06 DAYS – NORTH & SOUTH VIETNAM VACATION [ NEW ]

Breakfast, Lunch included 8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century. 09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas… Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. 11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays 12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes. 14.00 -14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century 15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton 16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included Hanoi – Halong: 150km ~ 3h – 3h30’ drive At 8:30-9am, head East for 3 hours driving to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994 and 2006. The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddy fields and rural villages, where hard-work farmers are busy with their farming jobs, ploughing buffaloes or planting seedling. Upon arrival in Halong, check in the overnight cruise to discover the magnificent beauty of this "Descending-dragon" bay, created by thousands odd-shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes. After a lunch on board, we can visit the Grottos, stop for swimming or kayaking, passing floating houses and approach islets to enjoy their beauty in close distance. Back to the cruise, enjoy cooking demonstration before having dinner. Evening attend activities on the boat or relax at your own leisure. Overnight on the cruise. *** Cruise important notes: - Program & activities: The itinerary can be changed without prior notice. The time line of this itinerary is not exact, actual timeline will be informed on cruise before departure. All activities are included and optional. You can stay on the boat and relax instead of joining outside activities. - Food & beverage on board: All meals on board are included as clearly stated in the program. Standard menus onboard are served for all customers. If there is a special food request, please inform us at least 48 hours before departure. - Personal documents and belongings: Not to be missed: Valid ID card/Passport (necessary for check-in

Breakfast, Brunch included
Breakfast at hotel then check out.
You should wake up early to enjoy the dawn on the sea in the early morning. The Vietnamese call the "East Sea" by a pointoriented name "Eastern Sea", so you may guess how miraculous seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay. After
breakfast our boat will continue to cruise in marvelous areas, where almost each islet has its own name, adopting its shape
or reminiscent like Sail Island, Fisherman's head rock, Butterfly rock or Turtle islet etc. Check out your room and have
brunch on board while the cruise coming back the pier. Disembark from the cruise, then you will be picked up by our driver
(no guide) for the transfer to the airport to take a flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Once arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport, you will be picked up by our driver (no guide) and then head to the hotel in the city
center to check in.
Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh.

Breakfast, Lunch included
Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the
former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho 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 wars.
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 introductory video 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
martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside 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, special tea 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

Breakfast included
Today, you are free at your leisure until being transferred by private vehicle (no guide) to the airport to take a flight to come
back to your home country. It is time to say goodbye, we thank you so much for traveling with us and wish to welcome you
back in the near future.