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HIGHLIGHT HO CHI MINH-HANOI TOUR 10DAYS 9NIGHTS

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HIGHLIGHT HO CHI MINH & HANOI 10DAYS 9NIGHTS

Code: VFT- SGN+HAN: 10D

PRICE FROM: 555 USD/ PAX

The itinerary is very flexible. YOU CAN CHANGE ON LAST MINUTES

Route tour: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong delta – Cu chi tunnel -Hanoi- Halong bay-Sapa- Hoa Lu- Tam Coc –Hanoi

BRIEF:

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh arrival – Free easy

Day 2: Mekong Delta tour 1 day (Meals:B/L)

Day 3: Cu Chi tunnel half day tour -Flight to Hanoi (Meal:B)

Day 4: Hanoi – Halong tour overnight on cruise (Meals B/L/D)

Day 5: Halong Bay -Hanoi (Meals B/L)

Day 6: Hanoi- Sapa- Cat Cat (Meals B/L)

Day 7: Sapa- Lao Chai-Ta Van Village- Hanoi (Meals B/L)

Day 8: Hanoi- Hoa Lu- Tam Coc- Bich Dong Pagoda (Meals B/L)

Day 9: Hanoi city tour full day (Meals B/L)

Day 10: Hanoi Departure (Meal: B)

 

DETAILS ITINERARY:

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh arrival – Free easy

Arrive at Tan San Nhat airport. Driver and Tour guide of Smile Travel will Transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in HCM C

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh- Mekong Delta tour 1 day (Meals:B/L)

08h00: Our guide will pick you up from your hotel, depart for Mekong Delta

Enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet. Have a lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by locals.

Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Back to Ho Chi Minh City

Overnight in HCM C

Day 3: Cu Chi tunnel half day tour -Flight to Hanoi (Meals:B)

Breakfast at your hotel.

08:30 start the trip to Cu Chi, visit the incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence.

Free time at leisure until transfer you to the airport for flight to Hanoi.

Arrival in Ha Noi, be transferred to your hotel for check- in

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 4: Hanoi – Halong tour overnight Halong city (Meals B/L/D)

07:45  We will pick up you at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter and Hanoi Opera House then depart to Halong. On the half way stop for short break about 20 minutes.

12:30 Arrive Tuan Chau International Port, then tranfering to Cruise by small boat. Enjoy welcome drinks, crew briefing before checking in cabin. Start cruising and enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes while the boat slowly slides on romantic

15:30 Visiting Sung Sot Cave (surprising cave)

16:30 Our cruise will take you to the Titov Island, it is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong bay. Or you can enjoy your swimming on romance sandy beach.

17:30 Enjoy the Sunset party with wine and fruit and relaxing on sun deck

18:00 Cooking class how to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it.

19:00 Enjoy your dinner in restaurant in middle romantic quite bay.

20:00 Playing some sports games like: Football table, Darts, Fishing, karaoke, dancing…

Overnight on Cruise.

Day 5: Halong Bay -Hanoi (Meals B/L)

06:30 Wake up early to see the sunrise on Ha Long Bay then have breakfast with tea and coffee free

08:00 The boat cruising to Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls takes years.

09:00 Enjoy kayaking discover Halong bay. Then back to Cruise check out, take time to relax

11:00 Have lunch while the boat is cruising back to Tuan Chau International Port,

12:30 Get on the bus back to Hanoi, on the half way stop for short break 25 minutes

16:30 – 17:00 Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi- Sapa- Cat Cat (Meals B/L)

07:00: Pick up from your hotel and depart for Sapa. Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break. Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa

12.30: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. Welcome drink and itinerary briefing, Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures

14.30: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.

16.30: Come back to Sapa Town.

Overnight in Sapa.

Day 7: Sapa- Lao Chai-Ta Van Village- Hanoi (Meals B/L)

Have breakfast at hotel

8.00: A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain then trek to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people. and then Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.

Have lunch and enjoy free time in the afternoon do discover Sapa town.

Back to Hanoi

Overnight in Hanoi

Day 8: Hanoi- Hoa Lu- Tam Coc- Bich Dong Pagoda (Meals B/L)

08:00 Leave Hanoi Capital for Ninh Binh, enjoy the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way. About 10:00 arrive Hoa Lu, visit the two temples of King Dinh and King Le in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars. After that, we go to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu). King Dinh Tien Hoang chose this mountain location as the water systems fed from the mountains were perfect for both agriculture and defense. Enjoy the sight of palaces, pagodas, tombs and pavilions built by different dynasties and visit the Dinh and Le Temples, the two remaining architectures of Hoa Lu. Have lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch you will get on bamboo boat – rowed by the local people – in Hoang Long river to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way, you also have chance to see the paddy field if you visit Tam Coc in April or September.

Then visit Bich Dong Pagoda comprising three pagodas located at different levels on a green mountain and the setting of the French film ‘Indochina’

16:30: Back to the Harbour for the transfer to Hanoi.

18:45: Arrive in Hanoi. Relax and overnight in Hanoi. 

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 9: Hanoi city tour full day (Meals B/L)

You are met at 08:30 am in the hotel lobby. There is a morning and afternoon schedule, as well as an organized lunch.

Morning:

  • Ho Chi Minh Complex including the Mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace.
  • The Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070
  • A local Vietnamese lunch

Afternoon:

  • You can choose to visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum or Hanoi Hilton museum (Hoa Lo prison)
  • Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake – the Ngoc Son Temple is set on a tiny island on Hoan Kiem Lake, its history dating back to the 13th century

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 10: Hanoi Departure- (Meal: B)

Breakfast at the hotel. After transfer you to the airport. Take your flight back home.

Have a safe flight. See you again!

Trip Included:

  • Private tour
  • Accommodation at selected hotels with daily breakfast
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B – breakfast, L – lunch, D – dinner, BR – brunch) Halal food.
  • All transfers and transportation as indicated in program
  • Private boat in Mekong Delta
  • Private boat in Tam Coc
  • Overnight on Cruise in Halong Bay
  • All guided sightseeing fees and entrance fees as per itinerary
  • English speaking tour guide at places as indicated in program
  • Boat trip as indicated in program

 

Trip Excluded:

  • Surcharge on Chirstmas Eve and New Year Eve
  • VISA to Vietnam (Please make sure you have 6 months passport validity. We can help for visa on arrival if request)
  • Personal expenses such as shopping, telephone, laundry and bar bills etc.
  • Other meals and drinks
  • Late check out or early check in at all places (Normally check in at 14:00 and check out at 12:00/ surcharge if request)
  • Insurance travel
  • Tips & gratuities
  • All other services are not made on the written form
  • Air tickets: Economy class – Vietnam Airlines or Vietjet Air ) Saigon-Hanoi

Tour Policy:

  • Child Under 5years old sharing same room with parents is free of charge.
  • Child below 09 years old (with extra bed) and sharing the room with parents is charged for
  • 75%.
  • Children from 10 years old full charge.

 

Accommodation:

Destination

Hotel/Resort/Cruise Class

3 Star

Hanoi

Pomihoa Hotel or similar

Halong Bay

 ( partner of Viet Flame Tours)

Sapa

Sapa Panorama Hotel or similar

Saigon

Blessing Hotel or similar

 

 

 

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