TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – Paul Glennon

Day 1 – 01 Apr: Hanoi (Arrival)

Please be ready around 2.5 to 3 hours at the airport in Brisbane to check – in your flight on Mar 31. Arrival at the airport in Ho Chi Minh and after immigration and baggage clearance, please quickly move from international terminal to domestic terminal to take flight to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at 10:50AM (VJ124), our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

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

Your leisure time in the city on your own.

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 02 Apr: Hanoi (Leisure time)

Breakfast at your hotel

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

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 3 – 03 Apr: Hanoi → Ninh Bình (Hoa Lu – Trang An – Hang Mua)

Breakfast at your hotel

07:00 – 07:05am 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.

13:00 Depart to visit Trang An tourist attraction, 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.

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

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 4 – 04 Apr: 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 stay more.

At 7:50 – 8:00AM, Our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus. Arrival in Halong around 11:45PM.

11:45-12.00 – Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.
12:30 – You will board your Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew. 
13:00 – Check – in cabin and enjoy speacially prepared lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerging from emrald water. Sailing with Roylal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, expolling the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you
14.30:  Discovering outstanding and magical beauty of Luon Cave by bamboo boat or kayaking.
15:45 – 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.

17h-17:15 : Back to the boat from the titop island to have shower and refreshing up 
17:30– Join the sunset moment on the sundesk in a warm and romantic armosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music
19:00 – Enjoy 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.

• Stay overnight on Royal Palace Cruise.
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Day 5 – 05 Apr: Halong bay → Hanoi

05:45–06:00– Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfectly healthy way to start a new day.
06:30 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.
07:15 – 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.
10:30 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.
11:40 – Tour ends at Tuan Chau habour..

Get on bus to go back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi around 4:30pm.

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 6 – 06 Apr: Hanoi → Sapa

After breakfast, around 06:30AM, pick you up at hotel and transfer to Sapa. Arrival in Sapa
around 13:00, take a little time for refreshment.
Leisure time in Sapa

• Overnight at Panorama Hotel in Sapa
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Day 7 – 07 Apr: Sapa (Cat Cat village)

Breakfast at your hotel

Around 13.00 – 14:00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.
The tour guide will be waiting for you at No.3 Fansipan Str (or at where the bus stop),
holding the sign “Sapa Pathfinder Travel” to welcome you. Then, please follow him to come to the hotel.
· Welcome drink and itinerary briefing
· Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures
14.30: A short trek to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 3.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town.

• Overnight at Panorama Hotel in Sapa
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Day 8 – 08 Apr: Sapa (Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van)

7.00 – 7.45: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking
9.30: Trek from Sapa to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.
12.30: Picnic lunch at Lao Chai Village
13.30:Heading to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people.
14.30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.
Trekking distance is about 12 kms and it lasts for 4.5 hours

Back to the hotel

• Overnight at Panorama Hotel in Sapa
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Day 9 – 09 Apr: Sapa → Hanoi

Breakfast at your hotel

Your leisure time in Sapa. Around 14:00PM, Take a bus back to Hanoi

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 10 – 10 Apr: Hanoi → Mai Châu

Breakfast at hotel. Please check out after breakfast, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), bring small bag for one night in Mai Chau as you will be back and stay one more night. 

07:15 – 07:20AM: Pickup at your hotel.

Short break

Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau

Traditional lunch in our home

Bicycle ride with your tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals weaving scarves and visit surrounding peaceful villages.

Free time for cycling, walking, shopping

Enjoy the the dinner, you will have a chance to Enjoy traditional dishes prepared in the style of the native Thai and watch the Thai’s traditional Dance show and drink traditional wine “ruou can”. (only applied for group more than 5 peoples).

• Overnight at Mai Chau Moment Spa & Resort in Mai Chau
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Day 11 – 11 Apr: Mai Châu → Hanoi

Breakfast time

Go with a local Thai tour guide, we will cycling for 2km before start the trek to visit more remote rural villages: Na Meo, Na Mo and Xam Pa villages to see the rice terraces and understand more about their culture and customs

Back to the homestay, check-out and go for lunch

Free time for shopping and relaxing.

Get on the van/bus to drive back to Hanoi.

Arrive in Hanoi Old quarter.

Drop you off at your hotel

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 12 – 12 Apr: Hanoi (city tour) → Hoi An

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 Hanoi city tour as you will be back to this hotel to go to the airport from your hotel.

Around 08:00 – 8:30AM, 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.

At 17:00PM, our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Danang. (depart at 19:35PM – VN197)

Arrival airport in Danang at 20:55PM Our driver welcomes and transfer you to Hoi An for your night stay.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 13 – 13 Apr: Hoian (Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 07:00 – 07:30AM, 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 our restaurant.

Afternoon, you free time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 14 – 14 Apr: Hoian (Leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel.

You’re free at leisure in Hoi An for walking around to explore the ancient town on your own and shopping.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
• B,L

Day 15 – 15 Apr: Hoian → Danang

Breakfast at hotel. You’re free at leisure in Hoi An for walking around to explore the ancient town on your own and shopping.

At 12:00, we transfer you Danang. Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Danang

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Danang.
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Day 16 – 16 Apr: Danang (Visit Golden bridge & Bana Hills)

Breakfast at hotel

08:00 – 08:30 AM: Our Minivan and a tour guide pick you up at hotel lobby. Reach Ba Na Hills via Cable Car
Spend your time on the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and see the panorama of Quang Nam – Danang City on high.

After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge – which has the most exotic structure and also the world’s most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amourn(consists of 9 gardens),, Linh Ung pagoda.
Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village – enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue , Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome …
Challenge the most popular adventure ride – Slide of Tube Car (free ride)…

Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet)

Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check in such as: Helios waterfall, Time Gate, The Moon Kingdom …
Join in Fantasy Park with Walking in Fairy Forest, discover Dinosaur Park, play 5D wild west, enjoy 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degree, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and participate in adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games.

15:00: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills
16:45 – 17:45: Our Minivan brings you back to your hotel in Hoi An

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Danang.
• B,L

Day 17 – 17 Apr: Danang → Hue

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

At 12:00, we transfer you to Hue. Rest of the day is your leisure time in the city.

• Overnight at Serene Palace Hotel in Hue.
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Day 18 – 18 Apr: Hue (City tour)

Breakfast at hotel.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m: Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in the Hue city center to begin your full-day Hue city tour. We aim to make your trip enjoyable, packed with fun and unique experiences.
First, you’ll take a dragon boat ride on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hue. The 30-minute boat ride in the fresh morning air will be a pleasant way to begin the journey.
Next, visit the Imperial Citadel, the home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty, the Nguyen Dynasty. After that, our car will take you to Dong Ba Market, the largest market in Hue, where you can explore and shop while observing local life.
Enjoy a lunch of traditional Hue dishes. Take a rest before continuing the trip to visit the tombs.
In the afternoon, visit Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – which is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture. Tu Duc King’s Tomb – considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. Renowned for its architecture, which harmoniously blends into its natural surroundings.
On the way back, stop by the Conical Hat and Incense Stick villages to experience how these traditional items are made at local house.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m: Return to your hotel. Tour ends.

• Overnight at Serene Palace Hotel in Hue.
• B,L

Day 19 – 19 Apr: Hue → Ho Chi Minh city

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time in the city until 10:30AM, our driver transfer you to Phu Bai airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. (depart at 12:55PM – VJ305)

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh at 14:20PM, our driver tranfers to hotel for check-in.

• Overnight at Happy Life Green Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 20 – 20 Apr: Ho Chi Minh (explore city tour & Cu Chi tunnels)

Breakfast at hotel.

07:30 – 07:45AM, 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.

Back to the hotel. End trip.

• Overnight at Happy Life Green Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 21 – 21 Apr: Ho Chi Minh city → Mekong Delta

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 Mekong tour as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

‭07:30-07:40am : Pick up guests 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.‬
‭Motor boat ‬‭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 or chards, ‬‭coconut‬ groves, and rice fields.‬
‭Horse-drawn‬ ‭carriage‬ ‭tour‬ ‭through‬ ‭village‬ ‭paths:‬ ‭Learn‬ ‭about‬ ‭the‬ ‭everyday‬ ‭life‬ ‭of‬ ‭local‬ ‭residents.‬
‭Return to My Tho Port to continue to Can Tho.‬

• Overnight at KP Can Tho Hotel in Can Tho
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Day 22 – 22 Apr: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh city

Have breakfast at hotel.

Relaxing‬ ‭boat‬ ‭ride‬ ‭to‬ ‭explore‬ ‭the‬ ‭picturesque‬ ‭tributaries‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Hau‬ River, followed by a visit to the bustling Cai Rang Floating Market.‬
‭Visit‬ ‭a‬ ‭local‬ ‭noodle-making‬ ‭factory.‬ ‭Explore‬ ‭Munir‬ ‭Ansay‬ ‭Pagoda,‬ ‭a‬ ‭renowned‬ ‭Khmer‬ ‭pagoda with unique architecture.‬
‭Then, proceed to Son Islet, visit fish farms, fruit orchards, and enjoy seasonal fruits.‬
‭Lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City, ending the tour.‬

• Overnight at Happy Life Green Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
• B,L

Day 23 – 23 Apr: Ho Chi Minh (Departure)

Breakfast at the hotel.

At 07:00AM, our driver transfers you to airport for departure flight. (depart at 10:40AM – VJ083)

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• B

End of service!