PROSPEROUSLY NORTHERN VIETNAM

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Tours Name	PROSPEROUSLY NORTHERN VIETNAM
Length of Tour	*08 days/07 nights*
Tour Code	VSE-VV01
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TOUR DESCRIPTION

Day 1 (Sun, 11 Feb): HANOI ARRIVAL (D)

Arrive at Noi Bai Airport. Pick up and transfer to a hotel. If time permits, our tour guide will show you Hanoi, the capital boasts tree-lined streets and centuries-old temples. An afternoon sightseeing tour features both cultural and historical highlights, comprising the Temple of Literature, the Ethnology Museum. The sightseeing day ends with a water puppet show, a theatrical genre reflecting the agricultural civilization of thousands of years ago. O/N in Hanoi.

Day 2 (Mon, 12 Feb): HANOI waiting for Tet (B, L, D)

Our tour guide will wake you very early in the morning(3am) and transfer to the Flower Market and enjoy the unique atmosphere here. You will no dounbt be introduced to various kinds of flowers from Hanoi and suburb. The sellers bring them here by bycicles, shoulder-poles, pedals and many other kinds of vehicles. The fresh air mixed with the fragrance of flowers will give tourists an unforgettable impression. We back the city when the streets are still in silent and witness a new day of people in Hanoi’s Old Quarter where you could feel the Tet atmosphere most clearly. Have breakfast, then old quarters and downtown pedicab ride. The unique ride will begin at Hoan Liem Lake and Ngoc Son temple, stroll around the streets of vivid colors and full of goods for Tet. You’ll see the street of marmalade, cakes, sugar-dried fruits; a quarter of offerings, another of decorations or a smelled street of incense... During the time before Tet, this is the busiest center for shopping. O/N in Hanoi.

Day 3 (Tue, 13 Feb): HANOI - HALONG (B, L, D)

Before leaving for Halong, we drive to Nghi Tam Village for a glance at the famous flower village with colorful gardens and beds. Watch gardeners water blossoming flowers in the morning or cut and carry them by bicycle to market places. A wide variety of colourful flowers gives a sweet emotion to start a new day. Onward to Ha Long. Arrive in Halong, onboard cruising on the Bay. Visit some magical grottoes and relax in the best scenic beauty of Vietnam. Lunch of fresh seafood is served on board. Spend the night on boat with a special dinner of delicious food for Tet followed by a peaceful night sleep in the sound of waves tenderly kissing the boat.

Day 4 (Wed, 14 Feb): CAT BA island before Tet (B, L, D)

Arrive in Cat Ba island as the first lights of the dawn appear on the skyline. Enjoy the sunrise on the ocean and then have breakfast. All morning is spent for walking around and see the way Cat Ba’s citizens prepare for their Tet Holiday, especially in floating villages. The colorful and bustling open-air market is one of our interesting spots. After lunch, take a hydrofoil to Hai Phong. On car back Hanoi. O/N in Hanoi.

Day 5 (Thu, 15 Feb): Arround HANOI in the year’s last days (B, L, D)

After breakfast, depart for Bat Trang village where you will have opportunity to see close up to the way Bat Trang artisans make their ceramic works and admire the most beautiful works made for Tet. These works are perfectly created with not only the skillfulness but also the spiritual belief for Tet’s sacredness. Artisans suppose that the better the works they make for Tet is, the more they will give customers good fortune for all year. Onwards to Dong Ho Village, known for its traditional paintings, and 13th-century But Thap Pagoda, filled with impressive ornaments. In Dong Ho village, our guide will introduce you unique wood-blocked paintings drawed with natural colors made from leaf, sand, ash, wood... In the past, Dong Ho village was very famous for its paintings for Tet. The paintings were popular in a large area of Red River Delta. Same to Bat Trang ceramic works, Dong Ho paintings were supposed to bring good luck to customers. Have some prayers for a new happy year with Vietnamese in But Thap Pagoda then. Back Hanoi around 4pm. Have dinner. Visit a family and attend a Chung Cake Cooking Rite with them. Such a rite will last overnight, all family members will sat together around the fire and talk till the cooking competed (12h).

Day 6 (Fri, 16 Feb): Complete the last preparations – NEW YEAR EVE (B, L, D)

For the last day of Lunar Year, all the business have to be completed by noon, so we’ll take a short walk around the quarter before the time all the shops are closed. Have lunch. In the afternoon we visit a family in Hanoi’s center area and attend the last preparations for New Year Eve and new days with them. Cooking and laying the offerings on the altar require a lot of patience and skillfulness. The Year End party (Tat Nien) will be held as the evening comes. All family member will gather (though they live far away from home, they often try their best to come back by Tet time to reunit with their family) and enjoy the party together. The eldest will recall all the important events of the year and remind his sons, daughters and grandchildren to do good things in the New Year. Thank and wish them good luck for new year then we fall in line with people heading forward Hoan Kiem Lake and wait for the Eve time in a very crowded and excited atmosphere. Firecracker and many interesting activities will be held to welcome new year at 12am. Along with people, take a walk to pagodas and have your own young-branch which is a symbol for prosperity and happiness. Free for relax or enjoy your own time then.

Day 7 (Sat, 17 Feb): HANOI in the first day of New year – TAM COC – BICH DONG (B, L, D)

Breakfast with Square Cake, pickled scallion heads (cu kieu), dried shrimp and some local foods. It’s time to wear the new clothes, to pay mutual respects on Tet, saying ‘CHUC MUNG NAM MOI’, give and take the red lucky packet (bao li xi) to each other then we will depart for Tam Coc, which takes more than two hours driving from Hanoi.

Upon arrival, take a boat rowed by one or two local persons in Hoang Long river and see the first limestone mountains, which will run along their riverway for several kilometers. The boat will be rowed, through three caves on the river, all created by wind and water from a legend time, while the sea had occupied this area. The tide-mark is still on the rock about 2m above the water, and in higher mountain wall the erosion have carved some strange shapes that now filled of green grass, delicious foods of the goats that local people breed everywhere. The river trip is wonderful for photo hunters.

After the boat trip, go further till reaching Bich Dong Pagoda, a combination of three pagodas on the Lower, Middle and Upper levels of a pretty mountain. You will need to climb a little bit till you get to the top of the Upper pagoda and your eyes catch the overall panorama of the paddy fields between Truong Yen mountain. All the pagodas, or lean upon a cliff, or simply have some statues inside a large grotto, deserve the name "Bich Dong" (emerald-like grotto).

A scene of the popular French movie "Indochine" had been completed here in 1991, remarking a rush of the French-speaking tourists to Vietnam, who usually do not skip Halong Bay and Tam Coc-Bich Dong where the leading actress Catherine Deneuve left her footprints.

Back to your vehicle to return to Hanoi late afternoon for your evening at leisure. Dinner and O/N Hanoi.

Day 8 (Sun, 18 Feb): HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
At leisure until being transferred to the airport to take flight leaving Vietnam.

We hope that you have enjoyed wonderful time before and during our Tet and hope to welcome you back in the near future.

End of services.

TOUR IMAGE PREVIEW

TOUR PRICE TABLE

Adults

Opt. Standard

Opt. First Class

Opt. Superior

1 persons

1657.00

1744.00

1960.00

2 persons

1001.00

1087.00

1303.00

3 ~ 6 persons

687.00

773.00

989.00

7 ~ 10 persons

540.00

626.00

842.00

11 ~ 14 persons

489.00

575.00

791.00

More 15 persons

454.00

541.00

757.00

Single sup

152.00

229.00

419.00

INCLUDE & NOT INCLUDE PRICE

INCLUDED:
- English-speaking tour guide.
- Accommodation based on twin sharing at 3-5*hotels
- Meals in fullboard
- A/C transportation by modern coach
- Sleeping boat in Halong Bay.
- Sailing boat trip in Tam Coc.
- Sightseeing fees.
- Travel Insurance.

EXCLUDED:
- International air ticket to/from Vietnam and airport tax
- Drinks and personal expenses (laundry, phone calls, etc)
- Tips
- Others not mentioned in program

TOUR DETAIL NOTES

- Rates are quoted in US dollars per person.
- Itinerary can flexibly be shorten or lengthen as per clients' request.

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