8D/7N Da Nang - Hoi An – Hue – Quang Binh Tour

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$610.00

DAY 1: DA NANG ARRIVAL – HALF DAY CITY TOUR ( MEALS: L)

Upon arrival at Da Nang airport, our guide and driver will meet you at the airport and transfer to your hotel in city center. Have lunch in restaurant. The first destination is Ngu Hanh Son, also called Marble Mountain, where you can behold impressive natural caves as well as exquisite sculptures, admire wonderful view from the top mount and call on some mysterious pagodas. Next, visit Han Market, one of the city's main traditional markets, which is well-known for its fresh seafood, vegetables, and local specialties. Overnight in Danang.

DAY 2: BA NA HILLS - HOI AN( MEALS: B,L)

After breakfast, our driver & tour-guide will take you to visit Ba Na hills resort. You will enjoy a cable car ride watching the grandeur of the primeval forests, large trees, clouds of butterflies flying, wind blowing the scent of faintly flowers. Visit the Le Jardin Garden - a flower garden divided into 9 sections with different themes, the Linh Ung Pagoda 3, the Golden Bridge - an impressive piece of architecture held on two massive stone hands protruding from the mountainside, offering a stunning view of the cloud-shrouded skies.

Buffet lunch is served at restaurant with options from Vietnamese delicacies such as spring rolls to dishes coming from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and western cuisines. Continue to explore and participate in the exciting game in an indoor play area of Vietnam's biggest park - Fantasy Park (with 100 free games and outdoor high speed slide), visit French village with many excellent works and the flamenco musician, the Ukraine dancer.

About 03.00 pm: Take the cable car ride and bid farewell to Ba Na. Next, we'll move to Hoi An. Check in hotel & overnight in Hoi An.

DAY 3: HOI AN – MY SON HOLY LAND ( MEALS: B,L)

After breakfast, our driver & tour-guide will pick you up for Hoi An discovery. Today, we’ll visit Hoi An ancient town with merchants' homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market.

Lunch is served at local restaurant. In the afternoon, we are heading to visit My Son Holy Land, once the spiritual capital of Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for nearly a thousand years and occupied most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century with very rich in history and culture. Contemplate its remarkable red brick towers and sanctuaries dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries. Back to hotel in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An

DAY 4: HOI AN – DA NANG - HUE ( MEALS:B,L)

After breakfast, our driver & tour-guide will pick you up and drive to Hue. Enroute have a look at the famous Danang Beach and visit the seacoast along Hoang Sa – Truong Sa street to Son Tra Peninsula, then visit Linh Ung Pogada to see the highest Lady Buddha Statue in Vietnam and pray for good fortune. We stop at Hai Van Pass is one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam. When braving the steep winding roads of a paved mountain pass, you will have a chance to discover peace, quiet and history along the way. After that, we arrive to Lang Co beach, have a break time for 30 mintutes The beach is a long stretch of fine sand, with a gradual slope and shallow waters. The average sea temperature here is 25 degrees. The Lang Co peninsula is renowned for its myths, history and spectacular landscapes. Continue to move to Hue, check in hotel and overnight in Hue.

DAY 5: HUE CITY TOUR & CYCLO ( MEALS: B,L)

This morning, you will have an amazing cyclo ride through the most beautiful sites in Hue. Cyclo is definitely an authentic way to discover this peaceful and ancient city. Not only foreign tourists but also locals would love to spend time sitting on the cyclo to feel the pace of life while passing streets, shops, houses, old citadel, river, bridge and you can feel like you are really a part of it. First, you will pass Trang Tien Bridge crossing Perfume River. Then, ride to Dong Ba market – a busy & colorful market located right in the center of Hue city. Next, visit the old capital city (Imperial Citadel) of Vietnam ruled by the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945 so you can better understand the beauty of Vietnamese Royal architecture and culture.

In the afternoon, continue the trip by car to King Ming Mang and King Khai Dinh tombs which are the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty. King Minh Mang Tomb lies on the west bank of Perfume River, is the most majestic of all Nguyen Dynasty royal tombs thanks to its perfect combination of manmade and natural beauty of Hue, where architecture fits harmoniously into the surrounding landscape. King Khai Dinh Tomb is actually the smallest tomb of all King's Tombs in Hue, however, it is also the most costly one. The tomb was built in 1920 and it takes 11 years to be completed. The truth is that the rulers had to raise national tax to 30% in order to complete the tomb. The prominent features of Khai Dinh tomb is about the intermingling of oriental and occidental, roman and gothic, ancient and modern.

After that, have short stop at Thien Mu Pagoda – one of the most popular attractions in Hue. It is located on the banks of poetic Perfume River with typical traditional architecture of Hue pagodas and famous for the event that buddhist monk from this temple, Thich Quang Duc, burn himself to death for anti-government protest in 1963. Finally, take a beautiful dragon boat trip along Perfume River back to the city center. Overnight in Hue.

DAY 6: HUE – VINH MOC TUNNELS – DONG HOI (B,L)

We will pick you up from your hotel in Hue city to drive to Quang Tri where is the DMZ located. We will get a chance to visit the war relics; we stop at the frame of church; continue driving to Cua Tung beach and Vinh Moc tunnels where there are many long tunnels used as the house of the people here during the war. You will go under the tunnels to see how they look. Then, drive back to visit Hien Luong bridge and Ben Hai River where can be considered as the DMZ during the war in Vietnam before having lunch.

We will then follow the Ho Chi Minh trail to Phong Nha cave. This is the real trail with its mind blowing-lost of jungle. Overnight in Dong Hoi.

DAY 7: PARADISE CAVE & PHONG NHA CAVES (B,L)

08:00 After breakfast, our car and tour guide will pick you up and transfer to visit Paradise Cave.

09:40 Arrive Paradise Cave, golf car will take you to the cave entrance (located in the park's core zone). Paradise Cave discovered by scientists of the British Caving Research Association in 2005, has the length of 31km, the longest dry cave in Asia. With naturally primitive features Paradise Cave looks like a landscape painting, making it very attractive to visitors. According to spelunkers, the deeper one journeys into the cave, the more one feels the wells of heavenly clarity all around. There are a series of white crystal stalactites resembling glass pillars and many other spectacular formations.

12:00 Return to Phong Nha village for lunch

13:30 Take a boat to Phong Nha Cave which is not only a natural legacy of the world or a wonder of the country Vietnam, but also a relic system of the historic street Ho Chi Minh which collaborates with Xuan Son Ferry in order to create a route supporting for the battleground of the South Vietnam during US War. Today, this place has become the first section of Ho Chi Minh trails. Therefore, coming to Phong Nha means you are visiting this legendary trails.

17:00 Return to Dong Hoi City for overnight.

DAY 8: QUANG BINH – DONG HOI AIRPORT ( MEALS:B)

After breakfast at hotel, our driver’ll pick you up Quang Phu Sand dunes for taking photo in the sunrise and slipping sand (by self-sufficient cost). We have a short break while enjoy the fresh air from Nhat Le beach. Finally, the driver and the guide transfer you to Dong Hoi airport. End of the services!

SERVICES INCLUDED

 Accommodation with daily breakfasts

 Private AC transportation as mention in the itinerary

 Meals indicated in the program. B=breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

 English speaking guide

 Cyclo tour trip in Hue

 Boat trip in Phong Nha

 Cable car in Ba Na hills

 Entrance fees

SERVICES EXCLUDED

 International flight tickets

 Domestic flight tickets.

 Drinking water on car

 Visa fees

 Personal travel insurance (highly recommended )

 Personal expenses

 Tips

 Surcharge for Peak Season, Holiday, Special Occasion

 Others not mentioned in the program.

CHILDREN POLICY

 The price for children applicable for one child sharing a twin or double cabin with 2 adults.

 The children under 4 years old are FOC ( not included domestic flight ticket)

 4-7 years old without bed: 50% adult rate

 8-10 years old without bed: 75% adult rate

 From 11 years old: Adult rate

CANCELLATION POLICY

 Before 60 days: free of charge

 From 30-59 days before departure day: 10% of total rate

 From 15-29 days before departure day: 30% of total rate

 From 7-14 days before departure day: 50% of total rate

 Less than 7 days before departure day or no-show: 100% of total rate

PRICES QUOTED ARE IN USD CURRENCY

HOTEL NAMES & ROOM TYPE

DA NANG 1 NIGHT

3-star hotel: Dana Marina Hotel or similar – Superior Room

4-star hotel: Cicilia Da Nang hotel or similar – Deluxe Room

5-star hotel: Wyndham Da Nang Golden Bay Hotel or similar – Superior Room

HOI AN 2 NIGHTS

3-star hotel: Triple Riverside Villa Hotel Hoi An or Similar – Superior Room

4-star hotel: Gem Riverside Hotel Hoi An or similar - Superior Room

5-star hotel: La Siesta Hoi An Resort & Spa or similar – Deluxe Room

HUE 2 NIGHTS

3-star hotel: Rosaleen Hotel Hue or Similar – Superior Room

4-star hotel: Century Riverside Hotel Hue or similar – Deluxe Garden View Room

5-star hotel: Sena Hue Hotel or similar – Premium Sena Room

DONG HOI 2 NIGHTS

3-star hotel: CKC Paradise Quang Binh Hotel or similar – Superior Room

4-star hotel: Riverside Hotel Quang Binh or similar – Superior Room

5-star hotel: Gold Coast Hotel Resort & Spa or similar – Superior City View Room