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Itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi – City Tour
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay
Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Hue
Day 5: Hue
Day 6: Hue – Danang – Hoi An
Day 7: Hoi An
Day 8: Hoi An – Danang – Saigon
Day 9: Saigon
Day 10: Saigon – Departure
Itinerary details:
Day 1: HANOI
Private transfer and accommodation for two nights in the Old Quarter of trades. The hotel offers a level of comfort and service quite appreciable decoration which puts a touch of Vietnamese style. An oasis of calm in an environment that is both peaceful and buzzing. We visit the famous Lake of Restored Sword ( Ho Hoan Kiem) which is also offering a great escape from the stress of modern life and Ngoc Son Temple. Cyclo arround Old Quarter.Close your day by attending a wonderful performance of Water Puppet Show. Enjoy dinner
Day 2: HANOI – CITY TOUR
We can also get up early and go to the lake watching people practicing tai chi, a beneficent morning exercises. Our visits can start: the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh and his house on stilts, One Pillar Pagoda( chua Mot Cot - thirteenth and twentieth centuries), the Temple of Literature (Confucius, founded in the eleventh century), the museum of Ethnography and Taoist Quan Thanh temple (founded in the eleventh century) ... Overnight in hotel
Day 3: HANOI – HALONG BAY
After breakfast, departure to HalongBay. On arrival around noon, check in a beautiful wooden junk for a cruise enchanting 2 days/ 1 night in Halong Bay.
During this cruise, you can explore this vast chaos of karst mountains, caves, lagoons with all these ghostly shapes that can be seen from far away. It is so nice to feel completely lost and discovering every second new forms of increasingly tormented rocks. In addition, the play of light, clouds and mist creates unexpected atmospheres. It is the same life on the bay with all its fishing boats, whole families who either live in floating houses or aboard simple craft.
In late afternoon, the ship dropped anchor for the night in the bay. It is then possible for you to swim in the emerald sea or kayaking.
The lunch and dinner are served on the junk menu with excellent seafood
Overnight on board the junk in private cabin.
Day 4: HALONG BAY – HANOI – HUE
Morning in the bay, this is a special time for meditation and take a morning bath.
The buffet breakfast is served while the junk starts up slowly towards the pier. The return cruise allows you to discover other parts of the bay, including the Heavenly Palace Cave or the Cave of Surprise.Landing at 11:30 and taken the road towards Hanoithrough the rice fields of the Red River Delta. On the way, stop at the splendid But Thap pagoda (seventeenth century). Perhaps the most beautiful religious building in Vietnam. Flight to Hue and installation for two nights in a small village bucolic surroundings. Large pools lined with beautiful traditional buildings and forest all around. A nest of greenery and balance of the best lifestyle.
Day 5: HUE
The former capital of the Nguyen is a wonder that UNESCO has duly inscribed on its shelves. The impressive fortress on the banks of the Perfume River, contained the Forbidden Purple City (Citadels) reserved for the emperor. Badly damaged during the Tet Offensive (1968), it still retains a lot of pace and a real imperial dignity. On the other mind is the Quoc Hoc High School, built in 1915 by the French and which is still in its branded buildings 3rd Republic, a reference. At three km from the Citadel, the pagoda of the Celestial Lady (seventeenth century) is one of the symbols of the city. Overnight in hotel
Day 6: HUE – DANANG – HOI AN
Private transfer to Hoi An by Hai Van pass. Two notable stops on the way: Lang Co Beach (always nice that ...) and the Cham Museum in Da Nang. The Cham are a people of Vietnam whose ancient culture has been heavily influenced by India, as illustrated by a beautiful religious statuary (eighth to thirteenth centuries).
Arrival in Hoi An, check in hotel and free time at leisure. Overnight in hotel.
Day 7: HOI AN
The morning passes cycling in the countryside, accompanied by an English speaking guide. Then we pass Thu Bon River and in the saddle. Stops Kim Bong carpentersvillage and wood carvers at Duy Vinh that produces mats of plant fibers; at each stage, meeting with a family of craftsmen. Rice fields, corn fields, bamboo, areca palms line the roads. Back to Hoi An in the early afternoon. There is time to stroll through this ancient trading port (silk, spices) exceptionally preserved. Chinese traders, Japanese, Dutch, French left here architectural footprints. In the evening, the clean light of the setting…
Day 8: HOI AN – DA NANG – SAIGON
Transfer to Danang airport for flight to Saigon. Installation for two nights in a hotel in the center.
Our city tour program is tarted by Giac Lam Pagoda (eighteenth century), City Hall (1902-1908), the central station (1886-1891 - Gustave Eiffel metal frame), Notre Dame (1880 - Toulouse brick), the largest market Ben Thanh (1912) ... Rest of day is free for your leisure. Overnight in Sai Gon.
Day 9: SAIGON– MEKONG DELTA – SAI GON
Early departure by private car to Cai Lay in the Mekong Delta, about a hundred miles southwest of Saigon. Landscape of rice fields and orchards. Once there, the time is divided between browsing (cruise ship sampan) and ride a bicycle. The region is a major producer of vegetables and fruit (mangoes, custard apples beef heart, grapefruit ...). It will benefit before returning at a lunch with the locals. Return to Saigon in the afternoon.
Day 10: SAIGON – FLIGHT BACK
Transfer to Saigon airport and flight home.
