Grand Vietnam Golfing Tour

• Length of the trip           : 19 days

• Trip Starts/ Ends from    : Ho Chi Minh / Hanoi

• Required booking time: At least 07 days in advance for individuals and 15 days in advance for group.

• Destination(s) to visit      : HCM - Vietnam Golf and Country Club - Mekong Delta - Phan Thiet - Dalat - Nha Trang - Hanoi - Chi Linh Star Golf Club - HaLong - Noi Bai Airport.

• Rates are valid from 20 December 2010

• Itinerary at a glance:

Day 1. Arrival Ho Chi Minh City (D)

Day 2. Vietnam Golf and Country Club (B/ L)                                  

Day 3. Mekong Delta (B/ L)

Day 4. Vietnam Golf and Country Club (B/ L)

Day 5. Ho Chi Minh - Phan Thiet (B )

Day 6. Phan Thiet (B/ L)

Day 7. Phan Thiet (B)

Day 8. Phan Thiet - Dalat (B/ L)

Day 9. Dalat (B/L)

Day 10. Dalat (B)

Day 11. Dalat - Nha Trang (B)

Day 12. Nha Trang (B/ L)

Day 13. Nha Trang - Hanoi (B)

Day 14. Hanoi (B/ L)

Day 15. Chi Linh Star Golf Club (B/ L)

Day 16. Hanoi - Halong (B/ L/ D)

Day 17. Halong - Hanoi (B)

Day 18. Chi Linh Star Golf Club (B/ L)

Day 19. Departure (B)

Full Itinerary

Day 1. Arrival Ho Chi Minh City (D)

Warmly greeting on arrive in HCMC airport. Meet your tour guide and transfer to your hotel. You can enjoy free time until the guide picks you up for pre-dinner cocktail on the rooftop garden of the Rex hotel, which offers a panoramic view of former Saison. Sample a dinner of traditional Vietnamese dishes. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 2. Vietnam Golf and Country Club (B/L)

Today you will drive to Thu Duc and the Vietnam Golf and Country Club for one 18-hole round of golf. Return to Ho Chi Minh City, take a short tour of the city, visit the former Presidential Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral and Ben Thanh market. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 3. Mekong Delta (B/L)

In the morning you will take a two-hour drive out of Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho through miles of flat rice fields, along a bustling highway. Upon arrival at My Tho, board a Mekong cruise boat to Unican or Thoi Son Island where you will be entertained with traditional music. You will also change to a paddle boat to cruise through the narrow canals to visit home grown industries like coconut candy and rice-wine making. Travel by motorized boat to another island to visit the bee farm to sip tea with fresh honey from the bee hives and enjoy fresh seasonal fruits. Return to My Tho and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Then, drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 4. Vietnam Golf and Country Club (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Then transfer to Thu Duc for one more 18 hole round of golf at Vietnam Golf and Country Club. The remainder of the day is free for relaxing at the hotel or shopping. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 5. Ho Chi Minh - Phan Thiet (B )

Breakfast at the hotel. Then transfer to Phan Thiet by bus. Check-in to the Novotel Coralia Phan Thiet. The rest of the day is free for relaxing, enjoying the hotel and the beach. Overnight in Phan Thiet.

Day 6. Phan Thiet (B/L)

After breakfast, play one 18-hole round of golf at Ocean Dunes Golf Club. In the afternoon, take a half-day city tour of Phan Thiet, visiting the wonderful Sand Dunes and Chams Tower. Overnight in Phan Thiet.

Day 7. Phan Thiet (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Play one more round of golf at Ocean Dunes Golf Club. The rest time of the day is free for you to relax and enjoy the beach swimming, getting a massage, sea bathing or playing tennis. Overnight in Phan Thiet.

Day 8. Phan Thiet - Dalat (B/L)

After breakfast, leave Phan Thiet for Dalat. It is a scenic morning's drive from the coastal plain and the beach city of Phan Thiet to the cooler climates of Dalat a former French hill station and the most famous highland in Vietnam for its attraction and romance. Dalat is the City of Spring. Each day in Dalat includes all the four seasons, splendid spring in the morning, bright summer at noon, cloudy autumn in the afternoon and cool winter at night. With its ideal climate and poetic landscapes, Dalat is the place for relaxation. In the afternoon, play one 18-hole round of golf at Dalat Palace Golf Club. Overnight inl Dalat.

Day 9. Dalat (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Then, play one 18-hole round of golf at Dalat Palace Golf Club. In the afternoon, you can either relax and enjoy yourselves at the hotel or take a half-day tour of Dalat to enjoy the peaceful and romantic sites: Tuyen Lam Lake and Truc Lam Pagoda by one-way cable car and have a stop at XQ Cultural Villages famous for hand-embroidered painting with an introduction to the 3 different culturse and tradition of the south. On the way back to the hotel, you can ride the stage-coach on the 5km road around Xuan Huong Lake to view it from different angles, enjoy the fresh air and blue sky. Overnight in Dalat.

Day 10. Dalat (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. All day is free for you to discover Dalat. Overnight inl Dalat.

Day 11. Dalat - Nha Trang (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Nha Trang, the city of sun and fun by bus. Upon arrival at Nha Trang. Check-in. The rest of the day is free to enjoy the beach. Overnight at VinPearl Resort.

Day 12. Nha Trang (B/L)

After breakfast, take a half-day tour of Nha Trang city, visiting Oceanographic Institute where you can see a collection of myriad sea animals, Long Son Pagoda with a great Buddhist statue on the top of a mountain from which you can see the whole view of Nha Trang city, Cham Tower which was built from the year of 813 to 817. This tower represents Cham ethnics. Before ending the tour, stop at Dam Central Market. Overnight in Nha Trang

Day 13. Nha Trang - Hanoi (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Then enjoy remaining time in Nha Trang before transferring to Cam Ranh airport in the afternoon to take the flight to Hanoi - Vietnam's capital is a unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 14. Hanoi (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Take a full-day tour of Hanoi, Vietnam 's capital. The city tour includes such sights as Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, Fine Art Museum , Ngoc Son Temple, the Lake of the Restored Sword and the Old Quarter. In the evening, enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 15. Chi Linh Star Golf Club (B/L)

After breakfast, transfer to Hai Duong for one 18-hole round of golf at Chi Linh Star Golf Club. The rest of the day is free to relax at the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 16. Hanoi - Halong (B/L/D)

Today you will depart Hanoi at 8.30 am for a four-hour drive through the Red River Delta to Ha Long City. On the way we will stop for refreshments. Upon arriving in Halong City you check-in between 11h 30 - 12h 00 at the Emeraude Cafe in Halong City. Enjoy a refreshing “Welcome Cocktail” upon check-in on the sun deck. Cruise commences and the lavish buffet lunch served at the restaurant. Visit by Tender to see the Sung Sot Caves (Cave of Surprises) weather permitting. Option of Kayaking or Swimming near Hang Trong anchorage. Vietnamese cuisine demonstration at the sun deck. Complimentary canapés at the sun deck bar. Scrumptious International Buffet Dinner served at the restaurant. Evening movie show at the sun deck. Accommodation on board.

Day 17. Halong - Hanoi (B)

Wake up the next morning at sunrise and Tai Chi exercise at the sun deck and continuation of cruise.

Breakfast Buffet served in the restaurant. Check-out on board and disembarkation at Emeraude Café, Halong City at 09h30 am. Rejoin vehicle for a 3-hour journey back to Hanoi at around 1 pm. Overnight in Hanoi .

Day 18. Chi Linh Star Golf Club (B/L)

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Hai Duong for one 18-hole round of golf at Chi Linh Star Golf Club. The rest of the day is free to relax at the hotel or do your llast-minute shopping. Overnight in Hanoi .

Day 19. Departure (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. The rest of the time is free until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your departure flight. End of services.

Tour price

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Price Inclusions:

• All private transfer and transportation

• Boat trip as specified in the itinerary

• Accommodation with daily breakfast based on twin sharing room

• English or French speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).

• Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees

• Meals as specified in the itinerary

• Golf with green fee & caddy fee.

• Vietnam visa on arrival approved letter

• Services charges and government taxes

Price Exclusions:

• Optional tours

• International airfares & airport taxes

• Visa arrangerments.

• Other meals

• Tips for tour guide, driver

• Travel insurance

• Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.

• Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion

Note:

• Surcharges for peak seasons, Christmas and New Year Holidays, lunar New Year Festival, extras for room, air tickets upgrades shall be applied.

• Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.

• Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability

• As indicated:  A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

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