Highlights:
- The best way to deep in and experience the daily life of the vibrant Mekong Delta
- Spend time to relax in Hoi An
- Enjoy Halong Bay – the UNESCO World Heritage Site, with many limestone islands and overnight on the Bay.
- Trek through Muong Hoa Valley to discover the culture and lifestyle of ethnic minority people in Sapa
ITINERARY:
DAY 1: HO CHI MINH ARRIVAL (MEAL: NO)
Arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport, Our driver will welcome you at airport terminal and transfer you to the hotel in the center. You will check in at the hotel and you will visit the center of the city by your own.
Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City.
Please note that check in time at hotel is 14:00.
Inclusion: airport pick up service, accommodation
DAY 2: HO CHI MINH – MEKONG DELTA FULL DAY (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1 brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong.
On arrival at My Tho, after visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, take a motor boat to enter My Tho city through Bao Dinh natural canal. Take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant, then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals.
Meet at the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Inclusion: transportation, English speaking guide, breakfast and lunch, all entrance fees, accommodation.
DAY 3: HO CHI MINH CITY FREE AND EASY – FLY TO DANANG – HOI AN (BREAKFAST/-/-)
Free and easy in Ho Chi Minh City until our driver will pick you up at hotel and transfer to airport, fly to Danang. Another driver will pick you up at airport, transfer to hotel. Stay overnight in Hoi An.
Inclusion: transportation, breakfast, accommodation.
DAY 4: HOI AN FREE TIME (BREAKFAST/-/-)
Free and easy in Hoi An, you can relax on the beach or visit Hoi An Old Town, some traditional villages... Stay overnight in Hoi An.
Inclusion: breakfast, accommodation.
DAY 5: HOI AN FREE TIME (BREAKFAST/-/-)
Free and easy in Hoi An. Stay overnight in Hoi An.
Inclusion: breakfast, accommodation.
DAY 6: HOI AN FREE TIME – FLY TO HANOI (BREAKFAST/-/-)
Hoi An free and easy visit. Until our driver will pick you up at hotel and transfer to the airport, fly to Hanoi. Another driver will pick you up at airport, transfer to hotel. Stay overnight in Hanoi.
Inclusion: transportation, breakfast, accommodation.
DAY 7: HOA LU – TAM COC (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
At 08:00 Am: Meet your tour guide at your hotel. We will drive around 2.5 hours to Hoa Lu - the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of the Le and the Dinh Dynasties. You can see the royal citadel where the emperors lived and know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.
Then you will have Buffet lunch featuring Vietnamese cuisine.
Continue to take a boat trip to visit Tam Coc, known as “Halong Bay on land”. You will have a chance to see views of majestic limestone cliffs and three mysterious caves, as well as countryside sights, like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields.
You can join to ride bicycle around countryside roads and villages to see the local farmers and buffaloes working on the rice fields. Get on bus to transfer back to Hanoi, drop you off at hotel. Free and easy in evening. Overnight in Hanoi.
Inclusion: transportation, all entrance fees, English speaking guide, breakfast and lunch, accommodation
DAY 8: HANOI – HALONG BAY (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)
08:00 – 08:30: Our tour guide and bus pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter.
08:30: Departure to Halong Bay for 3.5 hours.
10:00: Arrive in Hai Duong province, and have 20 minute short break.
12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor, 12:15 Welcome to cruise and enjoy welcome drink, get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.
12:30: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
15:00: Our cruise will pass Tung Gau Area. The airy and fresh air, cool breezes, blue sea and sky, and natural seascape will captivate any visitors setting foot here. Especially, Tung Gau of Lan Ha Bay is extremely suitable for enjoying kayaking and swiming and then visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village.
17.30: Come back to our cruise and relax.
19:30: Time for dinner enjoying special food on the cruise.
21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, karaoke, squid fishing, and overnight on the cruise.
Inclusion: transportation, English speaking guide, all entrance fees, kayaking, swimming, breakfast, lunch and dinner, accommodation on cruise
DAY 9: HALONG BAY – HANOI – NIGHT BUS TO SAPA (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck.
07.00: Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have a breakfast.
08:00: Arriving Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave) and joining with guide to visiting and explore the cave
10:00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. Join cooking class guided directly by Chef. You have a chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.
11:00: Enjoy the lunch on cruise.
12:00: Cruise is landing Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.
12:30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus.
14:30: Stopover in Hai Duong province to visit a ceramics workshop.
16:00 – 16:30: Arrive in Hanoi. Free and easy visit Hanoi until at 21:00 our bus will pick you up at hotel, take the night bus to Sapa. Stay overnight on bus.
Inclusion: transportation, entrance fees, breakfast and lunch, bus tickets, English speaking guide
DAY 10: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TA VAN VILLAGE (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)
At 06:00 Am, our staff will pick you up bus office in Sapa Center. Transfer to our hotel in Sapa. Have a free shower and breakfast at hotel.
09:00 Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel, then we start 3km of walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong - visit a local school and local houses then continue 4km of trekking down to Lao Chai village of the H’mong.
Have a picnic lunch on the way.
After lunch, we trek more 4 Km through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. This is a good chance to learn about the local architecture, daily life styles and customs.
Stay overnight at Homestay.
Inclusion: transportation, breakfast, lunch and dinner, English speaking guide, all entrance fees, accommodation
DAY 11: TA VAN – GIANG TA CHAI – SU PAN – HANOI (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
Have a breakfast at the Homestay. At 08:00 Am, we will trek on a hilly trail throught Bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai village where you can see the Red Dzao minority people. You can make a stop at a waterfall for taking the photos or swimming if weather permits. Have a soft break at rattan bridge –the oldest rattan bridge in Sapa. Visit some house and continue to go to Su Pan village. Have a lunch at the village.
In the afternoon, we will ascend to the main road where the bus is awaited for your journey back to Sapa. At 15:30, take the afternoon bus back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at 21:00 then drop you off at hotel. Stay overnight in Hanoi.
Inclusion: transportation, English speaking guide, breakfast and picnic lunch, all entrance fees, bus tikets, accommodation.
DAY 12: HANOI DEPARTURE (BREAKFAST/-/-)
Our driver will pick you up at hotel and transfer to airport, fly home or next destination. Tour ends.
Inclusion: airport transfer service, breakfast
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