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Day 1: Hanoi (B)
Arrival at Noi Bai airport. Transfer to hotel. If time permits, take a proceed short sightseeing to overview places of attraction. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Full day tour to visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum- this construction started in Sept. 1973 and completed on Aug 29th 1975, Ho Chi Minh's House, One Pillar pagoda (the small pagoda is situated on the one pillar of 4 meters high near Uncle Ho's Museum. Built in the 11th Century, the whole structure resembles a blossoming lotus flower emerging from the water). After lunch, continue to visit the Army Museum near by Flag Tower, the Temple of Literature (built in 1070 and is considered the first University in Vietnam. Inside, are contained 82 stone steles engraved with the names, works and academic records of doctors graduating in examinations organized between 1442 and 1779). The Sword lake located in the heart of Hanoi. After dinner, attend the famous Water Puppet show, a unique Vietnamese Art form. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3:Hanoi- Ha Long (B, L, D)
Depart for Ha Long Bay, one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in the world. This pristine Bay offer 1,969 limestone islands and magnificent grottoes which can’t be seen nowhere else in the World. We onboard cruising around the Bay, stop for visits to Sung Sot Grotto (Surprised), Thien Cung Grotto (Heaven Palace) and Dau Go Grotto. Overnight in Ha Long City.

Day 4 :Ha Long - Hanoi (B, L, D)
Wake up early and enjoy sunset on Bai Chay beach. Have breakfast and return to Hanoi via Bat Trang Ceramic village. Here you will have chance to close up to the process of making these unusual traditional handicraft works. Experience the feeling of a real artisant when our friendly host teach you to make some small works for yourself. These pretty works are souvenirs we would love to give you. Shopping for some beautiful gifts for your friends and family. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi- Hue (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning fly to Hue. Recognized by UNESCO as a World heritage, Hue is the Former Imperial Capital and the Cultural Center of Central Vietnam. Check in hotel. Have lunch and short rest. Afternoon visit to Old Citadel which still remains under war and time’s destroying. Hue’s ancient Citadel was one of Hue’s fiercest sites during war. We onward to Dongba Market and feel the burstling atmosphere of the daily life in peace time here. Overnight in Hue.

Day 6: Hue (B, L, D)
Breakfast will be served before a boat trip cruising on Perfume river to visit Thienmu pagoda, the most famous among over 100 pagodas in Hue, located at the Bank of the romantic Perfume river with 7 storey Buddhist shrine that dated back to 1601. Overland to visit King Tu Duc and King Khai Dinh's Tombs. Lunch on boat, you will see daily life of the people living by perfume river. Then boating back to hotel around 2 pm. Take short rest then Cyclo team and guide pick up to visit Phu Cam conical hat-making village and Phuong Duc bronze-casting village. Evening: Royal Dinner with Traditional dance. Overnight in Hue.

Day 7~8: Hue- Dong Ha - Khe Sanh - A Luoi - Dong Ha (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Drive up highway 1 passing Camp Evans and Fire Support Base Nancy; continue to the Battle site of Quangtri. Next pass the site of Ai Tu combat base and airfield of the 3rd Division Headquarters of the Former Southern army. Next, reach Dongha, enter the quadrilateral area bordered by Con tien, Giolinh, Dongha and Camlo which was nick-named Leatherneck Square during the Operation Buffalo. Continue up Highway 1 across the Hienluong bridge over Benhai river, which once demarcated North and South Vietnam, known as 17th latitude. Visit the Tunnels in Vinhmoc and the Contien Fire support Base. Drive to DMZ a long Route 09 to Khesanh. Overnight on day 07 at Khesanh. Tour Khesanh base to visit Langvay special Forces Camp, to Aluoi visit the Special Forces camp there: Landing Zone Cunningham, Landing Zone Erskine and Landing zone Razor. Upon special advanced request, continue South to Asau valley and the infamous Hamburger Hill. Return to Dongha in the evening. Overnight in Dong Ha.

Day 09: Dong Ha - Hoi An (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Leave Dong Ha for ancient town of Hoi An (UNESCO World heritage) - A unique architectural heritage rarely seen elsewhere. Used to be a very busy sea port from the 16th century, the town today still preserves hundreds of architectural works with Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Portugese, Dutch and other cultures. This City is a big attraction now for thousands of tourists. Walk for visits to ancient houses, pagodas and communal houses. End with Japanese Bridge. Overnight at in Hoi An.

Day 10: Hoi An - Da Nang (B, L, D)
Breakfast with Cao Lau, Hoi An’s specialty. Drive to Da Nang- the fourth largest city of Vietnam. Tour the city, recalling the chaos of March 1975 when the Saigon government abandoned Da Nang and countless refugees fled the city. Also visit the beach where the US Marines first came ashore, beginning major American involvement in Indochina, to visit Cham's Museum. Overnight in Da Nang.

Day 11: Da Nang- Quy Nhon - ChuLai (B, L, D)
Morning drive to Quinhon via Chulai airbase and see the work of the Sabees. Stop at the Sonmy district, scene of the infamous My Lai massacre. Travel along the rugged Aminate Mountains down to Route 1, sarcastically referred to as "the Street without Joy" by French soldier. This evening arrive in Quinhon, a major port and supply depot that kept Route 1 open during the War. Overnight at hotel.

Day 12 : Quy Nhon - Nha Trang (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Leave Quinhon for Nha Trang, once the headquarters of the US Fifth Special Forces Group in the second Corps. Enjoy the city of one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Have some coffee at one of the waterfront cafes here is really fantastic. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 13: Nha Trang - Da Lat (B, L, D)
Take a boat to nearby Bamboo island for snorkeling, to the Mieu island for a visit to a fish breeding farm and to the Cham tower of Ponagar, a fine example of 7nd century Cham architecture. Then, leave Nhatrang for the central highland city of Da Lat, a city of cool climate and romantic landscapes with mountains and Pine hills, water fall, flower gardens..... Overnight in Da Lat.

Day 14 : Da Lat - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Wake up in the cool atmosphere of Da Lat, have breakfast and some special coffee before a short city tour. Travel through the central highlands to Baoloc, visit silk farm and mulberry plantations, and Stop at a tea house. In the evening, arrive in Ho Chi Minh City - the former Capital of South Vietnam, which retains much of the war era. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 15 : Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Day trip to visit the City: The Reunification Hall which used to be the Presidential Palace of the former Southern government, the Notre Dame de Saigon, the US crimes exhibition, China town and Binhtay Market built by Chinese businessman, Thienhau pagoda (considered as one of the most ancient Chinese pagoda), the Historical Museum and a lacquer-ware workshop. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 16: Ho Chi Minh City - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi (B, L, D)
Depart for Tayninh, visit Caodai Holly See temple, a place of pilgrimage of Caodaism, a unique religious cult in Southern Vietnam, cable car ride to 280 meter-high Mount Ba Den, which used to be a tagging ground of the National Liberation Front and a US fire base and relay station. Participate noon ceremony at Tayninh Holly Church of Caodai. After lunch to proceed to Cuchi guerrilla area with visit to underground tunnels. More than 200 km of tunnels built here by the Communist guerrillas are the highlight of South Vietnam tours. Back to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 17 : Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Enjoy a shopping tour including traditional handicraft shops in the city. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 18 : Departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for departure.