VIETNAM HOLIDAY 11days 10nights

Itinerary in brief

Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam (D)

Day 2: Hanoi (B)

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong (B, L, D)

Day 4: Halong - Hanoi –Hue (Brunch)

Day 5: Hue (B)

Day 6: Hue-Danang-Hoian (B,L)

Day 7: Hoian (B )

Day 8: Hoian – Sai Gon (B)

Day 9: Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels-Caodai Temple (B, L)

Day 10: Saigon - Mekong Delta (B, L)

Day 11: Departure from Saigon (B)

Itinerary in details:

Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam (D)

Pick up and transfer to hotel and tour to Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem lake, the Opera House…. Enjoy welcome dinner. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi (B)

Full day tour to historical sites such as:  Ho Chi Minh Complex: (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, House-on-Stilts, Ho Chi Minh Museum. Temple of Literature. Lunch then visit Museum of Ethnology, Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. Cyclo through the Old Quarter. Joining water puppet show O/n in Hanoi 

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong (B, L, D)

A journey through Red River Delta to Halong Bay. Arrive at noon, check in and start the Cruise on the Bay. Visiting the Cave and kayaking or swimming during the Cruising. O/n on Cruise.

Day 4: Halong - Hanoi –Hue (Brunch)

Breakfast and continuecruising until back to the Wharf.  Disembark and return to Hanoi Airport for flight to Hue. Overnight in Hue.

Day 5: Hue (B)

Perfume River boat trip on to Thien Mu Pagoda. Visit to Imperial Citadel, Tu Duc& KhaiDinh Tomb. O/n in Hue

Day 6: Hue-Danang-Hoian (B,L)

Moving southward to Hoi An, stops for pictures at Lang Co Beach, Hai Van Pass. Lunch then visit My Son Holly Land. Back to check in hotel and O/n in Hoi An

Day 7: Hoian (B )

Free morning. Afternoon. Overnight in Hoian

Day 8: Hoian – Sai Gon (B)

Today we fly to Saigon in the morning and explore the city’s highlights such as Cho Lon –Saigon's China Town –famous for its bustling market and the ornate Thien Hau pagoda, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the French Post Office, the Reunification Palace, the frenetic Dong Khoi and Nguyen Hue boulevards, etc… Overnight in Saigon.

Day 9: Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels-Caodai Temple (B, L)

Tour to Cu Chi amazing tunnel system built by Communist guerillas during the Vietnam War. Proceed to Tay Ninh to witness the noon services of adherents to Caodai Sect, a most ridiculous religion in the world, in a beautiful edifice called Holy See Temple. Return to Saigon about midafternoon. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 10: Saigon - Mekong Delta (B, L)

Day trip to My Tho to sample life on the Mekong River. Ride a local boat on the crisscrossing waters of the area to the Phoenix Island to see handicrafts and coconut sweetie workshops and exuberant orchards. (local Vietnamese Food, no Halal meals). Proceed by boat through the small canals and side arms of the river to learn more about the daily life along the river banks. Back and overnight in Saigon.

Day 11: Departure from Saigon (B)

Free until transfer to the airport for your departure flight End of the Trip

B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner)