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Day 1 : ARRIVAL HANOI

Welcome to Hanoi. Warmly welcome and transfer to hotel check in (at noon), full time of resting. An intersting welcoming dinner ( your own account) on set menu in the side of Hoan Kiem lake, imagin that the true Vietnam sceneries are being around you with high-class foods. A traditional music band will sow in your mind the most memorable moments of lifetime thru the folk-music, folk-singers, folk-songs and folk-dances of Northern Vietnamese. O/N in HANOI.

 

Day 2 : HANOI – LAO CAI (By Train ) (B)

After breakfast, visit to the Chairman Palace area: Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, Ba Dinh National square, Stilt House; One Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda & Quan Thanh Temple Temple of Literature known as Vietnam's first university built on 11^th century. Afternoon, visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Ngoc Son - Heroic Temple, But Tower, Old Quarter and shopping streets. If enough time, keep on visiting St. Joseph Cathedral. Transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for excursion to Lao Cai ETD 21:30PM. Enjoy your night in A/C Superior cabine-4 soft beds. O/N on TRAIN.

 

Day 3 : LAO CAI- BAC HA , SAPA (60 km) (B)

Arrival in Lao Cai in morning ETA 06:00AM. Met and transfer to Bac Ha, Here you can meet all the colourful minority groups of Hmongs, Tay, Thai, Nung. Take time to discover  the most famous market of the region – Bac Ha. A short wark to Na Hoi Tho Hamlet to visit the old palace of H’mong King - Hoang Yen Chao Castle. Take a boat in Coc Ly, 2 hours rowing along Chay River, find yourselves smaller among high rock mountains and breathtakingly waterfalls, visit a village of the Tay Minority in Trung Do, get off in Bao Nhai. Transfer to Sapa Town, Check in your hotel and time to rest. O/N in SAPA.

 

Day 4 : SA PA TREKKING – LAO CAI - HANOI  (38 km, by TRAIN) (B)

After breakfast, then enjoy a walking tour to visit the most lively context of Sapa: visit Sapa Market, Sapa Church Followed-up is drive to CatCat village & Taphin village (15 km from Sapa) - walk inside the village to visit Red Dao, black Hmong houses (Well-prepared gumboots or trekking shoes for hours trek through terraced paddy fields). Drive back to Lao Cai for dinner ( your own account), free until 18:30PM - time to go to Lao Cai Railway Station for a night train which departure on ETD 20:30 back to Hanoi. Enjoy your night in A/C Superior cabine-4 soft beds. O/N on TRAIN.

 

Day 5 : HANOI – HA LONG BAY - HANOI ( 175 km ) (B)

The train arrives at Hanoi Station next morning ETA 05:30AM. Straight down to Ha Long Bay – a beautiful Bay absolutely recognised as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO. Enjoy a sailing boat to cruise 4 hours on the Bay, visit the imposing caves, grottoes, shapely islets and calm beaches . Seafood lunch on board. Drive back to Hanoi on afternoon. O/N in HANOI.

 

Day 6 : HANOI – HUE ( 1 Hours by PLANE ) (B)

Early wake-up, breakfast in box, then say good-bye Hanoi, transfer to the Noi Bai Airport for a flight of VN241 at 06.30-07.40 to Hue Royal City, the Complex of Monuments, the heart of central Vietnam. served as Vietnam’s political capital 1802 to 1945 under the 13 emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty and Welcome and transfer to the boat quay for Cruising by the dragon-motor boats upstream along Perfume river, the boat will upstream to visit Thien Mu Pagoda ( Pagoda of Heavenly Lady ) and  ROYAL TOMB of Minh Mang King – one is impressed by the majesty and symmetry of the architectural constructions. For afternoon, visit the ROYAL TOMB of Tu Duc King and shopping at the busy market of Dong Ba. O/N in Hue.

 

Day 7 : HUE – DA NANG – HOI AN (135 km) (B)

After breakfast, check-out then enjoy and Forbidden Purple City: The Flag Tower , the nine holy cannons, The Nhan and Quang Duc Miradors, Palace of the Supreme Harmony, Noontime Gate The Mieu Temple is situated southwest of the Citadel and facing south, dedicated to ten Emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty, then The Royal Theater. Departure to Da Nang City, an ancient land closely connected with cultural traditions, mixing the famous beautiful sites, the white sand beaches, passing many spectacular scenarios along the National Highway 1, via the breathing Pass of Ocean- Clouds, photo-stop at Lang Co beach, stop-over on peak to view over beautiful landscapes. Arrival Da Nang, brief visit to the Museum of Cham Sculpture, then stone carving villages at Marble Mountains. Continuing travel to Hoi An ancient town, a calm town with lots of old houses, clan temples of hundreds year. Check in and enjoy a walking town-tour, with visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, Ong Pagoda , Quan Thanh De Quan (Quan Van Truong). Fukienese Assembly Hall, Tan Ky Ancient House, Hand-made Silk workshop as a last destination. O/N in HOI AN.

 

Day 8 : DA NANG – HO CHI MINH CITY ( 1 Hours by Plane ) (B)

After breakfast, check out and transfer direct to Da Nang airport for flight of VN451 at 08.15-09.10 to Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City -the biggest city of Vietnam .On the way to transfer to your hotel in downtown for check-in,  stop-over to take the souvernir pictures at Neo-Roman Notre Dame Cathedral, Municipal Post Office. Later, Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (also the old French City Hall before 1975), and Municipal Theatre built in 1899 and Witness their bustling maket of Binh Tay Wholesales Market, continuing to Lady Temple-where offering the masterpieces of Chinawares & Porcelains Check in your hotel and continue visit to The Reunification Palace. the old US Embassy the Prime Misnisterial building and many more,A quick look to the lacquerware / Silk factories/shops and Handmade Workshops. Evening, dinner cruise (not included) on Saigon River in a floating restaurant. O/N in HO CHI MINH CITY.

 

Day 9 : HO CHI MINH CITY- MEKONG DELTA/ VINH LONG.  ( 100 km )  (B).

Drive to Vinh Long town of Mekong Rivers. Photo-Stop at Cao Dai Temple-a colourful religion were combined of Christian-Buddhism-Confucianism-Taoism. Then continue to Cai Be and enjoy river tour along narrow waterways through floating market, Photo-Stop at Cao Dai Temple-a colourful religion were combined of Christian-Buddhism-Confucianism-Taoism. Then continue to Cai Be and enjoy river tour along narrow waterways through floating market, making rice-paper mill, making pop-rice mill, orchards, making coco-nut candy, etc... Proceed visiting old-styled house: Mr Cai Huy (1860), nursery garden, An Binh orchards to enjoy seasonal fruits. Your river-boat will take you in Vinh Long town and Back to Sai gon and free at leisure for your own activities. O/N in HO CHI MINH CITY.

 

Day 10 :  FLY BACK HOME FROM HO CHI MINH CITY - WELCOME HOME !

After breakfast, check out and continue a sightseeing tour of Ho Chi Minh City with the attractions: the History Museum and shopping at Ben Thanh Market and at the streets of handicraft shops . Free time at the Airport  until time to fly to your next destination.