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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
- N/A
Day 2: Hanoi → Ha Long Bay
Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel and depart for Halong Bay at approximately 8:00am.
Upon arrival in Halong Bay, we will board the vessel and partake in a delectable lunch. During the meal, we will cruise through thousands of stunning islands and islets. Following lunch, you may freshen up in your room before embarking on a visit to the Surprising Cave, kayaking, swimming, and other activities. Later, return to the vessel, get a drink and enjoy the picturesque sunset scenery in the bay. Halong photo.
- Overnight on cruise
- B,L,D
Day 3: Halong bay → Hanoi
In the morning, breakfast will be served on board. We will then proceed to cruise to a Pearl Farm village and continue exploring the enchanting Halong Bay, navigating through numerous captivating islands and islets.
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)
Explore the Temple of Literature, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and discover the rich history of Vietnam’s first university. Walk around the picturesque Hoan Kiem Lake, and visit the Ngoc Son Temple, perched on an island in the lake. Continue your exploration at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which showcases the diverse ethnic groups of Vietnam through fascinating exhibits and artifacts.
Get dropped off at the hotel. Free time in Hanoi
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
- B,L
Day 5: Hanoi → Phu Quoc
.Free time in Hanoi until we transfer you to the airport at for the flight departure to Phu Quoc. Once arrived in Phu Quoc airport, you’ll be taken to Phu Quoc hotel for your stay.
- Overnight at hotel in Phu Quoc
- B,
Day 6: Phu Quoc (leisure)
Breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure time in Phu Quoc
- Overnight at hotel in Phu Quoc
- B
Day 7: Phu Quoc (leisure)
Breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure time in Phu Quoc
- Overnight at hotel in Phu Quoc
- B
Day 8: Phu Quoc (leisure)
Breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure time in Phu Quoc
- Overnight at hotel in Phu Quoc
- B
Day 9: Phu Quoc → Ho Chi Minh
Morning, your breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure time until we transfer you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
- B,
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh (Long Tan – Nui Dat)
8.00 Pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and depart to Ba Ria – Vung Tau (about 90km away from Saigon City).
Arrive at Ba Ria. Our first point to stop is the Long Tan Cross Memorial in Long Tan village. At this site, you may encounter some Vietnamese veterans who had served in this fierce war and listen to them telling about what really happened in the past. You would understand more about the losses and devastated results of the war on the remaining both in Vietnam and in Australia. Then drive pass by the location of Horseshoe FSB (access is not permitted due to the continued presence of land mines) to the Discourtesy Rubber Plantation. Then go ahead to Long Phuoc Tunnels. Like other tunnels systems found in Vietnam, the Long Phuoc Tunnels included meeting areas, first aid stations, and fighting pits.
After lunch, we will continue our trip to Nui Dat – Task Force Base (Nui Dat SAS Hill) with the area of about 4 kilometer radius of the base. Little remains of this military camp today except for the columns of the main gate. The former runway is now a street in the local village, and the old helipad is now a soccer field. We also spend time at the Nui Dat Kindergarten which is built by Australian Veterans for children in the village.
Drive back to Saigon. Tour ends at your hotel around 18.00.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
- B,L
Day 11: Panorama River Cruise
In the morning we pick you up at your hotel in Saigon and take you to Can Tho or Cai Be. You board your wooden river cruise vessel around noon. After a refreshing welcome drink we show you our on-board facilities and your cosy cabin. As lunch is served, the boat starts cruising. Sit back and watch the fantastic scenery and the daily life of the Mekong people.
In the afternoon you can disembark for a guided leisurely stroll through a village and the surrounding fruit orchards or rice fields. Meet the friendly locals and taste the local produce and fruits.
Get back on board and enjoy a drink at the bar or relax on deck as the sun sets over the magnificent water landscape of the Mekong river. The cruise boat will anchor for the night. The day ends with a delicious on-board dinner. You stay overnight on board your floating hotel in the Mekong Delta.
- Overnight on Mekong Eyes cruise
- B,L,D
Day 12: Life on the water and floating markets
Wake up well rested to the sound of the river and get ready for another exciting day of sightseeing in the Mekong Delta. At 6.30h the cruise vessel sets off for a sunrise cruise. Watch the locals go about their daily work drying exotic fruits and building ships on the wooden yards while enjoying an early breakfast.
After breakfast, we will board a sampan boat to Cai Rang floating market, the region’s busiest and most lively market. Marvel at the sheer abundance of exotic fruits and vegetables. We will pull up to the boats for talking and bargaining with the merchants. We will also visit some of the local candy and cake making factories or boat through the green water landscape to see local houses, verdant orchards and ship-building yards.
Later in the morning your can boat through the green water landscape on a little rowing sampan to see local houses, verdant orchards and ship-building yards. Alternatively you can discover the nearby town by foot or explore the small side canals of the Mekong river on a bicycle.
The cruise boat then resumes its journey as lunch is served. In the afternoon there will be another side trip to one of the exotic villages along the way.
- Overnight on Mekong Eyes cruise
- B,L,D
Day 13: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh → Mui Ne
After breakfast and an early start through the glorious morning atmosphere on the Mekong river we will visit another floating market. Be sure not to miss the great photo opportunities for authentic snapshots of the Mekong people and their life.
Take another sampan side trip right into the lush rural landscape, the fertile fields, the exuberant green. Then it’s time to pack up and return to the pier from which we started.
The Mekong Delta cruise boat tour ends at around 11.00 — 11.30h on the pier. On even dates, you will have lunch at the Mekong Rest Stop. On odd dates, lunch is served in Vinh Long City.
Get transferred from Ho Chi Minh to Mui Ne
- Overnight at hotel in Mui Ne
- B,
Day 14: Mui Ne (leisure)
Breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure time in Mui Ne
- Overnight at hotel in Mui Ne
- B,
Day 15: Mui Ne (leisure)
Breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure time in Mui Ne
- Overnight at hotel in Mui Ne
- B,
Day 16: Mui Ne (departure)
Morning, your breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure time until we transfer you to Ho Chi Minh city, then the airport for flight back to your country.
- NA
- B,
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