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Day 1: Ho Chi Minh (Arrival)
Arrival in Ho Chi Minh. Our driver meets you at airport and transfers you to your hotel.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 2: Ho Chi Minh (City tour)
Breakfast at hotel.
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.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 3: Ho Chi Minh (City Tour 2)
Breakfast at hotel.
Start the tour visiting following destinations:
Big market, also known as District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City, is a vibrant and diverse cultural and commercial hub. Initially established by the French and called “Cho Lon,” it reflects the rich cultural blend of the Chinese, Vietnamese, and other ethnic communities. Visitors can explore and shop in traditional markets, stores, and shops offering a wide range of goods from food to electronics and souvenirs.
Ba Thien Hau Temple
Thien Hau Temple, situated in Ho Chi Minh City’s Chinatown, is a revered and intricately adorned temple dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, also known as Thien Hau. Constructed in the 19th century by the Cantonese community, the temple serves as a spiritual center for worshippers and a cultural landmark for visitors.
Bến Bạch Dằng
Bach Dang Pier, located along the Saigon River, is one of the most famous and picturesque attractions in Ho Chi Minh City. Built in the 19th century, this pier offers not only stunning views of the Saigon River but also serves as an ideal stop for tourists looking to relax and enjoy the refreshing riverside atmosphere.
- Overnight at hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 4: Ho Chi Minh → 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 5: Hanoi → Ha Long 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.
Around 8:00 AM, our bus Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus.
• 11:45-12.00 – Meeting at Tuan Chau harbor. Check in Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.
• 12:30 – You will board your 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 emerging from emerald water. Sailing with Royal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, expolling the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you
• 14.30: Discovering outstanding and magical beauty of Luon Cave by bamboo boat or kayaking.
• 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 sun desk in a warm and romantic mesosphere, 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 6: 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.
15:00 – 15:30 drop off your hotel.
Your leisure time in the city on your own.
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 7: Hanoi (city tour)
Breakfast at hotel. Please check out after breakfast, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), as you will be back and go to the airport from the hotel.
08:00 – 08:30 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”
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
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Day 8: Hanoi (departure)
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Spend your leisure time in the city until we transfer you to the airport for departure flight.
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