DAY 1: HOCHIMINH CITY - ARRIVAL (D)
Meet at Tan Son Nhat international airport. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on floating restaurant on Sai Gon River. Night in Ho Chi Minh City
DAY 2: HOCHIMINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNEL (B, L, D)
AM: HCMC City tour: Visit HoChiMinh City Hall, Notre Dame Church, Thong Nhat Conference Hall, China Town and Thien Hau Temple, War Museum. Lunch.
PM: Drive to visit Cuchi Underground Tunnel - a battle field in Vietnam War closely to Saigon City. Dinner in a floating restaurant on Saigon River .Night in Hochiminh City.
DAY 3: MY THO (MEKONG DELTA) (B, L, D)
Drive to visit My Tho Town in Tien Giang Province, one of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta. Boat trip on Mekong River to visit farmer's house and garden. Lunch on an islet in the river. Visit bee-raising farm, coconut-candy enterprise. Drive back to Hochiminh City. Stop at Long An Town to visit a CaoDai Temple, a strange religion in the South of Vietnam. Night in Hochiminh City.
DAY 4: HOCHIMINH CITY - NHA TRANG (B, L, D)
Drive to Nha Trang, a beautiful city on the beach. It is 450 km to the North of HoChiMinh City. On the way stop to have lunch at Ca Na Beach and visit PoKlong Krai Cham Tower in Phan Rang. Dinner and night in Nha Trang.
DAY 5: NHA TRANG CITY TOUR (B, L, D)
Boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium and Hon Tam Island. Bathing and lunch at Hon Tam - a clean blue-water beach in the island.
P.M: Visit Ponagar Cham Tower, Long Son Pogoda, Hon Chong Rocks and Nha Trang (Dam) market. Dinner and night in Nha Trang .
DAY 6: NHATRANG-DANANG - HOI AN (B, L,D) By Flight
Tranfer to Nha Trang airport for flying to Da Nang by VN 334 (08:10 - 09:25). Visit Cham Museum. Lunch.
P.M. Visit China Beach, Ngu Hanh Son Stone Village (handicraft). Drive to visit Hoi An Ancient Town - a World's Cultural Heritage in the central Vietnam, 30 km to the South of Danang. Dinner and night in Hoi An town
DAY 7: HOI AN - MY SON - HUE (B, L, D)
Drive to visit My Son, a ancient religion center of the Cham people in the past, 40 km to the South West of Hoi An town, another World's Cultural Heritage.
P.M: Driver to Hue (120 km) through Hai Van Mountain Pass of 30 km length. Stop on the top of the mountain for photo. Relax at Lang Co Beach. Dinner and night in Hue - The Old Capital.
DAY 8: HUE CITY TOUR -HANOI (B, L, D) ( night train )
Visit The Old Capital full day.
AM: Boat trip on Perfume River to visit handicraft village: making conical hat and bronze casting. Visit Thien Mu Pagoda considered as Royal Pagoda of the Nguyen Dynasty and Imperal Citadel. Lunch.
PM: Visit Mausoleums of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh King. Visit a typical garden-house in Hue (Hue has another name as "city of garden"). Visit Dong Ba market. Lunch Dinner in Hue. 16h47 take E2 train to Hanoi. Overnight on train E2 to Hanoi by soft sleeper.
DAY 9: HA NOI CITY TOUR (B, L, D)

5h00 Arrive Hanoi.
9h00 AM Visit to HoChiMinh Mausoleum, HoChiMinh's House-on-stilt, HoChiMinh Museum (or Ethnic Museum), Van Mieu (Temple of Literature). Lunch
P.M: Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple. Cyclo tour (2 hours) to visit Old Quarter of Hanoi and Dong Xuan Market. Dinner. Night in Hanoi. ( Hotel check in time after 12:00 PM )
DAY 10: HANOI - HALONG BAY - CATBA (B, L, D)
Driver to HaLong Bay, 180km to the North-East of Hanoi, one of the World's Natural Heritage. It takes you 3,5 hour for driving. Boat trip on the bay (5 hours) to visit typical islands and caves. Lunch on boat. Enjoy the landscape of the immense bay with 5,000 islets. Bathing at a beach at The Titop Islet. Check in hotel in CatBa islands. Dinner and night at Cat Ba islands.
DAY 11: CATBA - HAIPHONG- HANOI (B, L, D)
Drive to visit Cat Ba National Park. Bathing at Cat Co Beach. Lunch. PM: Get hydrofoil to HaiPhong City. Drive back to Hanoi. Dinner and night in Hanoi.
DAY 12: HANOI - DEPATURE (B)
Breakfast. Shopping. Transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure.

Accommodation offering in this trip ( click to see ):

Tour Cost includes:

- Full transportation by private car or bus as tour program indicated.
- Full meals as indicated in the itinerary. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant ( Vietnamese food )
- Domestic flight : Nhatrang - Danang.

- Train ticket : Hue -Hanoi ( soft sleeper )

- Hydrofoil Ticket From CatBa to HaiPhong

- English- speaking guide
- Entrance fees.

- Private Boat trip in Halong Bay, Perfume River, Nhatrang, Tiengiang river in Mytho.

- Twin-share accommodation with daily breakfast; ( AC room)

Tour Cost excludes:

• International airport tax in Hanoi at USD 14.00 nett per person
• International airfare to/from Vietnam
• Personal insurance
• Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.
• Visa to Vietnam

Trip Summary:

Where:	Trip starts in Hochiminh and ends in Hanoi
When:	All year round;
Grade:	Moderate to Strenous;
Accommodation:	Tourist-class hotels (Standard and clean hotel),
Transport:	Private car or bus, boat, public ferry,
Meals:	As indicated; (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

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( update 16 June 2009)