Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Anytime you arrive in Noi Bai Airport, you will be picked up and transferred to hotel in Hanoi center.
Check in hotel and you are free today to explore the city.
6:00 PM: We will take 1-hour Cyclo tour around old quarter and transferred you to restaurant for dinner.
Day 2: Fabulous Food and Sights Tour by scooter
8:00 AM: Our scooter female drivers will pick you up.
You will visit: Hoan Kiem Lake, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Huu Tiep Lake, The B52, Ho Tay (West Lake) Long Bien Bridge, Lunch at local restaurant unlimited drinks (Cold Beer / Cold Soft Drink / Tea).
Day 3: Hanoi – Ninh Binh & Train to Sapa
8:00AM: Our guide and driver will meet you at hotel transfer you to Ninh Binh.
10:00 AM: Arriving Glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away.
12:00 PM – Enjoying the lunch at local restaurant with the great local cuisines.
13:30 PM – Leaving for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.
19:30 PM: Arrive in Hanoi, we transfer you to restaurant for dinner and after that we transfer you to train station for night train to Sapa.
Overnight on train departs at 21:30 PM
Day 4: Lao Cai – Sapa
Arrive in at Lao Cai train station, our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to Sapa (29 kms).
Arrive in Sapa, have breakfast at hotel.
8:30 AM: You start a walk from hotel to Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai and Ta Van villages the home of H’Mong and Dzay ethnic minorities and see the daily life of local people working on rice field.
Day 5: Sapa – Cat Cat Village
A walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the food of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam.
Day 6: Sapa – Hanoi by Bus
This morning, you are free until our bus pick you up and transfer you to Hanoi
Arrive in Hanoi, check-in hotel and you are free to explore Hanoi.
Day 7: Halong Bay
8:30 AM: Our shuttle bus will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Halong Bay
12:15 PM: Arrive at Halong, you are welcomed by our crew and boarding to check in and have lunch while cruising to see the beauty of Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay.
15:30 PM: You will join cruise’s activities as kayaking and swimming…
17:30 PM: Return to cruise. Enjoy sunset party on boat and it is an ideal time for photography enthusiasts to capture the stunning moment of sunset at Lan Ha Bay.
19:00 PM: Enjoy a romantic dinner on cruise.
17:30 PM: Return to Cruise. Enjoy sunset party on boat is an ideal time for photography enthusiasts to capture the stunning moment of sunset.
19:00PM: Enjoy a romantic dinner on cruise.
Day 8: Halong Bay – Hanoi and flight to Hue
6:30 AM -7:30 AM: Breakfast is served on boat.
After breakfast, we will join cruise’s activities and having lunch.
11:40 PM: Disembark and move back the port and get on bus to Hanoi airport for your flight to Hue.
Day 9: Hue City Tour
8.30 AM: We will pick up at your hotel and transfer to wharf and get on a dragon boat for a trip on the beautiful and serene Perfume River and then we are getting off the boat to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, situated on Ha Khe hill, on the north bank of the Perfume River.
We then take a short drive into a lush valley of the river where seven tombs were built for seven Nguyen Emperors. We will visit two of the tombs: Minh Mang Tomb and Khai Dinh Tomb to help you understand more about Royal’s life and architecture.
12:30PM: After that, drive outside of town for lunch and enjoy classic Hue cuisine at a restaurant in a beautiful garden setting.
In the afternoon:
Return to the city center to visit Imperial Citadel, and the Forbidden Purple City, created in the 19th century for the Emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty, If time and weather permit, we could admire the glorious sunset on the Perfume River.
Day 10: Hue – Danang – My Son – Hoi An
8:00AM: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you Dang City (110 km)
On the way, we will stop to visit Lang Co beach– Oyster farming village .This is one of the most beautiful beach in Vietnam.
10:00 AM: The next destination is Hai Van Pass which is the highest pass with impressive landscape in Vietnam. It is like a giant dragon, lying on Highway 1 on the border between Thua Thien-Hue Province and Danang City.
After having lunch in Danang.
At 1:30 PM: Transfer to visit My Son sanctuary. At My Son, you have the chance to admire attractive Apsara dance – a Khmer classical dance. It is an awe-inspiring experience when watching amazing Apsara dancers performing in the fanciful and mysterious beauty of My Son ruins, under the stunning glow of sunset.
Day 11: Hoi An – Free Day
Today you will be free to explore Hoi An City, If you would like to explore and experience Hoi An with our tour guide and driver, I would like suggest you some tour options as follows:
Day 12: Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh City – 1/2 day city tour
After breakfast, you will be trasferred to Danang arport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
Arrive in Tan Son Nhat Airport, our driver and tour guide will pick you up and transfer you to hotel (If the room is available, we can checkin earlier).
Today we are visiting: The Reunification Palace also known as Independence Palace, built on the sight of the former Norodom palace, a landmark of Ho Chi Minh City which witnessed the growth of Ho Chi Minh City during peacetime and throughout the Vietnam War until its end in 1975.
Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French colonial times, including a stop at the impressive Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral, discover the magnificent neon-Romanesque architecture as you take in the tranquil atmosphere inside. At the opposite Central Post Office, one of the oldest buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, learn about this significant landmark – the busiest post office in Vietnam.
Then you are going to have lunch.
After having lunch, We are visiting the War Remnants museum where the relics of the War are displayed in all their terrible glory and Ben Thanh Market, a lively market in central District 1.
Day 13: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta
8:00 AM: You will be picked up at your hotel and we will take you down to the Mekong Delta. On the way you will get a chance to view the beautiful scenery as we go past the stunning rice fields. Upon arrival at My Tho, take a relaxing boat trip on the Mekong River to enjoy the fresh air and the charming stilt house at the river bank. Then, visit the authentic life of the locals and challenge yourself to bargaining at cottage handicraft shops. Take an adventurous sampan ride in palm shaded canals.
Arriving at one of the villages, the locals will serve you with fresh honey tea and tropical fruits whilst they will perform their traditional folk music. Experience the rural lifestyle as we pay a visit to a local family business, where they produce coconut candy.
Day 14: Ho Chi Minh – Free Day
Today you will be free to explore Ho Chi Minh City, If you would like to experience Ho Chi Minh City with our tour guide and driver, I would like to suggest you optional tours as follow:
Day 15: Ho Chi Minh – Flight to Siem Reap
This morning you are free until picked up and transferred to the Danang airport to catch flight to Siem Reap.
Pick you up from the airport in Siem Reap and transfer you to the hotel for check in. You are free at leisure.
Day 16: Angkor Temples Sightseeing
8:00 AM: We are going to visit Angkor Thom, the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, built from the late 12th century to the early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII and consists of 54 towers, the Royal Enclosure, the Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King, then visit Ta Prohm, surrounded by jungle.
Visit Angkor Wat, the largest temples in world and covers an area of 200 hectares and surrounded by moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 17: Banteay Srei Sightseeing
7:30 AM: We are going to visit Banteay Srei, constructed at the late 10th century by a Brahmin counselor under a powerking Rajendarvarman. It was loosely translated to citadel of the woman, but it is a modern appellation that probably refers to the delicate beauty of the carvings.
En-route stop at Pre-Rub (turn the body), was constructed in late 10th century dedicated to Hindu gods. This reflects the common belief among Cambodians that funerals were conducted at the temple. Visit Preah Khan temple, built by King Jayavarman VII dedicated to his father. It is a huge, highly exportable monastic complex, and served as a Buddhist monastery and school, engaging over 1000 monks.
Continue to Neak Pean, a small island temple located in the middle of the last Baray, constructed by a Khmer king in the Angkor area.
In the afternoon come back to hotel for overnight.
Day 18: Siem Reap – Departure
Today you are free at leisure until transferred to the airport for your flight to next destination.
Notes:
Thank you very much for traveling with Jo
