| Day 1 : HO CHI MINH CITY |
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Welcome at Tan Son Nhat airport. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city
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| Day 2 : TAY NINH - CU CHI (B,L) |
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Morning depart to Tay Ninh and discover the Holy See Temple which reflects the original Caodaist religion. Attend the colorful mass at noon before lunch at local restaurant. Driving back to Cu Chi Tunnels, where you visit 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.
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| Day 3 : HO CHI MINH CITY - MEKONG DELTA (B,L) |
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Morning depart 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 you 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 you 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 4 : HO CHI MINH CITY - NHATRANG (B) |
Whole day city tour including the former Presidential Palace, History Museum, War Remnants Hall, Ben Thanh market followed by Chinatown with Thien Hau Temple and a lacquer-wares workshop. Photo stops at Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, City Hall.
Transfer to Sai Gon Railway Station for the train to NhaTrang. Overnight on board with soft-sleeping berth and air-conditioned cabins.
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| Day 5 : NHA TRANG (B) |
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Arrival in Nha Trang early in the morning. Transfer to the hotel for breakfast. Visit to Cham Ponagar Temple, Oceanographic Institute. Check in hotel. Afternoon free for relax at Nhatrang beach or self exploring Nhatrang. Overnight in Nha Trang.
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| Day 6 : NHA TRANG - DANANG (B, L) |
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After breakfast, Boat ride to off-shore islands to enjoy swimming and watching colorful sea life, Lunch on Tam Islet. Transfer to Nha Trang railway station for the train to Danang (the soft-sleeping berth). Lunch on board. Arrival in Da Nang in the afternoon. Trandfer to Hoi An, the true living museum, check in hotel. Self exploring Hoi An by night. Overnight in Hoi An
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| Day 7 : DANANG - MY SON - HOI AN (B) |
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After breakfast, drive to My Son Holy Land of the former Cham Kingdom. Visit to the remaining Temples of the site , enjoying the skill of Cham people in building these structures with red bricks without mortar. Go back to Hoi An ancient town - one of the world's cultural heritages. A walking tour visit to the old houses and temples. Overnight in Hoi An.
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| Day 8 : HOI AN - DA NANG - HUE (B) |
After breakfast, drive to Da Nang. Visit to Cham Sculpture Museum. Continue to Hue, the imperial city of the 19th century has been ever since proud of its majestic royal tombs and its renowned Perfume River (Song Huong). Photostop at Hai Van Pass and Lang Co fishing village. Hotel check in on arrival.
Visit to the Imperial Citadel, Tu Hieu pagoda. Overnight in Hue.
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| Day 9 : HUE - HANOI |
Boat ride on the Huong River to visite Thien Mu pagoda and King MinhMang's tomb.
Afternoon visit to King Tu Duc's tombs, Dong Ba market. Afternoon transfer to the Railway Station for the night train to Hanoi, overnight on train.
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| Day 10 : HANOI |
Arrive Hanoi early in the morning. Transfer to hotel for breakfast. HoChi Minh's Mausoleum, One-Pillar Pagoda, Ngoc Son Temple and Temple of Literature. Cyclo ride (1 hour) to visit Ha Noi Old Quarter with 36 commercial streets.
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 Ha Noi.
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| Day 11 : HANOI - HA LONG |
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Transfer to Ha Long city via Hai Phong. Short sightseeing tour in this port city. Go on the trip to Ha Long. Overnight in Ha Long.
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| Day 12 : HA LONG - HA NOI |
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Boat trip on the magnificent Ha Long Bay to enjoy swimming and exploring the limestone grottoes and caves of the World Natural Heritage. Sea food lunch on board. Return to Ha Noi, visit to a Ceramics workshop on the way. Overnight in Ha Noi
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| Day 13 : TAM COC (HOALU) |
Day long excursion to Hoa Lu. Visit to the Temples of Dinh,Le Dynasties dated from the 10th
century. Enjoy a hand-rowed sampan ride to the amazing Tam Coc caves. Back to Ha Noi for overnight stay.
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| Day 14 : DEPARTURE |
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At leisure till transfer to the airport for departure flight.
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