| Day 1 : HANOI - ARRIVAL |
Arrive in Ha Noi, pick up at the airport transfer to hotel. Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French
colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. 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). 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. Over night in Hanoi.
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. Overnight on Junk
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| Day 4 : HALONG - HANOI |
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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. Overnight in Hanoi.
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| Day 5 : HANOI - HUE |
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Take a morning flight to Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. On arrival transfer to hotel. In the afternoon boat cruise on the romantically named Perfume River, visit Hue's best-known religious site, Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank and the elaborate tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. In the evening, enjoy Hue Folk Song Music. Overnight in Hue.
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| Day 6 : HUE-DANANG-HOI AN |
In the morning visit the elaborate mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh, the Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945, and Dong Ba Market.
in the afternoon drive to Hoi An, a true living museum. through the scenic route before passing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds, dropping down to the wonderfully photogenic fishing village of Lang Co. Visit Cham Museum. Overnight in Hoi An.
In the evening, free to stroll in Hoi An or have a beer in an ancient house.
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| Day 7 : HOI AN - SIGHTSEEING |
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.
Afternoon tour to Tra Que vegetable village, enjoy boat cruise on Thu Bon River to visiting the Thanh Ha pottery village.
Overnight in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.
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| Day 8 : HOI AN - QUI NHON |
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Drive to Qui Nhon (300km). Stop en route at Sa Huynh Beach and Tam Quan. You can view the daily lives of rural villagers processing cassava, farming rice and weaving grass. Stop along the way at the Banh It Cham Towers. Overnight in Qui Nhon.
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| Day 9 : QUI NHƠN - NHATRANG |
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Drive to Nha Trang passes through some of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in Vietnam. Stop at a Cham ruin near Tuy Hoa and Dai Lanh Beach to enjoy the turquoise waters. Overnight in Nhatrang.
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| Day 10 : NHA TRANG - BOAT CRUISE |
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Enjoy Nha Trang turquoise waters and white sandy beaches with a morning boat cruise offshore island in Nha Trang Bay. In the afternoon city tour includes the Po Nagar Cham Towers and Long Son Pagoda with its enormous white Buddha statue. Overnight in Nhatrang.
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| Day 11 : NHA TRANG - DALAT |
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Drive up to cool hills station of Dalat, stop to visit the 14th century Po Klong Garai Cham Tower. Dalat was Established as a hill station at the beginning of the century, Dalat is reminiscent of an alpine town with its French chalets and pine forests. On arrival Dalat visit Tuyen Lam Lake, Truc Lam Zen Monastery, former Emperor Bao Dai’s summer residence, the old Dalat Railway Station, Xuan Huong Lake. Overnight in Dalat.
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| Day 12 : DALAT - HO CHI MINH CITY |
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Visit Dalat central market before descending to Ho Chi Minh City. En route visit Damri Waterfalls, tea and coffee plantation. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Day 13 : HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS |
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A morning city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City (still called Saigon by many locals), takes in the former Presidential Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office, Thien Hau Pagoda in the city's bustling Chinatown. In the afternoon, travel to Cu Chi, visit the amazing 200km long underground tunnel system built by Communist soldiers which served as hiding place, storage hall, medical center, dormitory for guerrillas during the Vietnam War. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Day 14 : HO CHI MINH CITY - MEKONG DELTA - HO CHI MINH CITY |
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Leave HCMC in the morning for the three-hour drive to Cai Be with a stop at Cao Dai temple in Ben Luc. Continue to Cai Be. From Cai Be we take a boat trip to obtain an insight into the day-to-day lives of the people living on the Mekong River. Visit a rice paper and a popcorn family enterprise and the colorful and bustling Cai Be floating market. Through the Binh Hoa Phuoc canal you cruise to an island, where we stop at a local house in Vinh Long surrounded by orchards and bonsai trees to attend a traditional music show performed by the locals. Having lunch prepared and served by a local family. Return to HCMC late in the afternoon. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Day 15 : HO CHI MINH CITY - DEPARTURE |
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Free time until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for departure flight.
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