Duration: 7 days 6 nights

Route: Hanoi – Halong – Saigon – Cu Chi – Mekong Delta – Saigon

TRAVEL ITINERARY

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (-/- /-)

DAY 2: HANOI CITY TOUR (SIC TOUR) (B/L/-)

DAY 3: HANOI – HALONG BAY – OVERNIGHT ON BOARD (Shuttle bus Hanoi – Halong) (B/L/D)

DAY 4: HALONG BAY – HANOI – AIRPORT – FLIGHT TO SAIGON (Shuttle bus Halong – Hanoi) (B/L/-)

DAY 5: SAIGON CITY TOUR – CU CHI TUNNELS – SAIGON (SIC TOUR) (B/-/-)

DAY 6: SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA FULL DAY – SAIGON (SIC TOUR) (B/L/-)

DAY 7: SAIGON DEPATURE

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL – HALF DAY CITY TOUR

Welcome to Hanoi – the capital of Vietnam!

The tour guide & driver will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport; it takes us 35 minutes driving to the centre of Hanoi then check-in at hotel and relax. Overnight in Hanoi.

Optional: Food tour on foot or Food tour by motorbike

Please note: Standard check in time is 14:00. Early check in is subject to availability of the hotel.

Day 2: HANOI CITY TOUR (B/L) SIC TOUR

Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel. Let’s start our city tour with a visit to the Complex of Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his house-on- stilts and fish pond, and the One-Pillar Pagoda).

Proceed to Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam, its gardens and well-preserved architecture offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. You will have 1 hour for lunch at your own account. In the afternoon, drive northwest toward Ethnology Museum, where we can learn much about the culture and traditions of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam, amongst whom so many groups are skillful in making sophisticated handicrafts. Then back to the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake (the “Sword” Lake), stop to visit Ngoc Son Temple. For the last part of the tour we stroll around the area and mingle with locals as they go about their hectic lives. Back to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: HANOI - HALONG - OVERNIGHT ON BOARD (B/L/D) 

Shuttle bus Hanoi - Halong

From Hanoi, at 8AM, head East for more than 3 hours to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994. The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddyfields and rural villages, where hard-work farmers are busy with their farming jobs, ploughing buffaloes or planting seedling. Upon arrival in Halong, we’ll take a big boat to cruise the Bay to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending-dragon” bay, created by thousands odd-shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes. After a lunch of fresh seafood on board, we can visit the Surprising Grotto, stop for swimming or kayaking, passing floating villages and approach islets to enjoy their beauty in close distance. Back to the boat for dinner late afternoon. Evening attend activities on the boat or relax at your own leisure. Overnight  on the boat near Titov Beach. 

(Please note the program may be little varied upon the cruise you choose. Only Vietnamese & International, vegetarian food available on the boat)

Day 4: HALONG – HANOI – AIRPORT - FLY TO SAIGON (B/L) 

Shuttle bus Halong - Hanoi 

After breakfast, visit by boat to Luon Cave, a ring-shaped pool inside an island in Halong with absolutely tranquil landscape and emerald water. Back to the Wharf of Halong passing the most densely area with many islands that have been named like the Cock-Fighting Rock, Sail Island, Incense burner rock or Sea Dog Rock. Arrive at Halong Wharf around 11.00. Return to Hanoi around 4PM and transfer to airport for take flight to Saigon (only driver, no tour guide escorts). 

Welcome to Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) –the most hectic and business city of Vietnam. Upon arrival at the airport, welcomed by the local driver (no tour guide escorts) and transfer to the city center to check in hotel & relax. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 5: SAIGON CITY TOUR – CU CHI TUNNELS – SAI GON (B) SIC TOUR

Have breakfast at hotel. Morning we start the city tour at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. From here visit War Museum.

Afternoon, we visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be. You even can try to crawl some dozens of meters on the tunnel underground to have the real experience. Return to Saigon. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 6: SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA – SAIGON (B/L) SIC TOUR

After breakfast at hotel. At 8:00, picked up at your hotel by the tour guide and driver to transfer to My Tho. Enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pogoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture. We then take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. 

Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of Southern Vietnamese folk music; performed by locals. 

Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to Saigon. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Overnight at hotel in Saigon. A normal lunch with local food will be served.

DAY 7: SAIGON DEPARTURE (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. If your flight is in the afternoon, you will have a half day more for the sightseeing and shopping before the departure till check out time and transfer to the airport for the departure flight back to your sweet home (private vehicle, no tour guide escort). Please note: Standard check out time is 12:00.

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1. Quotation

Land package without airfare: in USD, per person, based on double/twin occupancy

Price per person in USD based on min. 2 pax

2 star: $349

3 star: $425

4 star: $505

2. SURCHAGE (Upon request):

 Airfare Hanoi – Saigon: USD 140 / person (Vietnam Airlines) and From USD 90 / person (Vietjet Air)

Including 20kg baggage;  all taxes (airfare are subject to change without prior notice)

 Vietnam Visa Appoval Letter: USD 20 /person (one month, single entry, paid to BC Family Tour)

 Culture shows:

Water Puppet Show: USD 8/person

Ionah Show (an entertainment show, which features a perfect balance of circus, dance, music and theatrical arts) at 20:00 (Tue, Thu and Sat in Hanoi) duration: 75 minutes

- 2nd class ticket: USD 34/ticket

- 1st class ticket: USD 43/ticket

My Village Show in Hanoi or A O Show in Saigon (bamboo dance, acrobatic & music) at 18:00, duration:75 minutes

- 3rd class ticket: USD 24/ticket

- 2nd class ticket: USD 34/ticket

- 1st class ticket: USD 44/ticket

3. PLEASE NOTES:

Tour cost is not included the Festive Season Surcharge (if any) and Compulsory meals for 24 & 31 Dec 2017.

The extra fee will be advised upon booking.

- In case of the sharply increase of fuel cost, The price will be adjusted accordingly.

- An additional surcharge may be applicable for bookings that fall within the Peak Season dates such as

Christmas, New Year and Lunar New Year (TET Festival).

- Hotel category is for reference and is subject to change.

- All tour rate is net and & non-commission.

- Tour guide in other languages upon request & surcharge applied.

Hotel policy:

- Standard check in time is 14:00. Standard check out time is around 12.00.

- Early check in/ Late check-out is subject to availability with surcharge from the hotels

Child policy:

- Child’s rate applicable to child from 3 years old to under 12 years old.

o Sharing twin room with other member, full charge as adult rate.

o With an extra bed occupancy, will charge 75% of adult rate.

o Without bed, will charge 50% of adult rate. (Maximum 02 child without bed sharing room

with parents)

- Child from 12 year old onwards counted as adults’ rate.

- Infant (under 2 years old): free of charge.