Hanoi - Halong - NinhBinh - Sapa - Hochiminh - CuChi - TayNinh - BenTre - Cantho - Hochiminh
DAY 01: ARRIVE HANOI (private transfer)
Arrive Noi Bai Airport. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi
DAY 02: HANOI - HALONG (B-L-D)
Transfer to Halong with sightseeing enroute.
DAY 03 HALONG- HANOI (B/L)
Explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave - the nicest cave in Halong Bay. Continue your cruise exploring the Bay, passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and more.
DAY 04: HANOI (JOIN GROUP TOUR)
8:00 We pick you up from your hotel take you to visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, the Tran Quoc Pagoda, Museum of Ethnology.
DAY 05 - HANOI – NINH BINH – HANOI (B) (JOIN GROUP TOUR)
Excursion to Ninh Binh 120 km of Hanoi. Capital of Vietnam in 10th century of very short dynasty of Dinh and Le. The first stopover is temples of King Dinh and King Le who devoted their lives to against Chinese evaders in the past. Then take the boat to along the stream to visit the Three Caves (Tam Coc) with wonderful landscape of Red Riverdelta. Then climb up to the hill to visit Bich Dong Pagoda, one the the most oldest pagoda in the area. Have a panorama view of Red river delta fromt the top of the hill. Overnight in Ninh Binh
DAY 06 - HANOI - LAOCAI
Morning free at leisure. Evening transfer to railway station for overnight train to SApa. Overnight on train
DAY 07 - SAPA (Sunday) (private tour)
Early morning arrive to Lao Cai. Meet by our guide and Morning drive to Bac Ha. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area. Bac Ha is the largest market in the area, situated inside the small town of Bac Ha. Have breakfast at local restaurant in Bac Ha. On every Sunday mornings, it is literally a riot of color as many different ethnic groups such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung minorities... gather to buy and sell. After spending the whole morning exploring the market, you can have lunch at local restaurant. Then continue to Hoang A Tuong Palace and visit the Ban Pho, and other hilltribe village. Afternoon return to Lao Cai then cross 30km mountainous road to Sapa. On arrival, check in hotel in Sapa.
DAY 08 SAPA - LAOCAI - HANOI (private tour)
After breakfast, You will commence your journey from Sapa by car to Lao Chai village, a Black Hmong ethnic minority village. You will then be able to walk from Lao Chai to Tavan village where the Giay ethnic minority hill tribe lives. You can have lunch at local restaurant at your own cost. After lunch time the walk continues through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai, a Red Dao ethnic minority village. After taking a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh, you start climbing uphill to a road where the car is ready for your journey back to Sapa. You can have a free shower at hotel before Transfer to railway station for overnight train to Hanoi
DAY 09 - HA NOI – HO CHI MINH (PRIVATE TOUR )
Early morning arrive Hanoi . Take the taxi from staion to transfer to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Saigon include Reunification Hall, War Remnants Museum, and Notre Dame Cathedral. Continue to visit bustling China Town and Thien Hau Pagoda. Overnight in HCMC
DAY 10 HO CHI MINH CITY (B) (JOIN GROUP TOUR)
8:15 AM: Depart for Cao Dai Temple. Around 10:00 AM arrive Cao Dai Temple, See the ornate temple of Caodaism and attend the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the extra combination of the Confucianism, Christianity, Taoism and Buddhism.
Around 12:30 PM: Have lunch at a restaurant near Cao Dai Temple (exclude).
Around 02:00 PM: After lunch arrive Cu Chi tunnels, view short video film and presentation about Cu Chi tunnels, before try a real experience with the world well known tunnels. After that travelers can try delicious manioc which is the main food in Cu Chi during the war. For those interested there is an opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range.
The tour ends around 06:30PM
DAY 11 SAI GON – BEN TRE – CAN THO (L + D) (JOIN GROUP TOUR)
07:45AM departure to Ben Tre. Arrive in Ben Tre province, board a boat cruising along beautiful zigzag canals. Then take a motor cart through some tranquil villages where you could admire rice fields, vegetables gardens… visit a local family who earns living by rice paper and coconut candy. Have lunch at “Green Coconut” riverside restaurant.
After that, take rowing-boat along water palm creek. 3:00 PM leaving Ben Tre province to Can Tho via Rach Mieu, My Thuan and Can Tho bridges. Check in upon arrival. Having dinner and free time for sightseeing (bus transfer to Ninh Kieu wharf and back hotel). Overnight in Can Tho.
DAY 12 CANTHO – HO CHI MINH CITY (B) (JOIN GROUP TOUR)
6:00AM having breakfast at hotel. 07:00AM transfered by bus to the wharf, then boarding a motorboat for sightseeing Cai Rang which is biggest and colourful floating market in Mekong delta. From the early morning, the waterway becomes a maze of hundreds of boats packed with fruits, vegetables, plants, foods, etc... Sellers hang a sample of what they have from the top of a long pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling.Then take motorboat along small leafy creeks to local orchard and enjoy tropical seasonal fruits (included). Around 10:30 come back to hotel, have free time for sightseeing or cycling around. 12:00 check out and have lunch (excluded).
Going back to Sai Gon with a stop-over at Vinh Long market. Overnight in HCMC
Day 13 HOCHI MINH CITY DEPARTURE
Transfer to airport for departure flight
TOUR NAME: VIETNAM - FREE AND EASY
TOUR CODE: AAVN27
TOUR DURATION: 13 Days / 12 Nights
TOUR PRICE: 0
