TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – Valelia Ah Chong

Day 1 – 31 Oct: Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrival at the airport in Hanoi at 11:30AM (SQ192), our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hanoi.

• Overnight at Oriental Jade Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 01 Nov: Hanoi (City tour)

Breakfast at your hotel

At 08:00 – 08:30 AM Our guide Pick you up at your hotel.

08:45: 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.

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 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

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 tour, take a cyclo tour around the bustling old quarter to see the ordinary life of Vietnamese people in Hanoi.

• Overnight on Oriental Jade Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 3 – 02 Nov: Hanoi → Halong bay (La Casta Daily Cruise)

Breakfast at your hotel

8:00 – 8:15AM, Our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus.

10:00: Upon arrival at Tuan Chau harbour, you will check-in and get on board the cruise then starts a trip to discover the World Heritage. 

10:30: Enjoy welcome drink. The cruise departs from Tuan Chau harbor for a joyful journey to discover the beauty of the world heritage Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you will have chance to pass through the grandeur of the legendary bay with thousands of limestone islands such as: Dog Rock, Duck Rock and especially Thumb Rock – a beautiful limestone islet rising from sea water in the shape of a giant thumb. Mother Nature has put Thumb Rock here to send a message of goodness to every passenger cruising in the ancient bay.

12:00: Have a huge buffet lunch with variety of dishes including seafood and Vietnamese traditional food.

13:00: Stop at Bo Hon Island. Our tour guide will take you to Sung Sot Cave/Surprising Cave, the largest and the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. After about 200 steps under forest canopy, the entrance of the cave shows up. A paradise of appear in front of you. You will discover the cave in about 45 minutes before getting back to the cruise (For other tourists whom can’t walk much, you can stay on cruise, chilling out on the sundeck).

14:00: Say goodbye to Sung Sot Cave, cruise heads to Luon Cave. In this area, it’s time for you to heat up with kayaking (about 30 minutes kayaking)

15:00: Stop at Titov Island. On this small island, you can climb halfway up the mountain to enjoy a panoramic view of Ha Long Bay. Looking down from high above gives you a wonderful sensation; at the same time offers you a spectacular view of every corner of the bay.

16:00: After that, you will get back to cruise and ready for our Sunset Party. Vietnamese tea, fresh fruits and snacks will be served when you’re relaxing on the sundeck or in the Jacuzzi.

On the way back, cruise will pass by Hoa Cuong area, one of the most beautiful spots in the bay.

17:30-18:00: Arrive in Tuan Chau port. End of the trip. Thank you for choosing La Casta Daily Cruise for your holiday in Vietnam. See you in the next journey!

• Overnight on Oriental Jade Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 4 – 03 Nov: Hanoi (Leisure time)

Breakfast at your hotel

Rest of the day is your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hanoi.

• Overnight on Oriental Jade Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 5 – 04 Nov: Hanoi → Hue

Breakfast at your hotel

Your leisure time in the city until 09:30AM, our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Hue. (depart at 11:55AM – VJ565)

Arrival at the airport in Hue at 13:10PM, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel for check-in.

• Overnight at Imperial Hue Hotel in Hue.
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Day 6 – 05 Nov : Hue (city tour) → Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel.

At 08:00 – 08:30AM, our driver and guide pick you up and start the tour. Get on the dragon boat , go along the Huong river to enjoy the fresh atmosphere and peaceful beauty of Hue on the way to Thien Mu pagoda, the oldest pagoda here.

After visiting Thien Mu, we get on the car and go to the Citadel to see the living, working, worshiping and relaxing areas of Nguyen Kings’family, the last royal family in Viet Nam.

The last stop in the morning is Dong Ba market, before we head to the restaurant for lunch. Lunch time at My Home restaurant is a great time to savour the best Hue traditional foods and some royal tea while having your feet relax in herbal water after the meal.

In the afternoon, we will visit two royal tombs Minh Mang and Khai Dinh with traditional architecture and French-influenced style, respectively.
We will take a 10-min trip on car to Thuy Xuan conical hat village to visit a local family who produce the traditional hat and incent.

You can have many photos taken with creative decoration from colorful incent sticks made by people here.

16:30pm. tour is finished and we get on car, come back to the hotel.

After that, we transfer you to Hoi An. Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the old town or go shopping.

• Overnight at Allegro Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 7 – 06 Nov : Hoi An (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel.

You’re free at leisure in Hoi An for walking around to explore the ancient town on your own and shopping.

• Overnight at Allegro Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 8 – 07 Nov : Hoi An (Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

At 07:00 – 07:30 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 a local restaurant.

Afternoon, your free time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Allegro Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 9 – 08 Nov : Hoi An (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel.

You’re free at leisure in Hoi An for walking around to explore the ancient town on your own and shopping.

• Overnight at Allegro Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 10 – 09 Nov : Hoi An (Departure)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. At 08:30AM, our driver transfers you to airport for departure flight (depart at 11:50AM – SQ171)

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End of service!