Day 1 : Ho Chi Minh city and arrival
Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport. Guests are welcome by Far East Tour’s tour guide on arrival in Ho Chi Minh City .Take an orientation tour in the afternoon (if time permits). Overnight at your chosen hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh city – Tay Ninh – Cu Chi tunnels (B, L)
After breakfast, transfer to Vinh Long for 4 hours. full day trip to the watery world of the Mekong Delta. Take a boat trip along narrow waterways overhung with dense vegetation and try exotic fruits in one of the many orchards. Enjoy the landscape of the Mekong delta where we take a boat to visit the floating market Cai Be. Lunch in the bonsai garden ,for lunch sample the local delicacy, Elephant's Ear Fish. Return to Ho Chi Minh City, and visit Tay Son lacquerware factory. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Can Tho (B, L)
8:00 leave Ho Chi Minh city to Can Tho. We enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields, stopping to see how the rice is cultivated.
On arrival at My Tho, take a leisurely boat trip to Tortoise Island. Then disembark and go for a gentle stroll through the picturesque orchards. Enjoy lunch on the island, followed by a traditional cock fighting display. (Don't worry, the birds won't get hurt on this occasion).
Return to the water for a relaxing rowing boat ride along a small canal, cruising in the shade of the water coconut trees. Learn about bee-keeping in the delta and sip a refreshing cup of honey tea to the accompaniment of traditional Vietnamese folk music.
Then travel the narrow rural road by horse and cart to visit the coconut candy mill to find out how this delicious confectionery is made and sample the finished product. Return by boat to My Tho and head back to HCM City by bus.
This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories.
Day 4: Can Tho – Cai Rang – Phong Dien – Ho Chi Minh (B, L)
Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then proceed to Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets, which are the liveliest in the whole region.
Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people. Visit the bustling Can Tho market. On the way back to HCMC by bus, stop off to visit the RUNG TRAM forest. It is a former Viet Cong base used by guerrillas during the Vietnam War.
Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
Day 5: Ho Chi Minh – Danang – Hoi An (B)
Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport to take morning flight to Danang. 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 6: 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
Day 7: 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 8: Hue – Hanoi (B, L)
Transfer to Phu Bai airport for a flight to Hanoi. Arrive at Noi Bai Airport, welcomed by your tour guide and transfer from airport to your selected hotel in Hanoi. Have half day city tour, visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts and One Pillar pagoda. Continue with the Temple of Literature Vietnam's first university, Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc Son temple, Tran Quoc pagoda, Quan Thanh temple. Enjoy water puppet show in the evening. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.
Day 9: Hanoi – Halong bay (B, L, D)
8:00 AM, transfer to Ha Long Bay during 3 hours. Arrive Halong Bay. Check in boat and have lunch. Then visit Halong Bay during 4 hours. Overnight on boat. (Overnight in the hotel if advised)
Day 10: Ha Long - Hanoi (B, L)
After breakfast, take another four - hour boat trip on the bay. Lunch at local restaurant. Return to Hanoi. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 11: Departure (B)
Breakfast at your hotel. Leisure until the time transfer to the airport to catch the flight back to your home. End services. Far East Tour hopes 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 |
