Day 1: Ho Chi Minh – Da Lat
22:00pm : Departing from TheSinhTourist office in Saigon to Da Lat. Overnight on the bus.
Day 2: Da Lat City Tour (B,L,D).
Arrive in Dalat in the early morning. Have breakfast and at 8:15AM depart for Da Lat city tour.
The schedule is as follow:
Morning visiting:
- Bao Dai Summer Palace
- Dalat Cathedral
- Robin Hill 1600m (a cable car to a 2300 meters with an impressive panoramic view – at own expense)
- Buddhist Meditation Monastery & Paradise Lake
- Datanla Waterfall
- Then returning to the hotel and have lunch (included).
Afternoon visiting:
- The Old Railway Station
- Valley Of Love
- Preserved flowers showroom
- Stop over at Da Lat jam workshop to enjoy locally produced jam and buy local specialties
*Attractions
listed above are not in sequence order of visiting; the company
reserves the right to offer an alternative schedule of the itinerary
where necessary.
Returning to the hotel and having dinner at 06:30 PM
(or earlier/later at guest’s request). Then it is free time, there is
also a chance to participate in a cultural exchange with ‘Lat’ minority
ethnic at the foot of Langbiang mountain by joining a Gong Chieng
performance tour (at own expense). Staying overnight in Da Lat.
Day 3: Da Lat - Nha Trang (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Then transfer by bus at 7:30AM from Da Lat to Nha Trang (214km). Lunch in Nhatrang, check-in hotel. Free time to explore Nhatrang city. Having dinner. Overnight in Nha Trang.
Day 4: Island Tour (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
08:30AM Joining the Nha Trang islands
tour by boarding the bus from TheSinhTourist Nha Trang office. The tour
consists of taking a boat to visit Tri Nguyen aquarium and the fishing village (fish farms & local villagers), then going to Mun island
for snorkeling or diving (snorkeling equipment provided free of
charge), afterward exploring Tam island (enjoying lunch & the
floating minibar in the middle of the ocean - included). On the way
back, stopping at Con Se Tre (Bai Tranh) island to relax and enjoy the tropical fruits feast with many kinds of tropical fruits.
Around 04:30PM the tour finishes.Dinner.
19:00pm : Board the bus to go to Hoian. Overnight on the bus.
Day 5: Arrive Hoi An
Arrive Hoi An at 6:30AM. Free time for relax and sightseeing. Overnight in Hoian.
Day 6: My Son Tour by bus & boat (B,L) (Entrance fees is excluded).
Breakfast at hotel.
Depart at 8:30AM by bus. We travel about 50km from Hoi An to My Son sanctuary. It comprises many Champa temples, in a valley roughly two kilometers wide, surrounded by two mountain ranges. It was the site of religious ceremony of kings of the Champa dynasty, and was also a burial place of Champa royals and national heroes.
The My Son temple complex is one of the foremost temple complexes of Hinduism in South East Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam. Though the complex has been destroyed over time, we still see many majestic ancient ruins of temples in the area.
Arrive in My Son at 9:30AM. Walk around with your guide for 2 hours to see the historic and cultural ruins of the 16th century, you will be brought back to the glorious time of the Champa civilization. Then leave My Son for Cau Lau boat station. Take a motorized boat excursion at 12:30 PM to visit Kim Bong carpentry village, 3km west of Hoi An. Have a soft lunch and drink on boat. Tour finishes at Hoi An dock at 2:30 PM. You come back hotel by your own.
Overnight in Hoian.
Day 7: Hoi An – Hue by bus (B).
Breakfast at hotel. 8:00AM: Leave Hoi An for Hue by bus. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight in Hue.
Day 8: Phong Nha Cave Tour (B,L).
Breakfast at hotel.
In the morning: 6.30AM. Pick up guest at
meeting point in Hue city. Depart for national park of Phong Nha - Ke
Bang - classified as the world heritage site. Stop over at La Vang Holy
Land and DMZ of Quang Tri. Luch at Phong Nha restaurant.
In the Afternoon :Boat
trip on Son river to visit Phong Nha cave. Back to Hue on Ho Chi Minh
Legendary Road. Send-off guest at about 19:30 – 20:00 in Hue.Overnight in Hue.
Day 9: Hue City Tour & Night sleeping bus Hue – Hanoi (B,L) (Entrance fees is excluded).
Breakfast at hotel. 07:30am : Depart for city tour in Hue.
Morning sight-seeing:
1. Minh Mang Tomb
2. Khai Dinh Tomb
3. Performing Programs of Vo Kinh Van An
4. Tu Duc Tomb
5. Conical hat Making and Incense Making Village
Afternoon sight-seeing:
After enjoying a Buffet Lunch with a choice of 50 traditional Hue foods, Asian
and Western dishes, the tour will continue at 1:30PM to sightsee
1. Citadel
2. Thien Mu Pagoda
Then you will get on a dragon boat to cruise the beautiful Perfume River back
to the Hue town. On the way you can discover
lovely views and splendid sunsets on the Perfume River.
The boat will arrive at Toa Kham boat wharf
around 4:30 PM. You will go back to TheSinhTourist office on your own.
17:15pm : Board the bus to go to Hanoi. Overnight on the bus.
Day 10: Arrive Hanoi
Arrive Hoi An at 7:00AM. Free time for relax and sightseeing. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 11: Hoa Lu & Tam Coc Tour (B,L).
Breakfast at hotel. 7:45AM: Coach trip to Ninh Binh, 100KM down the South of Ha Noi to see Hoa Lu citadel, the first capital of Vietnam in the 10th century with visiting of 2 temples of the Dinh King and the Le Kinh. Lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant
Afternoon: 2.5 hour rowing boat trip to enjoy the landscape of Tam Coc, the "Landing Ha Long Bay" passing underneath of 3 caves (Hang Ca, Hang Hai, Hang Ba).
3:00PM return to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at about 19:30pm. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 12: Ha Long Bay Tour (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
07:45 – 08:00 Depart for Halong city.
12:00 – 12:15
On arrival at pier, you will board your Imperial Legend Cruise and you
are warmly welcomed by professional and friendly crew. Check into cabin.
13:00
Enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising towards thousands of
amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water, passing by Stone
Dog islet, floating fishing village,
incense burner islet, fighting cocks islet,…
15:00 visit Heavenly Palace Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay.
16:00 Kayaking for an hour or more through slide rock cliffs.
17:30 Swimming time, this is great chance to relax in water, jumping, diving, take a back flip, somersault.
18:15
Join the sunset party on the sundeck in warm and romantic atmosphere,
drinking wine, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music from
the sundeck bar.
19:00 Enjoy special seafood dinner cooked by professional chef.
20:30 Evening activities like singing karaoke, dancing, squid fishing, playing cards or relax at leisure
Day 13: Ha Long - Hanoi & Night train Hanoi – Sapa (B,L).
07:30 Breakfast, fruits, coffee and tea will be served.
Continue to cruise further before stopover at the pearl farm to sea real
peace cultivated by local fisherman.
09:00 Back
to the cruise for check-out while the cruise takes you further to
discover the hidden charm of the bay, taking photos many islets with
outstanding shapes as frog island, turtle
island,…
10:00 Cooking class opened right on the cruise for all the people are interested in cooking, especially cooking Vietnamese food.
11:15 Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor
12:30 Get on the bus back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at about 17:30pm.
19:30pm : Continue to join the tour of Sapa. Transfer to the railway station for the night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on the train.
Day 14: Sapa - Cat Cat Sin Chai
6:00AM arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai station then bus transfer to Sapa. Check in hotel and have breakfast. After lunch, trek to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H'Mong tribe. Contemplate the water fall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Back to hotel for dinner and enjoy the night in Sapa town.
Day 15: Sightsee Sapa & Night train Sapa – Hanoi
Sapa - Lao Chai Ta Van
After breakfast, check out and leave your luggage in hotel. Trek down
to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Zday tribes, keep going along the bottom of Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Have a picnic lunch on the way. Go back to Sapa by motobike/jeep. Transfer down to Lao Cai by bus and take the train to return to Hanoi.
Day 16: Arrive Hanoi & Hanoi City Tour (L).
Arrive to Hanoi at about 5:30AM.
07:45am - 08:15am, depart for Ha Noi city tour. Coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarters, pass by Dong Xuan market then continue to the Old Citadel. Stop for visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda
After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology museum, the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Tour finishes at 4:30PM.
Transfer to Noi Bai airport for the flight back to Ho Chi Minh City (End of tour).