Classic of Vietnam 12 Days

DAY 1: HANOI - ARRIVAL

• Arrive at Noi Bai International airport. Welcome by our driver with your name on board. Then transfer you to Hanoi Old Quarter to check-in. Free at leisure Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 2: HANOI CITY TOUR (B, L)

• AM: After having breakfast at your hotel, tour guide and driver will come to pick you up around 8:00 am. Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam). Then visit Bat Trang pottery village (applied on Mon, Wed & Fri). Returns Hanoi Old Quarter for delicious set menu lunch.
• PM: After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. Enjoy 45 minutes for Water Puppet Show, In the end, journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Overnight in Hanoi city.

DAY 3: HANOI - CRUISING THROUGH THE WORLD HERITAGE - HALONG BAY (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel then driver and tour guide will come to pick you up at the hotel around 8:00. Departs for Halong Bay. Stop-over at middle way for rest and relax
• Arrival in Tuan Chau port at noon, check-in on board. Enjoy set menu sea-food lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical Bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. Discover the magical beauty of nature by kayaking along side limestone cliffs stretching vertically over pure blue water in the tranquil bay. Swimming if the weather permits.
• Sunset party on the upper deck in the late afternoon before enjoying special dinner cooked by our professional chef. Free at leisure in the evening for relaxing, singing karaoke or squid-fishing…

DAY 4: HALONG BAY - HANOI (B, L)

• You can wake up early for taking beautiful photos of the sunrise. Breakfast will be served after that. Then visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay. Check out at 9:00 am.
• The boat keeps cruising around the bay to the un-touch area. Take part in Cooking class then have farewell lunch before the boat disembarks at Tuan Chau port around 11:45 am.
• Get on the bus to drive back Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi

DAY 5: HANOI FLIGHT TO HUE ARRIVAL (B)

• Breakfast at hotel then be transferred to Noi Bai airport, take an early flight from Hanoi to Hue
• Arrival Hue around 10:00 am, Get picked up at Phu Bai Airport - Hue, transfer to hotel, check-in, free at leisure. overnight in Hue Hotel

DAY 6: CHARMING HUE CITY TOUR (B, L)

• 8:00 Driver pick you up at the hotel, join Hue city Tour, visit Emperor Minh Mang’s Mausoleum, Emperor Khai Dinh’s Mausoleum, Performing Programs Of VO KINH VAN AN – Vietnam Traditional Kungfu and Emperor Tu Duc ’s Mausoleums. Stop on the way to see how conical hats and incense sticks are made. Enjoy buffet lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit Imperial capital during Nguyen Dynasty and the seven-story Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank. Return by boat on the gentle Perfume River and do not miss the sunset on the river. Overnight in Hue Hotel

DAY 7: HUE - HOI AN - FREE AT LEISURE (B)

• Breakfast at the hotel. 8:00 Take a bus to Hoi An, 12:00 arrive in Hoi An Hotel, Check-in. Free time to explore Hoi An Town. Overnight in Hoi An Hotel

DAY 8: HOI AN - MY SON SANCTUARY BY BOAT (B, L)

• Breakfast and check-out. AM: 8.00 We travel about 50km from Hoi An to My Son sanctuary. It comprises many Champa temples, in a valley roughly two kilometers wide, surrounded by two mountain ranges. It was the site of religious ceremony of kings of the Champa dynasty and was also a burial place of Champa royals and national heroes. The My Son temple complex is one of the foremost temple complexes of Hinduism in Southeast Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in.
• Though the complex has been destroyed over time, we still see many majestic ancient ruins of temples in the area. We also spend time to visit a silk handicraft village along the Thu Bon River on the way back to Hoi An. Stay overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

DAY 9: HOI AN FLIGHT O HCM CITY VIA DANANG (B)

• Breakfast at hotel, Our driver will take you to Danang airport, take a flight to HCM city. On arrival, we will pick you from Tan Son Nhat airport to Hotel in Hotel- free and easy at the leisure time. Overnight in HCM City

DAY 10: SAI GON - THE PEARL OF ORIENT -CU CHI TUNNEL (B, L)

• Breakfast at your hotel. 7:45-8:00 Pick up you at the meeting point, start to the downtown of Ho Chi Minh for touring along the famous Dong Khoi street, passing by the Opera House, Town Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral & central Post Office and Independent Palace. Lunch at a local restaurant.
• In the afternoon, we are heading to Hoc Mon District to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, is 70 kilometers Northwest of down-town Ho Chi Minh City. The Cu Chi Tunnel system had been created a long time back, from 1948 to assist Viet Minh in the combat with French. Back to the hotel in the late afternoon. Stay overnight in HCM City

DAY 11: HO CHI MINH CITY - EXPLORE MEKONG DELTA (B, L)

• 07:30 AM, Pick up at your hotel, travel by shuttle bus to My Tho – 9:30 AM, board a wooden motorboat to Unicorn Island. One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a large orchard that has many different types of tasty tropical fruits for your enjoyments. Another boat stop is for the Turtle Island 1 hr from the previous one. Here, on a small rowboat, you’ll see interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around. From there, we’ll take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a cup of authentic Honey Tea while checking out the Folk Music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam. After that, we’ll take you to a village where you can smell the flavor of Coconut Candies being made many yards away. This is a great chance to witness how village people make candy and handcrafted items from coconuts. After that drive back HCM City. Stay overnight in HCM City

DAY 12: HO CHI MINH - DEPARTURE (B)

• Breakfast at the hotel. Your leisure until your departure time. Our driver comes to your hotel and transfers you to the airport for your departure flight.