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Vietnam Overview
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8 days / 7 nights |
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Hanoi – Halong Bay – Danang – Hoian – Ho Chi Minh |
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Description: This is the most popular way to travel in Vietnam, starting in Hanoi, finishing in Ho Chi Minh City with stops to visit all tourist highlights. There are plenty spots to see but with an extremely leisure schedule. You will travel from place to place but still have enough time to enjoy yourselves at each. |
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DAY
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Arrival – Hanoi |
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Today you'll land in Hanoi, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards, public parks and the capital of Vietnam. Check in to your hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi |
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DAY
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Hanoi - Ha Long Bay. (B/L/D) |
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Early this morning, we'll drive from Hanoi to one of the most magnificent scenic environments in the world, Ha Long Bay. Covering 577 square miles, this vast bay is filled with more than 3,000 limestone "peaks" or karststhat jut from the deep blue water as far as the eye can see. We'll spend a day and a half, including an overnight with dinner and breakfast onboard, exploring this overwhelming seascape from the decks of a traditional Vietnamese boat. Comfortable and intimate, your boat features hand-crafted wooden interiors including a dining room and pleasant air-conditioned cabins with private baths. Since we're overnight on the water, we'll be able to explore Ha Long Bay's most beautiful spots with time to swim and even visit some of the largest rock formations and caves. This promises to be one of your most memorable travel experiences in Asia.
Overnight in Ha Long Bay |
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Ha Long Bay - Hanoi (B, L) |
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After breakfast onboard and a full morning in Ha Long Bay, we disembark about noon and return to Hanoi. Today's sightseeing of Hanoi includes an overview of the city as well as visits to the Temple of Literature, the oldest school in the country. After lunch, your city tour continues to the imposing gray marble Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh. Tonight is free for you to enjoy Hanoi and explore on your own.
Overnight in Hanoi |
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Hanoi - Danang - Hoi An (B) |
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This morning a flight brings you to the coastal city of Danang in Vietnam's Central Region. You visit Cham Museum, an open air collection of some of the finest sandstone carvings in the world, China Beach and the Marble Mountain, before you continue on to picturesque Hoi An Vietnam's largest port. Known as Faifo to early western traders, it was one of Southeast
Asia's major international ports during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Hoi An was inhabited by Japanese, Indian, Chinese and Portuguese traders; the city is remarkable for its collection of original Chinese temples and glorious homes built by wealthy merchants of earlier times.
Overnight in Hoi An |
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DAY 05 |
Hoi An. (B) |
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A full-day tour here includes the Japanese Covered Bridge, the beautiful Chinese sembly Halls, the Phuoc Kien Pagoda and the local market. You'll also take a boat trip on the Thun Bon River to a village of woodworkers and boat building families on Cam Kim Island. Later visit a local school for a very special visit with what are sure to become your newest friends ("Make a Friend" program). The evening is free.
Overnight in Hoi An
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DAY 06 |
Hoi An - Danang - Ho Chi Minh City. (B/D) |
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The day is free. Hoi An is a beach resort that's easy to explore on your own, especially by bicycle. The hotel offers bike rentals. In the late afternoon, we drive to Danang and fly on to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Here you'll see the hustle and bustle of Vietnamese life everywhere - in the street markets, sidewalk cafes and sleek new restaurants and pubs. Yet within this teeming metropolis are 300 years of timeless traditions and the beauty of an ancient culture. Tonight, enjoy dinner at the Chateau Restaurant. The remainder of the evening is free.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City |
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DAY 07 |
Ho Chi Minh City. (B) |
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This morning enjoy a city tour that includes the Reunification Hall, formerly known as the Presidential Palace. It was towards this modern building that Communist tanks rolled on the morning of April 30th in 1975, as Saigon fell. This fascinating building is filled with history still fresh in the minds of many. The tour also includes the Old Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Jade Emperor Pagoda, Chinatown and Binh Tay Market - the central
market for the city and one of the liveliest areas. Next we visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the incredible network of tunnels that once stretched for 210 miles. This underground complex was built by guerilla fighters beginning in 1940 and construction continued throughout the Vietnam War. We return to our hotel where the evening is free.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
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DAY 08 |
Ho Chi Minh City - Departure. (B) |
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Free at leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your ongoing flight.
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END
OF SERVICE |
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Price Included:
- Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
- Accommodation: twin sharing room at mentioned hotels or similar
- Domestic flight: Hanoi – Danang & Danang – Ho Chi Minh (economy class with taxes)
- Meals as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D = dinner
- Entrance fee to indicated sights
- Boat trip in Halong and Hoi An
- English speaking guide
Price Excluded:
- International air tickets for flight in/out Vietnam.
- Vietnam Visa fee
- International departure airport tax in Vietnam
- Other meals, tip, drinks, single room supplement, personal expenses, travel insurance, any optional additional tours or activities during free time.
Remarks:
- Confirmation of room & price are subject to space availability at the time of booking only.
- All rates are subject to change without prior notices.
- All above itinerary is flexible, depending on arrival or departure flights of passengers
- Ground operator reserved the right to amend or adjust itinerary to match with real situation
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Validity: 1 Oct 09 – 31 Mar 10. Price per person in USD. |
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Excluded Air Ticket |
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1 |
2 |
3-4 |
5-6 |
7-9 |
10-12 |
13-15 |
16-19 |
20-24 |
25-29 |
30 up |
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1635 |
978 |
886 |
771 |
760 |
713 |
686 |
679 |
666 |
654 |
663 |
268 |
Superior 4* |
2090 |
1205 |
1114 |
999 |
988 |
940 |
914 |
906 |
894 |
881 |
890 |
485 |
Delux 5* |
2535 |
1428 |
1336 |
1223 |
1190 |
1163 |
1136 |
1129 |
1118 |
1104 |
1113 |
698 |
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Hotel use in each city |
Standard 3* |
Superior 4* |
Deluxe 5* |
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Hue |
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