TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – 511131H (Group 1-3)

Day 1 – 13 Nov : Ho Chi Minh (Arrival) → Vung Tau

Arrival at the airport in Ho Chi Minh , our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel in Vung Tau.

Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Vung Tau.

• Overnight at Victory Hotel Vung Tau in Vung Tau.
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Day 2 – 14 Nov: Vung Tau (Leisure time)

Breakfast at your hotel

Spend your leisure time at beach in Vung Tau

• Overnight at Victory Hotel Vung Tau in Vung Tau.
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Day 3 – 15 Nov: Vung Tau (Leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time at beach in Vung Tau

• Overnight at Victory Hotel Vung Tau in Vung Tau
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Day 4 – 16 Nov: Vung Tau → Ho Chi Minh → Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time until 11:00AM, our driver transfer you to Tan Son Nhat airport for flight to Hanoi (depart at 14:30PM – VJ1140)

Arrival airport in Hanoi at 16:40PM. Our driver welcomes and transfer you to hotel for your night stay.

• Overnight at Palago Boutique Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 5 – 17 Nov: Hanoi (Hoa Lu & Trang An)

Breakfast at your hotel, we transfer you to Hoa Lu (in Ninh Binh), the ancient royal capital of Vietnam.

At 08:30 AM, 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

Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine Visit Trang An, take a boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see the scenery of mountain and rivers Halong Bay on the land of Ninh Binh.

Cycling tour for sightseeing around the area.

• Overnight at Palago Boutique Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 6 – 18 Nov: Hanoi (City tour)

Breakfast at your hotel

At 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”

After tour, drop you off at hotel.

• Overnight at Palago Boutique Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 7 – 19 Nov: 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 go to the airport from this hotel.

7:50 – 8:00AM , our bus Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus.

11: 45- 12: 00 Welcome at waiting room 26 Tuan Chau harbour in Halong Bay

12:00 . You will be taken on our tender from the wharf and make your way out onto the bay to board our luxurious craft, Sapphire Cruise. You will be welcome aboard and greeted with a complimentary drink. Our Crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedures session and then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. Take some time to have a look around the vessel or watch the magical landscape go by.

13:15  While our boat starts to cruise ,  enjoy the special lunch of fresh  seafood and vietnamese food  cooked by one of the best Chef in halong bay

15:00  After cruising for nearly 2 hours to explore the tranquil Bay , passing by thousands of islands and islets , the boat reaches the best area to do kayaking to see a lot of amazing limestone karst landscapes . Our boat will not bring you to the crowded and tiny beach for swimming . Our boat will stop in the middle of the Bay so that you can have chance to jump into water , take a backflip or somersault ..

16:30  Keep cruising to admire the stunning beauty of the Bay from our Sundeck where you can capture great  photos

17:00  Attend the cooking class opened right on the Sundeck , our guide will show you how to prepare and make our vietnamese traditional dish that is spring roll

17:45  Join the Sunset party , enjoy fresh fruit , making friends with other members in the group , listening to soft and light music.

19:00  Enjoy the special Dinner with fusion food prepared by the excellent skills of decoration of our Chef .

20: 30  Your free time

• Stay overnight on Sapphire Cruise
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Day 8 – 20 Nov: Lan Ha Bay – Viet Hai Village

06:30 Early birds are welcome to attend sunrise Tai Chi on our upper deck and it’s an excellent way to get your energy levels up for today’s adventures. You will be fascinated by the exquisiteness in the early hours as you enjoy a coffee or tea.

07:00 Enjoy a Light breakfast  with the best local coffee brand and fresh fruit juices.

8:00 – 8:30: Get picked up at the Tra Bau area

8:30 – 9:00 Boat cruises through Lan Ha Bay before disembarking at Viet Hai dock

10:00: Go cycling a short trip of 5km to Viet Hai village – a small village amid the jungle, surrounded by the high mountain ranges of Cat Ba National Park. The area has become popular with foreign tourists, without attracting mass tourism so it is still very rustic. For those who are not fancy cycling will be arranged by electric car.

11:30: Return to the dock and board our day boat again to sail further to the other side of Lan Ha Bay

12:00: The dayboat anchors for a peaceful lunch.

13:00-14:00: Kayaking around the Tai Quéo cave area, a tunnel cave, to a lake like “Dragon Eye”.

14h00 – 14:30: We are free to swim in this beautiful & clean area.

14h30 – 15h30: We are free to swim in this beautiful & clean area. Enjoy finger fruits dishes while cruising back toward Tuan Chau island

16:00 – 16:30: Arriving Tra Bau area

17:30 – 18:00: The moment you choose your way to relax after dinner

• Stay overnight on Sapphire Cruise
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Day 9 – 21 Nov: Halong bay → Hanoi → Bangkok

05:45 – The nicest time of the day on Lan Ha Bay is the morning. Head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions. Relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice anywhere you wish on the boat and watch the never-ending miraculous scenery unfold before you.

06:30 – Light breakfast will be served in our restaurant (pastries, tea, coffee)

7:00 – 8:15 – Enjoy the last stage of your trip to Dark & Bright cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage. Back to our main board afterward.

09:15-9:30 – Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.

09:45 Enjoy your brunch on the boat.

11:00 you will board our tender and head back to the wharf where you will be met by your return trip vehicle to transfer you to Hanoi.

11:45 Tour ends at TuanChau habour in Halong

Back to the hotel in Hanoi.

At 17:30PM, our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Bangkok, Thailand. (depart at 20:55PM – FD645)

Arrival at Bangkok airport at 22:45PM, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel. Enjoy your stay in Bangkok.

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok Manage By Centre Point in Bangkok
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Day 10 – 22 Nov: Bangkok (City tour)

Breakfast at your hotel

10.00 am. Pick up from the hotel to visit famous temples in Bangkok including Wat Traimit
(The Golden Buddha Temple), Wat Pho The last one we visit is Wat Benjabophit. Lunch at a local restaurant.
Extra Pay for your visit at The Grand Palace. Then tranfer back to your hotel.

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok Manage By Centre Point in Bangkok
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Day 11 – 23 Nov: Bangkok (Ayuthaya)

Breakfast at your hotel

08.00 am. Pick up from hotel by private driver + guide transfer to Ayutaya.

Visit Bnag Pa-In Royal Palace, Bang Pa-In Royal Palace, also known as the Summer Palace, is a palace complex formerly used by the Thai kings. It lies beside the Chao Phraya River in Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province in Thailand.

Visit visit Wat Maha That. The Wat Mahathat is a Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, central Thailand.

Enjoy with Local Lunch at Thai Restaurant.

Visit Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767, during the Burmese–Siamese War.
The transfer back to hotel in Bangkok.

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok Manage By Centre Point in Bangkok
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Day 12 – 24 Nov: Bangkok – Train market (Talad Rom Hoob) & Damnern Saduak

Breakfast at your hotel

07.00 : Pick up time
7:15: Departure from Bangkok to train market
8:40: Arrive at the market, wait to see the train pass market, enjoy taking photos
9:15: Continue to go to Damern Saduak
10:00: When we arrive at the floating market, there is 1 hour to walk around. After that, taking a long boat to see the villagers’ life along the canal.
11.30 – 12.00 : Enjoy lunch at Thai local restaurent.

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok Manage By Centre Point in Bangkok
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Day 13 – 25 Nov: Bangkok → Phu Quoc

Breakfast at hotel.

At 08:00AM, our driver takes you to the airport for flight to Phu Quoc, Vietnam (depart at 12:00PM – FD660)

Arrival airport in Phu Quoc at 13:20PM, our driver picks up and transfer you to hotel. Your leisure time on beach on your own.

• Overnight at Sunset Beach Resort & Spa in Phu Quoc
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Day 14 – 26 Nov: Phu Quoc (VinWonders)

Breakfast at hotel.

Today, we will transfer you to Vin Wonders in Phu Quoc, then transfer you back to the hotel.
Entrance fee is included.

• Overnight at Sunset Beach Resort & Spa in Phu Quoc
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Day 15 – 27 Nov: Phu Quoc → Danang

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

At 09:30AM , our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Danang. (depart at 12:10PM – VJ718)

Arrival airport in Danang at 13:55PM, you will be taken to hotel for check-in. Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Danang

• Overnight at Paracel Beach Hotel Danang in Danang
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Day 16 – 28 Nov: Danang (Leisure time)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Danang

• Overnight at Paracel Beach Hotel Danang in Danang
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Day 17 – 29 Nov: Danang → Ho Chi Minh

Morning, you will check out and we will ask hotel to arrange breakfast boxes to take away for you. Please ask receptionist for the boxes

At 06:45AM, our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. (depart at 09:15AM – VJ625)

Arrival airport in Ho Chi Minh at 10:40AM, you will be taken to hotel in Ho Chi Minh for check-in. Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Royal Kim Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 18 – 30 Nov: Ho Chi Minh (Leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel.

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

• Overnight at Royal Kim Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 19 – 01 Dec: Ho Chi Minh (Departure)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time for relaxation or take a walk around the city and explore the city on your own.

Check out the hotel at 12:00 PM then free until our driver transfers you to airport for departure flight.

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