Vietnam in 10 Days from South to North (Code: AV17)

• 7. 45 am – 8.00 am: Get picked up at hotel
• Visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.
• Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.
• 12:00 PM: Transfer back your hotel

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Overnight in Saigon

Meals: (Breakfast)

• 07:30 AM: You will be picked up at the hotel and depart for Cai Be.
• Have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago.  There, you can realize how diverse the area is and how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it the basket of fruit in the lower part of the Mekong River.
• Ramble in small villages where you will uncover the beauty of an ancient house and learn about the indigenous culture.
• Make a short visit to a small family business where the locals make coconut fudges and crispy rice popcorn.
• Savor delicious fresh fruit and feel the slow rhythms of Southern Vietnamese folk music – a kind of music entwined with the life and culture of the Mekong Delta people.
• Paddle through small canals – an exciting experience since you can look around, unwind, and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the Upper Mekong Delta.
• After lunch, cycle on the village path through orchards.
• Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta.
• Visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house.
• Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and meet your bus for the trip back to Ho Chi Minh City

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Overnight in Saigon.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

• Today, leisure in the morning
• In the late afternoon at 18.30pm, get picked up at hotel and be transfer to the Railway station in Saigon
• Get on the train to join the journey to Da Nang. (The distance is about 930 km and estimated to be about 17h to Da Nang)
• Train Schedule: SE 4, Ho Chi Minh 19.30 – Da Nang 12.50

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Overnight on a 4-berth Sleeper with A/c cabin on train

Meals: Breakfast

• Today, you arrive Da Nang about 13.00 pm
• Get picked up from Train Station and transfer to Hoi An.
• Check in hotel in Hoi An
• About 2.30 pm, Tour guide meets you at the hotel for Oriental Walking tour to visit: Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall, Tan Ky Ancient Houses, Japanese Bridge, a 400-year-old bridge connecting Japanese and Chinese communities.
• Enjoy art shows at Hoi An Traditional Performing Arts House.
• Explore Hoi An's handicraft shops and artwork galleries.
• 00 pm: Enjoy your time with the boat ride on Hoai River and release the flower lanterns to pray for the best lucks to you and your family.
• After that, Return to your hotel and relax

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Overnight in Hoi An

watering-the-plants in Tra que

• 8. 00 am Tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and start the day with Thanh Ha pottery village, where you can visit temples, museums with exhibitions, learn about history, and experience pottery-making activities.
• Continue the journey, we will visit Kim Bong Carpentry Village to visit carpentry workshops and see directly how artisans work to create intricately carved products.
• Take a bicycle ride of the carpentry village, discover what it takes to work on a farm, or take in the picture-perfect lifestyle of the villagers
• At Tra Que Vegetable Village, you will get to experience what it's like to be a real farmer like tilling, watering, fertilizing, and picking vegetables.

Have lunch then return to the hotel

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Overnight in Hoi An.

Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch)

hanoi-old-quarter

• Today, at 10.30 am, our driver transfers you to Da Nang airport for flight to Hanoi.
• Flight Schedule: Vietjet Air: Da Nang 12.40 – Hanoi 14.00 pm
• After 1-hour flying, you will reach Noi Bai international airport (Hanoi) and will be welcomed by our drive who will take you to the hotel in city center.
• Check into hotel and relax
• Late afternoon, Embark on a fun cyclo /rickshaw (a three-wheeled bicycle taxi) ride through the Old Quarter.
• Finish the day with a walking tour to discover the street food scene in Hanoi. Your guide will talk you through the ingredients and the different herbs of each dish, while you are crouching on tiny plastic stools in a back alley. (Sample delicious dishes like Nom Du Du (green papaya salad), Banh Mi Pa Te (a sandwich that reflects Vietnam’s culinary heritage), and the famous Hanoi dish Bun Cha (grilled pork and noodles).

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Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: (Breakfast, Dinner)

Halong Bay - one of Vietnam’s most iconic natural wonders

• After breakfast, your private tour guide will pick you up and take you through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta to the legendary Halong Bay where you will board a traditional-style Vietnamese Junk Boat.
• Afternoon, visit Sung Sot Cave “Grotte des Surprises” a hidden gem of mother nature. Float peacefully through magnificent limestone formations containing thousands of stalagmites and stalactites.
• Attend the chef’s cooking demonstration or enjoy a mesmerizing sunset on the top deck before a scrumptious dinner.
• The rest of the evening will be at leisure. You can watch a movie or join the crew for squid fishing before retiring to your room for a restful sleep.

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Stay overnight on board.

Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Halong Bay Kayaking

• 6. 15 – 07.00:Breakfast is served. It can be a great idea to enjoy the meal with the magnificent view of the sunrise in Ha Long Bay.
• 9. 00 -9.30:The cruise gets closer to the center of the Natural Preservation Area. Join our guide on a short trip to Luon Cave. This magic work of nature shows you the formation of karst mountains. You can discover this time masterpiece by kayaking on your own. If you are lucky, you can catch great photos with mischievous monkeys jigging up and down around the cliffs.
• 9. 30: Cruise welcomes you back on board and it is time for checking out.
• 10.00: Whilst cruising back, delightful lunch will be served.
• 11. 35:We return to the quayside in the south of the bay, where our visitors disembark in Tuan Chau Marina. And leave for Ha Noi on our shuttle.
• 14. 30: You will get back to your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter

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Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch)

• Have breakfast at the hotel then free and easy.
• Get transferred to the airport for internal flight
• Goodbye Vietnam. Trip ends.