---- 13 Days/12 Nights---

Day 1 : ARRIVAL HANOI

Welcome to Hanoi. Transfer to hotel check in (at noon). Evening, welcome 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)

Breakfast. Firstly, 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 a night train to Lao Cai. Welcome on board, the train will depart at 10.00PM. Enjoy your night in A/C Superior cabin. O/N on TRAIN.

Day 3 : LAO CAI- SAPA (38 km) (B)

Arrival in Lao Cai in morning ETA 06:00AM. You will be picked up at Lao Cai Railway Station. Transfer to Sapa Town. Transfer to hotel and have breakfast. Put all your luggages at the hotel. 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 (12 km from Sapa Townlet), Taphin village (15 km from Sapa) - walk inside the village to visit Red Dao, black Hmong houses and experience the daily lives to understand better their culture and customs. (Well-prepared gumboots or trekking shoes for hours trek through terraced paddy fields). O/N in SAPA.

Day 4 :SA PA–BAC HA–LAO CAI–HANOI (140 km,by TRAIN) (B)

Breakfast. Transfer to Bac Ha to discover the most famous market of the region – Bac Ha. Here you can meet all the different minority groups of the region: Hmongs, Tay, Thai, Nung. A short wark to Na Hoi Tho Hamlet to visit the old palace of H’mong King - Hoang Yen Chao Castle. Drive back to Lao Cai Railway Station for night train back to Hanoi. The train will departure on ETD 08.30PM. Enjoy your night in A/C Superior cabin. O/N on TRAIN.

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

The train arrives at Hanoi Station next early morning at 05.30AM. Drive straighly to Ha Long Bay – a beautiful Bay absolutely recognised as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO. Then, enjoy a sailing boat cruise in 4 hours on the Bay. The cruise will bring you to visit the imposing caves, grottoes, shapely islets and calm beaches. Seafood lunch on board (your own account). After cruise, drive back to Hanoi. O/N in HANOI.

Day 6 : HANOI – NINH BINH (110 km) (B)

Breakfast. Drive to Ninh Binh province, visit to Dinh and Le Dynasty Temple and Tam Coc caves, rowing  boat alongside streams through the rice field to admire the picturesque views. Rowing back to departure bank, then visit to Bich Dong ancient pagodas hide itself on the slope’s rocky hillrange. After full day of wallowing in marvellous nature, drive back to Hanoi. Evening, enjoy the water puppet show - a unique art form and truly traditional show of the Northern Vietnamese, symbolizing for a colorful wet rice-civilization. O/N in HA NOI.

Day 7 : HANOI – HUE (1 Hour by PLANE) (B)

Early wake-up at 4.00AM, breakfast is served inbox. Check out and drive to Noi Bai Airport for early morning flight VN241 06.30-07.40HRS to Hue Royal City in the heart of central Vietnam with the Nguyen Dynasty who was served as Vietnam’s political capital 1802 to 1945 under the 13 emperors. Welcome and transfer to the boat quay for boat cruise upstream along Perfume river by the dragon-motor boats. Visit Thien Mu Pagoda (Pagoda of Heavenly Lady ) and  ROYAL TOMB of King Minh Mang– one was impressed by the majesty and symmetry of the architectural constructions. Boat back the city for afternoon visit the ROYAL TOMB of King Tu Duc. Then, rest time for your shopping at the busy market of Dong Ba. O/N in HUE.

Day 8 : HUE – DA NANG – HOI AN (135 km) (B)

Breakfast. Check-out to continue to visit 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. Then, departure to Da Nang City, 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 stone carving villages at Marble Mountains. Continuing drive 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. Back to hotel and free at noght. O/N in HOI AN.

Day 9 : DA NANG – HO CHI MINH CITY ( 1 Hours by Plane ) (B)

Breakfast in box. Check out at 6.00AM and transfer directly to Da Nang airport for morning flight VN451 08.15-09.10 to Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City -the biggest city of Vietnam. Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City. On the way to your hotel, stop-over to take photos at Neo-Roman Notre Dame Cathedral, Municipal Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (also the old French City Hall before 1975), and Opera House. Check in your hotel and short free time. Afternoon, visit to Reunification Palace. the old US Embassy the Prime Ministerial building. Then, a quick look to Tay Son lacquer ware  Silk factories/shops and Handmade Workshops. Evening, dinner cruise (your own account) on Saigon River in a floating restaurant. O/N in HO CHI MINH CITY.

Day 10 : HO CHI MINH CITY- MEKONG DELTA/ VINH LONG – CAN THO  (175 km )  (B)

Breakfast. Drive to Vinh Long town in Mekong Delta. Pass by Cao Dai Temple - a colourful religion which is combined of Christian, Buddhism, Confucianism & Taoism. Then, continue to Cai Be and enjoy a river tour along narrow canals including floating market, making rice-paper mill, making pop-rice mill, orchards, making coco-nut candy, etc... Proceed visiting old-styled house of Mr. Cai Huy (1860), nursery garden, An Binh orchards to enjoy seasonal fruits. Boat back to Vinh Long town and cross Lower River by big ferry to reach Can Tho for overnight. O/N in CAN THO.

Day 11 : CAN THO - HO CHI MINH CITY ( 175 km )  (B)

Breakfast. Cruising by a private motor river-boat along Mekong River & its canals to enjoy sunrise, rural sceneries and the daily life of watery inhabitants and visit Cai Rang floating market. After that, visit the Binh Thuy ancient house where was the main palce in the famous French film “L’amant”. The house was dated 1800s with baroque details. Then, Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Evening, it is highly suggested to have a dinner (not included) with night show of Traditional Wedding Ceremony and fork music in Binh Quoi tourist village. O/N in HO CHI MINH CITY.

Day 12 : HO CHI MINH CITY-TAY NINH–CU CHI TUNNELS (200 km)  (B)

Breakfast. Drive to Cu Chi Underground Tunnels - a famous battle field, a guerrilla base during Vietnam War before 1975, enjoy challenging excursion inside the tunnels and bunkers. Leave the tunnels for a journey to visit Cao Dai Holly See in Tay Ninh town, there is a colourful religion were combined of Christian-Buddhism-Confucianism-Taoism, a moment at noontime religious ceremony at the Great Temple to give an unforgettable impression. Drive back to city. O/N in HO CHI MINH CITY.

Day 13 :  DEPARTURE FROM HO CHI MINH CITY - WELCOME HOME ! (B)

Bbreakfast. Free until check-out (~ 12.00PM). Transfer to Airport for departure to your home.