TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – Beverley Forward

Day 1 – 07 Feb, 2025: Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrival at the airport in Hanoi at 10:05 AM – VN208, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Mayflower Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 08 Feb, 2025: Hanoi (Leisure)

Breakfast at your hotel.

Your leisure time to explore the city and shopping in Hanoi Old Quarter.

Evening, walking around 10 minutes to Hoang’s Restaurant ( 54 Hàng Buồm ) to enjoy your welcome dinner at 19:00 PM.

• Overnight at Mayflower Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 3 – 09 Feb, 2025: Hanoi → Halong Bay

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Halong bay trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

• 07:50 – 08:00 AM, our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus. Take a rest and enjoy local specialties after 2h.

• 12.00 – Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.
• 13:00 – Check-in cabin and enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. Sailing with Royal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, exploring the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you.
• 14:30 – Keep cruising to the most beautiful parts of Halong Bay. This is the best time to relax after lunch and enjoy your privacy, capturing stunning photos of the legendary bay.
• 15:30 – Small tender brings you to visit Titop island, hiking to the top of the island from where tourists can capture a panoramic view of Halong Bay.
• 16:30 – Kayaking & swimming 18:00 – Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music, wearing traditional costumes for kings, queens, and mandarins.
• 19:00 – Enjoy the special dinner cooked by our professional chef.
• 20:30 – The moment you choose your own way to relax after dinner, listening to music, singing karaoke, relaxing on the sundeck, squid fishing available for entertainment during the night time.

• Stay overnight on Royal Palace Cruise on Halong.
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Day 4 – 10 Feb, 2025: Halong Bay → Hanoi

• 06:15 Enjoy the sunrise on the Bay. Morning Tai Chi session on sundeck
• 06:30 Light breakfast. Coffee, tea, and pastries served in the restaurant
• 07:20 Sung Sot cave excursion: Explore Sung Sot Cave – the biggest and most stunning cave in Halong Bay
• 09:15 Check-out of cabins & bill settlement. Start cruising back to the port
• 09:30 Buffet brunch served at the restaurant
• 10:45 – 11:00 Back to the port. Farewell and disembark
• 11:15 – 11:30 Get on the bus back to Hanoi.
• 14:30-14:45 Drop off your hotel. Rest of day is your leisure time in Hanoi.

• Overnight at Mayflower Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 5 – 11 Feb, 2025: Hanoi (City tour)→ Hoi An

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you). After city tour you will be back to this hotel to take luggage and wait for pick up to airport.

08:00 – 8:15 AM: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00 – 14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”

After the tour, drop you off the hotel.

At 16:30 PM we transfer you to airport for flight to Da Nang depart at 19:10 PM (VN 197).

Once arrived in Da Nang airport at 20:35 PM, you’ll be taken to Hoi An hotel for your stay.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 6 – 12 Feb, 2025: Hoi An (Visit My Son Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 07:30 – 08:00 AM Our guide picks you up at hotel and leave Hoi An for visiting My Son Holly Land – the ruins of Cham people and was an imperial city during Cham dynasty. Here you can have more chance to explore and understand of technique of Old Cham people in making red bricks to build Tower which still now a secret to everyone, you can see a large complex of religious relics that comprises more than 65 architectural works. It also surprises for those who are curious with architectural art. In 1999, UNESCO labeled the Cham architecture in My Son as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

Have lunch at local restaurant.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 7 – 13 Feb, 2025: Hoi An (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 8 – 14 Feb, 2025: Hoi An → Da Nang

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. it’s your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

At 12:00 PM, we transfer you to Da Nang. Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 9 – 15 Feb, 2025: Da Nang (Leisure)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Da Nang. You can also visit some famous places on your own and try local cuisine.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 10 – 16 Feb, 2025: Da Nang (Leisure)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Da Nang. You can also visit some famous places on your own and try local cuisine one more day.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 11 – 17 Feb, 2025: Da Nang (Leisure)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Da Nang. You can also visit some famous places on your own and try local cuisine one more day.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 12 – 18 Feb, 2025:  Da Nang → Hue

Morning, breakfast at hotel in Da Nang.

Your leisure time in Da Nang until 12:00 PM driver transfers you to Hue.

• Overnight at Thanh Lich Hotel in Hue.
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Day 13 – 19 Feb, 2025: Hue (City tour)

Breakfast at your hotel.

At 08:00 – 08:30 AM, you will start the tour by visiting Thien Mu Pagoda. To visit this pagoda, you will get a boat trip on Perfume River (called “Huong” River in Vietnamese). After the boat trip which takes around 45 minute, you arrive the Pagoda. Thien Mu Pagoda was built on a hillock overlooking the Perfume river. This pagoda is an icon of Vietnam and the symbol of Hue city.

Finish your visit at Thien Mu Pagoda, get on the car waiting outside to visit the Citadel (also called “The Imperial City”). It is a walled palace within the citadel of the city of Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. Next to visit Dong Ba Market. This is Hue’s largest market, selling anything and everything. Arrival at a nice local restaurant.

Enjoy your lunch and take a rest.

We leave the restaurant for the tomb of King “Minh Mang”. King “Minh Mang” was the second emperor of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. Continue your visit at the Tomb of King “Khai Dinh”. King “Khai Dinh” was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam, reigning from 1916 to 1925. We leave the the Tomb of King “Khai Dinh” to visit a nearby village where people making incense stick and conical hat.

After tour, transfer you back to your hotel.

• Overnight at Thanh Lich Hotel in Hue.
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Day 14 – 20 Feb, 2025 Dec: Hue → Ho Chi Minh

Morning, breakfast at hotel in Hue.

At 8:00 AM – We transfer you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. ( flight number VJ305 – take off 10:30 )

Once arrived in airport at 11:55 AM, you’ll be taken to hotel for your stay.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

• Overnight at Parague Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 15 – 21 Feb, 2025: Ho Chi Minh (City & Cu Chi Tunnels)

Breakfast will be served at your hotel.

Around 07:30 – 07:45 AM, Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.

Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun.

Have lunch at local restaurant.

Continue to visit Ho Chi Minh. Visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral (Or Tan Dinh Church), the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

Finish the tour, drop you off at the hotel.

• Overnight at Parague Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 16 – 22 Feb, 2025: Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Mekong trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

07:30 – 07:45 AM – Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and start the trip to Cai Be. Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago. This site entitles you to learn something about the local trading habit that has changed due to the age of modern society when more terrestrial transportation and high techniques of agriculture have dominated everywhere. There, you can realize how diverse the area is and how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it the basket of fruit in the lower part of the Mekong River.

Ramble in small villages where you will uncover the beauty of an ancient house and learn about the indigenous culture. Make a short visit to a small family business where the locals make coconut fudges and crispy rice popcorn. Savor delicious fresh fruit and feel the slow rhythms of Southern Vietnamese folk music – a kind of music entwined with the life and culture of the Mekong Delta people. Paddle through small canals – an exciting experience since you can look around, unwind, and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the Upper Mekong Delta. Additionally, after arrival on Tan Phong Island, immerse yourself in nature’s tranquility.

At lunch time, you not only enjoy luscious food but also get closer to the locals as it is a chance to learn how to prepare Vietnamese specialties. The meal is cooked on your own and served in the heart of the local garden.

Cycle on the village path through orchards. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house.

Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and meet your bus for the trip to Can Tho City. Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho.

• Overnight at Senior Hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 17 – 23 Feb, 2025: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

Have breakfast at the hotel. You can take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the most vibrant floating market in the area.

Walking tour of the local noodle factory. Visit Munir Ansay Pagoda – Khmer temple, famous for its unique structure. Then, move by boat to the Con Son tourist area, visit the fruit plantation, and enjoy seasonal fruits.

Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

• Overnight at Parague Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 18 – 24 Feb, 2025: Ho Chi Minh (Departure)

Morning, have breakfast at the hotel. And please check out the hotel before 12:00 PM.

Your free time until 12:30 PM – we transfer you to the airport for departure flight (depart at 16:00 PM – VN791).

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End of service!