This jam-packed 9-day tour covers the length of Vietnam, from north to
south, encompassing some of its most beautiful scenery and historically
interesting cities. The internal flights connecting important cities
such Hue, Danang and Ho Chi Minh city are designed in order to save
valuable time. From the amazing limestone karsts of Halong Bay to the
ruins of the Purple Forbidden City, the Highlights Tour is perhaps the
most comprehensive travel experience on offer anywhere in Vietnam.
Day 1 : Hochiminh city and arrival ( _/_/D )
Arrive
to Tan San Nhat airport. Welcome by your local guide and driver.
Transfer to your hotel. Take an orientation tour in the afternoon (if
time permits). Welcome dinner. Overnight at your proposed hotel in
Hochiminh city.
Day 2 : Hochiminh city tour ( B/L/_ )
Breakfast
at the hotel. Start a sightseeing tour to the Reunification Palace,
which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until
end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the
Notre Dame cathedral, the Old Central Post Office. Tour of Chinatown
and Thien Hau & Quan Am pagodas. After seeing the Emperor Jade
Pagoda and the War Remnants Museum we end the city tour with Ben Thanh
market where anything and everything is for sale. Dinner on guests y
account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.
Day 3 : Hochiminh city - My Tho - Ben Tre ( B/L/_ )
Breakfast
at the hotel. Pick up at hotel. Transfer to My Tho. Take the experience
boat through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the
fruit plantation along the canal sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale
fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart
of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural
canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees.
Visit the family business where you can experience the agricultural
lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island,
enjoy the rowing boat ride on the creeks before returning to My Tho.
Road trip back to Hochiminh city. Dinner on guests account. Overnight
at your proposed hotel in HCMC.
Day 4 : Hochiminh city - Danang - Hoi An ( B/L/_ )
6
: 00 am Pick up at Asian hotel. Transfer to Tan San Nhat airport for
boarding to Danang on flight No BL 598 ( 7 : 30 - 8 : 40 ). Pick up and
transfer to your hotel in Hoi An. Afternoon, visit the Japanese Covered
Bridge, the Pottery Museum, Tan Ky old house, the Cantonese
congregation, the silk street of Hoi An, the temples and pagodas of
Chinese appearance. Dinner on guests account. Overnight at your
proposed hotel in Hoi An.
Day 5 : Hoi An - Hue ( B/L/D )
Breakfast
at the hotel. Depart for Hue via Danang, visit the Marble mountain, the
Cham museum. Stop for photos at the Hai Van pass, Lang co beach. Lunch
at local restaurant. Afternoon, visit Visit Dong Ba market, the
Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and
1945, the ruins of the Purple Forbidden City. Enjoy the dinner cruise
and night boat trip with the Hue folks songs performance. Overnight at
your proposed hotel in Hue.
Day 6 : Hue city tour - Hanoi ( B/L/D )
Breakfast
at the hotel. Take the morning boat trip to visit the royal tomb of
Emperor Tu Duc, Thien Mu pagoda and mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang, in
a setting of gardens and lakes. Lunch at local restaurant. Transfer to
airport for boarding to Hanoi on flight no VN 244 ( 14 : 40 - 15 : 50
). Pick up at Noi Bai airport, transfer to your hotel in the Old
Quarter. Welcome dinner with Hanoi ?s speciality. Overnight at your
proposed hotel in Hanoi.
Day 7 : Ha noi city tour ( B/L/_)
Breakfast
at the hotel. Visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts and
One Pillar pagoda. Continue with the Temple of Literature Vietnam's
first university, Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc Son temple, Tran Quoc pagoda,
Quan Thanh temple. Cyclo ride around the old quarter streets from Hang
Dau to Hang Gai. Dinner on guests' account. Overnight at your proposed
hotel in Hanoi.
Day 8 : Hanoi - Halong ( B/L/_ )
Breakfast
at the hotel. Pick up aat your hotel & depart for Halong. Enjoy the
3 hours drive to Ha Long city. Arrive in Ha Long. Arrive in Ha Long
city. The seafood lunch will be served at the local restaurant. You
then board the boat to enjoy a four hour cruise on the bay to visit the
Thien Cung cave ( The cave of the heavenly - famous for its stalagmites
and stalactiles ) which has been open to public since 1998. Visitors
then admire the newly - discovered DAU GO grotto ( wooden stakes deep
inside the cave prior to a battle with an invading Mongol army ). Boat
ride back to Ha Long city. Road trip back to Hanoi. Finish your day
trip around 20h30pm.
Day 9 : Hanoi and depature ( B/L/_ )
Breakfast at hotel. Free until transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure.
Overnight on board in Halong on the Junk boat can be arranged instead of staying in the hotel.
Full board package can be arranged during the trip
Extended trip to Angkor Wat ( Cambodia )
Extened trip to Phu Quoc island
Extended trip to Mui Ne beach