Itinerary

Itinerary in details:

Day 1: 18^th April 2017: Saigon Arrival

Arrive in Saigon, Pick up and transfer you to the hotel.

At leisure and overnight in Saigon.

 

Day 2: 19^th April 2017: Sagon City Tour (B,D)

Saigon City tour including the fantastically ornate Hotel de Ville serves as Saigon’s city hall, the turn of the century Opera House, Dong Khoi Street shopping area of the French colonial period and of today, Notre Dame Cathedral (1880) and the spectacular turn-of-the-century Colonial French Post Office, the historic Continental, Rex and Majestic Hotels, view Reunification Palace from the outside, the Saigon Riverfront and Dragon House, Binh Tay Market and the Thien Hau Pagoda (Cantonese pagoda) in Cho Lon and the Sri Mariamman (Hindu) Temple and the Saigon Central Mosque. Return to hotel for dinner.

Overnight in Saigon.

 

Day 3: 20^th April 2017: Saigon – Can Tho (B)

Transfer to boat dock for our fast (3 hours) boat to Can Tho (2 seats per person). Arrive Can Tho transfer to hotel for check-in. Balance of the Can Tho tour including the Ninh Kieu Wharf the busiest commercial wharf in the Mekong Delta, In the evening we will explore the provincial capital of Can Tho (walking tour).

Overnight in Can Tho.

 

Day 4: 21^st April 2017: Can Tho (B)

5:30 am prompt departure for Fong Dien Floating Market, a cacophony of chaos with hundreds of boats buying and selling everything from bananas and coconuts to freshly slaughtered pork and sugar cane. Return to Can Tho, visit Can Tho Market on Hai Ba Trung Street, the Cantonese Congregation Pagoda on the riverfront and the Munirangsyaram Khmer Pagoda. Balance of day at leisure.

Overnight Can Tho.

 

Day 5: 22^nd April 2017: Can Tho – Saigon – Danang – Hoi An (B)

Breakfast ,check-out and return to Saigon via private bus and then to the airport for our flight to Danang  (VN 122 1435-1550) . Continue on to China Beach at the Furama Resort before continuing on to Hoi An. Arrive Hoi An and check-in your hotel. Free balance of the day.

Overnight in Hoi An

 

Day 6: 23^rd April 2017: Hoi An City Tour (B)

All day walking and cyclo tour of Hoi An including the Riverside Market, Cantonese, the Tan Ky and Diep Dong Nguyen Houses, the Tran Family Chapel, the Japanese Covered Bridge and the Quan Cong Temple. Return to hotel for a free evening.

Overnight in Hoi An

 

Day 7: 24^th April 2017: Hoi An at leisure (B)

Free day to explore the ancient city of Hoi An or go to the beach.

Overnight in Hoi An

 

Day 8: 25^th April 2017: Hoi AN – Danang - Hanoi city tour (B, D)

Take flight (VN 160 0830-09:45)to Ha Noi, meet guide and driver and proceed on a Hanoi city tour including: Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Rising Sun Bridge, view Tortoise Tower, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, the Hanoi . Enjoy water puppet show, followed by dinner.

Overnight in Ha Noi

 

Day 9: 26^th April 2017: Hanoi City Tour (B)

Morning visit to Dong Xuan Market in the Old Quarter followed by a visit to Ba Dinh Square and the One-Pillar Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh House on Stilts, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and the Temple of Literature. Return to your hotel for a free balance of the day.

Overnight in Hanoi

 

Day 10: 27^th April 2017: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Hai Phong (B,L)

8:00 am check-out and transfer via vehicle to Ha Long City, gateway to Ha Long Bay. Stopping along the way to photograph rice fields and local, roadside villages. 11:00 am boarding of your tour vessel. Tour Halong Bay, see caves and even take a swim in the gulf of Tonkin. Then the Boat takes us to Cat Ba for overnight.

 

Day 11: 28^th April 2017: Cat Ba – Halong – Bus directly to Lao Cai (B)

In the morning, we take exploration of Cat Ba, then a late morning boat to Halong for a private bus directly to Lao Cai. Arrive Lao Cai at around midnight,check in Thien Hai Hotel. Overnight at hotel.

 

Day 12: 29^th April 2017: Lao Cai – Can Cau market – Bac Ha (B)

Have breakfast. Then we  proceed to Can Cau Market 20-kilometers north of Bac Ha (operates only on Saturday). Tour Can Cau and return to Bac Ha by mid-afternoon and check-into our hotel. Free at leisure.

Overnight in Bac Ha.

 

Day 13: 30^th April 2017: Bac Ha Market – Lao Cai – Bus back to Hanoi (B)

In the morning tour of the Bac Ha Sunday Market. All afternoon tour of the villages and hamlets surrounding Bac Ha. Then we start to go back to Hanoi.

Arrival Hanoi, check in Golden Lotus Luxury Hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi

 

Day 14: 01^st  May 2017: Hanoi at leisure (B,D)

Breakfast at hotel. All day is free time. Meet for our farewell dinner at Press club restaurant.

Overnight in Hanoi

 

Day 15: 02^nd  May 2017: Hanoi Departure (B)

You are transported to Hanoi airport for your flight home. End of services

 

 

 

TRIP INCLUDED:

 

• All accommodation on Double/Single with daily breakfast
• Meals as indicated (B = breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Diner). Special requirements  (vegetarian, diet etc.) could be arranged upon request
• All transfers/ transport as indicated
• Tours with entrance fees, boat cruise, transfers
• English speaking during guided time (Free leisure time: No guide) Escorted guide
• Train ticket: Hanoi - Laocai - Hanoi (02 tickets each person)
• Flight ticket: Saigon – Danang – Hanoi

TRIP EXCLUDED:

 

• International airfares & airport taxes
• Pre/post trip arrangement
• Visa and visa arrangement
• Travel insurance
• Meals not indicated
• Other personal expenses

Tips and gratuities