Promotion Vietnam Tour 14 days

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 Hue, visit the Imperial Citadel, Dong Ba Market

Day 6: Hue city tour with Minh Mang, Khai Dinh, Tu Duc tombs, Thien Mu pagoda, cruise along the Perfume River

Day 7: Drive to Danang visit Marble Mountain, Cham Museum, Hoi An Ancient town.

Day 8: Visit My Son sanctuary

Day 9: Fly to Ho Chi Minh City

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh city tour with War Museum, History Museum, Centre Post Office, Cathedral Church, Jade temple, Ben Thanh Market

Day 11: Drive to Tay Ninh see the Caodaism, and Cu Chi tunnels

Day 12: Cruise to visit the floating market, daily life of people in Mekong Delta, fruits market.

Day 13: Cruise to visit the floating market Cai Rang, life along the Mekong

Day 14: Depart from Ho Chi Minh City

Details Itinerary:

Destination: Hanoi - Ha Long - Hue - 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.

18.30: Your Welcome Dinner will be served at one of the best local restaurant.

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.

After lunch at local restaurant, driver and guide will take you to visit the Ethnology Museum for an overview of Vietnam’s 54 distinct ethnic. Pass by Hoan Kiem Lake, also known as Lake of Restored Sword from the legend that surrounds it.   

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.

10.00: You'll take a short break at Hong Ngoc Embroidery workshop.

10.30 - 12.00: You'll continue driving to Ha Long Bay.

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/Hue (B, G)

Your time will be your own until you'll be driven to the airport for your noon flight to Hue. On arrival, you'll check in your hotel in the city centre and have a Hue city tour in the afternoon.

14.30 - 16.30: You'll be picked up to visit Imperial Citadel, once the seat of the Emperors of the powerful Nguyen Dynasty that ruled Vietnam from 1802 to 1945. You’ll begin with a stroll around the area between the Citadel’s massive walls and the defensive moat, now filled with lotus flowers. You’ll then enter via the Noon Gate to wander around the Thai Hoa Palace, the Pavilion housing the Nine Urns of the Nguyen rulers, and the remains of the Royal Palaces.

16.30 - 17.30: You'll visit the bustling Dong Ba market, which is one of the most famous markets in the Centre areas. You'll spend the night in Hue.

Day 6: Hue (B, G)

7.30 - 8.30: Breakfast at your hotel

8.30 - 10.00: You'll be taken by car to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, a tranquil pagoda in the banks of the Perfume River.

10.00 - 12.00: Take a cruise along the Perfume River to the Royal Tombs of Minh Mang, the most majestic emperor and a staunch follower of Confucianism with many wives, concubines and a small army of children.

13.30 - 16.45: In the afternoon, you'll drive to visit Royal Tu Duc tomb, the "poet Emperor", is set in an elegant garden with a magnificent lake and pavilion complex and the Royal Khai Dinh tomb is an unprepossessing concrete construction on the side of a wide valley.

You'll spend the night in Hue.

Day 7: Hue/Hoi An (B, G)

7.30 - 8.30: Breakfast at your hotel, you'll then be picked up to travel to Hoi An.

8.30 - 12.00: You’ll drive to Lang Co Beach and the lagoon far below. You'll then cross the high mountain pass of Hai Van with excellent view to see Danang spread out.

12.00 - 14.00: You’ll have lunch at local restaurant and 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 and Non Nuoc Beach.

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 8: 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 9: Hoi An/Ho Chi Minh City (B, G in Ho Chi Minh City)

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 10: 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 11: Ho Chi Minh City/Tay Ninh/Cu Chi (B, G)

8.30 - 12.00: You'll be picked up to Tay Ninh to visit the Cao Dai Holy See in time to watch the mid-day ceremony.

12.00 - 13.30: You'll be driven to local restaurant to have lunch.

13.30 - 14.30: You'll visit the Cu Chi tunnels, a byzantine maze of underground passages, chambers, rooms and booby traps used by both the Vietminh and the Viet Cong to suddenly materialise as if from nowhere, launch a lightning ambush, and vanish equally rapidly.

14.30 - 15.45: You'll drive back to Ho Chi Minh City to spend the night.

Day 12: Ho Chi Minh City/Vinh Long/Can Tho (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 - 17.30: You'll be driven further into the Mekong Delta to Can Tho where you'll spend the night.

Day 13: Can Tho/Ho Chi Minh City (B, G)

8.00 - 10.45: You'll have breakfast at your hotel and then be picked up to Ninh Kieu Harbour. You'll then take about two hour boat trip to cruise along the Mekong River to Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets. You can enjoy the Mekong rural lifestyle.

10.45 - 13.15: You'll travel back to Vinh Long to have  lunch at local restaurant.

13.15 - 15.15: You'll return to Ho Chi Minh City for overnight accommodation.

Day 14: 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 in US$ per person: 

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Valid until September 30, 2009

Prices include:

• Breakfast and accommodation in twin or double room.
• All pick up and transfer.
• One-way domestic flight tickets: Hanoi - Hue, Danang - Ho Chi Minh City including domestic flight airport taxes.
• Boats cruise as programme, sharing a luxury boat in Ha Long Bay.
• Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced, safe driver.
• Experienced English-speaking tour guide as indicated in the itinerary.
• Entry fees for all sightseeing as mentioned in the programme.
• Lunches and dinner on the boat in Ha Long Bay.
• Government Taxes.

Price do not include:

• International flight tickets and airport tax.
• Visas.
• Other Lunches and Dinners.
• 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
• Hue: Imperial Hotel (***** in the city centre) 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
• Can Tho: Victoria Hotel (**** overlooking the Mekong River) 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
• Hue: Camelia Hotel (**** in the city centre) 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
• Can Tho: Golf Hotel (**** 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
• Hue: Asia Hotel (*** in the city centre) 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
• Can Tho: Saigon Can Tho Hotel (*** overlooking the Mekong River) 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
• Hue: Bamboo Hotel (** in the hear of city centre) 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
• Can Tho: Ninh Kieu Hotel (** city centre) or similar