TPT-036 – Vietnam Essential 12days/11days

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Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city - Arrival (D)

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi Tunnels (B, L, D)

Day 3: My Tho (Mekong Delta) (B, L, D)

Day 4: Ho Chi Minh city – NhaTrang (B, L, D)

Day 5: Nha Trang City tour (B, L, D)

Day 6: NhaTrang - Danang - Hoian (B, L, D)

Day 7: Hoian - My Son - Hue (B, L, D)

Day 8: Hue City tour - Hanoi (B, L, D)

Day 9: Hanoi City tour (B, L, D)

Day 10: Hanoi - HaLong Bay - Hanoi (B, L, D)

Day 11: CatBa – Haiphong - Hanoi (B, L, D)

Day 12: Hanoi - Departure (B)

 

TINERARY

 

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city - Arrival (D)

Picked up Tan Son Nhat international airport. Transfered to hotel. Dinner on floating restaurant on Saigon river. Night in Ho Chi Minh city

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi Tunnels (B, L, D)

AM: Visit Ho Chi Minh City Hall, Notre Dame Church, Thong Nhat Conference Hall, China Town and Thien Hau Temple, War Museum. Lunch. PM: Drive to visit Cu Chi underground Tunnels - a battle field in Vietnam War closely to Ho Chi Minh city. Dinner in a floating restaurant on Saigon river. Night in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: My Tho (Mekong Delta) (B, L, D)

Drive to visit My Tho town in Tien Giang province, one of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta. Boat trip on Mekong river to visit farmer's house and garden. Lunch on an islet in the river. Visit bee-raising farm, coconut-candy enterprise. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Stop at Long An town to visit a Cao Dai Temple, a strange religion in the South of Vietnam. Night in Ho Chi Minh city. 

Day 4: Ho Chi Minh city – NhaTrang (B, L, D)

Drive to Nha Trang, a beautiful city. It is 450 km to the north of Ho Chi Minh city. On the way stop to have lunch at Ca Na Beach and visit PoKlong Krai Cham Tower in Phan Rang. Dinner and night in Nha Trang.

Day 5: Nha Trang City tour (B, L, D)

AM: Boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium and Hon Tam Island. Bathing and lunch at Hon Tam - a clean blue-water beach in the island.

PM: Visit Ponagar Cham Tower, Long Son Pogoda, Hon Chong and NhaTrang (Dam) market. Dinner and night in Nha Trang.

Day 6: NhaTrang - Danang - Hoian (B, L, D)

AM. Tranfer to NhaTrang airport for flying to Danang by VN 334 (08:10 - 09:25). Visit Cham Museum. Lunch.

P.M. Visit China Beach, Ngu Hanh Son Stone Village (handicraft). Drive to visit Hoian Ancient Town - a World's Cultural Heritage in the central Vietnam, 30 km to the south of Danang. Dinner and night in Hoian town

Day 7: Hoian - My Son - Hue (B, L, D)

AM: Drive to visit My Son, a ancient religion center of the Cham people in the past, 40 km to the South West of Hoi An town, another World's Cultural Heritage. 

PM: Driver to Hue (120 km) through Hai Van Mountain Pass of 30 km length. Stop on the top of the mountain for photo. Relax at LangCo Beach. Dinner and night in Hue - The Old Capital.

Day 8: Hue City tour - Hanoi (B, L, D)

Visit The Old Capital full day.

AM: Boat trip on Perfume River to visit handicraft village: making conical hat and bronze casting. Visit Thien Mu Pagoda considered as Royal Pagoda of the Nguyen Dynasty and Imperal Citadel. Lunch.

PM: Visit Mausoleums of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh King. Visit a typical garden-house in Hue (Hue has another name as "city of garden"). Visit Dong Ba market. Lunch & Dinner in Hue. 16h45 take E2 train to Hanoi. Overnight on E2 train to Hanoi by soft sleeper.

Day 9: Hanoi City tour (B, L, D)

05h00 Arrive Hanoi. Check in hotel

09h00 Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh's House-on-stilt, Ho Chi Minh Museum (or Ethnic Museum), Van Mieu (Temple of Literature). LunchPM: Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple. Cyclo tour (1 hours) to visit Old Quarter of Hanoi and Dong Xuan Market. Dinner. Night in Hanoi.

Day 10: Hanoi - HaLong Bay - Hanoi (B, L, D)

Driver to HaLong Bay, 180km to the north-east of Hanoi, one of the World's Natural Heritage. It takes you 3.5 hours for driving. Boat trip on the bay (5 hours) to visit typical islands and caves. Lunch on boat. Enjoy the landscape of the immense bay with 5,000 islets. Bathing at a beach at The Titop Islet. Check in hotel in CatBa island. Dinner and night at Cat Ba island.

Day 11: CatBa – Haiphong - Hanoi (B, L, D)

Drive to visit CatBa National Park. Bathing at CatCo Beaches. Lunch.

PM: Get hydrofoil to Haiphong city. Drive back to Hanoi. Dinner and night in Hanoi.

Day 12: Hanoi - Departure (B)

Breakfast. Shopping. Transfer to NoiBai airport for departure.

Type of tour: Private tour. (This is the sample tour, you may go with all details above or we can modify to fix your date of travel).