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HVN14-01:WISHING YOU HAPPINESS
14 days - 13 nights
Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hue - Hoi An -
Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta
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Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi (D)
Welcomed at Noi
Bai International airport by our guide with a brunch of roses and transferred to
your hotel. You will be free for relaxing until evening when our guide comes to
escort you to a Vietnamese restaurant for a welcome dinner and
over night in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi - Wishing you
happiness (B/L)
A stroll about
to an ancient pagoda to give you peace of mind, before witnessing a prayer
ceremony for luck, happiness and longevity, and receive a lucky keepsake from
the nuns. A vegetarian meal lacks of meat but packs in taste served at a typical
Vegetarian Restaurant. In the afternoon, a visit to Temple
of Literature, then a 1-hour
trishaw (cyclo) ride to visit the
trading area in the Old Quarter.
A stop at Hoan Kiem Lake to
learn more about the legend of the Lake and see the temple of Ngoc
Son. At 17:30, a stop at Thang Long theatre for Water
puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay
(B, L, D) 
After breakfast, take 3.5
hours drive to Halong bay, a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural
beauty. Upon arrival, transfer to a junk for a cruise around Ha Long Bay with a
delicious local seafood lunch served on board. The cruise passes by many rocks
and islets in many funny shapes. Again your dinner served on board. In the
evening, enjoy the night fishing (optional) and later overnight on board.
Day 4: Ha Long bay - Hanoi
–Hue (Brunch)
In the morning, you will
practice Taichi on the Sundeck or go swimming or kayaking. Then enjoy buffet
breakfast while the junk cruising toward Ha long wharf. We disembark at about
11:00am. After lunch, we drive toward Hanoi, stop on the way for a short visit
to Phu Lang Pottery Village. Continue driving to airport for late flight to Hue.
Upon arrival, you will be picked up (no guide) and transferred to your hotel for
check in. Overnight in Hue.
Day 5: Hue City (B/L)
In the morning,
you will visit the Imperial
Citadel, another World Cultural Heritage site, and Dong Ba Market. Then we
take a boat cruise along Perfume
River to visit Thien
Mu Pagoda and the tomb
of Ming Mang. Return to the city to visit the
tomb of Khai Dinh. Overnight in Hue.
Day 6: Hue – Hoi An (B, L)
Today we will
heading to Hoi An through Hai Van pass, and Lang Co beach – one of the most
beautiful beach of Vietnam. Visit Cham museum on the way, Cham
museum is the open air collection
of Cham sculpture. Many of the sandstone carvings are breathtaking. After
check-in at hotel, visit the Ancient
town. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 7: Hoian – My Son
Sanctuary (B)
This morning, we
will visit My Son, a World
Heritage, 40 km southwest of Hoi An. Located in a lush valley, My Son was a
capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers
and sanctuaries. My Son, considered to be in the same league as some of
Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia,
Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia. Free in the
afternoon for optional visit or beach relaxation. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 8: Hoian – Danang –
Saigon (B)
Free time for
beach relaxation till noon flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival we take a
quick view of the busiest city of Vietnam by visiting the History Museum, Reunification
Palace and Notre
Dame Cathedral and Post office. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 9: Saigon City- Mekong
Delta - Cai Be floating market (B, L)
Leaving the busy
city, you are going to visit country side in the Mekong Delta -water, the base
life of the South of Vietnam. On arrival at Cai Be, of course, the only way for
you to observe the local lifestyle is getting on a boat navigating around the
small canals in the delta region. You will see the Cai
Be floating market with sellers
and buyers bargaining and exchanging their goods from their boats. Visit local
garden and house to see orchards, rice crisped producing process, etc. (Optional
short biking before lunch). After lunch at an Ancient garden house proceeding to
Vinh Long, passing small and beautiful canal see peaceful tranquil life of
villagers, admire marvelous natural setting of Mekong Delta region. Stop at An
Binh islet famous for their fruit orchards. After crossing the Co Chien river,
the excursion ends at Vinh Long pier where our driver is waiting for your drive
back to Saigon for over night.
Day 10: Saigon City -
Muine (B, L, D)
Drive
3 hour passes through National highway to Mui
Ne peninsula (no guide). Phan
Thiet – Mui Ne brings you some of the most heavenly settings in Vietnam; from
the Sahara like sand dunes to the magical lights of the fishing vessels at sea.
Upon arrival, check into Victoria Phan Thiet Resort. Having honeymooners'
welcome lunch at the hotel. Following is the time on the beach, which are just
few meters from your room. Romantic candlelight
dinner at Victoria Phan Thiet
Resort. Overnight in Mui Ne.
Day 11: Muine Beach - Jeep
Excursion (B)
Wake up your new
day with a sunrise jeep excursion to
the vast sand dunes and then return to your hotel for breakfast. At leisure on
the beach for sunbathing, swimming. Overnight in Mui Ne.
Day 12 - 13: Beach
relaxation in Muine (B)
Enjoy your beach relax at
La Veranda Resort.
Day 14: Muine - Tan Son
Nhat airport - departure (B)
You will be free today in
Mui Ne until being transferred to Tan Son Nhat airport in Saigon City in a good
time to connect to your departure flight. Goodbye to Vietnam.

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