HIGHLIGHT OF HANOI & HO CHI MINH

Welcome to Hanoi – Vietnam! The driver will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport, transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Hanoi.

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world.

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas, etc.

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton".

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at hotel

Depart for the 4-hour drive to Halong Bay, journey there through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta, observe everyday life of Vietnamese villagers as they work the rice fields

Check-in on board a traditional junk

A welcome drink is served on arrival before enjoying lunch on board with fresh seafood. A fantastic cruise in Halong Bay - an UNESCO World Heritage Site, passing through so many amazing islet such as Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, Sail Island….

Enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board

Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations

Dinner with fresh seafood

Squid fishing or relax and chatting with your friends & family

Overnight on board

Remarks:

+ In the occasion of bad weather conditions, e.g. high winds, monsoons, thunderstorms, cyclones, storms, etc., the management board has the authority to cancel all cruises to guarantee the safety of tourists. Should this happen, accommodation will be at Ha Long City Hotel instead 

+ The above itineraries are subject to change without notice based on weather conditions and following the seasons

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Light breakfast with tea, coffee, fruit and cake are served. Enjoy your fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Halong in the morning with Tai Chi exercise on sundeck. The wholesome brunch is served while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Enjoy the tranquil scenery as the boat meanders its way through the bay on the way back to Ha Long city, etc… Disembarkation & drive to Noi Bai international airport for domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon your arrival, transfer to check in hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Breakfast at hotel

Drive to My Tho, a capital of Tien Giang Province, is an inland port in the Mekong River Delta which is two-hour drive from Hochiminh City. Cruising on Tien River to visit Thoi Son Islet by motorized boat, you will see the My Tho fishing village with floating fish farm, stilt houses and fruit plantation along the river bank. Walking on the village road, you will visit tropical orchards, bee-keeping farm, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruits and traditional local folk songs, explore the local coconut candy production process, taste candy & coconut pulp. You will have a chance to try a rowing boat ride along the creeks, under the shadow of the water coconut trees also. Lunch at local restaurant with Mekong Specialties like deep-fried Elephant Ear fish & deep-fried sticky rice ball.

Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City for relax. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese lunch with local food will be served. Indian food is not available in My Tho (Mekong Delta)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visit War Remnant Museum, Central Post Office, photo stop at Reunification Palace (outside) and Opera House. Shopping at Saigon Square, Ben Thanh colorful market & Takashimaya Shopping Mall

Proceed to Cu Chi Tunnels where is 70km from Ho Chi Minh City. It is miniature battle versatile of Cu Chi’s military and people during the 30-year war between Viet Nam and America. It also is the special architecture living deeply underground with many stratums, nooks and crannies as complex as a cobweb, having spares for living, meeting and fighting with total lengths over 200 km. Real legends coming from the Tunnel are over human imaginativeness. Creeping down into the tunnel, only some yards, you can find out why Vietnam? A tiny country could defeat its enemy, the large and richest country in the world.

Transfer to the airport for departure flight. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Please note: Standard check out time is 12:00.

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LANDTOUR PACKAGE WITHOUT AIRFARE

Price based on DBL/TWN/TRP sharing (Rate in USD Per Person)

*** Validity: 2024

HOTEL USED OR SIMILAR

• 4 nights at hotels in Hanoi & Saigon in double/ twin/ triple sharing room (check in time is 14.00pm, check out time is 12.00pm)
• 1 night on private cabin on shared Halong bay cruise
• Meals as mentioned in the program with Daily breakfast at hotel
• All entrance fees and sightseeing as mentioned in the program.
• Private Transportation by vehicle with A/C.
• Licensed English speaking guide
• Mineral water (01 bottle/pax/day)

• Vietnam visa
• International and Domestic flight and international tax
• Early check-in and late check-out
• Single supplement
• Kayaking in Halong bay
• Festivity surcharge & festivity compulsory service by hotel(s) if any
• Compulsory tipping for guide & driver
• Drinks, personal expenses and others
• Any service not clearly mentioned in the program

• Child under 11 years old sharing with 01 adult: 90% of adult fare
• Child under 11 years old sharing with 02 adults with extra bed: 75% of adult fare
• Child under 11 years old sharing with 02 adults without extra bed: 50% of adult fare
• Child under 02 years old sharing with 02 adults without bed: FOC