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Hanoi – Ha Long– Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An - Nha Trang - Da Lat – Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap
 

 Itinerary

 

 

Day 1: Hanoi - Arrival
Meet on arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, transfer to hotel for check in.
In the evening, attend a performance of the famous Vietnamese traditional art of water puppetry 

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 cyclo ride through the old quarter past the Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple


Overnight at Zephyr Hotel 4 star in Hanoi "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 3: Hanoi – Ha Long 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 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 Tu Duc Tomb.
Imperial City: This is in the Citadel and wad built in the early 19th century and modeled after Forbidden City in Bejing. 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
Boat trip on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the oldest ancient architectural structures for religious worship in Hue, then depart for Danang. The scenic 4-hour drive via Hai Van pass offers spectacular views of mountains, the sea, idyllic beaches and villages. Visit Cham Museum on the way. We continue further south to the charming historic city of Hoi An. Known to early Western merchants, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers 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.


Overnight at Golden Sand Resort 5 star in Hoi An  "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 6: Hoi An – Da Nang – Nha Trang- boat trip
Drive to Danang and transfer to airport for flight to Nha Trang. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check in. Visit to the Pasteur Institute and enjoy Nha Trang’s turquoise waters and white sandy beaches. Take a boat cruise to offshore islands in Nhatrang Bay to view Tri Nguyen Aquarium. Stop at Tam island for swimming or snorkeling. Visit a well-known spot of scenic beauty, the Rock Hon Chong is not only attractive to visitors to Nha Trang but also no less allure to the local inhabitants, children as well as grown-ups who have made frequent visits to this place

Overnight at Sunrise Beach resort 5 star in Nha Trang "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast & lunch inclusive)


Day 7: Nha Trang - Da Lat
Depart Nha Trang for Dalat, a cool mountain resort. It’s lakes, waterfalls, evergreen forest and gardens make Dalat one of the most enjoyable places in Vietnam. On the way, visit Long Son Pagoda, Po Nagar Cham Tower, a secret Hindu site dating back to the 2nd century AD, and Po Klong Garai Cham Tower. Arrive in Dalat and enjoy a scenic drive around Xuan Huong Lake before checking in at hotel


Overnight at Golf 3 Hotel  in Da Lat  "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 8: Da Lat – Ho Chi Minh City
Start the morning tour to visit BAO DAI'S SUMMER PALACE- Set atop the ridge overlooking Dalat, this residence is one of the more bizarre buildings 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 continue to visit Da Lat Flower Gardens were established in 1966 by the South Vietnamese Agriculture Service and renovated in 1985. Flowers represented in include hydrangeas, fuchsias and orchids. Most of the latter are in special shaded buildings off to the right from the entrance. The orchids are grown in blocks of coconut palm trunk and in terracotta pots with lots of ventilation holes. Afternoon, driving to take flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check in.


Overnight at Windsor Plaza Hotel 5 star in Ho Chi Minh City  "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City Tour – Siem Reap
We begin our Saigon experience with an orientation walk along the city's historic boulevards, passing some of its most interesting sights. We wander Saigon's wide and historic boulevards, visiting famous landmarks such as Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat), Hotel de Ville, the former Presidential Palace and the lively Chinatown district – Cholon. Then take an afternoon flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check in.


Overnight at Angkor Century Hotel 4 star in Siem Reap "Guaranteed Hotel"

(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 10: A full day trip around Siem Reap
Visit the Roluos Group. The monuments of Roluos, which served as the capital of Indravarman I (reigned 877-89), are among the earliest large, permanent temples built by the Khmers and mark the beginning of Khmer classical art. Preah Ko erected by Indravarman I in the late 9th century dedicated by the King to his ancestors in 880. Bakong the largest and most interesting of the Roluos group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrance. Lolei built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir (now rice fields) by Yasovarman I, the founder to the first city at Angkor.
In the afternoon, continue your temple tour to the unique interior brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang (“The Royal Baths” was once used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by 4 concentric walls), Eastern Mebon (guarded at its corner by stone figures of harnessed elephants, some of which are still in a reasonable state of preservation), and the mountain-temple of Pre Rup until sunset.


Overnight atAngkor Century Hotel 4 star in Siem Reap  "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 11: A full day trip around Siem Reap

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 South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Sunset at Angkor Wat.


Overnight at Angkor Century Hotel 4 star in Siem Reap  "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 12: Kulen Mountain Range tour

We have a tour to Kulen Mountain Range: Morning, drive through the typical Khmer countryside to the holy Kulen Mountain range which provided some of the stones used to build the Angkor temples. With beautiful sceneries to admire on the way up, our vehicle will bring us on a steep dirt road to the top of the mountain There we first will see the site of the Lingas carved in the riverbed by successive kings of the Angkor period and a walk further will bring us to the site of a huge natural rock with on top a big reclining Buddha carved in the rock. Our walk will also bring us to a waterfall, don’t forget your swimsuits and join the locals! More carvings in the riverbed can be discovered above the waterfall. This is also a very popular place for Khmer people to come and enjoy their weekend with a picnic.


Overnight at Angkor Century Hotel 4 star in Siem Reap "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 13: Early bird special
Transfer to the archaeological site for sunrise from Phnom Bakheng, one of two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you will have a spectacular view of the Western Baray and Angkor Wat.
Return to the hotel for breakfast.
After breakfast enjoy a unique Horse Cart Ride along the picturesque Siem Reap River. (Available for 2 persons minimum! Vehicle drive applies for 1 person from hotel to Tonle Sap Lake). Discover the daily life of the local people during this comfortable ride until Wat Athvea and be transferred by vehicle to Tonle Sap Lake. Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Visit the village and take an excursion in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia.

Overnight at Angkor Century Hotel 4 star in Siem Reap  "Guaranteed Hotel"
(Breakfast inclusive)


Day 14: Siem Reap - Departure
Free at leisure until our private car pick up to Airport for departure flight. End of services.
(Breakfast inclusive)

Trip inclusive:
+ Accommodation at 4 or 5 star hotel
+ Cruise in Halong Bay
+ Boat trip on Hue Perfume River & Nha Trang
+ 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; Da Nang – Nha Trang, 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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