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DETAILED ITINERARY:

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh arrival - Vespa our (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 – Book 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 – Mekong Delta – Ho Chi Minh
Meals included: Breakfast
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Today, we continue our Vietnam travel with the interesting visit to Cai be floating market.

6 am : Pick up at your hotel in HCMC. Depart for Cai Be by private ca, stop to take photos in Tan An town overlooking the picturesque flat rice fields. On arrival in Cai Be, set off by motor boat to visit the Cai Be floating market and watch the locals trading fruit and many other commodities on board their vessels. Then wander into the small villages to visit the orchard and fruit plantation. Keep cruising to Vinh Long through a series of small canals to experience the charms of the Upper Mekong Delta. Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village, the green pearl of Vinh Long town, where you can immerse yourself in nature. Enjoy a lunch of fresh river food served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music. Take a delightful walk through the bonsai garden. Meet the car/van in Vinh Long. Return to HCMC. Arrive back at your hotel at around 5pm.

Overnight in HCMC

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 – Cu Chi tunnels – Flight to Danang – Hoi An
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.

After Cu Chi tour, we transfer you t Tan Son Nhat airport for your flight to Danang. Upon arrival Danang, our private tour guide and driver will welcome you and transfer you to Hoian for overnight.

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 4: Hoi An biking tour
Meals included: Breakfast
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Spend 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.

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 nearly 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: Deluxehuecity-tour
4 star hotel: Hoi An Beach Resort / Room type: Deluxe Garden View
5 star hotel: Palm Garden Resort / Room type: Superior Sea View

Day 5: Hoi An – Drive to 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. 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 6: 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 the 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 bwhich is prepared with live traditional music performances. Be a King & 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 7: Hue – Flight to Hanoi – Street food tour (Optional)
Meals included: Breakfast
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After having breakfast, you will be transferred to the 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.

If you have chance to stay in Hanoi at the weekend, it is worth to join the interesting night market near Hoan Kiem Lake, featured with walking streets, beautiful red lanterns, local street foods and Vietnamese style souvenirs.

Optional tour – Book Hanoi street food tour: We first try Pho – Nice Noodle as 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 and cuisine... Next, we walk to explore everyday life of Hanoian and try some more different dishes.

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 8: Hanoi – Halong bay – Overnight on board
Meals included: Breakfast
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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 9: 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 10: Hanoi departure
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:

     * Economy Domestic flights: Ho Chi Minh - Da Nang, Hue - Hanoi
     * Hotel accommodation as specific or similar, base on twin sharing
     * Private car/mini van
     * All entrance fees
     * Boat Trips as in the itinerary
     * English speaking guide
     * Meals as per program
 
SERVICE EXCLUSIVE:

     * Tips
     * Drinks
     * Personal Expenses
     * Insurance
     * Visa on arrival
     * Other not mentioned in the itinerary