Vietnam Royal Tour 17 Days From Saigon
DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY ( D)
Welcomed at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfered to Hotel. Short city tour to the Reunification Hall, China Town and Thien Hau Pagoda. Welcome dinner on boat to cruise along Sai Gon river to see Saigon by night. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
DAY 2: MEKONG DELTA (B, L)
A.M. Leave for My Tho town of Tien Giang province (the first province in the Mekong Delta – about 75 km from Ho Chi Minh City). Visit Dong Tam snake-farm and Vinh Trang pagoda. Boat trip on Mekong river to visit the fruit gardens and peasants” houses on a islet. Lunch at a typical restaurant of Mekong Delta. P.M. Return to HoChiMinh City. Shopping. Night in hotel.
DAY 3: HO CHI MINH CITY – PHAN THIET (B, L)
Drive to Phan Thiet, a famous beach 200km to the North of Ho Chi Minh City. Check in at a lovely beach resort as Blue Ocean or Bamboo Village. Free bathing with sun and white sand at the resort. Night at the resort.
DAY 4: PHAN THIET (B, L)
Enjoy the beach at sunrise. After breakfast visit the famous moving sand-hill of Phan Thiet. Visit Poshanu Cham Tower, Duc Thanh School. Night at the resort.
DAY 5: PHAN THIET – NHA TRANG (B, L)
A.M. Visit Phan Thiet Market. Then transfer to Nha Trang city, 250 km North of Phan Thiet which is considered as the best beach of Vietnam. Check in hotel. Relax at the beach in front of the hotel. Seafood dinner. Overnight in Nha Trang.
DAY 6: NHA TRANG – ISLANDS (B,L)
Full day boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium, Hon Tam Island. Sea-bathing in the blue water beach. You can also enjoy diving or snorkelling at the islands. Night in Nha Trang.
DAY 7: NHA TRANG (B, L)
A.M. Drive to Nha Phu Bay and get reach of the Monkey Island by a boat. Visit Monkey Island and admire playfull performances of the monkeys.
P.M. Visit Ponagar Cham tower, Hon Chong Promontory, Long Son Pagoda, Dam Market. Overnight in Nha Trang.
DAY 8: NHA TRANG -HOI AN (B, L) ( Flight )
Transfer to Nha Trang Airport for flight to Da Nang. Meet and transfer to Hoi An ancient town, 30 km South of Da Nang, one of the World”s Cutural Heritage. Visit Japanese Bridge, Chinese Pagoda… Overnight in Hoi An.
DAY 9: HOI AN – DA NANG – BANA RESORT(B, L)
Transfer to Danang for visiting Ngu Hanh (Marble) Mountains, Non Nuoc Beach, Cham Museum. Continue to Ba Na Mountain Resort by car and get on the resort by telepheric. Visit Ba Na and stay overnight to enjoy the pleasant weather.
DAY 10: BA NA – HUE (B, L)
Visit Ba Na. Then transfer to Hue, the old capital city of Vietnam, 120 km from Danang. You will have a chance to view the Hai Van Pass, the most beautiful mountain-pass of Vietnam. Check in hotel. Night in Hue.
DAY 11: HUE (B, L)
A.M. Boat ride along Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda, Minh Mang King”s Mausoleum and Hon Chen Temple.
P.M. Visit Tu Duc and Khai Dinh”s Mausoleums, Tu Hieu pagoda. Night in Hue.
DAY 12: HUE – HANOI (B, L) by Flight
A.M. Visit Hue Imperial Citadel, Dong Ba Market.
P.M. Transfer to Phu Bai Airport for flight to Hanoi . Meet at Noi Bai airport and transfer to hotel. Evening enjoy Water-puppet show – a Vietnamese famous traditional art. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 13: HANOI (B, L,D)
Full day city tour to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh House-on-stilts, Ho Chi Minh Museum and One-Pillar Pagoda, Hanoi Old Quarter, Temple of Literature (the first University of Vietnam), Restored Sword Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda. Diner at restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 14: HANOI – HAI PHONG – CAT BA (B, L)
A.M. Transfer to Hai Phong seaside city (110 km). Board on a hydrofoil to travel to Cat Ba Island.
P.M. Visit Cat Ba National Park, Trung Trang Cave, Cat Co Beach. Canoe ride around Cat Ba. Overnight in Cat Ba.
DAY 15: CAT BA – HA LONG – HANOI (B, L)
A.M. Boat cruise to Halong Bay to admire thousands of charming islands and natural caves with various shape of stalagmites such as Thien Cung, Dau Go. Lunch on board with seafood.
P.M. Return to Hanoi . Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
DAY 16: HANOI FREE DAY (B)
Breakfast at your hotel. All day free to shopping around Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 17: HANOI – DEPARTURE (B)
Transfer to airport for departure.
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Tour Cost includes:
- Full transportation by private car or bus as tour program indicated.
- Full meals as indicated in the itinerary. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant – Vietnamese food
- 2 Domestic flights : Nhatrang – Danang., Hue -Hanoi
- English /French – speaking guide
- Entrance fees.
- Private Boat trip in Perfume River, Nhatrang, Tiengiang river in Mytho.
- Hight speedboat ticket : Haiphong – CatBa -Haiphong
- Twin-share accommodation with daily breakfast; ( AC room)
Tour Cost excludes:
International airport tax in Hanoi at USD 14.00 nett per person
International airfare to/from Vietnam
Personal insurance.
Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.
Visa to Vietnam
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Hanoi Halong Catba Maichau Tamcoc Hue Myson Hoian saigon Mekong Tour
Day 1 : Arrive Hanoi ( D )
Arrive Hanoi airport. Meet the tour guide at the airport and transfered to the hotel. First visit of the city with guide. Take a cyclo tour around Sword Lake and the Old quarter. Dinner and Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B, L , D)
Breakfast at hotel. Full day city tour : the old quarter, Ngoc Son temple or « Jade Moutain » which was built on Jade island in the 19th century. It was dedicated to Van Xuong, considered as the brightest star in Vietnamese litterary. Visit Ly quoc Su pagoda, vestige of the dynastic temple of Ly. Have a look at the cathedral located at side. Visit Temple of the literature, the oldest school, established in 1070. One of the five courses is the most perfect example of Vietnamese architecture, with her wood sculptures. Visit famous pagoda with the single pillar “Chua Mot Cot”, built at the 11th century, by king Ly Thai To. Walk in the streets of the 36 corporations, the street of silk, the street of hemp, etc. In the evening, enjoy water puppet show. Dinner and Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi -Halong bay – Catba island ( B, L , D )
Departure towards Halong bay, Cruising on the bay, enjoy the landscape of 3000 islands in the sugar loaf shape, scattered on 1550 km2 which constitute this archipelago bathing in the surprising green emerald water. Multiple caves, like Thien Cung grottos, the cave of the wonders, Surprise grotto. Many fine sand splits and beaches in a enchanting decoration. Visit a part of the islands and caves (approximately 6h of boat). Lunch on board with seafood. Overnight at hotel in Cat Ba island.
Day 4: Catba island – Haiphong – Hanoi (B, L )
Drive to visit Cat Ba National Park. Bathing at Cat Co Beach. Lunch. PM: Get hydrofoil to HaiPhong City. Drive back to Hanoi. Free and Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 5 : Hanoi – Hoabinh – Maichau (B, L , D)
8:00 AM 
ick up at your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Hoa binh( about 2 hours). Short stop for break and coffee. Drive on to Man Duc for lunch. Leave Man Duc to Muong village where you can do a short walk for 2 hours. then drive on to Mai chau with few stops on the way for taking pictures.
Go around the valley before having dinner at a stilt house of Thai minority village. Enjoy the traditional music performance ( Performed by local artists ) Overnight in the Thai village. Clean and comfortable matress, blanket and pillow are provided.
Day 6 : Maichau – NinhBinh (B, L , D)
Breakfast. Discover the Thai people. They are the most minority of Vietnam, a visit which will make you enter in a true patriarchal society. Lunch then continue to Ninh Binh by a very beautiful road of countryside. Check in hotel. Dinner and night in Ninh Binh.
Day 7: Ninh Binh – Tamcoc – HoaLu – Hanoi (B, L )
Hoa Lu is called “Ha Long bay in land”, it is a landscape similar to that of Halong bay (without the sea but in the rice fields). You will embark in small boats at Van Lâm, led by young women, to sail on Ngo Dong river which curves among the rice fields and the mountains of limestone and threads under three mountains, to arrive till Tam Coc caves (three caves). Superb landscapes and the meeting of the life on river of the fisherman and Vietnamese farmers. In the afternoon, return to Hanoi. Free and Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 8: Hanoi – Hue (B, L ) Flight
Breakfast and transfer to the airport for flying to Hue. Pick up and transfer to the hotel. AM: Boat trip on Perfume River to visit handicraft village: making conical hat and bronze casting. Visit Thien Mu Pagoda considered as Royal Pagoda of the Nguyen Dynasty and Imperal Citadel. Lunch.
PM: Visit Mausoleums of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh King. Visit a typical garden-house in Hue (Hue has another name as “city of garden”). Visit Dong Ba market. Night at hotel in Hue.
Day 9: Hue – Myson – Hoian (B, L )
Depart for Lang Co, a small village of fishermen. Taking photograph from HaiVan Pass ( The pass of Sea and Cloud). Visit Cham Museum in Danang. Lunch.
Drive to MY SON. Very spectacular, the site Cham of My Son Afternoon visit Marble Mountain. Arrive Hoian. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hoian.
Day 10: Hoian (B, L )
Breakfast. Start the visit of this charming small town, first commercial center in Vietnam since the 15th century, with more than 800 classified buildings : Japanese Covered Bridge, TanKy Old house, Assembly Hall Chinese. PhucKien Pagoda, Hoian Museum and Market. After lunch, continue the visit. In the evening, walk on the river Thu Bon in sunset. Back to hotel. Overnight in Hoian town.
Day 11 : Hoian – Danang – Saigon (B, L , D) Flight
Breakfast. Transfer to airport for the morning flight to Saigon.
Arrival in Saigon.Transfer to the hotel. Lunch at the restaurant. Afternoon is free for personal discovery. Diner on boat cruise. Overnight in Sai Gon.
Day 12 : SaiGon city tour (B, L )
Breakfast. Beginning of the city tour: post office, cathedral, Reunification palace, centre town, then continuation towards Cholon by trishaw, visit Thien Hau temple, Binh Tay market. Lunch. Afternoon is free for personal discovery. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Saigon – Caibe Floating market – Saigon (B, L )
Breakfast and drive to Mekong delta. Morning is reserved to a boat trip at Caï Be, on the innumerable channels connected to each other. You will discover a watery life. Thousands of people live there, on water, in water, for and thanks to water. Lunch on an island. Afternoon, back to Saigon. Overnight in Sai Gon.
Day 14 : Saigon depurture (B )
Breakfast at hotel. Free time for shopping. Transfert to the airport 2h before the departure flight to your home.
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