Vietnam Tour

Arrive at Noi Bai Airport, welcomed by our friendly tour guide and driver — transfer to hotel for check in (check in after 2:00 PM).

Half-day city tour:

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum — Ho Chi Minh House on Stilt & One Pillar Pagoda (closed Monday & Friday; Quan Thanh Pagoda will be replaced).
• Temple of Literature — regarded as the first university of Vietnam.
• Hoan Kiem Lake — the Restored Sword Lake, named after a legend — pass by Ngoc Son Temple in the heart of Hanoi.
• Water Puppet Show — a unique classical theatre in Vietnam.
• Dinner — at Indian restaurant.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel. Pick up at your hotel and depart for Ha Long City — after 3.5 hours of countryside and rice paddy views, arrive at the port.

Overnight cruise:

• 12:30 PM — Board your boat — start the cruise through this World Heritage Site. Lunch is served on board, a selection of the freshest seafood.
• Amazing Cave — visit “the amazing cave” or others, followed by a swim in the tranquility of Ha Long Bay and its emerald water.
• Sunset & dinner — cruise further into a quiet area to anchor for the night. Dinner and relax as the sun sets — then swim in the phosphorescent water, retire to your cabin, or fall asleep under the stars on the top deck.

Overnight on cruise. Note: the cruise itinerary is subject to change depending on the weather and the specific cruise; no Indian food is served on the cruise — vegetarian meals can be arranged instead.

Wake up early for a great sunrise and a breath of fresh ocean air. Breakfast is served on board.

Today’s plan:

• Leisurely cruise — sail through thousands of seemingly never-ending islands — a great opportunity to capture amazing photographs.
• Brunch on board — while cruising back to the Ha Long City pier.
• Flight to Da Nang — transfer back to Hanoi and reach Noi Bai Airport for the flight to Da Nang (flight should be after 7:00 PM). Pick up at Da Nang airport, free at leisure.

Overnight in Da Nang.

Breakfast at hotel. Take the 20-minute cable car ride up Ba Na Hills and enjoy views of the peninsula, lush green forests and waterfalls below.

Ba Na Hills & French Village:

• Le Jardin D'Amour — take the first and unique funicular in Vietnam to a romantic flower garden — 9 gardens, each a story in its own unique architectural style.
• Campanile — a large bronze bell built in the style of Buddha, weighing 4 tonnes, on the peak of Ba Na Mountain.
• Fantasy Park — an entertainment world for the whole family — Fairy Forest, Dinosaur Park, a 29 m Free-Fall Tower and free games.
• Golden Bridge — opened in June, sitting 1,400 metres above sea level — a golden bridge shimmers against the Ba Na Hills, supported by a pair of giant hands.
• Optional visits — Ba Na Wax Statue Museum, Debay Ancient Wine Cellar and the Alpine Coaster (entry fees not included in the tour fare).
• Buffet lunch — at Ba Na Hills, then the 20-minute cable car ride back down.
• Han Market — browse stalls of fresh produce and dried goods unique to the area — a glimpse of local life.
• Dragon Bridge — built in the shape of a dragon, breathing fire each Saturday and Sunday night at 9 PM.
• Dinner — at Indian restaurant.

Overnight in Da Nang.

Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, visit Hoi An ancient town — a fascinating combination of Vietnamese traditional character with Chinese and Japanese influence.

Today’s plan:

• Hoi An walking tour — the famous Japanese Covered Bridge, Trieu Chau Assembly House, 200-year-old Tan Ky House & Historical Museum, past low tiled houses and assembly halls reflecting the town’s multi-cultural past.
• Lunch — at Indian restaurant.
• Marble Mountain — climb Thuy Son (‘Water’ Mountain) by the stone stairs for panoramic views, and visit Huyen Khong cave before entering Tam Thai and Linh Ung pagodas — the main cave houses a beautiful Cham Buddha sitting under a natural shaft of light.
• Son Tra Peninsula (Monkey Mountain) — visit the first Linh Ung Pagoda, home to the highest Goddess of Mercy Statue in Vietnam, with stunning views of Da Nang beach and the Cham Islands.
• Flight to Ho Chi Minh City — transfer to Da Nang airport for the evening flight (flight should be after 4:00 PM).

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Breakfast at hotel. Leave Ho Chi Minh City for the Cu Chi Tunnels.

Today’s plan:

• Cu Chi Tunnels — witness how rice paper is made and explore the amazing labyrinth of tunnels used by the guerrillas during the war.
• Lunch — at Indian restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.
• War Museum — exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam War; pass by Reunification Palace, formerly the workplace of the President of South Vietnam.
• Notre Dame Cathedral & General Post Office — visit from outside — the spiritual and cultural crucible of the French presence in the Orient, with French colonial architecture.
• Ben Thanh Market — loaded with varieties of goods — consumer goods, cakes and candies, food and foodstuff, and high-quality fruit and vegetables.
• Dinner — at Indian restaurant.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Breakfast at hotel. Check out (before 12:00 noon) — free at leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your departure flight.

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