| Day 1 : HANOI - ARRIVAL |
Arrive in Ha Noi, pick up at the airport transfer to hotel. Enjoy 1hour cyclo tour through the bustling old quarter
streets named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places. (if time permitted)
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| Day 2 : HANOI SIGHTSEEING |
Full day Hanoi sightseeing includes the Ho Chi Minh complex Mausoleum, former residence (house on stilts), One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to the Temple of Literature, the Lake of Restored Sword. Drop off at the Bustling Old quarter for self exploring Hanoi or shopping.
In the evening. Enjoy water pupet show - a remarkable Vietnamese art form that combines traditional music, fireworks, underwater Puppeteers, and elaborate puppets floating gracefully over water.
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| Day 3 : HANOI - HALONG BOAT CRUISE |
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Drive to Halong. Board a wooden sailing junk for a cruise through magnificent Halong Bay, a UNESCO designated World Heritage site with thousands small islets emerging from emerald clear water. Drop anchor for a silent night on Halong Bay.
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| Day 4 : HALONG - HANOI - NIGHT TRAIN TO HUE |
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Wake up for a fresh coffee and a wholesome breakfast before we cruising to see another part of the bay on the way back to Halong City. Lunch. Return to wharf. Drive back to Hanoi. Transfer to train station for night train to Hue. (air-condition cabin/4 persons)
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| Day 5 : HUE - ARRIVAL - SIGHTSEEING |
Arrive in Hue, pick up at Hue train station transfer to restaurant for breakfast. Perfume River cruise to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and the elaborate royal tombs of Emperor Khai Dinh and Tu Duc. Continue to visit the imperial citadel, Dong Ba Market.
In the evening enjoy Hue folk song music.
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| Day 6 : HUE - HOI AN |
Leaving for Danang by car through emerald-green paddy fields and climb over dramatic Hai Van Mountain pass (cloud of pass) on the way we visit Marble Mountains, Cham Museum, housing the world's finest collection of Cham artwork. Lunch in Danang then we continue (30km) to Hoi An ancient town, a true living museum.
Take a walking tour of ancient town and visit former merchants' houses, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colourful market. check in Hotel. Dinner. Free for self exploring Hoi An.
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| Day 7 : HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN - MY SON - HCMC |
Depart for My Son, the former capital of the Kingdom of Champa, located 50 km from Hoi An. The Cham people ruled central and southern coastal Vietnam between the 8th and 15th centuries and today at My Son there exists 70 of the red brick temples set in a peaceful verdant valley, return to Hoi An for lunch. Transfer to Danang airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City
Arrive in HCMC, pick up at the airpoet transfer to hotel.
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| Day 8 : HO CHI MINH CITY - MY THO (MEKONG DELTA) |
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Drive through scenic Mekong Delta to My Tho ( 70 km). Where you board a wooden boat cruising along the river to visit a nearby orchard where guests can sample the succulent fruits and coconut candy, the specialty products of Mekong Delta. Take a horse-drawn through the country lane to visit bee farm and embark a sampan through narrow winding cannels. Continue to Phoenix Island where lunch will be served with local specialties food. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Visit Thien Hau Temple and China town.
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| Day 9 : HOCHIMINH SIGHTSEEING - CU CHI TUNNELS |
Driving to Cu Chi Tunnels (1.5hours) for visiting the impressive underground tunnel network built by Vietnamese guerrilla fighters and their supporters during the long years of their struggle for independence ( a crawl through 50 metres out of 200 kms of the tunnel system is recommended). Return to Ho Chi Minh City,
A half day city tour, visit the former Presidential Palace. Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Post office, War Museum, Ben Thanh Market
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| Day 10 : HO CHI MINH CITY - DEPARTURE |
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Free at leisure or shopping before transferring to airport for departure.
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