PROGRAM 11 DAYS SOUTH TO NORTH
With 2 nights on boat in Halong with kayaking
Day 01 SAIGON ARRIVAL (-/-/D)
Arrival at Tan Son Nhat international airport in late afternoon. Welcome upon arrival. Dinner and night in Saigon.
Day 02 SAIGON - MYTHO - SAIGON (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning departure for the Mekong Delta, a vast fertile delta which produces most of Vietnam's rice. Boat cruise on the MekongRiver to visit Ben Tre where you will enjoy a tasting session of seasonal tropical fruits.
Take a rowboat journey though the narrow, tree-lined canals of the river. Visit of a nationally renowned coconut candy production center and handicraft village.
Return to Saigon. Visit Binh Tay market and China town. Dinner and night in Saigon.
Day 03 SAIGON- CU CHI - SAIGON- DA NANG – HOI AN (B/L/D)
Breakfast. Transfer to visit Cu Chi tunnels, Cu Chi Tunnel is 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City in the Northwest. It is miniature battle versatile of Cu Chi’s military and people during the 30-year struggle longtime and fierce to fight invading enemy to receive independence, freedom for motherland. It also is the special architecture lying deeply underground with many stratums, nooks and crannies as complex as a cobweb, having spares for living, meeting and fighting with total lengths over 200 km.
Return to Saigon. Lunch.
Transfer to Tan Son Nhat international airport to Danang. Transfer to Hoian. Dinner and night in Hoi An.
Day 04 HOI AN (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Hoian Ancient town, which was one of the most prosperous seaports during many past centuries. Pacing along the narrow winding streets takes you across the Japanese bridge, the Phung Hung Old Merchant House, Quang Dong Assembly and handicraft center.
Afternoon free. Night in Hoian
Day 05 HOI AN- TRAQUE VEGETABLE VILLAGE (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Ride a bicycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. Take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Take part in activities such as raking, sowing, watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Spend the rest of the morning working the land in the time honored way, before breaking to prepare lunch with a local family. Your lunch will consist of many local delicacies including ‘tam huu' spring roll, and “banh xeo” the local pancake of the people from the middle region. Take an even more traditional Vietnamese afternoon nap before learning how to harvest and wrap the vegetables.
Return to the hotel. Night in Hoian
Day 06 HOI AN - HUE (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Hue via Hai Van Pass. Arrive in Hue. Have lunch in local restaurant. Visit the Imperial Citadel and Forbidden City. Visit Dong Ba market.
Night in Hue.
Day 07 HUE - HANOI Night on train (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Take a boat trip on the HuongRiver (PerfumeRiver) to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the main institutions for Buddhism in Vietnam. Visit Tu Duc’s Tomb. Lunch in local restaurant. Transfer to the railway station for the train to Hanoi. Night on train.
Day 08 HANOI– HALONG (B/L/D)
Arrive Hanoi in the morning. Have breakfast. Departure for Halong bay, a World Natural Heritage composed of thousands of magnificent islets in as many curious shapes and forms. Arrive Halong. Boarding Bai Thojunk for departure. Lunch on boat. : A Breath-taking cruise in Ha Long bay. Great photo opportunities of shaped islands like Dog island, Incense Burner island, Fighting Cock island and so on. Visiting Sung Sot cave and paddling from Titov beach to Luon cave. Enjoy dinner on board.
Relax at your pleasure before spending a night on board
Day 09 HALONG (B/L/D)
Breakfast.
Kayaking exploration. Paddle from Luon cave toward islets in shape of Man’s head, Tortoise and heading to Cua Van fishing village. Back to the cruise to go to Ba Trai Dao beach for a swim and relaxing on the sandy beach.
Lunch on boat.
Come to see Cua Van floating fishing village and experience the daily life of local people.Free time at leisure. Anchorage for overnight.
Dinner on boat
Relax at your pleasure before spending second night on board.
Day 10 HALONG - HANOI (B/L/-)
Light breakfast.
Cruising through Bai Tu Long bay to see Teapot, Chopstiks islands and poem mountain.
Check out
Enjoy a brunch on board. Return Halong pier. Return to Hanoi. Evening, enjoying with the water puppet shown, the unique performance in the world. Night in Hanoi.
Day 11 HANOI DEPARTURE (B/-/-)
Breakfast. Visit Hanoi: Hochiminh Mausoleum (outside), One Pilar Pagoda. Visit Tran Quoc temple. Continue to visit Hanoi: take a cyclo to visit Hanoi Old Quarter, visit the LiteratureTemple. Transfer to the airport for the return flight.
Have a good trip !