16 Days Viet Nam Impressions

Important notes:
Travel insurance is not included in our quotation
You may need a visa to Vietnam

 

Brief itinerary:
 Day 1: Ha Noi - Arrival
 Day 2: Ha Noi city tour
 Day 3: Hanoi - Halong - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Hanoi Railways Station
 Day 4: Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat
 Day 5: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Lao Cai Railways Station
 Day 6: Hanoi - Halong
 Day 7: Halong - Hanoi - Hue
 Day 8: Hue city tour
 Day 9: Hue - Danang - Hoi An
 Day 10: Hoi An - Danang - Nhatrang
 Day 11: Nhatrang
 Day 12: Nhatrang - HCMC
 Day 13: HCMC - Cu Chi tunnel
 Day 14: HCMC - Can Tho
 Day 15: Can Tho - HCMC
 Day 16: HCMC Departure

 

Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, you will be picked up to proposal hotel for relax, have welcomed dinner

Include: Hotel in Hanoi, Transportation, Tour guide, Entrance fees Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

8.00 depart to Ninh Binh, enjoying the rural scenery along the road. Visit Hoa Lu old citadel. Have lunch at restaurant before take the rowing boat along the tiny canal among the rice fields to visit Tam Coc (Three Grottoes)
15.30 Back to Ha Noi
After dinner, you will be escorted to Railways Station for night train to Lao Cai departs at 21.15

Upon arrival in Lao Cai (eta: 06.00), transferred to Sapa by car. Relax. Your guide will meet you at hotel for short trek to Catcat village, the village of H'mong tribe in the valley, which remains very generally uncorrupted outside forces. Excellent views of the valley, the magnificent limestone and paddy fields of H'mong village. Enjoy some visits to local families and reach their customs. After the village down into the valley, the Cat Cat waterfall will be visible. A "White curtain "cascade appears, surrounded by flowery valley and deep-green pines. The rocks near the river and waterfall provide a marvelous place for picturesque photos and sunbathing during good weather overnight at the Sapa Hotel

Train tickets: Lao Cai Hanoi (A/C 4 soft berth cabin) Breakfast before private car transferred to Lao Chai village, a village of Black Hmong. Short trek down to river to visit hill tribe house to see their living style and the local woman made their handicraft clothes. Further on along the road, the Tavan village where Dzay people staying can be seen. Visit the village and reach their customs.
Turn back to Sapa in afternoon for car transferred to Laocai railway station, caught night train back to Hanoi that departs at 20.15.

Upon arrival in Hanoi at 4.30, you will be picked up and have breakfast. At 8.00 we leave Hanoi for Halong Bay, stop on route for relax and sightseeing
Arrive at 12.00 at noon. At Ha Long port, our Crew welcomes you on Junk, enjoy welcome drink & check into your cabin. Lunch with seafood will be served right after. At 13.00, boat starts 3.5 hours cruising into Ha Long bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations: Mat Qui (Monsters face) Islet, But Moc Islet, Cap De Islet, Trong (Drum) Cave, Trinh Nu Cave, to a Floating Fishing village to see this unique way of life... and then explore Luon Cave (from 16.40 to 17.30). There will be lots of time for swimming, sun bathing. Enjoy a great sunset dinner and relax under the starlit sky before retiring to the comfort of your cabin.

Include: Accommodation on boat, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Welcome cocktail, Tour guide on board, Entrance and sightseeing fees, Junk Insurance

Early risers can enjoy a morning view of Bays landscapes with a cup of tea, coffees, fresh fruits. Sitting on the upper deck, we can enjoy the breath - taking beauty of the rocky Islands rising from the crystal-clear waters of the Bay. The quiet is almost eerie; we can hear birds singing, cicadas chirping ashore and the gentle lapping of the waves against our boat, the perfect soundtrack to accompany the fresh air and gentle breeze. And then explore Sung Sot (Amazing) Cave (8.00 to 9.00), swim and relax at Titop beach. At 09.30, boat start cruising back and brunch buffet will served from 10.30 to 11.30, check out procedure at 11.35. Arrive at harbor by 12.00 at noon, and drive back to Ha Noi airport for flight to Hue that depart at 17.25, upon arrival in Hue you will be picked up to hotel for relax

AM: Visit Royal Citadel which was constructed by Emperor Gia Long in the style of French military architect Vauban during the first decades of the 19th century. Before leaving the site of Imperial city we visit Imperial Museum, many precious objects which were salvaged from the Imperial city then we visit Khai Dinh Tomb then have lunch.

PM: A boat trip along Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda, Minh Mang tomb, visit Dong Ba market.

Include: Hotel in Hue, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch. Tour guide, Entrance fees

Drive to Hoian via Da Nang and visit Cham Museum & Marble Mountain en route. Afternoon you are free to visit Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years.
Take a walking tour of the ancient town center to visit the former merchants 'homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colorful market.

You are transferred to Da Nang to take flight to Nha Trang depart at 09.40, upon arrival you will be picked up for check in hotel
PM: City tour Nha Trang including Po Nagar Cham Tower, and Long Son Pagoda, Hon Chong, Oceanographic Institution

08.45: Pick up in Nha Trang city.
09.15: Making a boat trip to some islands:
- Mun Island:
Swimming and snorkeling for beholding various kinds of multi colorful corals and fishes
- Mot Island:
Having lunch with seafood
Joining floating bar for heart to heart animating game.
- Mieu Island:
Visiting the fishing village for learning the way of raising groupers, lobsters
- 16.00: Back to Nha Trang. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Take flight to HCMC that depart at 11.45, upon arrival in HCMC, you will be picked up to have city tour include Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office. After seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, we continue our trip on to the bustling Ben Thanh Market where anything and everything is for sale!

Include: Hotel in HCMC, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Tour guide, Entrance fees

AM: visit Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war
PM: free at leisure

8.00 Pick up at hotel. Transfer to My Tho. Take the motorized boat through the Bao Dinh natural canal; view the house on still and the fruit plantation along the canal sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise Island. Lunch is served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Tach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family business where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son Island, enjoy the rowing boat ride on the creeks before returning to My Tho by rowing boat. Proceed to Can Tho. Check in on arrival.

8.00 After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market with the busy sense right at the time. Keep cruising through the small channels system, visit the rice noodles making village. Experience the rope Bridge in the Delta. Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang. Break time for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh city. Stop for visit & rest at the Bonsai garden in My Tho. Finish the trip around 17.30 pm in HCMC.

You are free until transferred to airport for your ongoing flight