VIETNAM LANDSCAPES AND LEISURE – VLAL12

Arrival in Hanoi and transfer to the hotel where you will spend the next two nights. Today you have the opportunity to discover this charming city on your own way or to recover from the flight. In the evening you can enjoy a traditional Vietnamese Water Puppet Show

Early rise – breakfast – take a drive on a countryside road through the paddy fields to Ha Long Bay, one of New Seven Natural Wonders. Upon arrival at the harbor, you will board a traditional boat – set sail through the limestone islands – have a nice seafood lunch – take a sampan ride to visit a traditional fishing village – return to the boat and attend a short cooking class – time to rest on the upper deck at sunset – enjoy a delicious dinner. The rest of the day is your leisure. Why not play cards, try your luck at fishing, watch movies or simply enjoy some drinks and chat with your friends at the bar on board.

Up early – top deck – Tai Chi – light breakfast – disembark for easy exploration of the cave close by – return to your boat – check out your cabins – enjoy a nice brunch while sailing back to land. The vehicle is waiting for your transfer to Hanoi. Trips end upon the group arrives Hanoi central or your hotel. (Estimate arrival time 15:00).

Be sure to visit the ‘Temple of Literature’, a beautiful temple built in Vietnamese style. Back in the 11th century, this was the country’s first university. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Today you will visit the most beautiful places in Hanoi accompanied by an English-speaking guide. In the morning you will visit the square where the mausoleum and the house of Ho Chi Minh are located, the One Pillar Pagoda. Then, you will take a walk through the Guilds district and visit the Ngoc Son Temple, which is dedicated to the patron saint of doctors. From the lake you can walk straight into the old town, a maze of narrow streets full of honking mopeds, street vendors, passers-by, rishkas and many shops. You will find an abundance of (cheap) Vietnamese products here.

In the afternoon, you will transfer to the airport for flight to Hue.

Arrival Hue airport, you will meet our local guide and transfer to hotel. Stay overnight in Hue.

In the morning you will discover the city of Hue with the English-speaking guide. Hue was the former imperial city. You will take a boat trip on the Perfume River to the Thien Mu Pagoda. You will visit the imperial tombs of the rulers of the Nguyen Dynasty (Minh Mang tomb). Here you will find impressive mausoleums and the forbidden purple city.

Finish tour in Hue, you will get the car for 3 hour drive to Hoian.

Arrival Hoian, check in hotel.

Hoi An is one of the major attractions of Central Vietnam, located in a picturesque place on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Here you will find a mix of Chinese, Japanese, French and Vietnamese architectural styles, usually combined in one home: Chinese roof tiles, French balconies and shutters, Japanese support beams and a Vietnamese living layout. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This morning you will take a city walk through the old quarter, the west and the Japanese quarter accompanied by an English-speaking guide. You will visit the Japanese covered bridge, the Chinese community hall Chaozhou or Hainan, the Phung Hung house, the Tan Ky house with its antique furniture and the history museum.

Today you drive to Danang airport, where you board the plane to Nha Trang. Upon arrival, a transfer will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel in Nha Trang, where you will stay for the next two nights. You have time to rest or explore the city on your own way. Stay overnight in Nha Trang.

Morning free time at leisure. Afternoon you will take a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City

After breakfast drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredibly ingenious underground system of tunnels that together are almost 250 km long. They housed more than 16,000 residents and communist guerrillas during the war. Then head back to town for lunch. In the afternoon, a tour of the dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, follows. Here you will find, among others, Notre Dame Cathedral, the old post office, Rex hotel, Chinatown and the Museum of the War Remnants, where displays and photos from the 1970s Vietnam War can be viewed. A photo stop is also held at the Reunification Palace, from the democratic regime of the former South Vietnam. In the afternoon you can go shopping in Ben Thanh Market

Today you are at leisure till transfer to the airport for flight back home. End of services.