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OVERVIEW
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Within 15 days, this tour will give you a moderate schedule enabling an in-depth visit to each site from South to North. Do not miss the chance to explore the most known World Natural & Historic Heritage sites of Vietnam and have a great opportunity for relaxing in Mui Ne, the most beautiful beaches in Indochina. Refresh yourself between wonderful natural landscapes, history, gastronomy and superb monuments!
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HIGHLIGHT
- Take an excursion to Mekong delta, with a boat trip on the Mekong river to visit Cat Be floating market.
- Visiting the local village where the local people make pop rice and coconut candy.
- Cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables of Cai Rang colorful floating market.
- Relaxing in Phan Thiet, one of the best beaches in Vietnam.
- Visit the city of eternal spring and honeymoon city of Da Lat, which is known as the vegetable & flower garden of Vietnam.
- Explore the ‘Jewel of Vietnam’ by walking through its ancient streets and enjoying the country’s finest cuisine in Hoi An ancient town.
- Visit UNESCO World Heritage sites My Son sanctuary.
- Sightseeing with a the friendly local guide in the colonial elegance of capital of Hanoi
- Take a “cyclo” ride through the Old Quarter.
- Overnight in a traditional Junk boat on Ha Long bay and discover caves & fishing villages, explore the lagoon.
- Explore a huge diversity of ecosystems, including offshore coral reefs, freshwater swamp forests, small freshwater lakes, and sandy beaches of Hal Long bay.
- Explore the the ancient citadel Hoa Lu and cruise through Tam Coc landscape complex grottoes.
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Day 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – ARRIVAL (Nil)
Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport, you will be welcomed by our friendly tour guide and driver. Then, transfer to you hotel for check in (after 14:00pm.
The rest of day is free and leisure time. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 2: HO CHI MINH CITY – CAI BE – VINH LONG – CAN THO (Breakfast, Lunch)
Transferring from the centre of Ho Chi Minh city at 7.00, you will reach Cai Be at 9.30 AM. We will pick up you at the first stop-over - Cao Dai temple Cai Be which is symbolizing for the local unique religion and then the Cai Be cathedral.
After that, you will embark on the boat to visit the inland and floating markets of Cai Be to observe the daily life of local people as well as to know how the two markets different from each other.
You will buy fresh tropical fruits right at locals own boats and have chance to talk to them for exploring more their own culture value along with their daily life.
Leaving the market, you will continue with a hand-rowing boat tour to discover the exciting Mekong river life. The small boat will travel through the tiny canals and lead you to the meeting spots.
Back to the main tourist boat and transfer to Tan Phong island. Take a short rest, have a drink and taste the local fresh fruits.
Next, we will cycle around Tan Phong Island to visit the traditional handicraft workshops of handbags, rice papers along with wooden tables and chairs. If it is on schooldays, you will also have a chance to make friends with local cute and gentle pupils in a village school. Stop at a local farmer's house to savour a cup of tea and local specialties of banana candies. You can try plucking the fruits at the host's garden and talk to him to understand how local farmers take care for their gardens.
Saying goodbye to the hospitable host, we keep on biking to the bang conical hat (nón bàng) workshop. You will cycle back to Mekong Rustic restaurant for lunch with local food and break before embarking on boat to leave Tan Phong Island for the pier at 17:30.
Then, continue transferring to Can Tho city. Overnight in Can Tho.
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Day 3: CAN THO – HO CHI MINH CITY (Breakfast)
After breakfast, you will board a sampan boat to Cai Rang floating market, the region’s busiest and most lively markets. Marvel at the sheer abundance of exotic fruits, vegetables and skilfully handcrafted regional products. We will pull up to the boats for talking and bargaining with the merchants. We will also visit some of the local candy and cake making factories or boat through the green water landscape to see local houses, verdant orchards and ship-building yards.
Then, transfer back to the pier, driver will pick you up and transfer to visit Binh Thuy ancient house - the typical of resident architecture of Mekong delta area.
Drive back to Ho Chi Minh city and arrive in the late afternoon, check-in hotel and free at your leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 4: HO CHI MINH CITY – PHAN THIET – MUI NE (Breakfast)
Today morning, we take a private car and proceed to Mui Ne via Phan Thiet (4 hours). Once a part of the Cham Kingdom, it’s now a perfect stop for Vietnam beach holidays. Mui Ne is an unremarkable town with white sand beaches and coconut trees.
Start your tour with a visit to a nearby fishing village, a coracle basket boat ride, and then a visit to the Phan Thiet habour. This is followed by a ride to the wind-softened sands of Mui Ne’s astonishing Red Sand Dunes, afire with colour in the sun. (including 1 round of sand surfing per pax)
On the way back into town we’ll stop by Mui Ne’s popular Fairy Stream & visit some of the lesser-seen local villages. The adventure will come to an end by visiting Poshanu Cham Tower - a group of Cham Tower temple vestige remaining in the old Cham kingdom and enjoy the sunset.
In the afternoon, transfer to your hotel for checking-in hotel and relaxing. Overnight in Mui Ne.
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Day 5: MUI NE FREE AND EASY (Breakfast)
Full free day to enjoy and relax at Mui Ne Beach. Overnight in Mui Ne.
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Day 6: MUI NE – DA LAT (Breakfast, Lunch)
In the morning, transfer to Da Lat which known as the City of spring and flower city (4 hours).
Upon arrival, have Lunch at a local restaurant and transfer to hotel for checking in and refreshing (after 14:00pm).
In the afternoon, visit Truc Lam meditation Monastery, the beautiful pagode with airy space, fresh air and green sceneries. The biggest area of Monastery in Vietnam, maybe you have some surprising about the nuns and monks had lived in the same place. From here you can take a look at Tuyen Lam lake (Paradise lake). Then, you will take one way cable car to Robin Hill with panorama view of entire Dalat city.
At the end of tour, drop by the XQ Embroidery workshop which has been known with the brand XQ, watching the artists creating their masterpiece. Overnight in Da Lat.
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Day 7: DA LAT CITY TOUR (Breakfast)
After breakfast, browse around the colorful product and flower stalls at a local market. Pass by local vegetable and flower farms. The next place will be Langbiang mountain where there’s about the love legend of 2 tribes in Vietnam over hundred years ago. Drive up to the top by 4WD Jeep. From the summit of Langbian you will see the Gold and Silver streamline.
On the way back to Dalat, take a stop for photo at Da Lat Rail Way station and continue driving to visit Crazy House - one of the ten strange houses on the World with special architecture.
Then, take a visit to Bao Dai King’s summer palace, where is the last Emperor in Viet Nam working and living. Built in 1933, the restored palace is still furnished with a lot of its original furniture and fittings and offers a rich insight into the life of the Royal resident. At the end of the tour, visit University of pedagogy of Da Lat, one of the most representative buildings of the city of Da Lat.
You will have free time to do shopping at Dalat market, then transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Da Lat.
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Day 8: DA LAT – DA NANG BY FLIGHT – HOI AN (Breakfast)
Early morning, transfer to Da Lat airport for departure flight to Da Nang (Flight should be VN1954 DLI DAD 08:25 - 09:45)
Arrival Da Nang, our local guide will pick up and transfer to Hoi An. On the way, you can take chance to visit Cham museum (closed on Monday), an old sandstone building houses an excellent collection of Cham’s art and sculptures. Next, stop at Marble Mountain which is made up of five limestone outcrops in isolation from the surrounding plains, each riddled with caves and grottoes, with some made into pagodas and shrines. The top offers spectacular views of Da Nang and the surrounding.
Continue driving to Hoi An amcient town, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries and its architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years.
The rest of day is your free and leisure time. Overnight in Hoi An.
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Day 9: HOI AN – MY SON SANCTUARY – HOI AN (Breakfast)
Depart to My Son sanctuary about 50km which was once an imperial city during the Champa dynasty, between the 4th and the 8th centuries. Upon arrival, visit the ruins towers of Cham people and learn about of architecture of Cham civilization. Spend about 1.5 hour to see a large complex of religious relics that comprises more than 65 architectural works. In 1999, UNESCO labeled the Cham architecture in My Son as a world cultural heritage site.
Drive back to Hoi An town. Upon arrival, take a walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit the Kwan temple , Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly hall, Tan Ky old house, Japanese bridge. After your walking tour If you have free time, you can do shopping at the old town. Guide will take you back to the hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.
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Day 10: HOI AN – DA NANG – HANOI BY FLIGHT (Breakfast)
Free and leisure time until transferring to Da Nang airport for departure flight to Hanoi.
Upon arrival, pick up at Noi Bai airport and then transfer to Hanoi city for checking-in and refreshing. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 11: HANOI CITY FULL DAY (Breakfast)
Enjoy a morning city tour by visiting Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum and his house on stilt, the botanical garden and the Presidential palace while learning about his life and revolutionary activities. This used to be the residence of the Governor of Indochina. On the way out visit One Pillar pagoda. The pagoda was constructed in 1049 by King Ly Thai Tong according to his dream of Bodhisattva seating on a lotus flower and led him to the pagoda. Arriving at the Temple of Literature, this is the first Royal National university in Vietnam.
Continue to visit Hoan Kiem lake (Restored Sword lake) and Ngoc Son temple. Situated in the heart of Hanoi, the lake got its name according to a legend story. Next, stop to visit Hanoi Ancient citadel with Doan Mon gate, Kinh Thien palace, Hau Lau palace and North gate. In the end of the tour you will take the 45 minutes-cyclo tour around the Old quarter through its streets which are named after the guilds that used to represent such as Hang Bac (Silver Street), Hang Gai (Silk Street), Hang Tre (Bamboo Street) etc… .& walking through it for shopping at some places. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 12: HANOI – TRANG AN – HANOI (Breakfast)
Today morning, we will proceed to Ninh Binh province by heading south for the two hour drive along Highway One. We spends 2 hours driving and enjoy the daily life of Vietnamese people in the countryside on the way.
Upon Ninh Binh arrival, visit Hoa Lu ancient capital. Hoa Lu is the site of a 10th-century capital of an ancient Vietnamese Kingdom. Take a 3 hour rowing boat (2 pax/boat) for a peaceful cruise on the river to explore Trang An grottoes. June 2014, UNESCO has inscribed Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province to its World Heritage List. During the journey through Trang An, you will travel through 12 caves and 3 temples and the scenery of the nature of Trang An is just unreal.
In the afternoon, drive back to Hanoi and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 13: HANOI – HALONG BAY (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
08:00 Proceed to Ha Long bay, one of Vietnam’s greatest natural wonders and was recognized as World’s Natural Heritage by UNESCO.
12.30: Receptionists welcome guests at the International Tuan Chau harbor.
12.45: Captain welcomes guests to Syrena cruises by tender. Check in cruise, whilst enjoy a welcome drink, safety briefing and check in cabin
13.00: Leaving International Tuan Chau harbour, discover the Ha Long bay - natural wonders of the world. Have lunch with special foods while cruising through famous sights Ba Hang fishing village, Đỉnh Hương island, Chó Đá islet, Gà Chọi islet...
14.30: Cruises stops at Bồ Nâu cave, the core area of the world natural heritage. Transfer by tender to Sprite cave - one of the most beautiful caves in Ha Long bay.
15.45: Leaving Sprite cave, transfer by tender to the Titov island was named by Uncle Ho, after Gherman Stepanovich Titov - the Soviet astronaut who visited in 1962 Enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach or climb the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. On the top of the mountain, you can see corner of magical Ha Long bay...
16.45: Back to the cruise. Relax and enjoy sunset on the sun deck.
18.30: Enjoy Vietnamese cooking demonstration. Have dinner on cruise.
20.30: Evening activities include: film entertainment (in the dining room); squid fishing. Overnight on Syrena cruise.
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Day 14: HALONG BAY – HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
06.00: Morning call (if you request).
06.30: Enjoy Tai Chi instructions on the sundeck in 30 minutes whilst cruising to Luồn cave.
07.00: Enjoy light breakfast in the restaurant (coffee, tea, fresh milk, water, pastries, bread, egg, fresh fruit, cereals will be served in the dining room).
08.00: After breakfast, take a guided tour to visit Luồn cave - .one of the cave open to the form beautiful about endemic the vegetation of the Ha Long bay. Visit Luồn cave by a traditionally woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman.
08.30: Then come back to Syrena cruise, relax and check out of cabin. Please put your luggage outside the door. Our porters will collect and get them ready on the pier for you. Finally, the cruise disembarks in International Tuan Chau harbour.
09.15: Enjoy brunch buffet menu served in the dining room. Settle bills in the dining room after brunch (if you have).
10.45: Transfer by tender back to Tuan Chau harbour and disembarkation. .
11:00 Arrive Syrena pier, dis-embark cruise & get on coach to drive back to Hanoi. On the way stop at Dai Viet restaurant for a bowl of Vietnamese Pho Noodles
16:00 Arrivel Hanoi city. Check in hotel for re-freshing. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 15: HA NOI - DEPARTURE (Breakfast)
Check-out hotel (before 12:00 PM - noon time). Free at leisure until transferring to Noi Bai airport for leaving flight. End of services.
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INCLUSION
Meals
19 meals: 14 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 1 dinner
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Transport
Private transportation, boat, night cruise
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Accommodation
Hotels (13 nights), Night cruise (1 night)
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Activities
Ho Chi Minh – Mekong delta
Phan Thiet – Mui Ne
Da Lat city tour– Hoi An – My Son sanctuary
Ha Noi city tour – Ninh Binh – Trang An
Ha Noi – Ha Long overnight on cruise
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Guide
English speaking guide
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Price
* Any group size greater than 8 pax, please contact us at inbound.sgn@transviet.com for better quotation
* Date and time correspond to Vietnam time zone (GMT+7)
* All prices are quoted in US$
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