiring a beautiful rural landscape of limestone cliffs and rice paddies to the stunning Tam Coc caves.
• Take a 2 km bicycle-tour to visit Bich Dong pagoda.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Tam Coc.

Day 5: TAM COC / PHAT DIEM  / HAIPHONG / HALONG (B/L)  (200km – 4h30)

• After an early breakfast, drive to the village of Kim Son and visit Phat Diem cathedral. Phat Diem Cathedral is the center of Catholicism in north Vietnam and also a tourist site attracting foreign and domestic visitors.
• Lunch in a restaurant.
• Transfer to Halong via Thai Binh and Hai Phong city.
• On the way, stop to taste green bean cakes.
• Arrive in Halong city and check in hotel.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Halong.

Day 6: HALONG / DANANG / HOI AN (B/L)  (750km – 1h15: by plane)

• After breakfast, take a 5-hour cruise through the mystical Halong Bay and admire one of the natural marvels of Vietnam.
• Visit islets, natural caves of Dau Go & Trinh Nu and, if the weather is nice, enjoy a swim in the clear water of the Gulf of Tonkin.
• Lunch with seafood served on board will delight you, before returning to the airport for Danang in the afternoon.
• When arriving in Danang, transfer to Hoian and check in hotel.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hoian.

Day 7: HOIAN / MYSON / HOIAN (B/L)  (50km – 1h15)

• After breakfast, taking a walking tour around Hoi An hoian200ancient town and exploring its treasures: the Japanese Bridge, PhucKien Assembly Hall, PhungHung Old Merchant House.
• Lunch in a local restaurant.
• Drive to Myson, the ancient kingdom of Champa, and spend the morning visiting Vietnam’s most important Cham ruins (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
• Return to the hotel late in the afternoon.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 8: HOI AN / DANANG / HUE (B/L)  (100km – 2h30)

• After an early breakfast, transfer to Hue through Hai Van Pass and through the picturesque fishing village of Lang Co.
• When arriving in Hue, check in hotel and have lunch in a restaurant.Hue200
• In the afternoon, visit the Imperial Citadel and the mausoleum of  Emperor Khai Dinh.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hue.

• After breakfast, take a boat for a cruise on the gentle Huong River (Perfume River) and visit Dong Ba market & Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank and Emperor Minh Mang’s tomb.
• Lunch in a restaurant.
• In the afternoon, transfer to the airport for the afternoon flight to Saigon.
• When arriving in Saigon, transfer to your selected hotel.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Saigon.

Day 10: SAIGON (B/L)

• After breakfast, spend a full day taking a tour of a busy Saigon
• Enjoy a tour to Cho Lon and stop at Binh Tay Market.
• Discover the vast sanctuary of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda and a lacquer ware factorysaigon200.
• Lunch in a restaurant.
• In the afternoon, enjoy a tour in the Old Colonial Residential Quarter and discover the old Hotel de Ville, the Opera House, Notre-Dame Cathedral, built in the 19th century, the dazzling French-style post office and the Reunification Palace (outside).
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Saigon.

Day 11: SAIGON / TAY NINH / CUCHI / SAIGON (B/L)  (110km – 2h30)

• In the morning, depart to Tay Ninh and discover the Holy See Temple which reflects the original Caodaist religion.
• Attend the colorful mass at noon before lunch in a local restaurant
• Continue to Cu Chi tunnels, an incredible underground network built by the Vietcong during the Vietnam war.
• At the end of the afternoon, return to Saigon.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Saigon.

• Morning departure from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and drive to My Tho, located in the heart of the Mekong Delta.
• When arriving in My Tho, take a boat for a cruise on the Mekong River and its multiple canals to Ben Tre.
• Visit a coco candy factory where you can taste local specialties.
• Take a 15-minute coach ride to visit a garden house to enjoy tea with honey and fresh tropical fruits.
• Take a sampan through a water coconut forest before returning to the boat to come back to the restaurant for lunch with a chance to taste “tai tuong” fish, a special kind of fish having big earsMekong_delta200.
• In the afternoon, continue to Can Tho, the main town of the Mekong Delta.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 13: CANTHO / CAIRANG / CHAU DOC (B/L)  (120km – 3h00)

• After breakfast, take a Sampan to visit Cai Rang floating market and a family-run noodle-making factory and witness the rural life and the beautiful vegetation along the riverbanks.
• Discover Can Tho market before driving to Chau Doc, not far from the Cambodian border.
• When arriving in Chau Doc, visit the Sam Mountain, a popular pilgrimage site gathering temples of Chinese, Cham or Khmer influences before checking into your hotel.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Chau Doc.

• After breakfast, take a cruise through a surprising village of floating houses where fishes are raised in their natural environment, and learn more about Cham culture while visiting a small village and its mosque.
• Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.
• Lunch on the way.
• Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City early in the evening.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

• Free time until your transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure flight.

Price include

• Transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle
• English speaking guide
• Accommodation in twin or double shared rooms including breakfasts
• Boats for cruises
• Entrance fees for all sightseeings as mentioned on the program
• Lunches and dinners (L/D) mentioned
• Government taxes (VAT, etc.)
• Flights (Hanoi - Danang / Hue – Saigon) including airport taxes

Price exclude

• International flights and airport taxes
• Visa for Vietnam
• Insurance of traveler (obligatory)
• Personal expenses and all services not clearly mentioned, etc.
• Beverage, tips, etc.