Vietnam is a country with immense geographic and cultural diversity. The country’s varied climate and landscape range from four seasons in the mountainous North.Visitors to the country almost always comment on the friendly locals and the delicious cuisine. When visiting the country you can choose to travel at various levels of comfort, staying in anything from deluxe to budget accommodation, using various forms of transportation and dining in fine Vietnamese and International restaurants or in more local style eateries.
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HIGH LIGHTS
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Day 1
Depart Home – Hanoi, Vietnam
Begin your journey with the international flight to Hanoi
Meet and transfer to the hotel with your tour manager
In-Flight Meal
Day 2
Hanoi Bike tour
Visit Temple of Literature, and the Ethnology Museum
Begin your day tour by cycling along the Red River dyke, taking the Long Bien Bridge, formerly known as the Paul Doumer Bridge – was one of the greatest engineering accomplishments of the French colony and a showpiece of colonial infrastructure.
After crossing the Red River, you continue riding along the dyke for some kilometers before joining a small biking trail that furrows among pop corn, vegetable, and fruit gardens. You mostly cycle on the back roads amidst the wild nature. Passing the villages, you can see a lush green rice fields, cornfields, and vegetable and fruit plantation areas. This is the biggest vegetable and herbs area of Hanoi. After about two hour cycling, you arrive in Bat Trang village, a small village in the north of Hanoi, is about 13 kilometers southeast of Hanoi center, on the other side of the Red River. The village is famous for ceramic and pottery products of high quality.
Lunch is served in a local restaurant in town.
After lunch, you will have a short walk to visit the village, discovering the village ceramic market, the Bat Trang temple, Bat Trang communal house. Discover the real life as you walk through tiny alleys that furrow continuously right and left.
After lunch, you will have a short walk to visit the village, discovering the village ceramic market, the Bat Trang temple, Bat Trang communal house. Discover the real life as you walk through tiny alleys that furrow continuously right and left.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
Hanoi – Halong Bay
This morning drive to Halong Bay, 170km from Hanoi (it takes approximately 3 hours).
Stopover at the ceramic and hand embroidery workshops en route.
12h00 – 12h30: Embark on Oriental Sails followed by cruise briefing
13h00 – 15h30: Savor a delectable lunch as Oriental Sails cruise further along the limestone islands of Fighting Cock, Dog Rock and Incense Burner, to name a few
15h30 – 17h30: Visit Amazing Cave and Kayak along the hidden parts of the bay
15h30 – 17h30: Visit Amazing Cave and Kayak along the hidden parts of the bay
17h30 – 19h00: Go swimming, snap photos or just relax as the sun starts to set
19h00: Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests or just laze around. Overnight on board
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4
Halong Bay – Hanoi – Hoi An
06h00 – 07h00: Start your day with Taichi exercise or photo hunt
07h00 – 11h00: Have breakfast at sunrise. Visit Ti Top Island, cruise back to the harbour and pass by Ba Hang Fishing Village, The Dog Rock, Incense Burner, and Fighting Cocks…
11h00: Having lunch. Disembark Oriental Sails at around 12h00
12h00 – 16h30: Transfer back to Hanoi for flight to Danang. On arrival at the airport, you will be met our driver and taken to Hoi An hotel for check in. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5
Hoi An- Fish and Rice (day trip 7 hours)
After breakfast, you will start the day as local. The local geographical setting of wetlands and floodplains bordered by rivers and sea explains why fish and rice - which both grow in water, are essential components of the local cuisine. To experience local fishing and rice production techniques first-hand, we invite you to join in our Fish & Rice Tour
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6
Hoi An - Hue
After breakfast, leave Hoi An for Hue along the way you will travel over the Hai Van Pass, stopping at the top to take in the stunning views of the Lang Co beach before arriving in Hue.
This afternoon we embark on a tour of the city. A visit to Hue would not be complete without taking in attractions such as: the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and the Dong Ba market.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
Hue City Tour
Board a private boat and cruise the romantic Perfume River heading out for the countryside. Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of emperors past, and a visit to some of these tombs will be the focus of today's itinerary.
The charming Thien Mu Pagoda “Lady Pagoda” will be the first stop of the day. You will have a great view of the Perfume River and the surrounding area. Thien Mu Pagoda is considered the unofcial symbol of Hue, and center of Buddhism in central Vietnam. From there you process to the king Tu Duc's tomb and the king Minh Mang's tomb followed by the king Khai Dinh's tomb.
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8
Hue – Saigon
After breakfast, leave Hue for flight south to Ho Chi Minh. Warmest welcome at Tan Son Nhat Intel’ airport and take you to your hotel for check in.
Spend you free time at leisure to enjoy or find out the street-life as you wish. Welcome dinner at one of the city's best restaurants.
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9
Saigon City Tour
Today spend full day to visit the dynamic city of Saigon. Over the past few centuries, Saigon was called the “Pearl of the Far East” and was an important trading centre for Chinese, Japanese and Western merchants who travelled along the Saigon River.
Sightseeing tour includes visiting bustling Cho lon (Chinatown), Thien Hau pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas of the Chinese in the area and colourful Ben Than Market. Notre Dame Cathedral inaugurated in 1880 became the spiritual and cultural crucible of the French presence in the Orient as was the Post ofce designed by Gustav Eifel and resembling a grand railway station. Photos stop at the former Presidential Palace, renowned for its symbolic role in the fall of Saigon in 1975 and continue to visit the War Remnants Museum.
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 10
Saigon - Mekong Delta - Biking - Saigon
After breakfast, we start the tour to Cai Be – a colorful floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. Then, an optional stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how to make rice paper, coconut candy and pop-rice, pop-corn. Vietnam Adventure – Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Hue, Ho Chi Minh 12 nights · It is so interesting to visit the handicraft village where you can see how they make some special products: making rice-net for spring-rolls, fish sauce & Soya sauce, cooking salt, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage roof
The rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta.
Lunch can be served at Ut Trinh home. After lunch, we can walk around and then will enjoy some kinds of fruits when listening to the traditional music
One more thing to do in this trip is biking! It will be so amazing to bike on village paths to see the local farms, houses, real life and the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in Mekong Delta. The cruise will end at Vinh Long city and you return to Saigon
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11
Cuchi Tunnel
Cu Chi Tunnels consist of more than 230km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. The remaining tunnels nowadays have become a major tourist attraction, giving you a unique experience and a feel of what underground life must have been like during the U.S.-Vietnam War.
Free time to explore Saigon by yourself in the afternoon
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12
Saigon
Today is free day in Saigon for your own arrangement
Breakfast
Day 13
Departure
This morning is at leisure and transferred to airport to take scheduled flight back home
Breakfast
Vietnam
Hanoi - Hanoi Capital of Vietnam: Visitors to Vietnam should not miss out on a holiday in Hanoi, the 1,000-year-old capital, a low-rise city of lakes and peaceful parks. A Hanoi holiday is a pleasant, unhurried experience of exploring the historic Old Quarter with its arts and crafts bargains, and strolling the streets of the French Colonial sector.
Halong Bay, An unique way to discover amazing Halong bay with moderate grade kayak, Overnight on the perfume wooden Junk, Enjoy fresh seafood of Halong bay. This special activities offer for an impressive trip in Vietnam.
Cham Sculpture Museum , The Museum of Cham Sculpture was built in Cham architectural style, using thin lines that are simple and gentle. Cham architecture originates from the period between the 5th and 15th centuries, when a matriarchal society prevailed. At present, the museum displays approximately 300 sculptures, among which some are made from terracotta. The sculptures were collected from Cham Temples and towers throughout Central Vietnam, more specifically the area stretching from Quang Binh to Binh Thuan. All the sculptures are displayed in ten showrooms named after the localities where the pieces have been discovered. After viewing the pieces in the showrooms, there are exterior exhibitions that can be visited.
Hoi An Old Town - Coming here, tourists can see a series of old-architectured lanes and houses with nearly 100% cristinely left from their initial buildings with mossgrown walls, deeply plain roofs, old furniture in their cristine past arrangment etc. Hoi An is fortunate to be a cultural crossroads of the Cham culture in the very first southward expansion of Dai Viet (the Vietnamese nation more than 5 centuries ago encroaching on the Indianized Kingdom of Champa, which covered much of what is now central Vietnam), the Asian (Japanese, Chinese, Indian), and the Western ones during their trading here in the 16th century. These diverse cultural influences remain visible today. Colourful guildhalls, founded by ethnic Chinese from Guangdong and Fujian provinces, stand quietly, a testament to the town's trading roots.
Ho Chi Minh - Fasten your seatbelts as Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis on the move – and we’re not just talking about the motorbikes that throng the streets. Saigon, as it’s known to all but city officials, is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the whole country forward with its limitless energy. It is a living organism that breathes life and vitality into all who settle here, and visitors cannot help but be hauled along for the ride.
Fine Print for Vietnam Adventure
Dates: 2014: Oct 29, Nov 12, 26|
2015: Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 11, 25, April 8, 22.
STUFF YOU SHOULD BRING WITH YOU
• Walking shoes, swimming suites, sunscreen and sunglasses
• Backpack, and snacks or energy/protein supplements you want to have before lunch
• Don’t forget your camera!
HOW TO BOOK
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Promotion tour is non-refundable after Merry Travel confirms booking
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
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International flight and airport taxes per voucher Fine Print
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2 Vietnam domestic flights and airport taxes (Hanoi to Danang, Danang to Saigon)
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Vietnam entry Approval Letter for land Visa use
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Hotel accommodations in Maison Boutique Hotel in Hanoi, On Board Oriental Sails in Halong Bay, Vinh Hung 2 Hotel in Hoi An, Romance Hotel in Hue, Signature Saigon Hotel in Saigon
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12 breakfast, 9 lunches and 4 dinners as specified in the itinerary
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Airport pick up and drop off on scheduled arrival date in Hanoi and return date in Saigon
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Local transportation during the guided tour
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Professional English speaking guide
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Admission Fee, boat trip, and bicycle, transfer to Phuoc Hai Fishing Village
PACKAGE EXCLUDES:
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Single supplement US$600 payable upon booking
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Tour tipping US$140 pp payable upon booking
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Vietnam Land Visa fee (Payable to Vietnam Custom upon arrival US$45 per person)
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Travel Insurance
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Personal expense
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Meals and drink other than specified
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Luggage fee and/or in-flight service charged by airline
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Optional entertainment and tours payable upon arrival
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Trip delay, or interruption by airline schedule change
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Extra cost or missing tour caused by flight delay or cancel
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Cost for anything not specifically mentioned in the listing above
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