Highlights of Vietnam in 10 days

Itinerary

1. Day 01

   Saigon arrivalWarmly welcome at Tan Son Nhat International a...
   Saigon arrivalWarmly welcome at Tan Son Nhat International airport, you will be met by our driver who will transfer you to hotel for check in.  Relax at hotel and overnight in Saigon.  Please note that standard check in time is 14:00 and check out time is 12:00. Early check in/ Late check out are not included and subject to availability of the hotel.  
2. Day 02

   Saigon – Half-day city tour – Cu Chi tunnels (B)
   Have breakfast at hotel.  In the morning, our city tour will start from the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral (outside), one of the city’s major landmarks. Walk on Dong Khoi street to take the photos of the Opera House and the Ho Chi Minh Committee (outside). Continue to the harrowing War Remnants Museum, which comprehensively documents the travails of the long Vietnam-American War. Next is Emperor of Jade Pagoda, one of Saigon's most interesting pagodas and finish the tour at Ben Thanh market.  In the afternoon, we will transfer you to visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the fierce Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be.  Return to your hotel and overnight in Saigon.   
3. Day 03

   Saigon – Free at leisure (B)
   Have breakfast at hotel.  Today, you’ll be free on your own to discover more about Saigon (no provided service).  Overnight in Saigon.   Optional tour to Mekong delta (including private transfer with English speaking guide, entrance fees, boat trip and local lunch):  08:00 Meet our guide at hotel and transfer to My Tho, the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products like coconut candy, rice paper,… Upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop at one of 4 islands in the area for sightseeing. Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation. After that you will embark on the small boats rowed by the local people thru the small cannels with water coconut tree to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee. After that enjoy the horse-cart trip through the tranquil road of the village. We continue getting on the big boat to visit the vast area. Lunch is served at local restaurant.  In the afternoon, transfer to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pogoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture. Drive back to your hotel and end of services.   
4. Day 04

   Saigon – Flight to Da Nang – Transfer to Hoi An – Little Beach Hoian Boutique (B)
   Breakfast at hotel and check out.  Free time until our driver transfers you to airport for a flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival at airport, you will be welcomed by our driver who will transfer you to check in a hotel by the beach in Hoian. Rest of the day is at your leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.     
5. Day 05

   Hoi An – Free at leisure - Little Beach Hoian Boutique (B)
   Have breakfast at hotel.  Today, you’ll be free on your own to discover Hoi An Ancient Town, join a cooking class, shopping or just simply relax on the beach. Overnight in Hoi An.   Optional tour: Hoi An walking tour (including English-speaking guide and entrance fees):  08:00 or 14:00 Meet our guide at hotel and start our walking tour to explore the beauty of Hoi An, an architectural combination of Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese styles. Walk over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls and Trading Houses, Hoi An museum, pagodas and stroll into the market located by Thu Bon river to discover this unique beauty.  12:00 or 16:00 Come back to your hotel and end of services.  Optional tour to My Son (including private transfer with English speaking guide, entrance fees): 08:00 or 14:00 Our guide meets you at hotel and drive to visit My Son Sancutary where you can discover the hidden treasure of the Cham culture that once brightly developed in the area of present Central Vietnam. Thanks to the beauty and secrets of building the Cham Towers hereby, My Son had been also designated by UNESCO as one of the five World Heritages in Vietnam.  12:00 or 16:00 Transfer back to Hoian Town.  Optional tour to Ba Na Hill (including private transfer with English speaking guide, entrance fees): 08:00 Meet our guide at hotel and transfer to Ba Na hills and take Cable Car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French. Continue to the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting golden bridge, held up by two enormous stone-colored hands. The bridge opened in June 2018, is 150 metres long and 1,400 metres above sea level, with views across the green mountainscape. Continue visit Nginh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden… Experience hill climbing train (first and unique funicular in Vietnam) and an old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar, wine tasting fee is not included), flower garden Le Jardin D’amour and Linh Ung Pagoda. Your lunch is served at local restaurant.  This afternoon, at leisure to enjoy games at Fantasy Park – the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam with series of interesting games (2 hours).  15h00: transfer to your hotel and end of services.    
6. Day 06

   Hoi An – Free at leisure - Little Beach Hoian Boutique (B)
   Have breakfast at hotel.  You will have one more day for your own activities or relax on beach. You also can choose to join our tour as listed (surcharge required). Overnight in Hoi An.    
7. Day 07

   Hoi An – Transfer to Da Nang – Flight to Hanoi (B)
   Have breakfast at hotel then check out. A private transfer to the airport boarding the flight to Hanoi, the Capital City of Vietnam, the centre of culture and economy. Upon arrival at the airport, welcomed by our driver and transferred to hotel for check in. Your own time in the afternoon to explore the Old Quarter. Overnight in Hanoi.   Night activities suggestion: enjoy local beer at Ta Hien Str., experience the ambience of sleepless street with life music, the young people of Hanoi and also foreign tourists. Hundred of bars and pubs in the Old Quarter are also at your disposal. Or just spend your time at shopping malls or various boutique Shops.  
8. Day 08

   Hanoi – Shuttle bus to Ha Long Bay – Overnight on board (B/L/D)
   Have breakfast at hotel and check out.  At around 8:30 – 09:00, picked up at hotel by our shuttle bus and head East for more than 3 hours to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994, with the green paddyfields and rural villages shown along the road. Upon your arrival in Tuan Chau pier, check in the cruise and have your lunch. Our cruise passes by Dog Head and Swan Islands before reaching to Luon cave area, the perfect combination of lime-stone mountains and jade-green sea by bamboo boat with local people. Later, visit the Titop Island around one hour for swimming, sun-bathing or getting a panoramic view on island peak. As the sun sets over the bay, we head back to our cruise and relax. Dinner will be served with local seafood. After dinner you may choose to enjoy drinks from the bar or experience squid fishing. Overnight on board. Please note that only international and local food is available on boat. The program will be little varied upon your chosen cruise.  
9. Day 09

   Ha Long Bay – Shuttle bus to Hanoi (B/BR)
   Breakfast on cruise. Enjoy the morning view of the beautiful landscape with a cup of coffee or tea. You will visit the impressive Cave of Ha Long Bay – Surprising Cave (Sửng Sốt), a truly awesome and amazing cave to experience. On the way back to the marina while serving lunch, you can take amazing pictures of Mother Nature showing full of typical islets in Halong Bay. Check out your cabin then cruise back to Tuan Chau pier at 11:00AM. Disembark and our shuttle bus will transfer back to your hotel in Hanoi for check in. Overnight in Hanoi. 
10. Day 10

    Hanoi – Free – Late departure (B)
    Have breakfast at hotel. Today, you’ll be free at leisure to discover more about Hanoi (no provided service) until check out hotel (at 12:00).  At appointed time (depending your flight time), our driver will pick you up at hotel and transfer you to airport for departure flight. End of services.  Please note that check out time is 12:00. Late check out is not included and subject to hotel’s availability. Optional Hanoi City tour (including private transfer with English speaking guide and entrance fees):  •    USD42/ person based on 02 guests  •    USD32/ person based on 03 – 04 guests 08:00: Our guide will pick you up at hotel and start our walking tour by visiting:  o    Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (closed on Monday & Friday), his simple house-on-stilts and the One-Pillar pagoda; o    Temple of Literature o    Hoan Kiem Lake walking tour o    Ngoc Son temple Come back to your hotel and end of services.  Water Puppet show or Cyclo tour around Hanoi Old quarter for one hour (including private transfer with English speaking guide and entrance fees): •    USD20/ person based on 02 guests  •    USD15/ person based on 03 – 04 guests •    USD8/ person if you combine the show or cyclo tour with above city tour.

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