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Vietnam Family Trips 13Days: Hanoi-Phu Quoc Island
TripCode: T-297
ValiDate: 31/12/2012
Cruise and sleep on boat in Halong bay |
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DAY 1: ARRIVAL HANOI, VIETNAM
Pick you up on arrival and transfer to the hotel, check in and if there is time permits, we will start to visit Hochiminh President Complex(Hochiminh Mausoleum, the house on stilts, presidential palace, the One Pillar Pagoda at outside only). Visiting this site, you will understand more about the life of President Ho, a great leader, Hero of national liberation and a great man of world culture. Our next stop is the Temple of literature, which is built in 1070 and it is the first university of Vietnam. Next will transfer to top local restaurant for dinner. Overnight Hanoi (D)
DAY 2: HANOI-HALONG BAY CRUISES
At 8.30 in the morning, Leave Hanoi for Halong Bay. On Arrival, board the Huong Hai or Bai Tho traditional sailing junk. Whilst cruising the exquisite waters sample the regions fresh seafood. Visit the recently discovered Surprise Grotto with its great views, and on the next island see the yawning mouth of Bo Nau Cave. Alternatively journey to Dau Go Cave and nearby see the famous stalagmites and stalactites of Thien Cung Cave. Enjoy a swim in the emerald waters of Halong Bay at any spot that you wish to visit. Watch the sunset over the bay whilst enjoying a delicious dinner. Overnight on board junk (B/L/D)
DAY 3: HALONG BAY- HANOI
Wake up to fresh coffee and a wholesome breakfast before cruising back to Halong City. En route, the junk weaves through strange-shaped rock formations that invite comparisons from fighting cocks to dragons and even General de Gaulles nose! After another wonderful fresh seafood lunch on board disembark at the dock at Halong City. Transfer back to Hanoi by road and transfer to hotel on arrival (B/L)
DAY 4: HANOI-HUE- SIGHTSEEING CITY/ FLY
Free at leisure until our driver will come to your hotel to transfer to Noi Bai airport for flying to Hue (some 1hour fly),
Pick up at Phu Bai airport to transfer to Hue Hotel for check in before sightseeing the city, Hue was once the capital of the Nguyen Dynasty of Emperors from 1802-1945. There are many mausoleums to visit as well as the fascinating Dong Ba market, famous for selling the best conical hats in Vietnam. The sightseeing included the Imperial Citadel and the King tombs of Minh Mang and Khai Dinh, tour ends, transfer back your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight in hotel in Hue (B)
DAY 5: HUE- HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN
Have breakfast in hotel before checking out and heading for Hoi an ancient town, Hoi an is some 140km away and the town is just 35km from biggest city of central part of vietnam named Danang. We will pass the fishing village of Lang co, upon arrival in Da Nang visit Cham museum, one of the 5 oldest museums in The ASIA, containing the finest collection of Cham sculptures and visit marble mountains before continuing to hoi an ancient town. Check in the hotel on arrival and start our walking tour to visit Hoi an ancient town, From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab traders. These people came primarily to trade in the high grade silk, which is still produced in the area, as well as ceramics. Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town, popular with tourists for its eclectic architecture, tailors shops, and numerous cafes. Some of the buildings in the narrow streets have remained unchanged for more than a century. Some places that not to be missed in town are the former merchants’homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colorful market. Transfer back the hotel after dinner. Overnight Hoian.(B//L/D)
DAY 6: HOI AN- DANANG-SAIGON/ FLIGHT
Have breakfast in the hotel, next will transfer you back the airport for flying to Saigon/ Hochiminh city, at Tan Son Nhat airport, meet our Saigon guide to transfer to your hotel in downtown and if there time permits, we will visit
to the Unification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for official receptions. there will be over 1 hour of sightseeing entire the building from the private rooms of the president, the “War Room” from where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and under-ground head quarter.
Next will be the Post Office and the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Neo-Romanesque in form, Notre Dame is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam. Overnight Saigon (B)
DAY 7: CU CHI TUNNELS- CAO DAI TEMPLES
Early in the morning, we pick you up at your hotel and depart for cu chi tunnels. By 1965, 250 km of tunnels criss-crossed Cu Chi and surrounding areas -just across the Saigon River was the notorious guerrilla power base known as the IRON TRIANGLE. The Cu Chi tunnels played a vital part in the American war in that they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area only 30 to 40 km from Saigon. At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border. The network, parts of which were several levels deep, included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and feel of what underground life in the American War must have been like. The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise we would not be able to enter them!) For those interested there’s even the opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range. Allegedly the old wooden targets resembled US Marines!
Tour ends, we will drive for Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh (Have lunch in town of Tay Ninh), some 30km away from Cu Chi Tunnels, Cao Dai is a syncretist Vietnamese religious movement that incorporates aspect of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and even Catholicism.
The Cao Dai Temple (as it is more commonly known) was begun in 1933 in a unique architectural style that reflects its blended traditions, drive back Saigon and drop off at your hotel around 5.00pm. Overnight Saigon (B/L)
DAY 8: SAIGON-PHU QUOC ISLAND/ FLIGHT
Free at leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for flying to Phu Quoc Island, Pick up on arrival Phu quoc airport, meet our driver and guide to transfer to the hotel , Free time on your own of exploration the town or swimming on beach. Overnight Phu Quoc Island (B)
DAY 9: FREE DAY FOR RELAXING & SWIMMING
Have breakfast in the hotel, free time for your own of relaxing and sightseeing today. Overnight Phu Quoc Island (B)
DAY 10: FREE DAY PHU QUOC ISLAND
Have breakfast in the hotel, free time for your own of relaxing and sightseeing today ( No guide or Car today). Overnight Phu Quoc Island (B)
DAY 11: FREE DAY PHU QUOC ISLAND
Have breakfast in the hotel, free time for your own of relaxing and sightseeing today ( No guide or Car today). Overnight Phu Quoc Island (B)
DAY 12: FREE DAY PHU QUOC ISLAND
Have breakfast in the hotel, free time for your own of relaxing and sightseeing today ( No guide or Car today). Overnight Phu Quoc Island (B)
DAY 13: DEPARTURE PHU QUOC, VIETNAM
Free at leisure until our driver will come to pick up you to transfer back the airport for flying to Saigon, there will be a connecting flight from Tan Son Nhat for flight onwards. Tour ends at airport in Phu Quoc (B)
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