14 Days, Family Discovers Vietnam and Laos

Itinerary

Itinerary in details:

DAY 1: ARRIVE IN HO CHI MINH CITY (D)
Welcome your family to Tan Son Nhat international airport. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

DAY 2: SAIGON - MEKONG – MY THO (B/L)
Drive to visit My Tho Town in Tien Giang Province, one of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta. Boat trip on Mekong river to visit farmer's house and garden. Lunch on an island in the river. Visit bee-raising farm, coconut-candy enterprise. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 3: HO CHI MINH CITY – CU CHI TUNNELS (B/L)
After breakfast , we drive along peaceful road with rice paddy fields, ducks and water buffalos bathing in the rivers alongside to visit an incredible network of over 220km tunnels. Children will be stimulated by tanks and small tunnels. Afternoon, back to Ho Chi Minh city. Enjoy water puppet show and cyclo tour around Ho Chi Minh city. Free to discover the city in your own way in the evening. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

DAY 4: HO CHI MINH CITY - FLY TO NHA TRANG (B)
After breakfast. Take morning flight to Nha Trang. Free at beach or try mud bath. Overnight at hotel in Nha Trang.

DAY 5: NHA TRANG - VINPEARL LAND FREE DAY (B)
Free to join numerous fun activities in Vinpearl Land with your family. Kids will feel excited about the aquarium.
Overnight in Nha Trang

DAY 6: NHA TRANG - FLY TO DANANG - HOI AN (B/L)
After breakfast. Take morning flight to Danang. Pick up and transfer to Hoi An Town. Stop on the way to visit Cham Museum in Da Nang. Visit Marble Mountains and enjoy sea/sun bathing in My Khe Beach. Your children will have great time play at beach. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

DAY 7: HOI AN COOKING CLASS (B/L)
Morning, your family member join cooking class to challenge you talent and discover traditional cuisine of Vietnam. Afternoon, free walking or shopping with numerous tailor made shops. Overnight in Hoi An.
Option: lantern making class.

DAY 8: HOI AN - HANOI (B/L)
Transfer to the airport for flight to Hanoi. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 9: HANOI – HOA LU - TAM COC (B/L)
AM : depart to Hoa Lu - Ninh Binh, considered as the Bay of " Halong bay in Land ", famous for the beauty of its landscapes, cruising on boat through the rice paddies in Tam Coc surrounded by high cliffs and explore the pagodas inside the caves and Bich Dong temple. Return to Hanoi. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 10: HANOI - HALONG BAY (B/L)
Driver to HaLong Bay, 180km to the North-East of Hanoi, one of the World's Natural Heritage. It takes you 3,5 hours for driving. Boat trip on the bay to visit typical islands and caves. Lunch on boat. Enjoy the landscape of the immense bay with thousands of islets. Bathing at a beach at The Titop Islet. Visit Vung Vieng floating village. Your children may excite about kayaking in the sunset or swimming in the Bay. There are some activities on board that you and your family may like such as: cooking class, squid fishing,…
Overnight on board.

DAY 11: HALONG BAY - HANOI (B/L)
Morning when your children still sleep, you can wake up a bit early to join Tai Chi on sundeck or spend time on photo hunting. Tea and coffee are served on board. Explore Surprising cave before coming back to the cruise for the brunch. Cruising back to the harbor. Drive to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 12: HANOI – LUANG PRABANG (B/L)
Free time until our car transfers to the airport for the flight to Luang Prabang which is perhaps the best-preserved traditional city in South East Asia. The tranquility and charm of this town with its splendid natural scenery and cultural sights make it one of the most delightful places to visit in Laos.
Check in hotel. Night in Luang Prabang.

DAY 13: LUANGPRABANG – KUANG SI WATERFALL – BEAR RESCUE CENTER (B/L)
After breakfast at your hotel, we drive to visit Kuang Si waterfall and bear rescue centre. Get off the car then entry the falls path, we walk to the bear rescue centre, spent quite some time watching them eat and move around their well set up enclosures and reading their stories. What a great organization!
Continue walk to the falls, enjoy beautiful, safe to traverse path. The falls are utterly beautiful and easier to see and appreciate. Water is lovely for swimming. It is a pleasure walking through the forest, there are many swimming places each of which has simple change rooms. It will be an educational trip for your little children to discover the life of bears in nature.
Drive back to Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

DAY 14: ELEPHANT CAMP – TAD SAE FALL – LUANG PRABANG AIRPORT (B/L)
05.30AM, you can wake up early and participate in the daily early morning ritual of saffron-clad monks with their black Alms-giving bowls being given offerings from the local people, including the ubiquitous sticky rice.
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Depart your Hotel to go to the “Elephant village” about 15 km out of town. You and your family will take a small boat to Elephant Camp and Tad Sae Waterfall. Enjoy the new perspective and the wonderful nature on this 30- 40 min Elephant ride through which you support the rescue of our former logging Elephants then relax in the clear water then we have lunch at local restaurant nearby the Tad Sae fall with set menu lunch (vegetarian options available). Free time to take pictures with this amazing waterfall.
At 14:00PM, the driver and guide will take you to Luang Prabang airport. Say good bye and see you and your family next trip.