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Day 1 – April 18: Hanoi (City half day)
12:00 – 12:30 Tour guide pick you up for the tour.
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”.
Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
After tour transfer you back hotel. Driver come pick you to the airport flight to Da Nang airport.
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
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Day 2 – April 19: Hanoi → Ha Long Bay (Full day tour) → Hanoi
6:30 am, driver come pick you transfer to Halong on your private car.
9:00 Arrive Halong, Pick up guests at private waiting room lot 7 – Au 2 Tuan Chau International Port & check-in to board the ship.
9:30 The boat starts to depart and takes you to explore the most beautiful spots in Ha Long Bay such as: Heaven Gate, Stone Dog Islet, Incense Peak, Hoa Cuong Bay & Fighting Cock Islet . The boat will stop for 5 minutes for you to take photos to preserve the beautiful moments here. Then, the boat continues to move to Sung Sot Cave.
11.00 Enjoy a BUFFET lunch at the luxurious restaurant on board with special seafood dishes of Ha Long Bay.
( If the ship has less than 30 passengers: The ship will serve you with a suitable SET menu)
12.15 The tour guide will take you to visit Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful and largest cave in the cave complex of Ha Long Bay.
13:30 You will be given free kayaking – a sport loved by many young people at Luon Cave.
14:30 You visit Titop . From the top of Titop mountain , you can see the whole view of Ha Long Bay with thousands of limestone cliffs rising from the blue water, it really looks like a fairyland in real life.
You can swim at Titop beach and will be provided with towels by the staff.
15:30 You return to the ship, attend a small afternoon tea party, with a variety of fruits, cakes, juices, tea served free of charge. You watch the sunset while the ship returns to Tuan Chau port.
17:00 The ship returns to Tuan Chau wharf, ending the 8-hour tour of Ha Long Bay.
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 3 – April 20: Hanoi → Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu, Tam Coc full day)
7:15-7:45am Our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotels in the Old Quarter Area, Hanoi. Head the south of Hanoi for 110 km. After 2 hours, you will arrive in Ninh Binh. First stop at Hoa Lu, you will have quick visit two temples built in honor of the emperors Dinh Le, their sons, and the Queen… to know why Hoa Lu was build as capital of Vietnam in ending of nine century.
12:00 – Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine.
13:30 – Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.
15:30 – Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with specious view of the nature.
17:15 – Return to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi
19:30 – Drop you off at your hotel/stay. Trip ends.
- Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 4 – April 21: Hanoi → Hoi An
After breakfast, It’s your leisure time to rest until our driver come pick you up to the airport flight to Da Nang airport
Arrive Da Nang, our driver transfer you ahead to Hoi An town.
- Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
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Day 5 – April 22: Hoi An (My Son sanctuary & City tour full day)
8:00 After breakfast at hotel, tour guide pick you up start the tour by visiting My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
About 2:30 pm: – Our guide will meet you at our hotel in Hoi An City Center and start the Hoi An City Tour.
Firstly, you’ll visit Hoi An Market which is always bustling. It offers an unmissable shopping experience. This market is full of sights, colors, sounds and smells. Next to Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall, a colorful mélange of bright gates, dragon statues and elaborate rooftops. Get an introduction to ancestor worship while visiting the family altar and watching local devotees making offerings. You will see remarkably well preserved old houses: Phung Hung Ancient House or Tan Ky Ancient House
That have withstood 200 years of weather and war. Learn about the prosperous merchants who used to live in these homes, trading with buyers from all around the world. After that, going to Museum of Folk Culture in Hoi An
A display of artifacts depicts ancient local daily life in a 150-year-old Chinese merchant house. Especially, you will enjoy art shows at Hoi An Traditional Performing Arts House.
Make a stop at the Japanese Bridge. The bridge spans a small waterway and was constructed more than 400 years ago to connect the Japanese community with the Chinese who lived on the other side of the water. Admire the carvings and paintings inside the bridge, learning about their symbolism and cultural significance.
Additionally, visit some of Hoi An’s well-known handicraft shops and artwork galleries. Discover smaller laneways and local neighborhoods gaining a better appreciation of Hoi An’s endless charm.
Enjoy your time with the boat ride and release the flower lantern to pray for the lucks to you and your family. You will immerse yourself in the fanciful space of the lantern street.
6.30 pm: Have dinner, end tour
- Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
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Day 6 – April 23: Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh
Breakfast at hotel. Spend a little leisure time then our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh, you will be taken to hotel for check-in. Rest of the day is your own time to explore the city yourselves.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 7 – April 24: Ho Chi Minh (Mekong delta full day)
Breakfast at hotel.
At 7:30 – 7:45 AM, leave the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time. In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. End trip.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 8 – April 25: 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.
- Overnight at hotel in Can Tho
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Day 9 – April 26: Ho Chi Minh (City tour & Cu Chi tunnel full day)
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.
Afternoon, we leave the city and drive 60km to Cu Chi, where you can delve into the intricate system of tunnels and explore the Cu Chi Tunnel, an impressive feat of engineering that played a significant role in the Vietnam War. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food during the war). Once the tour is complete, we will make our way back to the city.
- Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 10 – April 27: Ho Chi Minh (Departure)
Pick you up at 03:30 am transfer to the airport for the flight at 06:30 am to flight back home.
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