| Day 1 : HANOI - ARRIVAL |
Arrive in Ha Noi, pick up at the airport transfer to hotel. Enjoy 1 hour cyclo tour through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places. (if time permitted)
Overnight in Hanoi.
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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.
Overnight in Hanoi
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| Day 3 : HANOI - HALONG BOAT CRUISE |
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.
Overnight on Junk
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| Day 4 : HALONG - HANOI |
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.
Overnight in Hanoi.
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| Day 5 : HANOI - DANANG - HOI AN |
Morning flight to Danang, On arrival transfer to Hoi An, a true living museum. En route, visit Cham Museum, housing the world's finest collection of Cham artwork.
Half day walking tour in Hoi An, was a major Asian trading port in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries where architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years. Take a walking tour of the ancient town center to visit former merchants' houses, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colourful market.
Overnight in Hoi An
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| Day 6 : HOI AN - HUE |
Morning tour to Tra Que vegetable village, enjoy boat cruise on Thu Bon River to visiting the Thanh Ha pottery village.
Leave Hoi An early in the afternoon for Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. The scenic route passes through Da Nang before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds and dropping down to the wonderfully photogenic fishing village of Lang Co. Arrive in Hue late afternoon and check in hotel.
Overnight in Hue.
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| Day 7 : HUE - SIGHTSEEING |
A boat trip on the romantically named Perfume River, visit Hue's best-known religious site, Thien Mu Pagoda. By road to visit Tu Duc mausoleum. In the afternoon visit the elaborate mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh, the Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945, and Dong Ba Market.
Overnight in Hue.
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| Day 8 : HUE - HO CHI MINH CITY |
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city. On arrival pick up and transfer to hotel.
Half day Ho Chi Minh sightseeing to visit Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post office, War Remnant Museum. Ben Thanh Market.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
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| Day 9 : HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS |
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Driving to Cu Chi Tunnels (1.5 hours) 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. Visit Chinese town, Thien Hau Temple
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| Day 10 : HO CHI MINH CITY - CAN THO |
Drive overland to Cai Be in the heart of the Mekong Delta. On arrival board a sampan for a cruise on the Mekong River and its multiple canals to Vinh Long. Visit Cai Be floating market, an old colonial house, a rice corn factory and taste local specialties for lunch. Continue to Can Tho, the capital town of the Mekong Delta.
Overnight in Can Tho.
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| Day 11 : CAN THO - HO CHI MINH CITY |
Boat cruise to discover Cai Rang floating market and witness the rural life along the riverbank. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Day 12 : HO CHI MINH CITY - DEPARTURE |
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Free for shopping before transfer to airport for departure flight.
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