Best of Vietnam 10 days/ 9 nights

Day 1 : Arrival Hanoi(D)

Meet and greet upon arrival to airport. Transfer to our hotel in town. This evening, your guide will take you out to sample some of Hanoi’s superb cuisine. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi City tour(B,L)

Visit to Ho Chi Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh house, presidential palace, one pillar pagoda and  Temple of literature – Vietnam’s first national university and wonderful Museum of Ethnology. Tonight we will attend the water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3:Hanoi –HaLong (B,L,D)

Breakfast at hotel and then start a 3-hour drive through the Red River Delta to Ha Long City. Comfort stop en route for photos and coffee before arriving to Ha Long City. We then transfer to a refurbished wooden sailing junk for a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Ha Long Bay, giving us the chance to take in the stunning scenery of this World Heritage Site. While on board we will be served a sumptuous fresh, local seafood lunch followed by a swim and exploring some of the limestone caves in this area. When the sun comes down we drop anchor for the night nearby a remote island. Overnight on Junk.

Day 4:HaLong – Hanoi (B,L,)

Rising to the tranquil beauty of the bay we have time for an early morning dip with joys and emotions for watching sunrise on sea followed by breakfast. This morning we continue to move around the bay to find more secluded areas. The junk will be near us at all times serving as a back up vessel for those that require it. At around midday we will return to the main harbor before transferring to our awaiting vehicle for a 3-hour journey back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi , free rest of the time. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Day 5:  Hanoi -Hue (B,L,D)

Transfer to airport for the early morning flight from  Hanoi to Hue.Upon arrival to Hue, we start our city tour to  visit  Citadel and  Imperial purple city, imposing Thien Mu pagoda and board the trip from here for a cruise on perfume river. Visit Honchen temple  and Minh Mang tomb. We then disembark the board for a  visit to Tuduc royal tomb , time permitting we visit Phu Cam and Notre Dame Cathedrals. Overnight at hotel in Hue.

Day 6: Hue –Danang – Hoian (B,L)

As we bid Hue farewell this morning we continue our south bound journey, this time in the comfort of an air-conditioned bus. Today's destination is the old trading town of Hoi An. Along the way though we will stop at Lang Co beach for coffee and refreshments. From here we head up to the Hai Van pass, stopping at the top to take in the stunning views north over Lang Co beach and south over Danang city. Continuing on our way down the other side and into Da nang, where we will stop at the Cham Museum, the famed China Beach, and the Marble Mountains. Arriving in Hoi An we spend the rest of the afternoon exploring and relaxing. Ovenright in Hoian

Day 7: Hoian (B)

Today there is plenty of time to discover what  Hoi An  has to offer. You can spend your time  walking around exploring the many Chinese  assembly halls and  fascinating ancestral  homes, some of which have been occupied  by the same family for fifteen genera ions. The town is also famous for it's shops in particular it's large number of tailors. If you wanted, you could have a whole new wardrobe made for you here! You might like to take a boat ride with one of the local women across the Thu Bon River. Perhaps you would like to hire a bicycle and head off on a scenic ride to Cua Dai beach, about 4 km away. There's even the chance to improve your culinary skills with a Vietnamese cooking lesson! One thing is for sure - there is no shortage of things to do in this town! Overnight in hotel in Hoian

Day 08  Hoian – HCM city (B,L)

Trasfert to airport for the flight to HCM city. Afternoon visit Independent Palace, War Crime museum, Thien Hau pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City Museum,  Reunification Palace, Jade Emperor Pagoda, visit Dan Sinh Market to buy military memorabilia.  Overnight in  hotel in HCM city

Day 09:HCM city–Cuchi Tunnels - Tay Ninh Temples (B,L)

Drive to visit the Cuchi Tunnels. At the height of the Vietnam war, the tunnel system stretched from the outskirts of Saigon  all the way to the Cambodian border of over 250 kilometers of tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years starting in the 1940s,  let the Viet Minh  and, later, the Viet Cong, control a huge rural area.  It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers.  In places, it was several  stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.... getting married, giving birth,going to school. The ground here is hard clay, which made this whole thing possible.  But even so, the planning and construction was incredible.  People dug all this with hand tools, filling reed baskets and dumping the dirt into bomb craters.  They installed large vents so they could hear approaching helicopters, smaller vents for air and baffled vents to dissipate cooking smoke.  There were also hidden  trap doors and gruesomely effective bamboo-stake booby traps. Today, the trees and bushes have grown back.  And since 1988, two sections of tunnels have been open for visitors.  After Cuchi Tunnels tour, drive to Long Hoa and visit Cao Dai Cathedral.  Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 10:Departure (B)

There will be a transfer to airport for your flight home today.

Cost in USD per person based on private tour ( valid until 30 Apr 09):

Accommodation list:

Trip includes

ü  English Speaking Guide.
ü  All accommodation on twin share basis with daily breakfasts
ü  Meals as indicated (B= breakfast; L=Lunch; D = Dinner)
ü  All tours & transfers in private car/ van/ bus
ü  Boat cruise as indicated
ü  Domestic airfare & airport taxes: Hanoi - Hue; Danang - HCM city
ü  Entrance fees and permits during guided time.

Trip excludes

ü  International Airfares.
ü  International departure tax
ü  Meals not indicated
ü  Visas and visa arrangement
ü  Personal travel insurance (Compulsory).
ü  Personal expenses such as Bar, Telephone and Laundry bills.
ü  Tips and gratuities
 

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