| Day
1: |
Arrival
- Ha Noi
Welcome at the airport on arrival in Ha Noi and transfer to
the hotel for check-in. Overnight in Ha Noi.
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| Day
2: |
Ha
Noi
Breakfast
at hotel.
Morning visit to the historic Ba Dinh Square with Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum (if open), Ho Chi Minh Stilts House and One-Pillar
Pagoda.
Continue to visit Temple of Literature and History Museum.
Visit Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple.
One-hour cyclo (tricycle) ride in the Old Quarter of Ha Noi
and then enjoy some more walking in the area.
Enjoy the evening show of the spectacular Water Puppetry.
Overnight in Ha Noi.
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| Day
3 : |
Ha
Noi - Hoa Binh - Mai Chau
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to the airport for international flight to Phnom Penh.
Welcome at the airport on arrival and transfer to the hotel
for check-in.
Afternoon city tour in Phnom Penh in the afternoon to visit
Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda (if open), Raung Damrei Museum
and National Museum of Fine Arts.
Overnight in Phnom Penh.
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| Day
4 : |
Mai Chau - Ninh Binh
Breakfast at local house.
Transfer to Ninh Binh (140km away) in the morning via Vu Ban
and Hoang Long districts.
Drive past beautiful landscapes with vast rice fields, stream,
water mill, suspension bridge and villages of ethnic minority
peoples in the distance on the way.
Hotel check-in on arrival.
Enjoy a sampan ride along Ngo Dong river passing by limestone
hills to visit Tam Coc caves.
Later visit the temple dedicated to Dinh and Le Dynasties in
Hoa Lu ancient capital of feudal Vietnam in late 10th - early
11th centuries.
Overnight in Ninh Binh.
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| Day
5 : |
Ninh Binh - Ha Long
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning visit to Phat Diem stone church before setting off for
Ha Long (186km away) via the towns of Nam Dinh, Thai Binh and
Hai Phong.
Short sightseeing tour around Hai Phong city which is a main
port of northern Vietnam.
Hotel check-in on arrival.
Overnight in Ha Long. |
| Day
6 : |
Ha Long - Ha Noi
Breakfast
at hotel.
Six-hour boat cruise on the magnificent Ha Long Bay - a World
Heritage Site - to enjoy swimming and exploring some limestone
grottoes.
Transfer back to Ha Noi in the afternoon with short stop at
a ceramic workshop in Dong Trieu.
Overnight in Ha Noi. |
| Day
7 : |
Ha
Noi - Da Nang - Hoi An
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to the airport for domestic flight in the morning to
Da Nang.
Meet at the airport on arrival in Da Nang and transfer for sightseeing
tour around the city including visit to the Museum of Cham Sculpture.
Proceed to Hoi An and hotel check-in on arrival.
Free time afterwards.
Overnight in Hoi An.
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| Day
8 : |
Hoi
An
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning walking visits to old houses, pagodas, local market
and Chinese community's assembly halls in Hoi An ancient town.
Enjoy bicycle ride in the afternoon to the countryside or to
Cua Dai Beach.
Overnight in Hoi An.
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| Day
9 : |
Hoi
An - Hue
Breakfast at hotel.
Drive to Hue in the morning via Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Beach.
Hotel check-in upon arrival.
Afternoon city tour in Hue beginning with boat ride on Huong
River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda.
Continue by overland to visit the former Imperial Citadel and
the Royal Tomb of Tu Duc King.
Overnight in Hue.
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| Day
10 : |
Hue
- Saigon
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to the airport for domestic flight in the morning to
Saigon.
Meet upon arrival and transfer to the hotel for check-in.
Half-day city tour in the afternoon to visit the War Remnants
Hall and bustling Chinatown with Thien Hau Temple.
Photo stops at Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office and
City Hall.
Overnight in Saigon.
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| Day
11 : |
Saigon
- Mekong Delta - Saigon
Breakfast at hotel.
Drive to Cai Be district in the Mekong Delta in the morning.
Upon arrival, take a boat ride on Mekong River to visit the
Cai Be Floating Market where many kinds of seasonal fruits and
vegetables are traded on boats.
Continue the boat ride into the countryside of Vinh Long town
visiting local homes, fruit/bonsai gardens and workshops.
Enjoy a short hand-rowed sampan ride on small canals.
Pick up in Vinh Long town and transfer by overland back to Saigon
via My Thuan Bridge.
Overnight in Saigon.
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| Day
12 : |
Saigon
- Departure
Breakfast at hotel.
Free time for shopping or relaxing until transfer to the airport
for international departure flight.
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