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Hanoi - Ha Long - Danang -
Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta
Code: B = Breakfast, L =
Lunch, D = Dinner, G = Guide
Day 1: Arrival at Hanoi
(D, G)
Upon
arrival at Noi Bai airport, our guide will greet and
accompany you to your hotel. Free time until you?ll be
picked up to watch water puppet performance, a traditional
art form closely connected with the long-standing spiritual
life of the Vietnamese people. You?ll then be driven to a
good local restaurant and enjoy a welcome dinner with us.
Your overnight stay will be in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B,
L, G)
The
morning tour will begin with Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the
resting place of Uncle Ho. You will also see his
house-on-stilts and learn about the simple life of the
Vietnamese?s beloved leader. Your next visit will be Tran
Quoc Pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas, which still
maintains its unique architecture armonious with nature and
boasts many precious Buddhist statues. You will then driven
to Temple of Literature, the oldest school in Vietnam,
giving it the distinction of being the most significant
temple in both Hanoi and Vietnam.
In the
afternoon, you will call at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology,
an excellent instruction to the cultural heritages of
Vietnam's 54 distinct ethnic groups. Later on, you will
visit the beautiful Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake - a
striking blue gem in the city centre. The tour ends with 1
?hour walking tour around the Old Quarters to enjoy its
warmth and coziness, looking up to contemplate centuries-old
and weather-beaten houses, both familiar and exotic, etc.
Your overnight stay will be in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi/Ha Long (B,
L, D, G)
Picked up
at around 8.30 a.m, you?ll then depart for Ha Long Bay.
Enjoy a 3 hour drive with a brief stopover at Hong Ngoc
Embroidery workshop for refreshment and see different
kinds of handicrafts skillfully made by disable people.
Arriving
Ha Long Bay, you will go aboard and check in your cabin.
Lunch will be served afterwards with a selection of seafood
specialities. The boat will take you first to the famous
World Heritage area where you can visit Amazing Cave and
take a swim on a tranquil beach in Ha Long Bay. Then you are
free, possibly for retiring to your cabin or having romantic
walks on the boatside to enjoy the marvelous sunset. You?ll
spend a night on boat.
Day 4: Ha Long/Hanoi (B,
L, G)
It would
be nice if you wake up to see sunrise and daylight filtering
through the early morning mist and the towering rock
formations. After western breakfast, you will venture into
some of the sea level caves in a small sampan. You?ll then
continue a leisurely cruise along Ha Long Bay and have lunch
before returning to the habour. Our car will pick you up and
drive back to Hanoi.
Day 5:
Hanoi/Danang/Hoi An (B, L, G)
After
breakfast at your hotel, you'll be free until you'll be
escorted to the airport for your morning flight to Danang.
Our guide will pick you up at the airport and take you to
visit Cham Museum, which holds the finest collection
of Champa sculptures in different art styles from the 7th to
the 15th centuries. You will also visit Marble Mountains and
Stone Carving village where famous stone products are
skillfully made by local people. Afterwards, you?ll head to
Hoi An? an enchanting World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
After checking in your hotel,
you will take a tour of the ancient town where the mix of
Japanese and Chinese architecture reflects Hoi An?s
significance in the past as an important trading port.. Your
overnight stay will be in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An/My Son/Hoi
An (B, G)
After breakfast, you will be
driven to My Son Sanctuary, once the religious and political
capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence. Set
in a lush green valley, a series of impressive tower-temples
dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries provide a
breathtaking site. Our guide will show you the remains of
remarkable brick towers, and explain their origins and
purpose. You'll then return to Hoi An with free afternoon to
relax. Your overnight stay will be in Hoi An.
Day 7: Hoi An/Ho Chi Minh
City (B, G)
Your time will be your own
until our car comes and transfer to Danang airport where you
will take the flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You will be picked
up at the airport and driven to your hotel downtown. The
rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
City.
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City
tour (B, L, G)
A full day tour of the city
begins with a visit to the History Museum, which has an
excellent collection on the evolution and development of
Vietnam?s history and culture, from the Bronze Age Dong Son
civilization (13th century BC) till the last feudal dynasty
ending in the mid-20th century. The following visit to the
Museum of War Remnants will provide you a very partial, but
riveting, perspective of the American War.
After lunch, you?ll visit the
splendid old colonial buildings such as Centre Post Office
and Notre Dame Cathedral. Furthermore, the next visit to
Jade Emperor Pagoda, one of the best Taoist temples in
Vietnam, will surely captivate you with its oriental
architecture and artistic values. Tour ends after 2-hour
shopping at the lively Ben Thanh market, which is so closely
tied to the city's life that the clock tower at its main
gate has long been considered a symbol of the city.
You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh
City.
Day 9:
Ho Chi Minh City/Vinh Long (B, L, G)
After breakfast, you will be
transfered to Vinh Long, a peaceful province on Co Chien
river, which branches out from the Mekong. Upon arrival,
you?ll take a boat trip to enjoy ?a beautiful river
painting? of Cai Be floating market which was formed in the
Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century and bearing all the
characteristics of the locals? life in the western region.
Proceed to visit some fruit orchards and local cottage
industries. Lunch will await you at a local house. You will
also have a chance to listen to the traditional folk music
"Don Ca Tai Tu" which is is operated by the local people.
You?ll then stroll on the village paths to visit the local
markets and enjoy some kind of famous tropical fruit such as
banana, pomelo, dragon fruit and so on. Return to Ho Chi
Minh City for your overnight stay.
Day 10:
Ho Chi Minh City departure (B, G)
You'll be
free until you'll be picked up to the airport for your
international departure flight.
Prices per person in US$:
|
Number of people |
2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10-15 |
Supplement for single
occupancy |
|
Two stars |
999 |
867 |
767 |
674 |
191 |
|
Three stars |
1132 |
993 |
890 |
972 |
247 |
|
Four stars |
1419 |
1281 |
1177 |
1080 |
576 |
|
Five stars |
1758 |
1619 |
1515 |
1418 |
914 |
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Valid until December 31, 2010
Surcharge for peak season and Gala Dinner of hotels are not inclusive in the prices above.
Prices include:
- Breakfast and accommodation in twin or
double room.
- One-way domestic flight tickets: Hanoi -
Danang, Danang - Ho Chi Minh City including domestic flight airport taxes.
- Boats cruise as programme.
- Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle
with an experienced driver.
- English-speaking tour guide as indicated in
the itinerary.
- Entry fees for all sightseeing as mentioned
in the programme.
- Lunches and dinners, as specified, in the
local restaurants and on the boat in Ha Long Bay.
- Government Taxes.
Price do not include:
- International flight tickets and airport
tax.
- Visas.
- Dinners except as specified.
- Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
- Insurance.
Hotel list for Five Stars standard
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Hanoi: Sofitel Plaza Hotel (*****
overlooking the West Lake, indoor swimming pool, Classic Room) or similar
-
Ha Long: Bai
Tho Boat (one of high quality boat in Ha Long Bay)
-
Hoi An: Palm
Garden Beach Resort (***** beautiful villa and bungalow style resort on a 5ha site
on the northern section of Cua Dai Beach, Superior Ocean-view Room)
-
Ho Chi Minh City: Legend
Hotel (***** colonial building in the city centre, Deluxe Room) or similar
Hotel list for Four Stars standard
-
Hanoi: Silk
Path Hotel (**** modern boutique hotel in the old quarter, Deluxe Room) or similar
-
Ha Long: Bai
Tho Boat (one of high quality boat in Ha Long Bay)
-
Hoi An: Hoi An
Trails Resort and Spa (**** beside Cua Dai beach, Deluxe Room) or similar
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Ho Chi Minh City: Grand Hotel
(**** colonial building in the city centre, Superior New Wing Room) or
similar
Hotel list for Three Stars standard
-
Hanoi: Flower
hotel (*** a walking distance to Hanoi old quarter, Classic Room) or similar
-
Ha Long: Bai
Tho Boat (one of high quality boat in Ha Long Bay)
-
Hoi An: Lotus Hotel (*** with swimming
pool, 2km from town centre, Deluxe Room) or similar
-
Ho Chi Minh City: Elios Hotel
(*** ideally located in the city centre, Standard Room) or similar
Hotel list for Two Stars standard
-
Hanoi: Van
Mieu Hotel (** near the Temple of Literature in city centre, Deluxe Room) or
similar
-
Ha Long: Bai
Tho Boat (one of high quality boat in Ha Long Bay)
- Hoi An: Pho Hoi Riverside Resort (*** near the Old Quarter,
Deluxe Room) or similar
-
Ho Chi Minh City: An An Hotel
(** city centre, Superior Room) or similar
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