15DAYS, VIETNAM COLORFUL MARKET AND SCUBA DIVING EXPERIENCE

Itinerary

ITINERARY IN DETAILS:

DAY 1. - HANOI ( D)
Greetting at Noi Bai airport and transfer with our guide to your hotel in Ha Noi . Enjoy the brief excursion to visit  the Old Quarters by Cyclo in one hour.  Dinner at the Hotel,  it’s a chance to relax and enjoy your first evening in The Capital of Vietnam.

DAY 2. - HANOI/ LAO CAI ( B,L)
Breakfast and visit the historical city of Hanoi. In the morning visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, and his private residence, the One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh's Museum, the Temples of Quanthanh, next to the Lake West, the Temple of Literature (the first University of Vietnam - built in 1070) and the Museum of the Army. Lunch in the Forest Restaurant. in the afternoon, Free time to go shopping in Hang Gai street, famous for its stores of silk. The late afternoon we will attend the "Water Puppet Show" - a Vietnamese famous traditional art.  Take a night train to Lao Cai.

 DAY 3. - LAO CAI/SAPA ( B,L) ( OPTION VISIT BACHA MARKET)
Lao Cai transfer to Sapa, at 1650m above sea level, Sapa, Vietnam's famous alpine town, is misty and beautiful and is part of the last mountains in the Himalayan chain including Mount Fan Si Pan 3,143 m. The environment here is vastly different than the rest of Vietnam being very cool at times. Take a day to visit Ham Rong Mountain, Cat Cat Waterfall and walk leisurely in the animated market held by the regional groups of the H'mong, Dzao, & Tay. Next, we travel to Laochai Village  for an ethnic minority experience to remember. On the weekend, the town comes alive with a huge market. The market is a weekly tradition for the locals to gather and exchange wares. The culture here has not yet been spoilt by outside influences. Fascinating!

DAY 4. - LAO CAI / HANOI(B,L)
The girls of H''mong is special of Lao Cai. We will visit the cataracts of Silver Hoang Lien Are, in the province Lai Chau, visiting different minorias ethnic from the wonderful Zone and enjoying its landscape. Then  visit the market Binh Lu of minorias Giay. Lunch  and return to Sapa. After dinner transfer to Laocai and take train go back to Hanoi, Sleep on the train.

DAY 5. - HANOI/HALONG (B, L,D)
After Breakfast,  3 hours driving to Halong Bay then cruising out to the bay to visit two the most beautiful caves: the heavenly cave & the wooden stakes cave .Lunch on boat then keep cruising around the Bay. Throughout the adventurous areas literally hundreds of small & big islands waiting to be discovered by trevallers. The boat stop is high time for swimming , snorkelling  or do some fishing. Cruising, cruise until the sun set time, stop in Lan Ha Bay (the most beautiful bay is surrounded  by limestone mountains & grottoes , safe for staying overnight .Swim again and dinner  when you order, enjoying fresh sea food. On-board in the private  sky ,seeing  the moonlight. We will lead you into the cheeful atmosphere at the middle sea for a peaceful night sleep on-board or  boat house.

DAY 6. - HALONG/HANOI/ HUE  (B, L)
Breakfast, Be sure to be woken up by waves and seabirds but lucky for you to see the sun rising for a nice day. After breakfast cruising to visit Hang Sung Sot (surprising cave is the most beautiful one in Ha Long Bay) and Me Cung cave. You will come to Ha Long city on the way enjoy final swim. Get off the boat for lunch at a restaurant by the sea. and transfer to Hanoi in 3 hours on  road . In the evening take the train reunification on 19:00 to Hue, sleep on the train.

DAY 7. - HUE (B)
Breakfast in hotel, Visit the last imperial capital of Vietnam from 1524 to 1945 and has recently been recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site. A day tour of Hue offers us an opportunity to explore the "Forbidden City", Imperial Palace. A long boat cruise on the Huong River to view some fine examples of buddhist architecture and visit Thien Mu pagoda. This is your chance to explore the center where the historic, the cultural and the romantic combine. Visit Khai Dind Tomb and  Tu Duc tomb , home to over 140 historic works of architecture. Overnight in Hotel

DAY 8 - HUE/DANANG (B)
Breakfast,  Heading south, we visit the fascinating Cham museum in Danang and explore the Buddhist Shrines of the Marble Mountain Caves. Departure to Hoian, a small and charming city, located at border of Thu Bon river. Afternoon we will make a stroll between the  844 houses and temples in Hoian, including the Tanky's House, 200 years of antiquity, with Chinese poems written in nacar inlaid, or even the structure oldest call "The House at Tran Phu St.", made of carved wood. Visit city's Market, located on the right bank of the river and one of the most colorful places of the trip. Night at hotel. 

DAY 9,10, 11, 12 - HOIAN / NHATRANG / WHALE ISLAND (B, L, D)

Transfer to airport for flight VN  335  0940  1045.

Full board in the Whale island Resort. Scuba Diving in  the best beautiful island of Vetnam. ( Dive site)

DAY 13. - NHATRANG / SAIGON (HO CHI MINH) (B)
After breakfast transfer to Nhatrang Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City VN 335  1135  1230. Guests are welcomed by Halong travel guides on arrival in Ho Chi Minh City and transferred directly to the hotel. A morning city tour visits two fine examples of French colonial architecture, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Saigon Post Office.  In the afternoon, Visit Criminal Musem, The market Cho Lon, Ben Thanh. 

DAY 14. - SAIGON/ VINH LONG (MEKONG DELTA)/SAIGON (B, L)
After Breakfast, Transfer to Vinh Long for 4 hours. full day trip to the watery world of the Mekong Delta. Take a boat trip along narrow waterways overhung with dense vegetation and try exotic fruits in one of the many orchards. Enjoy the landscape of the Mekong delta where we take a boat to visit the floating market CAIBE. Lunch in the bonsai garden ,for lunch sample the local delicacy, Elephant's Ear Fish.   .Return to City HO CHI MINH, and visit Tay Son lacquer ware factory. Overnight in HCMC.

DAY 15- SAIGON (HO CH I MINH)/ DEPARTURE  (B)
Breakfast,  transfer to the airport and return your home.