Tour Code: 16VN2CBCL1
Dates: 18 Days / 17 Nights
Tour Route: Hanoi - Halong - Sapa - Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An - Nha Trang - Phan Thiet - Ho Chi Minh City - Phu Quoc - Seam Riep
Itinerary Details:
Day 1: Hanoi arrival
On arrival at Noi Bai Airport on the morning, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check in. Free time for your leisure till afternoon. PM: visit the Temple Of Literature, the first university in Vietnam, dedicated to Confucius and Vietnamese most successful scholars. Proceed to visit the Museum of History. Take a one-hour cyclo tour to visit the old quarter of Hanoi. Back to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi - Ha Long (B, L, D)
Leave Hanoi by road for Ha Long Bay. Enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life. Arrive in Ha Long, boarding Indochina Sails luxury junk for departure. Welcome drink is served. Lunch is served while cruising through Bai Tu Long Bay. Cruising to visit to exciting Cua Van fishing village. Continue to trekking or swimming at SOI SIM island. Docking for overnight. Dinner is served on board. Fishing or relax and spending a night on board.
Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Lao Cai (B, L, D )
Wake up to fresh coffee or tea before cruising to visit splendid SUNG SOT (Surprising) grotto. Buffet brunch ( breakfast and lunch) while cruising back through Halong Bay to the pier. Transfer back to Hanoi by road. After an early dinner at Cha Ca La Vong, a well-known fish-pie restaurant in Hanoi, enjoy the water puppetry show. Free time untill trasfer to the Train Station for a night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train by soft sleeper.
Day 4: Lao Cai - Sapa - Hanoi (B)
Arrive in Lao Cai in early morning. Breakfast in Lao Cai. Meet and transfer to "the town of fog" of Sapa by van. Visit Cat Cat village and Ta Phin village
Then the van picks you up and transfer to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi. Lunch and dinner on your own. Overnight on train.
Day 5: Hanoi ( B)
In the morning, pick up at train station and transfer to have breakfast at restaurant. Continue to visit visit President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and humble house on stilts, as well as the famous One Pillar Pagoda and Temple of Literature (Viet Nam's first University). Check in hotel
In the afternoon, visit ethnology museum, after enjoying the tranquility of Hoan Kiem Lake's Ngoc Son Temple we are free to explore the intriguing and bustling Old Quarter with its 36 streets packed with traditional handicrafts and goods. Take a one-hour cyclo tour to visit the old quarter of Hanoi and a performance of traditional Vietnamese Water Puppetry. Lunch and dinner by your own. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 6: Hanoi - Hue (B)
After breakfast at hotel, free time untill transfer to the airport for flight to Hue. Meet and transfer to hotel for check in.
In the afternoon, we follow the cobbled paths through the grounds of the Imperial Citadel and tour the Forbidden Purple City, imagining the regal splendours of a life and time in the not so distant past. boat trip to visit the Perfume River by royal dragon boat to serene Thien Mu Pagoda Shopping at Dong Ba market.
Lunch and dinner on your own. Overnight in Hue.
Day 7: Hue - Hoi An (B, L)
After breakfast at hotel, visit Tu Duc tomb and the majestic tomb of King Ming Mang. Transfer to Hoi An with a stop-over in Da Nang to visit the Cham Museum of Sculpture and Marble Mountains. Continue your route to Hoi An. Check in a nice beach resort in Cua Dai Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam, 3km from Hoi An Ancient town which is a Cultural World Heritage. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hoian.
Day 8: Hoi An (B )
Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years. Morning take a walking tour of the old town center to visit the former merchants' homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, and the colorful market. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 9: Hoi An - Da Nang - Nha Trang (B)
After early breakfast, transfer to Danang airport for flight to Nha Trang city. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Lunch and dinner on your own. O/N in Ho Chi Minh city.
After breakfast, take flight to Nha Trang. Free for your leisure. Overnight in Nha Trang.
Day 10: Nha Trang - Phan Thiet (B)
Leave Nha Trang for Phan Thiet after breakfast following Highway One up the coast past salt ponds and vivid green rice fields. Breaking the journey at Phan Rang to visit the 13th century Po Klong Jarai Cham Towers perched high on a rocky hill surrounded by prickly pear cacti. O/N in Phan Thiet.
Day 11: Phan Thiet - HCMC (B, L)
Transfer from Phan Thiet to Ho Chi Minh City. Lunch in local restaurant.
In the afternoon, we are engulfed by the dynamic energy of Ho Chi Minh City as we explore historic landmarks including Notre Dame Cathedral and the former US Embassy. As we enter the Chinese District of Cho Lon, home to the largest wholesale market in Vietnam, the energy is palpable and respite from the frenetic activity is found within the ornate walls of Chinatown's oldest Pagoda, Thien Hau. Overnight in HCMC.
Day 12: Ho Chi Minh - Phu Quoc (B)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to the airport for a short flight ti Phu Quoc Island. Meet and transfer to a nice resort in Phu Quoc for check in. Free for relaxation. Lunch and dinner on your own. Overnight in Phu Quoc.
Day 13: Phu Quoc (B)
Breakfast at resort. Free time to visit Phu Quoc Island on your own or relax at the beach. Phu Quoc is one of the most beautiful island in Vietnam. Phu Quoc is also called the Emerald Island because of its natural treasures and infinite tourism potential. Overnight in Phu Quoc.
Day 14: Phu Quoc - Ho Chi Minh - Siem Reap (B)
Breakfast, transfer to the airport to take a flight back to Ho Chi Minh and connecting flight to Siem Reap.
Arrival in the city of World Heritage, Angkor Wat. Our car and guide will pick up you at the airport then transfer
to hotel for check in. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 15: Angkor Classic tour (B, L, D)
AM: After breakfast at the hotel, visit Angkor Thom (the old king palace) with Bayon, Terrace of Elephants, Terrace of LepeKing, Phimean Akas, BaPhoun. Lunch at local restaurant.
PM : Continue to visit famous temple Angkor Wat with enjoying Sunset From Top of Bakheng Hill. Dinner with traditional Apsara show at local restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 16: Siem Reap - Ho Chi Minh (B, L)
AM: Visit the Great Lake (Tonle Sap Lake) in Indochina with a 100km, in 1-2 hours cruise you will experience visiting the Fishing Villa where fisherman are living on the water, you will see how different their lives with other Fishing Villa around the world. Back to Siem Reap Town, visit Chantier Ecole-Artisan d'angkor. Free tour of different classes and workshops offer a glimpse into the unique skills training program, teaching young artists about the techniques and styles of classic Cambodian Artistry. Lunch at local restaurant.
PM : Visit Old Market for shopping then transfer to the airport for flight off to Ho Chi Minh city, meet you at the airport and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 17: Ho Chi Minh (B)
Free time for all day in Ho Chi Minh city, accommodation with breakfast only. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 18: Ho Chi Minh - Departure (B)
Breakfast, a good opportunity to do some last minute shopping before your transfer to the airport for your ongoing flight.
