Day 1 : Arrival Hanoi ( D )

Arrive at NoiBai Airport. Hanoi is a capital with a millennium-long history. The architecture includes some of the most known Vietnamese classic monuments, decaying but relatively intact examples of French colonial buildings.

Meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner featured with Vietnamese specialty at restaurant. Evening is reserved for Water Puppet Show. Overnight in hotel.

Day 2: Hanoi City tour - Sapa ( B,L, D)( Night train )

Your tour starts with a visit to HoChiMinh mausoleum, One pillar pagoda. The next stop is Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first college -QuocTuGiam, then roaming around HoanKiem lake Lunch in nice restaurant No 69 at Old House.

Afternoon : Visit Ethnology Museum. Free time.

20h30 Transfer to Train Station for night train LC 5 ( 22h00 - 6h00 ) to Sapa. Overnight on the train by soft sleeper.

Day 3:  Sapa - CatCat ( B,L, D)
AM: 7h30 arrive Lao Cai, take a local bus to Sapa. Free for visiting ethnic market, Sapa town.
PM : Trekking to visit Cat cat village, H’mong people and Catcat waterfall lying in a small valley. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 4 : Lao Chai - TaVan -Hanoi ( B,L, D) ( Night train )
All day trekking to visit some minority villages. Lao Chai - TaVan.You will meet some different minority people H’mong, Zay, Red Dzao, you can see the different colorful dresses. 17h00 transfer to Laocai train station for night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train.

Day 5:Hanoi -Halong - Hanoi ( B,L, D)

5h00 Arrive to Hanoi Train Station. Pick up and have brefast, 8h00 depart to Halong bay .It is an UNESCO World Heritage site. Probably you have seen pictures of this unique bay with its thousands of islands. 4 hours boat trip give you a chance to enjoy the breath-taking beauty of Halong Bay - the World's Natural Wonder. Afternoon back Hanoi. Dinner and Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi -Shopping - Hue ( B )( Night train )

Full day free time for shopping. Afternoon is reserved for Water Puppet Show. 17h30 transfer to Hanoi train Station for Train S 1 ( 19h00 - 8h00 ) to Hue. Overnight on train.

Day 7: Hue City tours( B,L, D)

Pick up then transfer to your hotel in Hue.
Boat trip to visit ThienMu Pagoda and TuDuc and King's tombs (KhaiDinh). Visit Imperial Citadel in the afternoon. The tour ends by shopping at Dongba Market. Dinner at the Royal restaurant. Overnight at hotel.

Day 8: Hue -Hoian ( B,L, D)

Transfer to Danang . Spend time in LangCo beach enroute, taking photograph from HaiVan Pass ( The pass of Sea and Cloud). Cham Museum in Danang. Afternoon visit Marble Mountain and enjoying sea/sun bathing in China beach. Arrive Hoian. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 9: Hoian - Danang -Nhatrang ( B,L, D) Daily Train.

Am : Transfer from Hoian to Danang Station for a Train S1 ( 11h00 -20h00 ) to NhaTrang. Arrive NhaTrang. Pick up then transfer to your hotel.

Day 10: NhaTrang Island ( B,L, D)

Nha Trang is a city in Khanh Hoa Province and lies on the coast of the East Sea. Located in the southern part of central Vietnam, it has a population of about 300,000 inhabitants. The city is flanked by nearly ten kilometers of prime beach where the water is warm year round. Its pristine white municipal beach of fine silica sand forms a crescent around the sparkling blue water of the bay.
8:00am starting boat trip to Hon Tam Island and fishing village in NhaTrang, visit coral island and TriNguyen Aquarium. Dinner at restaurant. Overnight in NhaTrang.

Day 11: NhaTrang - Hochiminh ( B,L, D) (By car or bus )

7h00AM take a bus to Hochiminh City. Lunch on route. Stop over at Cana beach. 17h00 Arrive in Hochiminh City. Check in hotel. Dinner at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.

Day 12 : Hochiminh city ( B,L, D)
Explore the city: Town hall, post office, Cathedral, BenThanh Market, Independent Square. Visit: History museum, ThienHau Pagoda, Binhtay Market, Cholon Chinese district. Dinner at the floating boat on Saigon River. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Mytho - Mekong River delta - Hochiminh city( B,L, D)
8h00 Am : Continuation of your trip to the Mekong Riverdelta. Stroll on boat through tiny channels and quiet villages in MyTho. Lunch at pleasant restaurant inside the garden. Return to SaiGon in the afternoon, on the way stop to visit VinhTrang Pagoda. Dinner at the restaurant. Free in the evening. Overnight in HoChiMinh City.
Day 14: Day departure ( B )
Free until transfer to airport for departure.

Accommodation offering in this trip  ( click to see  )

Tour Cost includes:

- Full transportation by private car or bus as tour program indicated.
- Full meals as indicated in the itinerary. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant ( Vietnamese food )
- Train ticket S1 Soft sleeper : Hanoi - Hue, Danang -NhaTrang

- Train ticket 2 ways Soft sleeper -first class: Hanoi -Laocai -Hanoi.

- Tourist Bus ticket : NhaTrang -Hochiminh City.

- English /French - speaking guide
- Full entrance fees.

- Private Boat trip in Halong bay, Perfume River, Nhatrang, Tiengiang river in Mytho.

- Twin-share accommodation with daily breakfast; ( AC room)

Tour Cost excludes:
Airport taxes; Visas; travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers

Trip Summary:

Where:	Trip starts in Hanoi and ends in Hochiminh City
When:	All year round;
Grade:	Moderate to Strenous;
Accommodation:	Tourist-class hotels (Standard and clean hotel),
Transport:	Private car or bus, boat, public ferry,
Meals:	As indicated; (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

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( update 25th Jan 2008 )