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(14days/ 13 nights) Saigon Mekong Delta Cu Chi Nha Trang Hoi An – Sapa- Halong Bay Hanoi

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City arrival (D) Arrive in Saigon, greeted by your tour guide and transfer to the hotel. After noontime, lets start the city tour at the central Square, surrounded by the Notre Dame Cathedral, old Post Office, and historical Reunification Palace; go on to Ngoc Hoang Pagoda and experience daily life of Saigon people at Ben Thanh Market in the centre of district I, the most bustling one amongst the districts of Saigon. Dinner with delicious Saigon cuisine and overnight in Saigon. Arrive at Tieng To dong (the sound of magic musical instruments) Tea-House to enjoy the night life in Saigon. Day 2: Saigon – Cai Be Floating market Saigon (B, L) Depart for Cai Be, take a boat trip to explore the ordinary life of local people at the Floating market, see people exchanging the goods from boats to boats, visit the Bonsai garden, enjoy the local fruit, visit the family running workshops where produce the Noodle, rice paper. Drive back to Saigon. Overnight in Saigon. Day 3: Saigon Cu Chi tunnels Nha Trang (B) In the morning, free on your own arrangement for shopping and relax. In the afternoon, depart for Cu Chi Tunnels 25kms outskirt of Saigon; visit an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence. Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for departure flight to Nha Trang. Pick up at Cam Ranh airport then drive for the hotel. Overnight in Nha Trang. Day 4: Nha Trang Beach (B) Full day tour in Nha Trang start with cruising to visit the most spectacular landscapes in Nha Trang Bay. Visit Tri Nguyen fishery museum, Hon Tam or Hon Mun Island for swimming. Enjoy lunch served in local restaurant. In the afternoon, take a half-day excursion to visit the beach city. See Ponagar Cham tower, Oceania museum, and Long Son pagoda. Check in at the hotel, the rest of is free at leisure to relax on own arrangement at fresh sandy beach. Overnight in Nha Trang. Day 5: Nha Trang – Hoi An (B) Free at your own relax until transfer to the airport take a flight to Danang. After arrival visit Cham Museum, Non Nuoc Stone curving village, Marble Mountain, continue driving to Hoian. Check in at the hotel, spend rest of the day at own explore the ancient town. (Recommend places are ancient town with the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Hokkien Chinese Temple, and explore more of all relics and Hoian market). Overnight in Hoian. Day 6: Hoian ancient town (B) Being one of the five World Heritages of Vietnam as designated by UNESCO, Hoian ancient town is maintaining lots of characters of a former central seaport, before Danang took this role. This morning we can stroll around the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visiting taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls, ancient houses and trading houses of Hoian to understand how the Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese architectural styles have mixed up here after the presence of traders from all these countries. Lunch with Hoian Cao Lau and other Hoian specialties. Afternoon drive overland to My Son to discover the hidden treasure of the Cham nation that once brightly developed in this area. Thanks to the beauty and secrets of constructing these Cham Towers, My Son had been also recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritages. Back to Hoian for overnight. Day 7: Hoian Hue (B) Morning drive early northward to Hue via Hai Van (the Ocean Cloudy) mountain pass, with stopover to visit the Lang Co beach to enjoy miraculous seascape. The 1st accredited Cultural World Heritage of Vietnam, Hue is highlighted by the old royal architectural works and the most traditional Vietnamese lifestyle. Upon our arrival in Hue, visit the Royal Citadel, Forbidden City and Hue Royal Museum. From Hue, continue to Linh Mu pagoda, the biggest pagoda in the vicinity and visit the Tomb of King Minh Mang. Intermingle with Hue people at their bustling Dong Ba market. (Lunch in a garden restaurant that typical to Hue housing style between visits; Dinner with Hue folk music on a boat flowing on the Perfume River). Overnight in Hue. Day 8: Hue Hanoi (B) After BF at the hotel, drive for Hue airport; take an hour flight to Hanoi. Pick up at the airport to the hotel. Left of the day to spend on own exploring the capital city. Overnight in Hanoi. Day 9: Hanoi City full day city tour (B) Full day city tour includes Ho Chi Minh Complex with the mausoleum, the stilt house and One Pillar pagoda; continue to the temple of Literature the foundation of Vietnam Education. Visit the Fine Art Museum, the Ngoc Son temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, History Museum then take a cyclo trip to explore the bustling Old quarter. Enjoy an evening water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi. Pick up at the hotel, and then transfer to the station to take a night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai. Overnight on the train. Day 10: Lao Cai Sapa (B) In the morning, early arrive at Lao Cai town, drive straight to Sapa. Arrive in Lao Cai, transfer to Sapa, Hotel check in, then visit take a walk to Lao Chai the black Hmong village, continue visit Ta Van the Day minority people village. Overnight in Sapa. Day 11: Sapa Lao Cai (B) Take a walk to Cat Cat village, enjoy Cat Cat water fall, drive back to Lao Cai en route visit Ta Phin the Dzao minority people village, via Sino -Vietnam, arrive in Lao Cai. Take night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train. Day 12: Hanoi Halong Bay (B, L, D) Morning arrive in Hanoi. Transfer to the hotel for BF then, drive from Hanoi for Halong Bay. It takes about 3hours overland. Stop along the way for photos are the best opportunities to meet & see local people farming countryside. Otherwise it is a way to discover the best cultural hints of Vietnamese behind the villages. On arrival, boarding to the Junk, enjoy the welcome drink & lunch on board. In the afternoon, spend time for relax on sun deck; visit a lime stone cave named Sung Sot (Amazing grotto). Walk up Ti Top Island to view panorama of the bay. Rest of the is free at leisure and swimming. Dinner & overnight on the Junk. Day 13: Halong Bay Hanoi (B, L) After morning sunrise & BF, take more cruise to further of the bay by a sampan boat to explore Luon Cave, enjoy picturesque of Bai Tu Long Bay. After brunch, docking at quay, then drive back to Hanoi. En route visit the Dong Trieu Ceramic factory . Overnight in Hanoi. Day 14: Departure (B) Free at leisure for shopping in town or relax until our tour guide pick you up then transfer to the airport to take a departure flight. End of services. Package rate: USD 2850/ Pax / Group of 2 pax / 5 stars hotel No of guest 1 2 4 6 10 20 : Pls contact for quotation. Including:

All private land transportation as Itinerary. Boat trips (Halong Bay, Nha Trang, and Mekong Delta) Domestic Air ticket (SGN – CRX- DAD – HAN Y-class) Meals as itinerary (B = Breakfast, D = Lunch & D = Dinner) Entrance fees (As tour indicated) English speaking guides. Hotel (based on 2 stars, twin share occupancy). Train ticket (HAN- LAOCAI-HANOI standard) Air ticket reconfirmation.

Excluding:

Drinks Other meals Personal expense International Airfare+ Taxes.