VIETNAM

8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS – HANOI – HALONG – DANANG - SAIGON

DAY 1:       HANOI ARRIVAL – CITY TOUR IN HANOI (L)

Welcome to Hanoi!

The guide will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport. It takes you 35 minutes to drive to the centre of Hanoi.

Check-in time is 14:00 (Surcharge for early check-in will be applied)

Let’s start our city tour from Ba Dinh Square - the biggest square in Hanoi where all biggest cultural, political events of the cities, especially demonstrations, take place. Visit the Complex of Ho Chi Minh (closed on Monday and Friday, view from outside) located by this square. Have a visit to Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilts, his fish pond and the One-Pillar Pagoda before strolling around the Old Quarter of Hanoi by pedicabs.

Lunch at India restaurant.

Afternoon continue to visit the city with stops at Ngoc Son Temple, the Sword Lake, which is considered the centre and the soul of the city. Visit History Museum, one of the two best Museum in town, and the Temple of Literature, the very first High School of Vietnam built in 1070.

Meal: lunch (If you have late flight to Hanoi, we change lunch to dinner)

Overnight in Hanoi.

One Pillar Pagoda - A thousand-year cultural symbol of Hanoi

DAY 2:       HANOI – HALONG – OVERNIGHT ON CRUISE (B/L/D)

Breaakfast at hotel.

At 08.00 in the morning, the Shuttle bus of the Halong Cruise will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi to transfer to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994. The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddy fields in summer crop and rural villages, where hard-work farmers are busy with their farming jobs, planting seedling or taking care of the growing green rice. After more than 3 hours, we will arrive in Halong and board our big boat to cruise the Bay to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending-dragon” area, created by thousands odd-shaped limestone rocks and karsts grottoes. After a lunch of fresh seafood on board, we can visit the Surprising Grotto (alternatively Thien Cung Cave), stop for swimming or kayaking, passing floating villages and approach islets to enjoy their beauty in close distance. Back to the boat for dinner late afternoon. Evening attend activities on the boat or relax at your own leisure. Overnight on the boat near Titov Beach. (In-house English speaking guide on cruise)

Meal: BREAKFAST, LUNCH, dinner

Overnight on cruise.

DAY 3:       HALONG – HANOI – FLIGHT TO DANANG – TRANSFER TO HOIAN (B/L)

Join the crew in their morning yoga or taichi-quan exercises at dawn on the sundeck before having breakfast. This morning will be for us to continue to visit Bai Tu Long Bay, another area of Halong, before heading back to the Wharf of Halong passing by a densely area with many rocks with inspiring names of Cock-Fighting, the Sails, Incense Burner or Sea Dog. Arrive at Halong Wharf around 11.00.

Transfer from Halong to airport Noi Bai for flight to Danang.

Upon arrival in Danang, transfer from airport to Hoian with guide.

Meal: BREAKFAST, LUNCH

Overnight in Hoian

Bai Tu Long Bay: A rising star in the list of destinations

DAY 4:    HOIAN – BANA HILLS – GOLDEN BRIDGE – HOIAN (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel.

Today we will visit Ba Na Hills via Cable Car - Spend your time on the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and see the panorama of Quang Nam - Danang City on high.

After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge - which has the most exotic structure and also the world's most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amourn(consists of 9 gardens), Linh Ung pagoda.

Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village - enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue, Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome ...Challenge the most popular adventure ride - Slide of Tube Car,Roller Coaster … -Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet). -Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check-in such as Helios waterfall, Time Gate, and The Moon Kingdom …Join in Fantasy Park by Walking in Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park, playing 5D wild west, enjoying 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degrees, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and participate in an adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games. 15:00: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills

16:45 – 17:45:Our Minivan brings you back to hotel.

TRIP INCLUDES - Transportation & English-speaking tourguide. - Cable cars, entrance fees in the Fantasy Park & outdoor activities -Golden Bridge, Funicular, Le Jardin D’amour - Lunch with buffet. - A bottle of water

TRIP EXCLUDES Wax Statue Museum - France Wine Cellar entrance & services - Personal expenses

and Services not mentioned above

Meal: BREAKFAST, lunch

Overnight in Hoian

Da Nang Golden Bridge is one of the unique works of the Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist complex in Da Nang

DAY 5:   HOIAN – HALF DAY TOUR IN DANANG – WALKING TOUR IN HOIAN (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel.

In the morning, Visit Cham Museum which reserves a lot of cultural exhibits of the Cham people, one of remarkable ethnic groups in Vietnam, who have been strongly influenced by Hinduism. The visit may help you discover more details of this religion, especially the sacred worship and respect of the Cham people toward the reproduction.

Lunch at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, you take interesting walk over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls, enjoy the attractiveness of ancient houses or listen to folk music of Central Vietnam at old club-houses. Later we can stop at shrines or stroll into the market located by Thu Bon river, where you may find the same feelings of the artists, who see the rooftops of Hoian a magical old world of Oriental feel and source of inspiration. This is also a wonderful town to shop for lanterns, soft silk, raw silk, or get your clothes tailored within a day. Rest of day will be free on your own to discover the town lighten up with thousands of colorful lanterns and night market by the River.

Meal: BREAKFAST, lunch

Overnight in HCM City.

The Phuc Kien Assembly Hall can be found over on Tran Phu Street in Hoi An Ancient Town and it is filled with unique architectural features and history.

DAY 6:       HOIAN – DANANG – FLIGHT TO HO CHI MINH CITY – HALF DAY CITY TOUR IN SAIGON (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Saigon. Lunch at Indian restaurant.

Upon your arrival to Saigon (official name as Ho Chi Minh City nowadays) – the most hectic and business city of Vietnam, welcomed by our guide and transferred to your hotel for check in.

Afternoon, start city tour with a visit to the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the Notre Dame Cathedral (view from outside only), built between 1877 and 1883 and colonial-styled Central Post Office, one of the city’s major landmarks.

Meal: BREAKFAST, lunch

Overnight in Saigon

Notre Dame Cathedral Vietnam is honored as one of the world's 19 most majestic cathedrals, the only representative from Southeast Asia.

DAY 7:  SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA – SAIGON (B/L)

After breakfast at hotel. Picked by at hotel and drive heading to My Tho the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products like coconut candy, rice paper,… Upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop at one of 4 island in the area for sightseeing. Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation. After that you will embark on the small boats rowed the the local people thru the small cannels with water coconut tree to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee. After that enjoy the horse-cart trip through the tranquil road of the village. We continue getting on the big boat to visit the vast area. Afternoon, drive back to Saigon with stop to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pagoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture. Overnight at hotel in Saigon.

Meal: BREAKFAST, lunch

Overnight in Saigon

Morning visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be.  You even can try to crawl some dozens of m on the tunnel underground to have the real experience.

transfer to the airport for the departure flight back to your sweet home. End of our services.

Please note: Hotel Check-out time is around 12.00.

Meal: BREAKFAST