The best 10 days Vietnam
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Overview
If you have limited time but want to cover all the most the famous places in Vietnam. Here is the best choice for you. You can go from North to South Vietnam or South to North. With the plate such as the Hanoi capital, a magical Halong Bay, the Hue imperial city, an ancient Hoi An old town, a exciting Ho chi minh city or visit the lively life of strangeness of river mekong Delta.
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Domestic Flight Tickets
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Private airport transfer round trip
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Transport per itinerary. Water on bus
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Halong Bay 2D1N with 4 star cruise
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Accommodation (double/twin sharing or triple for 3pax in your group) as tour discrebered
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Meals as mentioned: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
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English Speaking Guide
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Entrance fee
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International flight ticket
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Visa arrangement
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Single Supplement
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Beverages, other meals
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Tips & personal expenses.
Tour Plan
After having breakfast at hotel. 8:00 the tour guide and shuttle bus will arrive to pick up you to join Hanoi city tour. You will start the tour by visiting complex: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ho Chi Minh Museum. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts where he used to live in the past. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Continue to visit the Temple of Literature (Quoc Tu Giam) – Vietnam’s first University constructed in 1070. Its gardens and well-preserved architecture offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past.
Have lunch at local restaurants. Proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum (Applied for Tue, Thus, Sat, Sun) or Bat Trang Ceramic Village (applied for Mon, Wed, Fri) . After that we will take you to Hoan Kiem Lake, see the peaceful water, and visit Ngoc Son Temple. Take an hour cyclo tour around the bustling old quarter to see the ordinary life in Hanoi.
Night 2: Overnight in Hanoi city
07.45 - 08.30: You will be picked up from your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter. Then we will head to Ha Long Bay. You may enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta along the way
11.30: Upon arriving in our lobby in Tuan Chau Marina, you may take a short stretch while our staff arranges all registration with the local government.
12.00 - 12.30: The cruise captain and staff will welcome you onboard LE JOURNEY CLASSIC CRUISE after a short tender transfer. While enjoying a refreshing welcome drink, a short cruise briefing and safety instructions will be given.
12.30 - 13.00: LE JOURNEY CLASSIC CRUISE voyages to Ha Long Bay – one of the New Seven Nature Wonders of the World. Lunch is served on board while the cruise passes via amazing limestone karst formations that rise up out of the sea in an impressive manner.
14.00 - 14.30: You will leave the cruise to explore Sung Sot Cave (also known as Surprise/ Amazing Cave), one of the biggest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay.
15.00: Returning to LE JOURNEY CLASSIC CRUISE, the trip will continue to Ti Top Island. Here, you can watch the magnificent view over either the Gulf of Tonkin or swim in the emerald green and cool water.
17.00: After a long day, this is the ideal time to enjoy energizing drinks and snacks by joining ‘Happy Hour’ or Cooking Class on the sundeck
19.30: Sumptuous Dinner is served. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff.
20.30: After dinner, various activities including karaoke, and squid fishing are organized. Or you can just laze around with exhilarating drinks from our bar. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure.
*Please check out and you can leave your luggage at hotel, remember to bring your passport
06.15 - 07.00: Breakfast is served. It can be a great idea to enjoy the meal with the magnificent view of the sunrise in Ha Long Bay.
8.00 - 9.30: The cruise gets closer to the center of the Natural Preservation Area. Join our guide on a short trip to Luon Cave. This magic work of nature shows you the formation of Karst Mountains. You can discover this time masterpiece by kayaking on your own. If you are lucky, you can catch great photos with mischievous monkeys jigging up and down around the cliffs.
9.30: LE JOURNEY CLASSIC CRUISE welcomes you back on board and it is time for checking out.
10.00: Whilst cruising back, delightful lunch will be served.
11.35: We return to the quayside in the south of the bay, where our visitors disembark in Tuan Chau Marina. And leave for Ha Noi on our shuttle.
15.00 - 15.30: You will get back to your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter
**Please note that the schedule can be changed without prior notice depending on the weather and policies of Ha Long Bay board of management.
You will have free time to discover Hanoi old quarter, until our driver comes to pick you for the flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to hotel in Hoi An, check in hotel in Hoi An
7:30-8:00 am: Our guide picks you up at your hotel and departs to My Son Sanctuary – The World Cultural Heritage.
9:30 am: Arrive at My Son and we’ll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking through the landscape, learn histories with our local English-speaking guide, and enjoy the Champa’s traditional performances.
11:45 am: Get back to the minivan and move to a local house to learn how to make rice paper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on!
12:30 pm: Back to the van and have lunch at another local house, relax with cold herbal tea, nice food, and fresh air.
1:00 pm: Take a boat trip to Hoi An with the nice and cool breeze onboard, and beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in Central Vietnam named Thu Bon River.
1:30 pm: Arrive in Hoi An, we will drop you off at your hotel. Tour ends!
Have breakfast and check out hotel in Hoi An.
07:00 – 7:30 am: The van and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An
On the way, we will stop to visit some beautiful attraction such as: Hai Van pass – is an approximately 21km long mountain pass on National Route 1A in Vietnam. It is the natural border of Thua Thien Hue Province and Da Nang City, one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam.
And sightseeing Lap An Lagoon - Lang Co beach – With more than 10km long white sand beach and blue sea water, Lang Co beach is an ideal place for relaxing, swimming and taking photos.
10:45 am: You will visit the Khai Dinh Tomb, the tomb had elements of Eastern art mixed with Western designs.
12:00 pm: Having a nice lunch with Hue cuisine and rest at beautiful restaurant
1:00 pm: You will continue visiting Hue imperial city – the palace of 13 Nguyen Kings with Ngo Mon Gate, Library, Thai Hoa Palace, Nine Dynastic Urns, etc.
3:00 pm: Visiting Thien Mu pagoda associated with culture and history of Hue.
3:45 p.m: Tour ends and we transfer you to hotel in Hue
Night 7: Overnight in Hue
Today, we will transfer you to airport to take the flight to Hochiminh city.
When you arrive in Hochiminh city, our driver will pick you up to airport to hotel to check in.
15:00 After warm greeting with our friendly guides, we will put on your helmet and then start the adventure.
Our first stop is at a hero monument – the monk Thich Quang Duc who burnt himself during the Vietnam War. You will learn more about the history of the city and the very hard time of the local people during the war.
Next is the time to explore the local life, you may be the only tourists there. We will walk together through Old Apartment Area – beautiful old part of the town and the colorful wholesale Flower Market. Your guides will explain for you about local life and how people lives, has fun and makes a living.
Continue your adventure by motorbike through the back alley of Saigon through District 10 and 5, see and learn more about local life through the slum area, and wet markets. We next go to visit District 5, a part of the china town, on our motorbike you will see the markets and local life of a strong community and neighborhood connection.
After stopping at a pagoda, You will be amazed when you see the most beautiful Buddha pagoda in town with ten thousand Buddha statues and beautiful detailed design.
The last stop is at Cheo Leo cafe – an 80-year coffee shop hidden in an alley and famous for its distinct “Vot” coffee where you sit around a table, take a rest. The guide will introduce you the art to make the best coffee in the world – Vietnamese coffee. You will enjoy the best Vietnamese coffee while getting to know more about each other, our life and yours.
Night 8: Overnight in Hochiminh city
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.
In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip.
17:00 - 17:30: Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Trip ends.
