Highlights:
- Discover the culture, history, lifestyle of Hanoi capital
- Staying overnight on cruise in Halong bay
- Visit the Cu Chi tunnels system, underground stronghold which were used in the US-Vietnam conflict
- Have a boat trip to the most bustling floating Market in Mekong Delta
- Discover the splendor of the famous Angkor Wat temple.
ITINERARY:
DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (MEAL: NO)
Local guide will welcome you at Noi Bai Airport (the airport is about 30km from city center of Hanoi). Then you will take a comfortable private car from the airport to hotel in Hanoi. Check in hotel and relax. Free time for the rest of the day. Stay overnight at hotel.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, accommodation.
DAY 2: HANOI CITY TOUR – THE QUINTESSENCE OF TONKIN SHOW (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
At 08:30 Am, Our guide will pick you up at hotel and we will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Lying to one side of the mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049. You will then continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda in West Lake. It is one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam. Thereafter, You will have lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon , after lunch, you will proceed to visit the Temple of Literature - Vietnam’s first university which was constructed in 1070.
Then we past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters and the beauty of Ngoc Son Temple. Transfer to you to the meeting point for moving to the Hanoi’s urban named Saison district to watch a Vietnam must – see cultural spectacle named The Quintess of Tonkin Show which delivers audiences a unique and memorable exploration of the Red River Delta. Return back to hotel around 9:30 Pm. Stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, English speaking tour guide, meals, entrance fees, accommodation.
DAY 3: HANOI – HALONG BAY (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DNNER)
08:00 – 08:30: Our tour guide and bus pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter.
08:30: Departure to Halong Bay for 3.5 Hours.
10:00: Arrive in Hai Duong province, and have 20 minute short break.
12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor, 12:15 Welcome to cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.
12:30: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
15:00: You at Tung Gau Area. The airy and fresh air, cool breezes, blue sea and sky, and natural seascape will captivate any visitors setting foot here. Especially, Tung Gau of Lan Ha Bay is extremely suitable for enjoying kayaking and swiming and then Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village
17.30: Come back to our cruise and relax.
19:30: Time for dinner enjoying special food on the cruise.
21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, karaoke, squid fishing, and overnight on the cruise.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, English speaking tour guide, meals, entrance fees, accommodation.
DAY 4: HALONG BAY – HANOI – FLY TO HO CHI MINH CITY (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck.
07.00: Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast.
08:00: Arriving Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave) and joining with guide to visiting and explore the cave
10:00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of Rosa Boutique cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.
11:00: Enjoy the lunch on cruise.
12:00: Rosa Cruise are landing Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.
12:30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus.
14:30: Stopover in Hai Duong province to visit a ceramics workshop.
16:00 – 16:30: Arrive in Hanoi. Our driver will pick you up at hotel, transfer to airport, fly to Ho Chi Minh City. Another driver will pick you up at airport, transfer to hotel. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, English speaking tour guide, meals, entrance fees, accommodation.
DAY 5: HO CHI MINH CITY – CU CHI TUNNELS (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
08:30 am we will start city tour to visit War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, followed by exploring Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office
We will have lunch before go to Cu Chi to explore the amazing site where Viet Cong hid during the War. It is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists - the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a "Free Target Zone". Visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed before entering the tunnels. Spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food in war time). Return to hotel. Stay ovenight in HCMC.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, English speaking tour guide, meals, entrance fees, accommodation.
DAY 6: MEKONG DELTA FULL DAY – FLY TO SIEM REAP (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
08:00 Am : Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city. Depart for Cai Be via Trung Luong Expressway.
On arrival in Cai Be, set off for the Cai Be floating market by motor boats and watch the locals trading fruit and many other commodities on their vessels.
Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant, then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals.
Meet at car and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Drop you off at hotel and transfer to airport, take the flight to Siem Reap. Another driver will pick you up and transfer you to hotel. Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, English speaking tour guide, meals, entrance fees, accommodation.
DAY 7: SIEM REAP (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
Breakfast at hotel. Visit Angkor Thom, the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, built from the late 12th century to the early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII and consists of 54 towers, the Royal Enclosure, the Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King, then visit Ta Prohm, surrounded by jungle. Visit Angkor Wat, the largest temples in world and covers an area of 200 hectares and surrounded by moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters. Early this evening, we will take the Tuk Tuk (the most common taxi in Cambodia) to cruise around the Siem Reap and town and and for a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity and safety for your journey. Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, entrance fees, meals, English speaking guide, accommodation
DAY 8: SIEM REAP (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
Breakfast at hotel. Visit Banteay Srei, constructed at the late 10th century by a Brahmin counselor under a powerking Rajendarvarman. It was loosely translated to citadel of the woman, but it is a modern appellation that probably refers to the delicate beauty of the carvings. Along the way we make stopover at the Preah Dark village and we follow these with a visit the Banteay Samre Temple adorned with impressive relief’s depicting scenes of Vishunu as well as Krishna legends. Lunch at local restaurant Visit Preah Khan temple, built by King Jayavarman VII dedicated to his father. It is a huge, highly exportable monastic complex, and served as a Buddhist monastery and school, engaging over 1000 monks. Continue to Neak Pean, a small island temple located in the middle of the last Baray, constructed by a Khmer king in the Angkor area. Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, English speaking tour guide, meals, entrance fees, accommodation.
DAY 9: SIEM REAP DEPARTURE (BREAKFAST/-/-)
Our driver will pick you up at hotel and transfer to airport, fly home or next destination. Tour ends.
Inclusion: Vehicle with A.C, meal.
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