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Highlights: HCM – Mekong Delta – Hanoi –  Halong – Trang An Bai Dinh

Vietnam Classic tour 10days from South to North with HCM stay, Mekong delta tour, HCM city tour, Domestic flight ticket from HCM to Hanoi, Hanoi accommodation, Hanoi city tour, Halong 2 days 1night on cruise, Trang An Bai Dinh full day trip and all transportation.

Day 1 Ho Chi Minh City arrival , Check in hotel in Ho Chi Minh city ( No Meal )

When you arrival HCM airport, Pick up from the airport to hotel in HCMC. Arrive Hotel, check in hotel, get welcome drink.  After that you are free to visit HCM City by yourself.
Note: Check in time is 13:00 P.M.

Night 1: Overnight at Elios hotel  or similar

Day 2: After having Breakfast, you will join Mekong Delta full day trip ( B/L)

HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – HCM ( start 8.00 – return 17.00 )

Enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit VinhTrang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view thestilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit& honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music“, performed by locals.

Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy& observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to HCMC. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories.

Night 2: Overnight at Elios hotel or similar

Day 3: HCM city tour half day (B)

We start the trip by visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum, (optional Ben Thanh Market – only drop off).

Night 3: Overnight at Elios hotel or similar

Day 4: HCM and Hanoi. (B)

Check out hotel in HCM city and get flight from HCM to Hanoi. Arrival Hanoi, pick up and transfer to hotel in Hanoi- Overnight in Hanoi city (B)- Free time to discover city by yourself.

Night 4: Overnight at Hanoi Sky hotel or similar

Day 5: Hanoi city tour full day trip (B/L)

Hanoi Capital is located on the banks of the Red River with tranquil HoanKiemLake at its heart, Hanoi is the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. North of the lake are the bustling streets of the Old Quarter, each street named after the trade that used to take place there. Sightseeing with a Local Guide; water puppets performance; visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Presidential Palace, and Temple of Literature.

AM: 08:00 – 08:30: Pick up at your hotel (join tours will free pick up all points in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi). Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 – the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. We then continue on to the QuanThanhTemple (Taoist – dating from the Ly Dynasty) and the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on the West lake (One of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam). Then visit Bat Trang pottery village (apply on Mon, Wed & Fri). Lunch at local restaurant.

PM: After lunch we’ll proceed to visit the EthnologyMuseum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the LiteratureTemple and Quoc Tu Giam. We’ll also see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 –  it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. We will take you past HoanKiemLake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. For the last part of the tour we’ll journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 – 16h00.

Notes:

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum close on Monday and Friday morning.
• The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.
• Special request (diet or vegetarian …) should be sent before your departure date.
• Water Puppet show for Deluxe option only, a traditional performance that dates back as far as the 11th century in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Then the tour will finish around 16h30 – 17h00.
• Bat Trang pottery village will be visited on Mon, Wed & Fri (without EthnologyMuseum). EthnologyMuseum will be visited on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat (without Bat Trang pottery village).

Night 5: Overnight at Hanoi Sky hotel or similar

Day 6: Check out Hanoi hotel and join Halong Overnight with Lavender cruise ( B/L/D)

7.45-8.15:  Pick-up at the hotel.

10.00:  Having short break at stopover in Hai Duong Province.

12.00 – 12.30: Embark on Lavender Cruise followed by a short cruise briefing and enjoy welcome-drink. Check in the cabin.

13.15:  Enjoy lunch with sampling regional fresh seafood while cruising on exquisite water, passing Incense Burner Island, Fighting Cock islet, Stone Dog… Lavender Cruise will bring you to explore Ha Long Bay on the most wonderful route where just a few cruises go through.

15.00-16.30

• Dokayaking through the magnificent landscape with Limestone Mountains in Luon Cave, visit Titop Island and swimming or just relaxing on the sun-deck for fantastic views at The Bay
• Back to Lavender Cruises and join sunset party
• Pass by Soi Sim Beach, “Rang Dua” Island to sleeping area near The Surprising cave.
• Join our Cooking Classin the restaurant. Let’s see how to make the fresh/fried spring rolls and mix fish-sauce.

19.30: Under the magnificent night sky, our set-menu dinner is served with a variety of Vietnamese and Asian foods.

Evening activities:

• Join squid fishing on boat with our crews. You can enjoy the squid cooked with assistance from our chef, Playing card, karaoke….
• Or Laze yourself with our happy-hour drinks at the bar.
• Overnight on Lavender Cruises

Day 7 : Halong Bay – Hanoi ( B / L ) 

06.15: Morning exercises on the Sun-deck.

07.15: Have breakfast with Coffee, tea and Bakeries on board.

08.00: Visit the Surprising Cave (Hang Sung Sot) discovered by the French in 1901. Opened for tourists since 1936, now it is a must-to-see and a symbol for geology value of Halong.
09.30: Check out time. Then relax on the sun-deck or inside the restaurant to enjoy the bay’s scenery.
10.15: Enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch while cruising back to the pier.
12.00: Check out cruise. Our car will be at your disposal to pick you up then drive back to Hanoi.

16.30 – 17.00 : Arrive in Hanoi. End of the trip!

INCLUDED

Full furnished deluxe en-suite cabin with A/C, hot water

English Speaking Guide

Welcome drink, cold handkerchief

All meals on board (01 breakfast, 02 lunches, 01 dinner)

Cooking demonstration

Entrance and sightseeing fees

Fishing equipment, movie, exciting games

Fruits and local green tea

2 bottles of mineral water in rooms

On board insurance

*EXCLUDED

Beverages

Shuttle bus

VAT tax

Personal expenses

All services and items not mentioned specifically in the list above

Back Hanoi and recheck in hotel- Overnight in Hanoi.

Night 7: Overnight at Hanoi Sky hotel or similar

Day 8: Hanoi – Trang An Bai Dinh (B/L)

On this day, you will join Trang An Bai Dinh Full day trip.

07: 30 – Our guide will meet you at your  hotel/stay and start  100km modern bus-journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.

10:30 – Arrive Glimmering Bai Dinh  pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of  Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley  below and dotted and the limestone karats dotted around which will take your breath away.

This pagoda complexes stunningly  boast a array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it take a full day to explore all. So you will visit some of the highlights that owned the national:

• 500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats)
• 2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones
• Three bronze statues of Tam The (50 tons each)

The visit ends with a walk-up the summit mountain to see the 100 tones statue of Buddha Sakyamuni made of bronze and enjoy the panoramic view of picturesque landscape dotted with limestone mountains.

12:30 – Enjoy a fabulous buffet lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant with some special dishes such as goat meat, pork storage vessel….

13:30 -Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields.

Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.

Embark on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous  caves: Hang Toi ( Dack )  cave, 320 meter long, Sang  (light) cave, 90 meter long, and Hang Nau Ruou (Cooking wine) cave, 250 meter long…  Every passages bring new surprise of  mystery hidden inside isolated valleys of tranquility that likely transformed to the other world and time. The fauna and flora is rich and a scene of a goat jumping from one cliff to the other is a common sight.

15:30 – Leisure  cycling on rural roads alongside the extensive canal network and through small villages with back drop of a maze of limestone mountains.

16:30 – Take the returns shuttle bus to Hanoi.

19:00 – Drop off at your hotel/ accommodation’s door steps in Hanoi Old Quarter.

Night 8: Overnight at Hanoi Sky hotel or similar

Day 9:  Free time and relax (B)

Night 9: Overnight at Hanoi Sky hotel or similar

Day 10: Hanoi – airport transfer and Ends the trip . (B)

Our driver will pick you up from hotel in Hanoi and transfer you to Noi Bai airport for next destination.

Tour Package include:

+ 03 nights at  Elios Sai Gon Hotel or Liberty Sai Gon Hotel

+ Ho Chi Minh city tour half day trip

+ Full day trip to Mekong Delta

+ 02 ways airport transfer in Hanoi

+ 02 ways airport transfer in Ho Chi Minh

+ 01 way of Domestic flight from HCM to Hanoi with Vietnam airline 20 kg check in and 7kg in hand

+ Halong Bay 2 days 1 nights on Lavender cruise or similar

+ 05 nights at Hanoi Sky hotel with deluxe room or Flower Hotel with Deluxe room

+ Trang An Bai Dinh full day trip

+ Hanoi city tour full day trip with water puppet show.

+ All meals are mentioned in tour program (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
+ Transport as tour program.
+English speaking tour guide.
+All accommodation, entrance fees, security permits.