VOD 04: VIETNAM CLASSIC TOUR: 22 DAYS/ 21 NIGHTS

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
We will pick you up at Noi Bai International Airport and transfer you to your hotel. You will stay overnight in Hanoi after your long flight.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour     (B)
After breakfast, you will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda, and Temple of Literature. After lunch time, you will visit Historical Museum, Hoan Kiem Lake, and Ngoc Son Temple before touring the Old Quarter of Hanoi in a cyclo. On the streets in the old quarter, antique shops are available. A water puppet show ticket will be reserved for you in the evening before your second night in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi/ Hoa Lu/ Tam Coc/ Hanoi/ Lao Cai     (B)

After your breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to Hoa Lu, the old capital of Vietnam in the 10^th century. You will visit Dinh and Le Dynasty Temples before Van Lam Village. After your lunch time, you will be taken on a lovely boat in a 2-hour fantastic trip through various waterways,  magnificent limestone cliffs, striking Tam Coc Caves, and of course breath-taking rice fields before you return to Hanoi. Before your trip to Lao Cai on a night train, you will be free.  

Day 4: Lao Cai/ Sapa     (B)

In the early morning, you will arrive in Lao Cai Railroad Station. You will be provided with our breakfast in a local restaurant before taken to Sapa Town. Shortly after arriving in Sapa Town, you will visit different ethnic minority villages, include Lao Chai (H'mong), Ta Van (Zay), Giay, and Red Dao. These indigenous people will show you the life they have lived for years. Rice paddies, wooden bridges, mountains, buffalos, and rivers are what you will witness with your naked eyes. No glasses needed any way because the environment here is what you wish to have.

After a long time being on the train and bus, you may enjoy a walk around this gorgeous town and its busy local market in the afternoon. Do not forget to buy your gifts made by these local people for family and friends as many as you want. But thinking of the luggage you are allowed to carry on your flight is suggested. Enjoy your walk! Overnight in Sapa.   

Day 5: Sapa/ Lao Cai/ Hanoi     (B)

After breakfast, you will visit Bac Ha Minority Market (only on Sunday) and villages surrounded. In the afternoon, you need to return to Lao Cai Railroad Station to catch your night train to Hanoi.
Overnight on train.

 Day 6: Hanoi/ Ha Long     (B/L/D)

You will arrive in Hanoi Railroad Station in the early morning (about 5 a.m.). Shortly after your breakfast at your hotel, you will be on a bus trip to Ha Long Bay, the world heritage of Vietnam. A nice boat will be ready (about 12: p.m.) to take you to explore the magical Ha Long Bay, including islets, natural caves, swimming area (if can swim if the weather permits). Your lunch on boat will be served with fresh and delicious seafood. Dinner and bed are ready for you in Ha Long Bay.

 Day 7: Ha Long/ Hanoi     (B/L)

The next morning, you will explore Man’s Head Island, Tortoise Island, Luon Cave, Bai Tu Long Bay, Ton Island, and Bai Tho Mount (or Poem Mount) after your 7 a.m. breakfast. Your lunch is served on boat around noon. On the way back to Hanoi, you will visit Dong Trieu Ceramic Village for some minutes. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 8: Hanoi/ Hue     (B)

After your breakfast, you will be picked up to the airport for a flight to Hue. You will check in your selected hotel after your arrival. After your lunch in a new city, you will enjoy the peaceful  and romantic Perfume River on a nice boat and visit  the 7-storey Thien Mu Pagoda on a riverbank. A visit to Minh Mang’s Tomb is included in the afternoon.

Day 9: Hue/ Da Nang/ Hoi An     (B)

After your breakfast, you will visit the Imperial Citadel, Tu Duc's Tomb, and Khai Dinh’s Tomb. Then, you will be transferred by road to Da Nang via Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Fishing Village. City and country landscapes are on your way to Hoi An. Check in your hotel and enjoy your first night in Hoi An, one of the world heritages!

Day 10: Hoi An/ My Son/ Hoi An     (B)

After your breakfast, you will visit My Son (My Son Sanctuary), an old capital of Cham people in Vietnam. Some 70 monuments which have been damaged and worn out by bombs, bullets, and nature are there waiting for you to explore. Located about 30 miles from Hoi An. My Son Sanctuary is also one of the world heritages.

In the afternoon, you will explore Hoi An. Places you will visit include Japanese Bridge, Phung Hung Merchant House, Phu Kien Pagoda, and Quang Dong Assembly. Hoi An is the place where you should have your tops, suits, and long dresses tailored; or you can just buy the already made clothes. It is recommended.
Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 11: Hoi An/ Kon Tum     (B)

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to Kon Tum on road 24. On the way, you will visit Chien Dan, a Cham tower built in the 11^th century. After arriving in Kon Tum in the afternoon, you will visit the Banhar villages of Kon Jari and Kon Kotu where you may enjoy swimming in Dakbla River if the weather allows. Enjoy your night in Kon Tum!

Day 12: Kon Tum/ Pleiku     (B)

After your first breakfast in the highlands of Vietnam, you will visit Dak To Village located about 25 miles from Kon Tum. A fantastic bamboo bridge will help you to visit Ki Rob, Sedang Village, Dak Ri Peng, and Gie Trieng Village before you return to Kon Tum. In the afternoon, you will explore a seminary and an amazing church of Kontum made out of wood in 1913. On the way to Pleiku, you will have a quick stop to visit  Jarai Village and Bien Ho Lake before you can witness the Banhar village of Dektu.
Enjoy your night in Pleiku!

Day 13: Pleiku/ Buon Ma Thuot     (B)

After your second breakfast, you will be taken to Buon Ma Thuot via Ta Grong Pass and various tea and coffee plantations. On arrival, you will visit the Ethnic Minority Museum of Buon Ma Thuot.
Enjoy your last night in the highlands of Vietnam.

Day 14: Buon Ma Thuot/ Nha Trang     (B)

After your last breakfast in the highlands, you will visit the Ede Village of Tur and Drei Sap Waterfalls before returning to Buon Ma Thuot. In the afternoon, your travel continues to reach a beach city in Vietnam, Nha Trang City. Before you check in your selected hotel, you will explore a village of Hre and Co Ho ethnic minority, Ponagar Cham Towers,  and Hon Chong
Enjoy your night in Nha Trang!

Day 15: Nha Trang     (B)

After your breakfast, spend your whole day touring Nha Trang. Your visiting places include Xom Moi Market, Long Son Pagoda, the Cathedral, and the Oceanographic Institute before you join a boat cruise to visit a nearby island at Nha Trang’s port.
Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 16: Nha Trang/ Saigon     (B)

After your breakfast, your journey will continue to Saigon via Phan Thiet City. Stopping for photos is allowed. Check in your selected hotel and enjoy your first night in Saigon!

Day 17: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Tour     (B)

After your breakfast, spend a your full day touring one of the most busy and lively city in the world, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Your places to visit include the Old Colonial Residential Quarter, the old Hotel de Ville, the Opera House, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the beautiful French-Style Post Office, and the Reunification Palace. In the afternoon, you will visit the War Remnants Museum, Cho Lon (China Town), Binh Tay Market, and finally Thien Hau Pagoda.
Enjoy your second night in Saigon!

Day 18: Saigon/ Tay Ninh/ Cu Chi/ Saigon     (B)

After your breakfast, you will visit Tay Ninh Town and explore the Holy See (or Great Divine) Temple, where the headquarters of Cao Dai Religion are located. Before heading to Cu Chi Tunnels in Saigon, you may attend a colorful congregation at the temple at noon.
Enjoy your third night in Saigon!

 Day 19: Saigon/ Cai Be/ Vinh Long/ Can Tho     (B/L)

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to Cai Be for a cruise on the Mekong river and its different channels to Vinh Long. You will explore Cai Be Floating Market, the Old Colonial House, a rice corn factory before tasting your fresh and delicious lunch. In the afternoon, you will continue discover the so-called capital of the southwest of Vietnam in the Mekong River delta.
Enjoy your night in Can Tho!

 Day 20: Can Tho/ Cai Rang/ Chau Doc     (B)

After your breakfast, a boat will take you to visit Cai Rang Floating Market, a family- run noodle factory, and beautiful plants and rice paddies along the riverbanks. Afterward, you will explore Chau Doc located near the Cambodia border. Check in your hotel before you join a cruise to visit a village of floating houses where you have a chance to learn more about Cham culture by visiting a small Cham village and its temple. Witnessing fish breeding in their territory will be included. Before it gets dark, you will visit Sam Mount, a popular pilgrimage place which has been influenced by Chinese, Cham, and Khmer cultures.
Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 21: Chau Doc/ Saigon     (B)

After your breakfast, you will join a cruise to visit a village of floating houses where you have a chance to learn more about Cham culture by visiting a small Cham village and its temple. In the afternoon, you will return to Saigon. Enjoy your last night in Vietnam!

Day 22: Saigon Departure     (B)

After your last Vietnamese breakfast, you will have sometime on your own before you are taken to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your departure.

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Our rates include:

- Accommodation in single rooms at your hotels selected (breakfast included)

- Transferred by a private air-conditioned bus

- English or French speaking guide

- Entry fees for all sightseeing in the program

- Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), and Dinner (D) as mentioned

- Private cabin on Junk (boat) in Ha Long Bay

- Private boat for cruise in Hue & Mekong Delta

- Domestic flight Hanoi - Hue includes airport tax

- Local train: soft sleepers in a 4- bed cabin

- Government taxes (VAT)

Our rates exclude:

- Visa for Vietnam

- International flights and airport tax

- Insurance

- Drinks, tips, personal expenses, and services not mentioned