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Itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi arrival (no meal today)
Your connecting flight landing in Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. You will be warmly welcomed and transferred to hotel for check-in (the rooms are at your disposal from 14:00). We will have a short introduction to our country including travel tips, useful advice covering food, culture, safety, traffic...Then, you can freely spend your evening on taking a rest in the hotel or going a little sightseeing tour around the city. This night out in Hanoi will show you the different facets of the city.
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour - Night Train to Lao Cai (Breakfast, lunch)
Start your city tour with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex and the first University of Vietnam called Temple of Literature before lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you can enjoy the diverse of Vietnamese culture in the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Next, A slow – speed tour on a traditional cyclo will bring you chance to explore the classic and modern features of Hanoi by travelling through the Old Quarter streets. The Old Quarter is well-known for its history, architecture, products and even the daily life of residents in its 36 old streets and guilds where the name of the street represents products the vendors selling in it. Finally, you will be transferred to Tran Quy Cap train station to take an overnight train to Lao Cai City, 30 km away from Sapa town.
Day 3: Arrive in Lao Cai - Sapa Trekking (Breakfast, lunch)
Around 6.00am, you arrive in Lao Cai and then our local guide with private car will transfer you to Sapa. A brief visit to Sapa market lets you to enjoy peaceful life there. After a while, we will be on our way to Cat Cat village where you stop by a beautiful waterfall, a hydroelectric station and a rice paddy terraces with spectacular sceneries. Arriving in Y Linh Ho village where Black Hmong minority lives, you take a rest and enjoy your lunch. Next, you visit Muong Hoa valley and pass through another Black Hmong minority, Lao Chai, before taking a trekking route to visit Ta Van village of Giay minority. Finally, our car will take you back to Sapa town.
Day 4: Hill Tribe Village Trekking - Hanoi (Breakfast, lunch)
At 08.30am, we will drive southwards. You can enjoy fantastic landscapes of Hoang Lien Son range and terraced rice fields of Muong Hoa valley offered by the first 16km of your journey. You have chance to get off at several photo stops before visiting to Hoa Su Pan, a small hamlet of the Black Hmong in Su Pan Commune. Heading toward further south to Muong Bo valley of Thanh Phu commune, you walk along the large path for nearly an hour to visit several houses on stilts of the Tay ethnic group and experience their daily life. Then, you take a lunch break in a local home. In the afternoon, a short drive gets you through a rocky road to My Son and you spend about thirty minutes going for a walk in this village of Xa Pho ethnic to see their special custom. Coming back Sapa for check out and you return to Lao Cai for a night train back to Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi - Halong Bay (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
In early morning, you arrive in Hanoi and freshen up before having breakfast at a mini hotel opposite the train station. About 8.00am, a shared shuttle bus picks you up and your 3 and a half hours journey to Halong Bay starts. After a cruise briefing, you embark upon your cruise. As cruising further along magnificent Halong Bay, you can witness scenic beauty of limestone islands while savoring a leisurely lunch. For a while, getting off the boat to get on a kayak and exploring hidden areas of the bay around Bo Nau Cave. Returning to the boat and heading toward Soi Sim Island. At the Island, you can relax and enjoy swimming or climb up to the top for a vista of Halong Bay. Back to the boat for showering, and you can relax or pose photos while the sun is starting to set. After dining, you freely use your evening to socialize with other guests, dance or experience squid fishing.
Day 6: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Hue (Breakfast, lunch)
Choose Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt to start your day. At sunrise, your breakfast will be served. Next, visit the nicest cave in Halong Bay, the amazing Sung Sot Cave. Return to the boat and check out of your cabin. Continue to explore the Bay further, drop by Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, etc. On your way back to the habor, experience a cooking demonstration and then enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch. After disembarking, come back to Hanoi for a short flight to Hue. In Hue, our guide and driver warmly welcomes you and transfer you to the hotel.
Day 7: Hue Tour (Breakfast, lunch)
Visit Hue Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage site built from 1805. This masterpiece illustrates Nguyen architecture with ten gateways, a surrounding canal and many specialized buildings inside. After visiting the Citadel and learning about Nguyen architecture, you will continue your sightseeing (boat trip cruise on the Perfume River) with Thien Mu Pagoda which boasts of itself reputation of the most famous religious Buddhist Center in Hue. Enjoy the poetry and romance of the Perfume River while watching the sunset on the riverbanks. Cruise to a royal tomb and explore the life of a famous king under the Nguyen Dynasty.
Day 8: Hue – Transfer to Hoi An (Breakfast, lunch)
Travel to the south through Da Nang City, arrive in and explore Hoi An Ancient Town, one of the most valuable places of Vietnam. It used to be a bustling commercial port for international merchants who came and traded diversifying kinds of product. Though Hoi An has become an attractive destination with many resorts, cafes and other modern building, its classic look still remains. In old and narrow streets, several houses are unchanged from their dawn day. You will have a walking tour visiting the Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, Phung Hung Ancient House… In addition, Hoi An is famous for its unique traditional foods like Quang Nam noodles, Cao Lau chicken rice and other tasteful dishes. You should take this chance to enjoy Hoi An gastronomy.
Day 9: Visit to Cham Island (Breakfast, lunch)
Today we will take a shared speedboat to explore Cham Island, a group of small islets just some kms to the East of Hoi An. Explore local way of life on one of the most densely populated island in Vietnam. Visit a marine protected centre supported by Danish International Development Agency, a pagoda built some hundred years ago used by fishermen for worship prior to their fishing trip in the sea. Have lunch. Then in the afternoon on the same boat, go out at sea and do some snorkeling in the most beautiful hidden waters in Cham Island.
Day 10: Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City (Breakfast, lunch)
Say farewell to Hoi An, you will be transferred to Danang Airport for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City, the most bustlingcity in the south of Vietnam. This is one of the must-visit cities attracting international tourists. Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, your whole afternoon is devoted to a guided tour around this exciting city. Visit Reunification Palace, the War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, the old Central Post Office, and a busy Ben Thanh Market.
Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta Cruise (Breakfast, lunch)
Cai Be floating market is the first place to visit today. In this special market, you can see many stores on wooden boats selling various kinds of fruits and vegetables. Then, paying a visit to a local workshop gives you chance to learn how to make rice paste, coconut candy and pop rice. Afterward, you stop by a handicraft village to witness the local making rice net for spring roll, fish source and soya source, cooking salt or sewing coconuts leaves. Your lunch will be served in a 170-year-old house. In the afternoon, a traditional rowboat will pick you up to travel around wooden houses lying under palm trees in the Mekong Delta. In this short sightseeing, you are able to see daily activities of local residents like fishing or picking fruits. At a possibly optional stop, visitors can enter a garden which nurses different types of fruits. You are able to enjoy various fruits and explore how the owners produce world famous fruits and vegetables there. Around 3.30pm, the trip ends at Vinh Long town where a car will transfer you back Ho Chi Minh.
Day 12: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (Breakfast)
Having breakfast served at hotel, then you are free at your leisure (rooms are at your disposal until noontime). Take your time to enjoy some coffee, write some blog posts or share your trip photo on social media channels. In the afternoon/evening, our guide and driver transfer you to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your flight back to Southeast Asia regional travel hubs (Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur) where you will take an overnight flight home. End of tour services.
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