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Duration : 16 days.
Discover main Vietnam main cities, overnight cruise Halong bay. Learn how to cook and taste the best food in Vietnam Explore Cu Chi tunnels, Home-stay experience in Mekong Delta

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Vietnam Gourmet Experience

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Discover the well-known Cu Chi tunnels, homestay overnight in Mekong Delta.
  • Discover main historical sites if each city, cruise the waters of Halong bay by junk.
  • Tastes the best known Vietnamese food & Learn how to cook different regional cuisine around Vietnam.

⇒ Tour grade: Easy (customizable)
⇒ Trip code: VS03
⇒ Trip duration: 16 days/ 15 nites
⇒ Destinations: Saigon - Can Tho - Da Lat - Nha Trang - Hoi An - Hue - Hanoi - Hallong
⇒ Meals included: 12 breakfasts, 8 lunches,  8 dinners (Allow extra Meal budget minimum $20US/per day)
⇒ Transports: Private Car, Bus, Cyclo (rickshaw) Halong Junk Cruise, Mekong boat
⇒ Accommodation:  14 night in hotels, 1 night on Junk Cruise (Halong)
⇒ Tour guides: English speaking tour guides (other languages are available upon request with different service rates).

TOUR INCLUDES:

  • Profestional English Speaking tour guide or other languages upon request.
  • Accommodation based on twin shared room at selected hotels with daily breakfast.   
    Check-in time at all hotels is 14:00 and check-out time at all hotels is 12.00.
     Early check-in and late check-out is subject to availability with surcharge.
  • Meals, drinks and other those mentioned in the itinerary (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
  • Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Sightseeing fees and permits during guided time.
  • Domestic flights: Nha Trang - Da Nang - Hue - Hanoi.

TOUR EXCLUDES:

  • Travel Insurance (Compulsory).
  • International flight tickets.
  • Visas and airport departure tax.
  • Meals, drinks and other those mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature.
  • Tips and gratuities.

BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1   :    Saigon - Arrival
Day 2   :    Saigon City tour – Cu Chitunnels
Day 3   :    Saigon – Vinh Long – Can Tho
Day 4   :    Can Tho - Saigon
Day 5   :    Saigon - Dalat
Day 6   :    Dalat City tour
Day 7   :    Dalat – Nha Trang
Day 8   :    Nha Trang – Boat trip
Day 9   :    Nha Trang – Fly to Hoian
Day 10 :    Hoian – Cooking Class
Day 11 :    Hoian – Drive to Hue
Day 12 :    Hue City tour
Day 13 :    Hue – Hanoi – Halong
Day 14 :    Halong – Hanoi
Day 15 :    Hanoi City tour
Day 16 :    Departure Day
 

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: Saigon Arrival (D)
Transferred to the hotel and your free time until our welcome dinner in a Vietnamese BBQ restaurant. Let’s start our trip with grilling our own food!
Overnight in Saigon

Day 2: Saigon City Tour and Cu Chi Tunnel (B, L, D)
This morning we see the War Remnant Museum, the Notre Damn Cathedral, the General Post Office. Then we drive for about 1½ hour to Ben Nay restaurant for lunch before we explore the underground system of Cu Chi tunnel. Back to hotel in the late afternoon.
Overnight in Saigon
 

Day3: Saigon – Vinh Long – Can Tho (B, L, D)
Today’s 3 hour drive will take us deep into the heart of Mekong Delta to Vinh Long City. Once arrive we will see the Cai Be floating market and some local family cottage industries that produce coconut candy, rice paper, fish-source, etc. After lunch in a family garden we will drive to Can Tho Check into our hotel. Relax and overnight in Can Tho
 
Day 4: Can Tho – Saigon (B, L)
We say goodbye to the family and board the sampan to the Cai Rang floating market to see the most exciting floating market in the region. The bus then drives us back to Saigon for our night.
 
Day 5: Saigon – Da Lat (B, L)
Today we take 6 hour drive to Da Lat with many photo stops en-route and lunch in a local restaurant on the way. Once arrive to Da Lat, we will see some city’s highlights including King Bao Dai Summer Palace, Hang Nga Villa – known as Crazy House, Truc Lam Zen Buhddist Pagoda and ride the cable car.
Overnight in Da Lat.
 
Day 6: Da Lat (B, L)
After breakfast and a bit of free time, we will take a Da Lat market tour to buy the ingredients then follow a local Da Lat lady to her home for our cooking class right in her kitchen. The rest of the day is at your leisure to enjoy this romantic city of flowers.
Overnight in Da Lat.
 
Day 7: Da Lat – Nha Trang (B, L)
After 5 hour driving downhill we will come to the beach town of Nha Trang. After seafood lunch is your leisure time to enjoy the beach or exploring Nha Trang City.
Overnight in Nha Trang
 
Day 8: Nha Trang – Mieu Island (B)
We cruise to Mieu Island in this morning to see fisherman life in this exciting village. We also have chance to experience 5 minute round basket boat ride then cruise to the other side of the island where we spend the rest of the day relaxing on the peaceful Mini Beach. Back to the hotel in the aftenoon.
Overnight in Nha Trang
 
Day 9: Nha Trang – Hoian (B, L)
We take our morning flight to Da Nang and transfer to Hoian with a stop at the Marble Mountain for sight-seeing. Once arrival we will have a light lunch in a famed Hoian restaurant followed by a walking tour to the old quarter. Our visit will come to Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, Tan Ky Old House, Japanese Bridge then it will be your free time to enjoy the town and shopping.
Overnight in Hoian
 
Day 10: Hoian – Cooking Class (B, D)
It’s our free day until late afternoon cooking class at Morning Glory restaurant. Being one of the first cooking schools in Hoi An, the Morning Glory has garnered a well-deserved reputation over the years for its classes. Owner and founder Ms Trinh Diem Vy is a third generation chef and native of Hoi An whose cooking classes have featured in various publications around the world.
Overnight in Hoian
 
Day 11: Hoian – Hue (B, L)
Rise early for breakfast and drive up north a long the China Beach, through Da Nang City, Over Hai Van Pass, stop at Lang Co Beach are our activity this morning. Lunch will be in Hue city then tour the Royal Citadel. Check in the hotel.
Overnight in Hue
 
Day 12: Hue City Tour: (B, L, D)
Today we take a bus ride to King Khai Dinh Mausoleum and King Tu Duc Mausoleum. Our lunch today will be served in a Buddhist Nunnery with all vegetarian food. We then take the dragon boat cruise downstream visiting Thien Mu Pagoda then back to the hotel for free time. Tonight we enjoy our cooking class in a well-known restaurant with a famous chef.
Overnight in Hue
 
Day 13: Hue – Fly Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Our early fly takes us to Hanoi then we drive for about 4 hours to HaLong Bay through scenic countryside of the Red River Delta. The traditional junk with then cruise us through breathtaking sea-scape with mountains out-cropping from the emerald water. We also explore a one of the largest cave which nestles in a limestone island. We have seafood lunch, dinner and spend the night on board.
Overnight on junk cruise
 
Day 14: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B, L, D)
Our boat cruise further into the bay while we have breakfast then head back to the harbour for our drive to Hanoi. Check into our hotel then we enjoy the water puppet show before dinner.
Overnight in Hanoi
 
Day 15: Hanoi City Tour (B, L, D)
We spent this morning exploring Hanoi’s highlights including Ho Chi Minh Complex (outside only), the Temple of Literature, the “Hanoi Hilton” – Hoa Lo prison. After lunch we will have a rest until the afternoon cooking class with a famed Hanoian in her own restaurant. Again, we eat what we cook and it’s also our farewell dinner tonight.
Overnight in Hanoi
 
Day 16: Departure day (B)
Free time until transfer to the airport for your flight home with your fond Vietnamese cooking recipes. Bon Voyage!
 

Price per person based On 2-5 People - Just You! Private Car, Driver and Guide

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♦ REMARKS:
1. We are aware that a good tour must have good hotels. In Indochina particularly, hotel price makes up most of the cost of your holiday in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. All of our prices are calculated upon twin-shared basis. To Travels To Vietnam standard, here is basically how we define our service:

+ Superior Level (3 star hotels in good locations): > 60USD/room/night
+ Deluxe Level (4 star hotels): > 110 USD/room/night
+ Luxury Level (5 star hotels): > 180USD/room/nigh

2. Price base in twin share basis accomodation.
3. Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.
4. More people more discounts. Please enquire for more details.

♦ TOUR INCLUDES:

  • Profestional English Speaking tour guide or other languages upon request.
  • Accommodation based on twin shared room at selected hotels with daily breakfast.   
    Check-in time at all hotels is 14:00 and check-out time at all hotels is 12.00.
    Early check-in and late check-out is subject to availability with surcharge.
  • Meals, drinks and other those mentioned in the itinerary (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
  • Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Sightseeing fees and permits during guided time.
  • Domestic flights: Nha Trang - Da Nang - Hue - Hanoi

♦ TOUR EXCLUDES:

  • Travel Insurance (Compulsory).
  • International flight tickets.
  • Visas and airport departure tax.
  • Meals, drinks and other those mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature.
  • Tips and gratuities.


♦ PRICE CONDITIONS:

  • Sql Sup = Single Supplement.
  • Service charge and government tax included.
  • No hidden cost, no other charge guaranteed.
  • Any single change in the service, accommodations or else will subject to changes of the price.
  • For all tours children (from 6 to 11 years of age at the time of booking) are charged at 75% of the adult price. Children from two to six years are charged 50% of the adult price. Infants (under 2 years of age at time of booking) are charged 10% of the adult price unless otherwise stated in the tour programs.
  • Due to market actual conditions, availability of service at time of booking or Force-Majeure, price can be changed without prior notice.
  • Prices stated above were calculated at the time of uploading, applied for this trip with the specific serviced stated in the detailed itinerary only.
 

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