VAT.FN05: Hanoi – Hue – Hoian – Dalat – Nhatrang 14D13N

On arrival Ha Noi capital, we will see at the airport have private transfer to center for check in hotel. You have free time for leisure.

8.00 – 08.20 approx
– Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus or private car pick up.
– Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta.
– You will have a chance to take photos. Comfort break. The time from Hanoi to Halong bay is approximately 3 ½ hours.12 – 12.30 noon approx
– Arriving Tuan Chau Marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Meet the captain, crew and join us for welcome cocktail as we tell you about life onboard.
– Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind
– Set sail as lunch is prepared by our chef.
– Join us for a relaxing lunch in the restaurant or on the outdoor dining area. Enjoy the stunning views of the Bay, its dramatic limestone islands as we sail through the calm waters.

Afternoon
– While we make our way to the amazing Van Gia fishing village, relax on the sundeck and watch the world go by or take an afternoon nap in your cabin. Middle afternoon arrive at Van Gia floating fishing village.
– Drop anchor.
– Our guide will give you some information and interesting facts about this fascinating village and its local community.
– Disembark and you can choose which options when you visit the village by Kayak or local bamboo boat to visit the village. They will be your guides through their fishing village where you can meet the locals, see at first-hand what life is like living on the water, we are proud of our working partnership with, and support of this community.
– Our cruise will take you to the Soi Sim natural beach for swimming and snorkeling, you can enjoy our interesting games such as football, basketball. On the way cruising, you will enjoy with us the sunset party with fruits and wine as our complimentary
– Back on board the cruise, we head towards the sleeping area.

Early evening
– Take an opportunity to refresh and then join friends for a pre-dinner drink in the bar.
– Dinner is served in the restaurant or outdoor dining area if the weather is permitted, which is a gastronomic delight. After dinner, unwind in the bar where there is a selection of books, magazines and board games or watch a movie on our plasma TV; join some of our team to go cuttle fishing at night. Accommodation and overnight on boat.

06:30 am
– For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sun deck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body and there is no better environment to practice this than amongst the limestone peaks and islands.
– Breakfast, coffee, tea served.
After breakfast, we sail through the waters and pass by a number of caves and we drop anchor at Surprising (Sung Sot) Cave.
– Disembark and visit Surprise Cave located on Bo Hon Island. It is one of the widest grottoes in Ha Long Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites

09:30 Am:
We board the cruise again. Take time to refresh and relax before checking out. Bags can be left in the luggage store. You will join with our short class of Cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served.

12 noon
Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew say farewell. Transfer to minibus return to Hanoi. Free time and overnight in Ha Noi

8:00 We pick you up from your hotel, start the tour by visiting the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho and his stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. In addition, you will enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-palace. The One Pillar Pagoda which is lying to one side of the mausoleum, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049. This structure has become an important symbol for the people in Hanoi.
Then, you’ll have a chance to discover the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of West Lake. From there, you can make a visit to the first University of Viet Nam- The Temple of literature which is dedicated to Confucius.
On the way, we change to private car to directly drive to the airport. Free dinner at the airport. Your flight at 19:00, arrive to Hue citadel airport at 20:15.
Our car pick you up and take you to the hotel. Overnight in Hue.

Morning:
Our bus and guide will meet you at your hotel in Hue to start the tour to discover loyal and historic places as follows:
Minh Mang Tomb
Khai Dinh Tomb
Seeing Vietnamese Kungfu Performance Shown of Võ Kinh Vạn An
Tu Duc Tomb
Conical Hat and Incense Make Villages.
Afternoon:
You will enjoy your meals at local restaurant: Buffet 50 dishes which has diversity in Hue local Specialties, Western and Asian food. After having lunch, we continue to visit the other famous places:
Imperial City (Đại Nội)
Thien Mu Pagoda (400yrs old)
From the pagoda, you will take a dragon boat on Perfume River. During that time, you will be relaxed in fresh cool wind and enjoy the beautiful sceneries on the way. We will spend 30 minutes for coming back to Hue City
16:30 Tour will be ended. Free time in Hue city and overnight in Hue.

In the Morning:
6:30: Car and tour guide of Viet Nam Adventure tour will meet you at hotel and depart to Quang Binh. On the way, we stop for seeing La Vang Church where Virgin Maria appeared in 1798. We continue to go sightseeing Hien Luong Bridge, and Ben Hai River (Parallel 17 division from south to north of the country during 20 years from 1954 to 1973).
11h30: We will have lunch at Phong Nha Restaurant.
12h15: We will continue to make a trip to Paradise Cave to explore the charm of Asia’s longest dry and beautiful than the Phong Nha Cave which is recognizing as Natural Wonders of theWorld with the beautiful of nature given chemical. From the historic Ho Chi Minh Road (former Ho Chi Minh Trail), you will pass on a path through crass forest for about four kilometers, then you climb 519 rocky steps, and you’re in… Heaven, it’s truly a Paradise.
7:30 Pm:Tour will back to Hue and we will finish Paradise Cave tour. Spend overnight in Hue.

Breakfast at hotel, private car transfer to Hoi An town (3 hours drive). After check in Hoi An hotel, free to visit ancient town, Japanese bridge, lantern road, Thu Bon river, use the offer bicycle to the beach…
Overnight in Hoi An.

8:00 Our local guide will pick you up at the hotel’s lobby. After that, you will ride a bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the city. Here you will get a short introduction to the history, shape, and color of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. Especially, you will be shown how to decorate and make your own lanterns you can also keep it as a souvenir.
First, you will say goodbye to your host to continue going to the vegetable village named Tra Que Village. Join the farmers as they prepare the land, fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Watch and participate in raking, sowing, watering the greens, picking vegetables, and more. We will having lunch here. Finally, get back to Hoi An by bicycle.
Overnight in Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel, private car pick up and transfer you to Da Nang airport. You can get early flight in the morning (06:30am or 10:20am) to Dalat. After 1 hour flight, we transfer to Dalat city. Free time for walk around the lake, visit the market and enjoy local food there.
Overnight in Da Lat.

8:30 We will pick you up at your hotel. Then, we will make a trip to discover Da Lat City. You have chance to enjoy the fresh space at Roll Bin Hill.
Next, you will be experienced the cable car descending down 300meters. Through getting cable car, you can also enjoy the nice view of flowers, the endless vegetable field to visit Tuyen Lam Lake which is surrounded by pine forest. Tuyen Lam Lake looks as a paradise with Truc Lam Meditation Center. When visitors come here, you will be contemplated religious architecture which is located on a hilltop.
Then, we will continue to visit Datanla Waterfall. You will try to ride elephant or roller coaster (extra pay) with magnificent sceneries.
On the way to return Da Lat City, we come to Bao Dai King’s Summer Palace who is the last emperor and unique cultural lifestyle of Vietnam through loyal decoration.
Afternoon:
Having lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, we will go Dragon Pagoda. This pagoda is one of tourist attraction in DaLat which is famous for enchasing work of arts.
We continue to Old Railway Station. This is recognized as a national historical monument in 2001 which was designed in the Art Deco architectural style by French architects Moncet and Reveron.
After that, we proceed to one of the poetic beauty – spots in Da Lat which is recognized a national level beauty- Spots in 1998, The Valley of Love. When coming to Dalat, you never forget visiting this valley because of its romance and beautiful sight.
The last destination is Hand embroidery picture gallery. This is famous for embroidered picture.
4:00 Finish the tour and come back hotel. Take private car to Nha Trang beach. Overnight in Nha Trang.

8:30 Our guide will pick you up at your hotel. We will proceed to Nha Trang harbor.
9:00 We leave for Mun Island by boat (It takes 45 minutes for arriving Mun Island). You will have chance to observe the structure of salangane Island and enjoy snorkeling on the extraordinary coral reefs which are covered with the multicolored fishes.
12:00 We continue coming to Mot Island. You have lunch with many delicious dishes and enjoy the floating bar here.
14:00 We make a trip to Tam Island and take a rest at Tam Resort. At there, you cannot only enjoy the fruit party but also some fantastic water sports.
15:45 We start to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium. You will see the sea biology inside Neptune’s place with hundred of multicolored fishes.
16:00 Coming back your hotel. Private car transfer you to Nha Trang station.
20:00 Overnight train to Ho Chi Minh city, soft sleeper – 4 beds in cabin, air-con.

06:20am: Arrive to Ho Chi Minh train station, drive to center, leave your bags at hotel, free to go to market for breakfast.
08:30am: Our tour guide see you at the hotel to start Cu Chi tunnels tour.
60km from Ho Chi Minh City. Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti – American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220 km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreigner.
The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers along the side of road. You will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was “A Free Target Zone “. The remnants you will see that Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels, you have a chance to find out!
14:30 The bus back HCM. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

08:00am Our bus will pick you up at your hotel to take a 2-hour ride to Tien Giang province (roughly 75 km west of Sai Gon ) followed by a smooth one and half hour motorboat ride passing rice fields and stopping over National Highway 1 leads visitors to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong. The bus stops at Cao Dai temple in the town of Ben Luc for taking picture.
Upon arrival to My Tho City, cross the Tien River by motorboat on the upper part of the Mekong River to see the fish market and visit the floating fish farm. Enjoy the view of Dragon, Phoenix, Unicorn, and Turtle islands as well. Cruise along small creeks through Mekong River estuaries to Rach Xep natural canal, which is fully covered with water coconuts. Visit orchards and be farms to taste natural honey and honey wine.
Visit old houses and see local people made hand working coconut tree. Take a walk around the fruit garden and taste the seasonal fruits as you enjoy a traditional South Vietnamese musical performance.
After visiting traditional houses enjoy a memorizing rowing boat trip through small canals.
Take a motorboat cruise along more natural creeks and peaceful villages.
Satisfy your sweet tooth by stopping by a coconut candy mill to indulge in this tasty snack while seeing how it is made.Enjoy a Vietnamese lunch in a restaurant located in a local home.
Ride your bike (about 0.5 hour) around the village shaded by coconut trees as you pass immense green rice fields and admired the beautiful scenery. Coming back to My Tho City by bus and then back to Ho Chi Minh City and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

After having breakfast at hotel, you have relaxing time in Ho Chi Minh city until transfer to the airport for the flight back home.
See you again!