Day 1 :   Arrival - Hanoi

 You are met and transferred to your hotel in town by the Guide from Viet Bird Travel  .Dinner at your own . Overnight in Hanoi.  

Day 2 :   Hanoi - City tour of a 1000 years old Capital (B,L)

After Breakfast. Discover  Hanoi history and culture & people and get some more shocks of the culture. This tour draws to: the Ho Chi Minh complex, Temple of literature, one of the Museums (Ethnology, Fine Art, Army) with lunch at  local restaurant,  then back to the Old Quarter for some more exploration. Dinner at your own . and Water puppet show at night. Night  train at  9.30 to Lao Cai

Day 3: Arriving Lao Cai – Sapa (B,L)

Meet on arrival in Lao Cai and transfer to Sapa (40km away) to the hotel for check-in and Breakfast. Later transfer to the outside of Sapa (around 13km) and enjoy some more walk (around 2km) off the main road to visit Ta Phin village of Zao and H’mong ethnic minority peoples. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon drive to the vicinity of Sapa to Muong Hoa valley where is home to many ethnic minority peoples such as H’mong, Zao, Zay, Tay and Xapho. The landscape is beautiful to enjoy with terraced fields and local homes of ethnic minority peoples scattered on the mountain side. Walk visiting Lao Chai & Ta Van villages of Zay, red Dzao and H’mong people . Return to Sapa in the late afternoon. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Sapa

Day 4 :  Sapa – Lao Cai (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Bac Ha district (106km away from Sapa) in the early morning to visit Bac Ha Sunday Market - the biggest and most colourful market of ethnic minority peoples in the mountainous north-west of Vietnam. After having lunch at local restaurant. The guide will take you to Pho village, then transfer to Lao Cai town for sightseeing tour and short visit to the Ha Khau Border Gate of Vietnam - China on the bank of the Red River which serves here as a natural border line. Afterwards transfer to the train station for night train to Ha Noi. Dinner at your own. Overnight on  train                     

Day 5:   Hanoi - Ha long Bay of the World Heritage (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Ha Long in the morning and hotel check-in on arrival. Six-hour boat cruise on the magnificent Ha Long Bay - a World Natural Heritage Site - to enjoy swimming and exploring limestone grottoes.Lunch at local restaurant and Dinner at your own.  Overnight in Ha Long

Day 6 : Ha Long Bay  -  Hanoi – Hue (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer back to Ha Noi in the morning with short stop at a ceramic workshop in Dong Trieu.. Transfer to Noi Bai airport for domestic flight to Phu Bai in  the morning. Upon arriving in Hue. After having lunch at local restaurant. Free leisure for your own time for rolling at local market for shopping. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Hue

Day 7 : Hue tour (B,L)

 Have breakfast. Enjoy an early morning  boat ride on Perfume River to visit the Royal Tomb of Tu Duc King. Lunch at local restaurantStart visiting The Imperial Citadel - World Cultural Heritage and Thien Mu Pagoda , Dong ba market .Have dinner at your own. Overnight in Hue

Day 8 : Hue - Da Nang. (B)

Transfer to Hue  (the views from top of Hai Van Pass are excellent – you’ll be able to see Lang Co beach and the lagoon far below, and Da Nang spread out before you to the south). You’ll have a brief look at the remarkable Hindu statuary in the Cham Museum before leaving for Hoi An. Free time afterwards. Lunch &Dinner at your own and Overnight in Hoi An

Day 9 :   Hoian - Walking tour in the ancient town. (B)

Breakfast at hotel then walk with your tour guide to visit around Hoi An: the old Tan Ky House, Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall. Shop for tailored made silk products or spend your time at the wonderful beach (4km away). Lunch at your own and enjoy a show of traditional arts of the Centre. Dinner at your own and Overnight in Hoi An

Day 10: Da Nang - Saigon. (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Sai Gon in the morning. Welcome at the airport on arrival in Saigon and transfer to the hotel for check-in. Sightseeing around the city including History Museum, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Ben Thanh market. Photo stops at famous tourist sites such as City Hall, Grand Theatre, Notre Dame Cathedral and Center Post Office. Lunch & Dinner at your own. Overnight in Saigon

Day 11: Saigon – Cu Chi – Saigon (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion to visit the famous Cu Chi Underground Tunnels which have become well-known worldwide as the symbol of Vietnamese bravery during wartime. Lunch at local restaurant. Return to the city for half-day city tour in the afternoon visiting the War Remnants Hall and bustling Chinatown with Thien Hau Temple…Dinner at your own. Overnight in Saigon

Day 12 : Saigon – Mekong Delta – Saigon (B,L)

 Breakfast at hotel. Pick up at hotel. Drive to My Tho (2-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City) and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. My Tho is a prosperous town of 170,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Lunch at local restaurant. Enjoy a boat ride on the Mekong River and visit an orchard on an island, with lunch en route followed by a visit to a snake farm . Dinner at your own and Overnight in Saigon

 

 Day 13 : Sai Gon(B)

Breakfast. Whole day at leisure for relaxing or shopping. Lunch & Dinner at your own. Overnight in Sai Gon

Day 14: Sai Gon – Departure (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Free time for relaxing until transfer to the airport for departure flight. End of Services  

The rates are net in USD  per person 

Accommodation offering in this trip

    Tour Price includes 

Ø      English  speaking guides

Ø      All accommodation twin share & daily buffet breakfast

Ø      All meals as indicated on itinerary. (B : Breakfast ; L : Lunch ; D : Dinner)

Ø      All private transfers & transport

Ø      All entrance fees & permits during guided time

Ø      Train ticket from HN-SP-HN (Tulico Train - soft sleeper/04 pax /01 cabin)

Ø      VAT (Value Added Tax) 

Tour Price excludes 

Ø      International airfares & airport taxes.

Ø      Domestic flight with airport tax : (HCM – Hue: 73USD, Da Nang – Hanoi: 73 USD)

Ø      Visa & visa arrangements

Ø      Travel insurance

Ø      Meals not indicated on itinerary

Ø      Other personal expenses

Ø      Tips

Ø      Italian  SPEAKING GUIDES, the supplement is USD 45.- per day/ per booking regardless of the