Discover Vietnam Package Tour – 17 Days

Brief description:

Two and a half weeks holiday will being the ideal things for the travelers who want to admire the majestic beauty of Vietnam. This trip begins from Hanoi, up to Sapa, then spending time in Halong bay, your holiday is continued to the Center of Vietnam where is famous for Hue old capital and Hoi An. Then, the trip is going to finish in Saigon after discovering the beauty of Mekong.

Brief Itinerary:

Day 1: Good morning Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi city tour, night train to Lao Cai

Day 3: Lao Cai – Sapa, trek to Ta Van village

Day 4: Ta van – Giang Ta chai – Sa pa

Day 5: Sapa – Cat Cat Village- Lao Cai station

Day 6: Hanoi – Halong

Day 7: Bai Tu Long Bay - Hanoi – Night train to Hue

Day 8: Hue city tour, boat trip

Day 9: Hue - Hoi An

Day 10: Hoi An City Tour

Day 11: Hoi An – Nha Trang

Day 12: Nha Trang, island boat trip

Day 13: Nha Trang – Saigon, city tour

Day 14: Tay Ninh and the Cu Chi tunnels

Day 15: Saigon - Mekong Delta (Cai Be – Can Tho)

Day 16: Can Tho – Saigon

Day 17: Departure Saigon, Goodbye Vietnam

Detail Itinerary:

Day 1:  Hanoi arrival

Welcome to Hanoi, we will meet and take you to your hotel, check-in and today is free at your leisure to rest or explore, discovering your own first impressions of Vietnam. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi city tour, night train to Lao Cai (B,L)

Depart at 8:30 am from your hotel by van. We will begin our day by visiting Uncle Ho, learning about his great life at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, and his residential place. Next stop is the nearby Temple of Literature. The site of Vietnam´s first University, built in twelfth century to teach the royals the Confucius theory. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, choose one from the numerous museums or temples around Hanoi (Museum of Ethnology, Women´s Museum, History Museum or Quan Thanh Temple). A late afternoon walk around Hoan Kiem lake and Hanoi´s fascinating Old Quarter for some great fun, shopping, and street side traditional food, maybe to try one “hanoi bia”. This is your chance to be part of typical Hanoian style and its traditional Vietnamese culture. We finish our day by attending a Water Puppet Show, a favorite experience for all visitors to Vietnam. Dinner on your own.

8:15 pm: Transfer to the station for your night train to Sapa.

Day 3: Lao Cai – Sapa, trek to Ta Van village (B,L,D)

After night experienced night train, we arrive in Lao Cai station in early morning, and then we take 45 minutes for driving up to Sapa town.

After breakfast & short morning beak and have some last preparation for the trekking to villages

We leave the hotel and start easy trekking through the hill-tribe villages, green valleys, rice terraces and have picnic lunch en trekking track.

Keep trekking to Ta van village where is home of the Zay People. We will be warmly welcomed by locals and check in the home stay and overnight with experienced night time here.

Day 4: Ta van – Giang Ta chai – Sapa (B)

After the breakfast, we keep trekking through rice terrace track to Giang Ta Chai village where is home of Red DZao people, and then to Su Phan village where the vehicle is awaiting for transferring back to Sapa town. The afternoon time is free at leisure and explore Sapa town by self. Hotel overnight in Sapa town.

Day 5: Sapa – Cat Cat Village- Lao Cai station (B)

After lunch, take a 2km short trekking to Cat Cat Village, the home of H’mong Ethnic. Meeting & talking with locals to learn more about their daily life. The bus or van pick up and transfer back to hotel.

Leave Sapa by Bus in the late afternoon (5.30 p.m.) to Lao Cai station for our night train back to Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi – Halong, welcome on the boat (B,L,D)

Arrival in Hanoi in the early morning at round 5:00 am. Have a short break and shower in a mini hotel before departure to Halong at 8am. After 3.5 hours driving and viewing country side, rice paddy life, we arrive at the at port. At 12.00, the junk crews welcome guests on board at Hon Gai Wharf.

Enjoy welcome drinks and check in Deluxe cabin. Lunch with fresh local seafood while cruising into Halong bay. Get to Vong Vieng after 2 hours. Start exploring Vong Vieng fishing village and the hidden lagoons in Bai Tu Long Bay by kayaks or our small rowboats. Back to junk to enjoy relaxing or the sunset. Dinner and overnight on board nearby Vong Vieng village or Trinh Nu cave.

Day 7: Explore the tranquil scenery in Bai Tu Long bay, back to Hanoi – Night train to Hue (B,L)

Early risers can enjoy the sunrise and the quiet breath-taking beauty of Bay’s landscape. From 7.30 to 10.30, serve on a La-Carte-Menu, you can order any dishes in the menu whenever you want for breakfast and lunch. Around 8.00, start discovering Ba Cua beach where you can enjoy swimming, sunbathing or relaxing. We will also visit one cave on our way back to Halong city. After cave visit, we are back to our junk, arrange our luggage and check out cabin while cruising back. By noon at 12:00, we will be ashore then hit the road back to Hanoi.

18: 00, we pick up from our office or your hotel for night train to Hue. Boarding at 19:00.

Day 8: Arrival Hue, city tour of Vietnam last feudal dynasty, boat trip (B,L)

Arrival Hue at around 10:00 am. Station pick up then transfer to hotel to take a short rest, have late breakfast before visiting the former Imperial Citadel. Lunch is next at a local restaurant.

Then in the afternoon is our visit to the splendid royal tombs: Minh Mang, Tu Duc and Khai Dinh. After that we walk/transfer to the boat dock for our cruising on the Perfume River, viewing the city and the tranquil villages on the riverbank. We will walk up to visit the Thien Mu pagoda, a nicely located pagoda, overlooks the Perfume River and the beautiful scenery beyond, where you get to learn more about the Buddhism in Vietnam. Transfer back to your hotel. Check in hotel. Free time to relax, shower and stay overnight at your hotel.

Day 9: Hue – Vietnam cyclo , visit market . Transfer to Hoi An (B)

After breakfasat at your hotel at 9:00 am. We will go on a relaxing Vietnam cyclo to visit Dong Ba market around 1 hrs then transfer to Hoi An. There is fabulous sightseeing en route and we may make stops at: Lang Co beach, Hai Van pass, Cham Museum, and the Marble mountains. Then transfer to Hoi An, overnight in here. This is also a very good chance for you to get clothes made with very nice and reasonable price.

Day 10: Hoi An, walking tour in the ancient town

In the morning, our guide pick up you then we walk around the town to visit the old charming Hoi An. We will visit the old Tan Ky House, the famous Japanese Covered Bridge, the stylish Phuc Kien Assembly Hall… Drive back to your hotel then free time to relax, go to Cua Dai Beach which is only 4km away from Hoi An. Stay overnight at your hotel.

Day 11: Hoi An – Nha Trang

Breakfast at the hotel then transfer to the airport in Da Nang for noon-flight to Nha Trang. Airport pick up then transfer to your hotel, it is free to chill out on the beautiful white sand beach.

Day 12: Nha Trang, island boat trip (B,L)

Morning pick up from hotel and transfer to the boat station (45 minutes). Hop on the boat and begin a day on the water. The first stop will be at Mum Island. This is one of the best places for snorkeling in Nha Trang. Hold your breath for as long as you can and dive deep into this colorful world of fish and coral. Next stop, Tam Island, for sun bathing and relaxing on the off shore beach. Lunch will be served at a nearby fishing village with a selection of fresh seafood. After the lunch we will visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium then take the boat back to Nha Trang city. Free time in the evening and overnight at your hotel.

Day 13: Nha Trang – Saigon, city tour (B)

We take an early flight this morning at 7:45 am, arriving to Saigon at 8:40 am, transfer down town and check-in at our hotel before our city tour of this bustling Saigon started. Visit the Binh Tay Market in Cho Lon; stopover at Thien Hau, a 150 year old Chinese Temple; then to a Lacquer wares workshop and the Jade Emperor pagoda.

In the afternoon visit the War Remnants Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the historic Central Post Office, we’ll drop you off at your hotel around 5:30 pm.

Day 14: Tay Ninh and the Cu Chi tunnels (B)

Departing Saigon at 8:00 am from your hotel for a morning excursion to Tay Ninh to the Great Cao Dai Temple (a place to worship a mixture of Buddhism, Confucius, Taoism, Hinduism and Christianity). We see the noon mass at the temple (1 hour). Lunch in Tay Ninh.

In the afternoon we visit the Cu Chi outdoor museum to learn about the infamous tunnel systems of the Viet Cong. Take this opportunity to get a unique understanding of the guerillas underground fight strategies during the war and crawl through 50 – 100 meters of the 200 km tunnel system. On the way back to Saigon, local rice paper workshops, and views of Vietnam countryside and paddy fields are pleasant sights. We’ll drop you off at your hotel around 5:30 pm.

Day 15: Saigon to the fertile Mekong Delta (Cai Be – Can Tho) (B)

Depart Saigon at 8:00 am from your hotel. Head south to Cai Be. Upon arrival at 10:30 am, board a boat for a journey through the Mekong’s floating market. See how river life goes on here, watch the trading between merchant ships and local farmers. Cruise through canals and cross the Mighty Mekong to an island where we will stop to enjoy fresh seasonal fruit before boating to Vinh Long. Back on the bus for our trip to Can Tho to overnight

Day 16: Can Tho – Saigon (B)

An early start for a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, then we have some distance to cover. First a cruise, then a walk on a quiet country road taking in the magnificent scenery and getting a little bit closer to the locals as they go about their daily routine. In the afternoon, we head back to Saigon. At your same Saigon hotel by 6:00 pm

Day 17: Departure Saigon, Goodbye Vietnam (B)

Departure Saigon, Goodbye Vietnam. Breakfast at hotel. Depending on your flight you may have sometime for some more shopping. Then we will transfer you to the airport for your flight home. Goodbye and hope to see you again soon!
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