Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Arrival (D)
Arrive Tan Son Nhat airport. Meet and transfer to your hotel in the center of city. Welcome dinner at restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City– Vietnam Cookery Center (B/L)
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, we will have the first cooking lesson at Vietnam Cookery Center with daily menu. In the afternoon, visit War Museum, Reunification Palace and Notre Dame Cathedral and Ben Thanh Market for shopping. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta (B/L)
Breakfast at the hotel. Pick up you at your hotel in early morning and transfer to Vinh Long. Upon arrival at Cai Be, embark a private boat to cruise around Cai Be Floating Market to see local people being selling, buying, exchanging goods from their boats. Visit local garden and house to see orchard, rice crisped producing process, etc.. After lunch cruising along river to see peaceful tranquil life of villagers, admire marvelous natural setting of Mekong Delta region. About 3 pm, the boat will arrive at Vinh Long Market, walking around to explore Vinh Long Market. On the way back to Ho Chi Minh for overnight.
Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City – Danang – Hoi An (B/L)
Breakfast at the hotel. You will take a morning flight to Da Nang airport, then transfer to Hoi an about 35km away. Being the most tiny town of Vietnam, you can finish the visit Hoi An by walk within a half day, but Hoi an previous was an importance port of Vietnam, where Chinese and Japanese traders had come over to trade and live. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 5: Hoi An- Red Bridge Cooking Class (B/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time in the morning for relax. 13.30 come to the Hai Scout Café at 98 Nguyen Thai Hoc str. to meet the Chef. We will have a first lesson of buying typical Vietnamese ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson. After the market visit, you board the Red Bridge boat for a leisure cruise (25 minutes) along the Hoi An River to the Red Bridge Cooking School. This is a chance to view local river life. On arrival, we explore the cooking school’s herb and vegetable garden, before learning about some of Hoi An’s and Vietnam’s well-known dishes, which is the mix of Vietnam and Chinese cuisine. The cooking lesson runs for about 2 hours – each dish is first demonstrated by the Red Bridge chef’s, before you prepare the same dish ourselves. Included in the class is a brief introduction to Vietnamese food carving (plate decoration). After the lesson, we sit down and eat exactly what we have cooked. Then our boat will pick you up at Red Bridge School for a river cruise along Hoi An River back to Hoi An Town. Over night in Hoi an.
Day 6: Hoi An - Hanoi (B)
BReakfast at the hotel. Leaving the Hoian Ancient town, you will visit our current, but also thousand years Capital. You will have a half day Hanoi city tour including most attractions of Hanoi: Van Mieu Temple, Hoan Kiem lake (the lake of the Restored Sword) and Hanoi Old quarter streets. The day ends with a traditional cultural show of Vietnam – Water Puppet show. Over night in Hanoi.
Day 7: Hanoi – Halong (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. 08.30 am pick up you at your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Ha Long city for about 4 hours. Upon arrival, transfer to a junk for a cruise around Ha Long Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. Passing Dog Island, Incense Urn Island, Ga Choi Island, Finger Island, Hoa Cuong Island, and visit Surprise cave and short swim at Titov beach, kayak (kayak cost is not include in this package), if weather permitted. Have dinner on board. In the evening, enjoy the night fishing and later over night on board.
Day 8: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi (B/L)
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, cruising to Bai Tu Long Bay, Fire Island, Bo Nau Island, fishing village. Having lunch on boat and arrive at Ha long wharf about 12.00 noon. Return to Hanoi, arrive at your hotel about 16.00 pm.
Day 9: Hanoi City – Departure (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time for shopping or optional visits before transferring to Noi Bai airport for departure.
Type of tour: Private & Easy tour. (This is the sample tour, you may go with all details above or we can modify to fix your date of travel)
Departure: Any day
Air Fare cost per person: 138 US$ for domestic flight (Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang, Da Nang - Hanoi)
Tour cost in UD dollars per person in group of:
|
|
2 pax |
3-6 pax |
7-10 pax |
11-14 pax |
15 pax up |
S. Sup |
| Mid-range (3*) |
795 |
725 |
627 |
595 |
564 |
295 |
| Superior (4*) |
975 |
883 |
799 |
745 |
708 |
384 |
| Deluxe (5*) |
1229 |
1118 |
1055 |
1025 |
969 |
655 |
| Premium (5+*) |
1710 |
1594 |
1409 |
1378 |
1344 |
1025 |
Accommodation:
|
Mid-range (3*) |
Superior (4*) |
Deluxe (5*) |
Premium (5+*) |
| Hanoi Hotels |
Hoa Binh, Thang Long Opera |
Zephyr, Guoman |
Sofitel Plaza, Melia |
Sofitel Metropole |
| Hoi An Hotels |
Hoi An Hotel, Lotus |
Hoi An Beach, Hoi An Trails |
Life Resort, Golden Sand |
Victoria Hoi An (deluxe)
|
| Ho Chi Minh Hotels |
Oscar, Liberty 2, Metropole |
Equatorial, Amara, Rex |
Majestic, New World |
Park Kyatt |
Inclusive: - Hotel accommodation as specific or similar, base on twin sharing
- Private car/mini van, train tickets (AC comfortable soft sleeper, sharing basic)
- Private boat in Hue
- All entrance fees
- English/ French speaking guide. Other languages can be arranged upon request
- All meals as per program
Exclusive: - Domestic & International flight and all airport taxes
- Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
- Insurance
- Personal expenses & Tips
- Vietnam Visa - this can be done with our Visa service