Tour type: private - moderate
Class: superior - luxury
Duration: 14 days
Arrival/ Departure: Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City or reverse.
*Special price: from USD608/person
Meals planned: B: breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner
Group size: on request (2 - 16 person)
Arrival/ Departure: Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City or reverse.
*Special price: from USD608/person
Meals planned: B: breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner
Group size: on request (2 - 16 person)
Highlights: Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, charming Hoi An town and beach, Nha Trang beach, Ho Chi Minh City.
Introduction:
This relaxing tour, is specially designed for those who like sea
sports, nice beaches, free and easy activities without missing the
chances to experience Vietnam’s unique cultures, and is suitable for
honeymoon package
DETAILED ITINERARY
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Day 1: Hanoi arrival
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Arrive
the airport. Pickup and transfer to the city center. Walking tour
around the Old Quarter. Enjoy the water puppet show and have dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay
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8h10: Pickup at the hotel.
12h15: Boarding Bai Tho junk for departure
12h45: Start cruise
13h00: Lunch is served with welcome wine
13h30: A Breath-taking cruise in Halong bay. Great photo
opportunities of shaped islands like Dog island, Incense Burner island, Fighting Cock island and so on. Visiting Sung Sot cave and paddling from Titov beach to Luon cave .
19h30: Enjoy dinner on board. Relax, drinking or fishing at your pleasure before spending a night on board
12h15: Boarding Bai Tho junk for departure
12h45: Start cruise
13h00: Lunch is served with welcome wine
13h30: A Breath-taking cruise in Halong bay. Great photo
opportunities of shaped islands like Dog island, Incense Burner island, Fighting Cock island and so on. Visiting Sung Sot cave and paddling from Titov beach to Luon cave .
19h30: Enjoy dinner on board. Relax, drinking or fishing at your pleasure before spending a night on board
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Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi
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(Brunch)
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7h00: Tea or coffee is served with cake
7h30: Paddle from Luon cave toward islets in shape of Man’s head, Tortoise and Virgin cave.
09h30: Check out
09h45: Enjoy buffet brunch on board
11h00: Arrive at Halong pier. Transfer to Hanoi by bus (not included).
Optional activities you can do in Halong bay: Kayaking, Scuba diving or flying up with parachute.
7h30: Paddle from Luon cave toward islets in shape of Man’s head, Tortoise and Virgin cave.
09h30: Check out
09h45: Enjoy buffet brunch on board
11h00: Arrive at Halong pier. Transfer to Hanoi by bus (not included).
Optional activities you can do in Halong bay: Kayaking, Scuba diving or flying up with parachute.
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Day 4: Hanoi - Da Nang - Hoi An
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Pickup
at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for flight to Hoi An. Half day
tour to visit Hoi An to discover the ancient town, which was an
important trading port during the 17th and 18th centuries and which
nowadays is officially listed as an UNESCO World Heritage site.
Visiting places include: the Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Phung
Hung old house, Quang Dong Assembly Hall.
Overnight at the hotel on Hoi An beach.
Overnight at the hotel on Hoi An beach.
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Day 5: Hoi An beach
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(B)
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Free to rest or do optional tours in Hoi An.
Optional activities you can do in Hoi An:
1. Enjoy your handmade traditional dishes by attending a cooking class:
The Market tour: 8.30am: A well-come drink. Meet our chef and take a short walking trip through the ancient town to the Market. The market tour will give you an insight not just into the scents and flavor of Vietnamese herbs and spices but also market culture - how to bargain and where to buy your goods. The market place is the core of Vietnamese society. Go back to the Restaurant
Cooking Classes in the Kitchen: Our chef will talk you through today's dishes then leading you through each dish, giving you plenty of opportunity to get involved and try your hand at reproducing the flavors. Dine on the dishes you have just prepared. We will also supply you with a recipe containing all the information you need to reproduce an authentic taste back home. 12.30: Farewell
2. Hoi An's scenery on Bike
The 'Traditional Cam Nam & Hoi An's Scenery Tour' is the most popular bicycle tour for tourist like biking during the time in Hoi An.
It is a combination of two different tours: Traditional Cam Nam and Hoi An's Scenery Tour. During this various tour, our guide will take you to the most beautiful places on Cam Nam Island and the rural area north of Hoi An. Brief information about the culture, traditions, the daily life and other interesting information of local people here.
On Cam Nam Island you can see small handicrafts, such as: steaming of rice paper, repairing of fishing nets, cooking of corn and more. We will take you to a local shipyard on An Hoi where wooden fishing boats are still being made in the traditional way by local craftsmen. After this we will visit the picturesque Long Tuyen Pagoda. The only pagoda in Vietnam with a nine-floor 'Lotus' tower on the roof.
3. Boat cruise to visit handicraft villages:
Our guide will pick you up at the hotel and walk to the port after passing the ancient town where guests embark on the boat. On the way you can enjoy the busy daily life of Hoi An people. Depart for Thanh Ha pottery village where you can learn and enjoy the daily life of Thanh Ha people. Observing the steps of making a pottery product: vase, pot, kettle, cooking pot,… Continue boarding more 30 minutes to opposite land of Thu Bon River for Kim Bong Village. Have an introduction walk during which the guide will explain the story of Kim Bong Village. Throughout the walk you will have the possibility to admire the shipbuilding area where wooden fishing vessels are built using traditional techniques. You will also make a stop in the carpentry workshop where carpenters create hand crafted furniture and sculptures as well as a range of souvenirs. Hop on the bicycle, go around the island about 45 minutes for relaxation the fresh air of this countryside landscape. Embark on the boat for going back to the port
4. Half day trip to My Son Towers
Pickup at the hotel at 8:00 then drive to My Son, the ancient kingdom of Champa, and spend the morning touring Vietnam’s most important Cham ruins (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Back to your hotel in Hoi An at about 11:30 am.
Optional activities you can do in Hoi An:
1. Enjoy your handmade traditional dishes by attending a cooking class:
The Market tour: 8.30am: A well-come drink. Meet our chef and take a short walking trip through the ancient town to the Market. The market tour will give you an insight not just into the scents and flavor of Vietnamese herbs and spices but also market culture - how to bargain and where to buy your goods. The market place is the core of Vietnamese society. Go back to the Restaurant
Cooking Classes in the Kitchen: Our chef will talk you through today's dishes then leading you through each dish, giving you plenty of opportunity to get involved and try your hand at reproducing the flavors. Dine on the dishes you have just prepared. We will also supply you with a recipe containing all the information you need to reproduce an authentic taste back home. 12.30: Farewell
2. Hoi An's scenery on Bike
The 'Traditional Cam Nam & Hoi An's Scenery Tour' is the most popular bicycle tour for tourist like biking during the time in Hoi An.
It is a combination of two different tours: Traditional Cam Nam and Hoi An's Scenery Tour. During this various tour, our guide will take you to the most beautiful places on Cam Nam Island and the rural area north of Hoi An. Brief information about the culture, traditions, the daily life and other interesting information of local people here.
On Cam Nam Island you can see small handicrafts, such as: steaming of rice paper, repairing of fishing nets, cooking of corn and more. We will take you to a local shipyard on An Hoi where wooden fishing boats are still being made in the traditional way by local craftsmen. After this we will visit the picturesque Long Tuyen Pagoda. The only pagoda in Vietnam with a nine-floor 'Lotus' tower on the roof.
3. Boat cruise to visit handicraft villages:
Our guide will pick you up at the hotel and walk to the port after passing the ancient town where guests embark on the boat. On the way you can enjoy the busy daily life of Hoi An people. Depart for Thanh Ha pottery village where you can learn and enjoy the daily life of Thanh Ha people. Observing the steps of making a pottery product: vase, pot, kettle, cooking pot,… Continue boarding more 30 minutes to opposite land of Thu Bon River for Kim Bong Village. Have an introduction walk during which the guide will explain the story of Kim Bong Village. Throughout the walk you will have the possibility to admire the shipbuilding area where wooden fishing vessels are built using traditional techniques. You will also make a stop in the carpentry workshop where carpenters create hand crafted furniture and sculptures as well as a range of souvenirs. Hop on the bicycle, go around the island about 45 minutes for relaxation the fresh air of this countryside landscape. Embark on the boat for going back to the port
4. Half day trip to My Son Towers
Pickup at the hotel at 8:00 then drive to My Son, the ancient kingdom of Champa, and spend the morning touring Vietnam’s most important Cham ruins (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Back to your hotel in Hoi An at about 11:30 am.
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Day 6: Hoi An free day
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Free and easy in Hoi An.
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Day 7: Hoi An - Da Nang - Nha Trang beach
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Pickup
at the hotel and transfer to the airport for the flight to Nha Trang
(One of the 20 most beautiful beaches in the world).
Free to relax in Nha Trang.
Optional activities you can do in Nha Trang:
1. Boat cruise Islets Tam and Mun in Nha Trang bay.
Crystal, deep, silent and warm sea. Walk through the white sand beach. Diving with mask, sunbathing, swimming.… Excellent seafood dishes and tropical fruits. Visit fishing village, where you can see as shrimp raise. Optional you can take a mud or mineral water bath.
2. Fishing and diving with mask.
Excellent rest and discovering a corral reefs, swimming, fishing and diving with mast on the island Se Tre. Lunch served with Vietnamese dishes (One can cook fish which you’ve caught). Visit aquarium.
3. Boat cruise to Ba Ho Waterfall and Monkey Island
Walk on foot to the waterfall, swimming in pool with mineral water, rest and lunch. Cruise to the Monkey Island, monkey circus.
4. River cruise
Boat cruise on the river Kai with visit to fishing village and docs, pagoda in the cave, handicraft village, swimming in hot mineral springs. Vietnamese lunch.
5. Scuba diving, water skis, windsurfing or flying up with parachute.
Free to relax in Nha Trang.
Optional activities you can do in Nha Trang:
1. Boat cruise Islets Tam and Mun in Nha Trang bay.
Crystal, deep, silent and warm sea. Walk through the white sand beach. Diving with mask, sunbathing, swimming.… Excellent seafood dishes and tropical fruits. Visit fishing village, where you can see as shrimp raise. Optional you can take a mud or mineral water bath.
2. Fishing and diving with mask.
Excellent rest and discovering a corral reefs, swimming, fishing and diving with mast on the island Se Tre. Lunch served with Vietnamese dishes (One can cook fish which you’ve caught). Visit aquarium.
3. Boat cruise to Ba Ho Waterfall and Monkey Island
Walk on foot to the waterfall, swimming in pool with mineral water, rest and lunch. Cruise to the Monkey Island, monkey circus.
4. River cruise
Boat cruise on the river Kai with visit to fishing village and docs, pagoda in the cave, handicraft village, swimming in hot mineral springs. Vietnamese lunch.
5. Scuba diving, water skis, windsurfing or flying up with parachute.
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Day 8: Nha Trang beach
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Free and easy in Nha Trang
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Day 9: Nha Trang beach
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Free and easy in Nha Trang.
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Day 10: Nha Trang - Phan Thiet
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Pickup at the hotel in Nha Trang at 8AM. Transfer to Phan Thiet. Free to rest in Mui Ne - another very nice beach of Vietnam.
Optional activities you can do in Phan Thiet: you can play golf on the field with 18 holes or take a mud and mineral water bathes, massage or just rest on the beach. You can ride the skis, bicycle, bike or jeep on a sand dunes, swim in the sea, take a rest, ride the boat, fishing, hunting, …
Optional activities you can do in Phan Thiet: you can play golf on the field with 18 holes or take a mud and mineral water bathes, massage or just rest on the beach. You can ride the skis, bicycle, bike or jeep on a sand dunes, swim in the sea, take a rest, ride the boat, fishing, hunting, …
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Day 11: Phan Thiet beach
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Free and easy in Phan Thiet
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Day 12: Phan Thiet beach
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Free and easy in Phan Thiet
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Day 13: Phan Thiet - Ho Chi Minh City
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Pickup
at the hotel in Phan Thiet and transfer to Ho Chi Minh (200 km).
Fantastic landscapes of Vietnamese villages to enjoy! Arrival to Ho
Chi Minh in the afternoon. Check in the hotel. Free to walk round
the town of the old "Oriental Pearl".
Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 14: Ho Chi Minh City departure
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Free until pickup for departure flight. Tour ends.
Note: The itinerary in Halong depends on the boat you choose