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DAY 1 SAIGON ARRIVAL (D)

• Pick up Airport
• Dinner & Overnight in Saigon

DAY 2, SAIGON – MY THO MEKONG DELTA – CITY TOUR (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• AM: Tour to My Tho Mekong delta. Have lunch
• PM: Back to Saigon, visit Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral & Saigon Central Post Office
• Dinner & Overnight in Saigon

DAY 3, SAIGON – CU CHI TUNNELS – CITY TOUR (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Morning visit Cu Chi tunnels
• Lunch
• Afternoon visit Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, History museum, Ben Thanh market
• Dinner & Overnight in Saigon

DAY 4, SAIGON - DANANG – MY SON SANCTUARY HOLYLAND – HOI AN (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• AM: Short flight to Danang. Visit My Son holyland. Have lunch
• PM: Back to Hoi An ancient town
• Dinner & overnight in Hoi An

DAY 5, HOI AN – HUE (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Am: Visit Hoi An ancient town. Have lunch
• PM: Transfer to Hue, visit Imperial Citadel, Khai Dinh & Tu Duc King’s tomb
• Dinner & overnight in Hue

DAY 6, HUE – HANOI (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• AM: Boat cruise on Perfum river, visit Minh Mang King’s tomb, Thien Mu Pagoda
• Have lunch
• PM: Short flight to Hanoi
• Dinner & overnight in Hanoi

DAY 7, HANOI – HALONG BAY (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• AM: Transfer to Halong Bay. Have lunch
• PM: Boat cruise in 4hour.
• Transfer to Hanoi
• Dinner & overnight in Hanoi

DAY 8, HANOI – NINH BINH – TAM COC/TRANG AN  (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• AM: Transfer to Ninh Binh, visit Dinh & Le temples
• PM: Rowing boat on Tam Coc or Trang An Area Tourist
• Back to Hanoi, dinner
• Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 9, HANOI CITY TOUR (B/L/D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• AM: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex included Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, His house on stilts, One Pillar Pagoda, Ba Dinh square, Ethnic museum
• PM: Visit Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo prison, Hoan Kiem lake & Ngoc Son temple
• Dinner & overnight in Hanoi

DAY 10, HANOI DEPARTURE (B/-/-)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Transfer to Airport for departure

Details:

DAY 1 SAIGON ARRIVAL (D)

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat Int’l airport, our guide will pick up and transfer you to downtown for check-in hotel. Have dinner and overnight in Saigon

DAY 2, SAIGON – MY THO MEKONG DELTA – SAIGON (B/L/D)

Have breakfast at hotel. Today we will have a full day excursion to Mekong delta, which situated in TienGiang river, about 2 hours drive from Saigon. The trip will start by taking small boat and cruising on the river to visit Fishing market, then go through small canals to local villages where you have a chance taking horse-drawn carriage to Bonsai, Orchard gardens and enjoy the typical tastes of many kinds of Tropical fruits. After having lunch at local house in the island, continue to see the procedures in making famous Coconut candy of the local people in their house. Road back to Saigon for continue city tour to Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral & Saigon Central Post Office. After that, have dinner. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

DAY 3, SAIGON – CU CHI TUNNELS - CITY TOUR (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel, we drive to Cu Chi District which is located at the threshold of Saigon and adjacent to the revolutionary base, Cu Chi played an important role in the two wars of resistance against the old and new colonial powers. Cu Chi was an "underground village" with its abyss of interlaced tunnels having a combined length of more than 200km. The main tunnel is 60-70cm wide and 80-90 cm high. Above the tunnel is a layer of earth about 3m- 4m thick, enough to sustain the weight of 50ton tanks or heavy artillery as well as the destruction of bombs up to 100kg. After paying a visit the amazing complex of underground tunnels, bus back to Saigon. Have a short photo stops at famous tourist palaces such as Vinh Nghiem pagoda, History museum and Ben Thanh market. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 4, SAIGON - DANANG – MY SON SANCTUARY HOLYLAND – HOI AN (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. Then transfer to airport for flight to Danang. On arrival, visit My Son – a unique beautiful sanctuary World of the ancient Cham religion. It is far away from Danang ~ 70km and is a large complex of religious monuments original consisting of more than 70 structures; the vestiges of 25 of which remain today. The builders of My Son were the nobility of the Champa Kingdom who derived their cultural & spiritual  influences  almost exclusive from India. Come back to Hoi An for the rest of day. Dinner and overnight in Hoi An

DAY 5, HOI AN – HUE (B/L/D)

Walking tour in Hoi An - Discover the historic town which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Its sizeable community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architectural style with Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese influences. Visit the PhucKien temple (Chinese temple), ancient houses Tan Ky, Hoian market. After visit, driving to Hue. Visit Imperial Citadel, Khai Dinh & Tu Duc King’s tomb. Have dinner and overnight in Hue.

DAY 6, HUE – HANOI (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. Morning is time to cruise on Perfume River by Dragon boat and visit Thien Mu pagoda, Hue’s most reserved religious monument standing on the riverbank with its seven-storey tower, Minh Mang King’s tomb. After lunch, take a short flight to Hanoi. Check-in hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi. This evening, attending the traditional Water Puppet show at Thang Long theatre and overnight in Hanoi

DAY 7, HANOI – HALONG BAY (B/L/D)

After breakfast, pick-up and transfer directly to HalongBay – the World’s Natural Heritage (~180 km/ 3½ hour driver), enjoy the rural scenery along the road. On arrival at Halong city, embark the private junk for 4-hours cruise on HalongBay. The picturesque of HalongBay has more than 2,000 limestone islets rising from the clear emerald water, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. Fresh seafood lunch can be served on boat while cruise. During the lunch, our friendly captain will lead us to visit Fighting Cocks, Dog stone, Sail island, ThienCung cave and Dau Go grotto on Ha Long Bay, among the approximately 1,500 square km of water. Disembarkation and return to Hanoi, stopover at Hai Duong for traditional taste of Green bean cake. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 8, HANOI – NINH BINH – TAM COC OR TRANG AN (B/L/D)

After breakfast in hotel, leaving Hanoi for NinhBinh. Today you will visit one of the ancient capitals of Vietnam during 10th and early 11th centuries. Enjoy a 95km drive through rural northern Vietnam to the site of Vietnam’s first capital, Hoa Lu. Situated on the edge of the Red River Delta in a narrow valley surrounded by limestone mountains. At Tam Kok, you will take enjoyments from a relaxing ride on small sampans on the river as we are rowed through winding rivers cutting through the rice paddies to the grottoes of the sacred Tam Coc Caves or Trang An Area tourist. Enormous limestone karsts just out from the green rice fields, which is why this area is often referred to as ‘the dry Halong’. The boats are rowed by a local man or woman into the caves, you will have a chance to witness the daily life of local people, watch them making the embroidery, a traditional product here for many years. After visit, disembarkation and return to Hanoi. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

DAY 9, HANOI CITY TOUR (B/L/D)

Have breakfast at hotel. Then, morning visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and whole October-November but we will see the outside of the mausoleum then continue the program), the House on Stilt and the One Pillar Pagoda and Ethnic museum. Have lunch.

Then continue to visit Hoa Lo prison, Temple of Literature (the Van Mieu temple) founded in 1070. This beautiful temple, an excellent example of traditional Vietnamese architecture, housed Vietnam’s first university, which was established in 1076 for educating the sons of Mandarins. Followed is Ngoc Son Temples , HoanKiem lakeand have a charming cyclo ride around Old Quarter at the heart of Hanoi.

DAY 10, HANOI DEPARTURE (B/-/-)

Have breakfast at hotel. Time to transfer Airport for flight departure.

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Notes:

• Above rates are quoted in US dollar and Netnet per person, non-commissionable
• Above rates are Not applied for Lunar Tet and National Holidays
• Infant below 2 years old: Free of charge, sharing room with their parents
• Child from 2 to below 10 years old: 85% adult rates, sharing room with their parents
• Child TWN & child from 10 years above: 100% adults rates, TWN sharing room with adults
• 1FOC will be given for group of 15paying pax up for Tour/Group Leader

Services inclusive:

• Round trip Airport transfer
• Land transportation with driver as per program
• Accommodation in TWN/DBL/TRPL sharing room with daily breakfast
• Fullboard meal on day on board
• Entrance fees at all site specified
• English speaking guide
• Boat excursion as per itinerary
• Water Puppet show
• 2 bottles of water/pax/day

Services exclusive:

• Travel insurance & visa arrangement
• International & domestic flights with taxs
• Single Supplement surcharge
• Personal expenses & drink cost
• Tippings for guide & driver (compulsory at 3USD/pax/day)
• Other NOT mentioned in the price above