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Day 1: Hanoi (arrival)
Welcome you arrives at Hanoi airport . Our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
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Day 2: Hanoi → Ha Long Bay
Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel and depart for Halong Bay at approximately 8:00am.
• 11:45-12.00 – Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in the cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.
• 12:30 – You will board your cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.
• 13:00 – Check – in cabin and enjoy speacially prepared lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerging from emrald water. Sailing with Roylal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, expolling the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you
• 14.30: Kayaking in Ha Long Bay Pearl Farm
• 15:45 – 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.
• 17h-17:15 : Back to the boat from the titop island to have shower and refreshing up
• 17:30– Join the sunset moment on the sundesk in a warm and romantic armosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music
• 19:00 – Enjoy 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.
- Overnight on cruise
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Day 3: Halong bay → Hanoi
• 05:45–06:00– Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfectly healthy way to start a new day.
• 06:30 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.
• 07:15 – Visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay.
• 09:00 – Back to Royal Palace Cruise for check-out. Keep cruising towards Ha Long Bay, passing by hundreds of islands and islets with different shapes depending on your imagination.
• 10:00 – Cooking class opened right on the cruise.
• 10:30 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.
• 11:40 – Tour ends at Tuan Chau habour.
During lunch on board, we will make our way back to the pier before transferring back to Hanoi.
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
- B,L
Day 4: Hanoi (city tour)→ Hoi An
At 08:30 AM, Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.
Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake
It is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century.
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 Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda 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 (15th June -15th August) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area
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
Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.
Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.
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”.
Enjoy take a cyclo tour around the bustling old quarter to see the ordinary life of Vietnamese people in Hanoi.
Get dropped off at the hotel. Free time in Hanoi until we transfer you to the airport at for the flight departure to Da Nang. Once arrived in Da Nang airport, you’ll be taken to Hoi An hotel for your stay.
- Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
- B,L
Day 5: Hoi An (My Son Sanctuary)
Have breakfast at hotel.
At 08:30 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.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.
- Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
- B,L
Day 6: Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh
Morning, breakfast at hotel and relax in Hoi An until we transfer you to Da Nang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh, our driver pick you up and drive to hotel.
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.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
- B,L
Day 7: Ho Chi Minh (Mekong Delta)
Following breakfast at the hotel, we will depart from Ho Chi Minh and head towards Ben Tre. Our journey will include a boat trip along the Mekong River, during which we will visit a family-run business that exemplifies the idyllic rural lifestyle. We will also have the opportunity to stroll through the fruit plantation village. Finally, we return to Ho Chi Minh city
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
- B,L
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh (Cu Chi & City)
Morning, we explore the Re-Unification Palace, which was the home and workplace of the president of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and played a pivotal role in the war’s end. Visit the Notre Dame Cathedral, a stunning example of French colonial architecture, and learn about its unique history. Continue your tour at the War Remnants Museum, which provides a thought-provoking look into the harsh realities of the Vietnam War.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
- B,L
Day 9: Ho Chi Minh departure)
Morning, your breakfast at hotel.
Morning, we explore the Re-Unification Palace, which was the home and workplace of the president of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and played a pivotal role in the war’s end. Visit the Notre Dame Cathedral, a stunning example of French colonial architecture, and learn about its unique history. Continue your tour at the War Remnants Museum, which provides a thought-provoking look into the harsh realities of the Vietnam War.
Spend your leisure time in the city until we transfer you to airport for departure flight.
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- B,L
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