DAY 01
03rd Oct. 2024 | Hanoi – Arrival (L/D)
Arrive Hanoi, pick up and transfer to Hotel for check in (Check in at 14:00 PM) Overnight in Hanoi.
Arrive Hanoi, pick up and transfer to Hotel for check in (Check in at 14:00 PM) Overnight in Hanoi.
Morning, start of the tour journey visit by coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarter. After that we takeyou to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum - the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt housewhere Ho live done and offfrom 1958 to 1969, then visit Pillar Pagoda - a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a towerbuilt in the middle of a square lake. Leave One Pillar Pagoda for the Temple of Literature - the first college of Viet Nam and the place dedicating to Confucian. Have lunch at a restaurant.
PM: drive to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, Which is on the shore of West Lake. Quan Thanh Temple and the Museum of Ethnology (Museum of history) - Where you can look at the cultural mosaic of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. The last place of city touris Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) withNgoc Son Temple. Overnight in Hanoi.
Note: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum close on Monday and Friday morning
Morning : Transfer to Halong Bay (165 km east of Hanoi), listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea” as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 1,000 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. Noon time, you will board the boutique wooden junk to visit HalongBay. While cruising through the bay, seafood lunch is served on board. Continue cruising to visit caves; islands, floating fishing village and relax on the board. Evening, enjoy movie night, board games, and squid fishing or relax at leisure . Dinner and Overnight on the boat – Each boat has own itinerary cruise , we will indicate the detail cruise in the confirmation.
07.00: Breakfast is served while the junk boat cruises around Ha Long Bay : Cakes, fruits, tea and coffee Continue the cruise through Halong Bay, will pass by many islets named by their shapes such as Dog, Incense Urn, Fighting Cock, or Finger islets. The boat will make a stop at Surprise Cave so youcan explore this stunning attraction of Ha Long Bay ( depend itinerary of each cruise) 09.30: Check-out the cabin. Brunch on boat and finished at 10:30 – 11:0011.00: Back Halong pier and transfer back to Hanoi. 15:30 Arrival Hanoi. Go straight to airport for departure flight. Overnight in HCM City
Breakfast at hotel. Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was builton the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark ofHo Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wa₹
Have lunch at local restaurant. Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductoryvideo about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martialfacilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever livesinside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, specialtea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.
Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun.Return to Saigon. End trip. O/N In Ho Chi Minh
Breakfast at hotel. Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the townlies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropicalfruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candyworkshop. Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time. In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experiencethe local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Then take flight to airport for departure flight.
Participation in the programme is open to all age group. Payment to be made through Cash or Bank Draft / Cheque favouring “Travel Experts India” payable at Mumbai.