DAY 1: AIRPORT PICKUP – PRIVATE CITY TOUR - TRAIN TO SAPA (L) Private tour 17/1/2017
AM: Driver & guide pick up at the airport following your flight. We will take a 45 minutes drive into town. Today, we will come to the heart of the city for the main attractions in town. The first destination we are going to visit Ho Chi Minh historical Complex; visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his residence relics 50 years ago to understand why Vietnamese people worship him and the human beings respect him: the nationalist! The journey would bring you to the One Pillar pagoda - the unique 1000 years old pagoda in the area. Visit Temple of Literature, which is known the place worshiping Confucius and as the first university in our country 1000 years ago
12:30 pm: Enjoy Vietnamese lunch at one of the local Vietnamese food restaurant in Hanoi.After lunch,Visit Ngoc Son (Jade) temple & Restored Sword Lake. Visit Hanoi Old Quarter, free for walking for shopping in Hang Gai street, Hang Dau street. Have the water puppet show at the Thang Long Water Puppet theater.
17:00pm: Drop off at your hotel, 01 room kept until 9.00 PM
9.00 PM: Get to the train station and stay overnight on the train to Sapa.
Acc: King Express Deluxe Train
DAY 2: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TAVAN - SAPA (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Group tour 18/1/2017
5:00 AM: Arrive at Lao Cai Train station in the early morning. Be picked up by your driver and take an 01hr drive to Sapa for breakfast and morning shower in the Hotel in Sapa.
After breakfast, Sapa Local guide greets and meet! we will take a 6km walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong. A 2km-trekking down to Lao Chai village, through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. Lunch at a local family, it gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Enjoy the landscapes…on the way. Get back to Sapa by Car. - Overnight at the hotel in Sapa
ACC: Sapa Sunny Mountain hotel 4* Deluxe room
DAY 3: CAT CAT - SIN CHAI - SAPA TOWN - TRAIN TO HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch, dinner) Group tour 19/1/2017
After breakfast at the hotel, we will take a walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the food of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Further walk to Sin Chai before return to Sapa by car. In the afternoon, do shopping in local market. Guide's goodbye with the shuttle to get to Lao Cai railway station. Have dinner in the local restaurant and get on the train to get back to Hanoi.
ACC: Hanoi Golden Cyclo hotel 4* Superior Double room
DAY 4: HALONG BAY WITH HALONG VSPIRIT DELUXE CRUISE (B; L; D) 20/1/2017
6.00 AM: Pick up at the train station to get to Hanoi hotel. Have breakfast at the hotel.
8.00 AM: Private van pick up at your hotel to get to Halong bay. Check in your cruise and follow cruise itinerary.
ACC: Halong Vspirit Deluxe Cruise Deluxe Cabin
DAY 5: HALONG VSPIRIT DELUXE CRUISE- HANOI FREE FOOD TOUR (B; L; D) 21/1/2017
Follow the cruise itinerary and check out at noon. Private van gets back to the hotel in Hanoi. Check in Hanoi hotel.
6.00 PM: Start our walking tour in the Old Quarter of FREE HANOI FOOD TOUR. (Promotion 2016)
The main stops are at the most Only-One-Dish-famous shops or restaurants owned by families who have been making certain famous traditional dishes in Hanoi for years. These famous dishes of Hanoi culinary experience will come one after the other during the walking tour in this Hanoi National Heritage area. The experience will not only bring you the real local Hanoi dishes but also the special way of enjoying it as a part of the daily culinary life in Hanoi!The journey will bring you down to the local market to learn about Vietnamese cooking and eating habits. This industrialized haste and busy life creates a lot of fast foods. Hanoians are lucky to be able to eat delicious home-cooked meals in a busy city at any time!
The walking takes you down to some smaller walkways and alleys which you would not normally enter. It is time we find "A City Inside A City".
9.00 PM: Finish the tour at your hotel in Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi hotel.
ACC: Hanoi Golden Cyclo hotel 4* Superior Double room
DAY 6: TAM COC GROUP TOUR (B; L) 22/1/2017
08:00 - 08:30 AM: Shuttle bus goes around to pick up tourists staying in the hotels inside the Old Quarter. Starting drive to Ninh Binh Province
10:30 Arriving at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. Visit King Dinh and King Le’s temples - the 2 temples dedicating to 2 kings of Vietnam.
12:00 Arriving in Tam Coc Wharf. Have buffet lunch with Vietnamese Cuisine.
13:30 Getting on Sampan boats through caves and visiting countryside landscape
15:30: Back to Tam Coc Wharf to chill out. Bike on country road around village
16:30 Getting on shuttle bus to go back to Hanoi
18:30 Saying goodbye to you at your hotel. Stay overnight in Hanoi hotel.
ACC: Golden Cyclo Hotel (4*) Superior room equivalent
DAY 7: HANOI DEPARTURE -HO CHI MINH CITY ARRIVAL (B) 23/1/2017
Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi to the airport. Take your fly to HCMC.
Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International airport, private driver meets and drive you to the HCMC hotel. Free for the afternoon.
Acc: Thien Tung hotel 3* Superior room .
DAY 8: SAI GON HALF DAY CITY TOUR - CU CHI FULL DAY TOUR (BREAKFAST - LUNCH) - JOIN IN 24/1/2017
8.00 AM: We start the trip by visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum. Lunch in the local restaurant.
After lunch, proceed to Cu Chi to explore the amazing site where Viet Cong hid during the War. It is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists - the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a "Free Target Zone". Visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed before entering the tunnels. Spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food in war time). Return to Sai Gon.
Acc: Thien Tung hotel 3* Superior room .
DAY 9: MEKONG - MY THO - BEN TRE DAY TOUR (BREAKFAST - LUNCH)- JOIN IN 25/1/2017
8.00 AM: Pick up from your hotel in Saigon to start the private day trip to visit our special Mekong delta.
10:00 AM: Get on a boat to go across the river on Long Island, visitors see the village floating fish market, tropical fruit Orchard. The visit to a real local family to enjoy all kinds of fruits in the giant garden while listening to the traditional local folk music: "Don Ca Tai Tu". Strolling along the village to visit different families and gardens and enjoy honey tea here.
The boat journey would continue to take visitors to a workshop of coconut candy (a specialty of Ben Tre). Enjoy the freshly made candy and get back to the boat to visit the local market. From here, we will get a Cycling tour (Horse cart if you are not fond of biking) on the village road creeping through the orchards along roads and pristine beauty that nature has bestowed the area. Visit workshop of cakes. Get to the local restaurant for lunch. (Any special diet can be served on request).
2h00 PM: Get back to the boat to go back to the canal and return to Saigon. Finish the trip at your hotel in Saigon at about 4.30 pm.
Acc: Thien Tung hotel 3* Superior room .
DAY 10: HO CHI MINH CITY DEPARTURE (B) 26/1/2017
After breakfast, free at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight.
