THE BEST OF HANOI – DANANG- HO CHI MINH 8D7N TRIP

THE BEST OF HANOI – DANANG- HO CHI MINH 8D7N TRIP

BRIEF ITINERARY ( Note: B= breakfast, L= Lunch, D= dinner)

DETAILS OF ITINERARY

Day 01: Hanoi Arrival –Hanoi city tour (L)

Upon arrival, our driver will be holding a sign with your name and welcome you at Noi Bai International airport transfer to check in hotel. After that, Starting  to visit oldest pagoda in Hanoi, name Tran Quoc pagoda. Next is Ho chi minh complex with Ho chi minh mausoleum, stilt house, one pillar Pagoda, ba dinh square, president palace. Enjoy Vietnamese lunch.  Next we visit the first university of Vietnam – name temple of literarture After that, proceed to visit Hoan kiem lake, joseph cathedral, opera house. Enjoy water puppet show and  Free your leisure time for Hanoi nightlife and overnight in Hanoi.

 Day 2 : Hanoi – halong Bay group tour (B/L/D)

 After breakfast, our tour guide and driver will meet you at lobby of hotel at 8.00 to 08.30am. Take 3.5hours drive to Halong Bay, a Wolrd Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. Spend 24 hours on a traditional Junk Cruise in the amazing bay: a natural wonderland composed of jutting limestone islands and sparkling turquoise waters. Arrive at the dock around noon and board your junk. Savor a gourmet lunch of fresh seafood onboard as we sail out into the mystical bay. In the afternoon, cruise around some of Halong’s many islands, including Dinh Huong and Ga Choi. Along the way visit the most beautiful cave name : Amazing cave. Stop at an Tip Top island cove with a sheltered white-sand beach and take a dip in the warm waters of the Tonkin Gulf (weather permiting). Pass the night on your junk, lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of calm waters. Overnight on Cruise

 Day 3: Halong bay group tour – Hanoi –fly to Danang( B/L)

 In the morning, breakfast, fruits, coffee and tea are served on board. Cruise further and

stop-over fisherman. After that, we

continue cruising further, go throught many islands and islets to discover the hidden

charm of the bay.

Join a cooking class opened right on the cruise for all the people are interested in

cooking, especially cooking Vietnamese food. Cruise back to the prier while having

lunch. Say goodbye to the crew and disembark. go back to Hanoi airport to take flight to Danang. Reaching Danang, our driver will wait for you and bring you to hotel in Danang to check in the room.

Day 4: Bana hill tour- My Khe beach ( breakast – lunch)

8.30a.m, after breakfast , check out the room, transfer to Ba Na hills and 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.

Have lunch at restaurant.

Afternoon: Free for joining games in Fantasy Park – the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam with series of interesting games: 4 – 5D film, skiver, The death race, dinosaur park… (2 hours).

17:00 Return to Da Nang city along the Red Beach Bay. Stop at Central Specialties at Han market for Shopping. Next visit Pink church ( famous church in Danang). Next you will visit dragon bridge, love bridge. Free your time at My Khe beach and overnight in Danang.

Day 5: Danang city tour + Hoi An ancient town ( breakast – lunch)

MORNING: after breakfast

Begin the excursion in Da Nang with The Cham Sculpture Museum. Then, the car lead you to The Marble Mountain, located in Ngu Hanh Son ward, south of Da Nang city.  Stop on the way a few minute to visit Non Nuoc marble village.

NOON: Have lunch at a local restaurant.

AFTERNOON: Continue by car to visit Son Tra Peninsula (called by the other name: Monkey Mountain) & Linh Ung Pagoda. Jutting out into the sea, this is an beautiful place for sightseeing, tourism, convalescence and cultural activities.

In After that, car bring you to Hoi An. English speaking guide will take you on a two hour walking tour of Hoi An Old Town. Famous for its quant mixture of Chinese, Japanese and European architecture, the old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999. You will visit, the Japanese bridge built in the 16th century and famous for being the only covered bridge known to incorporate a Buddhist pagoda, the 200 year old Tan Ky house, museum of trade ceramics and several other historical sites. The tour finish at your hotel in Hoi an. Free time for shopping in Hoi An anciewn town.Overnight in hotel in Hoi An.

Day 6: morning fly to Ho Chi Minh city tour + Cu chi tunnel (( breakast – lunch)

After breakfast, going to airport to take flight to Ho chi minh city. Upon your arrival in Ho chi minh, tour guide will pick you up and bring you to visit Cu Chi tunnel. Cu Chi Tunnels is a legendary underground system of over 220 km of tunnels, a must-see for both Vietnamese and foreign travelers who are interested in the history of the Vietnam War. The tunnels are now a historical structure of Vietnam and considered a heroic district for the role they played in the resistance to US forces during the Vietnam War.

Once we arrive, you will get a chance to walk through some of the tunnels, discover the hidden corners and imagine what life was like here for the resistance soldiers. If you like, try to cook with the smokeless stoves used by Vietnamese soldiers to cook during the war. You can even try foods which the soldiers lived on. If you’re feeling brave, or curious, you can even try your hand at shooting at AK-47, one of the guns used during the war. Head back to the city. Overnight in Ho chi minh

Day 7: Mekong delta ( Breakfast-lunch)

You will arrive at My Tho Town and visit Vinh Trang pagoda, an old ancient pagoda in Southern Vietnam. Known as the largest pagoda and the most special architecture in Mekong Delta, its architecture was influenced by both Vietnamese and Khmer’s culture as well as European architecture.

After visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, the bus will take tourists to the pier boat for getting on a motor boat. Take a leisurely boat ride in Tien river to enjoy the fresh air, to see the peaceful life of the local people, and also to pass by the stilt house, the fishing floating farm, and the four islands: Dragon, Phoenix, Tortoise and Unicorn.

We will take a hand- rowing boat through the creeks for sightseeing the natural water coconut trees, a symbol of the Delta areas. The local people will give you the “ nón lá”, the Vietnamese traditional hat. After that you can try to row the boat by yourself.

After 20 minutes we will arrive at the bee keeping farm, then visit the honey bee farm and taste delicious honey tea with lemon that is really good for health. The local people also have a python farm, for those tourists , who like adventure you can take a photo with the  pythons.

You will return to the motor boat to cruise known as coconut country in the Mekong Delta. There you will visit the coconut candy workshop to know how to make delicious candies by hand. The highlight of the trip is to take a sightsee through the peaceful villages by horse cart. You also can visit the crocodile farm on the island.

You will return to the boat and back to the car. Our car will take you back to Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho chi minh city

Day 8:  departure flight (B)

In the morning, free and easy until car transfer you to airport for flight back to Malaysia. End of tour home sweet home.

Tour Cost: contact us to get best price and promotion, if  your group have more people will get better price

Note: Tour costs based on USD currency, This price above is not applied for travel during Chinese new year. Traveling during lunar new year will be surcharged 20-30%.

Please see hotel/cruise details in Here

What do I need to bring

• Please bring sun cream, sunglasses, long clothes covering the knees while visiting temple, pagoda
• Bring valid passport not expire more than 6 months before departure date
• Warm clothes if you travel to Hanoi from Oct to March ( weather around 15-25 degrees this time)

What I need to Know

• If you have more people or big group, please contact with us to get good deal
• If you want to customize the tour, please let us know, will customize the tour according to your requirements.
• Itinerary can be changed upon the uncontrolled of weather conditions

 Package inclusions:

Domestic flight Hanoi to Danang

Domestic flight from Danang to Ho Chi Minh

Private car with AC pick up and drop off airport

Private car with AC during the tour except Halong bay going by bus

Hotel 3 star in center of city

Halong bay sharing cruise 5 star: La Casta cruise or similar

Local English  tour guide

All entrance fees as indicated in program

Meals as mentioned in program ( in Bana hill is buffer lunch)

Cable car and entrance fees in Bana hill 2 ways

Water puppet show ticket

1 bottle of water on coach during the tour

Package exclusions:

 Beverage and other meals not mentioned, visa, personal expenses, tips travel insurance, other not stated in prgram