Hanoi- Sapa – Halong Bay – Hue – Hoi An – Nha Trang
Mekong – Ho Chi Minh city – Siem Reap
Location - Duration
Duration: 19 days
Location: Around Vietnam
Day 01: Vietnam - Hanoi
- Hanoi Pick up at the airport, transfer to the hotel in the old quarters, check in and short rest, breakfast
- Hanoi briefings – Free and easy
Inclusive services: Transfer and hotel 2*
Day 02: Hanoi city tour
- 08hh00. Visit to the complex of Ho Chi Minh comprising Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, museum and stilt house and one Pillar pagoda.
- Visit Vietnam Ethnology museum where you can see 54 different minorities of Vietnam with their typical custom and clothes, working materials
In the afternoon
- Visit the Temple of Literature – the place of the first University and temple for Confucius in Vietnam.
- Visit Hoan Kiem lake with Ngoc Son Temple.
- Enjoy special water puppet show at 14h45 – 15h45
- Free time for dinner
Inclusive services: A private car, tour guide, entrance fees and meal (B+ L) and hotel 2*
Day 03: Hanoi – Perfume Pagoda – Sapa by night train
- 7.30 pick up at hotel for a dive of 70km northeast of Hanoi.
- This land drive will take you nearly 2 hrs throughout rural farming villages to the bottom of the perfume mountain, at DUC dock, we will take an oaring boat trip alongside the YEN stream for one and half hours, enjoy the landscapes of high mountains and wet rice fields on both sidebanks
- Reach the inner dock, we continue trekking up to the main cave (the fragrant trace cave), visit the pagoda inside.
- Need one more hour to trek down for lunch.
In the afternoon
- After having lunch, we will see Thien Tru pagoda (the kitchen pagoda), the biggest pagoda of the area, learn about the traditional architecture, enjoy the landscapes blending among culture and nature.
- Finally take the boat and bus back to Ha Noi Stopover for a visit to Van Phuc traditional handicraft silk village
- Free for dinner until 20h00 transfer to Hanoi station for the train to Lao Cai – 8 hours sleep on deluxe train, sharing cabin 4 soft berths
Inclusive services: Private car, boat, tour guide, entrance fees and meal (B+ L) + train ticket (type: 4 soft beds in a cabin with a/c)
Day 04: Sa Pa trekking – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village
6 hrs trekking throughout 3 hamlets - visit 3 different kinds of minority
- 06h00 you will arrive at the last arrival station – Lao Cai station.. Our tour guide will pick you up and drive to Sapa for a shower, and breakfast
- Trek down to YlinhHo then Lao Chai village of the black H’mong people.
- After a picnic lunch, continue trekking to Ta Van village, visit the Dzay’s families and Giang Ta Chai village of the red Dzao minority
- Visit and stay overnight in a red Dzao family close to a beautiful waterfall among hills and rain forest.
- With your tour guide and the house owners, we will set up a temporary cooking class to learn how to cook Vietnamese food for dinner.
- Finally join for dinner and get to know local typical traditional customs, cultural features...
Inclusive services: Transfer, tour guide, home-stay permit, meals (B + L + D)
Day 05: Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Sa Pa – Lao Cai - Hanoi
- In the early morning you will be sure to be woken up by the households but lucky to see how is their daily life for a new day coming.
- Enjoy some pancakes made by your tour guide’s skillful hands.
- Say good bye and start a new trek with more stunning landscapes and other ethnic minority villages dotted as far as your eyes sigh.
- Finally a Russian jeep to return you to Sa Pa, Stroll throughout Sapa old hill station to visit Sapa market, Sapa church and the French colonial ruins.
- 18h30 we drive down to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi at 21h15
Inclusive services: Tour guide, transfer, Russian jeep, meals (B + L) and train ticket (same class)
Day 06: Ha Noi - Ha Long bay - Bai Tu Long area
In the morning
- 04h40 you will arrrive in Hanoi, transfer to Vega Travel office, get room for break until08h00 take part in Vega Travel’s daily group tour to Halong Bay - A 3-hr drive to Ha Long boat station.
- 12h00 Welcome on Board then enjoy a seafood lunch (possible for vegetarian food)In the afternoon
- Cruise through the bay to visit fighting cock stone, couple tone and floating fishing village.
- Visit the nicest largest cave of the bay called Hang Sung Sot (Surprising cave).
- Start kayaking to get in untouched lanes, close views to shaped limestone mountains especially to Floating fishing villages and Tunnel grottoes.
- Relax on Ti Top beach or climb up its top for a universal view of the jewel bay.
- Anchor among Bai Tu Long bay, Ha Long bay and Lan Ha bay for dinner and a lovely peaceful night on the boat in a tranquil area surrounded by mountain
Inclusive services: (Joining Vega group 12 people)
Vega Travel van and boat, E/p tour guide, kayak, entrance fee, meals (L + D)
Boat acc: Air-condition rooms, own bathroom inside and ocean viewing window.
Day 07: Lan Ha bay - Ha Long – Hanoi – Night train to Hue
In the morning
- Enjoying the dawn covering the jewel bay meanwhile having breakfast.
- Continue boating to Lan Ha bay for different views of limestone forest and lagoons
- Cruise back to Ha Long bay on another route that will lead you through its fabulous different sea scenery, stop for swimming and relax before head up to HaLong wharf
In the afternoon
- 11h30 check out the boat, transfer to the restaurant for lunch
- 13h30 drive back to Hanoi and arrival at 16h30 – 17h00
- 18h00 transfer to Hanoi station for the night train to Hue at 19h00
Inclusive services: (Joining Vega group 13 people)
Vega Travel van and boat, E/p tour guide, meals (B + L) and train ticket (same class)
Day 08: Hue - Sightseeing
In the morning
- 07h15 you will arrive Hue, transfer to hotel
- After breakfast, take a boat ride alongside the Perfume river, enjoy countryside villages and spectacular landscape on both sides of the river. Call on to visit Thien Mu, the Heaven female pagoda, one of the oldest of Vietnam.Keep boating to Khai Dind tomb - A worth seeing by its huge architecture.
In the afternoon
- Visit the Ngo Mon main gate, the Purple Forbidden City. Visiting and learning about the last dynasty Nguyen in VietNam from 1802 – 1945. In here you can look back the moment of regime changing, the communist party standing for the endness of Emperors 'rule.
- Visit the lasting remaining ruins combined between the old Vietnamese Sino – Chinese architecture.
- Free and easy in Hue
Inclusive services: Private car, boat, tour guide, entrance fees, hotel 3* and meals (B)
Day 09: Hue – Hoi An
In the morning
- A special driving over the Hai Van Pass, the highest mountain range lying horizontally partition the north and the south.
- Enjoy the real spectacular scenery at the top of 1260m
In the afternoon
- After lunch, visit the Cham museum with many cultural objects displaying as antique statues carved in 13 th century, here you will also look back the spirit cultural life of the Cham…
- On the way to Hoi An, we visit the Mable mountain.
- Free time and easy in Hoi An
Inclusive services: Private car, tour guide, entrance fees, meals (B) and hotel 3*
Day 10: Hoi An – Sightseeing
In the morning
- Take a walking tour around the old quarter Hoi An, the unique ancient town is being preserved considerably intact.
- You will learn about Hoi An prosperity in 15th century and its redevelopment in 18 th century as the biggest water trading port of the Indochina did business with Japan, China, Indo and Spain that reflected on the special fusion combination of architecture of the town as Chua Cau Bridge pagoda a Japanese ruin and Phuc Kien Hoi Quan, a Chinese…
In the afternoon:
- Free and easy
Inclusive services: Tour guide, entrance fees, meals (B) and hotel 3*
Day 11: Hoi An – Da Nang - Nha Trang
In the morning
- 08h00 check out the hotel, transfer to Da Nang airport for the flight to Nha Trang
- pick up at Cam Ranh airport to Nha Trang
In the afternoon
- Free and easy to relax on Nha Trang beach
- Overnight in Nha Trang
Inclusive services: Transfer, flight ticket and hotel 3*
Day 12: Nha Trang
– Joining boat trip to Hon Tam and Hon Mun and around the green bay - Relax on Nha Trang beach
Inclusive services: (Joining group): Joining boat trip tour (facilities and lunch)
hotel 3*
Day 13: Nha Trang – Ho Chi Minh
In the morning
- Free and easy in Nha Trang
In the afternoon
- Take the flight to Ho Chi Minh at lunch time
- Transfer to hotel, check in then free time
Inclusive services: Transfer, flight ticket and + meals (B) and hotel3*
Day 14: Ho Chi Minh
In the morning
Free and easy
In the afternoon
- Visit Notre Dame cathedral, the oldest of all Vietnam was built between 1877 and 1833 when the French colonized from 1858 to 1954 and visit the Catholicism widely spread overall Vietnam..
- Visit The Presidential Palace where was historical marked the moment of changing regime Vietnamese communist party standing for the Sai Gon puppet Government in April. 30.1975.
- Visit the War Remnant Museum preserving the remains of the American war from 1945 to 1975, learn about Vietnam guerillas (See Cu Chi tunnels).
- Free time to attend Cho Lon market and the Chinese quarters
Inclusive services: (Private tour): Transfer, flight ticket, tour guide, entrance fees and hotel 3*
Day 15: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho
- 08h00 Pick up at hotel for a drive down to My Tho town
- Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides.
- Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island.
- Lunch served in the heart of the orchard.
- Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees.
- Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle.
- Biking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island, enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorized boat. Proceed to Can Tho.
- Dinner and stay in a local farmer family (homestay)
Inclusive services: (Private tour): A private car, boat, tour guide and homestay + meals (B + L + D)
Day 16: Can Tho – Cai Rang floating market – HCM
- 7:00After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market with the busy sence right at the time.
- Keep cruising through the small channels system, visit the rice noodles making village. Experience the " monkey Bridge " in the Delta.
- Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang.
- Break time for lunch.
- Return to Ho Chi Minh city via Vinh Long to visit the local snake market.
- Arrive in HCM at 16h00. Check in hotel again.
- Free and easy – Overnight the hotel in the old quarters
Inclusive services: (Private tour): A private car, boat, tour guide and + meals (B) and hotel3*
Day 17: HCM city tour - Siem Reap
In the Morning:
- Free and easy to visit HCM
In the afternoon
- Free until 14h00 transfer to the airport for the flight Vn823 depart at 15h30 to arrive Siem Reap at 16h50.
- 16h50 Our representative will meet and transfer you to hotel for check in.
- Free time to stroll around and discover Siem Reap.
- Overnight in hotel 4*
Inclusive services: Private car, tour guide, flight ticket, entrance fees, meals (B + L + D) and hotel:
Day 18: Siem Reap Sightseeing
In the Morning
- Visit Angkor Wat, Prasat Kravan, Banteay and Ta Prohm.
- Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant
In the afternoon
- Visit Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Tasom
- Enjoy Sunset at Pre Rup temple.
- Dinner and Overnight in the hotel
Inclusive services: Transfer, tour guide, entrance fees and meals (B + L) and hotel 4*
Day 19: Siem Reap Sightseeing – Ho Chi Minh
- Visit the Southern Gate of Angkor Thom: Bayon, Terraces of Elephants and Leper King.
In the afternoon
- Transfer to the airport for the back to Ho Chi Minh and transit the flight home
Inclusive services: Transfer, tour guide, entrance fees and meals (B + L) and flight ticket