Day 1: Da Nang Arrival
Upon arrival in Danang, you will be picked up by our guide and driver to go to the hotel in Danang.
Day 2: Da Nang City - Hoi An Walking Tour (Lunch)
8:00Am: You will be picked up by our guide and driver in hotel lobby. Then we will start our journey to Marble Mountain to enjoy nature there. Afterwards, we continue to Son Tra Peninsula to visit Lady Budha. Lady Budha is the tallest Buddha statue in Vietnam. The statue leans on the mountain, facing the sea, the kind eyes looking down, a hand exorcizes while the other hand is holding a bottle of holy water like sprinkling the peace to the offshore fishermen. Then, drive to Hoi An, we will have our first glimpse of this beautiful boutique town recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site The tranquil and charm of Hoi An with its low tiled houses of Chinese appearance, Japanese covered bridge, brightly painted temples and pagodas make it one of Vietnam’s most delightful places.
Day 3: Hue Imperial Full Day Tour (Lunch)
8:00am: Pick up at your hotel then transfer to Hue imperial city
Visit Lang Co Lagoon, It is a beautiful place to relax and take photo.
- Visit the Citadel, Hue's the best attraction, containing the Imperial City, the Forbidden Purple City.
- Have a lunch in local restaurant.
- Take a boat trip on the Perfume River with a stopover at Thien Mu Pagoda, considered by many as the unofficial symbol of Hue.
- Then go sightseeing at Minh Mang Tomb, which is beautifully set in a tranquil area of gardens and lakes.
- Visit to the vibrant Dong Ba Riverside Market. Return to your hotel in Da Nang, Hoi An.
Day 4: Free and Easy or Option tour to Ba Na hills (Golden bridge) (Lunch)
- 8.00am Pick up at hotel in Da Nang. Transfer to Ba Na hills (35km) and take Cable Car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French, Golden bridge.
- Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting Nginh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden… Experience hill climbing train (first and unique funicular in Vietnam) and visit an old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar), flower garden Le Jardin D’amour and Linh Ung Pagoda.
- Buffet lunch will be served
Day 5: Da Nang – To catch a Flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) (Lunch)
Drive back to Da Nang Airport then take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Upon arrival in Saigon, you will be picked up by our guide and driver to go to the hotel in Saigon.
Day 6: Discovering Full Day Tour in Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Lunch)
At 8:00am, The driver and I will pick you up at hotel. The morning city exploration covers uniquely local places in the Saigon city: Saigon's Eco village located on Saigon riverside, this peaceful tourist village is full of green spaces with flowers and swaying trees. It is famous weekend location for the local people for picnics and fishing. we will introduce to you how they grow the rice, how they catch a fish but in Saigon city (This is unseen part of Saigon). Enjoying a cup of Vietnamese coffee here is a great way to kick-start this amazing city exploration experience. Then will stop at all symbolic destinations of the City:
- Saigon City Hall
- The Central Post Office
- The Notre Dame Cathedral
- Saigon Opera House
- A nice rest with local coffee style
- Visit inside Reunification Palace (Independence Palace), where witnessed the event that marked the end of Vietnam War.
- Enjoy traditional Vietnamese lunch at a restaurant
- Another half hours drive to Thien Hau Temple - the most charming and unit ancient temple in Saigon.
- Walking through a non-tourism wet market in another corner of the city.
Day 7: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (Lunch)
08:00am Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho City, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields, stopping to see how the rice is cultivated an take pictures of the rice farms in the Mekong River Delta. On arrival at My Tho, take a leisurely boat trip to Unicorn island. Then disembark and go for a gentle stroll through the picturesque orchards and fruit garden. Have lunch at local restaurant then enjoy a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, Return to the water for a relaxing rowing boat ride along a small canal, cruising in the shade of the water coconut trees. Learn about bee-keeping in the delta and sip are freshing cup of honey tea to the accompaniment of traditional Vietnamese folk music. Then travel the narrow rural countryside road by horse cart to visit the coconut candy mill to find out how this delicious confectionery is made and sample the finished product. Then transfer to Can Tho City (100km away from My Tho) arrive Can Tho check in the hotel, free at leisure. Overnight in Can Tho.
Day 8: Mekong Discovery: Can Tho: Cai Rang Floating Market – Chau Doc: Tra Su Cajuput Forest (Lunch)
After breakfast, around 15 minutes driving on a small boat, you will see the busiest Cai Rang floating market. Some hundred big sized boats, small sized boats stand nearby together and create lanes with seasonal goods are loaded on boards, such as: water melons, pineapples, papayas…
To attract buyers from distance, sellers tie their goods to a pole (a long bamboo stick) to show what they sell. A stop at a big sized boat for tasting the local fruits and a local wet market will help tourists learn more about the life style of this Mekong branch. Drive to Chau Doc then continue to Tra Su Cajuput Forest is a must visit destination when visiting Chau Doc city the forest areas where there are many water hyacinths, lotuses and water lilies… Just an hour traveling trip by boat, tourists can see the lush greenery inside and many species of birds Check in hotel.
Day 9: Chau Doc Floating Village – Xeo Quyt Hidden side village – Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Lunch)
Next stop, tourists take a short boat trip to visit the fish farms in the floating village. Then visit Cham minority people village where you see the local Mosque and the way how they weave Sarong, silk and other hand-made products.
Drive back to Saigon on the way we stop at Xeo Quyt village one of the hidden village in Mekong Delta: Cajuput Forest Sampan Hand Rowing in Xeo Quyt Village.
- Stop at local restaurant for lunch. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – Cu Chi Tunnels – Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Lunch)
Experience the authentic side of the vast tunnel network created by Viet Cong guerrilla fighters during the Vietnam War.
- 8:00am: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Cu Chi Tunnels with 1. 5 hour of drive around 70 km northwest of the city.
- Before entering the tunnels we will stop to discover rubber plantations or rice field.
- Discover how the tunnels were built by fighters as a base from which the Viet Cong could operate.
- We will visit a underground network dug-out which was being used during the Vietnam - USA war. There is little evidence to indicate the intense fighting, bombing and destruction that went on in Cuchi during the war.
- Lunch will be served with a local special style with Pho and Banh Mi.
Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Departure
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for your flight home. End of the trip.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Private transportation with A/C
- Local English speaking tour guide; other languages are -available on request
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Bottled drinking water on the car/bus
- All entrance fee
- Private boat trip
- Hotel 3* with daily breakfast
WHAT’S EXTRA
- Beverage/drinks on meal (if any)
- Personal expenses
- Other expenses not clearly mentioned in the Inclusion part
Group Size |
2 - 3 pax |
4 - 5 pax |
6 - 9 pax |
Cost/person |
994 |
825 |
696 |
Rate: Our rate is quoted in US dollars per person.
Accommodation
City |
Hotel |
Room Type |
Da Nang, Saigon, Chau Doc, Can Tho |
3 star |
Superior |
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