Escorted Tours
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, you will be met and transferred to the hotel for check-in. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Today, we will visit the Capital City of Hà Nội, which is often referred to as the 'Paris of the Orient'. Enjoy a full day tour of this historic city full of charming lakes, parks and shaded boulevards. Your first stop will be the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where the father of modern day Vietnam. Visit sites including the Stilt House, Presidential Palace and One Pillar Pagoda. Afterwards, drive to the Temple of Literature, enjoy lunch and continue to visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Following is Hà Nội 'Hilton' Prison. The prison's displays focus on the sufferings of Vietnamese revolutionaries who were confined and sometimes executed here when the French were the masters of Vietnam in the early part of the 20th Century. At the end of the day, enjoy a Water Puppet Performance. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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After breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for Hạ Long Bay through the scenic countryside. The wondrous Hạ Long Bay is truly one of Vietnam's most impressive scenic sites. Heading out of the town, we embark on a boat for an exploration of the legendary Hạ Long Bay. Cruise amongst the Bay's rock formations. As the sun sets, enjoy dinner onboard and your boat will anchor in the bay for the night. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning, wake up early and see daylight filtering through the mist and towering rock formations leaving you with a dream like memory of your visit to Hạ Long Bay. Enjoy breakfast and perhaps join a Tai Chi class on the boat's deck before disembarking and heading back to Noi Bai Airport for your late afternoon flight to Da Nang. Arrive in Da Nang, meet up with our guide and transfer to Hội An. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel for your overnight stay. Meals: Brunch
Today, we will drive to a farmer's house in Tra Que Vegetable Village. Enjoy a welcome drink and stroll around the vegetable garden with your guide before joining the farmer to learn and practice the traditional farming ways in preparing the land and fertilising the land with seaweed, which is exploited from the nearby river. The following steps are raking the ground, sowing or transplanting, watering and some other gardening activities. After farming activities, taking part in preparing and cooking some of the famous local dishes such as 'Banh Xeo' Pancakes and 'Tam Huu' rolls, with the guidance of the farmer's family or the chef. Enjoy your lunch with local specialities and with dishes made yourself. Then we drive back to the hotel. This afternoon, we visit the Japanese Covered Bridge Pagoda, the first constructed in 1593 by the Japanese community in the city as a link to the Chinese Quarters across the stream. Next, see the Sa Huynh Museum, Tran Family Chapel and the Lantern Workshop, you will also see the Phuoc Kien Assembly Hall and a Chinese Pagoda built around 1690 that was dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, your day is free at leisure to enjoy and explore Hội An at your own pace. Meals: Breakfast
This morning, there will be some free time until the your transfer to Da Nang Airport to take a flight to Sài Gòn. Upon arrival, check-in to your hotel and enjoy the free time at Sài Gòn. Meals: Breakfast
This morning, we will travel to the underground village of Củ Chi and discover the incredible 200 km network of tunnels where the Viet Cong lived and fought during the war. Transfer back to Sài Gòn for a half day city tour, seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral and the historic Central Post Office, followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum. The Museum has a vast display from both the Indochina Wars. Dinner at a local restaurant. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, depart for Bến Tre (Mekong Delta), well known as the homeland of coconuts. Stop over at a brick kiln of Nam Khiem family to learn how to make bricks by traditional way. A Sampan drives you on An Hòa River, enjoy the peaceful living with fishing boats or slow cargo boats on the river. Driving on the village path with a XE LAM or XE LOI which was main means of transportation of decade 60s, visit a local garden with warm honey tea cup while enjoying tropical fruits. Stop over at a local workshop where you can learn how to make coconut candy and fiery rice wine, taste some candies and rice wine with the family. Sitting on a rowing boat in a small creek with beautiful water coconut palm trees along two sides. Lunch can be served with a local family along Tien River. Take the Sampan back to Sài Gòn. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the Airport for your onward journey. 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)
