Vietnam Luxury Tour

This luxury trip is special designed to meet comfort and leisure needs, combines with culture and history in highlights across Vietnam from south up to north. With top quality services ,great hotels and resorts facilities, that would made your trip are wonderful memory of Vietnam.

Tour duration: 16 days 15 nights
Tour departure from: Saigon south of Vietnam
Ends in: Hanoi capital city in north of Vietnam 
Grade: Easy
Tour style: Luxury & private only
Group size: from 2 people to above
Tour highlights: Ho Chi Minh city – Cu Chi Tunnel – Tay Ninh – Vinh Long – Can Tho – Nha Trang – Hoi An – Hue – Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Halong Bay

Brief itinerary:
Day 1: Saigon – Arrival
Day 2: Saigon – City tour
Day 3: Cu Chi Tunnel – Tay Ninh
Day 4: Saigon – Vinh Long - Can Tho
Day 5: Can Tho – Saigon
Day 6: Saigon – Fly to Nha Trang
Day 7: Nha Trang
Day 8: Nha Trang – Fly to Danang then Hoian
Day 9: Hoi An – free day
Day 10: Hoi An – Transfer to Hue via Danang
Day 11: Hue – city tour
Day 12: Hue – Fly to Hanoi – City tour in the afternoon
Day 13: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc
Day 14: Hanoi – Halong Bay (overnight on junk)
Day 15: Halong Bay – Hanoi
Day 16: Departure

Tour price: please enquire for availabilities & the most up date price

Quotation will be base on following top 5 stars and resort in Vietnam
Saigon:         Majestic hotel 
Can Tho:      Victoria Can Tho
Nha Trang:  Evason Hideaway resort
Hoi An:        The Nam Hai resort
Hue:             La Residence hotel
Hanoi:          Sofitel Metropole hotel 
Halong Bay: Ginger junk cruise

Flight tickets: Vietnam Airlines – Business class – Subject to change
Saigon – Nha Trang; Nha Trang – Danang: Hue – Hanoi:

Tour Price Includes:
Private tour Accommodation at 5star hotels and resorts as in places in the program
Meals as indicated in program (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
Private transportation at places as indicated in program
Domestic air tickets: Vietnam Airlines (tax, service charge include)
Saigon – Nhatrang; Nhatrang – Danang; Hue - Hanoi
All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
English speaking tour guide
Ginger junk cruise in Halong Bay (A/C private cabins on the boat)
Private boat in Hue, Mekong Delta....at the places as indicated in the program
Entrance fees
 
Tour Price Excludes:
Other meals and drinks/ personal expenses
International air fares/ airport taxes
Travel insurances
Entrance fee visa
Personal expense 

Itinerary In Detail
Day 1: Saigon arrival
Up on arrival at the airport in Saigon, you will be met and transferred to hotel for check in. The rest time relaxnig or shopping in Saigon city.
Stay overnight at Majestic hotel in Saigon

Day 2: Saigon City tour (B)
Our tour starts at 08:30 and ends at 18:00. We depart our hotel for the Reunification Palace, the former Presidential Palace for the president of the South of Vietnam. After that we will visit War Remnant Museum, where you can see countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting about the second Indochina war. Before our lunch we stop at Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post office to get our good shots for our memory of the biggest city in Vietnam.
Our delicious lunch will be served at a “Pho 2000” restaurant in the central city.
In the afternoon we will visit: Ben Thanh market, Cho Lon, Chinese town and market. Here you can experience our Vietnamese Southern daily life. We will be back our hotel after visiting Giac Lam pagoda, one of the oldest and finest pagoda in Ho Chi Minh city. It is really relaxation here. Trip end at your hotel at about 5.30 PM at your hotel
Stay overnight at Majestic hotel in Saigon

Day 3: Saigon City tour – Cu Chi Tunnel – Tay Ninh (B)
In the morning we will leave Saigon for the Cu Chi tunnels, otherwise known as the "Iron Triangle" or "Iron Land". On our way there we will drive through pleasant countryside; rubber plantations and rice paddies. Before entering the tunnels, we will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed, followed by an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers.
Next we drive to Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border. This is home to the unique Cao Dai sect whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name but a few. This religion is an odd mix of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucianism and Christianity. Join Cao Dai worshippers for their daily noontide ceremony where hundreds of worshipers attired in lively red, yellow blue and white, chant religious hymns. Lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Stay overnight at Majestic hotel in Saigon

Day 4: Ho Chi Minh city - Vinh Long - Can Tho
Our trip starts from our hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and depart for Cai Be town where we will take the boat ride through the  natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Before boating to the river island where we will enjoy our delicious lunch in the heart of the orchard we visit the Cai Be wholesale fruit market. After lunch we continue on cruising through the natural canal in island, and under the shadow of the water coconut trees. We also visit the local family where we can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Walking through the fruit plantation in An Binh island, we will take the rowing boat ride along the creeks before coming to Vinh Long by motorized boat. Then we transfer to our vehicle to drive to Can Tho city. Today Lunch included
Stay overnight at Victoria Can Tho hotel  

 Day 6: Can Tho - Cai Rang - Saigon
After breakfast this morning, we will take the morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang floating market with the busy sense right at the time. The we keep on cruising through the small channels system, visit the rice noodles making village. Let's try experience the "Monkey Bridge" in the Mekong Delta before returning Ho Chi Minh city via Vinh Long to visit the local snake market. Today Breakfast included
Stay overnight at Majestic hotel in Saigon

Day 6: Saigon – Fly to Nhatrang (B)
After early breakfast at the hotel, our driver will pick up and transfer you to the airport to catch a short flight to Nhatrang at 8:00am. Upon arrival in Nhatrang you will be met and transfer you hotel for check in. The rest time relaxing on the beach.
Stay overnight at Evason Hideaway resort in Nhatrang

Day 7: Nhatrang relaxing (B)
Full day free time.
Stay overnight at Evason Hideaway resort in Nhatrang

Day 8: Nhatrang – Danang – Hoi An walking tour (B, L)
We will leave Nhatrang for Danang by early flight at 7:45am  upon arrival in Danang our tour guide and driver will pick up and transfer you to Hoi An for check in, relaxing until 12:30pm we start our half day walking tour in Hoi An.
We enjoy a walking tour around the ancient city to visit Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200 - year old Tam Ky ancestral house, and the Japanese Bridge.
Stay overnight at The Nam Hai resort in Hoi An

Day 9: Hoi An relaxing (B)
Free time for you relaxing on the beach or shopping in Hoi An Old Quarter.
Stay overnight at The Nam Hai resort in Hoi An.

Day 10: Hoi An - Hue (B)
Free time for you relaxing on the beach or shopping in Hoi An Old Quarter until our driver will pick up and transfer you to Hue.
Stay overnight at La Residence hotel in Hue

Day 11: Hue City tour (B, L)
The beautiful riverside pagoda of Thien Mu, which now becomes the symbol of Hue,  and the elaborate royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc are not to be missed.We include these in a huided cruise on the Perfume River which also gives us a taste of the scenic cuountryside as well as an enjoyavle visit to the mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang, in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes. After an impressive boat trip we return to the town and enjoy a walk to the bustling Dong Ba Market that sells a wide variety of local goods and handicrafts. Along the way we pass by many fantastic eating spots, ideal places for visitors to sample some local delicacies.
Stay overnight at La Residence hotel in Hue

Day 12: Hue – Fly Hanoi - Hanoi half day city tour (B)
Leave Hue for Hanoi by early flight at 8:00am, upon arrival in Hanoi you will be met and transfered to hotel for check in.
In the afternoon, we start our half day tour in Hanoi for visiting the Ethnology Museum, one of the fantastic place for children, Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam, take part in Water Puppet Show before dinner.
Stay overnight at Sofitel Metropole hotel   in Hanoi.

Day 13: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc - Hanoi (B)
Hoa Lu is called "Ha Long bay in land", it is a landscape similar to that of Halong bay (without the sea but in the rice fields). You will embark in small boats at Van Lam, led by young women, to sail on Ngo Dong river which curves among the rice fields and the mountains of limestone and threads under three mountains, to arrive till Tam Coc caves (three caves). Superb landscapes and the meeting of the life on river of the fisherman and Vietnamese farmers. In the afternoon, return to Hanoi.
Stay overnight at Sofitel Metropole hotel   in Hanoi.

Day 14: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
This morning we will be met at the lobby of the hotel and transfer to Halong Bay. On the way we will stop at Sao Do town at a Handicraft farm that main workers are handicraft people. We will have a short break for relax with tea, coffee or walk around. After that we continue on transferring to Halong city. At midday, we arrive at Halong Bay pier where we will check in our deluxe junk. Welcome drink will be served by our friendly staff. The cruise will start the journey around the Halong Bay with the first stop at Thien Cung cave, Dau Go cave. While we are cruising, our delicious lunch will be served. We will catch first view of Tuan Chau island, Dinh Huong island, fighting cock islets…. In the afternoon, we can relax on boat to see the beautiful view of the Bay and have time to swim at Titov beach, enjoy sunset…. Dinner will be come at around 07:00Pm. Overnight on boat.
Stay overnight on luxury junk of Indochina sail 

Day 15: Halong Bay - Hanoi (B, L)
Getting up a little bit early today to do morning exercise and enjoy sunrise on the Bay, after that we will enjoy our breakfast at around 07:00AM. Our cruise will keep on cruising around the Bay in another part of the Bay for us to visit Bai Tu Long Bay, Con Coc island, Con Rong island, fishing village, Bai Tho Mountain and Hon Gai surroundings… At 11:00 we will enjoy the last meal on the boat and we will leave the junk at around 12:00. Our awaiting vehicle will transfer us back to Hanoi. Our trip will be ended at around 04:00 in the afternoon.
Stay overnight at Sofitel Metropole hotel   in Hanoi

Day 16: Hanoi Departure (B)
Free time until tranfer you to the airport to catch your flight back home.

Please noted:
Please be aware that flight times, hotels and all other logistics, services and days of travel are subject to availability. Where flights are cancelled or delayed Viet Vision Travel will endeavor to secure alternative arrangements of similar value as noted in our booking conditions. 
This quotation is valid until 30 Sep. 2009. Any bookings made after this date are subject to change, as local economic conditions require. 
The traveling times mentioned within this dossier are approximations only. These times will vary according to weather, road, traffic or any other prevailing conditions.