DAY 1: HANOI - ARRIVAL (D)
Meet at Noibai  international airport. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on floating restaurant on Sai Gon River. Night in Hanoi.
DAY 2: HA NOI CITY TOUR (B, L, D)
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.
DAY 3: HANOI - HALONG BAY - HANOI (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 4: CATBA - HAIPHONG- HANOI (B, L, D) ( night train )
Drive to visit Cat Ba National Park. Bathing at Cat Co Beach. Lunch. PM: Get hydrofoil to HaiPhong City. Drive back to Hanoi. Dinner . night train to Hue. E1 train to Hue at 23h00 . Overnight on train E1 to DongHoi by soft sleeper. 

Day 5 : Arrive DongHoi.

7h35 AM Arrive  at DongHoi train station. Pick up and transfer to hotel for  relax. Breakfast at restaurant.

9h00AM transfer to visit PhongNha caves.

14h00 car drive to Hue. Overnight at hotel in Hue.

DAY 6: Hue (B, L, D)
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 Overnight at hotel in Hue.

DAY 7: HUE - MY SON - HOI AN (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.
Through Hai Van Mountain Pass of 30 km length. Stop on the top of the mountain for photo. Relax at Lang Co Beach.

P.M: Driver to Hoian (120 km) Dinner and overnight in Hoian.

Day 8: Hoian (B,L,D)
Visit Hoian - an old trading town, some 30km from Danang. Visit Hoian: Japanese Covered Bridge, TanKy Old house, Assembly Hall Chinese. PhucKien Pagoda, Hoian Museum and Market. Lunch and dinner at restaurant. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 9: Hoian -Danang - Nha Trang(B,L,D) Flight
Am : Transfer from Hoian to Danang airport for flight VN 335 to NhaTrang ( 10h10 - 11h30 ), the guide will welcome you and escort you to the hotel. The left of the day is open
for free sea bathing at NhaTrang beach. Lunch and dinner at restaurant. Overnight in NhaTrang.

DAY 10 : 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 11: NHA TRANG -HOCHIMINH CITY (B, L,D)
Drive to Hochiminh city, the biggest city of Vietnam. It is 450 km to the South  of Nhatrang . On the way stop to have lunch at Ca Na Beach and visit PoKlong Krai Cham Tower in Phan Rang. Dinner and night in Hochiminh city.

DAY 12: HOCHIMINH  - CUCHI 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 13 : 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 14 : Departure

Have a breafast at the hotel. Check out hotel. Free time till transfer to the airport.

End tour.

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 : Danang - Nhatrang

- Hydrofoil Ticket from CatBa to HaiPhong

- English or French - speaking guide

- Train ticket Soft sleeper  E 1 ( Cabin of 4 persons )  : Hanoi - DongHoi
- Entrance fees.

- Private boat trip in Halong Bay, Perfume River, PhongNha cave,  Nhatrang, Mekong

- 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

 

Where:	Trip starts in Hanoi and ends in HoChiMinh city
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 27 April 07 )