vietnam

Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival – Free Leisure

- Airport Pick Up with Private Car

- Hotel Check – In

- Free Leisure

❖ Overnight at Ha Nội city

Day 2: Ha Noi – Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel – Trang An Boating) (B/L)

- Breakfast at Hotel then depart to Ninh Binh with around 02 hours transfer (about 110 km away from Ha Noi)

- Visiting Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century

- Lunch at Local Restaurant

- Leaving for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle. Embarking on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous caves: Lam Cave, Vang Cave, Dai Cave, Thanh Truot Cave,...and Cao Sơn Temple, Suoi Tien Temple, Vu Lam Temple

- At 16:00, depart for Ha Noi

- Around 18:30, drop off at hotel and free leisure at night

❖ Overnight at Hanoi

Day 3: Ha Noi – Ha Long(B/L/D)

- Have breakfast at hotel

- Shuttle bus will pick you up at hotel & start transfer to Ha Long Bay for 2 days 1 night trip

- 12:30 Receptionists welcome guests at the International Tuan Chau harbour.

- 12:45 Captain welcomes guests to Syrena cruises by tender. Check in cruise, whilst enjoy a welcome drink, safety briefing and check in cabin.

- 13:00 Leaving International Tuan Chau harbour, discover the Ha Long Bay - natural wonders of the world. Have lunch with special foods while cruising through famous sights Ba Hang fishing village, Đỉnh Hương island, Chó Đá islet, Gà Chọi islet...

- 14:30 Cruises stops at Bồ Nâu cave, the core area of the world natural heritage. Transfer by tender to Surprise cave - one of the most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay.

- 15:45 Leaving Surprise cave, transfer by tender to the Titov island was named by Uncle Ho, after Gherman Stepanovich Titov - the Soviet astronaut who visited in 1962 Enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach or climb the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. On the top of the mountain, you can see corner of magical Ha Long Bay ...

- 16:45 Back to the cruise. Relax and enjoy sunset on the sun deck. Go to the overnight place.

- 18:00 – 19:00 HAPPY HOUR - Buy 1 drink get 1 free (wine excluded).

- 18:30 Enjoy Vietnamese cooking demonstration.

- 19:00 Acquaint yourself with the set menu dinner.

- 20:30 Evening activities include: film entertainment (in the dining room); squid fishing; massage (contact with cruise manager for service price)...

DAY 4: Ha Long Departure – Noibai International Airport (B)

- 06:00 Morning call (if you request).

- 06:30 Enjoy Tai Chi instructions on the sundeck in 30 minutes whilst cruising to Luồn cave.

- 07:00 Enjoy light breakfast in the restaurant (coffee, tea, fresh milk, water, pastries, bread, egg, fresh fruit, cereals will be served in the dining room).

- 08:00 After breakfast, take a guided tour to visit Luồn cave - .one of the cave open to the form beautiful about endemic the vegetation of the Ha Long Bay. Visit Luồn cave by a traditionally woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman.

- 8:30 Then come back to Syrena cruise, relax and check out of cabin. Please put your luggage outside the door. Our porters will collect and get them ready on the Pier for you.Finally, the cruise disembarks in International Tuan Chau harbour.

- 09:15 Enjoy brunch buffet menu served in the dining room. Settle bills in the dining room after brunch (if you have).

- 10:45 Transfer by tender back to Tuan Chau harbour and disembarkation. Farewell to guests.

- 11:00 – 11:30 get on shuttle bus and get to Ha Noi. Then, at the drop off site, our car is waiting and drive you to Noi Bai International Airport and then take flight to Da Nang City.

- Private car will pick you up at Da Nang International Airport and drive to hotel to check-in.

- Free leisure at night

❖ Overnight at Danang city

Day 5: Danang – Join group tour to - Ba Na Hill - Golden Bridge (B/L)

- Have breakfast at hotel

- 8:00: Tour guide and car will pick you up at the Hotel in Da Nang for Ba Na Hills. Ba Na Hills is the most famous tourist attraction in Danang featuring a cool, mountain air & atmospheric scene of mountains weather. It’s also known for the world-record cable car, also for the most modern cable car system in Southeast Asia & the famous Golden Bridge.

- After an hour’s drive we arrived at Ba Na cable car station.

- From here, you will visit Thac Mo Cable car Station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French. Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountain

– the top of Ba Na range, visiting Nginh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden... Experience hill climbing train (first and unique funicular in Vietnam) and visit an old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar), flower garden Le Jardin D’amour and Linh Ung Pagoda.

- You should not miss walking on the Golden Bridge amid the foggy hills of the mountain, enjoy the gorgeous view of Da Nang City.

- Have lunch at restaurant.

- Afternoon: Free for explore the French village or joining games in Fantasy Park – the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam with series of interesting games: 4 – 5D film, skiver, The death race, dinosaur park... (2 hours).

- 15:00 Return Da Nang and car drop you at hotel

- Free leisure

❖ Overnight at Da Nang city

Day 6: Danang Join Group Tour to Son Tra Pennisula + Marble Mountain+ Hoi An Ancient Town

(B/D)

- Have Breakfast at hotel

- Free leisure in the morning

- 14:30: The car & guide pick up guests at hotel, heading to Son Tra Peninsula. Located atop a hill by the coast of Son Tra Peninsula, this is the largest Buddhist temple in Da Nang. Overlooking the city beachfront, its grandeur Buddha shrines are surrounded by bonsai gardens dotted with sculptures. For locals, it’s sacred equally to two older Linh Ung pagoda. There are many monkeys from the nature reserve nearby coming here for food handed out from tourists.

- Rising up to 67 meters from the ground, the Lady Buddha Da Nang is the tallest of its kind in Vietnam. She faces the city to shelter the citizens from disasters and patronizes fishermans. Sculpted by hands of the Non Nuoc marble village’s artisans, it houses a Buddha shrine on each floor inside.

-Then, traveling to Marble Mountain. Around the top of Marble Mountains, the visitors will see Da

Nang’s oldest Buddhist temples, grandest grottoes, holiest shrines to local people, pretty outlooks and heritage trees. A viewpoint where all mountains are in sight is included in the trekking. In the surrounding, 400-years-old Non Nuoc marble village is proud of its traditional sculpture carving. One of the largest statue galleries is recommended, providing many opportunities for photography. The Giant Lady Buddha was sculpted by artisans here.

- Depart to Hoi An Ancient Town.

- Have dinner at local restaurant with local foods.

- Visit Hoi an Ancient town : The Museum of History, Quangdong temple, The Chinese Assembly Hall of Phuc Kien, Japanese bridge, Phung Hung Old house, Thang Loi handicraft workshop.

- 21:00: Tour ends. Send-off guests at hotel.

❖ Overnight at Danang city

Day 7: Da Nang Departure – Ho Chi Minh Arrival – Half Day City Tour (B/L)

- Have breakfast at hotel & check out.

- Car will pick you up at hotel and take you to Da Nang International Airport. Then, take about 1.5 hours flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

- Car will pick you up and take you to hotel for keep luggage.

- 11:00-12:00: Tour guide will pick you up for lunch then join the City tour

- 13.00 - 13.30pm we will explore Reunification Hall which was the mansion of the President Ngo Dinh Diem of the former Southern Vietnam until 1975 (1960s - Apr 1975s). We have a great chance to see many beautiful things: formal meeting rooms, private bedrooms, war situation rooms 10 meter beneath earth’s level.

- This address today still plays the crucial role in Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon. We have guide who speaks your language (English speaking tour guide) to tell you significant historical facts about this building and some French colonial designs comprising the Notre Dame Cathedral (Located in the center of the city, this cathedral was constructed by the French in the late 1877s. A large statue of the Virgin Mary greets you as you walk into this neo - Romanesque cathedral, decorated by two tall spires flanking either side).

- General Post Office (Built by Gustav Eiffel, the Post Office is an evidence to the French presence in the late 1800s. The look and feel of this grand building is like a beautiful railway station).

- Passing City Hall (Find out why this is one of the most impressive buildings in Ho Chi Minh City - Sai Gon. Built in the early 1900s, City Hall is a wonderful example of French colonial architecture).

- Finish Saigon Afternoon City Tour at 16.30pm. Car will drop you at hotel.

- Free leisure at night

❖ Overnight at Ho Chi Minh city

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Half Day Tour (B)

- Have breakfast at hotel and then check out. Keep luggage at hotel and start Cu Chi Half Day Tour.

- 08:00am - 8:30am: We depart from Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon to Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Tour. We stop at a lacquer art factory for the disabled on the way.

- We arrive in Cu Chi Tunnels (Ben Dinh). Then we will watch a propaganda film a wartime propaganda film showing how local guerilla fighters were "American Killing Heroes" (a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed).

- We then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels in Cu Chi. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500 pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers.

- Also, you can try to real gun shooting for extra.

- At 02:30pm - 03:00pm, we arrive in Ho Chi Minh City and finish Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Tour.

- Back to hotel, free time

❖ Overnight at Ho Chi Minh city

Day 9: Join Group Tour to Mekong Delta (B/L)

- Have breakfast at hotel

- Car & guide will pick you up at hotel

- 07:45 – 08:00 we begin to visit Mekong Delta Day Tours Vietnam (My Tho - Ben Tre) - Island Tour.

- 9:30am - 10.00am, We will arrive in My Tho. Embark a made of timber motor boat (20 minutes) to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through unpolished creeks, enchanting fisherman's port, stilt houses (half on land, half on water).

- From there, we’ll continue to take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a charming cup of unsophisticated honey tea. After that we walk around peaceful villages and watch the life of rustic people in Mekong Delta.

- Moreover, you enjoy the fresh atmosphere and get things small and personal from this journey now. We are divided into many groups and get on small row boats. With this 15 minutes trip, you’ll see all kind of interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around, while enjoying the fresh air along the canal and wonderful water coconut tree landscape. Get away from the city, that is it all about!

- After you enjoy its serenity, let's get back to the large motor boat for something different. You'll explore some orchards along 2 long sides of a canal. Then we cruise to a village where the sweat smell coconut candies are in the air. To satisfy your curiosity, we'll get to a village that has many small shops that make coconut candy and hand-made items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta. You might learn that those people can wonderfully make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. It is actually attached from the villagers' daily life.

- Have lunch at local restaurant

- One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a seasonable fruits garden where you can enjoy many different types of tasty tropical fruits while checking out the folk music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.

- We end our sightseeing trip. On the way back to Saigon by bus/car, we'll have a stop at an interesting point to rest and also have photographs (if time permits).

- As Mekong Delta 1 Day Tours Vietnam (My Tho - Ben Tre) ends, you will return Saigon by tourist bus/private car at 18:00 – 18:30

❖ Overnight at Ho Chi Minh city

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh city Depart (B/L)

- Have Breakfast at hotel

- Car drop off to Tan San Nhat airport