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Brief Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive at Hanoi, Water
Puppet show
Day 2: Hanoi city tour: Ho Chi
Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Presidential Palace, Tran Quoc Temple, West
Lake, Literature Temple, Ethnology Museum, Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter
Day 3: Cruise to visit Ha Long
with 3000 island on the water, seafood meals
Day 4: Morning cruise
Day 5: Fly to Danang visit
Marble Mountain, Cham Museum, Hoi An Ancient town.
Day 6: Visit My Son sanctuary
Day 7: Fly to Ho Chi Minh City
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh city tour
with War Museum, History Museum, Centre Post Office, Cathedral Church, Jade
temple, Ben Thanh Market
Day 9: Cruise to visit the
floating market, daily life of people in Mekong Delta, fruits market.
Day 10: Depart from Ho Chi
Minh City
Details Itinerary:
Destination: 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 (G)
Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you'll be met and driven to your hotel.
17.15: You'll be picked up to watch the Water Puppet show an art form unique to
northern Vietnam, and a good, light-hearted introduction to its rural culture.
You'll spend the night in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B, G)
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll be picked up to start a Hanoi city tour.
You’ll visit Ba Dinh Square, where silent sentries guard the marble and Ho Chi
Minh’s Mausoleum where Ho Chi Chi lies in state (closed on every Monday & Friday
and October & November) and see the simple cottage where Uncle Ho lived and
worked. You’ll continue to visit the One Pillar Pagoda and hear the legend of
its construction, born from the love of an emperor in the 11th Century. You’ll
drive to visit the serene Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest in Hanoi, on the banks of
Hanoi’s West Lake. You’ll also call the Temple of Literature, built in 1070 and
the dedicated to Confucius, it is a serene retreat from the busy streets outside
and later become Vietnam’s first university. Afer lunch at local restaurant,
driver and guide will take you to visit the Ethnology Museum for an overview of
Vietnam’s 54 distinct ethnic and enjoy an orientation of the tree-lined streets
of Hanoi, resplendent with French colonial architecture, including the recently
restored Opera House. Pass by Hoan Kiem Lake, also known as Lake of Restored
Sword from the legend that surrounds it en-route to one of the city’s
fascinating museums. In the afternoon, you’ll take to the streets by walking
tour of the Ancient Quarter of 36 streets District. This densely populated
corner of the city was once a centre of commerce where goods were sold under the
street name of a particular guild. Still a thriving community of sellers today,
you’ll see streets name such as Sugar Street, Tin Street and Paper Street.
Ancient homes and temples are interspersed with stores in this souvenir hunter’s
paradise. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi/Ha Long (B, L, D, G)
8.30: You'll leave for Ha Long Bay, one of the most spectacular UNESCO World
Heritage Areas and the world's largest marine limestone "karst" landscape.
12.00: You'll board your boat, a wooden junk built from the model of the old
Vietnamese court vessels. It will take you first to the World Heritage area
where you'll visit Amazing Cave and a famous beach in Ha Long Bay. You'll be
able to swim, fish, climb a hill for an overview of the Bay's remarkable
seascape. All your meals will be provided on board, usually based on fresh
seafood.
You'll spend the night on the boat.
Day 4: Ha Long/Hanoi (B, L, G)
7.30: You'll have western breakfast on boat.
8.00 - 8.30: You'll venture into some of the sea level caves in a small
sampan.
8.30 - 11.45: You'll spend the morning cruising Ha Long Bay, followed by
lunch just before docking to the harbour.
11.45 - 15.00: You'll drive back to Hanoi for your overnight accommodation.
Day 5: Hanoi/Danang/Hoi An (B, G)
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll be free until you'll be escorted to the
airport for your flight to Danang at around 11.05.
13.30 - 14.00: You'll drive from the airport to have a brief to visit Cham
Museum, a remarkable Hindu statuary.
14.00 - 15.45: Driver and guide will take you to visit Marble Mountain, Stone
Carving village where you can admire the stone products of local people.
15.45 - 17.30: You'll continue driving to Hoi An and have a visit Hoi An
Town, and enjoy its considerable significance in the history of Vietnamtown.
You'll spend the night in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An/My Son/Hoi An (B, G)
8.00 - 8.30: Breakfast at your hotel
8.30 - 11.15: Drive to visit the World Heritage My Son Sanctuary, the guide
will show you the remains of the remarkable brick towers, and explain their
origins and purpose.
11.15 - 12.00: You'll return to Hoi An. Rest of day will be free perhaps to
stroll around the Old Quarter of relax on the beach. You'll spend the night in
Hoi An.
Day 7: Hoi An/Ho Chi Minh City (B, G)
You'll be free and then be picked up to Danang airport for your flight to Ho
Chi Minh City. On your arrival at the Tan Son Nhat airport, you'll be driven to
your hotel. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City tour (B, G)
8.30: Your car and driver will come to take you for your Ho Chi Minh City
tour
8.30 - 10.30: You'll be driven to visit History Museum, an exhibition of the
5th century Oc Eo civilisation.
10.30 - 12.00: You'll visit the Museum of War Remnants provides a very
partial, but riveting, perspective of the American War
12.00 - 13.15: Lunch will be served at the local restaurant
13.15 - 14.00: You'll visit Centre Post Office with colonial building and the
Cathedral Church.
14.00 - 14.45: Drive to visit the Jade Emperor Temple. It's one of the best
Taoist temples in Vietnam
14.45 - 17.00: You'll have approximately two hour to visit the Ben Thanh
market, one of the liveliest areas of Ho Chi Minh City and a visit to lacquer
workshop.
You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City/Vinh Long (B, G)
8.30 - 10.30: Drive to Vinh Long, a city famous by the Mekong River and
floating market
10.30 - 15.30: You'll cruise to visit Cai Be floating market, fruit orchards,
some traditional cottage industries. You'll have a lunch at one of the local
family and have a shot show of traditional music in Mekong Delta which is
operated by the local people.
15.30 - 16.00: You'll have time to wonder around the fruit market to buy some
kind of famous tropical fruit such as banana, pomelo, dragon fruit and so on.
16.00 - 18.00: You'll 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.
Promotion price in US$ per person:
| Number of people |
2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10-15 |
Single Supplement |
| Two Stars |
663 |
579 |
538 |
464 |
110 |
| Three Stars |
711 |
624 |
586 |
512 |
157 |
| Four Stars |
908 |
824 |
783 |
709 |
321 |
| Five Stars |
1,187 |
1,103 |
1,062 |
988 |
599 |
Contact Us
to book this promotion tour
Valid until September 30, 2009
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
- Hanoi: Melia Hotel (***** in the city centre) or similar
- Ha Long: Bai Tho Junk (*** unique cruise) or
similar
- Hoi An: Palm Garden Resort (***** new villa and bungalow style resort on
a 5ha site on the northern section of Cua Dai Beach) or
similar
- Ho Chi Minh City: Equatorial Hotel (***** in the city centre) or similar
Hotel list for Four Stars standard
- Hanoi: Flower Garden Hotel (*** close to the Old Quarter) or similar
- Ha Long: Bai Tho Junk (*** unique cruise) or
similar
- Hoi An: River & Beach Resort (**** on the China Beach) or similar
- Ho Chi Minh City: May Hotel (**** in the city centre) or similar
Hotel list for Three Stars standard
- Hanoi: Hanoi Luxury Hotel (*** near city centre,
close to the West Lake) or similar
- Ha Long: Dream Sea Voyage (*** unique
cruise) or similar
- Hoi An: Lotus Hotel (*** with swimming pool, 2km from town centre) or
similar
- Ho Chi Minh City: Elios Hotel (*** city centre) or similar
Hotel list for Two Stars standard
- Hanoi: Van Mieu Hotel (** close to the Old Quarter) or similar
- Ha Long: Dream Sea Voyage (*** unique
cruise) or similar
- Hoi An: Pho Hoi Riverside Resort (*** near the Old Quarter) or similar
- Ho Chi Minh City: Le Le Hotel (*** city centre) or similar
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