Busy life with hustle and bustle of work every day makes people tired, so traveling is always a good choice for everyone. In highlight tour Vietnam you will explore Hanoi’s colonial elegance, the World Heritage Site of Halong Bay, Hoian’s tranquility, Hue’s Ancient Capital, and the modern bustle of Saigon within 8-day journey.
Pick up and transfer to hotel in Hanoi. If the time permits, visit to the Opera House, Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy traditional Water Puppet Performance, Welcome dinner. Overnight in Hanoi city
08:00 – 08:30: Pick-up at hotel and start the 3 hour-and-a-half drive to Hong Gai Tourist Wharf, check in Oriental Sails JSC’s private waiting hall – The OS Lounge.
12:30 – 13:00: Embark on Oriental Sails by transfer boat. Listen to cruise briefing and receive room key.
13:00 – 15:30: avor a delectable lunch on cruises further along the limestone islands of Bai Tu Long Bay, heading to Vung Vieng fishing village – one of the largest fishing villages in Halong Bay to see the life of local fishermen.
2 Options:
Option 1: Discovery local daily life: Take a bamboo rowing boat trip around Vung Vieng
OR
Option 2: Go kayaking by yourself at Ban Chan island.
17:30 – 18:00: Return to Oriental Sails and have bath then relax as the sun starts to set. Enjoy the Happy Hour at the bar and on the sun deck
19:00: Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, night squid fishing or just laze around. Singing and dancing activities are available till 22h00. Overnight on board at Cong Do Area
06:30 – 07:00: Start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck.
07:00 – 09:00: Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while cruising toward Thien Canh Son Cave. Visit Thien Canh Son Cave – the medium size and less visited cave in Bai Tu Long Bay
09:30: Check-out room. Luggage can be delivered to the reception area.09:30 – 11:00: Head back to the Harbor. Have early lunch on board. Disembark at around 12h00. return to Hanoi Airport for flight to Danang. Pick up on arrival and transfer to hotel in Hoian. Overnight in Hoi An
Hoi An is a small town in Central Vietnam famous for its wooden houses,family chapels, Assembly Halls and for its silk shops.
In the morning, take a private car from Hoi An Town to My Son Holy Land, a World Heritage, 50 km southwest of Hoi An. Located in a lush valley, My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries. My Son, considered to be in the same league as some of Southeast Asia’s greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia. These towers and sanctuaries was built from the 7 to 13 centuries. Back to Hoi An for lunch. Then a small excursion to go around tiny town of Hoi An for city tour: 400 years old Japanese Bridge, 300 years old Chinese temple, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants’ house. Tour end at about 16.30 pm. Overnight in Hoi An
Breakfast at hotel then depart to Hue city; on the way stop for seeing Non Nuoc stone carving village, where the local skillful sculptors create many marble products which are exported to many countries worldwide. We drive across the spectacular Hai Van pass and the scenic fishing village of Lang Co. Have lunch at a local garden in Hue.
Afternoon visit to the Imperial Citadel, which is a walled fortress and was intended to be a copy of Chinese Emperors’ Forbidden City in Beijing, China. After access the Ngo Mon Gate, we will take in the Purple Forbidden City. The Forbbiden City was reserved for the Nguyen royal family from the 18th century until the mid-1900s. Unfortunately, American bombing in 1968 in response to a communist takeover of Hue flattened most of the city. As we can see, only a few buildings are survived such as the Thai Hoa Temple, Can Thanh Temple, The Mieu, and Hieu Lam Cac, but all the remains make a well worth visit. Leave the Imperial Citadel we drive along the bank of Perfume River to Thien Mu Pagoda. Here we visit the 7-storey octagonal tower, a symbol of Hue. Afterwards, we transfer to your hotel in Hue. Overnight in Hue
Breakfast at hotel then take take morning flight to Saigon. Pick up on arrival Sai Gon and transfer to hotel. Free and lunch on your own. Afternoon tour starts by looking at the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Post Office.
We then drive to Ben thanh market:
The Mekong Delta is the southernmost region of Vietnam. It is often referred to as the rice bowl of Vietnam as it produces three harvests per year. The fertile Mekong Delta is also famous for its tropical fruits and flowers. The Delta area marks the end of a 4,500km journey made by the Mekong River after having traveled through six countries. Traditional transportation in the Delta is by boat along a vast network of canals and channels.
Breakfast at hotel then drive to My Tho, where we get on our private boat, which shall start off by driving us to Turtle Island, a beautiful island with many orchards. Here we can enjoy a variety of tropical fruits while listening to traditional South Vietnamese folk songs performed by local artists.
Then, we are going to a Bee Farm, where we can play with the pythons, try some honey tea, and taste local confectionery.
Finally, we will have a short rowing boat ride to our main boat, which in turn will take us to Phoenix island where will have our lunch. After lunch, we go back to the harbor. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at hotel then free at your leisure till pick up and transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your departure flight home. End of services.
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