STEP
TO THE UNIQUE CULTURE 10 days from Hanoi to Saigon (EV15-10) Itinerary
Arrive in Ha Noi, our guide will pick you up at the airport and
transfer to hotel for check in. In the afternoon, take a half day city tour
to visit: 36 Old Quarter streets where the streets are named after the goods
once sold here, Hang Be market to experience a Vietnamese daily market,
Temple of Literature – the first ancient university in Viet Nam. Have dinner
and overnight in Hanoi. Day 2 HANOI – HA LONG Depart to Ha Long by
car. Enjoy the interesting 3–hour drive to Ha Long, along the way you will
see rice fields, water buffalos and daily Vietnamese village life, stop over
to visit Dong Trieu pottery workshop. Get on boat
for check in and start to have a cruise around Ha Long Bay, visit the
Surprise natural grotto and enjoy swimming at Ti Top beach. Watch the fantastic
sunset on the bay. Enjoy dinner with fresh seafood and a magic overnight on
board. Day 3 HA LONG – HANOI Enjoy cafe and
biscuits, watching morning sunrise. Continue to take cruise to visit Luon grotto. Have breakfast on boat. Return to the wharf
and get back to Hanoi. On the way, stop over to visit a handicraft village at
Sao Do. Return Ha Noi, check in hotel for relax.
Enjoy traditional water puppet show in the evening. Overnight in Hanoi. Day 4 HANOI – HOA LU – HANOI Depart to Ninh Binh by car, visit ancient
Hoa Lu Capital, which dedicated to Emperor Dinh Tien Hoang of the Dinh dynasty (968 – 980), and Emperor Le Dai Hanh of the Ly dynasty (980 – 1009). Continue to visit Bich Dong pagoda by bicycle. Have lunch at a local
restaurant. In the afternoon, take a private sampan boat on the river for an
hour and a half through the rice paddies to the grottoes of the sacred Tam Coc. Return Ha Noi late in the afternoon.
Overnight in Hanoi. Day 5
HANOI – HUE Visit Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilts, One Pillar
Pagoda. Transfer to Noi Bai
airport to take a short flight to Hue city. Arrive in Hue, check in hotel. In
the afternoon, depart to visit Imperial Citadel, enjoy a musical royal show
at ancient theatre in Imperial Citadel, and ontinue
to visit Tu Duc Mausoleum
and shopping at Dong Ba market. Overnight in Hue. Day 6 HUE – HOI AN A boat trip on the
Perfume River, stop over to visit Thien Mu pagoda
situated on the bank of river. Continue to visit Minh Mang
Mausoleum and Khai Dinh
Mausoleum. Have lunch at a local restaurant, then transfer to Hoi An by car (through Hai Van
pass). Check in hotel. Overnight in Hoi An. Day 7 HOI AN Depart to My Son, the
most important site of the ancient Kingdom of Champa,
and as of 2000, a UNESCO World Heritage site. My Son is considered to be Champa’s smaller counterpart to the grand cities of Southest Asia’s other Indian influenced civilizations:
Angkor (Cambodia) and Bagan (Malaysia). Return Hoi An for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Hoi An ancient town:
walk around Hoi An to visit Tan Ky ancient house, Phuc Kien Temple, Japanese
Covered Bridge and go shopping. Return hotel by boat on Thu Bon river. Have
dinner at a typical local restaurant. Overnight in Hoi An. If you come on
14th of the month on the Lunar calendar, you will enjoy a night of lantern
lights on streets in Hoi An. Day 8 HOI AN – DA NANG – SAIGON Transfer to Da Nang airport to take a short flight to Sai Gon. Arrive in Sai Gon after one-hour flight,
car pick up and transfer to hotel. After lunch, take a half day city tour to
visit Central quarters where have many houses and buildings
constructed under French domination: Notre Dame Cathedral and Center
Post Office. Continue to visit China town, Cho Lon with its famous Binh Tay market and Thien Hau pagoda. Have dinner
in a local restaurant. Overnight in Saigon. Day 9 SAIGON – VINH LONG – CAN THO Depart to Vinh Long, take a boat to visit along Tien
Giang river, link upper Mekong Delta, visit Cai Be floating market. On
the way, stop over to visit ceramic tile factory, coconut candy factory and a
rice husking business. Have local lunch in an orchard to enjoy fruits,
home-made honey alcohol and local traditional songs. Continue to transfer to
Can Tho. Have dinner and overnight in Can Tho. Day
10 CAN THO – SAIGON – DEPARTURE A boat trip on the Hau Giang river, link lower
Mekong Delta, visit floating Cai Rang and Phung Hiep markets. Return to
Saigon, drive straight to Tan Son Nhat airport to
take flight back.
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