Detail 10-DAYS AROUND VIETNAM
Mon , 11/01/2010 --- Update at 02:11 GMT+0700
Daily departure on private tour, full board)
Day 01 Hanoi - Arrival (D)
... Meet on arrival at Hanoi / Noi Bai International Airport, transfer to hotel. p.m. City tour (if time permits):Temple of Literature,built in the 11th century as Vietnam’sfirst university, Fine Art Museum, Quan Thanh Temple. Dinner at local restaurant. Evening: Water puppet show, the unique Vietnamese traditional art. Accommodation. Day 02 Hanoi - Haiphong – Halong Bay (B/L/D) Breakfast. a..m. Visit Ho Chi Minh’sMausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and the whole October-November) andResidence, One-Pillar Pagoda, Army Museum. Lunch at arestaurant. Drive to Halong (170 km east of Hanoi) via Hai Phong with bridge and ferrycrossing. Dinner and accommodationat hotel. Day 03 Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L/D) Breakfast. a.m. Discover Halong Bay,listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragondescending to the sea“ as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay hasmore than 3,000 limestone islets rising from the clear emerald water, many ofthem containing beautiful grottoes. A 5-hour boat trip will bring you to ThienCung and Dau Go caves. Seafood lunch on board. p.m. Driveback to Hanoi. Dinner and accommodation. Day 04 Hanoi – Hue (B/L/D) Breakfast. a.m. Transfer to the airportfor flight to Hue,the royal city of Vietnam’slast ruling dynasty. Arrival in Hue,transfer to downtown. Lunch at local restaurant. p.m. Sightseeing in Hue with visit to theroyal tombs of King Tu Duc and King Khai Dinh and Tu Dam pagoda.Dinner and accommodation. Day 05 Hue – Danang –Hoi An (B/L/D) Breakfast. Takea dragon boat on Huong river, passing by the house-boat village and Dong Bamarket to Thien Mu Pagoda then visit Minh Mang tomb and the ruin of royalresidence at Imperial Citadel. Lunch atlocal restaurant. Afternoon: depart Hue for Hoi An across to Hai Van Pass (Passof the Ocean Clouds), passing through many pretty red-tiled villages with fruitorchards, enjoying spectacular views of sky and sea. Visit Cham Museum andproceed to Hoi An.Dinner and accommodation. Day 06 Hoi An - Danang – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L/D) Breakfast. a.m. Discover the historictown which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to18th centuries. Visit Hoi An market, Tan Ky old house, Japanesecovered bridge, Fukien Assembly Hall. p.m. Transfer to Danangairport for evening flight to Ho Chi Minh city.Transfer to hotel. Dinner and accommodation. Day 07 Ho Chi Minh City - MyTho - Can Tho (B/L/D) Breakfast. a.m. Coach trip to My Tho(2-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City)and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. My Tho is a prosperous town in the Mekong Delta.It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Enjoy a boatride on the Mekong River and visit an island of My Tho.Lunch at a local restaurant. p.m. Continuewith a visit to a snake farm and Dong Tam village before proceeding to Can Tho.Arrival and transfer to hotel. Dinner and accommodation. Day 08 Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City (B/L/D) Breakfast. a.m. Boat trip to visit CaiRang and Phong Dien floating market and fruit orchard. Lunch at localrestaurant. p.m. Returnto Ho Chi Minh city.Transfer to hotel Dinner and accommodation. Day 09 Ho Chi Minh City - CuChi Tunnels (B/L/D) Breakfast. a.m. VisitChinatown, Thien Hau Pagoda, History Museum and the former Presidential Palace. Lunch at local restaurant. p.m. Afternoon drive to Cu Chi(75 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City)visit an amazing complex of underground tunnels used during the American war.Return Ho Chi Minh city.Dinner at local restaurant.Accommodation. Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (B) Breakfast. Leisure time until transfer to Ho Chi Minh City / Tan Son Nhat airport for departure.
Accommodation with meals asspecified in the programme Transfers and tours withEnglish/French/German speaking local guide Domestic airtickets withairport taxes Hanoi/Hue - Danang /Ho Chi Minh Service charges, room tax and handling fee Exclusions: Departure airport tax in HoChi Minh at USD 12.00 nett per person Vietnamese visa fees Personal insurance Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||