Tour
overview:
This trip to two beautiful country in Asia
will be an exciting trip for your choice. Travel to Vietnam will bring you the
special experience with cool atmosphere, imposingly beautiful scenes. Ancient
features charming of Hanoi Old Quarter, Hoi An ancient, poetic beauty of the
terraced rice fields created the famous beauty of Sapa, along with Ha Long
Bay’s timeless beauty . Beside, travel in the province of Mekong Delta is the
different colors, with difference beauty and attraction. Up on arrival in Siem
Reap. You will have You will have an opportunity to visit ancient architecture
that are famous there.
Brief
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Siem Reap
Day 2: Siem Reap – Angkor Thom – Angkor Wat
(B, L)
Day 3: Siem Reap – Petit Circuit – Grand
Circuit (B, L)
Day 4: Siem Reap – Fligh to Hanoi (B)
Day 5: Hanoi – Train to Sapa (B, L)
Day 6: Sapa Tour (B, L)
Day 7: Sapa Market – Train to Hanoi (B, L)
Day 8: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L ,D)
Day 9: Halong Bay –Hanoi – Hue ( B)
Day 10: Hue City Tour (B, L)
Day 11: Hue – Hoi An (B , L)
Day 12: Hoi An – My Son – Hoi An (B , L)
Day 13: Hoi An Free Day (B)
Day 14: Hoi An – Da Nang – Fligh to Saigon
(B)
Day 15: Saigon – Mekong Delta – Saigon (B, L)
Day 16: Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnels – Saigon (B,
L)
Day 17: Saigon – Phan Thiet (B)
Day 18 & 19: Phan Thiet Free Days (B)
Day 20: Phan Thiet – Sai Gon & Departure
(B)
Detail
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Arrive Siem Reap
Siem Reap, one of the most exciting Indochina
tours, the home of the Temples of Angkor. Upon your arrival, our private
indochina tour guide and driver will welcome and transfer to your hotel for
check in. Free at leisure and overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 2: Siem
Reap – Angkor Thom – Angkor Wat
Siem Reap is no doubt a surprise for your
Indochina tours. In the morning: After breakfast, transfer to visit the South
Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Terrace of Elephant, Terrace of Leper King
and Pimean Akas.
In the afternoon: Transfer to visit the
famous temple of Cambodia, Angkor Wat then continue to visit the Bakheng Hill
temple with Sun Set included from the top of this hill, back hotel. Overnight
in Siem Reap.
Day 3: Siem
Reap – Petit Circuit – Grand Circuit
In the morning, visit group of Petit Circuit,
Thommanon, Chau Say Teveda, Ta Keo, Ta Promh, Banteay Kdei and Sras Sarng.
Lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit group of Grand
Circuit, Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, East Meborn & Pre Rup. Overnight in
Siem Reap.
Day 4: Siem
Reap – Fligh to Hanoi
Free day at leisure until we transfer you to
the airport for your flight to Ha Noi. Upon arrival, our private Indochina
tours guide and driver will welcome your Indochina tours to Hanoi, a city where
the exotic chic of old Asia blends with the dynamic face of new Asia. Where the
medieval and modern co-exist. A city with a blend of Parisian grace and Asian
pace, an architectural museum piece evolving in harmony with its history,
rather than bulldozing through like many of
the region’s capitals. Hanoi is where
imagination becomes reality. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi
– Train to Sapa
Hanoi without a doubt is a beautiful stop for
your Vietnam Travel. Today, we enjoy a full day city tour of this charming
capital city including the mausoleum of the nation's founder Ho Chi Minh (close
on Monday & Friday), the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts,
the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, the impressive Ethnologic
Museum (or Museum of Fine Arts, Army Museum, History Museum, Woman Museum, Hoa
Lo Prison), the beautiful West Lake, the Tran Vu Pagoda, the peaceful lake of
the Restored Sword. Late afternoon we take a cyclo tour for a short excursion
through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once
offered for sale at these places. Enjoy a glass of "Bia Hoi - draught beer
- included" at Ta Hien Street before we enjoy a fantastic traditional
water puppet show. This evening, we will transfer you to the train station to
experience a Vietnam train ride to Lao Cai. Overnight on Train.
Day 6: Sapa
Tour
Arrive in the early morning in the border
town of Lao Cai where it's a short transfer to Sapa. In the terraced hills and
mountains of this area, the monotony of the expansive green landscape is
enlivened by the colours of its hill tribe population. It is here you will find
hands stained with colour from fabric dyes and shades of blue, red and green
intricately embroidered and stitched into jackets, waistcoats, pants, skirts,
caps, purses and leggings.
After breakfast at a local restaurant, take a
morning walking tour of Sapa for a visit to the busy market where Red Dao,
Black & Flower H'Mong, Tay and other ethnic minority people converge from
the surrounding countryside to sell their silverware and handicrafts, and to
buy provisions. Afterwards, we will do one of the most beautiful Sapa Tours
with the drive to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van village of the Black H'mong and the
Day people where you can enjoy fresh air, amazing scenery of the imposing
mountain range, trek down world's most beautiful terraced rice fields, visit
some local family on the way and learn unique culture and life of these ethnic
groups. Back to Sapa by private car, free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Overnight in Sapa.
Day 7: Sapa
Market – Train to Hanoi
The markets in the Northern Vietnam are
always the colorful meeting places for the hill tribes, spotlight for any Sapa
Tours and of course, your unique
Indochina tours experience. Minority people
come down from the mountains to sell their products, or just for catching up on
the latest news, gossip, drinking away troubles or seeking for lover. In the
morning, drive to visit one of the areas weekly markets;
Market days:
Can Cau Market - Saturdays
Bac Ha Market or Muong Hum Market or Muong
Khuong Market - Sundays
Cao Son Market - Wednesdays
Lung Khau Nhin Market - Thursdays
Coc Ly Market - Tuesdays
In the late afternoon, your Sapa tour guide
and driver transfer you back to Lao Cai to catch the night train back to Hanoi.
We hope that you have enjoyed your Sapa Tours with us. We say goodbye with
sincere thanks and looking forward to welcoming you again for your coming
Vietnam Tours and Sapa Tours. Overnight on the train.
Day 8: Hanoi
– Halong Bay
Pick up from the train station, this morning,
we have already arranged a room in a mini hotel for you to have shower and
breakfast. We start at 8.00 A.M for the 3 hour drive through the Red River
Delta, which offers plenty of chances for taking photos of Vietnamese farmers
tilling the vast green paddy fields. At half way, we'll have a visit to a
handicraft workshop with fine clothes, embroidered paintings, stone statuettes
and all kinds of gems mined in Vietnam such as star rubies or sapphires... Our
destination is the World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay. The bay offers some 3000
mountain islands and islets towering in the Gulf of Tonkin in the East Vietnam
Sea.
Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed on board our
luxury junk and treated with wine and fresh local seafood. As our junk gliding
further into the tranquility of Ha Long Bay amid the towering mountain cliffs
and on the emerald green water, you'll have relaxing time combining the fine
tastes of the wine and the freshness of Ha Long Bay. During the cruise, we'll
stop some times for visiting the amazing Sung Sot cave and the Ti Top white
sand beach before anchoring for the night. Overnight on board the junk in the
wild of Halong Bay.
It is said that your Vietnam Tours will not
be complete without a tour to Halong Bay and spending one night on romantic
Halong Cruise. People describe Halong Bay as majestic and
mysterious, inspiring and imperious and words
alone cannot do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay, a priceless collection
of unfinished sculptures hewn from the hand of nature.
After breakfast, we'll take a little sampan
to visit a secret lagoon of Ha Long Bay while the surrounding mountains are
just waking up. After that our cruise takes us further into the Bay of Bai Tu
Long traveling past the Human Head Island, the Turtle Island, and the Duck
Islet... to the studio site where the famous Indochine film was shot. Around
noon, our junk travels back to the harbor, pick up and drive back to Hanoi.
Stop in Hai Duong to visit the famous Con Son pagoda. Transfer back to Hanoi
Airport for your afternoon flight with Vietnam airlines to Hue. Pick up and
transfer to your hotel, evening free at leisure in Hue. Overnight in a Hue
hotel.
Day 10: Hue
City Tour
Hue is one of places, which has many cultural
heritages. Up to now, there is no place like Hue remaining a lot of originally
historical vestiges as in this ancient Capital City and favorite destination
for all Vietnam Tours. After breakfast, our tour starts with the visit to Imperial
Citadel before taking the beautiful boat trip on the romantic Perfume River and
visit Hue's best-known religious site-Thien Mu Pagoda and the Mausoleum of
former emperor Minh Mang in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes. Return to
the hotel. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hue.
Day 11: Hue
– Hoi An
After breakfast, we drive to Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and
18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over
the years and for sure, Hoi An is a wonderful destination and choice for all
kinds of Vietnam Tours. This scenic drive passes through the fishing village of
Lang Co before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds. Along the way, stop in
Danang to visit the Cham Museum which contains the finest collection of Cham
sculptures in the world. Upon arrival in Hoi An, free to take walking tour of
the Hoi An ancient town centre. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 12: Hoi
An – My Son – Hoi An
Hoi An Ancient TownAfter breakfast, we invite
you an interesting visit to My Son Holy land, once the spiritual capital of
Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for nearly a thousand years and
occupied most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century
with very rich in history and culture. Contemplate its remarkable red brick
towers and sanctuaries dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries.
Drive back to Hoi An, end of your today's
beautiful Indochina tour with the visit to the former merchants' homes, the 400
year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside
market. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 13: Hoi
An Free Day
Hoi An Ancient Town - highlight of any tour
to Vietnam that no Vietnam Tours maker would skip, is an exceptionally
well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th
to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences,
both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage
site.
Day free to cycle through rice paddies in the
countryside of Hoi An ancient town, shop for souvenirs among the antique shops
and art galleries, or just sit at sidewalk cafes and soak up the atmosphere of
this quaint town. Or relax on the white sandy beach of the famous Danang Beach.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 14: Hoi
An – Da Nang – Fligh to Saigon
After breakfast, our Vietnam tour guide and
driver in Hoi An will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi
Minh city. Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport, welcome by our private Vietnam tour
guide and driver and transfer to you hotel for check in. Ho Chi Minh, the most
exciting city of Vietnam, a mecca of commerce, also a city with a chequered
history and a rich culture, its pagodas, museums, public buildings, parks and
boulevards make it one of the most delightful Vietnam Tours and cities to visit
in Vietnam. Pick up nad transfer to your hotel. Free at leisure and overnight
in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 15:
Saigon – Mekong Delta – Saigon
Today, we continue our Vietnam travel with
the interesting visit to Cai be floating market.
6:am : Pick up at your hotel in HCMC. Depart
for Cai Be by private ca, stop to take photos in Tan An town overlooking the
picturesque flat rice fields. On arrival in Cai Be, set off by motor boat to
visit the Cai Be floating market and watch the locals trading fruit and many
other commodities on board their vessels. Then wander into the small villages
to visit the orchard and fruit plantation. Keep cruising to Vinh Long through a
series of small canals to experience the charms of the Upper Mekong Delta.
Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn
are made. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village, the green pearl of Vinh Long town,
where you can immerse yourself in nature. Enjoy a lunch of fresh river food
served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern
Vietnamese folk music. Take a delightful walk through the bonsai garden. Meet
the car/van in Vinh Long. Return to HCMC. Arrive back at your hotel at around
5pm. Overnight in HCMC.
Day 16:
Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnels – Saigon
Morning pick up from the hotel for Cu Chi
Tunnels tour, en route to visit the bustling market at Thu Dao Mot. Upon
arrival in Cu Chi, we visit the incredible underground tunnel network of
approximately 200 kilometres hand-constructed by Vietnamese guerillas during
the long struggle for independence where you will understand more about the
Vietnam War or American War, a must see Vietnam Tour for any tourists to learn
about Vietnam past and present days. Afternoon drive back to Ho Chi Minh.
Day 17:
Saigon – Phan Thiet
This morning, we take a private car transfer
to Phan Thiet. Once a part of the Cham Kingdom, it’s now a perfect stop for
Vietnam beach holidays and to end your Indochina tours, an unremarkable town
with a reasonable beach, some decent hotels, and a very good golf course. In a
nice setting with white sand beaches and coconut trees, the beach resort of
Phan Thiet is also endowed with amazing spots such as sand dunes, natural lakes
and astonishing red canyons. Phan Thiet still has sizeable populations of Cham
and Raglai ethnic minority groups. The former are a part of the area’s Cham
heritage. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel, free time at leisure. Overnight
Phan Thiet.
Day 18 &
19: Phan Thiet Free Days
Days are free at leisure for you to write
about your Indochina tours experience or to explore the area including the
fishing village of Mui Ne which locates at the far end of the beach, the
village and several hectares of massive rolling sand dunes make a pleasant
diversion from relaxing on the beach, swimming and windsurfing. The village is
worth a visit for three reasons – firstly, very few tourists go further than
the dunes, secondly, the small harbour is picturesque (there’s an excellent
view from where the dunes road turns off) and thirdly, there’s an interesting
pagoda where followers of Vietnam’s whale cult hold services and store
skeletons of the massive sea mammals. Overnight Phan Thiet.
Day 20: Phan
Thiet – Sai Gon & Departure
Free time at leisure for you to wrap up your
memorial private guide and driver will
transfer you back to Ho Chi Minh airport for your departure flight with the
sincere thanks for traveling with Asia Charm Tour. We hope that you have
enjoyed your tours with us and look
forward to welcoming you back for your next Asia Charm Tours, goodbye and see
you again!!!
END OF
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