29 DAYS DISCOVERING AWESOME VIETNAM
HANOI – HA LONG – SAPA – MAI CHAU – HUE – HOI AN – DA NANG – HO CHI MINH – PHU QUOC
Highlights:
UNESCO Heritage Site: Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An ancient town
Water Puppet Show
Pure mountainous atmosphere & friendly ethnic minority groups
Awesome natural cave systems & natural national park
Ancient historical spots
Discovering daily life of local people
Beautiful beaches
OUTLINE ITINERARY:
Day 1 Ho Chi Minh - Arrival [Guide]
Day 2 Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnel - Half Day City Tour [Guide/B]
Day 3 Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta - Flight to Dong Hoi [Guide/B]
Day 4 Dong Hoi - Phong Nha - Ke Bang [Guide/B]
Day 5 Phong Nha - Hue [Guide/B]
Day 6 Hue - Bach Ma National park [Guide/B/]
Day 7 Hue - Full Day City Tour [Guide/B]
Day 8 Hue - Da Nang - Marble Mountain [Guide/B]
Day 9 Da Nang - Bana hill - Son Tra Peninsula [Guide/B]
Day 10 Da Nang- My Son Sanctuary - Hoi An Ancient Town [Guide/B]
Day 11 Hoi An - Coconut Forest - Flight to Hanoi [Guide/B/L] – SIC TOUR
Day 12 Hanoi Full Day City Tour [Guide/B]
Day 13 Hanoi - Ninh Binh [B/L] – SIC Tour
Day 14 Hanoi - Mai Chau [B/L/D] – SIC Tour
Day 15 Mai Chau [B/L/D] – SIC TOURS
Day 16 Mai Chau - Hanoi [B/L] – SIC TOUR
Day 17 Hanoi - Sapa [Guide/B/L/D]
Day 18 Sapa – Fansipan peak [Guide/B]
Day 19 Sapa - Hanoi [Guide/B]
Day 20 Hanoi - Ha Long Bay [B/L/D] - Shuttle bus
Day 21 Halong bay - Hanoi [B/Br] - Shuttle bus
Day 22 Hanoi - Flight to Phu Quoc [Guide/B]
Day 23 Phu Quoc - Free & Easy [B]
Day 24 Phu Quoc - Free & Easy [B]
Day 25 Phu Quoc - Free & Easy [B]
Day 26 Phu Quoc - Free & Easy [B]
Day 27 Phu Quoc - Free & Easy [B]
Day 28 Phu Quoc - Free & Easy [B]
Day 29 Phu Quoc - Free & Easy [B]
Day 30 Phu Quoc - Departure [Guide/B]
DETAILS ITINERARY:
DAY 1 HO CHI MINH - ARRIVAL [GUIDE]
Arrival in Ho Chi Minh, our guide will pick you up to hotel for check in and take a rest.
Check in time after 2PM.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
DAY 2 HO CHI MINH - CU CHI TUNNEL - HALF DAY CITY TOUR [GUIDE/B]
Depart in the early morning for a 2hr drive northwest to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The ingenious tunnel complex was initially started in 1948 to protect the Viet Cong guerrillas from the French air and ground sweeps. The tunnels also served as communication routes, storage facilities for food and weapon caches and contained hospitals and living quarters for guerrilla fighters throughout the American War.
Lunch by your own account
Then you will come back HO Chi Minh and discover Ho Chi Minh city.
The first stop is Reunification Palace – a landmark of HO Chi Minh city, built in French colonial period. Besides, you will discover other exciting French style architecture like Dong Khoi Street, Opera House and Old post office.
Visiting War Remnant Museum – display Vietnam war items.
Then back to hotel & discover night time of Ho Chi Minh city by yourself.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
DAY 3 HO CHI MINH - MEKONG DELTA – FLIGHT TO DONG HOI [GUIDE/B]
The program will start with a visit of Vinhlong market in the town. This is the best choice for you to take pictures of fish, shrimps, prawns, crabs, snakes, rice-field rats, tropical fruits, vegetables...
Mekong Travel boat will take you downstream on Mekong River seeing many floating cages for farming fish. Then, the first stop to visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop-rice... Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea.
The rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time. Then, we’ll walk to visit the orchard & traditional house of Ut Trinh family. Here, we will enjoy some kinds of fruits and tea when listening to the traditional music. The optional lunch can be served at this local house.
Biking can be made for a leisure! It will be so amazing to do cycling on village paths to see the daily life of the rural people: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses... On the way back to VinhLong city, we can make one more stop to visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay.
The cruise will go back Vinh Long city. Back to Hochiminh. Then take flight to Dong Hoi.
Arrival in Dong Hoi, check in at hotel and take a rest.
Overnight in Dong Hoi.
DAY 4 DONG HOI - PHONG NHA CAVE – PARADISE CAVE [GUIDE/B]
Our driver and Guide will pick you up at hotel. Visit Paradise Cave This cave is one of the most beautiful caves inside the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
Paradise Cave was discovered by scientists of the British Caving Research Association in 2005 and has a length of 31km, making it the longest dry cave in Asia. With naturally primitive features,
Thien Duong Cave looks like a landscape painting, making it very attractive to visitors. Enjoy lunch by your own account
Afternoon, continue the journey to visit Phong Nha ("Wet Cave"). Coming back Phong Nha Lake House for second night.
DAY 5: PHONG NHA - HUE [GUIDE/B]
Breakfast at hotel. Leave Phong Nha to Hue. On the way, you will have a chance to visit the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), Ben Hai River and Hien Luong Bridge, important sights that marked violent battles which took place in Quang Tri Province during the American War.
Arriving Hue, check in & take an overnight in Hue.
DAY 6 HUE - BACH MA NATIONAL PARK [GUIDE/B]
8:00 am: Our car and English speaking tour guide will pick you up at hotel and transfer you to Bach Ma National Park
On the way to Bach Ma mountain, we will stop at Cau Hai lagoon to take some stunning pictures of the lagoon and learn more about the life of local fishing village.
Continue the trip to the Visitor Center, which is near the gate of the Bach Ma national Park. Here, you will be given brief information about Bach Ma National Park and its biodiversity potential. Learn more about its significance and conservation of the fauna and flora.
Besides from these, you can see many samples and pictures of animals of the Park.
Then you will continue the tour by exploring Bach Ma summit, which is 1.450m above the sea level. Here, you will visit Hai Vong Dai, where you can have a panoramic view of mountains, lagoons, villages such as Lang Co beach, Hai Van pass, Truoi lake, Cau Hai lagoon, Chan May port.
After visiting Hai Vong Dai, the car will take you to the parking area at km 17 and continues to explore Five Lakes. arranging from Lake no.1 to Lake no. 5. You will stop at Lake No. 5 to take a rest, have a light lunch and then soak in cool water of the lake.
After that, you will continue trekking to Do Quyen waterfall, a beautiful and majestic waterfall of the national park. Do Quyen waterfall is about 300m in height.
From the top of the waterfall. You will have a good view of water falling to the rocks, see the forest below and clouds on the sky. To make the trip more exciting. You can get to the foot of the waterfall by passing more than 600 steps.
It may sound as a tiring trip, but it will be a good idea for those who want to challenge themselves. The beauty of the waterfall viewed from its foot is worth your effort. Don’t forget to take some photos to show your friends that you have been here.
At 4:00 p.m: Finish tour Bach Ma and return to Hue city.
Overnight in Hue.
DAY 7 HUE - FULL DAY CITY TOUR [GUIDE/B]
Rising up in the ancient land, enjoy your breakfast in the hotel. Then, board a private boat for cruising the romantic Perfume River, visit Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) on the banks of river.
Lunch by your own account.
In the afternoon, you will visit the ornate Minh Mang's tomb & King Khai Dinh’s tomb respectively. Then you will visit the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and Dong Ba market. Then back to hotel and take a rest
DAY 8 HUE - DA NANG - MARBLE MOUNTAIN [GUIDE/B]
After breakfast at hotel, you will transfer to Da Nang in around 2 hours. On the way, you will come across Hai Van pass with panoramic view of Lang Co Beach & East Sea.
Arrival in Da Nang, lunch by your own account.
Check in at hotel after 2PM
Then you will visit Marble Mountain - a cluster of five limestone mountains in Da Nang – a natural destination with Lind Ung Pagoda.
Then you will visit Dragon Bridge & My Khe Beach.
Overnight in Da Nang.
DAY 9 DA NANG - BANA HILL - SON TRA PENINSULA [GUIDE/B]
After breakfast at your hotel, you will transfer from hotel to Ba Na hills
Arrive at the cable car station. Sitting in the cabin, in midair, looking upon the endless tree lone of the forest. Experiencing the pristine ecological system of the Ba Na mountain will leave you a sense of unforeseeable discovery.
Visit the Le Jardin, old wineries - remains of French Villas and Linh Ung pagoda with 27m high Buddha statue. Leave Le Jardin for Gare Debay, the second cable car station, to go to the top of Ba Na
Visit and play game at the Fantasy Park- Ba Na Hills Fantasy Park- the third largest indoor amusement park in the world (only some free games depending on Ba Na policy).
Conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m. Enjoy the panorama view of the Da Nang from the top of Ba Na Hills.
Return to cable car station and back to Danang.
Then you will visit Son Tra Peninsula with panoramic view of Da Nang and Linh Ung Pagoda.
Overnight in Da Nang.
DAY 10 DA NANG- MY SON SANCTUARY - HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN [GUIDE/B]
Breakfast at hotel, then our guide will pick you up to depart to My Son Sanctuary – take around 1 hour for transfer. My Son – “the spirit and art valley” is a symbol for a brilliant period of Champa kingdom. Since 1999, My Son has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage
Arrive in My Son Temple, a special electric car will pick you up at the main gate and take you to the place where was chosen to build the temple tower of the Champa Royal for nearly 1000 years with many ancient towers hidden in a discreet valley. The place where the most exquisite focus of ancient Champa culture – is considered to be the Holy Land.
There, you will hear the stone bricks tell about the dancing gods, tell about the gods of worship in the Champa culture, and so many secrets that until now still have no explanation and maybe you will be the first decode them.
After visiting and listening to the tour guide talk about the mysteries here, you will be back to the main gate of My Son Ruins by special electric car. Leave My Son Holy land behind.
Lunch by your own account
Back to hotel, take a short rest before discovering Hoi An Ancient Town – the well-preserved ancient architecture of a trading port from 15 – 19th century.
In the the late afternoon, Take a walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the ancient town centre, visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, the Chinese Assembly Hall, the 200-year old Tam Ky ancestral house and the famous Japanese Bridge.
Then back to hotel and overnight in Hoi An.
DAY 11 HOI AN - COCONUT FOREST - FLIGHT TO HANOI [GUIDE/B/L] – GROUP Tours
Pick you up at your hotel by private car and transfer you down to PHƯỚC HẢI- CỬA ĐẠI Fishing Village
Board Jack Tran’s boat cruise and commence cruising on CỬA ĐẠI River
Enjoy Thúng Chai basket boat demonstration by Jack Tran’s crews.
Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats and join in a basket boat racing for fun while exploring waterways palm coconut canals waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers of both sides of V.C & US army. Enjoy your fun catching purple crabs
Join local fishermen life on the river and enjoy hands-on experience cast net fishing
Enjoy learning and experiencing cultural folk music of singing and rowing Bả Trạo with local fishermen
Keep arriving to an islet fisherman for big net fishing
Back on-board our boat, enjoy lunch and cold beer or soft drink
Then transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi.
Arrival in Hanoi, check in at hotel and take a rest.
Overnight in Hanoi
DAY 12 HANOI FULL DAY CITY TOUR [GUIDE/B]
Explore the charming city of Hanoi, often referred to as the ‘Paris of the East’, with its yellow ochre colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and scenic lakes. Visit the historic Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, an imposing monument of marble and granite built to house the preserved body of beloved revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, affectionately known to the Vietnamese as “Uncle Ho”. Visit the One Pillar Pagoda, a Buddhist temple built in 1049 of wood in the shape of a lotus blossom and set on a single stone pillar.
Continue to the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first national university built in the late 11th century. The picturesque temple is an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture and is featured on the back of the 100,000 Vietnamese dong banknote.
Lunch by your own account
In the afternoon, drive back to central Hanoi for a walking tour through the famed Old Quarter known for its ‘36 streets of 36 wares’ named after the original 36 artisan guilds that date as far back as the 13th century. You will visit Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple – the temple of the Jade Mountain.
Conclude your day by watching an entertaining water puppet performance, a uniquely northern Vietnamese art form said to have originated in the flooded rice fields of the Red River Delta where villagers entertained themselves by manipulating puppets over the water. The show uses colourful wooden puppets to depict scenes of rural life and episodes of national history set to music.
Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 13 HANOI - NINH BINH [B/L] – GROUP Tour
07h30 – 8h00: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter for the limousine transfer to Ninh Binh.
09h15: You will have a short break of 15 – 20 minutes to stretch your legs, use the facilities or have a quick snack.
10h30: The limousine arrives in Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam from years 968 to 1010. Then you will visit the Temple of King Dinh and King Le to learn more about Vietnamese history under the Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasties.
11h45: You will have a buffet lunch with local specialties in the private area of our Ninh Binh Heritage restaurant. The vegetarian option is also available.
13h00: The limousine brings you to Tam Coc, known as “Halong Bay on the land”, where you will spend 1.5 hours on the bamboo boat to explore this area. On this excursion down the Ngo Dong River, you will pass through the beautiful paddy fields, limestone karst formation, and a stunning cave system including Hang Ca, Hang Hai, and Hang Ba caves for a unique experience.
14h30: It’s time to join our 45 minutes cycling activity to discover the life of the local people.
15h30: We continue to visit Mua Cave, also known as the “Great Wall of China” in Vietnam, and climb 500 steps to reach the peak of Ngoa Long Mountain, overlooking the amazing view of the city and Tam Coc below.
16h30: You then get on the limousine for the transfer back to Hanoi.
18h30 -19h00: The limousine drops you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
DAY 14 HANOI - MAI CHAU [B/L/D] – SHUTTLE BUS
Hanoi – Mai Chau. Start cycling Mai Chau villages (Cycle to Tong Dau, Na Tang, Cha Long village)
DAY 15 HIKING MAI CHAU VILLAGES (HIKE TO MAI HA, TE, KHOE VILLAGE) (B, L, D) – SHUTTLE BUS
DAY 16 MAI CHAU - HANOI [GUIDE/B/L] – SHUTTLE BUS
DAY 17 HANOI - SAPA [GUIDE/B]
Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Sapa. Upon arrival, walking to H’Mong Village (Cat Cat Village) working on the paddy fields and their animals, such as chicken, water buffalos, pot bellied pigs. You can see the old Hydro Electric Power Station which was built by the French colonial period in early 20th century, and a beautiful waterfall that is the good place for resting.
Back to Sapa town to visit the busy market where Red Dao, Black & Flower H’Mong, Tay and other ethnic minority people converage from the surround countryside to sell their silverware and handicrafts, and to buy provisions, continue to visit Sapa French Church.
Free time to go shopping at Sapa market.
DAY 18 SAPA - FANSIPAN PEAK [GUIDE/B]
After breakfast in hotel, driver & tour guide take you to Cable Car Station and spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Reach the altitude of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan - the Roof of Indochina. ( Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos).
Lunch by your own account.
Then go down, take a rest at hotel, then you will discover Y Linh Ho - The trip of the trip is admiring the view of the town and the valley from the main road. After 4km on the main road, we start going down to the valley by the small trails through the terrace rice fields to get to Y Linh Ho hamlet, a small village of the Black Hmong people.
From Y Linh Ho village, we go along the river to go to Lao Chai village (means "old village" in the local dialect). It is time for you to visit the local families, listen to the guide's explanation about the local culture: how they live, the way of building the traditional house, the technique of making clothes ... or listen about the way of treatment for a sick person .
Overnight in Sapa
DAY 19 SAPA - HANOI [GUIDE/B]
Breakfast at hotel, embark on the lovely trek that will take a long buffalo path and trails and through several hill tribe villages Lao Chai & Ta Van Villages – home to black H’mong and Dzay people. This is a absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the valley floor, you can see really appreciate the wonderful scenery surrounding you, the walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields. After lunch, transfer back Hanoi, check in at hotel.
Overnight Hanoi.
DAY 20 HANOI - HA LONG BAY [B/L/D] - SHUTTLE BUS
In the morning you will depart Hanoi at 08:30 for a three and a half hour drive through the Red River Delta to Ha Long Bay City by shuttle of cruise. On the way, you will stop for refreshments, and upon arriving in Halong City, you will take a tender transfer to your junk and set sail through the bay while lunch is served. As you cruise the magical bay, you will notice thousands of sculpted limestone islands rising from the waves like dragons' teeth. Later in the afternoon, you'll visit a fishing village with the opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. Back on board, you'll enjoy cocktails or a cooking class while watching the sunset, and later you can unwind at a restaurant with a lavish dinner. To end the day, you can enjoy some evening activities such as movie night, board games, or a beauty treatment, before an overnight stay on the junk.
***Special Note: Cruise Itineraries may be subject to change due to weather condition without prior notice.
DAY 21 HALONG BAY - HANOI [B/BR] - SHUTTLE BUS
Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves and bird welcoming the new day. You will have an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto then walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock.
Disembark on cruise, then back to Hanoi
Free & Easy in Hanoi
Overnight in Hanoi
DAY 22 HANOI - FLIGHT TO PHU QUOC [GUIDE/B]
Breakfast at hotel, then you will have free time to discover Hanoi until our guide come hotel to pick you up to airport for flight to Phu Quoc.
Upon arrival, pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel check in.
Overnight in Phu Quoc
DAY 23 PHU QUOC - FREE & EASY [B]
Free & Easy at hotel
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DAY 24 PHU QUOC - FREE & EASY [B]
Free & Easy at hotel
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DAY 25 PHU QUOC - FREE & EASY [B]
Free & Easy at hotel
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DAY 26 PHU QUOC - FREE & EASY [B]
Free & Easy at hotel
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DAY 27 PHU QUOC - FREE & EASY [B]
Free & Easy at hotel
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DAY 28 PHU QUOC - FREE & EASY [B]
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DAY 29 PHU QUOC - FREE & EASY [B]
Free & Easy at hotel
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Day 30 PHU QUOC - DEPARTURE [GUIDE/B]
Breakfast at hotel, free & easy until our guide come hotel and pick you up to airport for flight home
End Tours!
We look forward to seeing you again on your next adventure with Vinasoul Travel!
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SERVICES EXCLUDES
Suggestions for tipping and gratuities:
+ Group under 6 pax: 20 USD per Group per day.
+ Group from 6 pax up: 3 - 5 USD per pax per day
+ Group under 6 pax: 10 USD per Group per day.
+ Group from 6 pax up: 2 USD per pax per day
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