This trip really meets the needs of people who are on business in Vietnam but also want to understand more about this little country, or someone just has less than a week to travel. You will not miss the main parts of Vietnam in this tour which is also ideal as a "first time" trip in Vietnam.
Highlights: Hanoi - Ha Long - Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi - My Tho
Detailed Program:
Day 1: Hanoi
PM: Arrival at Noi Bai Airport. Welcome and transfer to hotel. Short city tour to Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam (1076), Restored Sword Lake (Hoan Kiem Lake) and Ngoc Son Temple, stroll around the 36 streets of the Hanoi old quarter. Dinner followed by water puppet show. (L,D)
OVERNIGHT IN HANOI
Day 2: Hanoi - Ha Long
AM: After breakfast, an excursion to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda and Quan Thanh Temple. Lunch at restaurant.
PM: Coach trip to Halong, the most beautiful landscape in Vietnam while enjoying
Vietnam's rural scenery. Transfer to hotel. Dinner at Thanh Nien restaurant. (B,L,D).
OVERNIGHT IN HA LONG
Day 3: Ha Long - Hanoi
AM: A morning on the boat to view the emerald water of Halong Bay (6 hours) and many charming islets. Visit two natural caves with various shapes of stalagmites, sunbathing at a white sand beach. Seafood lunch on boat.
PM: 3 hours drive back to Hanoi before detour to Bat Trang pottery village. Arrival at Hanoi. Dinner in Indochine restaurant. (B,L,D).
OVERNIGHT IN HA NOI.
Day 4: Ha Noi - Ho Chi Minh City- Cu Chi
AM: Breakfast. Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for early fight to Ho Chi Minh. Visit to Cu Chi
underground maze tunnels. Lunch at a floating restaurant.
PM: Back to the city, visit to Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, War Remnants Museum and the
Reunification Conference Hall. Back to hotel.
Cruise on Saigon River while dining on boat. (B,L,D)
OVERNIGHT IN HO CHI MINH CITY
Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho
AM: Departure for My Tho (the first province in the Mekong Delta hub - about 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City). Visit to Dong Tam snake-farm and Vinh Trang Pagoda. Boat trip on Mekong river to visit a fruit garden. Lunch at a garden restaurant.
PM: Back to the city, visit Jade Emperor Pagoda. Dinner by your own tonight. (B,L)
OVERNIGHT IN HO CHI MINH CITY
Day 6: Departure
AM: Breakfast.. Shopping at the city's center before coach transfer to airport for departure. (B)
Trip includes:
English speaking guides
Domestic flight with airport tax
All accommodation twin share & daily buffet breakfast
All meals as indicated on itinerary. (B : Breakfast ; L : Lunch ; D : Dinner)
All private transfers & transportAll entrance fees & permits during guided time
