Day 1: Arrive Hanoi
Arrive in Hanoi. Airport welcome by NTS guides with signboard. Transfer to hotel in air-conditioned coach while luggage is taken care of by porters and transported separately. Welcome banner on arrival at hotel and welcome cocktail while checking-in. A welcome gift is left in each room.Transfer to the Hanoi Press Club, one of the capital’s top restaurants for dinner. Transfer back to the hotel after dinner. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi
Leave the hotel by bus after breakfast for a morning of sightseeing around Hanoi which includes the One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the former Governor of Indochina’s Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s home and a 20-minute tour of the 36 streets of the famous Old Quarter by cyclo, the Vietnamese version of the rickshaw. Lunch is at Seasons of Hanoi. In the afternoon visit the 11th century Temple of Literature, the Lake of the Restored Sword, Ngoc Son Temple and Quan Thanh Temple. In the evening, transfer to Truong Chinh National Theatre for a very special dinner. A troupe of traditional musicians will welcome the group on arrival. Thousands of fairy lights lead the way to the artificial lake where there is a 30-minute performance of Hanoi’s famous water puppets. The show is followed by cocktails and a gala dinner. During dinner guests are enjoying dinner guests can enjoy a traditional Vietnamese musical and dance performance. While guests are enjoying dinner a model cyclo ingeniously made from soft drinks cans is placed in each room. Transfer back to the hotel after dinner. Overnight in Hanoi. (B,L,D)
Day 3: Hanoi-Halong
After breakfast at the hotel, en route to Halong Bay by national road No 18. Technical stop at a rest stop in Chi Linh on the way to Halong . Arrive at Halong city by the bay. Welcome cocktail while checking-in. Transfer to a private boat for a five-hour cruise on the magnificent Halong Bay with a seafood lunch. Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 3,000 spectacular limestone islands rising dramatically from the emerald green waters of the bay. Transfer back to hotel. Lunch in hotel. Overnight in Halong. (B,L,D)
Day 4: Halong-Noi Bai airport-Hue
After breakfast in the hotel, check-out and en route directly to Noi Bai airport for the short flight ( Dep.12:40 – Arr. 13:45) to Hue in the centre of Vietnam. Hue is the former capital of Vietnam under the Tay Son dynasty and The Nguyen dynasty of emperors ruled from 1802 till 1945.Guests are welcomed by NTS guides on arrival in Hue and transferred to Hue city for lunch in Hoa Mai restaurant and then transfer to hotel for check-in. The luggage is taken care of by porters and transferred separately to the hotel. Afternoon, visit the elaborate mausoleum of former emperor Tu Duc and the Dong Ba market. Royal costumed dinner with traditional music of Hue. Overnight in Hue. (B,L,D)
Day 5: Hue-Danang-Hoian
After breakfast, check –out and take a boat trip on the Perfume River to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and then re-join the coach for a tour of the Imperial Citadel. En route to Danang. Lunch in Langco Beach resort before having a spectacular Pass of Ocean Clouds. Arrive in Danang, visit to the Cham Museum, which contains the finest and bigest collection of Cham sculpture in the world. Then, transfer to the charming ancient town and former trading port of Hoi An. Arrive in Hoian, welcome cocktail while checking-in. An evening BBQ Beach Party and overnight at your hotel in Hoian. (B,L,D)
Day 6: Hoi An
After breakfast, trip to My Son Cham Holysee, one of the world heritages in Viet Nam. The site is at 50 km far from Hoian town. Lunch in the Pho Hoi garden restaurant. In the afternonn, visit the ancient town of Hoian classified the world heritage. Boat trip on Thu Bon river from hotel to Hoian town for a discovery of ancient streets, houses, bridge temple, taoist temple and local Hoian market. Lunch in the Pho Hoi garden restaurant. Late afternoon, free time to relax in the Cua Dai beach. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Hoian.
Day 7: Hoi An-Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast early morning, 6:30 check-out and a 45 minute transfer to Danang Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Dep. 8:20 – Arr. 9:30). The luggage is taken care of by porters and transferred separately to the airport. Guests are welcomed by NTS guides on arrival in Ho Chi Minh City and transferred directly to the hotel. A morning city tour visits two fine examples of French colonial architecture, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Saigon Post Office. After lunch at the excellent Mandarin Restaurant the city tour continues to Cholon, the city’s chinatown, with a visit to Thien Hau Pagoda and Binh Tay Market. At Binh Tay Market, the largest in Ho Chi Minh City, there is 30 minutes free time for shopping. Leaving chinatown, visit a lacquerware factory and finish the afternoon with a visit to the restored city theatre and a stroll down Dong Khoi Street, the fashionable Rue Catinat of old Saigon. Transfer back to the hotel. In the evening transfer to the Binh An Village for a very special farewell dinner. The Binh An Village has been built in the style of a traditional village and is set in beautiful tropical gardens on the banks of the Saigon River. Dinner is alfresco in the large gardens with entertainment provided by a martial arts display and a jazz band. After dinner, there is more jazz with a private performance by the owner, who is a well-known singer. During the evening a farewell gift of a traditional oriental marble stamp engraved with the guests initials is left in each hotel room. Transfer back to the hotel after dinner. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B,L,D)
Day 8: Depart Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast, free time and a fleet of microbuses and guides will be available outside the hotel for guests who would like to do some last minute shopping. Transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for onward flight by air-conditioned coach while luggage is taken care of by porters and transported separately to the airport for check-in. (B
Note : The first day and the last day ‘ programme can be arranged according to arrival or departure time of group.
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