Vietnam Tour With Sapa - 18 days from Ho Chi Minh - Best Price Guarantee!(18 days/ 17 nights)
Region: Trans-Vietnam
Itinerary: Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnels - Mekong Delta - Nha Trang - Hoian - Hue - Hanoi - Sapa - Halong
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Update: 11/04/2017
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TOUR PRICE IN USD PER PERSON 

Hotel

2 pax

3 pax

4 pax

5 pax

6 pax

Sgl charge

3 star

$2,011

$1,746

$1,659

$1,577

$1,506

$652

4 star

$2,435

$2,169

$2,082

$2,001

$1,930

$1,097

5 star

$2,956

$2,690

$2,603

$2,522

$2,451

$1,545

DETAILED ITINERARY:

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival - Vespa tour (Optional)
Meals included: None
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It is worth to travel to Vietnam once in your lifetime as it will be really more different and interesting than just reading in the books, learning in the movies and hearing from the others. Vietnam is now far beyond your imagination with modern and dynamic cities, exotic and marvelous landscapes, famous natural and cultural World Heritage Sites. With efforts from our experienced travel consultants, it will be so quick and easy to plan your Vietnam tour packages.

Welcomed at Tan Son Nhat airport (Ho Chi Minh) by our experienced English speaking guide and driver and listen to a brief introduction about your beautiful Vietnam tour when we are on the way to hotel for check-in. (check-in time: 14:00)

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Optional tour – Ho Chi Minh Vespa Tour: Experience as local people with a Vespa and escorted by a driver, visiting the city landmarks that give you a view of the city unlike anything on your Vietnam tour. Take a peek at the history, the streets and the sights that most visitors never even hear about or see. You will pass through the Chinese district of Saigon, stop to see a sweet smelling flower market and visit a breathtaking yet hidden Buddhist pagoda, Saigon Opera House & Post Office which were designed by Gustave Eiffel.

3 star hotel: Sunland Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: Liberty Central Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
5 star hotel: Rex Hotel / Room type: West Wing – Premium

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh – Cao Dai temple & Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh
Meals included: Breakfast
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After breakfast, enjoy a morning drive through typical southern Vietnamese countryside to Tay Ninh Province in the west of Vietnam. At Tay Ninh visit the incredible Cao Dai Great Temple, with architecture that could have come straight from a Walt Disney fantasy and where all the major faiths of the world blend together in a unique religious cocktail. In the afternoon, visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence where you will understand more about the Vietnam War or American War, a must see Vietnam Tour for any tourists to learn about Vietnam past and present days.

Overnight in a Ho Chi Minh hotel.

3 star hotel: Sunland Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: Liberty Central Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
5 star hotel: Rex Hotel / Room type: West Wing – Premium

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Bassac Cruise – Overnight on board
Meals included: Breakfast
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Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. Departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route. Tour near Tra On floating market.

Turning into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien rivers. Rest on the upper deck in a scenery of rice fields, sugar cane, woods on the near banks. By mid-afternoon, the Bassac casts anchor for a visit on shore: past the first tree line, quiet discovery of the peaceful life in the delta's countryside, of rice fields, fruit trees and the welcoming inhabitants.

Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck or around the bar enjoying the sunset.
The crew serves dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river towards her anchorage point for the night.
The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river Mang Thit.

Accommodation: Bassac cruise

Day 4: Mekong Delta - Disembark - Flight to Nha Trang
Meals included: Breakfast
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06:30 Departure towards Cai Be. The passengers take their breakfast while enjoying the scenery on the banks.nhatrang-beach-break
The Bassac crosses Co Chien river then branches into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards.

Arrival near Cai Be, check-out and transfer to a rowing boat for a quiet visit through a small canal.
Rendez-vous with a local boat, which will take you to shore for a visit of Cai Be's handicraft.
End of services by mid-morning on shore at Cái Bè.

Please note you will leave the Bassac for good upon boarding the small boat for the last visit, typically about 8:30. Pick up and drive back to HCM and transfer you to Tan Son Nhat airport for short flight to Nha Trang. Upon arrival Nha Trang, our private tour guide and driver will welcome you to the city of beach. Free at leisure and overnight in Nha Trang.

3 star hotel: Hanoi Golden 1 Hotel / Room type: Deluxe City View
4 star hotel: Havana Nha Trang Hotel / Room type: Deluxe Sea View
5 star hotel: Sunrise Nha Trang Hotel / Room type: Standard

Day 5: Nha Trang free day
Meals included: Breakfast
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Nha Trang is Vietnam’s best-known Vietnam beach destination, a perfect break during or your Vietnam Tours with miles of white sandy beaches, swaying nhatrang-tour-packagecoconut palms and wonderful fresh seafood restaurants. Day free at leisure, water sports abound including parasailing, jet skiing, water skiing and relaxing boat trips to the outlying islands. If you prefer to keep your feet dry then hop into a taxi or take a cyclo for an exploratory trip around Nha Trang.

Overnight in a Nha Trang hotel.

3 star hotel: Hanoi Golden 1 Hotel / Room type: Deluxe City View
4 star hotel: Havana Nha Trang Hotel / Room type: Deluxe Sea View
5 star hotel: Sunrise Nha Trang Hotel / Room type: Standard

Day 6: Nha Trang - Flight to Danang (Hoi An)
Meals included: Breakfast
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After breakfast, our Vietnam tour guide and driver in Nha Trang will transfer you to the airport for the morning flight with Vietnam airlines to Da Nang airport then transfer to Hoi An about 35km away. Free at leisure.

Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.

3 star hotel: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: Hoi An Beach Resort / Room type: Deluxe Garden View
5 star hotel: Palm Garden Resort / Room type: Superior Sea View

Day 7: Hoi An biking tour
Meals included: Breakfast
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Hoi An Vietnam, Vietnam Holiday, Vietnam TourSpend a day leisurely cycling though the scenic countryside of Vietnam, far from the traffic the motor scooters, and the noises the city. You will cross the islands on the Song Thu river delta using local transportation, including ferries and floating bridges...

This tour will take you on a visit to artisans making bricks according to age-old. You will discover how wooden river boats are made and learn the secret of weaving the colorful straw Hoi An sleeping mats. Try the renowned Vietnamese basket boats. You will spend the day with first-hand contact with one of the rural inhabitant of the region, far from the usual tourist circuits. At lunchtime you will be invited into a local home for a traditional Vietnamese meal, and learn their customs and traditions. After you have relaxed for a while under the shade of a mango tree, you will begin your return towards Hoi An, which will take about an hour.

Overnight in Hoi An.

3 star hotel: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: Hoi An Beach Resort / Room type: Deluxe Garden View
5 star hotel: Palm Garden Resort / Room type: Superior Sea View

Day 8: Hoi An free day
Meals included: Breakfast
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Hoi An Ancient Town -the highlight of any tour to Vietnam that no Vietnam Tours maker would skip, is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

Day free to cycle through rice paddies in the countryside of Hoi An ancient town, shop for souvenirs among the antique shops and art galleries, or just sit at sidewalk cafes and soak up the atmosphere of this quaint town. Or relax on the white sandy beach of the famous Cua Dai Beach.

Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.

OPTIONAL TOURS:

1/ Book Hoi An cooking class: Visit Hoi An’s colorful market, and experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market. We will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and learn about all the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later. On arrival, we explore the cooking school’s herb garden, before learning about some of Hoi An’s and Vietnam’s well-known dishes. The cooking lesson runs for about 2 hours – the Red Bridge chefs first demonstrate each dish before we prepare the same dish ourselves.

2/ Book Hoi An – My Son – Hoi An: Visit to My Son Holy land in the morning, once the spiritual capital of Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for myson-toursnearly a thousand years and occupied most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century with very rich in history and culture. In the afternoon, drive back to Hoi An with visit the former merchants' homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.

3/ Book Tra Que vegetable village tour: Take a beautiful bicycle ride from your hotel to Tra Que vegetable village. Upon your arrival, enjoy cold towels & welcome drink before starting your farming tour using Vietnamese traditional hat and farmer’s clothes and taking part in farming activities such as: picking up seaweed, digging, land boarding, making beds and watering. After farming tour, soak foot, relax by some herb in Tra Que vegetable garden and enjoy a light food. We will also visit to the rice paper making village where you will be introduced and learnt how to wash the rice, soak the rice and grind the rice by traditional methods. At the end of your trip, join an interesting cooking class.

3 star hotel: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: Hoi An Beach Resort / Room type: Deluxe Garden View
5 star hotel: Palm Garden Resort / Room type: Superior Sea View

Day 9: Hoi An – Hue
Meals included: Breakfast
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After breakfast, leave Hoi An for Hue, the last imperial capital of Vietnam, well-known for magnificent architecture, pagodas and royal tombs laid in small villages and surrounding hills and one of the most popular cities for all the Vietnam Tours. En route have a look at the famous Danang Beach and visit Cham Museum which contains the finest collection of Cham sculpture in the world.

Upon your arrival at Hue city, check in hotel if the room is available ( Chec in time: 14:00). Free at leisure and overnight in Hue.

3 star hotel: Romance Hotel / Room type: Deluxe City View
4 star hotel: Imperial Hotel / Room type: Deluxe City View
5 star hotel: La Residence Resort / Room type: Superior

Day 10: Hue  city tour - Royal Dinner
Meals included: Breakfast
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A full day trip to visit the old capital city of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty ruled from 1802 to 1945, with first stop at the Imperial Citadel giving you a better understanding of the beauty of Vietnamese Royal architecture and culture. 

Then we will take a beautiful dragon boat trip along Perfume River and visit to Thien Mu Pagoda – one of the most popular attractions in Hue. It is located on travel-to-huethe banks of poetic Perfume River with typical traditional architecture of Hue pagodas and famous for the event that buddhist monk from this temple, Thich Quang Duc, burn himself to death for anti-government protest in 1963.

The next stops will be King Ming Mang and King Khai Dinh tombs which are the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty.

In the evening, enjoy a special Royal Dinne. Be King and Queen in Royal Dinner with Royal long Dresses!

Overnight in Hue. 

3 star hotel: Romance Hotel / Room type: Deluxe City View
4 star hotel: Imperial Hotel / Room type: Deluxe City View
5 star hotel: La Residence Resort / Room type: Superior

Day 11: Hue - Flight to Hanoi - Street food tour
Meals included: Breakfast
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Free at leisure until our private tour guide and driver transfer you to Hue airport for flight Hanoi (operated by Vietnam Airlines), the capital of Vietnam with a long background of history and culture. Besides historical destinations, Hanoi is well-known for its beautiful lakes with the image of local Tai Chi in the early morning, tree-line boulevards, funny street vendors & special street food cuisine.

Upon arrival Hanoi, check in hotel and start our street food tour by visiting one of the local markets in the city to see all different kinds of food that used for a Vietnamese breakfast, lunch, dinner and understand more about life of Vietnamese.

Secondly, we will try Pho – Nice Noodle, a must for many Vietnamese, highlight of Vietnamese cuisine and its name has been known all over the world. Sit down, enjoy the taste of Pho, taste of life and get to know about the history of Vietnamese culture, cuisine... Next, we walk to explore everyday life of Hanoian, try some more different dishes which are very special, popular and favourite such as;

1. Banh Trung – sticky rice cake
2. Banh Ran - Sticky rice pancake
3. Banh Cuon – rolled sticky rice cake
4. Xoi – Sticky rice with pork
4. Fried Tofu and Vermicelli Shrimp Sauce
5. Bun Cha - Hanoi Style Vermicelli with Grilled Pork
6. Bia Hoi – Draught beer
7. Trung Vit Lon - Fertilized duck eggs
8. Banh Chuoi – Banana pancake
9. Vietnamese coffee
10. Mix fruits

Free time at leisure in the afternoon and overnight in Hanoi.

3 star hotel: Medallion Hanoi Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: Silk Path Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
5 star hotel: Melia Hanoi Hotel / Room type: Deluxe (ROH)

Day 12: Hanoi City Tour - Night train to Sapa
Meals included: Breakfast
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08:30 Pick up at your hotel and transfer to visit Ho Chi Minh complex with first stop at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum – a large memorial to the national hero - President Ho Chi Minh who led the country to independence and reunification. The Mausoleum is located at Ba Dinh Square where Ho Chi Minh President read the Declaration of Independence on 02nd Sep 1945 establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Then take a short walk to the Presidential Palace & House on Stilt.
Near from Ho Chi Minh complex, One Pillar Pagoda – symbol of Vietnam with unique architecture of lotus flower is a must-see destination for all Vietnam tours.
Our next stop will be the Temple of Literature which is the first university in Vietnam. It was constructed in 1070, first to honor Confucius and nowadays to celebrate the doctorates and high rank scholars of Vietnam.

12:00 Take a break at a local restaurant for having lunch. Our tour guide will suggest you a best option based on your favorites.

13:30 Continue our Hanoi city tour to the Museum of Ethnology offering an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Vietnam. It introduces Vietnamese traditional ways of life from religious events to the symbolic rituals as well as displays a variety of Vietnamese homes as full-scale replicas outside.
End the day with a short cyclo ride around the old streets observing daily life of Hanoian, take exotic photos of Hanoi traffic and enjoy a fantastic water puppet show.

In the evening, see off at Hanoi railway station for night train to Sapa.

Overnight on train.

3 & 4 star train: King Express / Cabin type: Sharing cabin of 4 berths
5 star train: Victoria Express / Cabin type: Sharing superior cabin of 4 berths

Day 13: Sapa trekking tour
Meals included: Breakfast
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Arrival at Lao Cai train station, clients will be welcome by our private local experienced English speaking tour guide and private transportation before transferring to Sapa for early check-in and have breakfast. Free time at leisure and explore Sapa town.

13:30 we start our trekking tour by driving to Hau Thao village home of the Black Hmong ethnic group, where you start trek by ascending a dirt trail through a beautiful mountainous area. Enroute you have many opportunities to enjoy the spectacular view over rice paddy terraces and cornfields, continue your trek toward Sao Chua Village where you can see local people make clothes by hand and dye clothes by using the Indigo plant. In the late afternoon drive back to Sapa.

Overnight in Sapa

3 star hotel: Sunny Mountain Hotel / Room type: Deluxesapa-tours
4 star hotel: U Sapa Resort / Room type: Superior
5 star hotel: Victoria Sapa Resort / Room type: Superior

Day 14: Sapa trekking tour
Meals included: Breakfast
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After breakfast, we transfer you 12km along the road 4D to Trung Chai where you start your trekking tour today with several stops along the way for enjoying spectacular landscapes.Trekking uphill along large trail for nearly an hour, then following a narrow trail winding its way on steep hill-sides along the western bank of the upstream part of Ngoi Dum River for 2 hours to an isolated hamlet of the Black H’mong people, explore these isolated hamlets of the Black H’mong, then lunch break.Continue trekking along the same trail for nearly 1,5 hours up and downhill towards Ta Phin Valley and arrive at the center of Ta Phin Commune in mid afternoon.Take a walk around this stunning valley, paying visit to some Red Zao families, then picked up for a road ride back to Sapa.

Overnight in Sapa.

3 star hotel: Sunny Mountain Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: U Sapa Resort / Room type: Superior
5 star hotel: Victoria Sapa Resort / Room type: Superior

Day 15: Sapa market tour - Night train to Hanoi
Meals included: Breakfast
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The markets in the Northern Vietnam are always the colorful meeting places for the hill tribes, spotlight for any Sapa Tours and of course, your unique Vietnam Tours experience. Minority people come down from the mountains to sell their products, or just for catching up on the latest news, gossip, drinking away troubles or seeking for lover. In the morning, drive to visit one of the areas weekly markets;

Market days:

Can Cau Market - Saturdays
Bac Ha Market or Muong Hum Market or Muong Khuong Market - Sundays
Cao Son Market - Wednesdays
Lung Khau Nhin Market - Thursdays
Coc Ly Market - Tuesdays

In the late afternoon, your tour guide and driver transfer you back to Lao Cai to catch the night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.

3 & 4 star train: King Express / Cabin type: Sharing cabin of 4 berths
5 star train: Victoria Express / Cabin type: Sharing superior cabin of 4 berths

Day 16: Hanoi - Halong Bay Cruise - Overnight on board
Meals included: Breakfast
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Arrive at Hanoi railway station in the early morning, pick up and transfer to a mini-hotel for taking a short rest and having breakfast.

We start at 8.00 A.M for the 3.5 hour drive (170 km) through the Red River Delta, which offers plenty of chances for taking photos of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy fields. At half way, we'll have a visit to a handicraft workshop with fine clothes, embroidered paintings, stone statuettes and all kinds of gems mined in Vietnam such as star rubies or sapphires... Our destination is Halong bay – the most famous World Heritage Site in Vietnam, famous for its beautiful seascape, thousands of spectacular islands and islets jutting out from the sea, amazing caves with marvelous stalagmites and stalactites in different sizes and shapes.

11:30 – 12:00 Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed on board our luxury junk and treated with wine and fresh local seafood. As our junk gliding further into the tranquility of Ha Long Bay amid the towering mountain cliffs and on the emerald green water, you'll have relaxing time combining the fine tastes of the wine and the freshness of Ha Long Bay. During the cruise, we'll stop some times for visiting the amazing Sung Sot cave and the Ti Top white sand beach before anchoring for the night.

Overnight on board the junk in the wild of Halong Bay.

3 star cruise: Dragon’s Pearl - Indochina Junk / Cabin type: Deluxe
4 star cruise: Indochina Sails / Cabin type: Superior
5 star cruise Paradise Cruise / Cabin type: Deluxe

Day 17: Halong Bay – Hanoi
Meals included: Breakfast
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It is said that your Vietnam Tours will not be complete without a tour to Halong Bay and spending one night on romantic Halong Cruise. People describe Halong Bay as majestic and mysterious, inspiring and imperious and words alone cannot do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay, a priceless collection of unfinished sculptures hewn from the hand of nature.

After breakfast, we'll take a little sampan to visit a secret lagoon of Ha Long Bay while the surrounding mountains are just waking up. After that our cruise takes us further into the Bay of Bai Tu Long traveling past the Human Head Island, the Turtle Island, and the Duck Islet... to the studio site where the famous Indochine film was shot. Around noon, our junk travels back to the harbor, pick up and drive back to Hanoi for overnight.

3 star hotel: Medallion Hanoi Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
4 star hotel: Silk Path Hotel / Room type: Deluxe
5 star hotel: Melia Hanoi Hotel / Room type: Deluxe (ROH)

 

Day 18: Hanoi Departures
Meals included: Breakfast
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Free time at leisure for you to wrap up your memorable Vietnam Holiday until Vivutravel's private guide will see you off at the airport with the sincere thanks for your travel to Vietnam and with Vivutravel. We hope that you have enjoyed your Vietnam trip and look forward to welcoming you back for your next Vietnam Tours, goodbye and see you again!!!

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SERVICE INCLUSIVE:

    * 3 Economy Domestic flights: Ho Chi Minh – Nha Trang, Nha Trang – Danang, Hue - Hanoi
    * Hotel accommodation as specific or similar, base on twin sharing
    * Return train tickets Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi
    * Private car/mini van
    * All entrance fees
    * Boat Trip in Halong, Hue, Mekong Delta
    * English speaking guides (Except for free days)
    * Meals as per program
    * Visa approval letter to Vietnam (Except for $45 usd per person as stamping fee at the airport)

SERVICE EXCLUSIVE:

    * International flight in/ out Vietnam
    * Tips
    * Drinks
    * Personal Expenses
    * Insurance

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