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  Vietnam Tour set departure 16 days

GUARANTEED DEPARTURE DATES
Departure dates in 2011 from Hanoi - check your arrival time before booking

DURATION:
  16 days / 15 nights (Hanoi - Sapa - Halong - Danang  - Hue - Danang - Hoian - Nhatrang - Muine - Mekong- HCMC)
Price   1118 USD/ person   Vietnam Promotion Tour 2011
Single   280 USD/ person

Join in our Vietnam Tour - Set departures ( to be confirmed 15 days prior to departure)
 Price includes all domestic flights and hotels 3 stars class
(Hanoi – Halong –Danang - Hue –Danang – Hoian – Nhatrang – Mekong-Hochiminh City)

Departure dates in 2011 & 2012 from Hanoi – check your arrival time before booking
Please advise us if your arrival flight to Hanoi earlier or after the starting date

Starting date in 2011

Finish date

Starting date in 2012

Finish date

11Aug 2011

26 Aug 2011

1 Jan 2012

16 Jan 2012

1 Sep 2011

16 Sep 2011

11 Jan 2012

26 Jan 2012

11 Sep 2011

26 Sep 2011

30 Jan 2012

14 Feb 2012

26 Sep 2011

11Oct 2011

10 Feb 2012

25Feb 2012

21 Oct 2011

5 Nov 2011

12 Mar 2012

27 Mar 2012

1 Nov 2011

16 Nov 2011

23 Mar 2012

7 Apr 2012

11 Nov 2011

26 Nov 2011

30 Mar 2012

14 Apr 2012

29 Nov 2011

13 Dec 2011

13 Apr 2012

28 Apr 2012

8 Dec 2011

23 Dec 2011

11  May 2012

26 May 2012

18 Dec 2011

2 Jan 2012

21 June 2012

6 July 2012

Day 1 : Hanoi Arrival (D)
Arrive at NoiBai Airport. Meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel.
Welcome dinner featured with Vietnamese specialty at Vietnamese restaurant.

Day 2 : Hanoi – HoaLu – Tamcoc ( Night train to Sapa ) ( B, L )
8.00 leave Hanoi by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of Le and The Dinh Dynasties. Bus transfer or cycle for an hour on picturesque quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops to Tam Coc (12km) for lunch.
PM : Boat trip to visit TamCoc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Dive back to Ha Noi.
7h45 pm Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at at 9:30 PM to get to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train.(4 people).

Day 3 : Laocai -Sapa - Laochai - Tavan Village ( B, L )
Picked up at Laocai Station early in the morning by our bus. Arrive at Sapa round 8:00 AM; Breakfast start at 10h30am to get to Laochai village. Enjoy the overall pictures of the villages among terraces. Visit the H'mong living in wooden and bamboo houses. Continue going to Tavan village to visit the Dzay minority. Stay the night in Tavan village at a Dzay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the home-stay.

Day 4 : TaVan -GiangTaChai ( 5 hours trekking, 14 km, 2 villages.) ( B, L )
Get up early in the morning to enjoy the daily life of the ethnic minorities in the village. Breakfast; take the road to GiangTaChai village of the Red Dzao minority via the paths between terraces and through bamboo forests. Visit silver waterfall and suspension Rattan Bridge, visit the people in the village and then cross MuongHoa River up to the mountain to visit the last village of the trek - Supan village of the H'mong. Get back to Sapa by jeep. On the way back, enjoy visiting the ancient stone circle where stones are decorated with ancient carvings. Check in hotel.

Day 5 : Catcat - Laocai – Hanoi ( B, L ) ( Overnight on the train )
Breakfast, visit village of the black H'mong (Catcat), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days. Back town have lunch and check out hotel, free to explore the town until take bus to get to Laocai Station for the night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.

Day 6 : Hanoi half day city tour (B,L)
Arrive in Hanoi around 5.00 AM Pick up at the train station and transfer to hotel or restaurant for breakfast. Your tour starts with a visit One pillar pagoda. The next stop is Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first college -QuocTuGiam, then roaming around HoanKiem lake Lunch in nice restaurant.
Pm : Visit Ethnology museum. Evening is reserved for Water Puppet Show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 7 : Hanoi –Halong- Overnight on Junk ( B,L,D )
Halong Bay, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO since 1994 and 2006
08h00 : Pick up at your hotel for Ha Long bay by shuttle bus
12h15 : Board Junk, check-in registration  12h45 : Start cruise
13h00 : Have lunch board 13h30 : A fantastic cruise in Ha Long bay, visit Dinh Huong island, Ga Choi island, Dog island, Sail island, visit Sung Sot cave and a swim at Titov beach.
17h30 : Drinking Vietnamese wine and enjoy sunset.
19h30 : Enjoy dinner on board.
21h00: Fishing or relax and spending a night on board.

Day 8 : Halong - Hanoi (B,L)
07h00 : Have breakfast
07h30 : A morning cruise to visit Man’s head island, Tortoise island, visit Luon cave by small bamboo boat, Bai Tu Long bay
10h00: Arrange luggage and check-out
10h30: Have lunch on board
11h45: Arrive Halong wharf. Bus back to Hanoi arrives in Hanoi about 4 PM. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Day 9 : Hanoi - Hue (B,L) Flight
Am : Transfer from your hotel in Hanoi to the airport. Flight VN 245  to Hue ( 12h20 -13h30 ). Pick up then transfer to your hotel in Hue. Bus trip to visit Hue City and King's tombs TuDuc and KhaiDinh
The tour ends by shopping at Dongba Market. Overnight at hotel in Hue.

Day 10 : Hue -Da Nang –Hoian (B,L )
8h00 Boat trip to visit ThienMu Pagoda. Visit Imperial Citadel. Transfer to Danang . Spend time in LangCo beach enroute, taking photograph from HaiVan Pass ( The pass of Sea and Cloud). Cham Museum in Danang. Afternoon visit Marble Mountain and enjoying sea/sun bathing in China beach. Arrive Hoian. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 11 : Hoian (B,L )
Visit Hoian - an old trading town, some 30km from Danang. Visit Hoian: Japanese Covered Bridge, TanKy Old house, Assembly Hall Chinese. PhucKien Pagoda, Hoian Museum and Market. Lunch at restaurant. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 12: Hoian -Danang - Nha Trang(B,L ) Flight
Am : Transfer from Hoian to Danang airport for flight VN 335 to NhaTrang ( 10h10 - 11h30 ), the guide will welcome you and escort you to the hotel. The left of the day is open
for free sea bathing at NhaTrang beach. Lunch at restaurant. Overnight in NhaTrang.

Day 13 : Nha trang Boat trip to islands (B,L )
8:00am starting boat trip to  Hon Tam Island and fishing village in NhaTrang, visit coral island and TriNguyen Aquarium. Return to hotel. Overnight in NhaTrang.

Day 14 : Nhatrang – Hochiminh city (B,L) Flight
Am : Take the flight from Nhatrang to Hochiminh city
Short city tour. Visit Reunification Palace and War Museum. Free in the evening. Overnight at hotel.

Day 15 : Mytho- Mekong delta (B,L )
Depart Saigon by road for Mekong Delta and its gateway city of My Tho, located 72 km south west of the city. Board a riverboat for an excursion across the Mekong through islands covered with lush flora and small rural communities. Cruise to Thoi Son Island where you will have the opportunity to visit a local house and taste some of the fruits that are grown locally in the orchards. Parkway in orchards, tasting tropical fruits. Lunch is at a local restaurant where you will have the chance to sample a local specialty: ‘elephant ear' fish. Conclude your tour of the Mekong with a stop at Vinh Trang pagoda, the largest and most remarkable pagoda in the delta. Return to Saigon. The late afternoon is free for you to do some last minute shopping on Dong Khoi Street. Breakfast, lunch, accommodation included.

Day 16 : Departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Free until transfer to airport for departure.

Hanoi Opera Junk

List of Accommodation in this trip

Cities

3 stars

Hanoi

HoaBinh palace

Sapa

Holiday Sapa

Halong

Opera junk

Hue

Hue Queen

Hoian

ThuyDuong3

Nhatrang

Green

Saigon

Saigon star

Tour Cost includes:
- Full transportation by car or bus as tour program indicated.
- 14 Lunches at the local restaurant.
- 2 Dinners
- Breakfast at hotel
- Night train round trip Hanoi – LaoCai – Hanoi ( Soft sleeper )
- 3 domestic flights : Hanoi - Hue, Danang – Nhatrang, Nhatrang - Saigon
- English or French speaking guide
- Entrance fees.
- Boat trip in Halong Bay
- Private Perfume River in Hue, Nhatrang, Tiengiang river in Mytho.
- Twin-share accommodation ( AC room)
- Vietnam Visa ppproval fees ( Value 25USD )
Tour Cost excludes:

  • Dinners
  • International airfare to/from Vietnam
  • Personal insurance
  • Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.

Trip Summary: ( update 07 June 2011 )

Where:

Trip starts in Hanoi and ends in HoChiMinh city

When:

All year round;

Grade:

Moderate to Strenous;

Accommodation:

Tourist-class hotels (Standard and clean hotel),

Transport:

Private car or bus, boat, public ferry,

Meals:

As indicated;
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

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