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DAY 1: HOCHIMINH CITY - ARRIVAL  

Welcome you at Tan Son Nhat international airport of Ho Chi Minh city ( HCMC).  Before getting to hotel, we go around the city center  to view some typical buildings with French constructive style : Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, City Hall. Dinner on a floating restaurant which cruises along Sai Gon river. Night in HCMC.

DAY 2: HOCHIMINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS
We visit the most typical places in the city: Reunification Palace, War Museum, China town, Thien Hau Temple. Visit Tay Son Lacquerware enterprise to see the artists producing their masterpieces. In the afternoon, drive to visit unbelievable Cu Chi Underground tunnel - The most famous battle field in Viet Nam war. Night in HCMC.

DAY 3: HCMC – DANANG – HOI AN
Transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for flight to Danang city. Visit Cham Museum to see the stone collection of the Champa kingdom’s history and culture. Drive to Hoi An ancient town – The most Bustling International Port at the end of 17th century. It is well reserved until now and is a UNESCO world heritage. On the way to Hoi An we stop to visit Marble Mountain, and Non Nuoc ( China ) Beach. Arrive Hoi An  We see the Phuc Kien Chinese Temple, Tan Ky old house which its constructive style had been mixed of Vietnam ,China and Japan. Visit Chua Cau with a small pagoda built on a bridge. Night in Hoian town.

Day 4 : HOIAN- DANANG – HUE
Transfer to Hue Old Capital to see a heritage of the world. To reach Hue, we need to drive up and down  the meandering road of 30 km-long Hai Van mountain pass with such striking views of sea, mountains and clouds. Perhaps this is the most beautiful part of Vietnam mainland. Boat trip on Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Royal Pagoda and Imperial Citadel of the Nguyen Dynasty. We see the way one produces the conical hat and bronze-casting articles when our boat stop on a small village at the river bank. Night in Hue .

Day 5 : HUE – HANOI 
We visit Mausoleums of King Tu Duc and Khai Dinh, then shopping at Dong Ba market. Transfer to Phu Bai airport to catch a flight to  Noi Bai international air port of Hanoi Capital. We drive to the downtown by passing the rice and corn fields of the capital’s suburb before checking in your comfortable hotel. Go round the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake on a cyclo like a Lord to view the most exciting part of Hanoi. Enjoy Water – Puppet show – Vietnamese typical traditional art – in the evening. Night in Hanoi.

DAY 6: HANOI - HALONG BAY
You do a touring around HoChiMinh Mausoleum(Closed on Monday and Friday of every week, and closed from 1.Oct to 05.Dec of every year), HoChiMinh’s House-on-stilts, HoChiMinh Museum, One-pillar Pagoda and Van Mieu ( the Temple of Literature)- the first university in Vietnam from 11 th century. We drive to Halong Bay in the afternoon,  through the striking scenery of a great rice basket in Vietnam. Night in Halong city.

DAY 7 : HALONG BAY - HANOI
Early morning we view the sunrise at the immense bay of Halong – one of the famous world heritage. Do a tour by boat on the bay to admire the beautiful islands with the extraordinary shapes evoking all kinds of animal : fighting cork, turtle, toad, monkey….We stop to visit the most beautiful Thien Cung caves in the center of an island. Lunch on the boat with fresh seafood. On the way back to Hanoi, we see a handicraft enterprise producing sourvenir gifts by handicapped peoples at Hai Duong town. Night in Hanoi.

DAY 8 : HANOI – NINH BINH
Today we go to Ninh Binh town, 110 km  to the south of Hanoi, to visit unspoiled villages and immense rice fields in the center of the Red river’s Delta – the biggest rice basket in the North Vietnam. Get on a small boat  along the small canal in the rice field to visit Tam Coc Caves considered as “Halong Bay on land”. Visit Bich Dong Temple and relics of Hoa Lu ancient Kingdom (Dinh dynasty in 10th century). Farewell dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

TOUR PRICE(in 2008): USD / Person in a group of :

The above prices include: 

• Hotel accommodations in twin or double sharing
• All ground transfers in air-conditioned vehicles.
• Domestic air tickets and air port taxes
• Meals full board with Asian cuisines
• English, French or Chinese speaking guide.
• Entrance fees.
• Boat fees.
• Visa approval fee in Vietnam.
• Mineral water and cool facial towels during visits.

The above prices exclude:

• All internal airfares to and from Vietnam
• International airport tax
• Drinks and personal expenses
• 3% commission charge if paying by credit cards.

NOTE: 
* The prices are based on twin-sharing room, any person who wants to stay in single room must pay single room surcharge as indicated in the tariff (except for group 1 person, single room charge already included).
* In Vietnam now, it is difficult to book rooms at 4 star and 5 star hotel in the big cities . So if we do not book rooms long time in advance- around 6 months in advance, hotels often request  an extra charge from the normal price ( contracted price) before confirm our room- booking.