Departure:18/04/2010
Finish:01/05/2010

Day 1 : Arrival to Hanoi ( D )
Arrive at Noi Bai international airport. Visa arrangement. You are welcomed by your local tour leader and driver. Transfer to your hotel in the city center. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi. ( Group meeting is organized today ).

Day 2 : Ha Noi City Tour ( B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidence Palace, Ho Chi Minh's house o¬n stilts and o¬ne Pillar pagoda. Continue with the Temple of Literature Vietnam's first university. Lunch at local reaturant. Afternoon, visit the Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc Son temple, Tran Quoc pagoda, Quan Thanh temple. Cyclo ride around the old quarter streets from Hang Dau to Hang Gai. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Transfer to train station for departure to Sapa with the night train ( Schedule: 21:00 - 05:00 ). Overnigh at the A/c soft sleeper cabin.

Day 3 : Lao Cai - Sapa ( B/L/_ )
Arrival to Lao Cai station at 5:00 in the morning. Pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. Have breakfast and shower in hotel before the trip starts. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes. Have a picnic lunch on the way then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Return to Sapa. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Sapa.

Day 4 : Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi ( B/L/D )
Breakfast at the hotel. We start the trip after breakfast, heading up to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Zdao tribe where you will have lunch. After lunch you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel then get yourself ready before heading down to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H'Mong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Transfer to Lao Cai for overnight train back to Ha noi ( Schedule: 21:00 - 05:00 ). Overnight at the A/c soft sleeper cabin.

Day 5 : Ha Noi - Ha long ( B/L/D )
Arrive Hanoi around 5 : 00 am in the morning. Pick up at the train. Depart for Halong through the Red River Delta. Transfer to the Dragon's Pearl on arrival and enjoy a welcome drink and lunch of splendid local seafood. Then begin a 4 hour cruise of the bay to see the amazing limestone karsts with different real-world formations like: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islets, and then visit Sung Sot (the Amazing cave). There is a stopover for a walk through this "Amazing Cave". There is ample time for swimming and sunbathing (weather permitting), as the Dragon's Pearl anchors for a night in the Bay. Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner in the beautiful restaurant before retiring for the night to the comfort of your cabin.

Day 6 : Halong - Hanoi ( B/L/D )
Early risers can enjoy an energizing swim in the cool, calm, quiet of the overnight anchorage. A Buffet brunch is served from 07:30 to 09:30. The cruise to continues, passing more interesting formations such as Titot and Soi Sim Beaches, Ngon Tay (Finger) islet, Thien Nga (Swan) islet and Ga Choi (Fighting Cocks) islet and the return to Halong City. Then disembark at Halong Tourist Wharf for the return Hanoi. Enjoy the water puppet show in the evening. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.

Day 7 : Hanoi- Hue ( B/_/D )
Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure for shopping until transfer to Noi Bai airport for boarding to Hue on flight VN 245 ( 12 : 40 - 13 : 50 ). Pick up and transfer to hotel. After breakfast visit local market in Hanoi ( if time permits ). Afternoon, visit Dong Ba market, the Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945, the ruins of the Purple Forbidden City. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hue.

Day 8 : Hue ( B/L/D )
Breakfast at the hotel. Take a morning cruise on the Perfume River to visit royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Thien Mu pagoda and mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang, in a setting of gardens and lakes. Free at leisure in the afternoon. Enjoy the night boat trip on the Perfume river and the Hues folk songs. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hue.

Day 9 : Hue - Danang- Hoi An ( B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning drive toward Hoi An (about 4 hours). Drive along Lang Co beach and through Hai Van Pass to Danang city. Continue toward Hoi An, which was originally a Cham seaport influenced down centuries by traders from various cultures. on the way stop at the Marble Mountains. The charm of Hoi An makes it one of the most delightful places to visit in Vietnam. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hoi An.

Day 10 : Hoi An (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for My Son to visit the Cham Holy Land - the World Heritage. Afterward stroll around the town, visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Pottery Museum, Tan Ky old house, the Cantonese congregation, the silk street of Hoi An, the temples and pagodas of Chinese appearance. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hoi An.

Day 11 : Hoi An - Danang - HCMC ( B/L/D )
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Da nang airport for boarding to Ho Chi Minh City on flight VN 321 ( 8 : 20 - 9 : 30 ). Pick up and transfer to hotel. A sightseeing tour to the Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame cathedral, the Old Central Post Office. Tour of China town and Thien Hau & Quan Am pagodas. After seeing the Emperor Jade Pagoda and the War Remnants Museum we end the city tour with Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sale. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.

Day 12 : HCMC - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for My Tho. Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorized boat. Proceed to Can Tho. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Can Tho.

Day 13 : Phong Dien - Cai Rang - HCMC (B/L/D)
After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market with the busy sence right at the time. Keep cruising through the small canals system, visit the rice noodles making village. Experience the " monkey Bridge " in the Delta. Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang. Break time for lunch. Return to Hochiminh city via Vinh Long to visit the local snake market. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.

Day 14 : Hochimhin city - Cu Chi tunnels - departure ( B/L/_ )
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Cu Chi to visit the tunnels. Lunch at the local restaurant. Free for shopping until transfer to the airport for departure.