TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – Jyoti

Day 1 – 05 Mar: Ho Chi Minh (Arrival)

Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport at 20:00 PM – AI 388, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for check-in. Rest of the day is your leisure time for walking around the city for shopping and relax.

• Overnight at New Space Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 2 – 06 Mar: Ho Chi Minh → Nha Trang

Breakfast at your hotel.

Your leisure time at hotel until 11:45 AM, our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Nha Trang (depart at 14:05 PM – VN 1346). Arrive at Cam Ranh airport at 15:10 PM, our driver transfer you to hotel for check in. Rest of the day is your leisure time.

• Overnight at Alana Beach Nha Trang Hotel in Nha Trang.
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Day 3 – 07 Mar: Nha Trang (Leisure)

Breakfast at your hotel.

Your leisure time for relaxing at beach in Nha Trang. You can also explore the cuisine or shopping.

• Overnight at Alana Beach Nha Trang Hotel in Nha Trang.
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Day 4 – 08 Mar: Nha Trang (Leisure)

Breakfast at your hotel.

Your leisure time for relaxing at beach in Nha Trang. You can also explore the cuisine or shopping.

• Overnight at Alana Beach Nha Trang Hotel in Nha Trang.
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Day 5 – 09 Mar: Nha Trang → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at your hotel.

At 08:30 AM, ourr driver transfer you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh (depart at 11:00 AM – VN 7351). Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport at 12:10 PM – VN 7351, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for check-in. Rest of the day is your leisure time for walking around the city for shopping and relax.

• Overnight at Kim Do – Royal Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 6 – 10 Mar: 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.

Around 07:30 – 07:45 AM, 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. 

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 My Tho Port to continue to Can Tho.

• Overnight at TTC Can Tho Hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 7 – 11 Mar: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at the 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 Kim Do – Royal Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh.
• B,L

Day 8 – 12 Mar: Ho Chi Minh (Cu Chi tunnel 1/2 day) → 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) as you will be back to this hotel to take luggage and wait for pick up to airport.

Around 07:30 – 07:45 AM, our guide picks up you to visit Ho Chi Minh. 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.

After the lunch, drop you off at the hotel. At 17:15 PM, our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Da Nang (depart at 19:55 PM – VN 146).

Upon Da Nang airport at 21:15 PM, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel in Hoi An for your stay.

• Overnight at Êmm Hotel Hoi An in Hoi An.
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Day 9 – 13 Mar: Hoi An (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.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon, your free time to explore Hoi An ancient town.

• Overnight at Êmm Hotel Hoi An in Hoi An.
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Day 10 – 14 Mar: Hoi An (Leisure)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time for explore ancient town. You can also visit some famous places on your own and try local cuisine.

• Overnight at Êmm Hotel Hoi An in Da Nang.
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Day 11 – 15 Mar: Hoi An → Hanoi

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 06:00 AM our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Hanoi (depart at 08:20 AM – QH 102)

Once arrived at Noi Bai airport at 09:45 AM, you’ll be taken to hotel for your stay. Enjoy your time in Hanoi Old Quarter.

• Overnight at Aquarius Premium Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 12 – 16 Mar: Hanoi (City tour)

Breakfast at your hotel.

Around 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 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 the tour, drop you off at hotel

• Overnight at Aquarius Premium Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 13 – 17 Mar: 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 08:00 – 08:10 AM , our guide 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 in Halong.
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Day 14 – 18 Mar: Halong bay → Hanoi

• 6:15: Wake up early, join the Tai Chi session on sundeck area, enjoy the fresh atmosphere and watch the sunrise in Lan Ha Bay.
• 7:00 – 7:45: Have breakfast. Admit morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.
• 08:00:
• Stroke the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets
• Visit the famous Tra Bau, it’s time for freely kayak and explore the landscape, or swim…
• 09:00: Back to your cabin, relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin.
• 09:30: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check out procedure and enjoy your brunch at La Casta cruise.
• 10:30: Enjoy the brunch at restaurant.
• 11:30: Disembark at Tuan Chau harbor, we hope you have enjoyed your time with us and wish you a safe onward journey.

• 14:30 – 15:00 drop off your hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time.

• Overnight at Aquarius Premium Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 15 – 19 Mar: Hanoi → Siem Reap

Breakfast at your hotel. Please check out the hotel before 12:00 PM.

Your free time to explore Hanoi Old Quarter until 13:00 PM our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Siem Reap (depart at 16:20 PM – VJ 913).

Arrival at the airport in Siem Reap at 18:05 PM, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel for check-in.

• Overnight at Apsara Residence Hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 16 – 20 Mar: Siem Reap (Angkor Complex)

Breakfast at your hotel. 

At 08:30 AM, Our guide picks up you to visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (literally: “Great City”), located in present day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. Continue your visit at the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Continue your visit to Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in Angkor. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery.

In the afternoon, visit Angkor Wat the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.

Before ending the tour today, enjoy a wonderful sunset scenery from the Top of Phnom Bakhen Hill.

Evening, enjoy buffet dinner and watch Khmer Traditional Dance Show at a local restaurant. Watch a Apsara dance show while dining

• Overnight at Apsara Residence Hotel in Siem Reap.
• B,L,D

Day 17 – 21 Mar: Siem Reap (Tonle Sap Lake)

Monring, your breakfast at hotel.

At 08:30 AM, start the tour by visiting the National Museum. Here, you can explore a collection of Khmer art, artifacts, and historical exhibits that provide insights into the culture and history of Cambodia.

After the museum, take a boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake, one of the largest lakes in Asia. This is an opportunity to enjoy stunning views of the lake and see some of the local fishing villages and floating communities that call it home.

After the lake tour, head to downtown to visit Artisan’s D’angkor, the carving art school, where you can witness the intricate art of stone carving and other traditional crafts. Next, continue your visit to Wat Thmei, a beautiful pagoda that is known for its memorial stupa that contains the skulls of Khmer Rouge victims.

Afterward, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then back to the hotel

• Overnight at Apsara Residence Hotel in Siem Reap.
• B,L

Day 18 – 22 Mar: Siem Reap → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at your hotel. Please check out the hotel before 12:00 PM.

Your free time to explore the city until 16:00 PM our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh (depart at 17:45 PM – K6 0828).

Arrival at the airport in Ho Chi Minh at 20:55 PM, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel for check-in.

• Overnight at New Space Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 19 – 23 Mar: Ho Chi Minh (Departure)

Monring, your breakfast at hotel. Please check out the hotel before 12:00 PM.

Your free time to explore the city until our driver transfer you to airport for departure flight:

• At 16:00 PM – (2 pax – Minaxi Kapadia) depart at 19:25 PM – VJ 883.

• At 20:00 PM – (5 pax – Jyoti & Jagdish’s group) depart at 23:55 PM – EK 392.

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• B

End of service!