14-Day North to South Vietnam Tour

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1 14-Day North to South Vietnam Tour DAY 1 - Check in Hotel in Hanoi (Meals: No) Arrive Hanoi and check in hotel in Hanoi centre. Get welcome drink and check-in. Free and easy at your leisure time. Night1: Overnight in hotel in Hanoi DAY 2 - Hanoi Halong V Spirit Cruise (Meals: B/L/D) 07h45 08h15 Pick-up at hotel and start the scenic, 3 and ½ hour drive to Halong Bay. 12h30 13h00 Embark on V Spirit Classic Cruise followed by a short cruise briefing. 13h30 14h30 Savor a delectable lunch as V Spirit Classic cruises among the limestone islands. 14h30 15h30 Explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. 15h30 16h30 Kayak among the hidden areas of the bay, around the Drum Cave area. 16h30 17h30 Return to the main boat and continue cruising to the quiet area while enjoy beautiful seascape on the way. 17h30 19h00 Enjoy Sunset Party on sundeck and admire the best moments of the day when the sun starts to set. 19h00 Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, take part in board games, fish for squid, or just laze around. Night 2: Overnight on V Spirit Cruises in Halong DAY 3 - V Spirit Cruises Halong Hanoi (Meals: B/L) 06h30 07h30 Start your day with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt. 07h30 08h30 Have breakfast on board and enjoy the peaceful morning of Halong Bay. 08h30 09h30 Cruising to Titov island. Go swimming and relaxing at the beach of Titov or climb up to the top of the island for panorama view of Halong Bay. 09h30 Return to the boat. Freshen up and check out of your cabin. 09h30 10h30 Continue your cruise exploring the Bay, passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and more. 10h30 11h30 While heading back to the harbor, watch the fruit carving demonstration and participate in the Cooking Class before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch. 10h30 11h30 Disembark V Spirit Classic. 12h30 13h00 Transfer back to Hanoi. 16h00-17h00 Recheck in hotel. Night 3: Overnight in hotel in Hanoi

2 DAY 4 - Hanoi- Sapa- Laochai- Tavan - Giang Ta chai (Meals: B/L/D) 6:30 am : Our car and guides pick you up at your hotel and depart to LaoCai, on the highway running from Noi Bai - Lao Cai 245Km with less than 5 hours. You have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the both sides of this road. 12:00 : Arrival Sapa, Enjoy lunch at local restaurant then proceed to visit. 13:00pm: Car will take visitors started walking journey about 4hours to visit Lao Chai - Ta Van and Giang Ta Chai, explore the life of ethnic minorities, admire the spectacular natural scenery with the terraced rice fields. Visit Sapa ancient rock with engraved images big small rocks, admire the Bridge which made by clouds, cross the Muong Hoa stream poetic. Then get back to Sapa. Overnight in sapa. Night 4: Overnight in Hotel in Sapa town Overnight in hotel in Ayutthaya. Breakfast and lunch included. DAY 5 - Cat Cat Village Hanoi (B/L) 9:00am Driver and guide take you back Sapa to rejoin group together visit Cat Cat village. 10:00am Exploring Cat Cat Shin chai village of H mong a colonial French discovered area and a renowned resort to officials from the early twentieth century. Arriving to Cat Cat village, visitors will be visiting the Hydropower station, the waterfall of Cat Cat village, as well as learning about the culture, customs and unique people here with traditional crafts such as weaving, carved silver, hand forged agricultural tools. 12:00 : Pick up from Cat Cat village and back to Sapa town. Enjoy a meal at a local restaurant. Free time to visit or shopping souvenir 16:00: Driver take you back to Hanoi. recheck in Hotel in Hanoi Night 5: Overnight in Hotel in Hanoi DAY 6 - Hanoi- overnight train to Danang (B) Today, you are free to visit Hanoi Old Quarter, until transfer to Hanoi Train Station for solf Sleeping train to Da nang. Check-out time of any hotel is 12:00p.m Time you need to spend on the train is around 16 hours so it is better to have dinner before going and also buy some snacks to bring with you onto the train. On the train you can view our beautiful country along the coastal line. You also stay overnight on the train and reach Danang train station at around am-11:00am the following day. Night 6: Overnight on the night train DAY 7 - Da Nang pick up - Check in hotel in Danang(-) Train arrive at around am. We will pick up and transfer to Hotel in Danang. today you wil free and easy discovery Danang or swim on one of nicest beach of Vietnam.

3 Night 7 : Overnight in hotel in Danang DAY 8 - Marble mountain (Meal B, L) Monkey Mountain, also known as Son Tra, which is home to the beautiful, marble statue of the Lady Buddha that can be seen from all along the Da Nang beach front. On this tour we will take you to look at this pagoda where local people regularly come to pray. Here you can enjoy the serenity of this sacred place as well as the beautiful view of the Da Nang coastline. After tour You will enjoy lunch in the home of a local family. During the tour you will also be able to meet local people who will welcome you and you will have a chance to speak to them. This will be a unique opportunity to learn about the real Vietnam and the country s customs. 8:00 am 9:30 am -Pick you up at hotel then Depart for Marble Mountains. Here you will discover many caves and marvel at their varied beauty and uses. The Buddhist pagodas add more interest and the visit to the traditional marble carving village gives the opportunity to buy some souvenirs if you like. 11:30 am 12:30 pm: Leaving Marble Mountains for Monkey Mountain. During your time at Monkey Mountain you will learn about its history.there will also be plenty of time for photos. 12:30 pm 13:30 pm: Leaving Monkey Mountain for lunch. You will enjoy lunch in the home of local family. 14:00 pm transfer you to the Hotel in Hoi An Night 8 : Overnight in hotel in Hoi An DAY 9 - Hoi An free and easy (Meal B) Enjoy breakfast at hotel, the rest of the day is spent at your leisure. You can enjoy peacefulness of Hoi An ancient port town great combination of Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese Culture or you can visit An Bang or Cua Dai (which is 10 km away from Hoi An town) Night 9 : Overnight in hotel in Hoi An DAY 10 - Hoi An - My Son (B, Light Lunch) 8:00 8:30: The bus and tour guide pick you up at your hotel 8:30: Leaving Hoi An for My Son HolyLand. 9:30: Arriving in My Son - the Holyland surrounded by the marvelous mountains, 48km west of Hoi An. My Son was chosen as a religious center, built in the late 4th century under the Cham s King Bhadravaman. It is a huge

4 religious complex with over 70 towers and temples of different architectures. Wander through the elaborate carvings and sculptures of the Cham people, tourists are welcomed at the Old Tower of the Cham. Spend 2 hours to enjoy and discover the beauty of Ancient buildings at of the Champa Kingdom with our tour guide : Leaving My Son for Cau Lau boat station and taking a boat trip on Thu Bon river. You could visit the living of the local people and feeling the fresh air. You will have soft lunch (My Quang traditional noodle), then get boat trip visit Thu Bon river, stopping for visiting at Kim Bong Carpentry Village The traditional work village. 14:30: The boat trip will finish at Boat station. Night 10: Overnight in hotel in Hoi An - hotel with Swimming pool DAY 11 - Hoi An - Airport transfer - Flight to HCMC (B ) After breakfast at your hotel and you are free till airport transfer. Today, you will have a short flight to Ho Chi Minh city and stay overnight at the most touristic area of Ho Chi Minh City. Night 11: Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh Superior room DAY 12 - HCMC - Mekong delta (B, L ) : meet our tour guide at your hotel. Enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to HCMC. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Night 12: Overnight hotel in Ho Chi Minh. DAY 13 - HCMC- Cu Chi tunnel (Meals: B/L) 07: : Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and then start drive to Cu Chi which located 60km from HCM city, Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti-american war in Vietnam. It is legendary for Original tunnels system of over 220km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreign visitors. The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers alongside the road. Visitors will find it

5 hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, When Cu Chi was" A Free Target Zone ". The remnants visitors will see show Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there and visitors will see the remnants. 13:00 Back to Ho Chi Minh City 14:15: Have lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch, the guide will take a taxi for you to get back to hotel. Night 13: Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh DAY 14 - Ho Chi Minh - Back Home (Meals: B) Have breakfast at the hotel then free and easy. Wait until our driver come and pick you to the airport.