TOUR ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive To Ho Chi Minh City.
We will arrange car to pick you up from the airport and drop you off at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh city. The rest of day would be free for you. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour And Cu Chi Tunnels (Breakfast, Lunch) (Private Tour)
Our driver and tour guide will pick you up from the hotel to go to Cu Chi tunnel and Ho Chi Minh city tour . This is private tour so you can go both tours in the same day. The tour starts at 8.00am and finishes at 17.30pm. You will visit: Cu Chi tunnel, War museum, Thien Hau pagoda, Ben Thanh market, Independence Palace (also called Revolution Palace). During the tour, the guide will tell you the stories and historical information related to all places. You will overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh city. All tour service, breakfast, lunch, hotel stay (3 stars) are included.
Day 3. Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – Sleep In Can Tho (Breakfast, Lunch) (Group Tour)
You get picked up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and departure by bus ( or car if this is private tour). It takes about 70km from Ho Chi Minh city to My Tho province. After that, you will get on the motorboat to go on the river, visit Honey Farm, learn to make coconut candy and jam…. At noon, you come back to the boat and have lunch on there. After Lunch, you will go on the river to visit fruit garden, enjoy traditional music show and get transferred to Can Tho city to overnight there. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner are included. The hotel and tour service is included.
Day 4. Mekong Delta – Ho Chi Minh City (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, at 7.15am, we will get on rowed sampan to visit Cai Be floating market, a cultural feature of Mekong Delta, see the most vibrant scene on Tien River with hundred of boats gathering for fresh produce trade. We spend about 2 hours there then come back to the hotel to continue the discovery of Mekong Delta with cycling on its tranquil winding lanes and crossing canals. Take in the fresh air, beautiful view and taste some freshly picked fruit in local orchards. At about 11am, we check out the room and have lunch before getting back to Ho Chi Minh city by bus. Tour finishes at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh city at about 17.30. The inclusive of day would be tour service with all entrance fees, transfer service mentioned in program, tour guide, breakfast, lunch and hotel service in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 5. Ho Chi Minh City – Flight To Da Lat. (Breakfast)
In the morning, you will have breakfast, do last minutes shopping our driver will pick you up from the hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and transfer you to the airport. You will get to Da Lat after 40 minutes flight. After arrive Da Lat, you will go to the hotel by taxi and check in the hotel and relax in the rest of day. Breakfast, car service in Ho Chi Minh city, hotel stay (3 stars) in Dat Lat are included.
Day 6. Da Lat City Tour (breakfast, lunch) (Group Tour)
At about 8:30 a.m, the tour guides and bus pick you up at the hotel in Da Lat and start the tour with a short trip around Xuan Huong Lake, the unique green lung of the whole city. The bus also stops at the City Flower Garden for tourists to contemplate the glorious beauty of various types of flowers there. About 10 a.m. we visit Truc Lam Zen Monastery on Phoenix Mountain, one of the most beautiful temples in Vietnam. Surrounded by the immense pine forest and looking down at the dreamlike lake of Tuyen Lam, the temple with its great scenery can satisfy and relieve every visitor. About 11 a.m. We visit the tourist site of Da Tien (Fairy Stone) where tourists enjoy the beautiful forest on the elephant back. Fishing is also a favorite activity here. Lunch is served in the local restaurant at 12:15 a.m. At 13:30, we visit the waterfall of Datanla, one of the most beautiful and imposing falls in Lam Dong. From the waterfall peak, youwill be sliding down on troughs, enjoying the extremely powerful and excited feeling. The journey continues with memorable moments at Chinese Temple (the pagoda of Thien Vuong Co Sat) and Dalat Train Station, one of the most ancient stations in Indochina at an altitude of 1,500 meters over sea level. At 15.30, bus will transfer you back to the hotel. The day tour finishes. You will have time to walk around and relax again. The inclusive of tour would be breakfast, tour service, lunch, hotel stay in Da Lat city… except drink, dinner and personal items.
Day 7: Da Lat – Nha Trang By Bus (Breakfast)
The last morning in Da Lat to enjoy honeymoon valley and the clean air in Da Lat. You will check out at 10am and get picked up to the bus stop to go to Nha Trang. The distance is 140km (around 4 hours driving). You arrive to Nha Trang in the afternoon, the beautiful rooms are ready at 3 stars hotel. You will enjoy the sandy beach, sea wind in the late day. Overnight at the hotel. In all day, breakfast, bus service, hotel stay are included.
Day 8: Nha Trang 4 Island Day Tour With Snorkeling (Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast is served at your hotel in Nha Trang. You start your trip today by getting picked up by bus at around 08.30am at the hotel.
We will visit total 4 islands around with:
– Arrive in floating fishing farm and Tri Nguyen Aquarium. Visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium with colorful fishes. Rent bamboo basket for going around on the water.
– Mun island is the first place we will visit. It is ideal for snorkeling and swimming. Mun island was a Marine Presever Area where you can find lots of colorful fishes and many variety of coral.
– Mot island have lunch with Vietnamese food. You will suprise with it cause you can’t think how do they arrange seats and tables for lunch on the boat. You will enjoy lunch with many kind of interest foods. At Tranh Beach – White Sand Beach. You may continue swimming or sun bath. ). Water Sport available: Jet Ski, Parasailing, Diving ( includedd)
– At Aquarium – The Pirate Ship. You will see a real huge fishes with 45 kg – 80 kg and many types of sea creatures: Boxfish, Sea Anemone, Nemo fish, Sea Cucumber, Starfish, Lobster, Lionfish, Razor fish, Amazon Crocodile fish, Moray Eel, Turtle
The tour finishes at 17:00 at your hotel in Nha Trang. The rest of day would be free for you to lazy on the beach. Overnight at the hotel in Nha Trang
Day 9: The Lazy Day In Nha Trang – Train To Da Nang (Breakfast)
Breakfast is at your hotel in Nha Trang. The whole day will be for you to walk and enjoy the most beautiful beach in Vietnam with white sands and clean. You can join to some trip such as mud bath, try some sea food. In the evening, you will get to the train station in Nha Trang city to get the train to Da Nang. Train departure at around 21.30. Overnight on the train.
Day 10: Arrive Da Nang – Hoi An – Free And Relax.
Arrive Da Nang train station at around 8.30am. The driver is ready to transfer you to Hoi An town where you will enjoy all peaceful moment of the original town from 19th century. You will be supplied a bicycle to take a countryside trip.
Overnight at the hotel in Hoi An
Day 11: Hoi An – My Son Half-Day Tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast is at your hotel in Hoi An town. Today we will travel about 50km from Hoi An to My Son holiland. It comprises many Champa temples, in a valley roughly 2km wide, surrounded by two mountain ranges. It was the site of religious ceremony of kings of the Champa dynasty, and was also a burial place of Champa royals and national heroes. The My Son temple complex is one of the foremost temple complexes of Hinduism in South East Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam. Though the complex has been destroyed over time, we still see many majestic ancient ruins of temples in the area.
Arrive in My Son at 9:00AM. Walk around with your guide for 2 hours to see the historic and cultural ruins of the 16th century, you will be brought back to the glorious time of the Champa civilization. Then leave My Son for Cau Lau boat station. Take a motorized boat excursion to visit Kim Bong carpentry village, 3km west of Hoi An. Have a small lunch and drink on boat. Tour finishes at Hoi An dock at 3:30 PM. In the afternoon and evening is free for you to walk around the old town in Hoi An, enjoy some night activities such as lanterns, try some special food… After that you will come back to your hotel by yourself in Hoi An town. Overnight here.
Day 12: Hoi An – Da Nang – Hanoi By Flight. (Breakfast)
Morning is free for you to relax and do some last minutes shopping in Hoi An. It is ideal to make some tailors there and join to cooking class.
Check our room at around 12pm and get transferred to the airport to get flight to Hanoi city. The rest of day is free for you to walk around old quarter and try some traditional food. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi city.
Day 13: Hanoi City Tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast is served at the hotel. At 8.00am, guide and bus will come to pick you up for Halong bay tour. Today, you visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh stilt house, lake, One Pillar pagda. It is located in the same area with different formations. By visiting this area, you will have deep knowledge about the most famous hero of Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh and the fascinating history of Vietnam thru 2 great wars with French colonial and American Military. Next is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi city called Tran Quoc pagoda. it is one of the few reputation pagodas in Vietnam that retains valuable virtues of Buddhism. You also visit Temple of Literature (the first national university of Vietnam) became the symbol of education of Vietnamese people.
Lunch is served at the local restaurant.
In the afternoon is for Ethnology museum – a place meets all the characteristics of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam from lifestyle, customs, uniform… Afer that you return Hoan Kiem Lake with a mysterious story related.
Tour finishes at around 16.00pm at your hotel. Lunch is included in the tour.
Day 14: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Cruiseship (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Around 08.00, Our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus. Take a rest at Humanity center and enjoy local specialties. Arrival in Halong at 11.45. The captain and crew welcome you aboard. Savor the delicious lunch as boat pass through thousands of Islands and Islets with different shapes.
After lunch, explore the biggest and the most amazing cave in Halong Bay – Surprise Cave. Then Kayaking for an hour around the fishing village and discover the life of community there. Then back to boat for Sunset Party, get to calm, clean water place for swimming. Enjoy delicious and romantic dinner with some barbecue courses.
In the evening, free time for entertainment with the funny plays such as squid fishing, karaoke program, stars watching on sundeck… Spend romantic night on board and overnight on board.
Day 15: Halong bay – Hanoi – Sapa By Train. (Breakfast, Lunch)
In the morning, breakfast, fruits, coffee and tea are served on board. Cruise further and stop-over at a pearl farm to sea real peace cultivated by local fisherman. After that, we continue cruising further, go throught many islands and islets to discover the hidden charm of the bay.
Join a cooking class opened right on the cruise for all the people are interested in cooking, especially cooking Vietnamese food. Cruise back to the prier while having lunch. Say goodbye to the crew and disembark. Get on bus to go back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi around 04.30pm.
The rest of day is for free to relax. At 20.30am, guide will go with you to the train station to get the night train to Sapa. Overnight on train.
Day 16: Trekking In Sapa (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
One arrival Lao Cai train station, you will get picked up by tour guide and go by bus to the hotel in Sapa. You will have breakfast and start to trekking in Sapa by transferring by bus to Lao Chai village.
You will spend 6km of walking down to the South East of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong. A 2km-trekking down to Lao Chai village, through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. Lunch at a local family, it gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Sapa. Overnight at the family homestay.
Day 17: Bac Ha Market (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Get picked up from the family in the village in the morning, you get transferred to Sapa to get the bus to Back Ha Market.
Located at 110km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town is well-known by travelers with the most colorful market of the hill tribes in the North of Vietnam. This every-Sunday-market attended by at least 8 ethnic groups and last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. It is also chance for tourists to discover the H’mong King’s palace (old building built by the French & Chinese).
In the afternoon, we go for a light trek to visit Ban Pho, the village is home to flower H’mong minority. We are invited to enter several local houses to have some green tea, corn wine, listen to the host talking about their family, talk to them… and then enjoy landscapes on a roundabout way to Bac Ha for get back to Lao Cai to continue up to Sapa. Overnight at the hotel in Sapa
Day 18: Continue Trekking In Sapa – Train Back To Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
In the morning after having breakfast, you will start trekking at around 8am. You will trek thru Muong Hoa valley to visit Cat Cat – Sin Chai village where you will see typical lifestyle of the people in Sapa.
A walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the food of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Enjoy picnic lunch by the side of the river, and then next 6 km to Sin Chai, the village located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. Small lunch is served at the family in the village.
From here you can enjoy huge stunning landscapes before climbing up on the way a Car to return to Sapa. At around 16pm, you will get picked up from Sapa to Lao Cai transtation to get the night train to Hanoi after having dinner. Overnight on train.
Day 19: Hanoi Free Day (Breakfast)
Arrive Hanoi early in the morning, get picked up and transfer to the hotel in Old Quarter, have relax after long trip. Have breakfast at the hotel and free for all day. This day is also for doing shopping in Hanoi city. Overnight at the hotel in Old Quarter of Hanoi city
Day 20: Airport Transfer. Goodbye Vietnam (Breakfast)
Breakfast is at your hotel. Car will transfer you to the airport, say goodbye Vietnam. See you on your next trip.
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