Day 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (D)
Welcome to Vietnam !

Upon arrival Noi Bai airport, you will be warmly welcome by VenueVietnam tour guide and being transferred (35 minutes driving) to hotel in the city center for check-in. Orientation tour to 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 Vietnam . O/N Hanoi

Day 2: HANOI MORE VISIT – HALONG (B, L, D)

After breakfast, we will continue our city tour today to have further understanding about this city. The recommended sightseeing points are the Ho Chi Minh Complex, One-pillar pagoda, and one of the Ethnology Museum or the Fine-Arts Museum.

After lunch, a drive through the countryside of Red River delta passing peaceful landscapes with farmers working on the fields will take you to Halong city. Check-in hotel upon arrival. The rest of the day is for you to explore Halong city yourself. Dinner and Overnight in Halong City .

Day 3: HALONG BOAT – HANOI (B, L, D)
Among the sights of Northern Vietnam , Halong attracts perhaps 95% of the visitors. Your private boat is waiting for you at the Wharft this morning. After breakfast, take a 5-hour boat trip to visit the Bay and 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 and O/N in Hanoi.

Day 4: HANOI – DA NANG – HOI AN (B, L, D)
Rest of the time in Hanoi is at your usage. You will then be transferred to Noi Bai airport to take the domestic flight to Danang. Welcome upon arrival Danang airport and immediately leave for Hoian ancient town (30km from Danang) with stops to sightsee the Marble Mt. , the famous China Beach .
After checking-in hotel in Hoian, spend your afternoon visiting the town of Hoi An – along with your guide, 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 silk and tailored-clothes that can be complete within a day. Dinner and O/N Hoian.

Day 5: COOKING CLASS and BEACH RELAX (B, L, D)
Start your day with a visit to Hoi An’s colourful market, and experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market. You will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and purchase some of the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later. Finish your purchasing and board the boat for a leisurely cruise (25 minutes) along the Hoi An River. This is a chance to view local river life, so make sure your camera is handy.
On arrival the school, explore the cooking school’s herb and vegetable garden, before learning about some of Hoi An’s and ’s well-known dishes. The cooking lesson runs for about 2 hours – each dish is first demonstrated by the chef before you prepare the same dish yourselves. Included in the class is a brief introduction to Vietnamese food carving (plate decoration). After the lesson, it’s the lunch time and you can sit down, enjoying exactly what you have cooked.
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 – SAIGON (B, L, D)
At leisure until being transferred to Danang airport to fly to Saigon. City tour to sightsee the landmarks of the city – the Notre Dame Cathedral, a Neo-Romanesque styled Catholic Church, and the French-styled Central Post Office. After check-in hotel and have dinner, continue the city tour to visit the town. Your first destination this afternoon will be the Big Market (Cho Lon). The bustling Cho Lon is located right near the centre of the China Town, where all the name boards are in two languages – Chinese and Vietnamese -, and so are the common exchanging languages of the residents in this area. The site, 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: SAIGON DEPARTURE (B)
Spend your last hours in for shopping or your own activities. The tour guide will then pick up you from your hotel and escort you to the airport to take flight leaving .
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