AMT11: Vietnam explorer 8 days 7 nights from 645 USD

Day 1 : Hanoi  Arrival ( D )

Day 2 : Hanoi – Halong Bay cruise (B,  L, D )

Day 3: Hanoi bay – Hanoi ( B, L )

Day 4 : Hanoi – Danang flight – Hoian ancient tÆ¡n  ( B, L )

Day 5: Hoian - Danang Bana Hills – Golden bridge B, L )

Day 6: Danang – Ho chi minh flight – Cu chi tunnel ( B, L )

Day 7 : Ho Chi Minh – Mekong delta – Ho chi minh ( B, L )

Day 8 : Ho chi minh – departure  ( B )

 

Itinerary in Details:

Day 1 : Hanoi  Arrival ( D )

 

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay cruise ( B, L, D ) 

Breakfast at hotel, 8:30 – 9:00 AM our bus will pick you up from your hotel, transfer to Halong bay. Our driver will take a 10 – 15 minutes break by a station for guests to rest on the way.

12:00 – 12:30 Embark on Cruise followed by a short cruise briefing.

13:30 – 14:30 Savor a delectable lunch as cruises among the limestone islands.

15:00 – 16:00 Explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay.

16:00 – 17:00 Cruising to Titov island. Go swimming and relaxing at the beach of Titov or climb up to the top of the island for a panorama view of Halong Bay.

17:00 – 17:30 Return to the main boat and continue cruising to the quiet area while enjoy beautiful seascape on the way.

17:30 – 19:00 Enjoy Sunset Party on sundeck and admire the best moments of the day when the sun starts to set.

19:00 Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, take part in board games, fish for squid, or just laze around.

Overnight on board.

 

Day 3: Halong bay – Hanoi  ( B, L )

06:30 – 07:15 Start your day with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt.

07:30 – 08:30  Have breakfast on board and enjoy the peaceful morning of Halong Bay.

09:00 – 10:00 Kayak around the Luon Cave.

10:15 Return to the boat. Freshen up and check out of your cabin.

10:15 – 11:00 Continue your cruise exploring the Bay, passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and more.

11:00 – 12:15 While heading back to the harbor, watch the fruit carving demonstration and participate in the Cooking Class before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch.

Our bus will transfer you back to Hanoi.

14:30 – 15:00 : Arrive back to your hotel in Hanoi, check in, relax.

 

Day 4 : Hanoi  – Danang flight –  Hoian ancient town ( B, L )

This morning transfer to the airport for flight to Danang. The guide in Danang will pick you up, transfer to  Hoian ancient town. 

Today we have a lot of time to explore Hoian ancient town. We take a tour to explore Hoian ancient town, once a major Asian trading port in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Hoi An’s architecture and relaxed lifestyle have changed little over the years. Take a leisurely walking tour of the ancient town center and visit the sites of former merchants’ homes, a 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, and a Chinese Communal Hall. Believed to have been settled no less than 2,200 years ago, Hoi An was known as Faifo to early Western traders.  Hoi An was one of the major ports of Southeast Asia from the 17th to 19th centuries. Chinese, Japanese, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and other traders had small communities here, and the old wooden houses, bridges and temples that remain are reminiscent of a Vietnam of centuries past. This unique old trading town slowly became isolated due to its river silting up and by destroyed rail lines, leaving it untouched by war and frozen in time. Nowadays, this absolutely charming and relaxed town has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is also famous for it's shops in particular it's large number of tailors. If you wanted, you could have a whole new wardrobe made for you here! 

Overnight at hotel in Hoian

 

Day 5: Hoian -  Danang Bana Hills – Golden bridge B, L )

Breakfast at hotel, say goodbye Hoian and head out to Ba Na hills. Take Cable Car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French. Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting Nginh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden… Experience hill climbing train (first and unique funicular in Vietnam) and visit an old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar), flower garden Le Jardin D’amour and Linh Ung Pagoda.

You should not miss walking on the Golden Bridge amid the foggy hills of the mountain, enjoy the gorgeous view of Da Nang City.

Have buffet lunch at restaurant. 

Afternoon: Free time for you to enjoy the amazing view in Ba Na Hills and do the great photoshoot.

15:00 catch the Cable car to Toc Tien Station and then transfer to  Danang for overnight.

 

Day 6: Danang – Ho chi minh flight – Cu chi tunnel ( B, L )

After breakfast, transfer to Danang airport for short flight to Ho chi minh city. Warmly welcome at Tan Son Nhat airport, transfer to hotel in city center, check in, relax.

Afternoon, travel by roads to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels. At the height of the Vietnam war, the tunnel system stretched from the outskirts of Saigon all the way to the Cambodian border of over 250 kilometers of tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years starting in the 1940s, let the Viet Minh and, later, the Viet Cong control a huge rural area. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers. In places, it was several stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.... getting married, giving birth, and going to schools.

Back Ho chi minh for overnight at hotel.