The best Vietnam tour in 16 days from Hanoi

This is the best Vietnam tour package that designed to visit the "must - see" attractions and destinations in any Vietnam holiday. You will see the highlights of Vietnamese culture as well as enjoy interesting tour activities.

 

TOUR NAME: THE BEST OF VIETNAM TOUR – 16 DAYS FROM HANOI (Code:HTT01)

DESTINATIONS: HANOI – SAPA – HALONG BAY – HUE – HOI AN – HO CHI MINH – CU CHI TUNNELS – MEKONG DELTA – HO CHI MINH & DEPARTURE

 

TOUR PRICE IN USD PER PERSON - VALID TO 31 DEC 2015

 

 

 

NOTE 1: The above tour prices are valid from now until 31^st Oct 2015! For low season from 01^st May 2015 to 30^th Sep 2015, discount $40 usd per person for OPTION 1, $60 usd per person for OPTION 2 & $90 usd per person for OPTION 3.

NOTE 2: The above tour prices are not included surcharges for peak seasons of Vietnamese Holidays. The peak seasons are: 24th Dec 2014, 31st Dec to 05th Jan, 18th Feb - 24th Feb.

NOTE 3: Extra costs for private cabins of 2 berts on train Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi: $70 usd per person for OPTION 1 & 2 & $100 for OPTION 3.

 

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Day 1               Hanoi arrival

Meals: None

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Upon your arrival at Noi Bai airport, our tour guide and driver will welcome you and transfer to the hotel in Hanoi. Hanoi is a city where the exotic chic of old Asia blends with the dynamic face of new Asia, Where the medieval and modern co-exist. A city with a blend of Parisian grace and Asian pace, an architectural museum piece evolving in harmony with its history, rather than bulldozing through like many of the region’s capitals. Hanoi is where imagination becomes reality.

Free at leisure. Overnight in a Hanoi hotel.

Option 1: Medallion Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe / http://medallionhanoi.com/

Option 2: Silk Path Hotel / Deluxe / http://silkpathhotel.com/

Option 3: Opera Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe / http://www.hoteldelopera.com/

 

Day 2               Hanoi city tour - Night train to Sapa

Meals: Breakfast

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Today, we enjoy a full day city tour of this charming capital city including the mausoleum of the nation's founder Ho Chi Minh (close on Monday & Friday), the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, the impressive Ethnologic Museum (or Museum of Fine Arts, Army Museum, History Museum, Woman Museum, Hoa Lo Prison), the beautiful West Lake, the Tran Vu Pagoda, the peaceful lake of the Restored Sword.

Late afternoon we take a cyclo tour for a short excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places. Enjoy a glass of "Bia Hoi - draught beer - included" at Ta Hien Street before we enjoy a fantastic traditional water puppet show. This evening, we will transfer you to the train station to experience a Vietnam train ride to Lao Cai.

Overnight on Train.

Option 1 & 2: King Express / Sharing cabin of 4 berths / http://kingexpresstrain.com/

Option 3: Victoria Express / Sharing superior cabin of 4 berths / http://victoriahotels.asia

 

Day 3               Sapa - Ma Tra & Ta Phin hill tribe villages – Sapa

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

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Arrive in the early morning in the border town of Lao Cai where it's a short transfer to Sapa. In the terraced hills and mountains of this area, the monotony of the expansive green landscape is enlivened by the colors of its hill tribe population. It is here you will find hands stained with color from fabric dyes and shades of blue, red and green intricately embroidered and stitched into jackets, waistcoats, pants, skirts, caps, purses and leggings.

After breakfast at a local restaurant, take a morning walking tour of Sapa for a visit to the busy market where Red Dao, Black & Flower H'Mong, Tay and other ethnic minority people converge from the surrounding countryside to sell their silverware and handicrafts, and to buy provisions. Afterwards, at about 9 am, we take the drive to the trekking point and trek down to Ma Tra village of the Black H'Mong people, the beautiful walk through the terraced rice filed and it is very interesting to experience the daily life of the locals when you stop for visit to one of the families. Picnic lunch on the way then we continue to Ta Phin village of the Red Dao people. Explore the village then private bus back to Sapa. Free at leisure and overnight in Sapa.

Option 1: Sapa View Hotel / Deluxe / http://sapaview-hotel.com/

Option 2: U Sapa Hotel / Superior / http://uhotelsresorts.com/

Option 3: Victoria Sapa Hotel / Superior / http://victoriahotels.asia

 

Day 4               Sapa - Lao Chai & Ta Van hill tribe villages – Sapa

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

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After breakfast, we will do one of the most beautiful Sapa Tours by driving to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van village of the Black H'mong and the Day people where you can enjoy fresh air, amazing scenery of the imposing mountain range, trek down world's most beautiful terraced rice fields, visit some local family on the way and learn unique culture and life of these ethnic groups. Back to Sapa by private car, free at leisure for the rest of the day. Overnight in a Sapa hotel.

Option 1: Sapa View Hotel / Deluxe / http://sapaview-hotel.com/

Option 2: U Sapa Hotel / Superior / http://uhotelsresorts.com/

Option 3: Victoria Sapa Hotel / Superior / http://victoriahotels.asia

 

Day 5               Sapa ethnic market - Night train back to Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

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The markets in the Northern Vietnam are always the colorful meeting places for the hill tribes, spotlight for any Sapa Tours and of course, your unique Vietnam Tours experience. Minority people come down from the mountains to sell their products, or just for catching up on the latest news, gossip, drinking away troubles or seeking for lover. In the morning, drive to visit one of the areas weekly markets:

Market days:

Can Cau Market - Saturdays

Bac Ha Market or Muong Hum Market or Muong Khuong Market - Sundays

Cao Son Market - Wednesdays

Lung Khau Nhin Market - Thursdays

Coc Ly Market - Tuesdays

In the late afternoon, our tour guide and driver transfer you back to Lao Cai to catch the night train back to Hanoi.

Overnight on the train.

Option 1 & 2: King Express / Sharing cabin of 4 berths / http://kingexpresstrain.com/

Option 3: Victoria Express / Sharing superior cabin of 4 berths / http://victoriahotels.asia/

 

Day 6               Hanoi - Halong bay - Overnight on board

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Pick up from the train station, this morning, we have already arranged a room in a mini hotel for you to have shower and breakfast. We start at 8.00 A.M for the 3 hour drive (170 km) through the Red River Delta, which offers plenty of chances for taking photos of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy fields. At half way, we'll have a visit to a handicraft workshop with fine clothes, embroidered paintings, stone statuettes and all kinds of gems mined in Vietnam such as star rubies or sapphires... Our destination is the World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay. The bay offers some 3000 mountain islands and islets towering in the Gulf of Tonkin in the East Vietnam Sea.

Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed on board our luxury junk and treated with wine and fresh local seafood. As our junk gliding further into the tranquility of Ha Long Bay amid the towering mountain cliffs and on the emerald green water, you'll have relaxing time combining the fine tastes of the wine and the freshness of Ha Long Bay. During the cruise, we'll stop some times for visiting the amazing Sung Sot cave and the Ti Top white sand beach before anchoring for the night. Overnight on board the junk in the wild of Halong Bay.

Option 1: Dragon’s Pearl Cruise / http://www.indochina-junk.com/index.php/dragons-pearl-junk/

Option 2: Bhaya Cruise / Deluxe First Floor / http://bhayacruises.com/

Option 3: Dragon Legend Cruise / http://www.indochina-junk.com/index.php/dragon-legend-cruise/

 

Day 7               Halong bay - Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

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It is said that your Vietnam Tours will not be complete without a tour to Halong Bay and spending one night on romantic Halong Cruise. People describe Halong Bay as majestic and mysterious, inspiring and imperious and words alone cannot do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay, a priceless collection of unfinished sculptures hewn from the hand of nature.

After breakfast, we'll take a little sampan to visit a secret lagoon of Ha Long Bay while the surrounding mountains are just waking up. After that our cruise takes us further into the Bay of Bai Tu Long traveling past the Human Head Island, the Turtle Island, and the Duck Islet... to the studio site where the famous Indochine film was shot. Around noon, our junk travels back to the harbor, pick up and drive back to Hanoi for overnight.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Option 1: Medallion Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe / http://medallionhanoi.com/

Option 2: Silk Path Hotel / Deluxe / http://silkpathhotel.com/

Option 3: Opera Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe / http://www.hoteldelopera.com

 

Day 8               Hanoi - Flight to Hue - Half day Hue city tour

Meals: Breakfast

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Free at leisure until our tour guide and driver pick you up and transfer to the airport for flight to Hue.

Upon your arrival at Hue airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for checking in.

In the afternoon, we will take a short visit to the Imperial Citadel and the Purple Forbidden City.

Overnight in a Hue hotel.

Option 1: Romance Hotel / Deluxe City View / http://romancehotel.com.vn/

Option 2: Imperial Hotel / Deluxe River View / http://imperial-hotel.com.vn/

Option 3: La Residence Resort / Superior / http://la-residence-hue.com>

 

Day 9               Hue half day city tour - Drive to Hoi An

Meals: Breakfast

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Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of the past emperors, and with Orient style – those tombs almost located near the bank of Hue’s river – Perfume river. After having breakfast, we first take the Dragon boat on Perfume river and visit Thien Mu Pagoda before driving to visit King Minh Mang tomb.

We then continue drive to Hoi An Ancient Town - highlight of any tour to Vietnam - is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site. This scenic drive passes through the fishing village of Lang Co before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds. Along the way, stop in Danang to visit the Cham Museum, which contains the finest collection of Cham sculptures in the world. Upon arrival in Hoi An, free to take walking tour of the Hoi An ancient town centre. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.

Option 1: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Deluxe / http://vinhhungemeraldresort.com/

Option 2: Hoi An Beach Resort / Deluxe Garden View / http://hoianbeachresort.com.vn/

Option 3: Palm Garden Resort / Superior Sea View / http://palmgardenresort.com.vn

 

Day 10            Hoi An – My Son – Hoi An

Meals: Breakfast

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After breakfast, we invite you an interesting visit to My Son Holy land, once the spiritual capital of Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for nearly a thousand years and occupied most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century with very rich in history and culture. Contemplate its remarkable red brick towers and sanctuaries dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries.

Drive back to Hoi An ancient town for visiting to the former merchants' homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market.

Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.

Option 1: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Deluxe / http://vinhhungemeraldresort.com/

Option 2: Hoi An Beach Resort / Deluxe Garden View / http://hoianbeachresort.com.vn/

Option 3: Palm Garden Resort / Superior Sea View / http://palmgardenresort.com.vn

 

Day 11             Hoi An free day

Meals: Breakfast

+ NO Guide

Hoi An Ancient Town - highlight of any tour to Vietnam that no Vietnam Tours maker would skip, is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

Day free to cycle through rice paddies in the countryside of Hoi An ancient town, shop for souvenirs among the antique shops and art galleries, or just sit at sidewalk cafes and soak up the atmosphere of this quaint town. Or relax on the white sandy beach of the famous Danang Beach. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.

Option 1: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Deluxe / http://vinhhungemeraldresort.com/

Option 2: Hoi An Beach Resort / Deluxe Garden View / http://hoianbeachresort.com.vn/

Option 3: Palm Garden Resort / Superior Sea View / http://palmgardenresort.com.vn

 

Day 12                         Hoi An - Danang - Flight to Ho Chi Minh

Meals: Breakfast

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Free at leisure until we pick you up and transfer you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh city with Vietnam airlines. Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport, welcome by our tour guide and driver and transfer to the hotel for checking in. Ho Chi Minh, the most exciting city of Vietnam, a mecca of commerce, also a city with a chequered history and a rich culture, its pagodas, museums, public buildings, parks and boulevards make it one of the most delightful Vietnam Tours and cities to visit in Vietnam.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Option 1: Sunland Hotel / Deluxe / http://sunlandhotel.vn/

Option 2: Liberty Central Hotel / Deluxe / http://libertycentralhotel.com/

Option 3: Rex Hotel / East Wing – Deluxe / http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com/home

 

Day 13             Ho Chi Minh city tour & Cu Chi tunnels

Meals: Breakfast

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On this full-day program, you’ll depart Ho Chi Minh City at 08:00 for a pleasant drive through the countryside to Cu Chi. Before entering the tunnels you’ll see a short introductory video about their construction. Spend the next hour exploring the tunnel maze. Also on display are various mantraps, the remains of an American tank, and numerous bomb craters created by 500-pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers.

In the afternoon your Ho Chi Minh City tour begins with a visit to Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Post Office, fine examples of classical French colonial architecture. See the Reunification Palace, one of the city’s most important buildings. Here on 30 April 1975 the American War officially ended when tank number 843 of the North Vietnamese Army crashed through the gates of what was at the time the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam. Formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes, the War Remnants Museum features poignant displays of the futility of war. The courtyard outside contains the spoils of war, namely rusting jets, tanks, and cannons captured from the American military machine. Visit the bustling Ben Thanh Market, which is very popular with tourists, primarily due to its central location. It has a wide selection of goods ranging from fake Nike shoes to beautiful silk ao dais, the traditional costume for women.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Option 1: Sunland Hotel / Deluxe / http://sunlandhotel.vn/

Option 2: Liberty Central Hotel / Deluxe / http://libertycentralhotel.com/

Option 3: Rex Hotel / East Wing – Deluxe / http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com/home

 

Day 14             Ho Chi Minh - Cai Be floating market - Can Tho

Meals: Breakfast

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Today we will start our exploration of the Mekong Delta, a major rice producing area. This must be one of the most fascinating riverine deltas in the world. The Mekong splits into nine major arteries. A vast network of rivers and waterways with thousands of ships of all sizes plowing the waters gives the Mekong Delta a very special atmosphere and no double one of the most favorite destinations for Vietnam Tours. On arrival,we will make a boat trip to the Cai Be floating Market, visit villages and meet the people of the Mekong Delta. Continue your boat trip to An Binh Island for Lunch in a local family and bike trip in the afternoon. Continue to Can Tho – the heart of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Check in on your arrival, free at leisure and overnight in a Can Tho hotel.

Option 1: Iris Can Tho Hotel / Deluxe / http://irishotelcantho.vn/

Option 2 & 3: Victoria Can Tho Hotel / Superior / http://victoriahotels.asia

 

Day 15             Can Tho - Cai Rang floating market - Ho Chi Minh

Meals: Breakfast

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In the morning, we make the boat cruise to see the Cai Rang floating market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats), truly highlights of any Vietnam Tours where you will enjoy the beautiful scenery and see the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals and later, you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill, a rice noodles making shop which are nice chances to discover the daily life of Vietnamese people in Mekong Delta. Around noon, transfer back to Ho Chi Minh for overnight.

Option 1: Sunland Hotel / Deluxe / http://sunlandhotel.vn/

Option 2: Liberty Central Hotel / Deluxe / http://libertycentralhotel.com/

Option 3: Rex Hotel / East Wing – Deluxe / http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com/home

 

Day 16             Ho Chi Minh departure

Meals: Breakfast

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Free time at leisure for you to wrap up your memorable Vietnam Holiday until our private guide will see you off at the airport. We hope that you have enjoyed your Vietnam trip and look forward to welcoming you back to Vietnam! (Extension tour to Phu Quoc island or Mui Ne beach is on request)

 

END OF BEAUTIFUL VIETNAM TOUR!

 

SERVICES INCLUSIVE:

• Economy flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue & Danang – Ho Chi Minh
• Private transportation as program
• English speaking guies (Except for free days)
• All entrance fees & boat trips to indicated sights
• Meals as mentioned
• Visa on arrival to Vietnam (Except for $45 usd per person as stamping fee at the airport)
• Tips
• Drinks
• Personal expenses
• Insurance

 

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE:

• Tips
• Drinks
• Personal expenses
• Insurance