Day 1 : Ho Chi Minh City arrival (D)
Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport. Welcome by Far East Tour’s tour guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel. Take an orientation tour in the afternoon (if time permits). Welcome dinner. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh City - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi tunnels (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. 7:30 AM, pick you up from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh. Drive west to Tay Ninh, headquarters of Cao Dai region. On arrival, attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. On the way back, visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground network of tunnels constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, accommodation, etc. and were used as a military base for the Vietcong during the American war. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner on guest’s account. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Cai Be - Vinh Long – Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. 7:30 AM, depart for Cai Be, stopping to take photos at Tan An town to see the flat rice fields. Arrive at Cai Be and go by motor boat to visit the Cai Be floating market and watch the vendors trading fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. Then wander through the small villages to visit the orchards and fruit plantations. Experience the charms of the Upper Mekong Delta as you cruise to Vinh Long through a series of small canals. Visit some small family-run businesses to see how products such as coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made. Arrive at Binh Hoa Phuoc village, the green pearl of Vinh Long town, where you can immerse yourself in nature. Enjoy lunch with fresh river food served in the heart of the garden, accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music. Take a relaxing stroll through the bonsai garden. Meet the car/van in Vinh Long. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner on guest’s account. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 4: Saigon – Day train to Nha Trang (B)
Free at your leisure in the next morning.
In the afternoon we board the SE2 Reunification Express at 12.00pm, traveling through the lush green paddy fields up the coast, arriving in the resort of Nha Trang in the evening. Picked up by Far East Tourtour guide and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Nha Trang
Day 5: Nha Trang city and beach (B, L)
Morning we will visit fascinating Ponagar Cham tower, Hon Chong (Husband islet) Rock and The Oceanographic institute featuring an aquarium full of colorful marine life including seashore and tropical reef fishes.
After lunch we take boat trip to Hon Tam Island, a new beach paradise in Nha Trang, where you can swim, scuba dive, and fishing or do other water sports or just relax on the beach.
Come back and overnight in Nhatrang
Day 6: Nha Trang – Flight to Da Nang (B)
Flight to Da Nang. Pick up from Da Nang Airport. We visit the famous Cham Museum with its collection of relics from the Cham Kingdom. Drive to Hoi An. Overnigth in Hoi An
Day 7: Hoian (B)
Today we can wander around the old streets, a mixture of Japanese and Chinese architecture that reflects its history as an important trading port.
Overnight in Hoian (Breakfast included).
Day 8: Hoi An - Hue (B)
Morning we transfer to Hue, the cultural capital of Central Vietnam, stopping at the Lang Co beach for lunch and Hai Van pass for photograph, before touring Hue to visit the Imperial Citadel, Thienmu pagoda and Tu Duc tomb in the afternoon.
Overnight in Hue
Day 9: Hue (B, L)
After breakfast, all day visit in Hue: Cruise on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh Mang Tomb. Lunch in a best local restaurant. Afternoon, visit to Tu Duc Tomb, Diem Phung Thi exhibition of picture and shopping. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight at hotel in Hue.
Day 10: Hue – Hanoi (B, L)
Transfer to Phu Bai airport for a flight to Hanoi. Arrive at Noi Bai Airport, welcome by Far East Tourtour guide and transfer from airport to your selected hotel in Hanoi. Half day city tour, visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One-pillar Pagoda. Lunch. Afternoon, visit Quan Thanh Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Literature Temple, shopping in the old quarter. Evening enjoy water puppet show. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 11: Hanoi - Halong bay – Hanoi (B, L)
Depart at 8.00am at your hotel (in Hanoi). Drive directly to Ha Long city. Arrive at Ha long about 11.30am. Getting on boat at a private junk. While the junk cruising caves, grottoes, floating villages and beaches on Ha Long bay, having fresh seafood lunch on boat. Stop for a while visiting to Thien Cung and Dau Go Caves, en route. Finish the cruise about 15.30pm. Drive back to Hanoi, tour end at your hotel about at 19.00pm. Overnight in hotel in Hanoi.
Day 12: Departure (B)
Breakfast at your hotel. Leisure until the time transfer to the airport for the flight back to your home. Tour ends. Far East Tourhopes to serve you next time.
Accommodation List:
| Hotel |
3* |
4* |
5* |
5*+ |
| Saigon |
Lavender,Tan Hai Long
|
Grand, Rex |
Duxton, Legend |
Sofitel Plaza, New World |
| Can Tho |
Saigon Cantho |
Golf 4 |
Victoria Hotel |
Victoria Hotel & Resort |
| Da Lat |
Le Petit Paris |
Blue Moon |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Resort |
Sofitel Dalat Palace |
| Nha Trang |
Violet |
Diamond Bay resort |
Sunrise Beach resort |
Vinpearl Resort&Spa |
| Da Nang |
Riverside |
Sandy Beach resort |
Sandy Beach resort |
Furama Resort |
| Hoi An |
Lotus |
River Beach, Hoi An Beach |
Life Resort |
Swiss Bel, Palm Garden |
| Hue |
Festival |
Huong Giang, Century, Riverside |
Imperial |
La Residence |
| Hanoi |
Luxor, Viet |
Flower Garden, Sunway |
Movenpick, Sofitel Plaza |
Sofitel Metropole |
| Sapa |
Holiday |
Chau Long |
Victoria Resort&Spa |
Victoria Resort&Spa |
| Halong Junk |
Phoenix, Classic Sails |
Paloma, Emotion |
Jasmine, Prince |
Violet, Indochian Sails |
