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Code: |
VNTR03 |
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Routes: |
Saigon- Cu Chi- Mekong-
Saigon- Nha Trang- Danang- Hoi An -Hue-
Hoi An- Hanoi- Halong- Hanoi- Sapa-
Hanoirang - Da Nang - Hoi An - Hue -
Hanoi - Hai Phong - Ha Long Bay |
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Duration: |
15 Days |
Itinerary in brief
Day 1: Saigon arrival
Day 2: Saigon
Day 3: Saigon- Cu Chi- Mekong- Saigon- Nha Trang
Day 4: Nha Trang
Day 5: Nha Trang- Danang- Hoi An
Day 6: Hoi An
Day 7: Hoi An- Hue- Hoi An
Day 8: Hue- Danang- Hanoi
Day 9: Hanoi
Day 10: Hanoi- Halong
Day 11 : Halong- Hanoi- Lao Cai
Day 12: Lao Cai- Sapa
Day 13: Sapa- Lao Cai- Hanoi
Day 14: Hanoi
Day 15 : Hanoi departure
Detail Itinerary
Day 1: Saigon arrival
We will welcome you at Saigon airport and
transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day
you are free at leisure.
Day 2: Saigon
The half day Saigon cty tour by cyclo will lead
you along the roads of Saigon to Notre Dame,
Post Office, War Museum, and Ngoc Hoang pagoda.
Free in the afternoon.
Day 3: Saigon- Cu Chi- Mekong- Saigon- Nha Trang
In the morning you will leave for the Cu Chi
Tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels are an impressive
network of tunnels with a length of over 250 km.
This strategic place was used by 15,000 Viet
Cong fighters during the war. After that you
will go to Mekong River for a cruise by motor
boat combined with a visit to local homes and
orchards, a sampan ride experience on
palm-shaded creeks, together with taste of
seasonal fruit and lunch of Mekong specialities.
After this you will return to Saigon to take a
night train to Nha Trang.
Day 4: Nha Trang
The train arrives in Nha Trang around 5:30 am.
Transfer to the hotel to drop the luggage. Then
take the boat trip to visit some nearby islands
where you can swim or snorkel to see the
submarine life of the ocean. Further sunbathing
and snorkeling will be followed by the lunch
with fresh seafood specialities. Return to the
offshore after cruising around. Overnight in Nha
Trang.
Day 5: Nha Trang- Danang- Hoi An
We will transfer you to the train station to
take a train at 5:23 am to Danang. The train
will go along the coastal line of this poor
region and will show you thousand magnificent
landscapes of beach sites, mountains, bustle
towns and the characteristic cultural lives of
the local people. The train arrives in Danang at
2:16 pm. You will be picked up and transferred
to Hoi An for check-in at the hotel. Rest of the
day you are free at leisure.
Day 6: Hoi An
Hoi An used to be a harbor for the businessmen
on the silk road connecting China, Japan,
Indian, the Netherlands and Portugal since 16th
century. The walking tour Hoi An will introduce
you the ancient culture that is still remained,
not only in the architecture but also in the
life style of the local habitants. Free at
night.
Day 7: Hoi An- Hue- Hoi An
Take the transport to Hue Citadel, the
ex-capital of Vietnam in the pheudalism. Stop
over at the top of Hai Van Pass for a couple of
pictures. After arriving in Hue, visit the Tuduc
tomb, Thien Muc Pagoda and the Hue Citadel.
Return to Hoi An for overnight.
Day 8: Hue- Danang- Hanoi
Free in the morning.We transfer you to the train
station at 1:00 pm to take the train to Hanoi.
Overnight on the train.
Day 9: Hanoi
After being picked up at the train station,
transfered to the hotel to check-in and a
refreshment, we will start the half day city
tour by cyclo. The sightseeing tour will show
you the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the one pillar
Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, the Ho Chi
Minh Stilt House, the Ngoc Son Temple and the
Ancient Quarter.
Day 10: Hanoi- Halong
Transfer to the train station to take the train
at 6:05 am to Hai Phong (arrive at 7:55 am).
After breakfast, take the 90 minutes hydrofoil
of 10:30 am to Hon Gai. After that, change to
the junk to start the cruise through the World
Heritage site of Halong Bay. The stunning views,
limestone caves, off-shore islets, sea-bathing
on board and the delicious seafood lunch will
make this a remarkable trip. You will have
dinner among a wonderful sunset on the ocean.
Relax and overnight on board.
Day 11 : Halong- Hanoi- Lao Cai
Further cruise along the Bay, visit rock piles,
sun bathing and snorkeling before getting on the
hydrofoil back to Hai Phong, then at 6:10 pm
railing back to Hanoi Train station (arrival in
Hanoi at 8:10 pm). Change trains to go to Lao
Cai (departure at 10:20 pm).
Day 12: Lao Cai- Sapa
The train arrives in Lao Cai early in the
morning (around 6:00 am). You will be woken up
and picked up for a drive to Sapa for refreshing
and having breakfast. Then, take a jeep to Ta
Van for a trekking through Ta Van - Giang Ta
Chai along a stream, up and down on the hill
side trails. After having lunch, heading down on
small trails to further villages, mountains,
waterfalls. Take a jeep back to hotel for
overnight.
Day 13: Sapa- Lao Cai- Hanoi
After breakfast, walk down to Shin Chai of the
Black H'Mong, then head along the stream to Cat
Cat, a village close to Sapa but out of
commercialization for their specific tradition.
Visit the local houses on the way back to Sapa.
Free at leisure around Sapa until 5:30 pm to
take a drive to Lao Cai station for the night
train at 8:30 pm back to Hanoi.
Day 14: Hanoi
Transfer from the train station to the hotel.
Check-in, you will have the rest of the day free
at leisure.
Day 15 : Hanoi departure
Free till it is time to transfer to the airport
for the flight back home. |
