DAY 1 : HANOI - ARRIVAL
Meet at Noibai international airport. Transfer to hotel. Night in Hanoi.
DAY 2 : HA NOI CITY TOUR (B, L)
After having breakfast at hotel, you will be picked up by guide and car for Hanoi City tour. Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda and the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam – the 1st University of Vietnam. Lunch will be served at local restaurant.
Afternoon : take the cyclo tour visit Hanoi Old quarter, passing Dong Xuan Market, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy the Water Puppet show. Overnight in hotel in Hanoi.
DAY 3 : HANOI – HALONG (B,L,D)
08.00 – 08.30: P/u at hotel. 3.5hr drive to Halong Bay
12.00 – 12.30: Embark on Oriental Sails, followed by a cruise briefing
13.00 – 15.30: Savor a delicious lunch as Oriental Sails goes deep into Halong Bay, passing Fighting cock rock, Dog rock and Incense Burner, to name a few
15.30 – 17.30: Visit Amazing Cave. Kayak the hidden parts of the Bay
17.30 – 19.00: Swimming, photo shooting or just relaxing at dawn
19.00: Enjoy dinner. Partying, fishing or just lazing. O/n on board
DAY 4 : HALONG – HANOI – DONG HOI (B, L,D) (NIGHT TRAIN SE3)
06.00 – 07.00: Early swimming, excising or photo hunting
07.00 – 11.00: Having breakfast at sunrise
Cruising through Drum cave, Man’s Head Islet, Van Gia fishing village and then leisurely back to harbor
Disembark Oriental Sails at around 11.00am
12.00-16.30: Drive back to Hanoi and trip ends at your hotel at around 4.30pm.
21.30 : Transfer to Hanoi Station for the night train to Dong Hoi (Phong Nha). Overnight on train by soft sleeper.
DAY 5 : DONGHOI - HUE (B, L)
7h35 AM Arrive at DongHoi train station and having breakfast in restaurant. Boat trip on Son River to visit Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is one of the world's two largest limestone regions, and it has been recognised as a world natural heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) at its 27th general assembly session being held in Paris from June 30-July 5, 2003. Besides the grotto and cave systems, Phong Nha has the longest underground rivers, the largest caverns and passageways, the widest and prettiest sand banks, and the most astonishing rock formations in the world. Transfer to Hue. Overnight at hotel in Hue.
DAY 6 : HUE (B, L)
After having breakfast at hotel, boat trip on Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda considered as Royal Pagoda of the Nguyen Dynasty and Imperal Citadel. Lunch.
PM: Visit Mausoleums of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh King. Visit a typical garden-house in Hue (Hue has another name as "city of garden"). Ending the day by shopping at Dong Ba market. Night at hotel in Hue.
DAY 7 : HUE - MY SON - HOI AN (B, L)
After breakfast, check out hotel and depart to Hoi An via Da Nang. Stop at Hai Van Pass (pass of Cloud) for the picture and visit Cham Musuem in Da Nang. Continue to drive to Hoi An Ancient Town - a World's Cultural Heritage in the central Vietnam, 30 km to the South of Danang. Arrive in Hoi An, check in hotel and have lunch at restaurant.
P.M: visit My Son, a ancient religion center of the Cham people in the past. Dinner and overnight in Hoian.
DAY 8 : HOI AN (B, L)
Visit Hoian - an old trading town, some 30km from Danang. Visit Hoian: Japanese Covered Bridge, TanKy Old house, Assembly Hall Chinese. PhucKien Pagoda, Hoian Museum and Market.
P.M: Free time. Overnight in Hoian.
DAY 9 : HOIAN -DANANG - NHA TRANG (B,L) FLIGHT VN 335 AT 9.40
Am : Transfer from Hoian to Danang airport for flight to NhaTrang (9h40 - 10h45), the guide will welcome you and escort you to the hotel. The left of the day is open for free sea bathing at NhaTrang beach. Lunch at restaurant. Overnight in NhaTrang.
DAY 10 : NHA TRANG CITY TOUR (B, L)
Boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium and Bai Tranh beach and bathing at Bai Tranh - a clean blue-water beach in the island.
P.M: Visit Ponagar Cham Tower, Long Son Pogoda, Hon Chong Rocks and Nha Trang (Dam) market. Night in Nha Trang .
DAY 11 : NHA TRANG – SAI GON (B, L)
Drive to Hochiminh city, the biggest city of Vietnam. It is 450 km to the South of Nhatrang. On the way stop to have lunch at Ca Na Beach. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon. Check in hotel and free time. Night in Hochiminh city.
DAY 12 : SAI GON - CUCHI TUNNEL (B, L)
Morning : Take the HCMC City tour, visit Visit Notre Dame Church, Post Office, Thong Nhat Conference Hall, and War Museum. Lunch will be served at restaurant.
PM: Drive to visit Cuchi Underground Tunnel - a battle field in Vietnam War closely to Saigon City. Night in Hochiminh City.
DAY 13 : MY THO - MEKONG DELTA (B, L)
After having breakfast at hotel, you will be picked up by private car and guide and depart to My Tho – Ben Tre. After about 2h30 drive, you will cross Mekong river by motorized boat. Row- boat ride along small creeks to Mekong River estuary. Motorized boat cruise along natural creeks and quiet village in Ben Tre province. Visit orchards, bee - keeping farm, taste natural honey & honey wine, enjoy tropical fruit, traditional music (free of charge),see round a distillery. See Coconut candy production process, taste candy & Coconut pulp. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh-city. Night in Sai Gon.
DAY 14 : DEPARTURE
Have a breafast at the hotel. Check out hotel. Free time till transfer to the airport.
End tour.
