TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 17 Feb. Hanoi: Arrival

Arrival in Hanoi, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

• Overnight at La Passion Classic Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 18 Feb. Hanoi (City tour – afternoon)

After breakfast, you will have leisure time to explore city on your own.

Around 11.45: Pick you up at your hotel. 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, drop you off at hotel.

• Overnight at La Passion Classic Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 3 – 19 Feb. 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 as you will be back to this hotel to go to the airport on next day.

7:45 – 7:55 AM , our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus. Take a rest at reststop and enjoy local specialties after 2h.

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 to relax with an exotic cocktail or whatever takes your fancy. Our bar has a wide range of wines, beers, and liquors and is always a welcome sight for guests after a day on Bay. Order a Spa service or take any activities on boat cruise such as watching documentary movies, squid fishing or simply relax on our rooftop deck under the cover of a star filled sky.

• Overnight on Sapphire Cruise in Ha Long Bay
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Day 4 – 20 Feb. Halong bay → Hoi An

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

15:00 – 15:30 drop off your hotel.

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

After that, at 16:40 we transfer you to airport for flight to Hoi An – VN197 (19:10 – 20:35)

• Overnight at Hadana Boutique Resort in Hoi An.
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Day 5 – 21 Feb. Hoi An (leisure day)

Breakfast at hotel.

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

• Overnight at Hadana Boutique Resort in Hoi An.
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Day 6 – 22 Feb. Hoi An (visit My Son Sanctuary)

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. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon, your free time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Hadana Boutique Resort in Hoi An.
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Day 7 – 23 Feb. Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh city

Morning, breakfast at hotel and relax in Hoi An until at 08:40, our driver transfers you to Da Nang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh – VN119 (11:10 – 12:40).  Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh, our driver pick you up and drive to hotel.

Your leisure time afterward and enjoy lunch on your own.

• Overnight at Harmony Sai Gon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 8 – 24 Feb. Ho Chi Minh (City & Cu Chi tunnel)

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 7.30 – 7:45 AM, our guide picks you up to visit Ho Chi Minh city. 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.

Have lunch at restaurant in HCM city.

In the afternoon, 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.

Return to Ho Chi Minh.

• Overnight at Harmony Sai Gon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 9 – 25 Feb. Ho Chi Minh (leisure)

After breakfast, you will have leisure time to explore city on your own.

• Overnight at Harmony Sai Gon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 10 – 26 Feb. Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 7.30 – 7:45 AM, our guide and driver pick you up at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho Port.
Boat cruise on the Tien River to view the four islets: Long, Lan, Quy, Phung. The boat passes by floating fish farms along the Tien River, offering a view of Rach Mieu Bridge. Arrive at Thoi Son islet: Stroll through village paths, visit fruit orchards, enjoy seasonal fruits, and listen to traditional Southern Vietnamese music.
Rowing boat through small canals: Enjoy the peaceful riverine scenery, visit a honey bee farm, and taste honey tea and banana wine.
Continue down the Tien River to Tan Thach Canal (Ben Tre): Visit a coconut candy workshop, and explore traditional handicrafts.
Motorboat excursion on Tan Thach canal: Discover the daily life of local people, have lunch at a local restaurant. The eco-restaurant features crocodile, porcupine farms, frog, and snake farming models, hammocks for relaxing, and bicycles for exploring fruit orchards, coconut groves, and rice fields.
Horse-drawn carriage tour through village paths: Learn about the everyday life of local residents.
Return to Ho Chi Minh city

• Overnight at Harmony Sai Gon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 11 – 27 Feb. Ho Chi Minh → Singapore

Breakfast at hotel. Your time to relax or go shopping on your own, enjoy leisure time untill our driver transfers you to the airport for your departure flight back home .

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End of service!