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18 Days Vietnam Wonder Tour

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Notice: 6-9 pax, 3-star hotel. Details
Duration: 18Days
Destinations:
Hanoi-Halong Bay-Sapa-Quangbinh-Hue-Hoi An-Nha Trang-Saigon-Mekong Delta-Tayninh-Saigon
Departure date:
The Whole Year
Tour code: ICTG-VN19
Tour Highlights
  • Halong Bay Cruise
  • Sapa Trekking tour
  • Minority Communities
  • Vanphuc Silk Village
  • Kebang National Park
  • Boat on Rivers
  • Hien Luong Bridge
  • Vinh Moc Tunnel
  • My Son Holy Land
  • Beach Life
  • Mekong Delta
Daily Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival at Hanoi( Dinner )

Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, our local tour guide will pick you up and escort you to Hanoi capital for hotel check-in. Spend your free time having a good relax to eliminate the tiredness and adjust to the pace of Hanoi. 

In the evening, appreciate a wonderful performance of Water Puppet Show, and then you will be invited to attend a welcome dinner. Enjoy the delicious cuisines and drinks. Overnight in Hanoi. 

Day 2 Hanoi - Halong Bay( Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner )

Leave Hanoi at 8:00am for Halong Bay, the UNSECO World Heritage site in possession of an outstanding, universal aesthetic value. 

Upon arrival, embark a Junk (a cruise ship) cruising around Halong Bay. Enjoy seafood lunch on boat, then have a short excursion to Surprise Caves and swim, kayak if weather permitted. 

In the evening, enjoy the night fishing (if weather permitted), have seafood dinner on boat. Overnight on board.

Day 3 Halong Bay - Hanoi - Lao Cai (Sapa)( Breakfast,Lunch )

In the morning, cruise more around Halong Bay to enjoy the spectacular scene, appreciate the numerous islands and islets as well as explore the caves and grottos.

Then back to the Halong pier. Have a featured lunch on boat before driving back to Hanoi. In the evening, take the train to Sapa and spend your whole night in the train.

Day 4-5 Sapa - Hanoi( Breakfast,Lunch )

On arrival at Lao Cai train station at about 5:30am, take a transfer to Sapa. Check in the hotel and freshen up with breakfast in the good weather of Sapa, then visit Sapa town. In the afternoon, take a 2km short trek to Cat Cat Village, the home of H’mong minority, back to hotel. Overnight in Sapa town.

Short drive to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van Villages, home of H’mong and Day ethnic. Enjoy slope rice field, bamboo valley, rustic villages and villager's daily work along the way. Return to Sapa and take a transfer back to Lao Cai station for night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train.

Day 6 Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc ( Breakfast,Lunch )

Arrive in Hanoi in the early morning. Have breakfast and start a trip to Ninh Binh, ancient Capital of Vietnam in 10th century. 

On arrival, take a short excursion by bike to visit Din-Le temples, which were built in memory of the Tran Dynasty Kings who defeated Kublikhan's army. 

Enjoy lunch at local restaurant. In the early afternoon, explore Tam Coc (three grottos) by rowing boat through the rice fields, mountain ranges. This Area is considered as “Halong Bay on Land”. 

Back to Hanoi and arrive at 5:00pm. Spend your nightlife in Hanoi.

Day 7 Hanoi - Vanphuc Silk Vvilage - Quangbinh( Breakfast,Lunch )

Start a city visit at 9:00am to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda. 

After lunch, continue on to Temple of Literature, Army Museum and Hanoi Flag Tower. Then visit Vanphuc Silk Village to learn about the process of making a silk product. You can make buy some for souvenir or present. 

Take a night train to Dong Hoi, a town of Quangbinh Province. Overnight on train.

Day 8 Phongnha - Kebang National Park ( Breakfast,Lunch )

After hotel check-in and a good relax, drive to Phongnha - Kebang National Park

Get on boat and cruise the world's longest underground river to Phongnha Cave. The deeper one penetrates, the more magical the natural aspects of the caves are. After 700m cruise, a large dry passage appears, discover the cave for 500m by walking. Have a chance to explore the remain of Cham Altars and Inscriptions inside. 

Stay overnight in Dong Hoi town.

Day 9 Quangbinh - DMZ - Hue( Breakfast,Lunch )

Drive along Ho Chi Minh Trail back to Hue with a stopover at historic Hien Luong Bridge, a bridge over Ben Hai River which was bisected between South Vietnam and North Vietnam in Vietnam War.

Then head to the famous Vinh Moc Tunnel a tunnel complex which was built to shelter people from the intense bombing, strategically located on the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam in Vietnam War .

Continue the drive to Hue and stay overnight in Hue.

Day 10 Hue City Tour( Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner )

Start the tour with a visit to Imperial Citadel, a walled fortress and palace in the former capital of Vietnam. Appreciate the Tomb of King Minh Mang. Continue on to Tu Duc Tomb, built for the Nguyen Emperor Tu Duc and divided into a Temple Area and a Tomb Area. Head to Thien Mu Pagoda, whose pagoda has seven storeys and is the tallest in Vietnam.

Later take a boat cruising along Perfume River to appreciate beautiful sunset and enjoy Vietnamese traditional folk song on boat. Overnight in Hue.

Day 11 Hue - Hoi An - My Son( Breakfast,Lunch )

In the morning, take a private car from Hue to Hoi An. Enjoy an early lunch and drive to My Son Holy Land - Vietnam's most important ancient site of Champa Kingdom, a UNESCO World  Heritage site, whose monuments are set in a verdant valley surrounded by hills and overlooked by the massive Cat's Tooth Mountain with clear streams running between the structures. 

Later back to Hoi An in the afternoon for beach relax or on the bank of Thu Bon River or go shopping around. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 12 Hoi An - Danang - Nha Trang( Breakfast )

After breakfast, our tour guide will escort to Danang Airport to take the flight to Nha Trang around noon. 

Upon arrival, have a good rest and enjoy a leisure time on the beach of Nha Trang. You can enjoy the warn sunshine or participate in some exciting water sports. 

At the end of this day, spend your nightlife in Nha Trang.

Day 13 Nha Trang( Breakfast,Lunch )

You will enjoy one-day boat trip today. Visit Mun Island, the best site for snorkeling where you will see lots of live colorful corals and fish. This site has been officially protected under the support of Danish Government. 

Relax, sunbath and swim at Tam Island. Then visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island. At this place, the life of the many sea species of Nha Trang ocean being made in a smaller world of this aquarium can be seen. Return to Nha Trang about 4:00pm. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 14-15 Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)( Breakfast )

Enjoy free time on beach until taking afternoon flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Free to explore the city and stay overnight there.

Next day begins with a visit to Reunification Palace which was once the home and workplace of South Vietnam’s president in Vietnam War, and War Museum showing you a display of war remnants, as well as Notre Dame Cathedral

After lunch, continue to roam around Binh Tay Market and visit Thien Hau Pagoda. On the way back, stop at China Town which should not be missed. Stay overnight in Saigon.

Day 16 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Mekong Delta ( Breakfast,Lunch )

Mekong Delta trip provides you a good look at varieties of the life and scenery on the Mekong River itself as well as on the bank of the river. 

Start the trip by a drive to Vinh Long, which on the way is green/yellow rice paddy fields stretching towards the horizon. 

On arrival, embark a boat for cruising the Mekong river with a passing floating Cai Be Market. Explore the local life, handicraft productions along the way. 

Back to Saigon and stay overnight there,

Day 17 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Tayninh - Cu Chi

Drive a long way on the country side of Vietnam to Tay Ninh, 100 km from Ho Chi Minh city. 

Proceed to the head quarter of Cao Dai religion to witness the daily ceremony at Cao Dai Holy See, meet followers who come to attend the ceremony, wear colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity and Buddhism.

Have lunch at a local restaurant then continue to Cu Chi, the incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. Overnight at Saigon.

Day 18 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Departure( Breakfast )
Enjoy a free time for shopping or optional visit. Then you will be escorted to Tan Son Nhat Airport for departure. The end of this Vietnam tour.
Package Details

Tour Package Includes:
  • Price in USD per person based on 6-9 adults and 3 star accommodation
             (Price for different group size, please contact our travel consultant);
  • Private transfer (air-conditioned vehicle) as listed in itinerary;
  • Entrance fee to all scenic spots listed in itinerary;
  • Local English speaking tour guide in each city as programmed;
  • 3-star hotels with daily breakfast in each city as programmed;
  • Meals at local restaurants as indicated (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner);
  • Domestic Airfare and airport tax;
  • Daily bottle of mineral water;
  • Service charge and government tax;
  • Join Junk in Halong Bay & Private boat in Mekong Delta.
Tour Package Excludes:
  • International flights of arrival & departure;
  • Optional meals/attractions/activities/tours;
  • Travel assurance & Personal assurance
              (Better to purchase on your own in your country);
  • Tips for tour guides and drivers;
  • VISA fees;
  • Personal expenses;
  • Others not mentioned.