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Tour dates |
From 05 Mar 2010 to 18 Mar 2010 |
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Price |
US$ 868/ pax per person twin shared US$ 150/ pax (additional domestic airfares) |
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Single surcharge |
US$ 355 |
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Route |
Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong Delta - Hoian - Hue - Hanoi - Halong Bay - Sapa |
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Duration |
14 days 13 nights |
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Day 1 - Dec 05: Ho Chi Minh city arrival
On arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport , our guide will meet and transfer you to your hotel. Free time to discover the city & have dinner on your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 2 - Dec 06: Cu Chi Tunnel - Ho Chi Minh City (B)
In the morning, transfer to Cu Chi to explore the remarkable underground tunnel network and former Viet Cong stronghold, 30 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Cu Chi Tunnels consist of a network of more than 200 km of underground tunnels used by resistance fighters during the U.S./Vietnam War. Drive back to HCMC.
In the afternoon, free to visit Ho Chi Minh City with Reunification Palace , Notre Dame Cathedral and the former US Embassy. Shopping at Ben Thanh market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City .
Day 3- Dec 07: Ho Chi Minh city- My Tho - Can Tho (B, L)
8:00 AM Pick up at your hotel in HCMC. Depart for My tho. Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal; view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son Island , enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorized boat.
Proceed to Can Tho. Have dinner on your own and overnight at hotel in Can Tho. (Local home stay will be arranged on request).
Day 4 - Dec 08: Cai Rang - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)
After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang floating market with the busy scene right at the time. Keep cruising through the small channels system; visit the rice noodles making village. Experience the "Monkey Bridge" in the Delta. Break time for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh city via Vinh Long to visit the local snake market.
Day 5 - Dec 09: Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang - Hoi An (B)
Free at your leisure before transferring to the airport for the flight at noon to Da Nang, the third biggest city. Stop in Da Nang to visit the Cham Museum containing the most extensive collection of Cham art worldwide. 
You explore the old merchant town on your own - the colorful blend of Chinese Assembly Halls, beautiful Japanese-covered Bridge, narrow winding streets and ancestral family homes. Be tempted by its art galleries, handcrafted woodwork, ceramics, lanterns, embroidery and tailor shops where an entire wardrobe can be made overnight
Day 6 - Dec 10: Hoi An - My Son - Tra Kieu - Hoi An (B, L)
We will start a full day tour to My Son, 40km southwest of Hoi An, which flourished from the late 400s to the mid 1200s, and which was an important Holy Land of the Champa people. The My Son Sanctuary is an exceptional example of cultural interchange, with the introduction the Hindu architecture of the Indian sub-continent into South-East Asia . Back to Hoi An in the afternoon. Have dinner and overnight in Hoi An.
Day 7 - Dec 11: Hoi An - Hue (B)
Drive from Hoi An to Hue. Stop en route at the Marble Mountains, famed for its stonecutters and for being a "Viet Cong" guerilla hideout during the Vietnam War. Keep driving to Hue, passing over a spectacular mountain pass and by a seaside fishing village. Upon arrival in Hue visit the Imperial Citadel. Drive to the outskirts of Hue to visit the elaborate tomb of Emperor Tu Duc.
Day 8 - Dec 12: Hue - Boat Cruise - Hanoi (B)
Morning boat cruise through the centre of Hue on the romantic Perfume River . Visit the seven-storey Thien Mu Pagoda along the riverbank. Check out and transfer to airport for the flight to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi and take a rest. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 9 - Dec 13: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B, L, D)
In the morning, we travel to the World Heritage site of Halong Bay where our boat and sumptuous seafood feast awaits us. Cruising amongst the limestone islets, you will have a chance to explore various caves including Dinh Huong Island , Fighting Cock Island, Dog Island, Sail Island, Cave of Surprise - the natural cave of beautiful stalactites and stalagmites.
Enjoy swimming at Titov Beach. Passing across a fishing-floating house and bargain some fresh shrimps, crabs and fishes. Overnight on board.
Day 10 - Dec 14: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Lao Cai (B, L)
After a night on board our deluxe junk, you will awake to see daylight filtering through the early morning mist and the towering rock formations, leaving you with unforgettable memory of your visit. Lunch on board.
Transfer to Hanoi in the afternoon. After dinner, you will be picked up to transfer to the railway station for the train to Lao Cai province. Overnight on train.
Day 11 - Dec 15: Lao Cai - Sapa (L)
Arrive in Lao Cai in early morning. Have breakfast in Lao Cai. Meet and transfer to "the town of fog" of Sapa by van. Check in and free time to visit Ham Rong Mountain with scenic spots: Gate of Heaven, Garden of Orchid, and the Silver Waterfall. In the afternoon, trekking tour to Cat Cat village, 3km south of Sapa which is a steep and very beautiful hike down like everywhere in this area. After dinner on your own, free time to discover typical "Love Market" and taste grilled eggs, sugarcanes, sweet potatoes … Overnight in Sapa.
Day 12 - Dec 16: Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we drive to Lao Chai. It's home to black H'mong and Dzay (or Nhang). Continue to visit Ta Van village, where Black H'mong lives. Have picnic lunch. Then the van picks you up and transfers to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi. Have dinner at a local restaurant in Lao Cai. Overnight on train.
Day 13 - Dec 17: Hanoi city (B)
Pick up at Hanoi station and have breakfast before visiting the rich cultural and historical city with Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple Of Literature, the Museum of Fine Arts ...and shopping in the old quarter. Have lunch and dinner on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 14 - Dec 18: Hanoi departure (B)
Free for your leisure until transfer to airport for flight come back home. End of tour.
HOTELS FOR THIS TOUR
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| Hanoi |
Jasper hotel |
| Sapa | Royal View/ Bamboo Sapa |
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Halong |
Huong Hai Deluxe junk |
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Hue |
Green hotel |
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Hoi An |
River- beach resort |
| HCMC | Lavender hotel |
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Can Tho |
Saigon Can Tho hotel |
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Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort | |
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Sofitel Vinpearl Resort | |
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Sofitel Plaza Hanoi hotel | |
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La Residence Hotel | |
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Seahorse Resort | |
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"We are very happy for the arrangements you did for us. Everything was perfect from the first beautiful roses we received upon arrival at Hanoi aiport, all the way through Vietnam until the 29th of March when we left your country. The guides were perfect and spoke very good English. All places they took us to were very interesting and we learnt a lot about Vietnam. We will recommend you to our friends." (Tour: Vietnam holiday from Mar 15-29, 08) (Mr. Goran Forslund from Sweden)
| Ha Noi | Hai Phong | Da Nang | HCM |
 18°C |
18°C |
21°C |
 26°C |
| Hue | Nha Trang | Vung Tau | Can Tho |
21°C |
 °C |
26°C |
26°C |
| USD | 19.100 | 19.100 |
| GBP | 28.996 | 28.996 |
| HKD | 2.479 | 2.479 |
| FRF | - | - |
| CHF | 18.025 | 18.025 |
| DEM | - | - |
| JPY | 212.05 | 212.05 |
| AUD | 17.617 | 17.617 |
| CAD | 18.785 | 18.785 |
| SGD | 13.761 | 13.761 |
| EUR | 26.339 | 26.339 |
| NZD | 13.528 | 13.528 |
