Vietnam - country of Peace, Love and Smiles is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia with natural beauty with a unique heritages. It is a beautiful country with destinations you could not miss when coming here.
Ho Chi Minh City or Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as it still known to many, is Vietnam's largest and most dynamic city. In 1862, the French declared the city, then known as Saigon, as the capital of colonial Cochin china. What hasn't changed in Ho Chi Minh City is commercial zeal. Not surprisingly, Ho Chi Minh City is a shopper's paradise, with trendy new boutiques and modern shopping centres just steps away from traditional open-air markets as it still known to many, is Vietnam's largest and most dynamic city. In 1862, the French declared the city, then known as Saigon, as the capital of colonial Cochin china. What hasn't changed in Ho Chi Minh City is commercial zeal. Not surprisingly, Ho Chi Minh City is a shopper's paradise, with trendy new boutiques and modern shopping centres just steps away from traditional open-air markets...
Driving south from Ho Chi Minh City, My Tho is the first major Mekong Delta town you to come to. Situated about two hours by bus south west of Ho Chi Minh city, Its proximity to Ho Chi Minh City has made My Tho the most popular destination for day-trippers to the delta looking for a taste of authentic delta life.
Da Nang is located on the east coast of Vietnam, a thriving seaport midway between capital of Hanoi in the North and Ho Chi Minh city, in the South. The region is renowned for its scenic beauty, with endless stretches of unspoiled sandy beaches, crystal blue seas and luxurious, tropical hinterland.
About 30 km from Danang in the South-West, Hoi An is one of the oldest cities in South-East Asia. During 17th and 18th centuries, Hoi An was a busy commercial port for the exchange of commodities between the West and the East. Recognized by UNESCO as Cultural Heritage Site, Hoi an is a living museum offering ancient Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese architecture and traditional Vietnamese hospitality. Centre of Hoi An remains much the same as it was 200 years ago.
Hanoi is home to all the best of historic Vietnam. Let's discover traditional temples, monuments, and pockets of ancient culture along the narrow streets of the Old quarter. With a unique blend of oriental and western charm, the French colonial legacy is still evident illustrated by the distinctive yellow pastel colored villas and government buildings. The centre of Hanoi is by far the greenest and most beautiful city with elegant tree-lined boulevards and many lakes…
Ha Long Bay is located in the northeastern part of Vietnam. In a not very large area, thousands of islands with differentforms look like glittering emeralds attached to the blue scarf of a virgin. The area where many stone islands concentrate has spectacular scenes and world-famous caves is the center of Ha Long Bay Natural Heritage. They are the result of many times of rising and lowering processes of the continent to form a karst. The process of nearly full erosion and weathering of the karst created the unique Ha Long Bay in the world
Full itinerary
Day 1: HO CHI MINH CITY ARRIVAL
Meals: D
Arrive Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Greet at airport & transfer to hotel.
City tour in the afternoon: We first visit to the former Presidential Palace, was originally built in 1865 as a French Governor General of Indochina. The building once is the symbol of the South Vietnamese government.
Continue to to go into the classic Post office recalls European railway stations, particularly in the vaulted and glazed interior. Its "modern" skylight also recalls European buildings of the later nineteenth century (like Paris' Les Halles or Milan's Galleria).
Opposite to this site is the Catholic Church called Notre Dame De Paris. Having a look and taking the picture here. Notre Dame Cathedral has a neo-Romanesque form and two 40m-high square towers, tipped with iron spires, that dominate the city's skyline
Evening welcome dinner cruise on Saigon River.
After dinner, orientation tour by coach to see what lively HCMC offers in the night time then return to hotel for overnight
Day 2: MY THO, MEKONG DELTA
Meals: B L D
Depart to visit My Tho (approximately 2 hours driving from HCMC) – a busy hub of Mekong delta.
Upon arrival at local pier, board local motorized boat on the Mekong river to visit a coconut candy workshop, a famous local specialty. You will see the candy production right in this place with the explanation of local guides.
Take a short horse ride to a local house, meet and talk with people, observe local daily life, visit their bee farm & sample honey-tea. You will continue to take small rowing boat on canals to visit another local house with their orchard, enjoying the traditional music. Walking through fruit orchard to see and taste different kinds of fruit before returning to the pier.
Lunch is provided at a local garden restaurant. After lunch, drive back to HCMC.
Arrive city at around 16:30. Stop at city centre for free shopping at Ben Thanh market, one of the best places to pick up a "conical hat" or "ao dai". The market and surrounding streets makes up the city' liveliest areas.
Transfer for dinner at a nice restaurant in the city.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: HCMC - DA NANG – HOI AN
Meals: B L D
Transfer for morning flight to Da Nang.
Meet at Da Nang airport, transfer to Hoi An.
Lunch at restaurant in Hoi An.
PM: We head out to discover the charming of Hoi An ancient town by walking to visit a traditional Chinese Communal House, Hoi Kien Temple, ancient Merchants’ Houses, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge & spending time in colorful local market.
Dinner at a nice restaurant in the town.
Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Day 4: HOI AN – DA NANG – HANOI
Meals: B D
Free at leisure for own discovery or activities
Transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi (approx 1h10’).
Greet at Hanoi airport, transfer you to city centre. (Approx. 40km)
Late afternoon we will enjoy a unique fascinating show of Water Puppetry, a traditional stage art of Northern Vietnam.
Welcome dinner at at nice restaurant in the city.
Overnight at hotel
Day 5: HANOI CITY TOUR – HALONG
Meals: B L D
AM: Meet at your place and start the city tour with visit to the area of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, including: Ho Chi Minh’s Former residence, Ba Dinh Square where Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of the Vietnam Democratic Republic in 1945, One Pillar Pagoda – one of the oldest architectures dated back from 11th century.
10:00 We continue to visit the Temple of Literature - the first University in Vietnam.
Lunch at restaurant.
After lunch, transfer to Halong through the beautiful countryside of the Red River Delta.
17:30 Arrive hotel in Ha Long. Check in hotel
18:30 Transfer to a nice restaurant in the town for dinner. After dinner, transfer back to hotel for overnight
Day 6: HA LONG – HANOI
Meals: B L D
AM: transfer to Ha Long boat station, embark your private boat and start for 04 hours cruising on the Ha Long bay. You will be marveled by thousands of caves and islets. Boat will stop at Thien Cung cave, considered as one of the most beautiful sightseeing places of Halong Bay. Visiting the caves, you will have chance to admire sparkling stalactites and stalagmites well as to view the whole panorama of Halong Bay from above.
Fresh seafood lunch is provided on board the boat.
12:00 Cruise back to the station where your car standby to drive back to Hanoi. On the way, you may like to stop for refreshment at a craft center run to raise money for the handicapped people.
16:30 Arrive your hotel in Hanoi. Visit the Hanoi Old Quarter, enjoy shopping in the Old Quarter.
18:30 Transfer for dinner at restaurant. After dinner, return to hotel for overnight.
Day 7: HANOI DEPARTURE
Meals: B
Breakfast at hotel. Free till transfer to airport for departure flight
7D Vietnam Discovery (P/CLV/7/1)
Vietnam - country of Peace, Love and Smiles is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia with natural beauty with a unique heritages. It is a beautiful country with destinations you could not miss when coming here.
Ho Chi Minh City or Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as it still known to many, is Vietnam's largest and most dynamic city. In 1862, the French declared the city, then known as Saigon, as the capital of colonial Cochin china. What hasn't changed in Ho Chi Minh City is commercial zeal. Not surprisingly, Ho Chi Minh City is a shopper's paradise, with trendy new boutiques and modern shopping centres just steps away from traditional open-air markets as it still known to many, is Vietnam's largest and most dynamic city. In 1862, the French declared the city, then known as Saigon, as the capital of colonial Cochin china. What hasn't changed in Ho Chi Minh City is commercial zeal. Not surprisingly, Ho Chi Minh City is a shopper's paradise, with trendy new boutiques and modern shopping centres just steps away from traditional open-air markets...
Driving south from Ho Chi Minh City, My Tho is the first major Mekong Delta town you to come to. Situated about two hours by bus south west of Ho Chi Minh city, Its proximity to Ho Chi Minh City has made My Tho the most popular destination for day-trippers to the delta looking for a taste of authentic delta life.
Da Nang is located on the east coast of Vietnam, a thriving seaport midway between capital of Hanoi in the North and Ho Chi Minh city, in the South. The region is renowned for its scenic beauty, with endless stretches of unspoiled sandy beaches, crystal blue seas and luxurious, tropical hinterland.
About 30 km from Danang in the South-West, Hoi An is one of the oldest cities in South-East Asia. During 17th and 18th centuries, Hoi An was a busy commercial port for the exchange of commodities between the West and the East. Recognized by UNESCO as Cultural Heritage Site, Hoi an is a living museum offering ancient Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese architecture and traditional Vietnamese hospitality. Centre of Hoi An remains much the same as it was 200 years ago.
Hanoi is home to all the best of historic Vietnam. Let's discover traditional temples, monuments, and pockets of ancient culture along the narrow streets of the Old quarter. With a unique blend of oriental and western charm, the French colonial legacy is still evident illustrated by the distinctive yellow pastel colored villas and government buildings. The centre of Hanoi is by far the greenest and most beautiful city with elegant tree-lined boulevards and many lakes…
Ha Long Bay is located in the northeastern part of Vietnam. In a not very large area, thousands of islands with differentforms look like glittering emeralds attached to the blue scarf of a virgin. The area where many stone islands concentrate has spectacular scenes and world-famous caves is the center of Ha Long Bay Natural Heritage. They are the result of many times of rising and lowering processes of the continent to form a karst. The process of nearly full erosion and weathering of the karst created the unique Ha Long Bay in the world
Day 1: HO CHI MINH CITY ARRIVAL
Meals: D
Arrive Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Greet at airport & transfer to hotel.
City tour in the afternoon: We first visit to the former Presidential Palace, was originally built in 1865 as a French Governor General of Indochina. The building once is the symbol of the South Vietnamese government.
Continue to to go into the classic Post office recalls European railway stations, particularly in the vaulted and glazed interior. Its "modern" skylight also recalls European buildings of the later nineteenth century (like Paris' Les Halles or Milan's Galleria).
Opposite to this site is the Catholic Church called Notre Dame De Paris. Having a look and taking the picture here. Notre Dame Cathedral has a neo-Romanesque form and two 40m-high square towers, tipped with iron spires, that dominate the city's skyline
Evening welcome dinner cruise on Saigon River.
After dinner, orientation tour by coach to see what lively HCMC offers in the night time then return to hotel for overnight
Day 2: MY THO, MEKONG DELTA
Meals: B L D
Depart to visit My Tho (approximately 2 hours driving from HCMC) – a busy hub of Mekong delta.
Upon arrival at local pier, board local motorized boat on the Mekong river to visit a coconut candy workshop, a famous local specialty. You will see the candy production right in this place with the explanation of local guides.
Take a short horse ride to a local house, meet and talk with people, observe local daily life, visit their bee farm & sample honey-tea. You will continue to take small rowing boat on canals to visit another local house with their orchard, enjoying the traditional music. Walking through fruit orchard to see and taste different kinds of fruit before returning to the pier.
Lunch is provided at a local garden restaurant. After lunch, drive back to HCMC.
Arrive city at around 16:30. Stop at city centre for free shopping at Ben Thanh market, one of the best places to pick up a "conical hat" or "ao dai". The market and surrounding streets makes up the city' liveliest areas.
Transfer for dinner at a nice restaurant in the city.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: HCMC - DA NANG – HOI AN
Meals: B L D
Transfer for morning flight to Da Nang.
Meet at Da Nang airport, transfer to Hoi An.
Lunch at restaurant in Hoi An.
PM: We head out to discover the charming of Hoi An ancient town by walking to visit a traditional Chinese Communal House, Hoi Kien Temple, ancient Merchants’ Houses, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge & spending time in colorful local market.
Dinner at a nice restaurant in the town.
Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Day 4: HOI AN – DA NANG – HANOI
Meals: B D
Free at leisure for own discovery or activities
Transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi (approx 1h10’).
Greet at Hanoi airport, transfer you to city centre. (Approx. 40km)
Late afternoon we will enjoy a unique fascinating show of Water Puppetry, a traditional stage art of Northern Vietnam.
Welcome dinner at at nice restaurant in the city.
Overnight at hotel
Day 5: HANOI CITY TOUR – HALONG
Meals: B L D
AM: Meet at your place and start the city tour with visit to the area of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, including: Ho Chi Minh’s Former residence, Ba Dinh Square where Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of the Vietnam Democratic Republic in 1945, One Pillar Pagoda – one of the oldest architectures dated back from 11th century.
10:00 We continue to visit the Temple of Literature - the first University in Vietnam.
Lunch at restaurant.
After lunch, transfer to Halong through the beautiful countryside of the Red River Delta.
17:30 Arrive hotel in Ha Long. Check in hotel
18:30 Transfer to a nice restaurant in the town for dinner. After dinner, transfer back to hotel for overnight
Day 6: HA LONG – HANOI
Meals: B L D
AM: transfer to Ha Long boat station, embark your private boat and start for 04 hours cruising on the Ha Long bay. You will be marveled by thousands of caves and islets. Boat will stop at Thien Cung cave, considered as one of the most beautiful sightseeing places of Halong Bay. Visiting the caves, you will have chance to admire sparkling stalactites and stalagmites well as to view the whole panorama of Halong Bay from above.
Fresh seafood lunch is provided on board the boat.
12:00 Cruise back to the station where your car standby to drive back to Hanoi. On the way, you may like to stop for refreshment at a craft center run to raise money for the handicapped people.
16:30 Arrive your hotel in Hanoi. Visit the Hanoi Old Quarter, enjoy shopping in the Old Quarter.
18:30 Transfer for dinner at restaurant. After dinner, return to hotel for overnight.
Day 7: HANOI DEPARTURE
Meals: B
Breakfast at hotel. Free till transfer to airport for departure flight
Price & booking
Validity from 01/05/2019 to 30/09/2019
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Hotel class
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Ho Chi Minh City
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Hoi An
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Hanoi
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Ha Long
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Economy (3*)
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Le Duy (Dlx)
Hoang Phu Gia (Sup)
Ambassador (Dkx W)
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Hoi An Lantern (Std)
Pavillon Boutique (ROH)
Pavillon Central (Sup)
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Angel Palace (Dlx Window)
Centre Point (Dlx C.V)
Medalion (Classic – Internal View)
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Trade Union (Dlx)
Diamond (Sup)
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Deluxe (4*)
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Palace Saigon (Dlx C.V)
Harmony (Juniror Pre)
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Belle Maison Hadana (Dlx Bal)
Pavillon Luxury (ROH)
Phu Thinh (Sup)
Emm HA / Thanh Binh Riverside
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Chalcedony (Dlx)
Thang Long Opera (Sup)
Flower Garden(ROH)
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SG HL (Dlx)
Royal Lotus (Premium)
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Luxury (5*)
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Majestic (Colonial Dlx)
Eastin (Dlx)
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Palm (Sup)
Allegro Hoi An (Little Suite)
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Nikko (Dlx)
Deawoo (Sup)
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Wyndham (Sup)
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If the listed hotel is fully booked, alternative accommodation will be offered.
Package includes:
- Private transportation with English speaking guide throughout the program
- Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast, based on Twin sharing
- Boat trip in My Tho – Mekong delta, Ha Long bay
- Meals, sightseeing and entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
- Purified water during transferring
- 1 FOC based on the above services for 15 paying pax. Maximum 2 FOC
Package Excludes:
- Arrival / Departure air ticket
- Air ticket Ho Chi Minh City – Da Nang – Hanoi (from USD 140, upon available seat. No FOC for group)
- Travel Insurance & other personal expenses.
- Meals not mentioned in the program, beverage during meals
- Visa fee (if applicable)
- Tips for guide and driver: 1 - 3 pax: USD 10 /Group/Day
4 - 6 pax: USD 15/Group/Day
7 pax up: USD 3/pax/Day
Child Policy:
- Child below 5 years old, sharing with 2 adults, without extra bed: FOC
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- Child from 5 to below 12 years old, sharing with 2 adults, without extra bed: 50% package cost.
- Child from 5 to below 12 years old, sharing with 2 adults, with extra bed: 80% package cost.
Child from 5 to below 12 years old, in twin share: 95% package cost. - Child from 12 years old: Full adult rate.
- Number of children do not exceed 20% total number of group
Remark:
- Hotel standard check in / Check out time: 14:00 / 1200 respectively. Early check in or late check out upon availability.
- Ho Chi Minh mausoleum closes on Monday and Friday. Almost museums close on Monday. Depending on your time, program can be adjusted to maintain the sightseeing places.
- Ho Chi Minh mausoleum closes during Sep & Oct for annual maintenance. For tours in this time, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum will be replaced by other sightseeing place as alternative ,
- If you have any specific food requirements (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies, Muslim food…) please inform us in advance so that we can provide notice to our restaurant, tour guide or our partners so that they can server you better.
- Meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
- Each breakfast will be served in your hotel. Breakfast selections include both Vietnamese and Western dishes to meet every diner's taste.
- Lunches and Dinner served in tours are normally arranged at the restaurants near the scenic spots. Most are Vietnamese dishes with some are modified to fit westerners' tastes.
