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THE LONG WAY UP
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Tour code: |
XV02 |
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Route: |
SAIGON – TAY
NINH – CU CHI - MEKONG DELTA – NHA TRANG – QUANG NGAI -
HOI AN – HUE – HANOI – HALONG BAY. |
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Duration: |
15 days / 14 nights |
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Features: |
Saigon is offering more direct international flights to Vietnam
so you can virtually start from this most exciting part of the
country and carrying to the more traditional draws northward. |
Day
1: ARRIVE IN SAIGON (-/-/D)
Arrival at Tan
Son Nhat airport (see
Saigon). Transferred to hotel for check-in (maximum 15
minutes driving). Orientation tour of the city including stopping
off at the Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office and visits to
the Reunification Palace, Binh Tay market and Vinh Nghiem pagoda.
Dinner and O/N
Saigon.
Day
2: SAIGON – TAY NINH – CU CHI TUNNELS (B/L/D)
Whole-day
excursion to Tay Ninh Holysee to visit a special temple of Caodaism,
a local sect of Buddhism. Join the solumn Midday Ceremony at the
Holysee before carrying on to sightsee
Cu Chi Tunnel, an amazing
underground system made by the Vietnamese villagers to survive the
Vietnam War.
O/N Saigon.
Day
3: SAIGON - MEKONG DELTA (B/L/D)
Excursion to Vinh
Long (see Mekong Delta) by car. Transfer to the Boats for an exciting boat trip to
visit floating Markets in the Mekong river and Orchards. Lunch in an
orchard in the Island
O/N Saigon.
Day
4: SAIGON – DALAT (B/L/D)
Take the flight
to Dalat. Horse-cart trip to have orientation tour of Dalat. Visit
Xuan Huong Lake and Truc Lam Temple. O/N Dalat.
Day
5: DALAT – NHA TRANG (B/L/D)
Drive from
Dalat to
Nha Trang. At leisure in Nha Trang for swimming and relax.
O/N Nha Trang.
Day
6: NHA TRANG (B/L/D)
Full-day visit
Nha
Trang
with stopovers at Thap Cham Po Nagar and Long Son Pagoda. O/N
Nha trang
Day
7: NHA TRANG – QUANG NGAI (B/L/D)
Drive to Quang
Ngai.
Early depart for
Quang Ngai with stopovers at
Dai Lanh Beach for swimming. O/N Quang
Ngai
DAY
8: QUANG NGAI – MY LAI – HOI AN (B/L/D)
Overland from
Quang Ngai to Hoi An ancient town with visit to
My Lai Memorial.
O/N Hoi An.
Day
9: HOI AN (B/L/D)
Full-day visit
Hoi An town, markets and ancient pagodas. O/N Hoi An.
Day
10: HOI AN – HUE (B/L/D)
Transfer from
Hoi An to Hue with many stopovers to visit the
Marble Mountain,
China Beach and Lang Co Beach on the way. O/N Hue.
Day
11: HUE (B/L/D)
Whole-day visit
Hue city, the Forbidden Purple City, Thien Mu Pagoda and the Tombs
of King Nguyen in the suburb. O/N Hue.
Day
12: HUE – HANOI. (B/L/D)
Take the flight
Hue – Hanoi. Visit Hanoi including the Ho Chi Minh's House,
One-Pillar Pagoda and Ngoc Son Temple. Touring the old quarter of
Hanoi by cyclo. Watching the Evening Water Puppetry Show. O/N Hanoi.
Day
13: HANOI – HALONG (B/L/D)
Overland to
Halong World Heritage. Take a boat trip to visit the seascape of the
bay and have fresh seafood lunch on the boat. Dinner and O/N in
Cat Ba island.
Day
14: CAT BA – HANOI (B/L/D)
Visit Cat Ba
island's beach and limestone cave. Boat trip back to Halong and
return by car to Hanoi. O/n Hanoi.
Day
15: DEPARTURE (B/-/-)
At leisure in the
morning. Transfer to the airport (see
Air Access) to take the flight leaving Vietnam.
End of service.
ESSENTIAL DRAWS
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Tour code: |
XV03 |
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Route: |
HANOI - HA LONG - HUE - DA NANG – HOI AN - SAIGON - MEKONG DELTA
– SAIGON |
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Duration: |
09 days/08 nights |
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Features: |
lExcellent if you wish to visit the major draws of Vietnam
within a imited time and easy to connect with tours of neighbouring
countries. |
Day
1: HANOI (-/-/D)
Arrive at Noi Bai Airport (see
Air Access)
in Hanoi. Orientation tours
which passes the West Lake, visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son
Temple.
Water Puppet Show in the evening. O/N Hanoi.
Day
2: HANOI - HA LONG (B/L/D)
Morning visit
Hanoi including Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum,
Ho Chi Minh House, One-Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature and the
Fine Arts Museum.
After Lunch
overland to Halong Bay. Check-in hotel in Halong City. O/N Halong
City.
Day
3: HA LONG - HANOI (B/L/D)
Boat trip from
Halong Tourist Wharf to visit Halong Bay – the World Heritage listed
by UNESCO. The boat will stop for swimming or visiting limestone
grottoes on the Bay.
Fresh Seafood
Lunch on the boat. Back to Hanoi for O/N.
Day
4: HANOI - HUE (B/L/D)
Transfer to Noi
Bai Airport to fly to Hue.
After check-in the
hotel in Hue depart for visiting the Royal Citadel and Hue Royal
Museum of the last Vietnam's feudal dynasty. O/N Hue
Day
5: HUE (B/L/D)
Full day visit Hue
with boat trip on the Perfume River which stops off at Thien Mu
Pagoda, Hon Chen Temple, Tu Duc Tomb, Minh Mang Tomb and Dong Ba
market. O/N Hue.
Day
6: HUE - HOI AN – DANANG (B/L/D)
Drive to
Da Nang
with stopovers at Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Beach for sightseeing.
Call on the Marble Mountain, China Beach and Cham Museum before
driving to Hoi An to visit the ancient town.
O/N Danang.
Day
7: DA NANG – SAIGON (B/L/D)
Transfer to Danang
Airport to take the flight to
Saigon.
Upon arrival in
Saigon, transfer to the hotel for check-in and depart for the City
Tour include the Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, the
Reunification Palace, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda and China Town.
O/N Saigon.
Day 8:
SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA (B/L/D)
Overland to My Tho
(see
Mekong Delta)
to take the boat to visit floating market.
After Lunch at an
orchard back to Saigon.
O/N Saigon.
Day
9: SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA (B/L/D)
Ai leisure until
transfer to airport (see
Air Access) to take the flight to leave Vietnam.
End of services.
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