Day 1 - Arrival Saigon ( D )
Meet at Tan Son Nhat international airport. Transfer to hotel. Short city tour. Dinner on floating restaurant on Sai Gon River. Night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2 - Saigon - Mekong - Mytho ( 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 3 - Hochiminh city tour - Cuchi - Hue City ( B, L, D ) By Flight
Am : Visit Reunification Palace and War Museum. Lunch to be arranged in nice restaurant. Visit CuChi tunnel in the afternoon. 16:00 back Saigon. take flight VN 245( 18h40 -20h00 ). Dinner in Hue with Hue specialty. Pick up and transfer to hotel.
Day 4 : Hue- Hanoi ( B, L, D ) By Night Train
Am : Boat trip to visit ThienMu Pagoda, TuDuc & KhaiDinh Tom tomb. Visit Imperial Citadel in the afternoon. The tour ends by shopping at Dongba Market. Dinner at the restaurant. Pick up and transfer to Train station. Take a night train to Hanoi. Overnight on soft sleeper cabin of 4 persons in a cabin with aircondition. 
Day 5 : Hanoi ( B, L, D )
AM : Arrive at the train station. Pick up and transfer to the restaurant for a breakfast. ( check in time hotel at 12h00 ). 8h00 Visit Ngoc Son temple, coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarters, pass by Dong Xuan market then continue to the Old Citadel. Stop for visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Lunch. PM : After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum, continue to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Enjoy Water Pupet Show. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 :Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi ( B, L, D )
Am : 7h30 Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi. depart to Halong Bay. 11h00 arrive Halong. Boat trip (about 5hrs), visit THIEN CUNG & DAU GO caves. 16h00 back to Hanoi. 19hh00 Arrive Hanoi. Diner at the restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 7 :Hanoi Departure ( B)
Have breakfast at the hotel. Free time till transfer to the airport.

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 flights with airport taxes : Hochiminh - Hue

- Night train from Hue to Hanoi by softsleeper aircondition cabin.

- English or French - speaking guide
- Entrance fees.

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

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

Tour Cost excludes:
Airport taxes; Visas to Vietam ; travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers

Note : You can upgrade this trip by using the flight from Hue to Hanoi

Trip Summary:

Where:	Trip starts in Hochiminh city 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)

( update 8 Jun 08 )