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DIVERSIFIED VIETNAM - FROM WEST TO EAST
HARMONIOUS VIETNAM  
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Tours Name HARMONIOUS VIETNAM
Length of Tour 17 days/16 nights
Tour Code DWE-HT02
Tour Highlight Start from the most exciting part of the country, the modern Saigon city of the South and carrying on to the more traditional draws Northward.
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TOUR DESCRIPTION

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.
Special welcome dinner on floating boat cruising along Saigon river. O/N Saigon .

Day 2: SAIGON CITY TOUR (B, L, D)
A visit to the History Museum will give you more perception about the development before starting your tour of the city today. Go on to sightsee the landmarks of the city – the Notre Dame Cathedral, a Neo-Romanesque styled Catholic Church, and the French-styled Central Post Office. To experience the daily modern life of the locals, the most exciting place may be Ben Thanh market in District 1 and Cho Lon (the Big Market) in Dist 5.
These sites, in general, can consume your 2 hours or more before you continue the tour to the 150-year-old Thien Hau pagoda to learn about the worshipping rituals of the locals, or visit a lacquer ware factory on the way back to the hotel for researching one of the most well-known craft-making skills of the Vietnamese. Dinner and O/N in Saigon .

Day 3: SAIGON – TAY NINH – CU CHI TUNNELS (B, L, D)
Your day begins with 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 – CAN THO (B, L, D)
Prepare yourself to get close to the real culture of the Mekong Delta by spending two days in this area. Departing Saigon in the morning and head south to Cai Be. On arrival, boarding a boat for a journey through the town’s floating market. See how river life goes on, trading between merchant ships and local farmers. Cruise through a secluded canals and over the Mighty Mekong to island where we stop to enjoy seasonal fruits before our boat takes us to VinhLong where we get back on the bus for our trip to CanTho to overnight. Dinner and O/N Can Tho.

Day 5: CAN THO – SAIGON (B, L, D)
An early start for a boat trip to Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets. We stop for a walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine. We try a xe loi, the local colonial-era cab pulled by motorbike, on a country road. In the afternoon we head back to Saigon . Dinner and O/N Saigon .

Day 6: SAIGON – DALAT (B, L, D)
At leisure for your own relax or shopping until you are transferred to the airport to take the daily flight to Dalat. The jewel of the Central Highlands, Dalat, is featured by a park-like environment, with lovely temperature 15°-24°C and sunlight all year round, which create numerous waterfalls, pinewood hills, lakes and evergreen forests and gardens. Officially established in 1912 as a hill station, Dalat soon became a popular resort of the Europeans. Nowadays, it is a haunt of the honeymoon couples, a vast garden, whose greens and flowers are sold all over Southern Vietnam and exported.
After arriving Dalat, spend a visit to the Summer Palace of Bao Dai, the last King of Vietnam, Tuyen Lam Reservoir, Truc Lam grandiose temple and Dalat Flower Garden. A horse cart round the hilly roads of Dalat to the graceful Xuan Huong Lake in the centre of the city is highly recommended. Dinner and O/N Dalat.
Evening, if you like to hike around by yourselves, remember that coffee and cake in Dalat are some of the best in and easily to be found in any finer cafes.

Day 7: DALAT – NHA TRANG (B, L, D) 200km
The landway from Dalat to Nha Trang (205km) is very sightworthy and photogenic passing  pinewoods, waterfalls, farms of tea and coffee, Ngoan Muc Pass (i.e. “the Picturesque Pass”, and known to the French as the Bellevue Pass), lunch break overlooking the magnificent Danhim Reservoir, and spectacular view of the ancient tower Po Klong Garai built by the Cham nation in Phan Rang - Thap Cham, 101km from Dalat.
After visiting all these wonders, you will reach the long sandy beach with emerald water of Nha Trang in the afternoon. At leisure for relax. O/N Nha Trang.

Day 8: NHA TRANG ISLAND (B, L, D)
Today is a full day boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium and  Hon Tam Island . During the journey, you can enjoy diving or snorkelling in the best sea of  Vietnam . This is where you can see hundreds of fishes, ocean plants and wonderful corals.   Seafood lunch will be served on board. After dinner in the evening, you will be free to discover the city and people. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 9: NHA TRANG AT LEISURE (B)
Whole day at leisure to relax on the beach. No meals provided. O/N Nha Trang.

Day 10: NHA TRANG – DANANG – HOIAN (B, L, D)
Spend your last minutes on the beach before being transferred to the airport to take flight to Danang. Welcome upon arrival Danang airport and leave for Hoian with stopovers to visit Marble mountain. 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: HUE FULL DAY BOAT TRIP (B, L, D)
More than any other city, Hue reflects the former glory of  the nation of better. The history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BC, when  it was the capital of Nhat Nam District of the Chinese Han dynasty, then gradually became a capital of the Kingdom Champa, a citadel of Vietnamese landlords and a cultural centre of culinary, old values and lifestyle of . With Hue ’s historical significance, the city was awarded as a Cultural World Heritage by UNESCO in 1994. 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 14: 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 15: HANOI – HALONG OVERNIGHT ON BOAT (B, L, D)
From Hanoi, head east for 3 hours to reach Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994. Take a big boat from the Wharf of Halong in the morning and cruise the Bay, you will reach the breathtaking views of Halong seascape and discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending-dragon” bay. After a lunch of fresh seafood on the boat, you will visit the Surprising Grotto, bypass Cua Van (Van windy gate), stop for swimming and kayaking at Ba Trai Dao (The Three Peaches Beach), then back to the boat for dinner and overnight. O/N on the boat.

Day 16: HALONG – HANOI (B, L, D)
After breakfast, go on to have more kayaking on the bay before returning to the Wharf of Halong, passing the Toad Rock, Cock-Fighting Rock, Sail Island. Arrive Halong Wharf at around 11.00. Have lunch in Halong city before driving back to Hanoi by car. At leisure before enjoying your last dinner in . O/N Hanoi .

Day 17: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
It’s your own time today, you are free at leisure for relax or shopping before being transferred to the airport to take flight leaving Vietnam.
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TOUR IMAGE PREVIEW
 Ben Thanh market  In Mekong Delta  Floating market  Dalat
 Nha Trang  Diving in Nha Trang  Hoian  Halong
TOUR PRICE TABLE
Adults Opt. Standard Opt. First Class Opt. Superior
1 persons
2803.00 
3172.00 
3594.00 
2 persons
1829.00 
2198.00 
2620.00 
3 ~ 6 persons
1547.00 
1915.00 
2338.00 
7 ~ 10 persons
1151.00 
1520.00 
1943.00 
11 ~ 14 persons
1089.00 
1460.00 
1882.00 
More 15 persons
1035.00 
1404.00 
1826.00 
Single sup
334.00 
666.00 
1047.00 
 
INCLUDE & NOT INCLUDE PRICE
INCLUDE:
+ English-speaking tour guides of VenueVietnam.
+ Double/Twin-shared accommodation at hotels with daily breakfast.
+ Meals as mentioned in the program.
+ Transfer as transportation by A/C vehicle as per program.
+ Domestic air tickets: Saigon ? Da Lat; Nha Trang ? Danang; Hue ? Hanoi and airport tax.
+ All Boat trips as mentioned in the program.
+ Admission fees to tourist sights as per program.

EXCLUDE:
+ International flights to/from Vietnam and airport tax.
+ Drinks and personal expenses (laundry, phone calls, tips, emergency transfers, etc).
+ Visa to Vietnam.
TOUR DETAIL NOTES
Trip Note:
+ Child(ren) under 02 years old, share the same bed with adults: will be charged 25% out of the package.
+ Child(ren) from 03 to 11 years old: will be charged 75% out of the package.
+ Children from 12 years old will be considered as adults.

Trip Summary:
+ Where: Trip starts in Saigon and ends in Hanoi or vice-versa.
+ When: All year round.
+ Grade: Moderate.
+ Accommodation: Standard 3-star hotels.
+ Meals: As indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
 

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