TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 19 Jan: Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrive airport in Hanoi at, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

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

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 20 Jan: 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 stay more.

8:10 – 8:20AM: pick up you at hotel lobby to depart for Halong.

11.30 Meeting at the TuanChau, Halong harbor.

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: A special lunch of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites will be served. We set sail for Lan Ha Bay passing to Da Chong islet where you can see a lighthouse built by the French over 100 years ago.

15:00 When lunch is about to finish, it is just nice that the Cruise completes its entry through Cua Van area to Lan Ha Bay (as part of Halong Bay). The area is surrounded by a lot of extraordinary limestone karst landscapes. Guests can start their journey to explore Lan Ha Bay by Kayaking and swimming in the crystal clear waters of the bay.

17: 00: Back to the main boat, and cruising to a place for staying overnight

17:30 Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members of the group enjoying fresh local fruit, and listening to soft light music.

18 :00 Take a cooking class

19:15 Relish special Dinner in the restaurant.

20:45 – 00:00 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 the Bay. Order a Spa service or take any activities on boat cruise such as watching documentary movies, squid fishing or simply relaxing on our rooftop deck under the cover of a star filled sky

• Overnight at Sapphire Cruise in Ha Long Bay.
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Day 3 – 21 Jan: Halong bay 

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, tea.

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

8:00 – 8:30 : Get picked up at 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 in the midst of 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 Tai Quéo cave area, a tunnel cave, to a lake like “Dragon eye”.

14h00 – 14:30 : We move on to Ba Trai Dao (Three Peaches) Beaches.

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 own way to relax after dinner

• Overnight on Sapphire Cruise in Ha Long Bay.
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Day 4 – 22 Jan: Halong Bay→ Hanoi

• 06:00 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)
• 7:30 – 9:00 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.
• 09:00- 9:15  Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.
• 9:45 Lunch in the restaurant on the cruise.
• 10:45 Take the tender to leave the ship to Tuan Chau harbor 
• 11:45 Tour ends at TuanChau, Halong 

• Overnight on Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 5 – 23 Jan: Hanoi (city tour)→ Hue

Please check out after breakfast, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), as you will be back and go to the airport from the hotel. 

08:30AM , Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

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.

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 pagoda 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

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

Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine.

Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

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.

Your leisure time until at our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Hue.

Upon Hue airport at , our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel in Hue.

• Overnight at Êmm Hue Hotel in Hue.
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Day 6 – 24 Jan: Hue (City tour)

Morning breakfast at hotel.

8:30: 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.
Return to your hotel.

• Overnight at Êmm Hue Hotel in Hue.
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Day 7 – 25 Jan: Hue → Hoi An

Morning, breakfast at hotel. It’s your leisure time for walking around the city for shopping and relax.

Around 12:00, our driver transfers you to Hoi An. Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

• Overnight at Mullberry Collection Silk Eco Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 8 – 26 Jan: Hoi An (Golden bridge & Ba Na hills)

Morning breakfast at hotel.

08:30: 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 …

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.

Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills

Our Minivan brings you back to your hotel.

• Overnight at Mullberry Collection Silk Eco Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 9 – 27 Jan: Hoi An (visit My Son sanctuary)

Morning breakfast at hotel.

Around 08:30AM, 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 local restaurant.

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

• Overnight at Mullberry Collection Silk Eco Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 10 – 28 Jan: Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time unitl  our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport at  in Ho Chi Minh, you will be taken to hotel for check-in.

• Overnight at Muong Thanh Grand Saigon Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 11 – 29 Jan: Ho Chi Minh (Cu Chi & city tour)

Breakfast at hotel.

08:30AM, 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 local restaurant.

After that, be back to Ho Chi Minh city. 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.

After tour, drop at hotel.

• Overnight at Muong Thanh Grand Saigon Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 12 – 30 Jan: Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

08:30AM, 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 excursion‬‭on ‬‭Tan‬‭Thach‬‭ canal:‬‭Discover‬‭ the‬‭ daily ‬‭life‬‭ of ‬‭local‬‭ people,‬‭have‬‭ lunch‬ at‬‭a‬‭local ‬‭restaurant.‬‭The‬‭eco 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 Muong Thanh Luxury Can Tho Hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 13 – 31 Jan: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

‭Have 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 Muong Thanh Grand Saigon Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 14 – 01 Feb: Ho Chi Minh (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel. Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

• Overnight at Muong Thanh Grand Saigon Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
• B,L

Day 15 – 02 Feb: Ho Chi Minh (departure)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. Your leisure time until our driver transfer you to airport for departure flight.

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