VB027: VIETNAM WALKING TOUR ( 10 Days/ 09 Nights)

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Good morning Vietnam –  Thai Nguyen – Ba Be

(Distance: 240 km. Drive time: 7 hours)

Welcome to Noi Bai Airport , Travelling by car, you head out of Ha Noi, over the Red River on the Thang Long (the Flying Dragon Bridge). The suburbs quickly give way to the sprawling farm lands of the Red River Delta. You are heading to Ba Be Lake, amountainous area nearly 250 km from Hanoi. In three hours you will arrive at Thai Nguyen where you can visit the Museum of the Cultures of Viet Nam Ethnic Groups. Continue to Ba Be National Park visiting Nui Coc Lake and seeing stunning scenery and beautiful landscapes on the way. You will arrive at Ba Be National Park by late afternoon. From here you have another 5 kilometer drive through the Park to the small Tay ethnicminority village of Pac Ngoi, where you can stay overnight in a stilt house with local people

Day 2: Ba Be – Cao Bang ( B)

(Distance: 150 km. Drive time: 3 hours)

Ba Be National Park, surrounded by rugged limestone mountains, is Viet Nam’s only natural mountain lake. This isan important eco-system, well known for its over 330 species of butterflies. Start the day with a boat ride on Ba Be Lake, lush forest clinging to the surrounding mountains your backdrop as you explore the lake. Reach the end of the lake and stop for a trek to Dau Dang waterfall, Fairy Pond and Poung Cave. Visit a small island restaurant fora picnic lunch. After lunch, you will be able to hike through the National Park and observe the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers that this region has to offer. Of special interest is Hua Ma Cave, well-known as a military shelter during the French war. The cave contains beautiful stalagmites and stalactites, in which the shapes of Quan Yin Buddha, White Stone Statue, and a Dragon have been recognized. At the end of the day you are picked up by car and driven to Cao Bang province where you will stay overnight in a hotel.

Day 3: Visiting Ban Gioc waterfall (B)

(Distance: 90 km. Drive time: 2 hours)

Today you’ll take a scenic day trip north of Cao Bang to the beautiful Ban Gioc waterfall on the Chinese border. This picturesque, cascading waterfall is 53 meters high and has an impressive span of 300 meters. The drive there offers unique landscapes with limestone karst formations soaring from the verdant rice paddies of the surrounding farms of local ethnic minorities. Along the way, you’ll see Tay, Hmong and Dzao ethnic minority groups. Head back to Cao Bang, and overnight in your hotel.

Day 4:Cao Bang – Hanoi – Danang – Hoi An ( B)

(Distance: 300 km. Drive time: 6 hours)

 Have breakfast , you are heading back to the Capital . then transfer to Noi Bai airport for domestic flight to Danang.  Arriving Da Nang and . Overnight in Hoi An

Day 5: Hoi An tour ( B )

Have breakfast. Sightseeing around  Hoi An. Walk with your tour guide to visit around Hoi An: the old Tan Ky House, Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall. Lunch &Dinner at your own and Overnight in Hoi An

Day 6-8: Swimming & Relaxing in Cua Dai Beach (B)

After Breakfast . You are free swimming and exploring Cua Dai beach in Hoi An . Lunch & Dinner at your own .Overnight in Hoi An ( Hoi An Golden beach Resort)

Day 9:  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 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. for half-day city tour in the afternoon visiting the War Remnants Hall and bustling China town with Thien Hau Temple Lunch & Dinner at your own. Overnight in Saigon 

Day 10 : Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to the airport