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OP 05 |
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
 |
| 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.

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) |