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Itinerary:
Day 1:Hanoi Arrival – ½ day City
Day 2: Hanoi – Fullday City
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong – Overnight on board
Day 4: Halong – Hanoi – Flight to Hue
Day 5: Hue
Day 6: Hue – Hoi An
Day 7: Hoi An
Day 8: Hoi An – Danang – Saigon – ½ City Saigon
Day 9: Saigon – Cai Be (Vinh Long) – Tra On
Day 10: Tra On – Can Tho – Saigon
Day 11: Saigon – Departure
Itinerary details:
Day 1: HANOI ARRIVAL – ½ CITY HANOI
Upon arrival, the guide and driver will warmly welcome you and take you to the hotel in Hanoi for check in. Rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: HANOI – FULLDAY CITY
We get up at the crack of dawn to go to Lake Hoan Kiem to take a Tai Chi lesson. This is excellent for body balance. Then breakfast: pho (beef broth, noodles, coriander ...). It's great for morale. During the day, the major sites in Hanoi will be linked: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his house on stilts, On Pillar Pagoda( in thirteenth and twentieth centuries), Temple of Literature (Confucius, founded in the eleventh century) , ethnographic Museum, Quan Thanh Taoist temple (founded in the eleventh century) ...Overnight in hotel
Day 3: HANOI – HALONG BAY
Breakfast in hotelthen drive about 4 hours to Halong Bay with stop on the way for a short break. Arrive in the boat wharf for embarking a Deluxe Junk for the afternoon cruise. Have lunch while cruising to the magnificent bay of the World Heritage, admiring the fascinating formations of limestone islands. The activities include swimming in the crystal water; visiting a limestone cave; swimming or kayaking. Have dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4: HA LONG – HA NOI – FLIGHT TO HUE
In the morning, we discover the bay taking gauzy romanticism. Return to port. Drive to Hanoi through the rice fields of the Red River Delta. On the road, stop at the village of Phu Lang pottery. Traditional and contemporary artists craftsmen work together. We will walk along the Cau river. Other option to visit the splendid But Thap pagoda (seventeenth century). Perhaps it is the most beautiful religious building in Vietnam. Then, you will drive back to Hanoi and onward to the airport for the late afternoon flight to Hue in the center of Vietnam. On arrival, you are picked up and transferred to the downtown for hotel check-in. Overnight in this last capital of Vietnam.
Day 5: HUE
Hue, the ancient capital of the Nguyen, is a marvel. We start the city tour by a bike ride in the surrounding countryside (which unfolds the beneficial influence of the sovereign) to the Heavenly Lady Pagoda, on the right bank of the Perfume River; and boat to the mausoleum of Minh Mang (Second Nguyen emperor).The afternoon is spent to the citadel and the imperial cities. UNESCO also noted, as these buildings (XIX) show a high culture. Overnight in Hue
Day 6: HUE – DA NANG – HOI AN
Drive to Hoi An. 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). A Hoi An installation for two nights in a nice hotel.
Day 7: HOI AN
Breakfast in hotel then bike ride to Tra Que village renowned for its gardens and aromatic plants. It's a whole part of Vietnamese cuisine, as Mr. Tuan is pleased to unveil its visitors. In the late afternoon, foot massage to recover a flexible and lightweight look. Overnight in hotel
Day 8: HOI AN – DA NANG – SAIGON – ½ DAY CITY SAIGON
Transfer to Da Nang airport for the flight to Saigon. Installation in hotel. Visit some landmarks: the central post (Gustave Eiffel metal frame), Notre Dame (Toulouse brick, 1880), the great Ben Thanh Market (1912). In the afternoon, the famous Chinese district of Cholon and an introduction to calligraphy. Overnight in hotel
Day 9: SAIGON – CAI BE – TRA ON
12h00pm embark Mekong Emotion boat, welcome drink and check in cabin, up for cruise to continue to Can Tho via Cho Lach and Tra On.
Up to river tide, disembark and make a pleasant walking or biking on the footpaths of the countryside to discover tropical fruit orchards and the local people's activities, especially somes orchards with its famer.
Cruise to continue to Tra On. Enjoy the magnificent sunset on the river. Leisurely cruise up the Mekong River while enyoying the beautiful scenery and the aperitifs, sunset cruise .
A wonderful day with picturesque ferry crossings over Mekong River branches. Dinner and nite on board in Tra On.
Day 2: Tra On – Can Tho – SAI GON
The noise of the floating market wake you up early in the morning. After breakfast, the cruise to continue to Can Tho. Enjoy the magnificent sunrise on the river. Leisurely cruise up the BASSAC river while enyoying the beautiful scenery.
Arrive Can Tho, a small boat will take you explore the Cai Rang market one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and jostling for space as owners attempt to sell their goods. And through the palm-shaded creek to see local houses and green orchards.
10h00am: disembark then get back the car for Saigon. Overnight in hotel
Day 11: SAI GON – DEPARTURE
Transfert to the airport to take your flight off
