Day 01: Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival transfer to your hotel to check in.
Short city tour to Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam (1076), Restored Sword Lake (Hoan Kiem Lake) and Ngoc Son Temple, stroll around the 36 streets of the Hanoi old quarter.
Have welcome dinner at local restaurant and enjoy water puppet show - the unique Vietnamese traditional art. Overnight in Hanoi.(D)
Day 02: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay
Breakfast at hotel. Hanoi city tour: Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple. Enjoy “Cha Ca La Vong”, a favourite dish of Hanoian - Listed in 1000 Places to visit before you die.
PM: Coach trip to Halong bay (170 km from Hanoi) - one of the world’s natural wonders and is the most beautiful tourist destination of Vietnam. Halong Bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes with 1969 islets. Arrival in Halong, Check-in to the hotel. Have dinner. Overnight in Halong.(B/-/D)
Day 03: Ha Long - Hanoi
Breakfast at hotel. Take a deluxe private boat trip (4hours) to visit Halong bay. Take an excursion to Heaven Grotto, Wooden Cave, Bai Tho Mountain (Poems), Tortoise Rock, Toad Islet. Take photos at Fighting Cocks Island. Delicious seafood lunch served on board is really a highlight of the cruise.
PM: Return to Hanoi. Have a stopover to Dong Trieu Ceramic village. Upon arrival in Hanoi, free shopping around the old quarter where is home to hundred of souvernir shops. Have your dinner. Overnight in Hanoi. (B/L/-)
Day 04: Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Noi Bai airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh (02 hours). Pick up and transfer to your hotel for check in.
PM: Discover the major sights of colonial Ho Chi Minh City. Visit to War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office, Dongkhoi street (formerly Rue Catinat), Opera House and City Hall. Cruise on Saigon river while dining on board at your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
(B)
Day 05: Ho Chi Minh - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi Tunnels
Breakfast at hotel. Drive a long way on the countryside of Vietnam to Tay Ninh, 100 km from Ho Chi Minh city. On arrival to the head quarter of Cao Dai religious, you will have a chance to witness the daily ceremony at Cao Dai Holy See, and meet followers come to attend the ceremony wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity and Buddhism.
Having lunch at local restaurant then continue the trip to Cu Chi tunnels, visit the incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. You will have an opportunity to get the unique experience of guerillas living and fighting underground during the war (a crawl through 50 -100 meters out 200 km of the tunnel system is unforgettable). Local rice paper workshops, nice paddy fields are pleasant sights on the way. Return to Ho Chi Minh city. Have dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.(B/L/-)
Day 06: Ho Chi Minh - Me Kong Delta
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to My Tho (2-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City) and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. My Tho is a prosperous town of 170,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Enjoy a boat ride on the Mekong river and visit an orchard on an island, with lunch en route followed by a visit to a snake farm.
PM: Drive back to Saigon, free shopping at Ben Thanh market.
Tonight we transfer to Binh Quoi Tourist Village - 8km north of central city to enjoy farewell dinner with traditional music or water puppet performance, Vietnamese traditional wedding show at the village. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
(B/L/D)
Day 07: Depart Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at hotel. Free time for shopping or relax until transfer to Tan Son Nhat international airport for departure home. (B)
Price starts from $1,155 per person (Twin share), minimum 2 passengers.
Price includes:
- English speaking guides.
- 6 nights accommodation twin/double share & daily breakfast.
- All meals as indicated on itinerary (04 lunches, 02 dinners).
- All road transport by private air-conditioned vehicles.
- Arrival & departure transfers.
- Private boat on Halong Bay & Mekong Delta.
- All entrance fees & permits during guided time.
- Domestic gov’t tax and service charge.
- Luggage handling.
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