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Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival

Meals: Dinner

Transfer Via: International Flights on your own arrangements

Private Airport Pick-Up: Ho Chi Minh City

Accommodation: Grand Silverland On your arrival at Tan San Nhat airport, our local tour guide and driver will pick you up then transfer to your hotel. Our Tour Guide will take you out for a Welcome Dinner

Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels And Ho Chi Minh City Tour

Meal: Lunch

Accommodation: Silverland Central Hotel & Spa

Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at 8am and we will depart for the Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnels network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. Cu Chi tunnel is a home to around 10,000 people for several years, it took about 25 years to build the underground city.

The tunnel system was an excellent way for the Vietcong to move around the countryside undetected by the Americans. enjoying a scenic drive through the picturesque villages. On arrival we will watch a short introductory video before exploring the Cu Chi Tunnels, the most famous battlegrounds in the world. We will explore the complex tunnel system and view may craters left from B52 bombing raids. After that we will stop for lunch on the way back to Ho Chi Minh city for the city tour. Ho Chi Minh city, formerly named Saigon is a largest city of Vietnam. In this tour you will learn about Vietnamese history in the War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace, admire French-colonial architecture at the General Post Office, Opera House and Notre Dame Cathedral. Our driver will transfer you back to your hotel around 5.30pm.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City- Mekong Delta Day Tour

Accommodation: Silverland Central Hotel & Spa

We start our day at the lobby of hotel and head to the peaceful town of My Tho where we visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda. Next, we will have a boat ride, visit local homes and orchards, a coconut candy workshop, a honeybee farm, take a sampan ride on palm-shaded creeks, try a taste of seasonal fruit, honey tea, and enjoy a performance of traditional Southern singing. Later of the day, we return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City - Danang - Marble Mountain - Hoi An

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Transfer Via: Domestic Flight, VN120@ 1015 – 1135

Private Airport Transfer: Ho Chi Minh City

Private Airport Pick-Up: Danang to Hoi An

Accommodation: Thanh Binh Riverside Hotel

On your arrival at Danang airport, our local tour guide and driver will pick you up then transfer to local famous restaurant for lunch. After lunch, we will visit Marble Mountain, it is a popular sightseeing location in Da Nang because of its alluring beauty. Stone steps carved into the mountain lead to a Buddhist Pagoda. You can also discover stunning caves and enjoy the beautiful view from the top of the mountain. Upon arrival to the mountain, we will climb up the stone stairs and visit the caves and pagodas as well as admire the beautiful panoramic view. We will then head down the mountain and visit the stone village where the skilled local sculptors create many marble products. Before getting back to the hotel in Hoi An, we head to Linh Ung Pagoda, built under the reign of King Minh Mang in the Nguyen Dynasty (the 19th century), legend has it a Buddhist statue drifted downstream to the area and got anchored at a sandy embankment.

Day 5: My Son Half Day

Accommodation: Thanh Binh Riverside Hotel Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at 8am and then we will depart for the ancient Cham ruins of My Son. On arrival we will visit the Tra Kieu capital and explore the majestic ancient ruins at My Son. My Son, located 69 km southwest of Danang and 75kms from Hoi An, was an imperial city during the Cham dynasty. My Son is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the second to the thirteenth century and is considered to be one of the best-preserved Cham structures in Vietnam.

Day 6: Cham Island Tour

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Thanh Binh Riverside Hotel After breakfast, will get pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Cua Dai pier. Embark on a speedboat to Cham Island, the Hoi An Global Biosphere Reserve. The sea has colorful shells, stones and twinkling coral reefs creating fanciful underwater gardens with hundreds of millions of species of fish and tropical sea-creatures. On the island, there is a rich ecosystem of different species, including precious birds such as Yen (swallow). After a 40-minute boat ride, you will arrive at Cu Lao Cham, a large area that consists of several small islands about 25 nautical miles off the coast. Here you will enjoy the fresh atmosphere of the sea with clean white sand, cool water and beautiful scenery and get the chance to view the daily activities of the residents in the fishing village. Cham Island has also been a trading port of Cham’s Kings and foreign countries and is recorded in many historical books of Vietnam. You will spend a half-day at Lang Beach where you will visit interesting places such as Au Thuyen, a shelter for boats in bad weather, the ancient Hai Tang Pagoda and the Ong Temple. Then you will go snorkeling in the ocean. When the tour concludes, you will be returned to your hotel.

Day 7: Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Village Tour – Hue

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Eldora Hue PRIVATE TRANSFER: Hoi An - Hue Today you will check out of your hotel after breakfast to travel to Hai Van Pass on the highway one. Hai Van Pass is an impressive landscape. It is like a giant dragon, lying on the border between Thua Thien, Hue Province and Da Nang City. This is the highest pass in Viet Nam (500m above sea level). After Hai Van Pass you will visit Lang Co Beach with its gradually slopping, white sand beach, shallow waters and the average temperature of 25°C’. After lunch we will travel to your hotel in Hue.

Day 8: Hue City Tour

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Eldora Hue Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby around 8am before boarding the Dragon boat to cruise the Perfume River. Our first stop is the charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda), before continuing to visit King Khai Dinh’s Tomb and King Tu Duc’s Tomb. After lunch at a local restaurant, we will visit Hue Imperial City, the home of Vietnam’s last royal Dynasty, then travel on to Dong Ba Market to see the daily life of local people. Hue, Vietnam’s former Royal Capital, is a city that represents the outstanding demonstration of the power of the vanished Vietnamese feudal empire, including a complex of monuments, tombs and pagodas that attract tourists coming from all over the world.

Day 9: Phong Nha Cave Tour

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Eldora Hue After breakfast our tour guide & driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby at 8AM and depart from Hue to Phong Nha. We will take a Dragon boat trip along Son river to Phong Nha cave and Tien Son cave. We will first visit Tien Son cave or normally called as Dry cave, one of the most spectacular caves in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. Found in 1935 by a local inhabitant by accident, Tien Son is 200m above the sea level and is nearly 1 KM long. The cave features thousands of amazing stalactites and stalagmites naturally shaped in different fairy-tail formations. At this stage, visitors are able to access only 400m of the cave with light system since the rest of the cave is underground and quite dangerous. After lunch we will visit the Phong Nha cave – Water cave. Just 1 KM away from Tien Son cave, Phong Nha is the World Heritage Site of Quang Binh Province since 2003. The cave is well-known for its fame as the oldest Karst Mountain in Asia which formed around 400 million years ago with the longest underground river system of 8 KM long and 50 metres height. Phong Nha cave also includes an array of grottoes and chambers such as Bi Ky Grotto, Cung Dinh Grotto. After visiting the cave, our boat will take us back to the mainland and you will be transferred to your hotel in Hue.

Day 10: Hue – Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast

TRANSFER VIA: Domestic Flight, VN12@ 1230 – 1340 PRIVATE AIRPORT TRANSFER: Eldora Hue to Hue airport PRIVATE AIRPORT PICK-UP: Hanoi ACCOMMODATION: Hanoi Pearl Hotel On your arrival at Noi Bai airport, our local tour guide and driver will pick you up then transfer to your hotel in Hanoi. Your day at leisure.

Day 11: Hanoi City Tour

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Hanoi Pearl Hotel Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at 8am and then we will visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum and his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum, One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, and the Museum of Ethnology. The colonial capital city Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples dating back a thousand years. After lunch, we will take a cyclo tour in Hanoi’s old quarter and experience traditional street life before watching Water Puppet show. In the afternoon, you have the option to visit museums such as the Hanoi Hilton or Hoa Lo Prison, the National Museum of Vietnamese History, the Vietnam Military History museum, and the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts. Our driver will drop you off at your Hanoi Hotel around 5pm.

Day 12: Hanoi - Halong Bay

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Glory Legend Cruise Our cruise bus will collect you from your hotel in Hanoi and transfer you to Halong City on a scenic drive. After arriving at Tuan Chau island, take a break and welcome drink at Glory Legend Cruise Lounge. Then we will transfer you to the Glory Legend Cruise. Once on board you will be greeted with a complimentary drink and meet the crew for briefing. Enjoy lunch with Vietnamese and International dishes served while cruising through the bay, passing the most beautiful and quiet areas, such as Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock, Soi Sim beach, Coconut Three Island. Visiting Luon cave, the perfect combination of lime‐stone mountains and jade‐green sea by bamboo boat with local people or kayaking based on your preference. Visiting the beautiful Ti Top beach for swimming (if the weather permits). Passengers can take steps to reach on the top of Ti Top beach to have a whole panorama view of Halong Bay. Back to the boat and free time while sailing to Luon Bo area, and anchor overnight. In the late afternoon, we will have a Vietnamese cooking class with our expert chef before an Vietnamese and International BBQ Set menu dinner. Relax in the evening. Overnight on Glory Legend Cruise. Evening activities include: Leisure time to enjoy a chat around the bar, watching movies and many sort of Vietnam cultural films, relaxing and spending a romantic night on Glory Legend Cruise’s music, playing cards, chess are available, reading magazines in room and dining room. You may also try your luck at squid fishing & fishing from cruise.

Day 13: Halong Bay - Cua Van Village - Bai Tu Long Bay

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Glory Legend Cruise In the morning head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions. Relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice anywhere you wish on the boat and watch the never ending miraculous scenery unfold before you. Transfer to day boat to visit Cua Van village, a small community with around 700 residents living in the root of Ngoc Mountain. Visit Cua Van village by a rustic – row boat, meet the local people who will help you row the boat for sightseeing. Back to day boat for visiting Bai Tu Long Bay, enjoy beauty of Bai Tu Long Bay, free kayaking and swimming at Ba Ham Lake area situated in the middle of a narrow, rectangular area, with the all four sides enclosed by vertical cliffs. (if the weather permit). After a Set‐menu lunch on day boat, you will be transferred back to Glory Legend Cruise. Free time on boat for relaxing. A Deluxe Vietnamese Dinner will be served on board. Evening activities include: Leisure time for chatting around the bar, watching many sorts of Vietnam cultural films. Relaxing and spending a romantic night on Glory Legend Cruise’s music. Reading magazines in room and dining room.

Day 14: Halong Bay – Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Hanoi Pearl Hotel Start your morning with a Tai Chi exercise or a photo hunt. Coffee, tea and pastries for breakfast are served in the dining room with morning view of bay’s landscape. After breakfast, we will visit the amazing Sung Sot Cave discovered by the French in 1901. After that you will return to the boat to freshen up and check out of your cabin. Have brunch while cruising back to the Tuan Chau Wharf. Relaxing on the sundeck or in the dining room enjoying the bay scenery while approaching the wharf. Disembark to Tuan Chau Wharf. You will be transferred back to your hotel in Hanoi by shuttle bus. You will have a short stopover to visit a traditional workshop and refreshment about 30 minutes. Arrive in Hanoi at about 5pm.

Day 15: Hanoi Departure

Meals: Breakfast

Transfer Via: International Flight on your own arrangement PRIVATE AIRPORT TRANSFER: Hanoi Pearl Hotel to Noi Bai airport

DAY 1 HANOI

Hotel: Capella Hanoi

Arriving at Noi Bai Airport, you will be welcomed by a local guide who will drive you to Capella Hanoi, the No. 3 Best City Hotel in Asia for hotel check-in. Capella Hanoi is conveniently located near many of Hanoi's top attractions, allowing you to explore the city for the rest of the day.

DAY 2 HANOI

Hotel: Capella Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Go on a walking tour with a story teller, find some local houses to understand more about Vietnamese local life and the development of architecture over the years. Have lunch and free talk with the story teller. In the afternoon, visit Hanoi’s first university - the Temple of Literature, head to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum and travel through the Old Quarter on a cycle rickshaw.

DAY 3 HA LONG BAY

Hotel: Ginger Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel by a private vehicle and leave for Halong Bay, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage site with 3,000 islands of towering limestone dotting the bay and Gulf of Tonkin. Board the Ginger Cruise at around noon, a beautiful private boat for an overnight.

DAY 4 HOI AN

Hotel: Palm Garden Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Enjoy a spectacular dawn over the bay. After that, have brunch and return to Hanoi around noontime, passing a vast expanse of rice fields of the Red River Delta. Go directly to the airport to catch a short flight to Da Nang. Once you arrive, you will be picked up by a local driver and transferred to the hotel in Hoi An. Free to explore the town.

DAY 5 HOI AN

Hotel: Palm Garden Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visit the bustling fish market at sunrise and have local breakfast while strolling in Ancient Town. Later, ride your bicycle into the Cam Thanh countryside, observe picturesque scenes of the local life before reaching the seaport of Cua Dai to explore a unique method of fishing in “basket boats". Enjoy a lunch carefully prepared by the fishermen.

DAY 6 HOI AN

Hotel: Palm Garden Resort
Meals: Breakfast

Have the whole day to yourself to explore the city of Hoi An, whether it is the beach or the ancient town, the decision is up to you. Let yourself be seduced by the old charm and the serenity of Hoi An.

DAY 7 SAIGON

Hotel: Hotel Des Arts Saigon - MGallery
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, fly to Saigon. Check in the hotel and rest. At 6 pm, go on a Jeep night food tour to try local 'Banh Xeo' and some spring rolls, see famous monuments such as the Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Opera House, and the City Hall. The next stop is District 4, where you will enjoy delicious fresh seafood cooked in a traditional way. Have a drink at a rooftop and admire an incredible view of the city.

DAY 8 MEKONG DELTA & RIVER

Hotel: Hotel Des Arts Saigon - MGallery
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Drive southwest to the Mekong Delta. A traditional boat tour on the Mekong River let you taste local fruits and feel the cold breeze on your hair. Leave your boat for a while to visit local families making traditional and handicraft products. After exploring the island's minor waterways by sampan, explore the once-called floating market in the commercial center. After having a local meal, return to Saigon, and visit the Opera House for the A O art show, a new circus art performance.

DAY 9 SIEM REAP

Hotel: Anantara Angkor Resort
Meals: Breakfast

Visit the 250-km Cu Chi tunnel network, which housed over 16,000 Viet Cong guerrillas this morning. You can also descend into the tunnels to learn about Viet Cong life. After returning to the city, fly to Siem Reap. A local guide will greet you in Siem Reap and assist with hotel check-in. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

DAY 10 SIEM REAP

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visit Angkor Wat, a bas-relief wonder. At noon, enjoy a cultural and culinary experience in a traditional house. You can also stay in the house for a nap on the sofas or walk through the village and the close-by rice-fields. Explore Angkor Thom's South gate and Bayon, 54 enormous towers with 216 smiling Avalokitesvara faces, in the afternoon. The Elephant Terrace, the king's large audience room, and the raised Leper King Terrace are next. Stop at Ta Prohm monastery on the way home to admire gigantic stone branches.

DAY 11 SIEM REAP

Hotel: Anantara Angkor Resort
Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy your free time in the morning until noon, when it’s time to say goodbye to Siem Reap and get transferred to the airport for your flight home.