Vietnam Beach Vacation

• Length of the trip           : 08 days

• Trip Starts/ Ends from    : Hanoi

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

• Destination(s) to visit     : Ho Chi Minh - Nhatrang - Danang - Hoian - Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi.

• Rates are valid from 20 December 2010

Full Itinerary

Day 1. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon)

Warmly welcome on arrival HCMC. Transfer to hotel. In the afternoon take private tour to visit the city or Cu Chi tunnels.Overnight in HCMC.

Day 2. HCMC - Nha Trang (B)

In the morning transfer to airport for flight to Nha Trang. Afternoon take a private city tour to visit Long Son Pagoda (with a giant Buddhist statue on the hilltop) Bao Dai Villa (vacation home of the last emperor of Vietnam ) Oceanographic Institute (a remarkable tank with many colorful live sea specimens). Cham Tower ( Ponagar Temple ) built in 8th century. Chong Promontory(Two big rocks called husband & wife rock ) Mud bath center. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 3. Nha Trang (B)

Free day of leisure at the resort. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 4. Nha Trang - Danang-Hoi An (B)

Today we take flight to Danang. On arrival pick up and transfer to Hoi An. Afternoon take a half-day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200 - year old Tam Ky ancestral house, and the Japanese Bridge. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 5. Hoi An - Danang - Hanoi (B)

Transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi. This afternoon city tour, we take a 20 minute-drive from your hotel to the very impressive Museum of Ethnology, among the finest of Vietnam's museums. You will see many exhibits, photographs and actual houses inhabited by some of the 54 ethnic people in Vietnam. It will offer a truly colorful introduction to these ethnic tribes. From here, we enjoy one hour cyclo tour of Hanoi 's vibrant Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake, the focal point of the city. This is great fun! Lastly, in the late afternoon, you will be enchanted by the legends and stories told at the Thang Long Water Puppet show that no one should miss while visiting Hanoi .Evening water puppet performance. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 6. Halong Bay (B/L)

Situated in the Tonkin Golf, Halong bay is one of the world's natural wonders - a bay with more than 3,000 islands, which time, wind and waves have sculpted into fantastic shapes. The best way to appreciate this magical scene is from a boat, cruising between these karst cliffs, which loom like fairy-tale castles, complete with rocky spires and hidden caves. The bay is dotted with tiny islands, pristine sandbanks on the turquoise water providing an excellent backdrop for swimming or just lazing about on the junk boat.

In the morning we drive to Halong City, approximately 3,5 hours away. Once at Halong City you will board our boat for a four-hour cruise of this stunning area, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves in the area. As we cruise our boat staff will serve you a sumptuous local seafood lunch on boat. After 4 hour navigation we sail back to harbor and drive back to your hotel in Hanoi.Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 7. Hanoi (B)

This morning city tour, we drive to Ho Chi Minh's complex, including the mausoleum of the nation's founder and leader. Here, large crowds gather to pay there respects to the man they simply call Uncle Ho as they silently file past his glass sarcophagus. The Presidential Palace and Uncle Ho's wooden stilt house can also be seen here. One of must-see places in the complex is One Pillar pagoda dating back 11th century. The next stop is the Temple of Literature, the site of Vietnam's oldest university and dedicated to one of the world's most famous scholars, Confucious. Free in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 8. Departure (B)

There are no activities planned for today. You may enjoy your free time until transfer to the airport for your onward flight. End of service and Chao Tam Biet!

Tour price

Remark for Hotel

Price Inclusions:

• Air conditioned transportation

• Private Boat trip in HaLong Bay

• All In-tour flights

• Accommodation with daily breakfast based on twin sharing room

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

• Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees

• Meals as specified in the itinerary

• Vietnam visa on arrival approved letter (complimentary)

• Services charges and government taxes

• Drinking water, cool towel refreshments during the trip.

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

Private tour: The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people.

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