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Day 1: HA NOI – ARRIVAL (Nil)
Pick up at Noi Bai airport (no guide, with driver only) & transfer to hotel for check-in (check-in time: after 14:00).
Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 2: HANOI – HA LONG BAY (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
08:15-08:30: Pick up at hotel and transfer to join with other tourists.
08:45: Leave Hanoi for Ha Long city, making a short stop en route in Hai Duong to visit crafts workshops, where you’ll see marble stone sculptures, plaque paintings, and hand-embroidered items.
12:00: Arrive in Ha Long bay, get on Imperial cruise and enjoy a welcome drink.
13:00: Enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising towards thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water, passing by Stone Dog islet, floating fishing village, incense burner islet, fighting cocks islet etc
15:00: Visit Heavenly Palace cave, the most beautiful one in Ha Long bay.
16:00: Kayaking for an hour or more through slide rock cliffs.
17:30: Swimming time, this is great chance to relax in water
19:00: Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner at cruise’s restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin
20:30: Evening activities like singing karaoke, dancing, squid fishing or playing cards. Overnight on cruise.
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Day 3: HA LONG BAY – HA NOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
07:00: Breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits will be served.
08:00: Check out and start cruising further to discover the hidden charm of the bay, taking photos many islets with outstanding shapes as frog island, turtle island etc
10:00: Cooking class opened right on the cruise for all the people are interested in cooking, especially cooking Vietnamese food.
11:15: Lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.
12:30: Get on bus & transfer back to Hanoi.
16:00: Arrive in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 4: HANOI – SAPA – CAT CAT (BY BUS) (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
6:30 - 7:00: Pick up from your hotel, get on big bus and depart for Sapa.
9:30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first break.
11:00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa.
13:00: Arrive in Sapa town, you will see colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao & Tay ethnic people.
· Welcome drink and itinerary briefing.
· Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures.
14:30: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic power station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill, then the bus will pick you up to get back to Sapa in the late afternoon.
(Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours).
17:00: Come back to Sapa town. Have dinner and overnight in hotel. Overnight in Sapa.
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Day 5: SAPA- HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
Option 1: SAPA - Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN - HANOI (BY BUS)
7:00 - 7:45: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking.
8:00: A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son mountain after that head to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people.
(Trekking distance is about 8 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours).
11:30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van bridge to Sapa.
12:00 - 15:00: Have a shower at hotel, check out and have lunch and time at leisure on your own.
15:00: Meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
15:15: Get on bus to go back to Hanoi with two breaks enroute.
21:00: Reach Hanoi & drop off at your hotel.
Option 2: SAPA- BAC HA- HANOI (ONLY DEPART ON SUNDAY- Please see below surcharge).
6:15 - 7:00: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare all your luggage for Bac Ha market (only open on Sunday).
7:00 - 14:00: Take 2.5 hour drive to Bac Ha town - home of Flower H’Mong ethnic people.
· Visit Bac Ha market - the most typical weekly market with inhabitants of lots of Ethnic people.
· Have lunch at local restaurant.
· A short walk to Hoang A Tuong’s palace which was built in 1914 with French, Viet architecture and visit “Pho” village of Flower H’Mong people.
(Trekking distance is about 3 kms and it lasts for 2 hours).
14:00: Take 1.45 hour drive back to Lao Cai city, have a shower and relax in the border gate city (Do not come back Sapa town)
16:30: You are welcomed to shuttle bus back to Hanoi with two breaks enroute.
21:15: We say goodbye to you at your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 6: HANOI– HO CHI MINH CITY (Breakfast)
Transfer to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to hotel. Free at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 7: HO CHI MINH CITY – SIC TOUR TO CU CHI TUNNELS (Breakfast)
07:30- 08:15: Pick up & transfer to meeting point to join with other tourists.
Transfer to visit Cu Chi tunnels which were known as the fatherland's iron bulwark, during the struggle for independence. Explore the tunnel complex and see the secret entrance hole, health bunker, dining bunker, resting room, American tank, meeting bunker, Hoang Cam kitchen (smokeless kitchen), and fighting bunker. Here you will also have chance to witness how rice paper is made.
Return Ho Chi Minh city and drop off at your hotel by a taxi. The rest of day is at leisure.
Lunch and dinner will be on your own account. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 8: HO CHI MINH CITY – MUI NE BEACH (by shuttle bus) (Breakfast)
07:30: Pick up and transfer to meeting point to join with other tourists.
08:00: Transfer to Mui Ne which is some 120 miles North of Saigon (approximately 225 km), and it takes 05 hours drive from Saigon with a break stop (30 minutes) at local restaurants.
In the town of Mui Ne you will find one of the less spoiled beaches in Southeast Asia, long beaches, good restaurants, water sport activities, and hotels from budget bungalows to high end villas and resorts.
Lunch and dinner will be on your own account.
Check in resort and relax. Overnight in Mui Ne - Phan Thiet.
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Day 9: MUI NE BEACH, PHAN THIET (Breakfast)
Free at leisure to enjoy the beach. If you like you can buy optional tour to visit Sand dunes & surrounding area or playing beach water sport actitivities. Overnight in Mui Ne - Phan Thiet.
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Day 10: MUI NE BEACH - HO CHI MINH CITY (by shuttle bus) (Breakfast)
Enjoy free time with self - arranged activities in this beautiful beach resort city. Check out from hotel and proceed for lunch arrangement made at hotel (on your own account).
Get on a shuttle bus at around 13:30 to continue journey back to Saigon. We will pick you up at bus station and transfer to hotel for check in.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 11: HO CHI MINH CITY – Departure (Breakfast)
Free at leisure. Check out hotel (check-out time: 12:00). We will send you to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure flight. End of services.
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