Throughout Vietnam 14 days 13 nights

ITINERARY

Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Welcome to Hanoi! You will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel in Hanoi. Renowned as the “Paris of the East”, Hanoi is one of Asia’s most delightful cities. Rich in culture and history this diverse city draws its influences from both French and Chinese culture. The rest of day is yours to enjoy. Check in hotel and Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel then 08h30 a.m, we will pick you up at hotel and start Hanoi City Tour.
In the morning, we will visit: Tran Quoc Pagoda located on an east side isle of the West Lake (Tay Ho district), the Complex of President Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and Stilt house). In addition, stop by One Pillar Pagoda to admire one of the 4 symbols of Hanoi. After that, we will go to the Imperial Academy – the first university in Vietnam. Literature lake, Khue Van Pavilion, stele house... are valuable highlight objects that you cannot ignore. Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, we proceed the tour to visit Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hoa Lo Prison, it was built when Indochina was an integral part of the French Empire. Partly destroyed in 1990, it is now a museum., as well as the Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword lake) – center of Hanoi with Turtle tower, Ngoc Son Temple.
16:30: Back to your hotel. Free and easy. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hoa Lu – Trang An (B/L)
07:30 - 08:30: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is far from Hanoi city about 120 km.
09:30: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax
10:30: The first destination in this trip is visit Hoa Lu ancient capital. This is the first capital of Vietnam. Come to visit Hoa Lu, you will learn about why the capital was moved to Hanoi nowadays. You are impressed on an outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17 century. Try to feel ancient atmospheres in Hoa Lu ancient capital.
11:45: Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice… Vegetarian food is always available in the buffet lunch.
13:00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as The world Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has the wonderful tunnel cave system so that Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for New Version of Kong in 2016 – “ Skull Island “. Boat trip to visit Trang An to see the amazing beauty of this landscape with many caves such as : Sang Cave (Light Cave), Toi Cave (Dack cave), Nau Ruou Cave (Cooking Wine), green river and natural view.
16:30 – 17:00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi
19:30: Arrive to Hanoi and get drop off at the Hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 4: Hanoi – Sapa – Cat Cat Village (B/L/D)
07:00: Our guide and bus will pick you up at hotel and depart to Lao Cai, on the highway running from Hanoi –Lao Cai 245 Km within 05 hours, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the both sides of this road.
12:00: Arrival Sapa, enjoy lunch at local restaurant then check in hotel.
14:00: Bus will take you to start the journey to visit Cat Cat Village, explore the life of ethnic minorities, admire the spectacular natural scenery with the terraced rice fields.
Set in the Muong Hoa Valley, Cat Cat Village is known for its natural beauty, and H'mong culture and traditions. Traditional wood huts, some serving as homestays, overlook mountainside rice field terraces. On Si Bridge, visitors pass stalls selling H'mong handicrafts, homemade corn wine, and naturally dyed clothes on the way to Tien Sa waterfalls.
Get back to Sapa town, enjoy dinner and free at leisure. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 5: Cable Car – Fansipan Peak – Bus back to Hanoi (B/L/D)
After breakfast, at 08:30 a.m we start the trip and transfer to Cable Car Station. Take cable car to Fansipan Peak, the highest mountain in Indochina (comprising Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), at 3,143 metres (10,312 ft).
Fansipan is dubbed "the Roof of Indochina" and has about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. We take cable car up and down.
12:30 – 13:00: Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.
14:30: Bus and tour guide pick you up again at hotel and transfer back to Hanoi.
19:30: Arrive Hanoi, enjoy dinner at restaurant then check in hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B/L/D)
07:45 – 08:15 : Shuttle bus and Tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Ha Noi old quarter.
08:45 : Departure to Halong Bay for 3.5 hours.
10:15: Arrive in Hai Duong province , and have 20-30 minute short break.
12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau Harbor.
12:20: Welcome to the cruise and enjoy welcome to drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check- in your cabin with air-conditioning.
12:30: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
15:00: Visiting Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave).
16:00: Our cruise will take you to the Titop Island, It is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay or you can enjoy your swimming on romance sandy beach.
17:15: Come back to the Cruise then take a shower, Relax on sundeck, sunset watching in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment.
18:00: Enjoy welcome sunset party and Cooking class. How to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it.
Evening Relaxing:
19:00: Enjoy your dinner when sitting by overlooking sea view window in the night romantic Bay.
20:30: Playing some sports games like: Squid Fishing, Singing karaoke, or playing puzzle game. Overnight on the cruise in Halong Bay.

Day 7: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Flight to Hue (B/L)
06:00: Wake up in the early morning to see sunrise on sundeck .
07:00: Morning view of bay landscape with a cup of tea of coffee. Have breakfast
07:40: Start visiting Halong Bay Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls takes years.
08:30: Do kayaking Halong Bay, exploring the Bay in your own
10:00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.
10:45: Enjoy the lunch while Cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbour.
12:00: The Cruise is landing Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.
12:30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus.
15:00: Arrive Hanoi, car and driver will transfer you to the airport for flight to Hue.
On arrival, our car and driver will pick you up and transfer to down town to check in hotel. Overnight in Hue.

Day 8: Hue City Tour – Car to Hoian (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel then we will proceed the tour to visit Thien Mu pagoda, located on the bank of the poetic Perfume River together with its typical traditional architecture of Hue pagodas, Thien Mu Pagoda has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hue City. Proceed the tour to visit The Citadel - is now one amongst the relics of the Hue ancient Capital – the World Cultural Heritage. Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, we proceed the tour to visit The Royal Tomb: Minh Mang, consists of 40 constructions such as palace, shrine, towers, etc. The tomb looks like a person who leans his head on Kim Phung mount and stretches his legs to the river confluence. Two halves of Trung Minh lake looks like his arms. And with its two lakes and beautiful decorative architecture, Minh Mang tomb is one of the most majestic constructions of Emperors under Nguyen dynasty. We stop on the way to visit The Traditional Martial Art Van An, The Conical Hat Village & The Incense Making Village.
In the late afternoon, we will leave Hue for Hoian by car. Arrive Hoian, check in hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 9: Cam Thanh Basket Boat – Hoian City Tour (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel then we will take the basket boats to visit Cam Thanh Water Coconut Village. You will be enthusiastically welcomed by the local people, they will lead you to visit the creeks in the water coconut woods by basket boats, you will be instructed to fish crabs and you will see the performances of rowing basket boats by the local rowers.
We will visit Cultural and Handicraft Center, Ceramic Museum, Japanese Bridge, Ancient House 101, Local Market. You are free and easy to enjoy the narrow lanes of the town lined with century-old building and illuminated by hundreds of colorful lanterns. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 10: Hoian – Bana Hills – Golden Hand Bridge – Flight to Saigon (B/L)
07:30 a.m: Pick you up at hotel then depart to Ba Na Hills.
09:00: Arrive at the cable car station Suoi Mo, up the cable car route that achieves 4 world records.
09:30: Freedom check-in the 150-meter long "Golden Bridge" supported by the huge hands. Visit the Le Jardin, Debay Wine Cellar of French. Visit the Linh Ung pagoda, admire the 27m high Buddha statue, Loc Uyen Garden, Quan Am Cac. Continue to Gare Debay use the second cable car route to go to the top of Ba Na.
Tour guide will take guests to visit Fantasy Park, join in adventurous, fun, and modern games such as Love Swing, Skiver Pilot, Fire Racing Track, Bumper Car, Ghost House...
11:30: Have lunch buffet at Restaurant
12:30: Freedom to rest. Conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m – Visit Ba Chua Thuong Ngan Temple. Enjoy the panorama view of the Da Nang City and Da Nang Bay
14:30: Return to cable car station and back to Da Nang
15:00: Shopping local specialities. Transfer directly to the airport for your flight to Saigon.
Arrive Saigon, you will be transferred to hotel in Sai Gon. After checking into the hotel, the rest of the day is yours to enjoy. Sai Gon is a bustling, dynamic and industrious centre, the largest city in the country, the economic capital and the cultural trendsetter. Yet within the teeming metropolis are the timeless traditions and beauty of an ancient culture. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 11: Saigon City Tour and Cuchi Tunnels (B/L)
In the morning visit the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, Reunification Palace. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum. Lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon trip to Cu Chi tunnels - a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists. The network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapon factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchen. Plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a "Free Target Zone". Today, start our trip, visitor can have chance to know how the tunnel was constructed, spend the next hours exploring the tunnels and war remnants, where you'll learn more about the conditions the people lived in, the hardships they faced, and the amazing ingenuity employed to maintain life in the tunnels, sample some of the simple cuisine that local fighters would have survived on, and have an opportunity to venture into the tunnels and explore the complex. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 12: Saigon – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (B/L/D)
Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.
The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho City and Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 13: Can Tho – Cai Rang Floating Market – Saigon (B/L)
Breakfast at the hotel then we take a leisure boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River) then visit to Cai Rang floating market which is the liveliest one in the whole of region.
Walking trip to visit the fruit plantation and local noodle factory. Visit Binh Thuy communal house and Munir Ansay Pagoda - a Khmer pagoda, renowned for its unique structure. Have lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch we return to Saigon. Check in again hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 14: Saigon – Flight departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel then you are free at leisure to visit and do shopping in Saigon till transfer to the airport for your flight back home. End of trip!

Special notes:

Room is subject to availability. Incase mentioned hotels are fully booked, the other similar hotels and rates will be arranged.
Airfare is subject to change without prior notice

Price Inclusions:

All land transportation by air conditioned vehicles as tour itinerary indicated
Hotel accommodation in twin/double share room
Meals as mentioned in the program (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
English speaking local guide during tours
Cable car to Fansipan Peak and Bana Hills
Entrance fees for all mentioned visits, activities and tours
Domestic flight tickets Hanoi to Hue and Danang to Saigon
VAT and service charges

Price Exclusions:

International flights (quoted separately)
Visa fees, travel insurance
Meals other than those mentioned in the program
Early check-in or late check-out fees if applicable
Personal expenses (drinks, laundry, telephone)
Additional transfers required due to emergency situations
Peak season surcharges and compulsory gala dinners on 24th Dec and 31st Dec
Other services not clearly indicated in the package inclusions above

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Payments
A deposit of 30% of the total booking is required within three days from the date of confirmation.
The balance payment is due at 45 days prior to tour commencement date.
For bookings made less than 45 days, full payment is required.
Bookings will be cancelled if payments are not received by the due date(s).
Payment can be made via bank transfer or western union. Any bank charges must be covered by customers.

Cancellations
Confirmed bookings must be cancelled by the party leader in writing (by email) and this will only be effective once the written cancellation is confirmed by Bloom Travel. Cancellation by the party leader will be subject to the following cancellation fees from the date the written cancellation is received:
• More than 45 days prior to tour date - 10% of total cost
• Between 31 and 45 days prior to tour date - 25% of total cost
• Between 16 and 30 days prior to tour date - 50% of total cost
• Within 15 days prior to 05 days - 70% of total cost
• Within 03 days prior to tour date or “no show” - 100% of total cost

Amendments
Any amendments to confirmed bookings must be requested by the party leader in writing (by email). Whilst we will endeavor to assist, we cannot guarantee that requests will be met. If we can make the requested change, you will be provided with a quote detailing any additional costs, whether incurred due to your amendments, imposed by a Third-Party Travel Provider, or our amendment fees. In all cases, the following amendment fees shall apply:
• If amendments are made more than 45 days prior to scheduled tour date: the first amendment is free of charge. From the second amendment: a charge of U$50 per amendment for a short trip (less than 7 nights) or U$120 per amendment for a long journey (7 nights or more).
• If amendments are made within 45 days prior to scheduled tour date: the above standard cancellation fees will apply, and full price will apply to new travel arrangements. We will not charge any cancellation/amendment fees if it is due to a breach by us of any of our obligations or due to our fault; or if the Third-Party Travel Provider amends your booking through no fault of the customer.

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