TPT-028 - Taste of Vietnam 7days/ 6nights

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Day 1: Hanoi arrival

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi

Day 3: Hanoi – Hue

Day 4: Hue – Hoian

Day 5: Hoian – Saigon

Day 6: Saigon – Mekong

Day 7: Saigon departure

 Vietnam: Hanoi-Halong Bay-Hue-Hoian-Ho Chi Minh-Mekong

Day 01: HANOI (Lunch and Dinner)

Arrive and transfer to Hotel -Half-day visit of Hanoi [“Cultural “ - Visit of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One pillar pagoda, the Temple of Literature, the West Lake and the Quan Thanh Temple] - Water Puppet show [The only show of this kind in the whole world, representation of ancient stories and modern everyday life situations, the whole represented with wooden puppets on a water made stage, not to be missed - Duration of the show 50 minutes] - Lunch in hotel and Dinner in typical restaurant.

Day 02: HANOI - HALONG BAY - HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Full-day visit of Halong Bay [“A World natural wonder” - Transfer Hanoi to Halong Bay by bus, on the way stop to visit Bach Dang a small village famous for it’s ceramic handicrafts, visit of Halong Bay on a typical Vietnamese junk (the boat reminds a lot the famous Chinese Sampan). The cruise on the boat is marvelous, sailing in a turquoise sea sprinkled with thousands of jagged, limestone islands (there are more then 3000 islands). Visit of natural caves with stalagmites, stalactites and hidden coves] - Transfer back to Hanoi in the late afternoon - Lunch: “seafood menu” aboard the junk while cruising - Dinner in a typical local restaurant.

Day 03: HANOI - HUE (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Half-day visit of Hanoi [“Temples and Pagodas” - The visit by bus will show you the most relevant temples and pagodas of the city (Ngoc Son, Phu Ung Temple, Quan Su Pagoda, Ba Da Pagoda). The visit goes on in the historical city-center] Transfer to airport - Flight to Hue - Transfer in at hotel - Half-day visit of Hue [“The Citadel “ - The visit begins with the Prohibited City (1802-1945) built by the first Nguyen family Emperors following the I Chin book rules, taking in consideration the power of the Yin (negative) and the Yang (positive) - Visit of Thien Mu pagoda, the Hue well known symbol, located on the shores of the Huong Giang river (also known as The Perfume River) - visit of the Dong Ba market ]- Lunch in a typical local restaurant - Dinner at hotel

Day 04: HUE - DANANG/HOI AN (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Half-day visit of Hue [“The Mausoleums” - Visit of the Imperial mausoleums of Tu Duc and Khai Din] - Transfer by bus to Hoi An - Half-day visit of Hoi An by ‘Cyclo’ - [Visit of the Japanese bridge, a Chinese pagoda, an original ancient house and a silk factory - Time for shopping] - Lunch and Dinner in a typical local restaurant.

Day 05: DANANG/HOI AN - SAIGON (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Half-day visit of Danang [Travel by bus - Visit the Cham museum, very interesting for it’s unique items - visit of the world famous Marble mountains, venturing in a fascinating maze of cave temples, hidden within five sacred marble hillocks] - Flight to Saigon - Transfer to hotel - Half-day visit of Saigon [“The Chinese area ” - visit (partially by ‘Cyclo’) of the very typical Cholon market, Thien Hau Pagoda, known for it’s unique atmosphere and for it’s thousands of incenses that keep burning the whole day. This pagoda is dedicated to the Celestial Lady, protector of seamen - Time for shopping in Don Khoi Street, the trendy spot in the town] - Lunch in a typical restaurant - Dinner at hotel

Day 06: SAIGON – MEKONG – SAIGON (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Full-day visit of the Mekong delta “Cai Be - Vinh Long” - We leave Saigon by bus, after one hour drive a short stop to rest and carry on to the pier were we board small boats ad sail trough this intriguing place, visiting Cai Be floating market - In the afternoon visit of the fruit trees plantation - Back to Saigon in the late afternoon - Lunch at typical restaurant - Dinner at hotel

Day 07: SAIGON - Breakfast

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