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Vietnam Grand Adventure 19 Days - 18 Nights

Route: Hanoi/ Sonla/ DienBien/ LaiChau/ PhongTho/ Sapa/ Hanoi/ Hue/ HoiAn/ Nhatrang/ DaLat/ HoChiMinh / MyTho/ CanTho/ CaiRang/ CuChi/ CaoDai.

Feature: This is the comprehensive alternative to our previous trip and shows you Vietnam in close-up. It's not just a change of direction, this trip packs another adventurous days into the itinerary.

Your tour program in details

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Arrival at Hanoi/Noi Bai International Airport, welcomed by your guide and transfer to hotel. Then take a optional city tour around the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Hoan Kien lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Dinner in a vietnamese restaurant. In the evening, enjoy the Water Puppet Show, a unique and famous Vietnamese traditional art performance. Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: Dinner

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour

Full day to discover Hanoi – capital of Vietnam. Starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Close to this site is the One Pillar Pagoda, whose origins date back to the foundation of Hanoi. Follow with a trip to the Temple of Literature, well known as Vietnam’s first university, the History Museum which displays an excellent collection of artifacts illustrating the Vietnamese history, and Fine Arts Museum. The peaceful lake of Hoan Kiem and the bustling Dong Xuan Market. Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 3: Hanoi - SonTay - SonLa

After breakfast at hotel, drive to Son La via Son Tay. Visit the ancient citadel built by Phung Hung. Continue to Son La through picturesque scenery with stunning views of the mountains in Phu Yen and Bac Yen. Lunch en route. Continue driving to Son La passing Ta Khoa bridge. Overnight in Son La. BACHA20

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 4: SonLa – Dien Bien Phu

After breakfast, overland from Son La to Dien Bien Phu. Lunch at a local restaurant en route. Afternoon: explore the Dien Bien Phu Area, the site of the famous Vietnamese victory over the French in 1954, which ended the first Indochinese war. Overnight in Dien Bien Phu.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 5: Dien Bien phu – LaiChau – PhongTho

Starting the day with Dien Bien Phu Museum, the notorious hill A-1 battlefield, the former French command post and a captured tank. Lunch at a local restaurant. Drive to Lai Chau, then proceed to Phong Tho through absolutely spectacular scenery. Phong Tho offers fine opportunities for hiking, with Hmong and Dzao hill tribes in the area. Overnight at Guest House in Phong Tho.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 6: PhongTho – BinhLu – Sapa

After breakfast, drive from Phong Tho to Sapa. From Phong Tho , the road snakes up to Binh Lu, another breathtaking location with a bowl of terraced rice paddies ringed by mountains, an excellent place for hiking. From Binh Lu, drive through more stunning scenery into the mountains and rolling hills winding up to Sapa, elevation of 1,650m, a magical combination of alpine landscape, ethnic cultures, and bracing mountain air, was built as a hill station inside a beautiful valley in 1922. Lunch at a local restaurant. Overnight in Sapa.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 7: Sapa - Tavan – Cat Cat

Breakfast, A 8-km on the rim of a deep valley, followed by 30-minutes walk take you to so-called rattan bridge & the ethnic Lao Chai village which is dwelled by Hmong White people followed by a walking visit toTa Van village of Day people. You can see along the road many montagnards from surrounding villages. They dress their most colourful costumes and head to the market to exchange goods or sell self-made souvenirs. Then return to Sapa town to visit Cat Cat waterfall and Cat Cat valley. Overnight in Sapa.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 8: Sapa – LaoCai – Hanoi

Full day driving from Sapa to Hanoi, enjoy the landscapes of Red River Delta. Lunch in a local restaurant en route. Transfer to hotel in Hanoi for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 9: Hanoi - Hoa Lu

Breakfast. Drive 100 km southeast Hanoi to Hoa Lu, so-called “Halong-on-land” by its limestone mountains, and the amazing Tam Coc caves. A punt ride along a small stream leads you to the cave. We also visit to ancient citadel of Vietnam on 10th century with the temples of King Dinh and King Le. Return to Hanoi in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 10: Hanoi – Hue

Morning at leisure before transfer to Noi Bai airport to take the flight to Hue, ancien citadel of last dynasty of Vietnam. Meet with the guide in Hue and Transfer to hotel for check-in. Then visite Imperial Citadel and the royal tomb of King Khai Dinh and King Tu Duc. Overnight in Hue.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner HUE6

Day 11: Hue – Hoian

Morning take the boat riding on Huong River with stops to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, the symbol of Hue Lunch at local restaurant. Depart Hue for Danang across the Hai Van Pass, passing through many pretty red-tiled villages with fruit orchards, enjoying spectacular views of sky and sea from Hai Van Pass. Visit Cham Museum and proceed to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoian.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 12: Hoian – Danang

After breakfast, discover historical town of Hoi An, which used to be the prosperous seaport city during the 16th to the 18th centuries. Its sizeable community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architecture style with Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese influences. Drive to Danang for overnight.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 13: Danang – Nhatrang

At leisure until transfert to Danang airport to take the morning flight to Nha Trang – one of the 20 best baies of the world. At leisure to enjoy the long sandy beach with emerald water of Nha Trang in the afternoon. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 14: Nhatrang – Dalat

After breakfast, visit the Long Son Pagoda and the Ponagar Cham Tower, a sacred Hindu site dating back to the 2nd century AD. The town was built between the 7th and 12th centuries and is still used today as a place of pilgrimage for the Cham and Vietnamese Buddhists. Lunch at a local restaurant. Depart for Dalat, a cool mountain resort. Its lakes, waterfall, evergeen forest and gardens make Dalat one of the most enjoyable places in Vietnam. On the way, visit Po Klong Garai Cham Tower. Arrive in Dalat and transfer to hotel for check in.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 15: Dalat – Hochiminh City

Visit the Lover's lane. Xuan Huong Lake. Flower Garden and Linh Son Pagoda. Lunch at a local restaurant. Take the afternoon flight to Ho Chi Minh City – ex Saigon. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh and transfer to hotel for check in.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 16: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Can Tho

Pick up at hotel, then overland to My Tho (2 hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City) and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. My Tho is a prosperous town of 170,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Enjoy a boat ride on the Mekong River and visit an orchard on an island, with lunch en route at a local restaurant. Continue with a visit to a snake farm before proceeding to Can Tho. Overnight in Can Tho city.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 17: CanTho – CaiRang - Ho Chi Minh City

After breakfast, transfert to take the boat trip on Mekong river to visit Cai Rang floating market. Lunch at a local restaurant. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City in late afternoon. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 18: Ho Chi Minh City – CuChi Tunnel – CaoDai Hollysee

Morning drive to the Holy See of Caodaism, a local sect of Buddhism in Tay Ninh province to join the Noon Ceremony at the Holysee. Then visit Cu Chi Tunnel, an amazing complex of underground tunnels used during the Vietnamese war. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to Ho Chi Minh City for overnight .

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Day 19: Hochiminh City

At leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for departure.

Meals: Breakfast

Includes:

English/French-speaking guides. Other languages are available upon request
Twins-shared rooms at 2-3 star hotel, 18 night in total
Meals as mentioned in the Program. Special requirements (vegetarian, diet, Muslim food etc.) could be arranged upon prior notice
Land transfer by air-con vehicle for whole trip
Domestic air ticket from Hanoi to Hue and airport tax
Domestic air ticket from Danang to Nha Trang and airport tax
Domestic air ticket from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City and airport tax
Dragon boat in Hue
Admission