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| Hanoi – Halong – Sapa – Bac Ha – Hanoi – Hoi An – Buon Ma Thuot – Da Lat – Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnel – Mekong Delta |
- Day 1 – Oct 29th: Hanoi arrival
- Day 2 – Oct 30th: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
- Day 3 – Oct 31st: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Lao Cai (B, L)
- Day 4 – Nov 1st: Lao Cai – Sapa (B,L)
- Day 5 – Nov 2nd: Sapa – Bac Ha – Sapa (B, L)
- Day 6 – Nov 3rd: Sapa – Lao Cai – Hanoi (B, L, D)
- Day 7 – Nov 4th: Hanoi – Da Nang - Hoi An (B)
- Day 8 – Nov 5th: Hoi An – Da Nang – Buon Ma Thuot (B)
- Day 9 – Nov 6th: Buon Ma Thuot – Da Lat (B)
- Day 10 – Nov 7th: Da Lat (B)
- Day 11 – Nov 8th: Da Lat – Ho Chi Minh city (B)
- Day 12 – Nov 9th: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh (B)
- Day 13 – Nov 10th: Mekong Delta day trip (B, L)
- Day 14 – Nov 11th: Ho Chi Minh departure (B)
On arrival at Noi Bai Airport in the afternoon, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. In the evening, take a cyclo ride to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and the 36 streets of the Old Quarter, where you can shop and explore on your own. Continue to enjoy Vietnam Water Puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.
- Day~2
- – Oct 30th: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
In the morning we travel to the World Heritage site of Halong Bay where our boat and sumptuous seafood feast awaits us. Cruising amongst the limestone islets, you will have a chance to explore various caves including Dinh Huong Island, Fighting Cock Island, Dog Island, Sail Island, Cave of Surprise - the natural cave of beautiful stalactites and stalagmites.
Enjoy swimming at Titov Beach. Passing across a fishing-floating house and bargain some fresh shrimps, crabs and fishes. Overnight on board.- Day~3
- – Oct 31st: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Lao Cai (B, L)
After a night on board our deluxe junk, you will awake to see daylight filtering through the early morning mist and the towering rock formations, leaving you with unforgettable memory of your visit. Lunch on board.
Transfer to Hanoi in the afternoon, visit the Temple of Literature (Viet Nam's first University) and Fine Arts Museum. Continue to go shopping at Craftlink Center, a famous place for traditional handicraft. Check in a 2* hotel for short rest and hot shower. After dinner, you will be picked up to transfer to the railway station for the train to Lao Cai province. Night on train.
Arrive in Lao Cai in early morning. Breakfast in Lao Cai. Meet and transfer to “the town of fog” of Sapa by van. Check in and free time to visit Ham Rong Mountain with scenic spots: Gate of Heaven, Garden of Orchid. In the afternoon, trekking tour to Cat Cat village, 3km south of Sapa which is a steep and very beautiful hike down like everywhere in this area. After dinner on your own, free time to discover Sapa town and taste grilled eggs, sugarcanes, sweet potatoes … Overnight in Sapa.
- Day~5
- – Nov 2nd: Sapa – Bac Ha – Sapa (B, L)
After having breakfast, you will travel by car from Lao Cai Railway Station. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area. Bac Ha is the largest market in the area, situated inside the small town of Bac Ha. On every Sunday mornings, it is literally a riot of color as many different ethnic groups such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung minorities... gather to buy and sell. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served in a local restaurant.
After lunch, you drive downhill for about half an hour. You will then start a short walk to Trung Do village, which belongs to the Tay minority. Here you can stop by a traditional Tay house for a cup of tea before you get on a boat. You will have a cruise upstream the Chay River to experience the picturesque scenes and the magnificent sight of a beautiful cave. The boat ride ends at Coc Ly Market, where you get on the car for the journey back to Sapa. Overnight in Sapa.
- Day~6
- – Nov 3rd: Sapa – Lao Cai – Hanoi (B, L, D)
- Day~7
- – Nov 4th: Hanoi – Da Nang - Hoi An (B)
- Day~8
- – Nov 5th: Hoi An – Da Nang – Buon Ma Thuot (B)
After breakfast at hotel, free to discover Hoi An ancient town: visit its network of Heritage streets, Chinese assembly halls, cultural museum, old shop houses and the famous Japanese Bridge, the art galleries, hand crafted woodwork, ceramics, lanterns, embroidery and tailor shops.
In the evening, transfer to the airport to take a flight to Buon Ma Thuot. Arrival in Buon Ma Thuot, you will be met and transferred to the hotel. Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot.
Breakfast, transfer to visit Don village, is the nativeland of wild elephant cachers and tamers whose fame was one echoed throughout the region, visit seven storey watefall – Hamlet of M’nong & Ede minorities people, visit the long house of the locals people and walk along the suspension bridge, tomb of elephant hunter’s king and ride elephants around village or forest, enjoy music of the central Highland.
In the afternoon, transfer to Gia Long waterfall or upper Dray Sap a national historical sites and beautiful scenery on Serepok river, come back to Buon Ma Thuot (in here you can buy the best coffee in vietnam). On the ways go to Gia Long waterfall you can call at and visit coffee plantation. Then transfer to Da Lat. Check in your hotel. Overnight in Da Lat.
Breakfast, transfer to visit Bobin hill. From here you can have a panoramic view to the city, take 2,300m long cable car ride to Truc Lam Zen Monastery. Visit the pagoda and Tuyen Lam lake and Lake of Sight. Then, visit Prenn waterfall, 10 km South of Dalat with a mini zoo. Proceed to visit Valley of Love, 6 km to the North, typical scenery of Dalat, dotted with lake, pine hills and flowers, well-known for its Cow-boys, a good place for horse riding. Lunch at the local restaurant.
In the afternoon, transfer to visit Bao Dai’s Summer Palace, 3 km from Dalat’s center, where the last Emperor of Viet Nam - Bao Dai stayed and ruled his Viet Nam from 1949 to 1954. Continue to visit Domain de Marie Church, a French build, convent with remarkable architectural style and garden.
Next, visit Dalat Historical Village, the place where the colllection of the most valuable embroidery artworks is kept and exhibited. Overnight in Da Lat.
- Day~11
- – Nov 8th: Da Lat – Ho Chi Minh city (B)
- Day~12
- – Nov 9th: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh (B)
In the moring, transfer to Cu Chi to explore the remarkable underground tunnel network and former Viet Cong stronghold, 30 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Cu Chi Tunnels consist of a network of more than 200 km of underground tunnels used by resistance fighters during the U.S./Vietnam War. Drive back to HCMC.
In the afternoon, visit the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975. Then take a photo stop at some striking French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Sai Gon Post Office. Continue to visit the War Museum, Ben Thanh market for shopping. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
- Day~13
- – Nov 10th: Mekong Delta day trip (B, L)
- Day~14
- – Nov 11th: Ho Chi Minh departure (B)
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