Vietnam-Hidden Charm   (Vietnam)

HCM CITY / DANANG / HOI AN / HA NOI / HA LONG / HCM

Day 01: HO CHI MINH CITY (-/-/D)

Arrival in HCM City. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Freetime  to relax after long- way -flight. In the evening you will enjoy dinner in Restaurant and walking along the street to Ben thanh market or Trading Center. Overnight in HCM.

 

Day 02: HCM – HUE (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel . Then transfer to airport for flight to Hue  - the capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty. Upon arrival, we greeted & transferred to hotel.  In the afternoon, we will be given a short excursion to visit Imperial Citadel including Flag Tower, Ngo Mon Gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Nine Holy Cannons, Thai Hoa Palace, forbidden Purple City. Then we move to Thien Mu pagoda – the Hue’s symbol. Overnight in Hue.

 

Day 03: HUE - DANANG- HOI AN (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel . Then transfer to Da Nang. Upon arrival, we will visit Cham Museum where displayed the exhibitions of Cham people . Have lunch at Apsara Restaurant

Then we move to Hoi An with beaches is a perfect place to spend full day at leisure. You have options to hire a bike, cycle along the paths and lanes to small villages near the town. Overnight at Hoi An. Discovery Hoi An Town by night.

 

Day 04: HOI AN – MY SON HOLY LAND (B/L/D)

In the morning, take a private car from Hoi An Town to the World Heritage, My Son Holy Land. Located in a lush valley, My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people. After lunch, we spend for exploring Hoi An ancient town. Hoi An which known as one of South-East Asia’s major international ports of call for Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and other trading vessels with name of Faifo. Overnight at Hoi An.

 

Day 05: DA NANG – HA NOI (B/L/D)

Back to Da Nang city to climb on the Marble Mountains, five sacred marble and limestone hills. Many shrines and temples have been constructed over the centuries both on the hillsides and in the spectacular natural caves concealed within the hills.

Have lunch at Restaurant. Transfer to the airport for flight to Ha Noi

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Pick up at the airport & transfer to hotel. The rest time is free to relax after flight. In the evening we will enjoy the spectacular performance of Water Puppet show - remarkable Vietnamese art form that combines traditional music, fireworks, underwater puppeteers and elaborate puppets floating gracefully over water

Have dinner at True Viet Restaurant. Free time for guests to discover the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

 

Day 06: HA NOI – HA LONG- HA LONG PHOENIX CRUISER (B/L/D)

Am:     Be picked up at your hotel from 8h00 for 3.5 hour bus ride through the country side of the Red River Delta to Ha Long City. Upon arrival, aboard Halong Phoenix Cruiser, fresh seafood lunch (vegetable menu available) would be served while the boat is gliding out.

Pm:      A short tender ride from the middle of the bay to an island for the famous Sung Sot Cave, followed by fun kayaking around the area. As the sun sets over the bay, you are free to swim from the boat or just relax on sundeck with your favorite drink. Dinner is served with typically local seafood. Overnight on board.

 

Day 7: HA LONG – HA NOI

Am:     Rise up for a breath taking on sundeck, be ready with your camera for a stunning vista in the serene bay. We visit an island and relax on its beach, or walk up to the top for the panoramic view of the anchorage area. You learn recipes and techniques that go into the most popular dish of the Vietnamese food on sundeck just before lunch time. Lunch would be served when cruising back to the harbor.

 

Pm:      Our bus is waiting on the harbor to take you back to Hanoi. Trip ends at your hotel around 16h00.

Dinner at Hoa Sua Restaurant. Overnight at Ha Noi

 

Day 08: HA NOI – HCM (B/L/D)

Breakfast at Hotel. We have city tour with the most highlights of Hanoi  including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and One Pillar Pagoda ,whose origins date back to the foundation of Hanoi, Temple of Literature ,well-known as  the first University of Vietnam, built in 1070), Fine Arts & History museum that displays an excellent collection of artifacts illustrating the Vietnamese history. In the afternoon, have Lunch with local speciality “Cha Ca La vong”

We will enjoy a short city tour by pedi cab around French Quarters, Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son temple. Transfer to Noi Bai airport for a short flight to Hochiminh city. Dinner at Viet Village Restaurant. Overnight in Hochiminh city.

 

Day 09: 06/10/2012 HCM –CU CHI –CITY TOUR (B/L/D)

In The Morning: 8h00 Bus will pick up you from hotel to visit Cu Chi Tunnel. You will visit Ben Dinh tunnel, a section of the 200 km-long Cu Chi tunnel network that was built over 2 decades and used as an army base during the Vietnamese-American War. Why Cu Chi, poor land to cope uninterrupted for 21 years with an army of more than multiples, combative, equipped with weapons and implements of war modern art

Have lunch at Restaurant

Bus and Tour Guide will take you come back HCM City.

You will Visit Re Unification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for official receptions. You can visit the private rooms of the president, the “War Room” Nearby is the Post Office and the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Neo-Romanesque in form, Notre Dame is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam.

 

Day 10: 07/10/2012 LEAVING HCM CITY (B/-/-)

After breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat international airport for departure.

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Include:

- Accommodation in twin or double room share

- Private 07 seat car (except transfer for Halong tour)

- English speaking local guides

- Entrance fees

- Boat trip

- 2 days 1 night cruise on Phoenix Junk: ( sharing with the others person, not Charter)

- Breakfast and accommodation deluxe twin/double cabin.

- Pick-up and transfer by A/C vehicle.
- English speaking tour guide ( Local guide/ Guide during tour)
- Entrance fees.

- Cooking demonstration and night activities
- Refresher towel.

- Complimentary a bottle of water per way
- Meals as specified in the itinerary: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1 dinner

- Meals as indicated only (B for Breakfast, L for Lunch, D for Dinner)

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Exclude:

- International airfare

- Domestic airfares: HCM/HUI & DAD/HANOI: 2.089.000VND/person/way

- Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh 2.979.000 VND/person/way

- Air Ticket for Tour Guide during the tour

- Personal expenses

- Tips

- Visa

- Beverages

- All other services not mentioned above

- Travel Insurance