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Code: |
VNBKTD12 |
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Routes: |
HoChiMinh City - Mekong
Delta - Bao Loc - Da Lat - Phan Rang -
Nha Trang - Tuy Hoa - Quy Nhon - Quang
Ngai - Hoi An - Da Nang - Hue - Hanoi -
Ha Long Bay |
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Duration: |
19 Days |
Itinerary in brief
DAY 1 : HOCHIMINH CITY – ARRIVAL
DAY 2 : HOCHIMINH CITY TOUR - CUCHI TUNNELS
DAY 3 : HOCHIMINH CITY - MEKONG DELTA
DAY 4 : HOCHIMINH CITY - BAOLOC
DAY 5 : BAOLOC - DALAT
DAY 6 : DALAT - PHANRANG
DAY 7 : PHANRANG – NHATRANG
DAY 8 : NHATRANG - TUY HOA
DAY 9 : TUYHOA - QUYNHON
DAY 10 : QUYNHON – QUANG NGAI
DAY 11 : QUANG NGAI - HOIAN
DAY 12 : HOIAN
DAY 13 : HOIAN - DANANG - HUE
DAY 14 : HUE CITY TOUR
DAY 15 : HUE - HANOI
DAY 16 : HANOI CITY TOUR
DAY 17 : HANOI – HALONG
DAY 18 : HALONG – HANOI
DAY 19 : HANOI - DEPARTURE
Detail Itinerary
DAY 1 : HOCHIMINH CITY – ARRIVAL
Welcome on arrival at Tan Son Nhat International
airport. Transfer to hotel. PM: Sight seeing
around HoChiMinh City. Dinner at a local
restaurant.
DAY 2 : HOCHIMINH CITY TOUR
- CUCHI TUNNELS
AM : Breakfast. Drive to visit CuChi underground
tunnels - one of the most famous battle-fields
during Vietnam War. Back to HoChiMinh City for
lunch. PM : Visit War museum, Historical museum
and see a water puppet show. Dinner on a
floating restaurant on Saigon River.
DAY 3 : HOCHIMINH CITY -
MEKONG DELTA
Breakfast. Full day cycle to MyTho (Mekong
Delta) with boat sailing along Mekong River to
visit Thai Son and Con Phung islet with many
fruit gardens and peasants’ houses. Lunch at
Trung Luong restaurant, a typical local
Vietnamese restaurant. On the way back to
HoChiMinh City, stop at China town to see Thien
Hau Chinese temple. Night in HCMC.
DAY 4 : HOCHIMINH CITY -
BAOLOC
Drive to Bao Loc town by passing La Nga bridge
where you can see many floating houses. Go to
see an area where local peoples work on
sericulture. Check-in hotel. Lunch. Cycle to
Dambri waterfall - the highest water fall in the
highland - 30 km from BaoLoc. After visiting the
waterfall, cycle back to Bao Loc for dinner at a
local restaurant. Night in Bao Loc.
DAY 5 : BAOLOC - DALAT
Drive to Dalat flower city in the West Highland.
Stop on the way to see Gougaph waterfall. Enjoy
the mist and fresh air in Dalat mountainous city
that is cool all year round. Cycle to Lat
minority village (30 km). Enjoy Cong – Chieng
festival ( a traditional music and dance show )
of the highland minority people in the evening.
Night in Dalat.
DAY 6 : DALAT - PHANRANG
Visit Valley of Love. Cycle to Phan Rang (100
km) via Ngoan Muc pass. On the way, we enjoy the
whole scenery of Phan Rang's wet rice fields and
the spectacular landscape of Ngoan Muc mountain
pass with primeval forests along the road, visit
Da Nhim Hydro-electricity Power Plant, Poklong
Krai Cham Tower.
Pinic lunch en-route. Dinner and night at hotel
in Ninh Chu Beach (Phan Rang province).
DAY 7 : PHANRANG – NHATRANG
Breakfast. Cycle to Nha Trang (125 km)- the most
beautiful beach in the country with white sand
and blue sea. To day we go on the southern part
of high way north-south No.1 along the sea,
through the orchards and rice fields with full
of authentic sceneries of Vietnam countryside.
Lunch at Cam Ranh. Relax and enjoy sunset at Nha
Trang Beach. Overnight in Nha Trang.
DAY 8 : NHATRANG - TUY HOA
Breakfast. Visit Long Son Pagoda, Ponagar Cham
towers and Chong rocks. Cycle to Tuy Hoa – a
small town between Nha Trang and Quy Nhon - 123
km from NhaTrang. Lunch en route. Optional
sea-bathing at Dai Lanh Beach. Dinner and night
at hotel in Tuy Hoa.
DAY 9 : TUYHOA - QUYNHON
Cycle to Qui Nhon – a beautiful city laying in
the coconut forests along the beaches - 127 km
from Tuy Hoa. Picnic lunch en-route. Relax at
Quy Nhon beach in the afternoon. Night at Qui
Nhon city.
DAY 10 : QUYNHON – QUANG
NGAI
Cycle to Sa Huynh (114 km), a beautiful beach of
Quang Ngai province. Lunch at Sa Huynh. Drive to
Quang Ngai town for check in hotel. Dinner and
night in Quang Ngai.
DAY 11 : QUANG NGAI - HOIAN
Transfer to visit the infamous My Lai massacre
in Vietnam war - 14 km from Quang Ngai town.
Then cycle to Hoi An. Picnic lunch (or lunch at
Tam Ky town ). Dinner at a local restaurant,
night in Hoi An.
DAY 12 : HOIAN
Visit Hoi An ancient Town- another World’s
Heritage of a forgotten seaport from 17 th
century well reserved until now. We visit a
Chinese temple, Japanese bridge and an ancient
house of mixing style from Vietnam, China and
Japan. You can buy some small ancient ceramic
gifts as souvenir here with surprising price.
Cycle to Cua Dai Beach (5 km). Sea-bathing.
Dinner and night in Hoi An.
DAY 13 : HOIAN - DANANG -
HUE
Cycle to visit China beach, Marble mountain and
Cham museum in Da Nang. Cycle to Lang Co beach
over imposing Hai Van pass - the most beautiful
mountain pass in Vietnam - a part of Truong Son
mountain range running down to the sea to cut in
the high way. Drive to Hue, 60 km from Lang Co.
Dinner and night in Hue.
DAY 14 : HUE CITY TOUR
Full day we visit the Old Capital, one of
heritage of the world. Boat trip on Perfume
River to visit handicraft village making conical
hat and bronze casting. Visit Thien Mu Pagoda
considered as Royal Pagoda of the Nguyen
Dynasty. Visit Imperial Citadel, Dong Ba Market,
Mausoleums of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh King. Dinner
and night in Hue.
DAY 15 : HUE - HANOI
Visit a typical garden-house in Hue (Hue has
another name as “city of garden”). Visit Dong Ba
market. Transfer to Hue railway station for
train S2 to HaNoi, depart at 16:20. Dinner and
night on the train (soft berth air-con).
DAY 16 : HANOI CITY TOUR
The whole day we visit the peaceful capital
decorated by tree lines along streets. Joint the
stream of people to visit the Mausoleum of Ho
Chi Minh and his wooden house in a respect
manner towards the greatest leader of the
country. Visit the Van Mieu Temple ( Temple of
Literature) – The first university of Vietnam
built in 11 th century. Get to learn Vietnam
history and culture at Fine Art and historical
museum. Go round the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem
Lake on a cyclo like a Lord to view the most
exciting part of Hanoi. Night in Hanoi.
DAY 17 : HANOI – HALONG
Drive to Halong Bay. Enjoy the landscape along
the way with rice and corn fields and orchards
of the Northeast Vietnam. Get on a boat to
cruise on immense Halong Bay to enjoy charming
islands with extraordinary shapes of animals,
and visit Dau Go natural cave of beautiful
stalactites and stalagmites – perhaps the most
beautiful one within hundred caves in the bay.
Stop to see a fishing floating house to bargain
some fresh shrimps, crabs and fishes. Get in
touch with fishermen‘s way of living and
fishing. Lunch on the boat with fresh seafood.
Night in Halong.
DAY 18 : HALONG – HANOI
Transfer back to Hanoi. On the way, we see a
handicraft enterprise producing the souvenir
articles by handicapped peoples at Hai Duong
town. Relax in the afternoon. We arrange
farewell dinner with traditional music show at
Hoan Kiem Lake. Night in Hanoi.
DAY 19 : HANOI - DEPARTURE
Shopping. Transfer to Noi Bai international
airport for departure.
Included
*
English Speaking tour leader (other languages
upon requests)
* All accommodations base on twin-share
at hotel, guesthouse and Home stay.etc…
* Meals detailed in the itinerary (B =
Breakfast , L = Lunches ,D = Dinners)
* A/C transfers and transportation.
* Boat trip mention in itinerary
* Mountain bicycle 24 or 27Speed (LA bike
or Trek bike. etc…)
* Sightseeing excursions as outlined in
itinerary
* Pump, bike tools, spares tubes.
* Spare bike
* Cold water box, small fresh towel.
* Mineral water drinking.
* Seasonal fruits.
* Snacks
Excluded:
* International airfares
* Travel insurance and bike helmet
(compulsory)
* Items of a personal nature
* Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
* Mineral water beyond that supplied
* Optional excursions
* Additional transport required due to
any emergency situation
* Personal expenses such as telephone and
laundry bills
* Visa fees
* Departure taxes
* Tipping for guiding
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