Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Day 2: Hanoi discovery night train to Sapa (B, L)
Day 3: Lao Cai Station - Sapa - Lao Chai -Ta Van - Sapa (B,L)
Day 4: Sapa - Cat Cat- Sin Chai - Lao Cai Station - Hanoi (B, L).
Day 5: Hanoi - Halong bay - Alova Halong Cruise (B,L,D).
Day 6: Oriental Sails - Halong - Hanoi (B,L)
Day 7: Hanoi- Danang - Hoi An (B)
Day 8: Hoi An relaxing (B)
Day 9: Hoi An - Cu Lao Cham - Snorkeling (B,L)
Day 13: Da Lat relaxing (B,L)
Day 11: Nha Trang relaxing (B)
Day 12: Nha Trang - Da Lat (B)
Day 10: Hoi An-Danang - Nha Trang (B)
Day 14: Da Lat -Ho Chi Minh (B)
Day 15: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can tho (B,L)
Day 16: Ho Chi Minh City departure (B)
Go Asia Travel: Arriving at Noi Bai airport, you will be met and driven to your hotel. Will have time to relax after your journey, enjoy Welcome dinner with Vietnam traditional cuisine. And then have tickets for a performance of traditional Water Puppetry (an art form unique to northern Vietnam). Your overnight stay will be in Hanoi.
You will have the whole day to explore Vietnam's capital city. Your guide will take you to the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam dating back to the 11th century, and a popular attraction, as is Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. You will then drive to the excellent Ethnology Museum for an overview of Vietnam's 54 distinct ethnic groups in anticipation of your trip to Sapa. Dinner is for your choice. After that our guide will take you to train station for the romance of night train to Sapa.
Day 3: Lao Cai Station - Sapa - Lao Chai -Ta Van-Sapa (B,L)
Upon arrival in Sapa Town, leave your luggage in hotel and then have breakfast. Take time to relax, enjoy Sapa pure atmosphere. Then, in the afternoon, soak your body, feel ready for a great trek down to the picturesque valley of Muong Hoa . We will walk on small paths and trails to reach Lao Chai and Tavan Village to visit the Tay and Day tribes. Our car will take you back to Sapa for your overnight stay.Day 4: Sapa - Cat Cat- Sin Chai - Lao Cai Station - Hanoi (B, L).
Sunrise breakfast and then check in your hotel get ready for our last trek. You first sneak through the market and leave the busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you will follow a road going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station. Take a rest here before you trek downhill to get Sin Chai village. Enjoy beautiful scenery on the way back to Sapa town for lunch. You will have free time to discover by yourself in the afternoon. Dinner is for your choice. Back to hotel for shower and then our car will transfer you to Lao Cai station for overnight train back to Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi- Halong bay - Alova Halong Cruise (B,L,D).
7h45 – 8h15: Alova Gold Cruise’s bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel & start the 3 hour and a half drive to Halong Bay.
12h00 – 12h30: Board Alova Gold Cruise at the Bai Chay port, enjoy welcome drink, crew briefing before checking in cabin. Start cruising and enjoy a Special lunch with Vietnamese Traditional Dishes while the boat slowly slides on romantic waves of the sea to the legendary fishing village
14h00: Spend one hour Kayaking or Bamboo boat on emerald water of the world heritage.
15h00: Set sails to head to the sandy beach where emotional feeling erupts at one of the most splendid water world; you can swim and enjoy the seascapes with photos shooting.
18h00: Return to the vessel for your own leisure at room or on Sun deck, boat anchors at Sung Sot area – the safest place for overnight.
18h30: Attend the Cooking Demonstration together with our Chief.
19h30: Enjoy dinner (designed only on Alova Gold) with Vietnamese typical foods.
21h00: Intermingle with activities on board such as Cuttle fish fishing, games on board, socializing with others. Our bartender serves you the best drink at bar, overnight on boat.
Day 6: Alova Gold Cruise – Halong Bay – Ha Noi
6h00: Wake up for swimming or photos hunt at dawn
7h30: Have sunrise breakfast in the absolutely quiet lagoon.
8h30: Climb up the mountain to explore one of the most superb & beautiful Sung Sot cave.
9h15: Return to the Vessel, check out and settle the bill, take time to relax while the Vessel is cruising back to Bai Chay Port, leave your words in the Memory Book and have lunch
12h30: Say goodbye to Halong bay and take shuttle bus back to Hanoi
16h30: Arrive in Hanoi. Trip ends
Day 7: Hanoi -Danang city- Hoi An ancient town(B)
Your morning will be free until your car and driver arrives to take you to the airport for your flight to Danang. Upon arriving in Danang, you will have a brief look at the remarkable Hindu statuary in the Cham Museum before leaving for Hoi An. Your overnight will be in hotel in Hoi An
The day will be free for strolling in the town, lazing on the beach, or whatever takes your fancy. You will spend the night in hotel in Hoi An.
- 8.30am : Transfer bus from hotel to Cua Dai quay - 9am-9.25am : Relax in fresh cool wind & enjoy the beautiful landscape on the speed boat to Cham island - 9.25 - 10.10am : Visit Bai Lang, including Au Thuyen, Tay Tang pagoda and Bai Lang fishing village - 10.10-11.10 : Transfer to Bai Xep for snorkeling - 11.10-14.00pm : Go to Bai Chong to relax, swim, sunbath and enjoy a special lunch with fresh seafood - 14pm : Return to the mainland.
Day 10: Hoi An - Danang - Nha Trang Beach (B)
After breakfast, your time is your own until your car arrives to take you to Danang airport for the flight to Nha Trang city, where a driver will meet you and take you to your hotel. Your overnight will be in hotel in Nha Trang.
Day 11: Nha Trang beach relaxing (B)
The day will be your own. Lazy on the beach and do anything you like.
Day 12: Nha Trang beach - Da Lat (B)
After breakfast you will be relax until our driver will come to take you to the central highlands to Dalat You will spend the night in Da Lat.Day 13: Da Lat relaxing (B,L)
You will visit the Linh Phuoc Pagoda and an embroidery workshop in an attractive garden setting. Alternatively, you could visit Dalat's railway station instead of the embroidery workshop. After lunch, Emperor Bao Dai's Summer Palace, the Crazy House, the Lam Ty Ni Pagoda and Dalat market are on the itinerary. You will spend the night in Dalat.
Day 14: Da Lat- Ho Chi Minh (B)
After breakfast, you'll set off for Ho Chi Minh City in the early part of the journey takes you through attractive scenery and large coffee plantations. You will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City in the early afternoon. Your overnight stay will be in Ho Chi Minh City.
We start the tour early at 7h30 and go ahead to Tien Giang . On arrival t ake a boat trip around four beautiful Islets: Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise and Phoenix on Tien River. Through Xep cannel to visit Mekong traditional houses at Quoi An village (make all from coconut tree). See coconut collection set and how the locals make handicrafts from coconut trunk and shell. Enjoy seasonal fruits and listening to traditional music. Take the horse-cart on village path and stop at Ben Truc orchard, taste honey with tea or wine. See bees-breeding in wooden boxes at local farms. Take rowing-boat on water palm creek. Lunch is on islets at the local house. Experience the friendliness and hospitability of the host. Boat to visit a coconut candy workshop, taste candy (Special products of Bentre province). Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. End of the tour at about 5:00 pm.
Our fantastic holiday come to an end. After breakfast is relax until our driver will come to take you to airport for your next flight. Vietnam Vacation ends.
Be noted on Vietnam Sightseeing Tour Package:
Tour guide: Go Asia Travel Local tour guide with international experience will give you the feeling of safety, protection. He will cares about every meal you eat, the room in hotel, especially he gives you the concept of how to behave well towards the locals. He also let you know all information about your tourist destination.
Things to bring: When you travel, you had better take sun cream, insect repellent and hat or cap with you. It is easy for you to have flu or cold without careful preparation because the often changes of weather.
Food: Try to get used to the food in different parts of Vietnam, if you have any problem about food, please let tour guide know even before meals, we will change into the food that you prefer.
Currency: When you travel to Halong bay, you should take Vietnam Dong with you to pay for extra services.
Tips: For tour guide, driver, boat crew, tipping depends on your satisfaction of your trip. It should be 5 USD/day for guide, 3 for driver and 5 for boat crew.
Tour Name: Truly Vietnam Trip
Duration: 16 Days - 15 Nights from Hanoi or HCMC
Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above. (except Ha Long Bay Trip) Train ticket: Hanoi - Sapa (Oriental Express 4 soft sleeper shared cabin) Flight ticket with Vietnam Airlines: Hanoi - Danang, Danang -Nha Trang Group Alova Cruise in Ha Long Bay , Kayaking Private boat cruise in Mekong Delta Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced safe driver (except Ha Long Bay Trip) The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary. Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the program. Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.
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