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Our Muslim-Friendly collection is designed with the practical needs of Muslim travellers in mind, while ensuring the destination experience remains at the heart of the journey.
From suitable dining arrangements and carefully selected accommodation to prayer considerations and itinerary planning, each program can be adapted according to the specific requirements of individuals and groups.
What to expect: Halal-friendly dining · Prayer considerations · Suitable accommodation · Flexible scheduling · Tailored arrangements
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5 Days Northern Highland of Vietnam
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Day 01: Hanoi Arrival
Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, welcomed by our guide and transfer to your hotel. The transfer distance is approximately 40 munites.
Hanoi or “River-bound City” as its name literally means is Vietnam’s capital with a thousand-year-old history dating back to 1010. The city’s fascinating beauty which is characterized by unique cultural relics, ancient streets of antique houses, elegant French colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and romantic lakes has made it one of the most charming cities of Asia.
Afternoon , start a half day city tour beginning with outside of the Ho Chi Minh Complex, explore Ba Dinh Square, an important point of pilgrimage for many Vietnamese, the Presidential Palace, and the rural style Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts where he lived and worked. Stop by one of Hanoi’s icons, the One Pillar Pagoda, built in the 11th Century in dedication to Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara or Buddha of Compassion and reminiscent of a lotus blossom rising from a pond. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hanoi
Day 02: Ha Noi – Sapa – Cat Cat Village
For Group 1-6pax: Hanoi – Sapa by shuttle bus
Morning, our shuttle bus will pick you up at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Lao Cai via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway, cutting travel time in half to Sa Pa.
For Group 7pax up: Hanoi – Sapa by private transfer with guide
Morning, our private transfer and tour guide will meet group at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Lao Cai via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway, cutting travel time in half to Sa Pa.
After arrival to Sapa
You will have lunch at local restaurant then check in hotel and take a short rest.
Afternoon, Take a short car ride just 3 km out of Sa Pa to Cat Cat village inhabited by a community of Hmong ethnic minority people. The village is known as a cultural site since many traditions and customs of the Black Hmong are still preserved to date. The traditional trades of brocade making and silver and bronze smith are still practiced nowadays by villagers after numerous generations of their ancestors. You can see the Hmong women by their looms weaving fabrics, which will be later on dyed with sap from leaves for the desired coloration. Your walk through the village will take you to Tien Sa waterfall (Silver Waterfall) where a French-built hydropower station has been in service since 1920.
Dinner at local restaurant. After dinner time, free time to explore night market in Sapa. Overnight at hotel in Sapa
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: At hotel in Sapa
Day 03: Sapa – Fansipan Mountain – Silver Waterfall
After breakfast at hotel, you’re picked up then transfer from Sapa town to Fansipan cable car station. Visit Fansipan Mountain by the cable car. Enjoy the view from the highest point of this incredible mountain. The lush green and subtropical vegetation makes this mountain really very beautiful. You will have free time to take some pictures for unforgettable experience from the top.
Afternoon, transfer about 30 minutes to Silver Waterfall. The fall, drops from an altitude of 200 meters, is the upstream of Muong Hoa stream. Take a short walk to the waterfall where you can get great views of the surrounding mountains and lush forests of the Hoang Lien Son National Park. The waterfall is best seen in the rainy season from May to November. Continue 10 minutes by car to Heaven Gate, located at the highest point of Tram Ton Pass. At 1900m this is Vietnam’s highest mountain pass, and acts as a dividing line between two weather fronts. From Heaven Gate, you’ll fantastic views of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, and Fansipan Mountain, dubbed as the roof of Indochina at the height of 3,143 meters above sea level. Dinner at local restaurant
Optional tour: The Sapa Glass Bridge – 20 usd/pax
Transfer to The Sapa Glass Bridge (also called Cau Kinh Rong May which means Dragon in Cloud Glass Bridge) is located at O Quy Ho Pass which is only about 17km from Sapa town center. At the moment, Sapa Glass Bridge is the longest Glass Bridge in Indochina. This bridge is not so big, only 60m long and 5m wide, however, at the height of more than 2000m above the sea level, the view from Sapa Glass Bridge is absolutely stunning! Besides, the Glass Bridge is about 60m far from the cliff bringing the 360o panorama view to the guests.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at hotel in Sapa
Day 04: Sapa – Back To Ha Noi – Half Day City Tour
For Group 1-6pax: Sapa – Hanoi by shuttle bus
Morning, our shuttle bus will pick you up at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Hanoi via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway.
For Group 7pax up: Sapa – Hanoi by private transfer with guide
Morning, our private transfer and tour guide will meet group at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Hanoi via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway.
Arrival to Hanoi
You will have lunch at local restaurant then check in hotel and refresh.
Late afternoon, visit Hanoi 36 Old Quarter streets for discovery and shopping, Hang Gai, Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, etc. with hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils … and shopping at local famous Dong Xuan market, take a short time to visit Hoan Kiem Lake (The Returned Sword Lake whose name comes from a legend of a sacred sword) at sunset. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Day 05: Hanoi Departure
Free at leisure at hotel until transfer to airport for departure flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
5 Days Central Highlight of Vietnam
5 Days Central Highlight of Vietnam
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Day 01: Danang Arrival & Transfer To Hue
Arrival Da Nang airport, meet our guide, and then transfer to a local restaurant to enjoy My Quang – noodle special soup of Da Nang (a bow for each pax).
After that go ahead to Hue - which was the capital of Vietnam, from 1744 until 1945, when the last emperor abdicated. On the way, stop over to Non-nuoc Beach and Marble Mountain, whose peaks represent the five elements of the universe.
Arrival Hue, Check in hotel. Free and easy. Then, Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at a hotel in Hue
Meals: Quang Noodle, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hue
Day 02: Hue – Hoi An
Start your day with a visit to Hue Citadel, the former Imperial Capital of Vietnam for the 1802-1945 period and the last refuge of Vietnamese feudalism. The city’s beauty is characterized by a natural scenic landscape and an extensive variety of historical relics. Begin with Hue Citadel, a well-known UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site which is a 520 ha fortress-like grand complex built in the early 1800s and featuring three enclosures separated by heavy ramparts namely Kinh Thanh Hue (Civic City) as the outer, Hoang Thanh (Royal City) as the middle and Tu Cam Thanh (Forbidden City) as the inner. Continue by car to the Thien Mu Pagoda, an active Buddhist monastery.
It is overlooking the Perfume River with its origin dating back to 1601. Afterward, visit Khai Dinh tomb, the burial site of Vietnam’s second-to-last king, and the most ornate compared to other kings’ tombs. The tomb shows a vivid European.
Afternoon depart Hue for Hoi An - Hoi An ancient town _ lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century and was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. Check in hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.
Dinner at local restaurant & Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hoi An
Day 03: Full Day Hoi An Ancient Town – Cam Thanh Village – Danang
After breakfast, beginning the day with an excursion to Cam Thanh village, being a fisherman at Cam Thanh water coconut village tour you will enjoy experiences from learning traditional fishing techniques and how to row unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat, fishing and catch the crabs, coconut mussel while exploring the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war. Lunch at local restaurant.
Transfer to Hoi An for a half day walking tour to discover the charm of Hoi An as a renowned World Heritage Site. Once a bustling maritime commercial port of Asia between 15th and 19th centuries, Hoi An is now a peaceful town of exceptionally well-preserved architecture, lifestyles and traditions. The town exemplifies a fascinating fusion of cultures between Vietnam and the outside world including China, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines. Besides visiting must-see highlights of the Old Town such as the town’s iconic 400-year-old Covered Bridge with a small temple attached to one side, the Museum of Trade Ceramics which is an elegant Vietnamese style wooden house built in 1858 showcasing antique ceramic artifacts, the 200-year-old Tan Ky House, a beautifully decorated home that has been lovingly preserved over seven generations, the Ong Temple built in 1653, our knowledgeable guide will take you through lesser-known paths, crisscross though the maze of shortcuts, narrow passages and back alleys that are less travelled for a more engaging and personal experience.
Afternoon, transfer to visit Da Nang city - the fourth largest city in Vietnam, the gateway to the central provinces and a seaport with nice beaches and resort. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Danang
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang
Day 04: Danang – Bana Hill – Danang
Morning, departure to Ba Na Hills. Arrive at the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg Cable car, which achieves two Guinness World records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non-stop cable car (1,292m)
Sitting in the cabin, in mid-air, looking upon the endless tree line of the forests, bring you with spectacular views of the lush jungle and fairly waterfalls along the way. Experience pristine ecological systems of the Ba Na Mountains will leave you the sense of unforeseeable discovery.
First, step on Golden Bridge which stands 1,400m above sea level in the Ba Na hills, extends over the treetops from the edget of a leafy cliff face offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. The gold-colored walkway is lined with purple Lobelia Chrysanthemums and extends for almost 150 metres, curving around in an elegant design.
But it is the sculpted hands that give it the true wow factor. It looks like giant hands of Gods pulling a strip of gold out of the land. The Golden Bridge is the latest tourist attraction in Da Nang and has attracted hordes of guests since it opened.
Visit the Le Jardin, old wineries, remains of French Villas and Linh Ung Pagoda with 27m high Buddha statue. We then leave the Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of mountain and see the remain of old villas.
Conquer the Peak of Chua Mountain at the height of 1,487m. View the whole Da Nang city under the cluster of white clouds. Leave the Peak of Chua Mountain, visit the trail of Dreaming Stream, Rainbow Waterfall, Suspension Bridge, Golden Valley, and ruined Opera House. Lunch at local restaurant. Freely then we return to Cable car station at foot of Ba Na Mountain then transfer back to Da Nang City.
Free at leisure for shopping at Han market.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at a hotel in Danang
NOTE: Ticket of Bana Hill NOT include the Wax Museum, Debay Wine Cellar, Games with coin
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang
Day 05: Danang Departure
Free at leisure at the hotel until transfer to the airport for departure flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
4 Days The Beauty of Phu Quoc Beach
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Day 01: Phu Quoc Arrival – Discover East Island
13:35: Upon arrival at Phu Quoc airport by (AK 545 @ 12:00 – 13:35), you will be pick up by our guide and driver.
14:00: Transfer to Ham Ninh Fishing Village to observe the daily life of the fishermen. This area is also well known for fresh seafood such, crabs, shellfish, squid, and seahorse. Many tourists are known to purchase fresh seafood to take home. Lunch will be served at the local restaurant here.
15:00: After lunch, group start to visit East Island which includes: Suoi Da pepper farm is an attractive destination on the island. Visit the farm visitors will have memorable memories. You can buy pepper directly at the pepper farm garden. There are fresh, dry pepper and products from the pepper.
15:45 Visit Su Muon Pagoda
16:15: Before finishing a day, you stop to visit the forest wine Sim facility, unique specialties of Phu Quoc Island.
17:00: Transfer to hotel for check in procedure.
18:30: Dinner at local restaurant in Dương Đông town. After dinner explore Phu Quoc nightlife by your own.
20:00: Return to hotel for overnight
Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Overnight hotel in Phu Quoc
Day 02: Pineapple Isle Cable Car – South Island Explorer
09:00: Guide meet group at hotel then transfer to the South Island
09:30: Visit fish sauce factory
10:00: Get on the newly opened cable-car ride from Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island to Hon Thom, also known as Pineapple Island, is a genuinely breathtaking experience. Hon Thom cable car, the longest cable car crossing the world connecting An Thoi Town to Hon Thom - green island forest color and wild nature as never touched human hand. Passengers who travel on the cable car during high noon can view the stunning coral reef topography being exposed below by the sunlight and calm transparent seas.
10:30: Arrive in Hon Thom you will be transfer to the beach by the electric car. Free time for swimming, sunbathing
12:00: Have the buffet lunch then get back to the main island by cable car.
14:00: Our guide pick up you at Cable Car station then start for a tour covering all major attractions in Phu Quoc.
14:30: Visit Phu Quoc Prison: once utilized during the Vietnam War to imprison political prisoners of North Vietnam, the prison is now a famous historical site of Phu Quoc island;
15:30: Ho Quoc Pagoda is 18 km from Duong Dong town and located in Suoi Lon hamlet. The temple is situated along the eastern coast overlooking the Gulf of Thailand and just north of Sao Beach. The Ho Quoc Pagoda is new Buddhist temple on Phu Quoc Island.
16:00: Back to hotel for relax
19:00: Dinner at local restaurant in Dương Đông town.
20:00: Return to hotel for overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Phu Quoc
Day 03: Full Day Vinpearl Tour
08:30: After breakfast at hotel, you’re picked up then drive toward the North Island.
09:30: Start visiting Nguyen Trung Truc temple. Despite his own short life, Nguyen Trung Truc has turned into the dazzling history of the nation's history as well as Vietnamese legend.
10:00: Leave the temple behind, you will be taken to Ganh Dau cape where the borderland between Vietnam and Cambodia.
10:30: Vinpearl Safari
12:30: Buffet lunch in Vinwonders
14:30: Vinpearl Land
The rest of the time is free for your exploration. Farewell dinner will be at the local restaurant.
16:00: Back to Phu Quoc Town. Free and easy
18h00: Dinner at the local restaurant
19h30: Visit Phu Quoc night market, a culture of local people.
20h30: Go back to hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Phu Quoc
Day 04: Phu Quoc Departure
Free at leisure at hotel. Enjoy your last moment in Phu Quoc.
12h00: Transfer to airport for departure flight back home by AK 546 @ 14:05 – 16:55
Meals: Breakfast
5 Days Southern Highlight of Vietnam
5 Days Southern Highlight of Vietnam
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Day 01: Sai Gon Arrival - Half Day City Tour
You will be picked up at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport with our private air-conditioned vehicle to transfer to the hotel for check-in (Normally check in time is 14:00, early check in will depend to hotel available)
Afternoon, take a city tour to visit outside Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica a neo-Roman cathedral built by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles (It is renovating unil 2023). Discover the magnificent neo-Romanesque architecture as you take in the tranquil atmosphere inside.
At the opposite Central Post Office, one of the oldest buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, learn about this significant landmark — the busiest post office in Vietnam. Admire the neoclassical-style of the post office interior as your guide points out the painted maps of former Saigon, once the capital of South Vietnam. Saigon Central Post Office was designed and constructed in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel.
Last but not least, we will visit Cho Lon area or the city’s China Town and the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist structure in Vietnam built by the Cantonese community in the area in 1909. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Saigon
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Sai Gon
Day 02: Full Day Cu Chi Tunnels – Vung Tau
Morning, meet our guide at your hotel and transfer about 75 km Northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City to visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were once a major underground hideout and resistance base of Viet Cong forces during the two wars against the French and the Americans. The tunnels, entirely hand-dug, formed a highly intricate network of interlinked multilevel passageways at times stretched as far as the Cambodian border and totaling over 120 km in length. Its complexity was beyond imagination containing meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, schools, depots, trenches and emergency exits all aimed for guerrilla warfare. The tunnels were deep and strong enough to withstand destructive bombings and self-contained enough to outlast prolonged sieges. Lunch at a local restaurant.
Drive to Vung Tau, beautiful seaside resort with golden sandy beaches and warm water all year around. Arrival Vung Tau, check in and free at leisure for swimming and relaxing at the beaches. Dinner at local restaurant. Arrival Vung Tau, check in and free at leisure for swimming and relaxing at the beaches. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at a hotel in Vung Tau.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Vung Tau
Day 03: Vung Tau City Tour - Transfer Back To Saigon
Morning, city tour to visit the Summer Palace of the Emperor Bao Dai, the Jesus Monument, which overlooks the Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean. Next, visit Whale Temple Christ Hill, Goddess of Mercy, Thuy Van Beach. Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon, drive back Ho Chi Minh city free for shopping at local market. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Saigon
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Sai Gon
Day 04: Fullday Mekong Delta With Lunch (My Tho)
Morning, travel by car to the Mekong Delta, the world’s largest delta and Vietnam's largest rice bowl.
On arrival in My Tho City, capital of Tien Giang Province, board a motorboat and navigate through intricate canals while observing the local daily life up close as well as the landscape of waterways and lush islands. Land on Thoi Son Island to listen to the Southern traditional music performed by native artists. Continue the tour with a paddleboat to cruise more canals before visiting households with traditional occupations of home-based coconut candy and rice-wine making. Switch back to a motorboat to go to a bee farm to enjoy fresh honey tea and fresh fruits. On the way back to My Tho, stop to visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, a prominent local Buddhist structure built in 1850 with a unique architectural mixture of Vietnamese, Roman, Chinese and Cambodian styles characterized by a highly ornate façade. Back to Saigon. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Saigon
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Sai Gon
Day 05: Saigon Departure
Our tour guide will meet and pick you up at your hotel to transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport on air-conditioned vehicle.
Meals: Breakfast
4 Days Central Classic of Vietnam
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Day 01: Danang Arrival & Transfer To Hoi An
Arrival Da Nang airport, meet our guide and then transfer to a local restaurant to enjoy My Quang – noodle special soup of Da Nang (a bowl for each pax).
Transfer to Hoi An for a half day walking tour to discover the charm of Hoi An as a renowned World Heritage Site. Once a bustling maritime commercial port of Asia between 15th and 19th centuries, Hoi An is now a peaceful town of exceptionally well-preserved architecture, lifestyles and traditions. The town exemplifies a fascinating fusion of cultures between Vietnam and the outside world including China, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines. Besides visiting must-see highlights of the Old Town such as the town's iconic 400-year-old Covered Bridge with a small temple attached to one side, the Museum of Trade Ceramics which is an elegant Vietnamese style wooden house built in 1858 showcasing antique ceramic artifacts, the 200-year-old Tan Ky House, a beautifully decorated home that has been lovingly preserved over seven generations, the Ong Temple built in 1653, our knowledgeable guide will take you through lesser known paths, crisscross though the maze of shortcuts, narrow passages and back alleys that are less travelled for a more engaging and personal experience. You will enjoy dinner at local restaurant before transfer to hotel for overnight.
Meals: Quang Noodle/ Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hoi An
Day 02: Half Day Hoi An – Danang
After breakfast, beginning the day with an excursion to Cam Thanh village, being a fisherman at Cam Thanh water coconut village tour you will enjoy experiences from learning traditional fishing techniques and how to row unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat, fishing and catch the crabs, coconut mussel while exploring the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war. Lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon, transfer to visit Da Nang city - the fourth largest city in Vietnam, the gateway to the central provinces and a seaport with nice beaches and resort. We visit the Non Nuoc Beach and the Marble Mountain, whose peaks represent the five elements of the universe.
Free at leisure for shopping at Han market. Dinner at local restaurant & Overnight at hotel in Da Nang.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang
Day 03: Danang – Bana Hill – Danang
Morning, departure to Ba Na Hills. Arrive at the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg Cable car, which achieves two Guinness World records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non-stop cable car (1,292m)
Sitting in the cabin, in mid-air, looking upon the endless tree line of the forests, bring you with spectacular views of the lush jungle and fairly waterfalls along the way. Experience pristine ecological systems of the Ba Na Mountains will leave you the sense of unforeseeable discovery.
First, step on Golden Bridge which stands 1,400m above sea level in the Ba Na hills, extends over the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff face offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. The gold-colored walkway is lined with purple Lobelia Chrysanthemums and extends for almost 150 metres, curving around in an elegant design. But it is the sculpted hands that give it the true wow factor. It looks like giant hands of Gods pulling a strip of gold out of the land. The Golden Bridge is the latest tourist attraction in Da Nang and has attracted hordes of guests since it opened.
Visit the Le Jardin, old wineries, remains of French Villas and Linh Ung Pagoda with 27m high Buddha statue. We then leave the Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of mountain and see the remain of old villas.
Conquer the Peak of Chua Mountain at the height of 1,487m. View the whole Da Nang city under the cluster of white clouds. Leave Peak of Chua Mountain, visit the trail of Dreaming Stream, Rainbow Waterfall, Suspension Bridge, Golden Valley, and ruined Opera House. Lunch at local restaurant. Freely then we return to Cable car station at foot of Ba Na Mountain then transfer back to Da Nang City. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Danang
Ticket of Bana Hill NOT include Wax Museum, Debay Wine Cellar, Games with Coin
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang
Day 04: Danang Departure
Free at leisure at hotel until transfer to airport for departure flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
4 Days Northern Classic of Vietnam
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Day 01: Ha Noi Arrival – Half Day City Tour
Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, welcomed by our guide and transfer to your hotel. The transfer distance is approximately 40 minutes.
Afternoon, visit Hanoi 36 Old Quarter streets for discovery and shopping, Hang Gai, Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, etc. with hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils … and shopping at local famous Dong Xuan market, take a short time to visit Hoan Kiem Lake (The Returned Sword Lake whose name comes from a legend of a sacred sword) at sunset. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hanoi
Day 02: Half Day City Tour – Transfer To Ha Long
The half-day city tour begins with a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Complex and Ba Dinh Square, an important point of pilgrimage for many Vietnamese. The area surrounding the complex is a traffic-free zone filled with botanical gardens, monuments, memory and pagodas, and includes the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside), Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House, the Presidential Palace. Travel back in time to the nearby simple cottage on stilts where Ho Chi Minh lived and worked during his humble beginnings as a revolutionary. Walk a few blocks out of the Ho Chi Minh Complex to the 11th century Buddhist One Pillar Pagoda, an elegant construction rising from the center of a square shaped lotus pond on a solitary pillar. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Viet Nam built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.
Afternoon, transfer to Ha Long Bay which is about 160 km or 3.5 hour drive away. Moving through the countryside on the way will bring you a clear perspective of a country’s whose 80% of population live on farming. Have a quick rest stop en route before reaching Ha Long City. Check in hotel then spend time at leisure. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Halong.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Ha Long
Day 03: Halong – Hanoi
For Group 1-9pax: Sharing boat and Lunch at local restaurant
Morning, breakfast at hotel between 6-7 AM, transfer to the dock for boarding a sharing boat to explore the legendary Ha Long Bay. Ha Long means Descending Dragon in Vietnamese as legend has it that a holly dragon landed down here from sky. The bay, famous as one of the world’s wonders and heritage sites whose formation dates back 500 million years, consists of around 2,000 karst islands and islets scattered over an area of 1,553 km2. The boat will stop at Dau Go Island for you to visit Thien Cung Cave (Heaven Palace) and Dau Go Cave (Wooden Stakes). Dau Go Cave in 13th Century was a depot to store pointed wooden stakes, which later were used by Vietnamese great military commander Tran Hung Dao to trap and puncture Mongolian naval boats in famous battles of Bach Dang. Return to the dock, disembark. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch travel back to Hanoi.
Afternoon, arrival to Hanoi and shopping in Hanoi Old Quarter. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
For Group 10pax up: Private boat and lunch on cruise
Morning, breakfast at hotel between 6-7 AM, transfer to the dock for boarding a cruise boat to explore the legendary Ha Long Bay. Ha Long means Descending Dragon in Vietnamese as legend has it that a holly dragon landed down here from sky. The bay, famous as one of the world’s wonders and heritage sites whose formation dates back 500 million years, consists of around 2,000 karst islands and islets scattered over an area of 1,553 km2. The boat will stop at Dau Go Island for you to visit Thien Cung Cave (Heaven Palace) and Dau Go Cave (Wooden Stakes). Dau Go Cave in 13th Century was a depot to store pointed wooden stakes, which later were used by Vietnamese great military commander Tran Hung Dao to trap and puncture Mongolian naval boats in famous battles of Bach Dang. Continue cruising while fresh seafood lunch is served on board. Return to the dock, disembark and travel back to Hanoi.
Afternoon, arrival to Hanoi and shopping in Hanoi Old Quarter. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hanoi
Day 04: Hanoi Departure
Free at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast