Vietnam Grand tour ( 18days/17nights )

Cities son this tour: HCM City, Da Nang, Hue, Vinh, Ha Noi, Ha Long, Sapa, Nha Trang.

Scheduled itinerary for this tour

Day 1: Hochiminh city - Arrival (D)

Meet upon arrival at Tan San Nhat international airport on . Welcome by your local guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel. Take an orientation tour in the afternoon ( if time permits ) . Welcome dinner. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hochiminh city.

Day 2: Hochiminh city tour (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Start a sightseeing tour to the Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame cathedral, the Old Central Post Office. Tour of Chinatown and Thien Hau & Quan Am pagodas. After seeing the Emperor Jade Pagoda and the War Remnants Museum we end the city tour with Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sale. Dinner on guests account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.

Day 3: HCMC - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Pick up at hotel. Depart for My Tho. Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island, enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorised boat. Proceed to Can Tho. Dinner on guests'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Can Tho.

Day 4: Phong Dien - Cai Rang - HCMC (B/L)

After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market with the busy sence right at the time. Keep cruising through the small chanels system, visit the rice noodles making viallge. Experience the " monkey Bridge " in the Delta. Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang. Break time for lunch. Return to Hochiminh city via Vinh Long to v isit the local snake market. Dinner on guests'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.

Day 5: HCMC – Cu Chi tunnels - Da Nang - Hoi An (B)

Breakfast at the hotel . Late morning , visit Cu Chi tunnels - best known as a heroic district in the American war in Vietnam . Lunch at local restaurant . Then transfer to Tan San Nhat airport for boarding to Da Nang on flight VN 326 (17 : 20 - 18 : 30) . Pick up at the airport & transfer to Hoi An town . Dinner not included . Stay overnight at your hotel in Hoi An .

Day 6: Hoi An – My Son (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel . In the morning, take a private car from Hoi An Town to My Son Holy Land. Back to Hoi An for lunch. After the relax, it is light excursion to go around tiny town of Hoi An for city tour: 400 years old Japanese Bridge, 300 years old Chinese temple, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' house . Dinner not included . Stay overnight at your hotel in Hoi An .

Day 7 : Hoi An – Da Nang – Hue (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Hue via Danang, visit the Marble mountain, the Cham museum. Stop for photos at the Hai Van pass, Lang co beach. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon, visit Visit Dong Ba market, the Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945, the ruins of the Purple Forbidden City. Enjoy the night boat trip with the Hue folks songs performance and have dinner on boat . Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hue.

Day 8 : Hue – Ha Noi (B/L)

After breakfast , we will take a morning cruise on Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda, royal tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, it is a good chance for you to see the daily life of local people living along Perfume River PM: Drive to visit royal tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Tu Duc Mauseleum . Transfer to the airport for boarding to Ha Noi on flight VN 244 ( 11.50 – 13.00 ) . Pick up at the Noi Bai international airport & trandfer to hotel . Free at leisure . Dinner not included . Stay overnight at your hotel in Ha Noi .

Day 9 : Hanoi city tour (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning , visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing Ho Chi Minh ‘s Mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence , the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum and o¬ne Pillar pagoda . Then continue with the Temple of Literature - Vietnam''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s first university. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon, visit the Hoan Kiem lake & Ngoc Son temple, Tran Quoc pagoda, Quan Thanh temple . One hour cyclo tour around the Old quarter – known as the 36 streets . Originally each of the 36 streets names’ was related to the products being sold there . Dinner at local restaurant . Enjoy the water puppet show in the evening. Lunch & Dinner at local restaurant . Overnight at your proposed hotel in Ha Noi.

Day 10 : Ha Noi – Ha Long bay – Emerauld Cruise ( other cruise could be arranged ) (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Halong throught the Red River Delta. Arrive at Pier just before 12.00 AM. Welcome by Emeraude staff and embark with the shuttle boat for short transfer (approximately 5 minutes) to the Emeraude. Welcome cocktail and check-in o¬n board the Emeraude. Cruise o¬n the Emeraude o¬n Halong Bay passing by some of the most scenic locations including Yen Ngua, Con Coc mountains and a floating village. Vietnamese buffet lunch is served in the Emeraude restaurant from 13.00-14.30. Followed by an excursion to Sungsot Grotto (Grotto of Surprises) with optional guide to the grotto. En-route, enjoy the view from the sun deck, or relax for professional massage (this optional service is not include in our quote). Continue cruising o¬n Halong bay. Anchor near Trinh Nu & Hang Trong caves. Swimming, Kayaking if weather permitted . Vietnamese buffet dinner is served in the Emeraude dinning room. The Emeraude anchored between breathtaking Trinh Nu and Hang Trong Cave. Accommodation and overnight o¬n board.

Day 11 : Ha Long Bay - Hanoi – Lao Cai (Brunch)

Greet the day with a morning Tai Chi exercise with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. The Emeraude sail o¬nce again through the breathtaking scenery of Halong Bay heading for Halong city, it is your time to take breakfast with European buffet breakfast at the Emeraude restaurant . Time to say good bye to Halong and back to Hanoi. Disembark the junk. Return to Hanoi. The trip concludes at your hotel in Hanoi around 16 : 00 PM. Free at leisure until transfer to Ha Noi Railway Station for night train to Lao Cai ( 22.00 –5.00 ) . Dinner not included . Overnight o¬n the A/c soft sleeper cabin .

Day 12 : Lao Cai – Sapa – Homstay (B/L/D)

Meet at Lao Cai train station . Welcomed by local guide . Pick up & transfer to your hotel in Sapa . After breakfast , Meet at Lao Cai train station . Welcomed by local guide . Pick up & transfer to your hotel in Sapa . After breakfast , start trekking down the valley to the Muong Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village Lao Chai. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing. Stop for lunch picnic . Then continue to Ta Van village to visit the Dzay people for a unique homestay in the village . Dinner with local people . Stay overnight at homestay .

Day 13 : Homestay - Sapa (B/L)

After breakfast , you will trek up to a peacefull village of the Red Zdao hill tribe perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside . After a picnic lunch , visit the Cat Cat village and waterfall and tour a hydroelectric power station built by the French . Continue on to Sin Chai village . Then you will walk the other way back to the meeting point where our driver is waiting for you to take you back to Sapa . Dinner not included . Stay overnight at your hotel in Sapa.

Day 14 : Sapa – Lao Cai (B)

Breakfast at your hotel . Free at leisure for shopping in the market and explore Sapa town . Leave Sapa for Lao Cai station at 3:30pm . Dinner in Lao Cai before getting the night train back to Ha Noi . Overnight o¬n the A/c soft sleeper cabin .

Day 15 : Lao Cai – Ha Noi – Nha Trang Beach (B/L)

Pick up at Railway Station . Transfer to hotel for shower & breakfast . Free at leisure until tranfer to the airport for boarding to Nha Trang on flight VN 269 ( 13.50 – 15.30 ) . Transfer to your hotel in Nha Trang . Lunch & Dinner not included . Stay overnight at your hotel in Nha Trang .

Day 16 : Nha Trang and its off shore island (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel . Transfer from your hotel to Cau Da port . Mun Island is the first place to visit . Here you will have exciting time of snorkeling to sea the see life of colorful corals and fish . The next stop is Mot Island – where a fresh seafood lunch and Cocktails waiting for you . Then continue to Tam Island for relax, sunbath and swimming . On the way back , you will visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island . Free at leisure . Dinner not included . Stay overnight at your proposed hotel in Nha Trang .

Day 17 : Nha Trang (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel . Take half day city tour to Hon Chong Rock , Thap Ba Ponagar , Long Son Pagoda , Stone Church . Lunch at local restaurant . In the afternoon , take a mud bath for relaxing . Free for leisure . Stay overnight at your proposed hotel in Nha Trang .

Day 18 : Nha Trang – HCMC (B)

Breakfast at your hotel . Free at leisure for your beach activities . Transfer to the airport for boarding to HCMC on flight . Pick up at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer your hotel . End tour .

Tour price includes:

- A/c private van for pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program.
- Domestic flights : Hochiminh city – Da Nang ; Hue – Ha Noi ; Ha Noi – Nha Trang ; NhaTrang - HCMC ( Economic class )
- English speaking tour guide
- Shared cruise in Halong bay
- Kayaking paddles
- Private boat trips in Mekong Delta , Hue & Nha Trang .
- All entrance fees
- Hotel accommodation based o¬n o¬n 2 guests sharing a Twin or Double.
- Half board package meals indicated as : B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner.
- Approved invitation letter for Vietnamese visa

Tour price excludes:

- International flight to/from Vietnam
- Travel insurance
- Drinks & Other meals not mentioned in the program.
- Laundry & telephone fee at hotels