Tour Itinerary

Description	Overnight	Meals included	Interactive map
Day 1 : Ho Chi Minh city – Arrival	Hotel
Day 2 : Ho chi Minh city – Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh city	Hotel	B ; L
Day 3 : Ho Chi Minh city – My Tho – Ben Tre – Ho Chi Minh city	Hotel	B ; L
Day 4 : Ho Chi Minh city – Dalat	Hotel	B ; L
Day 5 : Dalat – Nha Trang	Hotel	B ; L
Day 6 : Nha Trang – Quy Nhon	Hotel	B ; L
Day 7 : Quy Nhon – Hoi An	Hotel	B ; L
Day 8 : Hoi An – Hue	Hotel	B ; L
Day 9 : Hue	Hotel	B ; L
Day 10 : Hue – Hanoi  (by plane)	Hotel	B ; L
Day 11 : Hanoi – Halong	On the junk	B ; L ; D
Day 12 : Halong – Ninh Binh – Tam Coc	Hotel	B ; L
Day 13 : Tam Coc – Bai Dinh pagoda – Hanoi	Hotel	B ; L
Day 14 : Hanoi -  Departure		B

Itinerary in detail :


Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Arrival

• Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to hotel.
• The rest of the day is at leisure.
• Meals on your own.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

• A morning city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals
• Visit the former Presidential Palace (ouside), 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.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City-My Tho-Ben Tre-Ho Chi Minh City (B/L) (75km – 2h00)

• Morning departure from Ho Chi Minh City 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 Elephant’s Ear Fish, a special kind of fish having big ears.
• In the afternoon, come back to Ho Chi Minh City.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

• After breakfast, leave Ho Chi Minh City for a sightseeing drive through rubber and tea plantations en route to the cooler climes of Dalat, 300km from Ho Chi Minh City.
• Established as a hill station at the beginning of the century, Dalat remindsphongnha200 us of an alpine town with its French chalets and pine forests.
• Lunch in a local restaurant.
• An afternoon sightseeing in Dalat takes in the art deco of the former summer residence of Emperor Bao Dai, the old Dalat Railway Station, Xuan Huong Lake, the Central Market and Lam Ty Ni Pagoda where a Buddhist monk, Vien Thuc, produced his abstract paintings and wrote poems.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Dalat.

Day 5: Dalat-NhaTrang  (B/L)  (150km – 3h00)

• After breakfast, leave for Nha Trang.
• When arriving in Nha Trang, transfer to hotel.
• Lunch in a local restaurant.
• An afternoon city tour includes the Po Nagar Cham Towers and Long Son Pagoda with its enormous white Buddha statue.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Nha Trang.

• A morning boat trip on Nha Trang bay to visit some of the nearby islands and opportunities to swim and snorkel in the clear warm water.
• After a fresh seafood lunch, return to the shore to check out of the hotel for the scenic drive to Quy Nhon, 230km up National road No 1.
• When arriving, transfer to hotel.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Quy Nhon.

Day 7: Quy Nhon-Hoi An  (B/L)  (330km – 6h30)

• After breakfast, leave Quy Nhon & continue northwards up National road No 1 to Hoi An, breaking the journey to visit My Lai Massacre Memorial near Quang Ngai.
• Lunch in a local restaurant.
• Arrive in Hoi An early in the afternoon. Hoi An was a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries and its architecture & its local people’s lifestyle have changed little over the years.
• Have a walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit former merchants’ houses, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colorful market.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 8: Hoi An-Hue  (B/L)  (100km – 2h30)

• Free morning to look for souvenirs in Hoi An or perhaps to hire a bicycle to ride to the nearby Cua Dai Beach.
• Lunch in a local restaurant.
• Leave Hoi An early in the afternoon for Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam.
• The route passes through Danang before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds and dropping down to the wonderful photogenic fishing village of Lang Co.
• Arrive in Hue in late afternoon and transfer to hotel.hue200
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hue.
  

• A boat trip on the romantically named Huong River (Perfume River) to visit Hue's best-known religious site such as Thien Mu Pagoda, and the mausoleum of former emperor Minh Mang, in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes.
• Lunch in a local restaurant.
• In the afternoon, visit the elaborate the mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh and the Imperial Citadel in which the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hue.

Day 10 Hue-Hanoi (B/L)  (650km – 1h00 by plane)

• After breakfast, transfer to the airport to take your morning flight to Hanoi.hanoi200
• When arriving, check in hotel.
• Have lunch in a local restaurant.
• In the afternoon, Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside), his former residence, One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and the Ancient Quarter.
• Join a water puppet show.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 11  Hanoi-Halong (L/D)  (160km – 3h30)

• In the morning, after breakfast, transfer to Halong Bay.
• Arrive around 12h30 and take a junk for a memorable cruise through the mystical Halong Bay.
• Be delighted with food on board and spend your day admiring one of the natural marvels of Vietnam.
• Visit islets & natural caveshalong200
• If the weather is nice, enjoy a swim in the cool blue water of the Gulf of Tonkin.
• Dinner and overnight on the junk.

• 7h30: Breakfast.
• Discover Man’s Head Island, Tortoise Island, Luon cave, Bai Tu Long bay, Ton Island and Bai Tho Mountain.
• 11h00: Enjoy an early lunch on board.
• 12h00: End of the cruise, then drive to Ninh Binh.
• On the way, stop to taste green been cakes.
• Arrive in the afternoon and check in hotel.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Tam Coc.

Day 13  Tam Coc - Bai Dinh pagoda - Hanoi (B/L)

• After breakfast, take a small sampan for a spectacular 2-hotamcoc200 ur cruise through numerous waterways, admiring a beautiful rural landscape of limestone cliffs and rice fields to the stunning Tam Coc caves.
• Lunch in a local restaurant in Van Lam.
• In the afternoon, visit the Bai Dinh pagoda - the biggest in Vietnam before returning to Hanoi.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Hanoi.

• At leisure until your transfer to Noi Bai Airport. (B)

Price include

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

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.