DAY 1 : ARRIVE HANOI (D)
- Arrival to HANOI - Meet & Transfer to hotel . - Visit : Hoan kiem Lake, Ngoc son temple , The Huc bridge -Excursion by cyclo in the old quarters – Dinner - Evening : Puppet water show- O/N in HANOI
DAY 2 : HANOI - NINH BINH (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel - Morning visit : Historical museum or Ethnological museum - Drive for NINH BINH. – Boatting cruise on Hoang Long river , visit Kenh Ga thermal source – Pcnic lunch - Back to Ninh Binh , Visit : Hoa lu ancient capital , the temples of Dinh , Le dynasties - Checkin at hotel – Dinner - O/N in NINH BINH
DAY 3 : NINH BINH – THAI BINH - HAI PHONG - HA LONG (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel - Drive for HA LONG by the road across the Red Delta via Nam Dinh – Thai Binh – Kien An –. Stop by Hai Phong for sigh-seeing around the downtown (Du Hang ancient pagoda , Hang Kenh temple) – Arrive Ha Long at noon time – Embarkation on Junk , welcome drink and starting 2 days cruise on Ha Long Bay (World's natural heritage – one of 25 the best bays of the world) , visiting and exploration the caves and lagoons , you can Rowing / Diving / Fishing on bay – visit the Surpris cave , the fisher floating village , Titov beach - Sunset view with dinner on boat – O/N on JUNK
DAY 4 : BAI TU LONG BAY – DONG TRIEU – HAI DUONG - HANOI – LAO CAI (B, L, D)
- Sunrise breakfast - Explore caves of Luon or Three Palaces – Boat trip through the best Bai Tu Long with a lots of magnific scenery - Lunch on boat – Debarkation – By car return to Ha Noi , via DONG TRIEU (Ceramist village) and HAI DUONG (Pan-cake city) – Arrive Hanoi at late afternoon , Dinner then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station , by Train for Lao Cai – Dinner & O/N in Train (A/C sleeper 4 soft-berths cabinet)
DAY 5 : LAO CAI / SAPA (B, L, D)
07:00 Arrive Lao Cai – After breakfast , by car visit the border market then departure for Sapa – Check in at hotel – Visit Sapa market where to meet a lot of VN’s minorities of the North-West to be their traditional multicoloured dress such as : H’mong (Flower , Great-hair , Black , Red , White ..) , the Daos (Blue , Red , Silver …) , Xapho , Nhang …. After Lunch , trekking in the Ta Van valley , visit a village of Giay minority to research the way of life of the minorities. – Dinner – Saturday night participate the famous night-market of the minorities : Love Market - O/N in SAPA
DAY 6 : SAPA / BAC HA / LAO CAI / HANOI (B , L, D)
Breakfast at hotel – Departure for Bac Ha , the greatest kermess of the minorities in North-West ( Sunday only) – PM back to Lao Cai, by Train for Hanoi –Dinner & O/N in Train (A/C sleeper 4 soft-berths cabinet)
DAY 7 : HANOI (B, L , D)
06:00 Arrive Hanoi – Breakfast , visit Hanoi : Ho Chi Minh stilt-house , One pilared pagoda , Litteratury Temple – Lunch - PM free for shopping – Dinner & O/N in HANOI
DAY 8 : HANOI / HUE (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel - Transfer to airport for flight to Hue – citadel Hue is the world cultural heritage - Arrive Hue - Check in at hotel - Visit the forbidden imperial citadel – Lunch – PM boat trip on Huong river , visit Thien mu pagoda and Minh Mang mausoleum – Diner-royal and enjoy the Hue traditional folk songs - O/N in HUE
DAY 9 : HUE – MY SON - HOI AN (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel – Visit Dong Ba market then departs for Da Nang – across-over the Hai Van Tunnel – Via da nang , visit the Cham museum , Marble mountain – PM Drive for My Son , visit the Sanctuary of Cham empire – Back to Hoi An ancient town (World's cultural heritage) - Dinner - O/N in HOI AN
DAY 10 : HOI AN One day being Hoianian (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel – This day in Hoi an as the Lantern-making tour : One day being Hoianian , this tour takes you to a ancient house making lanterns, guests enjoyed themselves to make a lantern under the introduction by owner. You will receive a lantern gift, the rest time of tour the guests explore the ancient town : Japan bridge, Fuken club-house , Artisanats house – Dinner - O/N in HOI AN
DAY 11 : HOI AN – KON TUM (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel – Overland for Kon Tum by the beautiful mountainous road (formerly the Ho Chi Minh trail) on Truong Son mountain , belongs the border VN-Cambodia - Visit some minority villages such as K’tus , Sedang … Enjoy with the landscapes of East-Truong Son mountain and to have Picnic lunch - Arrive Kon Tum , visit the Wood-Cathedral and Kon Tum market , where to meet the VN’s mnority ethnics of Central High-landx – DinNer & O/N in KON TUM
DAY 12 : KON TUM – PLEIKU – BAN ME THUOC (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel – Departs for Ban Me Thuoc via Pleiku , visit a village of Jarais at Iam Nong , walking to visit the Great Grave House with the wood-status – After lunch at Pleiku , drive for Ban Me Thuc – Installation at Don village (as named as Elephant vilage) – Visit the village and meeting the Ed’hes – Dinner Ed’he style researching the way of life of the minority ethnics of Central ighland and listening the chief of village told about hunting the elephants – O/N in village
DAY 13 : BAN ME THUOC – DAKRU – BINH DUONG – SAIGON (B, L, D)
Breakfast at village – Elephant driving around the village and into the Yok Don National Parc , visit the Tomb of Elephant’s King , across the logest suspending bridge over the Serepok river to visit Ino island , you can swim or bathing in river – Picnic lunch – PM drive trip to Saigon by the road No. 14 with immense the coffee and Caoutchoux plantations – Stop by Binh Duong to visit the ceramic village Tuong Binh Hiep – Arrive Saigon at late afternoon – Checking in hotel - Dinner & O/N in SAIGON
DAY 14 : SAIGON / MYTHO / BENTRE / SAIGON (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel – Visit Binh Tay market and China-town then drive to MY THO - Boating cruise on the Tien river to Phoenix island, visit Tropical fruit gardens , Artisanats village – Lunch with specialities of Mekong in an orchard – PM Boat back to My Tho then drive back to Saigon – Dinner & O/N in SAIGON
DAY 15 : SAIGON / CU CHI / PHAN THIET - MUI NE (B, L, D)
Beakfast at hotel – Visit Notre-Dame de Saigon ,poste office then departs for Cu Chi , visit the famous underground Cu Chi with more than 200 km of tunnel has been created by hand – After lunch , drive for Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) – Checking in seaside resort - Dinner - O/N in MUI NE
DAY 16 : MUI NE (B)
Breakfast in resort – Full day free for sea-bathing / relaxing at resort – O/N in MUI NE
DAY 17 : MUI NE / SAIGON (B)
Beakfast at resort – 12h00 Drive back to Saigon – Checking in hotel – Free for shopping - O/N in SAIGON
DAY 18 : SAIGON DEPARTURE (B, L, D)
Beakfast at hotel - At leisure before check out - Transfer to Airport for departure. - GOOD BYE V.N.