SIC10-HN10D: Hanoi - Halong - Hue - Danang - Hoian - Hochiminh City - Cu Chi - My Tho (10days/ 9nights)

Brief itinerary & tour map

Day 01: Arrive in Hanoi, airport greetings, transfer to hotel for rest day.
Day 02: A half day to visit Ha Noi city, driver to Halong
Day 03: Visit Halong bay with 3,000 spectacular limestone islands, Drive back to Hanoi
Day 04: Morning flight to Hue, visit historical place in Hue
Day 05: Arrival Danang in the afternoon, visit Danang city
Day 06: Transfer to visit My Son sanctuary and Hoi An old street
Day 07: Visit Cham's art and sculptures, take a flight to HCM
Day 08: From HCM to Cu Chi tunnels to visit, a half day to visit HCM city

Day 09: Take full day trip to the Mekong Delta, afternoon back to Ho Chi Minh city
Day 10: HCM sightseeing & exploration. Transfer to airport.

Detail tour program

Day 1: Hanoi – Arrival (D)
Pick up at Noi Bai airport and transfer to hotel
The rest of day is at leisure till having dinner at one of good local restaurant
Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel
Enjoy a morning city tour to visit some of the city’s attractions including the fascinating Hochiminh mausoleum (except for Monday & Friday & the whole Oct & Nov), Hochiminh museum (except for Monday) & Ho Chi Minh House on stilt & one pillar pagoda. Visit Ngoc Son temple & Restored Sword lake in the centre of modern Hanoi.
After lunch, visit the temple of Literature, which is regarded as the first university in Vietnam
Proceed to Ha Long bay, one of Vietnam’s greatest natural wonders and was recognized as World’s Natural Heritage by UNESCO
This evening you will have a seafood dinner at one of the good local restaurants
Overnight in Ha Long bay

Day 3: Halong – Hanoi (B, L, D)
After enjoying breakfast at hotel, take a cruise on the emerald green waters of Ha Long among the 3,000 spectacular limestone islands, visit grottoes and floating village. The cruise ends with a fresh seafood lunch on board
Back to Hanoi after lunch time. Driver through Hanoi old quarter, you will have time for shopping at Dong Xuan market
Have dinner at local restaurant. After dinner, enjoy the water puppet performance, a unique and famous traditional performance
Overnight in Hanoi

Day 4: Hanoi – Hue (B, L, D)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Noi Bai airport for morning flight to Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam
Pick up at Phu Bai airport and transfer to city. Have lunch at local restaurant
Take a boat trip on the romantic Huong (Perfume) river to visit Hue's best-known religious site, Thien Mu 7-storey pagoda and Minh Mang king’s mausoleum, located on the left branch of the Perfume river. The tomb was built as the plan drawn out by the king himself and the middle of the pine forest
Dinner at local restaurant
Overnight in Hue

Day 5: Hue – Danang (B, L, D)
After breakfast at hotel, visit the Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945 and Dong Ba market
After having lunch at local restaurant, leave Hue in the afternoon for Da Nang
Arrive in Da Nang in the afternoon. Visit Han market
Enjoy dinner at good local restaurant
Overnight in Da Nang


Day 6: Da Nang – My Son Sanctuary - Hoi An (B, L, D)
Have breakfast at hotel
Transfer to visit My Son sanctuary which is graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in a dramatic site that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence
Proceed to Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries and its architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years. Have lunch at local restaurant
Take a walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit former merchants’ houses, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colorful market
Dinner at local restaurant
Overnight in Hoi An

Day 7: Hoi An - Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Have breakfast at hotel
Transfer to visit Cham museum - an old sandstone building houses an excellent collection of Cham’s art and sculptures. Next, proceed to Marble Mountain which is made up of five limestone outcrops in isolation from the surrounding plains, each riddled with caves and grottoes, with some made into pagodas and shrines. The top offers spectacular views of Da Nang and the surrounding
Have lunch at local restaurant
Then take the late afternoon flight for Hochiminh City
Pick up at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer to hotel
This evening you will dine at stylist Vietnamese restaurant
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel
Leave Ho Chi Minh for Cu Chi tunnels. Here you will have the opportunity to witness how rice paper is made and to explore the amazing labyrinth of tunnels used by the guerrillas during the war
Return to Ho Chi Minh city and then have lunch at local restaurant.
Take a half day city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Sai Gon by many locals. Visit War museum which primarily contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam War, and is a major tourist attraction, Reunification Palace which was the workplace of the President of South Vietnam & was then known as Independence Palace. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, the spiritual and cultural crucible of the French presence in the Orient & the General Post Office, the ancient & with French colonial architecture style. The final stop is at Ben Thanh market which is always loaded with varieties of goods, such as consumer goods, cakes and candies, food and foodstuff, and particularly high-quality fruit and vegetables
Enjoy dinner at local restaurant
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel
Take a full day trip to the watery world of the Mekong Delta, just some hours by coach from Ho Chi Minh City. My Tho is a prosperous town of 175,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Take a cruise on Mekong river to visit islands. Here, you can have chance to visit coconut candy workshop & to taste fresh candy- specialty. Enjoy tropical fruits, honey tea & listen to Southern traditional music. Get on a small boat to discover a natural canal of Ben Tre province. Take a short walk in the coconut farm to visit a typical house in Mekong Delta. Back to big boat by rowing boat on small canal.
Have lunch at garden restaurant
Visit Vinh Trang pagoda
Back to Ho Chi Minh city. In the evening, enjoy dinner at local restaurant
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City – Departure (B)
- Have breakfast at hotel
- Free at leisure. Transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure flight. End of services

Tour price

PRIVATE SERVICES – based on twin room or triple room share
Number of passengers - Price per pax (adult) in US Dollars
Tour class	2 pax	3-4 pax	5-6 pax	7-8 pax	9-11 pax	12-14 pax
Standard
Mid-range
Superior
Deluxe

Rates are inclusive of:

• Hotel accommodation based on twin or triple share with daily breakfast (incl: services charges, room taxes and baggage handling)
• Meals as specified in the itinerary
• Transportation
• English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
• Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees

Description of service in details

Rates are not inclusive of:

• Optional tours
• Tips for tour guide, driver
• Travel insurance
• Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc

• Visa fee (If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure to Vietnam, we will help you to obtain visa on arrival easily - details...)

• International airfare to/ from Vietnam & International airport tax in Vietnam
• Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion

Remark:

Accommodations offers in this trip (The hotel may be changed up to its availability. It will be confirmed after getting your deposit/ payment)

Private tour: To do the tour privately. The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people.