DAY 1 : HANOI ARRIVAL
Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, you are welcome by our guide and transfer to restaurant for lunch. Then you will be dropped at hotel for check in. Hanoi or “River-bound City” as its name literally means is Vietnam’s capital with a thousand-year-old history dating back to 1010. The city’s fascinating beauty which is characterized by unique cultural relics, ancient streets of antique houses, elegant French colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and romantic lakes has made it one of the most charming cities of Asia.
DAY 2: HANOI CITY TOUR ( B/L)
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09:00 Visit
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father, walking along Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived and worked from 1958 to 1969.
10:00 Visit
One-Pillar Pagoda – the one modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi city.
11:00 Visit the colorful features of the 54 ethnic groups of Viet Nam in the
Ethnology Museum.
13:00 Bus takes you to a local restaurant in
Hanoi Old Quarter, have a rest and enjoy the lunch.
14:00 Visit
Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam's first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day.
15:30 Drive to legendary
Hoan Kiem Lake, visit
Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Van Xuong saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.
16:00 Arrive back to your hotel.
DAY 3: HANOI – HALONG BAY – HANOI ( B/L)
8.00 AM our guide and driver meet you at hotel and pick you up at hotel’s lobby and then depart to go Halong city. It is an about 3.5-hour drive to Halong bay. We will have a quick stop en-route in a kind of tourism center where passengers and driver can use restrooms without having to consume any drink or buy anything from their shop.
Upon arrival at Tuan Chau island, you’ll board a wooden junk at noon time and get off to the famous limestone marine landscape. A nice buffet lunch will be served, vegetarian or non-seafood eaters can be catered for if a prior notice is given at booking time.
We have about 4.5 hours in Halong bay to see the most popular sights of it. We won’t have time to cruise farther to the less travelled area. However, you’ll be able to soak up the natural splendor of Halong, relax on the sundeck and admire the different islets and their fantasy shapes.
We get off the boat to explore Thien Cung cave, and then start cruising back to the pier. About 4.30pm, we get back on land and start our trip back to Hanoi, where we should arrive about 8.30pm. Dop you at hotel in Hanoi.
DAY 4: HANOI – HO CHI MINH – CITY TOUR /MORNING FLIGHT ( B)
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Have breakfast at hotel and transfer to Noi Bai Airport for domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival in Tan Son Nhat, local guide welcome you and take you to hotel for leave luggages.
PM: visit
War Remnants Museum, which features a comprehensive collection of the machinery, aircraft, weapons, photos, and documentation of Vietnam War with the both the French and Americans;
Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica as a
French-built neo-Roman cathedral; Saigon Old Central Post Office; former Presidential Palace;
Thien Hau Pagoda which was built in 1760 to worship a female Sea deity and
Cho Lon, the city’s China town.
DAY 5: FULL DAY MEKONG DELTA ( MY THO ) ( B/L)
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7.30 – 7.45: Our guide meet you at hotel and start to My Tho. Enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green
rice fields.
On arrived at My Tho, visit
Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely
boat ride along the river, view the
stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to
Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a
boat ride to
An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising 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.
Visit a
family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious
coconut candy & observe the
pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh. 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.
DAY 6: HO CHI MINH DEPARTURE ( B)
Today is the last day in Vietnam, you are free for shopping and explore city by yourself. Depend on your international flight, our guide and driver will pick you up at hotel on time and transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for next destination. End trips.
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