ITINERARY

Day 1: HANOI NO GUIDE

Arrival in Hanoi, the centuries-old beautiful capital of Vietnam, airport pick-up by driver,

hotel check-in, (if rooms available, official check-in time: 2:00pm).

Free time on your own for shopping and exploring in the Hanoi Old Quarter

Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: HANOI – HALONG BAY (B-L-D) GUIDE ON CRUISE

Have breakfast at hotel,

07:45 - 8.30 AM, Picking up guests from hotel/stay and starting to drive to Ha Long Bay by shuttle bus of cruise company.

12:45 Upon arrival, check in aboard a sharing junk and start cruising.

Enjoy fabulous seafood, stunning sceneries, and water activities: cooking, swimming, kayaking, and fishing.

Overnight aboard

Day 3: HALONG BAY – HANOI – HCMC (B-L) GUIDE ON CRUISE

Morning continue the cruise along simply gorgeous sceneries including a very delicious lunch on board / at local restaurant

12:30 Get on shuttle bus of Cruise company to go back to Hanoi

16:30 Arrive Hanoi, drop off at the hotel.

Meet our driver and transfer to the airport by private van

VN 267 HAN-SGN Vietnam Airlines 19:30 - 21:35 

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, warmest reception by our driver then transfer to

hotel check-in.

Overnight in HCMC.

Day 4: HCMC – CU CHI – HCMC (B) - GUIDED

After breakfast at hotel,

08:15 Join with other guests and transfer to Cu Chi. The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers along the side of road

Visit Cu Chi Tunnels where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing a web-like tunnel system of more than 200km in length which provide shelters for Vietnamese guerrillas during the Vietnam War against American troops.

Afterwards, go back to HCMC.

14:30 Drop off at your hotel in HCMC center

Free time for shopping at the Ben Thanh night market and exploring HCMC on your own

Overnight in HCMC

Day 5: HCMC – MY THO – HCMC (B-L) - GUIDED

After breakfast at hotel

07:45 Join with other guests and transfer to My Tho with the colorful outskirt life as well as picturesque rice fields along the journey.

09:30 Arrive in My Tho and get on a motorized boat trip up Mekong River on the Tien River to the Qui (Tortoise islet). Have a stop to visit a fishing port, bee farm, taste coconut candy and the other Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet. The cruise will lead you through Bao Dinh canal to enter Ben Tre province, "the country of coconut", to see a typical agricultural model call "Garden - Pond – Cage” then enjoy coconut candy mill and the relaxing honey tea. 

Have lunch at local restaurant (Vietnamese food – Halal box for Muslim Guests) in the heart of the orchard garden

Walk into the village, visit fruit garden, enjoy the tropical fruit while you are listening to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music" performed by the islanders. Here we also can join the daily activities of the local people and enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside.

Take boat trip back to My Tho on the Tan Thach natural canal. On the way stop at a Bonsai garden

Transfer back to HCMC.

17:00 Drop off at HCM City.

Free time for shopping at the Ben Thanh night market and exploring HCMC on your own
Overnight in HCMC

Day 6: HCMC – DEPARTURE (B) – NO GUIDE

After breakfast, transfer to airport with driver for departure (official check-out time: 12:00am)

End of tour.

Price: USD 370/pax 

Single room/cabin Cruise surcharge: USD 140/room

(SIC tour, Valid from 01Oct 2019 to 25 Dec 2020)

(Except for 24^th Dec 2019/2020 – 08Jan 2020/ 31 Dec 2020; Vietnam Tet Holiday 23 - 31 Jan 2020)

Domestic flight: HAN - SGN (Subject to availability)

     Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific, Bamboo Air: From USD 100 - USD 150 /TICKET/ PERSON (Subject to change)

Hotel selection: 3* hotels 

or similar hotels

Inclusions:

• Hotel accommodation with breakfast (based on twin sharing ROH) and Halong cruise 2 days 1 night
• All meals indicated in the program – (Sea food, vegetable, pork free, beef free on Halong cruise for Muslim Guests)
• All ground transport on tour with  A/C vehicles, boat, return shuttle bus Hanoi-Halong-Hanoi (pick-up and drop-off at your hotel)
• All entrance fees for sightseeing.
• Tips for guide and driver, bell-boys, boat people
• Local English speaking guide
• Water on route

Exclusions:

• International flight tickets to and from Vietnam
• Domestic flight HAN-SGN
• Personal insurance
• Personal expenses: other meals, drinks, laundry
• All other accounts not mentioned in the above inclusions