| Vietnam Country Tour |
| Nine Days - Eight Nights |
| Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Ha Long - Hue - Danang - Hoi An - My Son Mekong Delta - Ho Chi Minh City |
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| Day 1: |
Welcome to Hanoi |
Arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel. Lunch. Half-day city tour. Evening welcome party:
. Option HN1: dinner at the Hanoi Opera House preceded by a symphony orchestra concert.
. Option HN2: dinner at the Temple of Literature with a simultaneous folk show.
. Option HN3: dinner with folk music accompaniment at a local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi. |
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| Day 2: |
Excursion to Ninh Binh |
Transfer to Ninh Binh. Buffalo-drawn cart ride to Van Long commune and sampan cruise on creeks crossing karstic valleys. Buffet lunch. Onward to Phat Diem and visit to the local cathedral. Return to Hanoi. Evening: water puppet show and dinner. Overnight in Hanoi. |
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| Day 3: |
Excursion to Halong Bay |
Morning, transfer to Halong Bay for a cruise (4 hours). Seafood lunch on board. Return to Hanoi. Dinner of French cuisine. Overnight in Hanoi. NB: Helicopter flights to Halong Bay can be arranged upon request. |
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Hanoi - Hue |
Morning, transfer to the airport for flight to Hue. Pick up at the airport and transfer to hotel. Lunch of Vietnamese food. Afternoon, a pedicab tour to the citadel. Evening, special Hue-style dinner: . Option HU1: Royal party at Huu Vu Palace in the citadel.
. Option HU2: Royal party in a hotel.
. Option HU3: dinner with folk song performance on barge cruising on Perfume River . Overnight in Hue. |
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| Day 5: |
Hue - Danang |
Morning, visit the royal tombs: Tu Duc Tomb and Khai Dinh Tomb. Lunch of Vietnamese food. Visit the Dong Ba Market, and then transfer to Danang with stopover at the Hai Van Pass. Check-in at a beach resort. Dinner. Overnight at beach resort. |
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| Day 6: |
Excursion to My Son & Hoi An |
Transfer to the My Son Holy See. Stroll around Hoi An town. Evening, special party: . Option DN1: "Pirate Night" party on Non Nuoc beach. The barbecue party centers on fishing boats, wooden crates with rum bottles and features a complete pirate show.
. Option DN2: "Faifo Night" buffet dinner of Vietnamese & Chinese cuisine with entertainment by a traditional Vietnamese music band.
. Option DN3: Buffet dinner and a Cham show. Overnight at beach resort. |
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| Day 7: |
Danang - Ho Chi Minh City |
Morning, visit to Cham Museum. Transfer to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Pick-up at the airport and transfer to hotel. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon, half-day city tour: Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Municipal Post Office, Thien Hau Temple, the Binh Tay Market and a lacquer ware workshop Evening, dinner. Overnight in HCMC. |
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| Day 8: |
Excursion to Mekong Delta |
Full-day excursion to My Tho: Cruise on Mekong River , visit to local home, stroll about verdant orchards, etc. Lunch of delicious Mekong Delta specialties. Then attend a traditional wedding with a wedding procession on hand-rowed sampans through palm-shaded creeks. Return to HCMC. Evening, a farewell party: . Option SG1: Dinner with a wedding show at Binh Quoi
. Option SG2: Vietnamese cuisine dinner with "Ao Dai" fashion show.
. Option SG3: Buffet dinner on a double-decked boat cruising on Saigon River. Overnight in HCMC. |
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| Day 9: |
Goodbye to Ho Chi Minh City |
| Excursion to Cu Chi tunnels at Ben Duoc. Return to downtown Saigon. Lunch at hotel. At leisure or last minute shopping before check-out. Farewell gifts from Saigontourist. Pick-up at hotel and transfer to airport by air-conditioned coach for departure. |
