Day 1: SAIGON ARRIVAL (D)
Welcome to Vietnam !
Upon your arrival Tan Son Nhat airport in Saigon , you will be warmly greeted at the airport by VenueVietnam tour guide and transferred to the hotel in the city centre for check-in. Start an orientation tour of the city from the Post Office in colonial-style and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and being the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern . Go on to visit Thien Hau pagoda and a specific section that does not exist in any other city of – a bustling China Town , where every board is in two languages – Chinese and Vietnamese, and so are the communication languages of the inhabitants. In the centre of this exciting area is a grandiose market : “Cho Lon”, i.e. The Big Market. Dinner and overnight Saigon.

Day 2: SAIGON – CAI BE FLOATING MARKET (B, L, D)

Since the floating market is held quite early in the morning, we’d better leave Saigon early today to catch the bustling time of the market. So, leave Saigon at around 07.00 and head south to Cai Be. On arrival at 10:00am, boarding a boat for a journey through the towns’s floating market. See how river life goes on, trading between merchant ships and lovsl farmers. Walk through the village streets and watch locals making pop sticky rice cake and rice paper or manioc chips. Cruised through the secluded canals where we stop at an ancient house of the area to enjoy seasonal fruits. Lunch before our boat takes us to the Mighty Mekong (approx. 1km wide), cruise to other island for walking, visiting fruit orchards. Cruise through natural waterways to CaiBe where our bus pick up for return. Back to Saigon late afternoon. Dinner and O/N Saigon .

Day 3: SAIGON – TAY NINH – CU CHI TUNNELS (B, L, D)
Start your day by leaving Saigon for a visit to Tayninh, the centre of Caodaism, a local sect of Buddhism founded by a Vietnamese countryman in early 20th century. Arriving at noontime, you will have the chance to witness the daily ceremony at the temple of Cao Dai called Tayninh Holysee. The midday mass is very solumn and respectful. Today, the Caodaism numbers over 2 million members, who are vegetarians, obey the rules of chastity, and lead very simple lives helping the sick and the infirm.  They are known for their séances and communications with the spirit world. 

On the way back to Saigon is located Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war was.  Return to Saigon in late afternoon. Dinner and O/N in Saigon .

Day 4: SAIGON – DANANG – HOIAN (B, L, D)

Morning at leisure for your own shopping before being transferred to the airport to fly to Danang.

Hoi An, Danang and Hue form the significant cluster of Central Vietnam, though, each city has its diversified style. Whilst Hue is quiet, traditionally-reserved and poetic, Danang is an ardent seaport guy with more and more constructions growing everyday and somehow more popular for cruiser ships than long-staying guests, whist the ancient Hoian architecture is an enchanting mix of Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese styles. In the early 1980s Hoi An’s ancient quarters and historical monuments came under the protection and restoration efforts of UNESCO and overseas experts.

Welcome upon arrival Danang airport and leave for Hoian. After check-in your hotel, spend rest of the day visiting the town of Hoi An. Together with your local guide in Hoian, walk over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls and Trading Houses, pagodas and stroll into the market located by Thu Bon river, you may find out the same feelings of the artists, who see the rooftops of Hoi An a magical old world of Oriental feel and source of inspiration. This is also a wonderful town to shop for lanterns, soft silk, raw silk, or order your clothes to be tailored within a day. Dinner and O/N Hoian.

Day 5: HOIAN – MY SON – HOIAN (B, L, D)
After breakfast, depart to visit the most concentrative and impressive combination of Cham Towers at My Son, 45km from Hoian town, where you can learn much about the Cham culture that once brightly developed in the location of present Central Vietnam. Back to the town for lunch. This afternoon is is open for your optional tour by boat to a ceramic village in Thu Bon river, or cycling with your guide 3km to Cua Dai ( Big Beach ) to relax. Dinner and O/N Hoian.

Day 6: HOIAN – DANANG – HUE (B, L, D)
From Hoi An drive via the Cloudy Pass (Hai Van Pass) with passing Danang with stopovers to sightsee the Marble Mt. and the famous China Beach en route. Arrive your hotel in the centre of Hue at midday. After lunch, let’s go to discover the Royal Citadel, Forbidden City and Hue Royal Museum , the traces of the last feudal dynasty, and Dong Ba bustling market. O/N in Hue.

Day 7: HUE FULL DAY BOAT TRIP (B, L, D)
More than any other city, Hue reflects the former glory of  the nation of better. You will relise this truth after the whole day today. With a boat ridden along the poetic Perfume River , you can reach Thien Mu Pagoda, the centre of Buddhism of the city, whose 90% are Buddhists, and the Tomb of King Minh Mang, which is reachable from a river pier. Other remarkable Tomb to visit are the ones of King Tu Duc or King Khai Dinh, with very different architectural styles depending on the tastes of each King. Stop at a Garden House in Hue to enjoy the decoration of the present Hue people before returning to your hotel to refresh. Dinner and O/N Hue.

Day 8: HUE – HANOI CITY TOUR (B, L, D)
Morning at leisure for your own relaxation or shopping before taking the flight Hue – Hanoi in the afternoon.

Welcomed in Noi Bai Airport and transferred to the hotel in the city centre (35minutes driving). Afternoon visit the Temple of Literature, where the 1st social university of Vietnam founded in 11th century, and West Lake with the Taoist Temple Quan Thanh, where maintain the biggest black bronze statue of the Vietnamese sculpture. The tour will end with a cyclo tour in the famous Old Quarter of Hanoi before you have a delicious dinner and join an evening show of Water Puppetry, a stage art that is unique for . O/N Hanoi .

Day 9: HANOI – HALONG – HANOI (B, L, D)
Among the sights of Northern Vietnam , Halong attracts perhaps 95% of the visitors. It will take you 03 hours to arrive by car and at least 5 hours to cruise your private boat to enjoy the unusual seascape with thousand picturesque rocks and islets, deep limestone grottoes and caves and inland lakes. Enjoy a lunch of fresh seafood on board.
After about 5 hours, you will be back to the Wharf and take your car to get back to Hanoi . Dinner in Hanoi .

Day 10: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
At your leisure until being transferred to the airport to take the flight leaving . We hope that you’ve got a memorable trip and look forward to welcoming you back.

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