Hoian and Hue Tour Packages

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ESSENTIAL VIETNAM

• 31 Days / 30 Nights
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ITINERARY

• DAY 01 ARRIVE HANOI - Arrive Noi Bai Airport. 
  Transfer to hotel. .  Overnight in Hanoi. 
• DAY 02 HANOI CITY TOUR - Start city tour include
  French Quarter and Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem lake,
  second market, walking tour of city, Hoa Lo
  prison - Hanoi Hilton.
• DAY 03 HANOI - NINH BINH - Excursion to Ninh Binh
  120 km of Hanoi.  Capital of Vietnam in 10th 
  century of very short dynasty of Dinh and Le. The
  first stopover is temples of King Dinh and King
  Le who devoted their lives to against Chinese
  evaders in the past. Then take the boat to along
  the stream to visit the Three Caves (Tam Coc)
  with wonderful landscape of Red Riverdelta.  Then
  climb up to the hill to visit Bich Dong Pagoda,
  one the the most oldest pagoda in the area.  Have
  a panorama view of Red river delta fromt the top
  of the hill. Overnight in Ninh Binh

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• DAY 04 NINH BINH - After breakfast, Visit the
  floating villge KENH GA,  visit Van Trinh Cave,
  the most interesting cave in Ninh Binh province.
  Then visit Van Lam village for local lunch and Co
  Vien Lau Collection of Viet ancient houses.
  Overnight in Ninh Binh
• DAY 05 CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK - After
  breakfast, Visit Cuc Phuong park. Extensive
  forests 25.000ha nature typical of tropical
  forests, fresh cool climate with abundant
  vegetation system. Then visit People of ancient 
  Cavern - where to save the archaeological sites
  of prehistoric humans tens of thousands of years
  ago. You continue your exploration of the forest,
  visit the Tree thousand years. After spending the
  whole morning exploring the forest, you can have
  lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, visit the
  primate sanctuary. It is considered a museum of
  rare animals. Free to purchase goods and
  souvenirs. 

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• DAY 06 NINH BINH HANOI After your breakfast
  at the hotel, transfer back to Hanoi. On the way,
  visit Phat Diem Stone Cathedral. Phat Diem Stone
  Church was designed by father Pedro Tran Luc.
  Phat Diem's architecture is a sucessful
  combination of oriental pagodas and Gothic
  Church, which comprises lake, atrium, cathedral,
  4 chapels, stone church, man-made cave....
   Arrival Hanoi, overnight in Hanoi. 
• DAY 07 HANOI SAPA - Check out of hotel in
  Hanoi and transfer to Hanoi railway station for
  the overnight train to Lao Cai
• DAY 08 SAPA  - Early morning arrive to Lao Cai. 
  Meet and transfer to Sapa, have breakfast at
  local restaurant You will commence your journey
  from Sapa by car to Lao Chai village, a Black
  Hmong ethnic minority village. You will then be
  able to walk from Lao Chai to Tavan village where
  the Giay ethnic minority hill tribe lives. You
  can have lunch at local restaurant at your own
  cost. After lunch time the walk continues through
  a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai, a Red Dao
  ethnic minority village. After taking a rest
  nearby a waterfall to refresh, you start climbing
  uphill to a road where the car is ready for your
  journey back to Sapa. Overnight in Sapa  

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• DAY 09 BAC HA MARKET - Morning drive to Bac Ha. 
  The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao
  Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area.
  Bac Ha is the largest market in the area,
  situated inside the small town of Bac Ha. On
  every Sunday mornings, it is literally a riot of
  color as many different ethnic groups such as
  Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung
  minorities... gather to buy and sell. After
  spending the whole morning exploring the market,
  you can have lunch at local restaurant.  Then
  continue to visit Hoang A Tuong Palace, the mix
  architecture between the fort and the residence,
  then trekking to  Ban Pho, and other hilltribe
  village by trekking.  .  Afternoon return to Lao
  Cai then cross 30km mountainous road to Sapa. 
  Overnight in Sapa. 
• DAY 10 SAPA - HANOI - You first sneak through the
  Sapa market and leave the busy town behind. After
  a couple of minutes, you follow a road going
  downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a
  waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while
  before continuing the trek on a dirt trail
  through rice paddy terraces. You also will enjoy
  spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow
  river. You eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village
  of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a
  rest and then return to Sapa.   Afternoon,  You
  travel by car toward the Silver Waterfall where
  you will be able to take a short walk to the
  waterfall. You will then drive further to Heaven
  Gate, the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. From
  there you can see Fansipan, the highest peak of
  Indochina mountains as well as enjoy stunning
  views.  You can have shower at your hotel before
  transfer to railway station for overnight train
  to Hanoi. O/N on train

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• DAY 11 HANOI - Early morning arrive Hanoi.
  Transfer to hotel. Free day at your leisure.
• DAY 12 HANOI HALONG - Transfer to Halong with
  sightseeing enroute. 
• DAY 13 HALONG HANOI - Explore the amazing Sung
  Sot Cave - the nicest cave in Halong
  Bay. Continue your cruise exploring the Bay,
  passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and
  more.
• DAY 14 HANOI - HUE  - Free day for own activities
  or visit jewellery shops and Salt and Fresh water
  pearls. Then transfer to the airport for flight
  to Hue. 

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• DAY 15 HUE - Star city Restaurant Madam Ha
  (near the palace in the old city), tour of town,
  chinese area and market,The Church of the
  Mothers, Imperial Citadel, Dong Ba Market.
  Overnight in Hue.
• DAY 16 HUE - Visit Purple Forbidden City, Perfume
  River tombs. Overnight in Hue
• DAY 17 DMZ - KHE SANH - After breakfast, start to
  visit DMZ. High way 9  The Rockpile, Dakrong
  Bridge, Ho Chi Minh Trail.  The Ethnic minority
  village (Bru and Van Kieu), Khe Sanh combat
  Base. 
• DAY 18 HUE - DANANG - HOIAN - Drive to Danang via
  beautifully Hai Van Pass, stop on they way for
  breath taking at Lang Co Beach, then continue to
  Danang, visit the Museum of Cham Sculpture.
  Continue to visit Marble Moutains, the mountains
  stand for 5 element on earth like Metal, Plant,
  Water, Fire, Earth.  You can climb up the
  mountain to visit a pagoda in Huyen Khong Cave.  
  Down the the mountain is the stone carving
  village, you can watch the art work on site with
  marble stone.  Continue to Hoian, the famous
  World Cuture Heritage town. Overnight in Hoi An

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• DAY 19 HOIAN - City tour include Assembly Hall
  KS, tan Ky House KS, Ong Hoi An Pagoda.
  Overnight in Hoian.
• DAY 20 MY SON - Morning visit the ruins of My
  Son, another  World Culture Heritage 70 km from
  Hoi An.  Visit the ruins of complex Temples built
  from 4th to 14th century, can be consider as the
  longest archeology site in Indochina. Overnight
  in Hoian 
• DAY 21 HOIAN - DANANG - NHA TRANG - Morning free
  at leisure. Afternoon, transfer the airport for
  flight to Nha Trang. Arrive Nha Trang,  transfer
  to hotel. Overnight in Nha Trang
• DAY 22 NHA TRANG - Start city Po Ngar Towers,
  Dam Market, Oceanographic Institute, 3 Island
  boat trip. Overnight in Nha Trang.

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• DAY 23 NHA TRANG - DALAT - Drive to Dalat city,
  1500 m above the sea level.  Refresh with a
  little bit cool of the highland city which was
  known as A little Paris or a flower city. On
  the way, visit Dien Khanh Old Citadel, Chap Cham
  Rail Yards, visit Po Kong Garai Cham towers. On
  arrival, check in hotel. Overnight in Dalat
• DAY 24 DALAT - Start city King Bao Dais
  summer house, Tuyen Lam Pagoda, cable car, horse
  cart  ride, Dalat central Market Overnight in
  Dalat
• DAY 25 DALAT - HOCHIMINH CITY - Drive to
  Hochiminh City. On the way, visit Tri An Falls,
  BAO Loc, Langa Lake Floating Houses, Lava Tubes
  en route. On arrival, check in hotel. Overnight
  in HCMC
• DAY 26 HOCHIMINH CITY - city tour of Saigon
  include Reunification Hall,  Notre Dame
  Cathedral, War Remnants Museum, bustling China
  Town and Thien Hau Pagoda. 

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• DAY 27  HCMC - MY THO CANTHO - Excursion to
  the Mekong Delta.  Stop at My Tho, the upper town
  of Mekong Delta, take a boat ride along the
  Mekong River,  then arrive Thoi Son island, the
  biggest islet among 4 islet name as4 super
  natural creatures  dragon, unicon, tortoise,
  phoenix, walk through beautiful orchard island,
  visit the farmer's house, enjoy traditional music
  performance, take the rowing boat along the
  narrow cannel with water coconut trees. Then boat
  to Ben Tre, homeland of coconut tree,  from where
  you can visit the honey farm, learn how local
  people make famous product of Ben Tre, coconut
  candy. visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Proceed to
  Cantho. Overnight in Can tho. 
• DAY 28 CANTHO - LONG XUYEN - CHAU DOC - Morning
  visit Cai Rang Floating market, a typical Market
  in the Mekong Dellta, orchard garden and return
  then  Ho Chi Minh city.  Then continue to Chau
  Doc the further deeper in Mekong Delta, near the
  border with Cambodia and home of Champa and Khmer
  Minority.   Here you have another change to make
  a boat trip on Mekong river, visit the Cham
  Village  and fishing farm.  Overnight in Chau
  Doc. 

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• DAY 29 CHAU DOC - HOCHIMINH CITY - Breakfast in
  hotel. Transfer back Ho Chi Minh City. Stop On
  the way for relaxing.  Arrive to HCMC. O/N in
  HCMC
• DAY 30  CUCHI - TAYNINH - 0730 the excursion to
  visit Cu Chi underground tunnels.  Explore the 3
  storey of 200km system of underground tunnels
  which was the head quarter of Communist Soldier
  during Vietnam American War. Visit a local
  house in An Phu Dong ward of Cu Chi to learn how
  people make rice paper cake material for very
  popular food of Vietnam spring roll. Then
  continue to visit  Cao Dai Temple, the great
  temple of Caodaism, you will reach The Temple
  around noon to watch the main ceremony and see
  the monks and followers pratice in a very
  colourful ceremony with music and high spirit
  atmotphere.  After the Temple, you stop for lunch
  (your own) to taste the Trang Bang famous noodle
  soup. Return to HCMC before the rush hour.  Have
  time free for shopping. 
• DAY 31 HOCHIMINH CITY DEPARTURE - Transfer to
  the aiport for flight to departure.

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