TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – Jul 01: Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrive airport in Hanoi 14:35 PM – VJ562 (Hue – HN), our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

Around 16:45 PM, please make your own way to the theater to the show. The show starts at 17:15.at 16 P. Le Thai To, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

After that, you go walking to Hoang’s Restaurant (02 Hang Bong) for your dinner. Your reservation table at 18:30 PM.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – Jul 02: Hanoi → Halong 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.

07:50 – 08:00 AM, our guide picks you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus.

• 12.00 – Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in 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 emerald water. Sailing with Royal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, exploring the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you.
• 14:30 – Keep cruising to the most beautiful parts of Halong Bay. This is the best time to relax after lunch and enjoy your privacy, capturing stunning photos of the legendary bay.
• 15:30 – 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.
• 16:30 – Kayaking & swimming 18:00 – Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music, wearing traditional costumes for kings, queens, and mandarins.
• 19:00 – Enjoy the 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 Royal Palace Cruise in Halong bay.
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Day 3 – Jul 03: Halong bay → Hanoi

• 06:00 – Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfectly healthy way to start a new day.
• 07:00 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.
• 07:45 – 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.
• 11:00 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.
• 12:30 – Tour ends at Tuan Chau habour.

Get on bus to go back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi around 15:30 pm.

Rest of day is your leisure time in Hanoi.

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 4 – Jul 04: Hanoi (City tour) → Hoi An

Breakfast at 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.

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, back to hotel.

17:00 Our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Da Nang (VJ543: 19:30 – 20:50).

Upon arrival in Da Nang, we head to Hoi An which is 30km far and it takes around 45 minutes.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 5 – Jul 05: Hoi An (Visit My Son Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 07:30 – 08:00 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.

Have lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon, your free time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 6 – Jul 06: Hoi An (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel. Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 7 – Jul 07: Hoi An → Da Nang

Breakfast at hotel. Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

At 12:00 our driver transfer you transfer you Da Nang. Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 8 – Jul 08: Da Nang (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Da Nang.

You can also visit some famous places on your own and try local cuisine.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 9 – Jul 09: Da Nang (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Da Nang.

You can also visit some famous places on your own and try local cuisine.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 10 – Jul 10: Da Nang → Hue

Breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time at beach. At 12:00, our driver transfer you to hotel in Hue.

Rest of the day is your own time to explore the city yourselves.

• Overnight at Serene Palace Hotel in Hue.
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Day 11 – Jul 11: Hue (City tour)

Breakfast at hotel.

08:00 – 08:30 AM, 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.

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

• Overnight at Serene Palace Hotel in Hue.
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Day 12 – Jul 12: Hue → Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast, your leisure time until at 10:45AM, our driver you to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city.

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh city, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

Your leisure time in Ho Chi Minh city.

• Overnight at Nesta Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 13 – Jul 13: Ho Chi Minh (City tour & Cu Chi Tunnels)

Breakfast at hotel.

07:30 – 07:45 AM Our guide pick up you visit Ho Chi Minh. Take the morning trip to 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, 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.

Have lunch at local restaurant.

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.

Return to Ho Chi Minh.

• Overnight at Nesta Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 14 – Jul 14: Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at hotel.

07:30 – 7:45 AM: Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and start the trip to Cai Be. Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago. This site entitles you to learn something about the local trading habit that has changed due to the age of modern society when more terrestrial transportation and high techniques of agriculture have dominated everywhere. There, you can realize how diverse the area is and how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it the basket of fruit in the lower part of the Mekong River.

Ramble in small villages where you will uncover the beauty of an ancient house and learn about the indigenous culture. Make a short visit to a small family business where the locals make coconut fudges and crispy rice popcorn. Savor delicious fresh fruit and feel the slow rhythms of Southern Vietnamese folk music – a kind of music entwined with the life and culture of the Mekong Delta people. Paddle through small canals – an exciting experience since you can look around, unwind, and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the Upper Mekong Delta. Additionally, after arrival on Tan Phong Island, immerse yourself in nature’s tranquility.

At lunch time, you not only enjoy luscious food but also get closer to the locals as it is a chance to learn how to prepare Vietnamese specialties. The meal is cooked on your own and served in the heart of the local garden.

Cycle on the village path through orchards. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house.

Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and meet your bus for the trip to Can Tho City. Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho.

• Overnight at Senior Hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 15 – Jul 15: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

Have breakfast at the hotel.

Around 6:30 – 7:00 AM you can take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the most vibrant floating market in the area.

Walking tour of the local noodle factory. Visit Munir Ansay Pagoda – Khmer temple, famous for its unique structure. Then, move by boat to the Con Son tourist area, visit the fruit plantation, and enjoy seasonal fruits.

Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

• Overnight at Nesta Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 16 – Jul 16. Ho Chi Minh (Departure)

Breakfast at hotel. Check out at 12:00 PM.

Your leisure time until 19:00 PM, our driver transfers you to the airport for your departure flight (22:40 PM – JQ64).

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