ST-OP
15
: Vietnam
Highlights ( 9 days / 8 nights )
Depart from Hanoi
HANOI
- HALONG - HUE - DANANG - HOIAN - HOCHIMINH
- VINHLONG
Junk
in Halong Bay
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Day
1- HANOI (D)
Meet at the airport in the morning. Transfer and check in
the hotel.
Afternoon,
strolling in the colonial quarter. Dinner at the Tonkin restaurant.
Overnight at hotel.
Day
2- HANOI (B, L )
Visit
the capital of the city interfering the obsolete perfume of
a colonial atmosphere and the charm of a life remained very
traditional: the Sword Lake, Temple fo Literature, One Pillar
Pagoda, TranQuoc Pagoda and QuanThanh Temple by the West Lake.
In the afternoon, visit ethnology museum, walk around the
36 old quarter streets. In the evening, watch a performance
of the water puppet show and dinner at ThangLong restaurant
Day
3- HANOI / HALONG (B,L )
After the breakfast, drive to Halong. On the way, stop to
visit the handicraft villages surrounding Hanoi: Bat Trang,
Dong Ho, and Dong Ky as well as But Thap pagoda.
Arrive
in Halong and chesk in the hotel.
Day
4- HALONG / HUE (B,L ) (train)
AM : Breakfast at hotel. Cruising on boat to visit the extraordinary
landscapes of Halong Bay with nearly 3000 small islands and
fantastic types of limestone. Visit ThienCung, Daugo caves
and Titov beach. Lunch on boat.
PM:
Back to Hanoi.Diner and transfer to the railway station for
the 21h00 train in destination of Hue. Night in on train.
Day 5- HUE (B,L )
Arrive
in Hue. Pick up at the station and transfer and check in the
hotel. Enjoy s guided tour of the Citadel containing the Imperial
city and the Forbidden Purple city. Visite the Dong Ba market.
Afternoon,
take a dragon boat cruise down the Perfume River visiting
the Thien Mu pagoda and Minh Mang tomb. Visit the Tu Duc Tomb.
Diner
at Club Garden restaurant.
Day
6- HUE / HOI AN (B,L)
After breakfast,drive to Hoi An, a historic old Quarter. On
the way to Hoian stop in LangCo, the village of the fishermen
and then have bathe in the beach. Visit HaiVan Pass, Cham
Art Museum, Marble Mountain. Check in the hotel. Afternoon,
visit Hoian: FucKien Pagoda, Hoia Museum, Japanese Covered
Bridge, TanKy Old house, Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese
Congregation, Hoian market .Cruise on the Thu Bon River until
the sunset. Overnight at hotel.
Day
7- HOI AN / DANANG/ HO CHI MINH (B,L ) (flight)
AM:
Drive to Da Nang for the morning flight to Ho Chi Minh –city.
Transfer to the hotel for checking in. Strolling in the colonial
city ( the post, the Cathedral).
PM:
Visit the city: the Reunification Hall, China Town and Thien
Hau Pagoda, Binh Tay market as well as the village where they
make lacqueware. Diner and overnight at hotel.
Day
8- HO CHI MINH / VINH LONG / HO CHI MINH (B,L)
All day for the excursion in Mekong deta region. Boat trip
on Mekong River to visit the Cai Be floating market, fishing
village and Hoa Binh fruit garden. Lunch on an Island in heart
of M. Giao’s bonsai garden. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh-city.
Dinner
in a colonial villa and overnight in the hotel.
Day 9 - HO CHI MINH departure (B)
Breafast at hotel, free at leasure until transfer to the airport
for the departure flight.
Rate
in USD per person - Validity Until 31 Dec 2009 |
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- Number of Persons -
Class |
2-3 |
4-5 |
6-9 |
15+1 |
Single
Sup |
2 stars |
780 |
570 |
490 |
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110 |
3 stars |
829 |
635 |
565 |
|
180 |
4 stars |
1070 |
870 |
795 |
|
420 |
4
- 5 stars |
1120 |
890 |
819 |
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460 |
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Accommodation offering
in this trip ( click to see
):
Tour Cost includes:
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Full transportation by private car or bus as tour program
indicated.
- Meals half board as indicated in the itinerary. Lunch at
local restaurant - Vietnamese food
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Train ticket : Hanoi - Hue by cabin of 4 persons - soft sleeper
- 1 Domestic flights : Danang - Hochiminh
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English or French - speaking guide
- Entrance fees.
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Private Boat trip in Perfume River, Halong Bay, Tiengiang
river in Mytho.
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Twin-share accommodation with daily breakfast; ( AC room)
Tour
Cost excludes:
- Diner
- International airfare to/from Vietnam
- Personal insurance
- Expenditure of a personal nature, tips,
such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry,
emergency transfers & etc.
- Visa
to Vietnam
Trip Summary:
Where: |
Trip
starts in Hanoi and ends in Hochiminh |
When: |
All
year round; |
Grade: |
Moderate
to Strenous; |
Accommodation: |
Tourist-class
hotels (Standard and clean hotel), |
Transport: |
Private
car or bus, boat, public ferry, |
Meals: |
As
indicated;
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) |
update
15 Jun 2009