VB071: VIETNAM HIDDEN CHARM (23 Days/ 22 Nights)

Day 1: Arrival- Saigon 

Welcome at the airport on arrival in Saigon and transfer to the hotel for check-in. Overnight in Saigon

Day 2 : Saigon – Cu Chi – Saigon (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion to visit the famous Cu Chi Underground Tunnels . Return to the city for half-day city tour in the afternoon visiting the War Remnants Hall and bustling Chinatown with Thien Hau Temple &Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office and City Hall. Overnight in Saigon

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh – Can Tho (B)

Have breakfast  at the hotel. We leave by road to the Mekong Delta. Leave Saigon for Vinh Long. Visit farming activities and the riverine life of the Mekong Delta can be seen en route.. Take a boat ride to the Cai Be floating market. After the visit continue to Cantho, most important city throughout the Mekong Delta, where he will have the opportunity to take a walk before retiring to bed. Overnight in Can Tho

Day 4 : Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh (B)

Have breakfast  at the hotel. Enjoy an early morning boat ride on the Mekong River to the bustling Cai Rang floating markets thronged with buyers and sellers moving around in boats laden with farm products. Taste seasonal fruit at a verdant orchard. Back to Saigon. Overnight in Saigon

Day 5 : Ho Chi Minh – Dalat  (B)

Breakfast at hotel  In the morning, you will take a 6 hour drive journey to Dalat. Arrive in Dalat in the afternoon, you will check in your hotel and then be free for relaxing. overnight in Dalat.

Day 6: Dalat Tour (B)

Breakfast at hotel. you will ride a cable car to Truc Lam Pagoda and Tuyen Lam Lake. Truc Lam is the biggest pagoda in Dalat standing in Phoenix Mountain about 1,300m above the sea-level. It’s surrounded by an attractive flower garden and with the view of pure water lake and the pine forest on the far side. After lunch at local restaurant, you will visit Emperor Bao Dai’s Summer Palace, Crazy House, Dalat Railway station and Dalat market. overnight in Dalat.

Day 7: Dalat – Nha Trang  (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to to Nha Trang in the morning. Half day boat trip to Aquarium ,Tam Islands and Fishing village.Enjoy sea bathing. Lunch & Dinner at restaurant . Overnight in Nha Trang

Day 8:  Nha Trang  tour ( Monkey Island, Ba Ho Waterfall, Doc Let Beach Tour) (B,L)

Take the boat to the island where you can see wild monkeys, especially the “King of Monkeys” with its many wives. You can also make acquaintance with the monkeys. If you put some food on your hand, they will approach you immediately. Just watch your jewelry. They’re also attracted to shiny objects. Walk around the island, take an optional ride on an elephant to take photos (not included). Animal shows are also performed here.  Enjoy Ba Ho Waterfall where you can climb up the high big rocks and swim in the cool, clean water. Ba Ho means “three lakes”. You can try to reach the highest lake there. Lunch in The Quan Gio Restaurant . Visit Doc Let beach with its blue sea and white sands. Fantastic for relaxation. You can see the salt field on the way and take photos of the countryside landscapes. (60 km. from Nha Trang). Dinner at restaurant . Overnight in Nha Trang

Day 9: Nha Trang Bay – Relaxing on the beach (B)

Breakfast at hotel. You have free time for relaxing on the beach.  Lunch & Dinner at restaurant . Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 10 : Nha Trang – Da Nang – Hoi An (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Da Nang in the morning. Sightseeing tour around Da Nang including visit to the Museum of Cham Sculpture. Proceed to Hoi An and hotel check-in on arrival. Lunch & Dinner at restaurant. Free time afterwards. Overnight in Hoi An

Day 11 : Hoi An . (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel. Morning walking visits to old houses, pagodas, local market and Chinese community’s assembly halls in Hoi An ancient town with old Tan Ky House, Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall. Enjoy bicycle ride in the afternoon to the countryside or to Cua Dai Beach. Lunch & Dinner at restaurant. Overnight in Hoi An

Day 12:   Hoian – My Son – Hoi An. (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Drive to My Son, a World Heritage, 40 km southwest of Hoi An. Located in a lush valley, My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries.. Then back will have free time to lose in the charming streets of Hoi An.

Day 13:  Hoi An – Danang – Hue (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Da Nang in the morning via Lang Co Beach and Hai Van Pass. Afternoon city tour in Hue beginning with boat ride on Huong River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda. and the Royal Tomb of Minh Mang King. Lunch & Dinner at restaurant . Lunch & Dinner at restaurant .Overnight in Hue

Day 14:   Hue Sightseeing tour  (B)

A fter Breakfast. Visit Tu Duc  tomb and The Imperial Citadel – World Cultural Heritage. Visit DongBa market.  Lunch & Dinner at restaurant .Overnight at Hue

Day 15 : Hue – Hanoi city tour  (B)

After breakfast . Transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Hanoi  in the morning. Then guide will take you to Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho, President HoChiMinh’s stilt house- where Ho lived on and off from 1958 to 1969 before he passed away., then visit Ho ChiMinh museum, where tourists will learn all kinds of information about president HoChiMinh, go to One pillar Pagoda a group of structures consisting of pagoda. Leave there for the Temple of Literature- the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicating to  confucinism. Having  lunch with traditional food and fruits at restaurant .Enjoy the evening show of the spectacular Water Puppet show . Dinner at restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 16 :   Hanoi – City tour of a 1000 years old Capital (B)

Breakfast . In the morning we will make a familiarization visit to Hanoi. Visit the Fine Arts Museum and the Ethnological Museum.
Early in the afternoon visit Thay pagoda and the second Tay Phuong Pagoda..Overnight on night train to Sapa

Day 17: Arriving Lao Cai – Sapa (B)

Pick up at Lao Cai train station to Sapa by private car. Arrive in Sapa  around 7.30 am, and then check in  and have breakfast at local restaurant , relaxing  and then discovering the first site called Dragon Mountain . Lunch at restaurant. Early afternoon, the guide takes you to visit Cat Cat village of Black H’mong people, a waterfall and you have a chance to see the hydroelectric power station built by the French , Back to Sapa. Dinner at restaurant. Overnight at Sa Pa

Day 18:  Sapa Discovery (B)

After breakfast, the guide takes you to the Lao Chai village of the H’mong and Ta Van Village of Dzay  and Giang Ta Chai village of Xa Pho people.  Having Picnic lunch on the way.   Return to  Sapa and then transfer to Lao cai train station . ( the guide will explain you more details about daily customs , funeral or wedding ceremorny ) Lunch &Dinner at restaurant. Overnight on night train to Hanoi.

Day 19 : Ha noi – Ha long (B,L,D)

Breakfast at local restaurant. Driving 3 hours to Halong Bay .12h30: Board Huong Hai Junk, check-in registration13h00: Have lunch on board13h30: A fantastic cruise in Ha Long bay, visit Dinh Huong island, Ga Choi island, Dog island, Sail
island, visit Sung Sot  cave. Paddle from Titop beach to Luon Cave . Enjoy dinner on board. Optional night paddle. Fishing, drinking Vietnamese wine, and spending a night on board.

Day 20: Huong Hai junk (B,L,D) 

7h00: Have breakfast 7h30: Continue kayak exploration. Paddle from Luon Cave toward islets in shape of Mans head island, Tortoise island, Cua Van fishing village. Have lunch on board.Paddle to Three Tunnels lake (selected according to the tides). Have dinner on board. Optional night paddle. Overnight on board.

Day 21: Ha Long – Ha Noi (B)

7h00:   Have breakfast7h30: Paddle to Con Vit islet, Ba Hang area.10h00: Arrange luggage and check-out10h30: Have lunch on board. Transfer back to Ha Noi  with short stop at a ceramic workshop in Dong Trieu. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Ha noi

Day 22: Hanoi  – Hoa Lu ( Ninh Binh) (B)

Have breakfast .we have a 2 hour drive to the Ninh Binh province , also known as the Island Halong and the Ancient Capital. It will be an exciting day highlighted, by a 2 hour boat ride in a hand woven bamboo row boat down the Tam Coc streams enjoying spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies and towering limestone mountain peaks. After lunch at local restaurant . we make a short transfer (4 km) down a peaceful country road to Hoa Lu, Vietnam’s ancient capital eleven centuries ago. Here, there are two temples dedicated to King Dinh and King Le, the founders of the ancient capital during the 10th century. Return to Hanoi and Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 23: Ha Noi – Departure (B)

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