Place: HANOI ARRIVAL – FOOD TOUR ( MEALS: D)

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Upon arrival at Noi Bai airport, our guide and driver will meet you at the airport and
transfer to your hotel in city center.
In the afternoon, you’ll join food tour and discover every corners of the Hanoi Old Quarter.
You’ll enjoy amazing local food including:
Banh Cuon: Vietnamese steamed rice rolls
Bun Cha: rice noodles with barbecue pork.
Hoa Qua Dam: fruit beams - one of the most popular cooling dishes for young people on
hot summer days. In the sweltering weather, enjoying a cup of sweet, refreshing, and cool
beams of fruit is a wonderful thing that everyone loves.
Egg – coffee: a Vietnamese drink traditionally prepared with egg yolks, sugar, condensed
milk and robusta coffee
Finnally, we are heading to Ta Hien street. It’s known as “ beer corner of the Hanoi Old
Quarter”. Our guide’ll take you back your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Place: HANOI CITY TOUR ( MEALS: B,L)

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After breakfast, our tour guide will meet you in the hotel lobby. We will visit Hanoi
with Ho Chi Minh Complex that completed in 1975. We visit outside Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum. The complex includes the Presidential Palace, House-on-Stilts, the Ho Chi
Minh Mausoleum and One Pillar pagoda. After that we will visit the Temple of
Literature that was originally built as a temple to Confucius, this is the site of Vietnam’s
first University dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance of Vietnamese
society for education.
Have lunch at a nice restaurant in city center.

After lunch, we continue our trip to visit Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake: The
Ngoc Son temple is set on a tiny island on the Hoan KiemLake, its history dating back to
the 13th century. The temple is reached by crossing the The Huc Bridge which literally
means the ‘Place Touched by Morning Sunbeams’. The Hoan Kiem Lake is the local point
of the city and the source of many legends. After that, we take
45 minutes Cyclo Tour through the Old Quarter: Also known as the 36 streets, this bustling
area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers.
Originally, each of the 36 s names’ was related to the products being sold there. It’s a great
place to explore on foot with numerous photo opportunities.
Before back to your hotel, we will enjoy the water puppet show at Thang Long theatre - a
tradictional performance of Vietnamese. Overnight in Hanoi.

Place: HANOI – HA LONG BAY ( MEALS: B,L,D)

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After your breakfast, we leave Hanoi for Halong Bay in 3 hours drive. Ha Long Bay is
known as the most famous World Heritage Site in Vietnam for its beautiful seascape,
thousands of spectacular islands and islets jutting out from the sea, amazing caves with
marvelous stalagmites and stalactites in different sizes and shapes.
Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed on board. Lunch will be served while the boat is sailing to
Halong Bay. In the afternoon, we’ll join some activities: sightseeing, kayaking, swimming,
visit cave...(depending on each cruise’s itinerary). Stay overnight on the cruise.

Place: HA LONG BAY – NAM MAU – BA BE – BAC KAN ( B,L,D)

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Enjoy the morning view of the beautiful landscape with a cup of coffee or tea then have
breakfast. After breakfast, the cruise will bring you on a trip to explore deeper inside the
bay. The brunch will be served on the way sailing back to the port and our driver will pick
you up and transfer to Nam Mau. Overnight in Bac Kan.

Place: BA BE LAKE – LOCAL MARKET ( MEALS: B,L,D)

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After breakfast, we enjoy the boat trip in 3 hours (or 5 hours if you request). This is a
spectacular boat trip on the lake. We stroll along the riverfront, visit some lovely villages
and hike the upper reaches of the lake, in an area marked by massive limestone cliffs and
mountains. The boat will come to Puong Cave where you can explore the stalactites and
stalagmites which are a result of the erosion of the river on the karst as well as looking out
for the bat colony several thousand strong.
Lunch is served at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, we’ll set out on our 10km hike to a H’mong village, where we’ll spend
some time in a local school, interacting and playing with the children. Often our guide will
bring some sweets, pens and notebooks to give out as gifts to the kids, something that
always greatly excites them and brings a giant smile to their little faces. Our guide will also
pack a basic but tasty picnic lunch that we’ll enjoy here.
Dinner is served at local restaurant. Overnight in Bac Kan.

Place: BA BE - BAN GIOC WATERFALL – CAO BANG ( MEALS: B,L,D)

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After breakfast, we will say good bye Ba Be then Continue your trip to Ban Gioc waterfall
(about 210km and 5 hours to drive).

Have lunch at local restaurant in Cao Bang city at around 11:30am.
This afternoon, we drive to Ban Gioc waterfall. Stop on the way to visit Ma Phuc pass, Phia
Thap incense making village, Pac Rang forging village, Ngoc Con and Phong Nam – the
most picturesque and beautiful landscapes of Cao Bang where Vietnamese photographers
come for great pictures and you will also meet local Tay and Nung ethnic minorities to learn
about their culture and life.
Arrive at Ban Gioc in the afternoon, we visit the waterfall.
Dinner is served at local restaurant. Overnight in Cao Bang.

Place: NGUOM NGAO CAVE – MEO VAC - MA PI LENG PASS – LUNG CU - HA GIANG ( MEALS: B,L,D)

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After breakfast and check-out hotel, we drive to explore amazing Nguom Ngao cave which
was formed about 300 million years ago. According to Tay language, Nguom Ngao means
the cave of tigers. Legend has it that, the sound of the stream inside the cave likes the growl
of tigers, so the local people named the cave as Nguom Ngao.
Lunch is served at local restaurant on the half-way.
After that, we are heading to Ha Giang. Arrive Meo Vac, we visit Ma Pi Leng pass,
inlcuding a visit to the "Happiess Road Museum" and take a short walk to the top of
amazing Ma Pi Leng pass. We continue to drive on the "Happiness road and stop where you
want for photos. Check in hotel in Lung Cu. Overnight in Ha Giang.

Place: DONG VAN – YEN MINH – PAO’S HOUSE – VUONG PALACE – QUAN BA ( MEALS: B,L,D)

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After breakfast, we will drive via Yen Minh pass where you enjoy and fall in love with
fabulous view of limestone mountain and valley, we visit The King Palace of Hmong
people which is one of the few sites in Ha Giang travelers can visit for magnificent
architecture and historical values. After that, we visit Lung Cam culture village to visit the
home filming “ Story of Pao”, the film which won four Golden Kite Prizes (the Oscars of
Vietnam). On the half-way, we stop at Pho Cao pass (Tham Ma pass) to take the photo of
Happiness road.
Lunch is served at local restaurant in Quan Ba.
In the afternoon, we visit Nam Dam village - The charming village is nestled peacefully in
a valley surrounded by karst mountains, holds inside it preserved traditional customs, habits
and culture from ancient times which is appealing to tourists. Walk around the village, enjoy
beautiful view of the village with the high mountains and the lovely terraced fields, houses
of earthen walls gleamed in the sun.
Dinner is served at local restaurant. Overnight in Ha Giang.

Place: QUAN BA – HA GIANG – HANOI - HUE ( MEALS: B,L)

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After breakfast, we check out hotel then drive to Quan Ba Heaven Gate. You will have a
great chance to walk up the top on hill to enjoy the stunning view of Quan Ba town, take the
photo of Co Tien Double mountain. After that, we are heading back to Hanoi.
Lunch is served at local restaurant on the half-way.

In the afternoon, we arrive Noi Bai International Airport. Noi Bai International Airport for
Hue. Upon your arrival, our driver picks you up and transfer to hotel in Hue city. Overnight
in Hue.

Place: HUE CITY TOUR ( MEALS: B,L)

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After breakfast, a full day trip to visit the old capital city of Vietnam under the Nguyen
Dynasty ruled from 1802 to 1945, with first stop at the Imperial Citadel giving you a better
understanding of the beauty of Vietnamese Royal architecture and culture.
Then we will take a beautiful dragon boat trip along Perfume River and visit to Thien Mu
Pagoda – one of the most popular attractions in Hue. It is located on the banks of poetic
Perfume River with typical traditional architecture of Hue pagodas and famous for the event

that buddhist monk from this temple, Thich Quang Duc, burn himself to death for anti-
government protest in 1963.

The next stops will be King Ming Mang and King Khai Dinh tombs which are the most
beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty. Overnight in Hue.

Place: HUE – HOI AN ( MEALS: B,L)

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After breakfast, our driver & tour-guide pick you up and drive to Hoi An. Today, we’ll visit
Hoi An ancient town with merchants' homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered
Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market.
Lunch is served at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, we are heading to visit My Son Holy Land, once the spiritual capital of
Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for nearly a thousand years and occupied
most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century with very rich in
history and culture. Contemplate its remarkable red brick towers and sanctuaries dating
from between the 7th and 13th centuries. Back to hotel in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

Place: HOI AN – HO CHI MINH CITY ( MEALS:B)

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After breakfast, you are free at your leisure. Today, you have a chance to discover Hoi An
ancient city on your own or relax on amazing beaches.
In the afternoon, our driver picks you up and transfer to Da Nang International Airport.
Upon your arrival at Tan Son Nhat international Airport, our driver picks you up and
transfer to hotel in city center. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Place: HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR ( MEALS: B,L)

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After breakfast, our guide and car will meet you at your hotel in HCM city center and start
the tour to explore HCM city. The first place to visit in the tour will be the Reunification
Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of the
war in April 1975 . After Reunification Palace, you can walk to see some French colonial
structures including Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Central Post Office.
Continue on to Chinatown, Thien Hau pagodas, which is dedicated to the Goddess of the
Sea. Explore the highlights of this fascinating area, beginning with intricate friezes, carved
tableau and impressive incense coils make for some great photos. Then observe street life
through the narrow streets to Binh Tay market that sells everything from clothes to dried
squid.

In the afternoon:
Have Lunch at a local restaurant, then continue to visit War Remnants Museum where
there is a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. In courtyard massive military vehicles
are for exhibition as well as tiger cages for the visitor to get a feel on how it was to be a
prisoner during wartime. In the museum building itself, each floor will represent a separate
theme from the war and the war crimes committed towards the Vietnamese people. We end
the city tour with Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sale. We drive
back to hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Place: HO CHI MINH CITY – MEKONG DELTA ( MEALS: B,L)

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Around 08:00, our tour guide picks you up at your hotel lobby, then driving to the mighty
Mekong Delta where boats, houses and market float upon the uncountable rivers and
canals. We get on the boat, it will cruise along the river (a branch of the Mekong) and stop
off at various local workplaces including a brick works, a coconut processing workshop and
a mat weaving house. The boat will then stop at a quiet village where you can have a short
walk to experience real Delta village life and take a bicycle ride through dense coconut
plantations.
12:00 Have lunch at a local restaurant right at the rural area.
13:30 Continue to Can Tho – the heart of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Check in on your
arrival, time at leisure and overnight in a Can Tho hotel.

Place: CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – HO CHI MINH CITY – TAN SON NHAT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ( MEALS: B)

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In the early morning, we take a river boat to visit the Cai Rang floating market - highlights
of Mekong Delta where you will enjoy the beautiful scenery and see the daily activities of
the locals who live along the Mekong canals, you will roam through the village to visit a
rice husking mill, a rice noodles making shop which are nice chances to discover the daily
life of Vietnamese people in Mekong Delta.
NOTE: Cai Rang floating is busier and less tourisic in the early morning. You are
advised to wake up at 06:00 and be ready for boat trip at around 06:30. The breakfast
will be served during your boat trip at a local home.
After that, you are free at your leisure.
In the afternoon, our driver & guide transfer you to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
End of services!