Departure: 15/05/2010
Finish:28/05/2010

Day 1 : Hochiminh city and arrival ( D )
Arrive to Tan San Nhat airport. Welcome by your local guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel. Take an orientation tour in the afternoon ( if time permits ). Welcome dinner. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hochiminh city. ( Group meeting is organized ).

Day 2 : Hochiminh city tour ( B / L / D )
Breakfast at the hotel. Start 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 Chinatown 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 3 : 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 4 : 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 5 : HCMC - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi - HCMC (B / L / D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Driving west to Tay Ninh, head quarter of Cao Dai region. on arrival we attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. on the way back a stop for a visit Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnels network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, accommodation, etc. and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war. Driving back to HCMC. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.

Day 6 : Hochiminh city - Danang - Hoi An ( B / L )
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Tan San Nhat airport for boarding to Danang on flight No VN 324( 11 : 20 - 12 : 30 ). Pick up and transfer to your hotel in Hoi An. Afternoon, 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 7 : Hoi An - Hue ( B / L / D )
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Hue via Danang, visit the Marble mountain, the Cham museum. Stop for photos at the Hai Van pass, Lang co beach. Lunch at local restaurant. 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. Enjoy the dinner cruise and night boat trip with the Hue folks songs performance. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hue.

Day 8 : Hue city tour - Hanoi ( B / L / D )
Breakfast at the hotel. Take the morning boat trip to visit the royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Thien Mu pagoda and mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang, in a setting of gardens and lakes. Lunch at local restaurant. Transfer to airport for boarding to Hanoi on flight no VN 244 ( 14 : 40 - 15 : 50 ). Pick up at Noi Bai airport, transfer to your hotel in the Old Quarter. Welcome dinner with Hanoi's speciality. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.

Day 9 : Ha noi city tour ( B / L / D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts and one Pillar pagoda. Continue with the Temple of Literature Vietnam's first university, 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: 22:00 - 05:00 ). Overnight the A/c soft sleeper cabin.

Day 10 : Lao Cai - Sapa ( B / L / D )
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 o¬ne in the area. Return to Sapa. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant.. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Sapa.

Day 11 : TaVan Village - Giang Ta Chai Village -Sapa ( B / L )
Breakfast at the hotel. Take the road to GiangTaChai village to see the Red Dzao people via the paths through terraces and bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall, a suspension bridge. Picnic lunch and cross the river. Visit an H'mong village up to the mountain. Take a jeep back to Sapa. Visit the ancient stone circle on the way back. Transfer to Lao Cai train station for boarding to Hanoi by night train. Overnight the A/c soft sleeper cabin.

Day 12 : Hanoi - Halong bay – Dragon Pearl cruise ( B / L / D)
Arrive back to Hanoi around 5 : 30 AM. 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 13 : 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 o¬n 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 14 : Hanoi and departure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free until transfer to the airport for departure. End of services.