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Vietnam Group Tours: Hanoi-Saigon 8 Days
TripCode: T-357
ValiDate: 31/12/2012
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DAY 1: ARRIVAL HANOI
Pick you up on arrival and transfer to the hotel, check in and free time at leisure on your own of exploration the city. dinner will be served at top local restaurant later. Overnight Hanoi (D)
DAY 2: HANOI-HALONG BAY CRUISES (aboard)
This morning, we will check out the hotel and depart for Halong bay, some 165 km away from Hanoi. Enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life. Arrive in Halong and board the Huong Hai or Bai Tho traditional sailing junk. Whilst cruise 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 sun set 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 Gaulle’s nose! After another wonderful fresh seafood lunch on board disembark at the dock at Halong City. Transfer back to Hanoi by road. Check in the hotel on arrival and
Next, you will enjoy one hour of Cycling trip for sightseeing Hanoi old quarters. Taking this mean of transportation is the best way to have a close look at the 36 streets in Hanoi. At late afternoon, we will see the water puppet show and have dinner at top local restaurant in town. Overnight Hanoi (B/L/D)
DAY 4: HANOI CITY- DANANG/ FLIGHT
At 9.00 AM, pick you up the hotel, our city tour including visit Hochiminh President Complex (Hochiminh Mausoleum, the house on stilts, presidential palace, the One Pillar Pagoda). 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 Noi Bai airport for flying to Danang. some 2hours away from Hanoi. meet our local guide on arrival and transfer to Hoian town. free time for dinner. Overnight Hoian (B)
DAY 5: HOIAN- MY SON HOLYLAND
Have breakfast at hotel and next will pick up and start our half day sightseeing tour to the holy land of Cham people in Vietnam some 60km away from Hoi an town, the My Son. My Son is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the second to the thirteenth century. Their religion was primarily derived from Indian Hinduism. My Son is considered to be one of the best-preserved Cham structures in Vietnam. The complex is comprised of seventy Hindu-like towers and temples dating from the second century. This site is a Must-See for those people who are interested in architecture and ancient civilizations and is now one of five UNESCO World Heritage sites in Vietnam.
Tour ends and transfer Back Hoian for free time of shopping and sightseeing the ancient town. Overnight Hoian (B)
DAY 6: HOIAN- DANANG- SAIGON / FLIGHT
After breakfast, Free at leisure and next will be transfered to the airport for flying to Saigon, Meet our local guide and car at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer to hotel in downtown. if there is time permits, we will start Saigon city tour included of Reunification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for official receptions. This guided tour to present you the history of entire the building from the living quarter of the president’s family, the “War Room” from where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, under-ground head quarter. Our next stop 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, drive to the War Remains Museum, where you will have a great chance to read and see pictures of Vietnam war that you may never seen before or taking pictures with old tanks, helicopter that displayed at outside the Museum.
Return back to your hotel and free time for dinner. Overnight in Saigon (B/L)
DAY 7: CU CHI TUNNELS - MEKONG DELTA CRUISE 1DAY
Pick you up at your Hotel at 7.30 am and depart for Cu chi, we will drive through a typical Southern Vietnamese countryside to cu chi district, upon arrival in Cu chi. we experience ourselves the underground village built by Cu Chi guerrilla fighters, remain of a real bloody battle field which is simply a network of tunnels built during the long years of wars. 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!
Continue onto the Hau nghia, Duc Hoa route to take a shortcut to highway1 to My tho in the Mekong delta, driving past paddy fields and tributaries.
Have lunch with Mekong delta specialties at Ngoc Gia Trang restaurant. After lunch. Board our private motorized boat for a river cruise on the upper part of Mekong River for a taste of agriculture life on the mighty Mekong River. Disembark the boat strolling around the colorful my tho wholesale fruit market to enjoy the bustle local daily life.
Continue your ride upstream stopping en route at a boat building family factory and end at Thoi Son5 Island, walk through the lush orchards with tropical fruits, have an opportunity to taste diverse types of Mekong delta fruit while enjoying traditional music. Shuttle back to the pier, drive back to Saigon and transfer to the Hotel. Overnight in Saigon. (B/L)
DAY 8: SAIGON DEPARTURE
Free time at leisure for your own of sightseeing and shopping until our vehicle and driver come to pick up and transfer back Tan Son Nhat International airport for flight onwards, tour ends. (B)
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Hotel Highlights
Vietnam Incentive Services:
Hoian ancient town in Vietnam
Cu chi tunnels, a former battle in Saigon, south of Vietnam Please click to watch Video clip of Vietnam Travel |
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Inclusion
- All private transportation and transfers |
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Exclusion
- Visa Stamping fees & Visa fees ( 25$ and 25$ at hand)
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Note
+ Check in time at all hotels in Vietnam and Indochina is 02.00 Pm and Check out time at 12.00 Am |
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