Vietnam At A Glimpse

VIETNAM AT A GLIMPSE

(11 days 10 nights)

Tour Price: 764 USD / person

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Arriving in Noi Bai international airport. Met and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast in hotel then starting the city tour by visiting Ngoc Son temple, cyclo riding along the Hanoi Old Quarters (a trip by electricity car is optional), visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and His House, One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda, the Ethnology Museum, the Literature Temple. Enjoying the Water Puppets Show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast in hotel then leaving for Halong bay which is about 160km from Hanoi with stopover on the way for photo and refreshment. Arrive in Halong, take a cruise on the emerald green waters of the Bay, among 3000 spectacular limestone islands. We visit Surprise Grotto, swimming in Titov Beach. Dinner and overnight on junk.

Breakfast on junk then continuing to cruise the bay for 02 hours before returning to the whaft for transferring to Hanoi. Taking a night train to Lao Cai.

Arrive Lao Cai train station, transfer to have breakfast then continue to Sapa. Check in hotel then trekking to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H’Mong tribe. Visiting the Hydroelectric Station in the valley built by French in early 20th century. Overnight in Sapa.

Breakfast in hotel then trekking down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. You go back to Sapa by motorbike . Transfer down to Lao Cai Station for dinner then taking the night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train.

Arrive Ha Noi train station in the morning. Transfer to restaurant for breakfast then transfer to Noi Bai airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Visiting Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathredal, City Hall, Chinatown, Thien Hau pagoda, lacquerware workshop. Overnight in Saigon.

Breakfast in hotel then transfer to Cu Chi to visit an amazing underground tunnels system made by the guerillas to resist the American during Vietnam war. On the way, you will go to Tay Ninh Holy See - the hub for Caodaism - a religion locally orginated early 20th century. Overnight in Saigon.

Breakfast in hotel then starting the trip to Mekong Delta. Passing by the My Tho fishing port. On cruise to the Qui (Tortoise island ). Change into small boat to enter Que Son natural canal belonging to Ben Tre province.  Taking another boat trip on Tan thach natural cal cal with visits at bee farm and coconut candy mill. Transfer to Can Tho and to the Phong Dien village to spend the night with "a Vietnamese family".

Breakfast in house then taking a boat trip to visit the the Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating market which are the most original ones in the area to learn more about the daily activities of the local one. Visit rice – noodles workshop.  Back to Saigon for overnight.

Breakfast in hotel then transfer to the aiport for departure. End of the tour.

Includes:

- Twin shared /double rooms with daily breakfast
- Home staying in Mekong Delta
- Private transfer as per program
- English speaking tour guides (Other languages are available upon request)
- Train fare Hanoi - Lao Cai (tourist train with A/C cabin)
- Air tickets from Hanoi to Saigon and airport tax (Vietnam airlines)
- Boat trips in Ha Long bay, Perfume River, Mekong Delta
- Entrances fees
- Bottled water

Excludes:

- Visa to Vietnam
- Meals are quoted separately (USD 7-10 / person / meal)
- Air ticket to/from Vietnam and airport tax
- Personal expenses
- Single room