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Highlights:
Hanoi – Ha Long– Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An – Quy Nhon– Nha Trang - Da Lat - Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi – Siem Reap
Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi - Arrival
Arrive in Hanoi and transfer to hotel. The rest of the morning is free for rest or to begin exploring the city. In the afternoon, take a one-hour cyclo ride through the old quarter to enjoy the Hanoi’s beautiful late-afternoon colors and to visit a traditional Vietnamese “long house”.
Overnight at Zephyr Hotel 4 star in Hanoi
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Dinner inclusive)
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour
We begin our experience with the rich cultural and artistic traditions of Vietnam’s capital by visiting Ho Chi Minh’s former residence and mausoleum (the Mausoleum closed during Oct-Nov), the One Pillar Pagoda & the Temple of Literature, the History Museum.
Afternoon: more sighseeing: Ethnology Museum where is showing 54 ethnic group in Vietnam... enjoy a unique Water Puppet Show.
Overnight at Zephyr Hotel 4 star in Hanoi
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay - Hanoi
08.00Am - Pick up at hotel and drive to Halong bay through Red River Delta, Nature of countryside is beautiful on country land. Driving take 3 hours, Stop minute at half way visiting a humane work’ shop of the children
11.30 - Arrival to Halong bay. Board our Luxury sailboat for a cruise amongst towering limestone backdrops. Visit to caves, grottoes, floating fish villages and beaches.
12.30 - Have fresh seafood lunch on Cruiser while boat still moving
13.30 – Afternoon More cruise, swimming on nice beach.
16.30 - Drive back to Hanoi .
18:30 - Arrive to Hanoi, transfer to your hotel
Overnight at Zephyr Hotel 4 star in Hanoi
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast, Seafood Lunch inclusive)
Day 4: Hanoi - Hue
Morning: Free at leisure until transfer to the airport and flight to Hue, the former royal city of the 13 ruling Nguyen dynasties. Visit the Imperial Citadel and Forbidden City. If time permits, we will also visit the colourful local market.
Imperial City: This is in the Citadel and wad built in the early 19th century and modeled after Forbidden City in Peking. There are numerous palaces and temples within these walls, as well as towers, a library and a museum.
Ngo Mon gate: This is the principal entrance to the Imperial Enclosure and faces the Flag Tower. The central passageway with its yellow doors was reserved for use by the emperor, as wad the bridge across the lotus pond.
Thai Hoa Palace: built in 1803 and moved to its present site in 1833, Thai Hoa Palace is a spacious hall with ornate roof of huge timbers supported by 80 carved and lacquered columns.
Halls of the mandarins: these buildings, in which the mandarins prepared for court ceremonies, held in Can Chanh reception hall, was restored in 1977.
Nine Dynastic Urns: These were cast in 1835-36. Traditional ornamentation was then chiseled into the sides of the urns each dedicated to a different Nguyen sovereign
Overnight at Imperial Hotel 5 star in Hue
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 5: Hue - Danang - Hoi An
Take a boat trip on the Perfume River to Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the oldest ancient architectural structures for religious worship in Hue. Drive to the Royal Tombs of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh. Afternoon, we start the spectacular drive over Hai Van Pass to Danang, then continue to the charming historic city of Hoi An and check in hotel.
Overnight at Golden Sand Resort 5 star in Hoi An
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 6: Hoi An sight- seeing
Hoi An, known to early Western merchants, Hoi An was one of the major trading centres of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An has a distinctive Chinese atmosphere with low, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets is still virtually intact. Many of the houses were constructed of rare timbers and decorated with lacquer panels engraved with Chinese characters and pillars carved with ornamental designs. During a leisurely discovery tour on foot you will visit some of the historic merchant and community houses, places of worship and famous bridges. A short boat trip across the river brings you to the boat builder’s yard and woodcarvers as well as a pottery and brick making village.
Overnight at Golden Sand Resort 5 star in Hoi An
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 7: Hoi An – Nha Trang
Morning: free at leisure until car pick you up for transferring to Danang railway station to take the day train to Nha Trang sharing 4 berth air-conditioning compartment. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to hotel in Nha Trang for overnight. We could have chance to view
Overnight at Sunrise Beach resort 5 star in Nha Trang
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 9: Nha Trang - Dalat
Boat trip to visit Tam and Mun islands. Then depart for Dalat passing Ngoan Muc pass, the second spectacular one in Vietnam after the Haivan pass. The pass stretches over 20 km and offers wonderful scenery separating the two completely different climate zones. While Nha Trang is noted for its warm climate all year round, Dalat is mild and cool. Arrive in Dalat and visit Truc Lam Thien Vien with one way by cable car.
Overnight at Novotel Hotel 5 star in Da Lat
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 10: Dalat - Ho Chi Minh City
In the morning, visit BAO DAI'S SUMMER PALACE- Set atop the ridge overlooking Dalat, this residence is one of the more bizarre building you can visit. The building is best described as complete art deco, designed perhaps to be in Paris rather than Dalat. It used to be relaxing place of Bao Dai, the last feudal king of Vietnam which was overthrown during the August rebels in 1945. Then take a train to Trai Mat with an ancient locomotive. Start a scenic drive from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City
Overnight at Windsor Plaza Hotel 5 star in Ho Chi Minh City
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh City Tour
In the morning, drive to visit the amazing complex of underground tunnels at Cu Chi. There are more than 200 km of underground tunnels, comprising a main axis system with many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters and other tunnels. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Afternoon, visit Notre Dame Cathedral, Post Office and make a photo stop at the Former Presidential Palace; visit War Museum, Cholon (China town), Thien Hau Pagoda and Ben Thanh market.
Overnight at Windsor Plaza Hotel 5 star in Ho Chi Minh City
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 12: Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap
Take a morning flight to Siem Reap, arrive at Siem Reap International Airport and transfer to the hotel. In the same morning, visit Prasat Kravan with its unique brick sculptures and Ta Prohm. One of the area’s most beautiful temples, Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Visit as well Takeo, Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon.
Visit Preah Khan temple. Built by the King Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulders-hanging csorridors. Unlike Ta Prohm, however, Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation. Continue your visits to Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool and representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake and visit the temple of Ta Som as well as Srah Srang (“The Royal Baths”), undoubtedly used in the past for ritual bathing.
Overnight at Angkor Century Hotel 4 star in Siem reap
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 13: Siem Reap- discover the City of Temple
In the morning, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat.
The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.
Visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century). See the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), until sunset.
Overnight at Angkor Century Hotel 4 star in Siem Reap
"Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)
Day 14: Siem Reap – Departure
Morning, transfer to Banteay Srei temple (10th century), regarded as the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art. Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia
Transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for departure flight. End of services
(Breakfast inclusive)
Trip inclusive:
. Accommodation at 4 or 5 star hotel
. Boat cruise in Hue Perfume River, Halong Bay
. Train ticket from Da Nang to Quy Nhon
. English Speaking guide
. Meals as indicated in the itinerary
. All tours & transfers in private Air-Con car
. Admission fees and permits where applicable
. Vietnam visa processing fee
. Flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue; Ho Chi Minh – Siem Reap
Trip exclusive:
. Pre/post trip arrangement
. Travel insurance
. Meals not indicated
. Other personal expenses
. Tips and gratuities
. Other flights
. Visa stamping fee (required at airport upon arrival)
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