Escorted Tours
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hà Nội, you will be met by your tour guide and transferred to your hotel for a refreshment. The remainder of the day is free at leisure.
After breakfast, we depart on a tour of Hà Nội, an atmospheric and energetic city, which blends together the classic elegance of Paris and the cosmopolitan style of modern Vietnam. Our tour will include the Presidential Palace, built by the French Colonialists in the early 20th Century as the residence of the Governor-General of French Indochina; Hồ Chí Minh House on Stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda. Travelling away from the centre of Hà Nội, we reach the Temple of Literature, which was built in the 10th Century under the Ly Dynasty and greatly influenced by Confucianism. We then enjoy a Lunch Street Food Tour with local specialities where you can try Dried Beef Mannequin 'Nom Bo Kho' Hà Nội Bread and Kebab Rice Noodles ‘Bun Cha’. Afterwards, we head to the noisy Dong Xuan Market, one of the biggest and oldest markets in Hà Nội and stop at Nguyen Hữu Huan, which is called Café Street to enjoy an Egg Milk Coffee. After lunch, we continue with a visit to Hoa Lo Prison, which was used by the French Colonists in French Indochina for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American P.O.W.s as the Hà Nội Hilton. We continue walking along the Old Quarter streets, where you will experience the daily bustling life of Hanoians. We end our day with a Water Puppet Performance, the unique form of Vietnamese art derived from wet rice civilisation of Southeast Asia. Please Note: Local food can be changed based on restaurant availability, customer requirements and the weather conditions. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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This morning, we meet our tour guide in the early morning, it is really a great time to know how a busy day in Hà Nội starts. Follow your tour guide, breathe the pure air and enjoy early birds walking, it is excellent way to get a new experience about this bustling city. We arrival at Hoan Kiem Lake, the symbol of Hà Nội’s Capital, and it is time to watch hundreds of Hanoians enjoying their morning exercise 'Tai Chi' and maybe you would like to take part in exercising. Our next destination is the very famous restaurant where you could have a traditional breakfast like a Hanoian, of a noodle soup 'Pho Bat Dan'. We return back our hotel and transfer to Hạ Long Bay for our overnight Cruise. The wonderous Hạ Long Bay is truly one of Vietnam's most impressive scenic sites. This exciting cruise will provide you with a fantastic view of the picturesque scenery blending with the sky and some 3,000 limestone islands rising amazingly from the clear and emerald water. The limestone Karst formations are littered with beaches, grottoes and beautiful caves. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, we rise to the sound of lapping bay waters, where you can take part in a Tai Chi lesson or relax on the upper deck, taking in the breathtaking beauty of the rocky islands rising from the emerald water of the bay. We cruise back to the pier where our vehicle is waiting to transfer us to the Airport for your flight to Hồ Chí Minh (under own arrangements, not included). Meals: Breakfast
This morning, we travel to the Mekong Delta. Upon arrival in Bến Tre, we take a boat on the river, stopping along the way to see how traditional bricks are made in the handy traditional method, soil brick is moulded from clay, arranged inside kiln and became brown after baking. We then visit a coconut processing workshop along the canal. We visit a family workshop run by women making sleep mats while enjoying some fruits and tea and chatting with the locals learning about their rural life. We take a motor cart 'Xe Lôi' or bike along a shady road, passing by rice fields and vegetable plains to be able to touch on the real life and find out about tropical culture from peasants. Lunch will be in a local restaurant in Bến Tre. This afternoon, we take a rowboat along the water palm creek and head to Cần Thơ, where the rest of the day is at leisure. There are some typical local dishes can be found in Cần Thơ such as 'Banh Xeo', Xeo Pancake, pan-fried Scrambled Egg Rice Cake, 'Banh Bot Chien', Grilled Pork Sausage 'Nem Nuong' and finish with a Sweet Soup 'Che Cần Thơ'. Please Note: Local food can be changed based on restaurant availability, customer requirements and the weather conditions. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, we start our morning in Cần Thơ with a gentle trip through the picturesque canals and waterways in a small boat, taking in the sultry scenery and daily activities of the small boat vendors of the Cái Răng floating market, who live along theses Mekong canals. We also stop at the spectacular Cái Răng Floating Market, the largest in the entire Mekong Delta. Before cruising back to land, we enjoy some tropical fruits at the Ba Cong Garden House. After enjoying lunch at a local restaurant, we transfer back to Sài Gòn. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
This morning, there is some free time before your tour guide picks you up from your hotel for an afternoon tour. We will visit the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Centre Post Office, passing by the ornate City Hall (Hotel De Ville) and the Old Opera House before heading to the War Museum. In the late afternoon, around 17:00pm your guide will pick you up at your hotel and take you on a foody walking tour. Your start destination is the Le Van Tam Park, located on Điện Biên Phủ and Hai Bà Trưng Streets where you can watch the afternoon exercises of the local people. Then we try a Green Papaya Salad before continuing to the Tan Dinh Church or Pink Church, which was built in 1877. Afterwards, we head to the Tan Dinh Market to try some Broken Rice, 'Com Tam', Flan Cake and Hu Tieu. At the end of tour, you could enjoy a drink in Sonate Café, located on Dang Dung Street. Please Note: Local food can be changed based on restaurant availability, customer requirements and the weather conditions. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, the rest of the day is at leisure before you transfer to the Airport for your return flight home. Meals: Breakfast
Tour Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and group tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (lv)
