Grand Vietnam Discovery Tour 14 Days by Private Car

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Day 1: Saigon Arrival - City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnel (Lunch)
08:00am: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City then drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Leaving the bustling city behind the scenery begins to change; first to lush rice paddies, then to rubber plantations, and finally to villagers drying noodles by the side of the road and going about their daily chores. On arrival start the visit with the Ben Dinh or Ben Duoc sections of the tunnel. Here you can imagine what it was like to be a guerrilla complete with Russian Carbine rifles and AK 47's. On display in the visitor's section you can see a map of the tunnel system; this really helps you comprehend the complexity and the ingenious design of the tunnels. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Then we get back Saigon and we visit the most interesting sights in Saigon: The Hundred Years Red Cathedral (Notre Dame Cathedral), The Old Post Office and The People’s Committee Hall, Saigon Opera House and then shopping at Ben Thanh night market.
Day 2: Saigon - Mekong Delta (Cai Be Village) - Saigon (Lunch)
7:30am. Our guide pick up you at hotel we will drive to Cai Be village. The program will start with the visit of Cai Be small floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. Then, an optional stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how honey, coconut candy, pop-rice, and popcorn are made. …Have Halal lunch will be served under the shade of local orchards on an Island.
After lunch, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta. We will enjoy some kinds of fruits from his garden when listening to the traditional music.
Day 3: Saigon - Da Lat City ( A little Paris of Vietnam) - City Tour (Lunch)
7:30am The tour guide will meet you at your hotel check out and transfer to Da Lat City arround 6 hours. On the way we stop at Pongour waterfall and enjoy lunch at local restaurant then continue to Dalat.
Check in on arrival. And depart for Da Lat city tour:
City Flower Garden
Xuan Huong Lake
Free at night to explore Da Lat night market
Day 4: Da Lat – Nha Trang City Tour (Lunch)
Morning : Having breakfast and then depart for Da Lat city tour:
Truc Lam Zen Monastery
Tuyen Lam Lake
Dalat Sculpture Tunnel
Crazy House
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant with vegetarian at Bich Cau Coffee Garden
– check out from Da Lat hotel then departure for Nha Trang beach.
Day 5: Nha Trang – Quy Nhon City Tour (Lunch)
Morning : Having breakfast and then depart for city tour:
Visit some local landmarks: Oceanography Institute, Ponagar Cham Tower, Long Son Pagoda… Take the cable car to Vinpearl Land Island. Take part in indoor games, outdoor games, under-water world, white sand beach… Check out hotel and transfer to Quy Nhon.
Day 6: Quy Nhon City – Hoi An Acient Town (World Heritage Site by UNESCO)
Morning : Having breakfast and then depart for Quy Nhon city tour:
Visit some local landmarks: Tiwn Cham Tower, Cham Museum
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant with vegetarian
P/S: Quy Nhon just small city. Not many attraction here.
Arrival Hoian we will take a warlking tour around including Japanese Bridge, old houses of Tan Ky, Phuc Kien.
Check in hotel and free at night to explore Hoian.
Day 7: Hoi An - My Son Temple (World Heritage Site by UNESCO) - Hue Imperial City (World Heritage Site by UNESCO) - Overnight at Hue (Lunch)
7:30am: Our guide pick up you at hotel and start your day by going to visitthe ancient Chamruins of My Son Temple. Once there ,visit the Tra Kieu capital which was the the formeradministration centre of Champa Kingdom. Discover the majestic ancient ruins at My son including ancient towers which were built from 4th C.
Enjoy lunch and transfer to Hue. We will visit Hue Citadel with many attraction such as: The tallest flag pole of Vietnam (37m-hight), Ngo Mon gate where Bao Dai ended Nguyen dynasty, Thai Hoa palace ( Palace of Supreme Hamony), Hall of the Mandarins, Forbidden Purple city…
Chech in hotel and free at night to explore Hue.
Day 8: Hue City – Phong Nha Ke Bang Nation Park (World Heritage Site by UNESCO) (2.5 hours drive ) – Vinh City Tour (Lunch)
7:30am: Our guide pick up you at hotel and start your day by going to Dong Hoi City around 2.5 hours and depart for Phong Nha in Quang Binh Province and enjoy lunch at local restaurant then visit Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave also known as the world’s most beautiful and magnificent cave, was discovered in the central province of Quang Binh in 2005. Situated in the heart of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, it is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage listed site.
In the area surrounding Thien Duong Cave are dozens of stalactite bundles about 30-50 centimeters tall, resembling Buddha statues. Some of them are more than 1 meter in diameter. One stalactite structure looks like the communal house of the Central Highlands people. Experts agree that Thien Duong Cave may be the longest dry cave in Asia.
Tranfer to Vinh city around 3 hours.
Day 9: Vinh City – Hanoi ½ City Tour (Lunch)
7:30am: Our guide pick up you at hotel and depart to Hanoi.
Arrival Hanoi we will visit history and culture of Hanoi with:
The first site we visit today is President Ho Chi Minh’s Masoleum – where preserve body of “Uncle Ho” inside (closed on Mondays & Fridays, all afternoons and from Sep 10 until Dec 10 for annual maintenance, some years to be closed earlier). Take a short walk to Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House, where he lived from 1958 – 1969 and visit lotus-shape One Pillar Pagoda and learn more about Vietnamese Budihsm. And then, drive to Temple of Literature – the first University in Vietnam, or another name The Confucious Temple.
Day 10: Hanoi – Sapa (Lunch)
6:30am; Our guide and driver at your hotel departure to Lao Cai. Travelling the new Highway ‘Noi Bai’, Lao Cai, length 245km, will take around 5 hours. You will have the opportunity to enjoy beautiful scenery of the region, while the road.
The car will take visitors to the start of their journey – a 4 hour trek to visit Lao Chai – Tavan and Giang ta chai village, exploring the local ethnic minorities life, admire the spectacular natural scenery with the terraced rice fields. Visit Sapa’s ancient rock formations with engraved images big and small, the unique patterns of the ancients, as well as admire the picturesque bridge to the clouds clear over the Muong Hoa stream. Journey will stop at Giang Ta Chai village.
Day 11: Sapa – Hanoi (Lunch)
8:00am Driver and guide take you visit Cat Cat village.
9:00am Exploring Cat Cat – Shin chai village of H’mong – a colonial French discovered area and a renowned resort to officials from the early twentieth century. Arriving to Cat Cat village, visitors will be visiting the Hydropower station, the waterfall of Cat Cat village, as well as learning about the culture, customs and unique people here with traditional crafts such as weaving, carved silver, hand forged agricultural tools.
Pick up from Cat Cat village and back to Sapa town. Enjoy a meal at a local restaurant.
Free time to visit or shopping souvenir
Day 12: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay – Overnight on Cruise (Lunch, Dinner)
This morning the bus will drive two hours to Ha Long City. Arrive in Ha Long and board your private boat for a four hour journey to the Wonder World of Natural of Ha Long Bay: Enjoy lunch as cruises among the limestone islands. Kayak among the hidden areas of the bay. Go swimming and relaxing at the beach of Soi Sim… Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, fish for squid, or just laze around. Overnight on board.
Accommodation: On Cruise.
Day 13: Ha Long Bay – Hanoi (Lunch)
Start your day with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt. Have breakfast on board. Explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave. Continue exploring the Bay, passing fishing village, Cock Fighting Islet, Dog Islet… Come back to the station, enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch. Disembark the cruise for the transfer back to Hanoi.
Day 14: Hanoi 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