VIETLAND HOLIDAYS

On arrival met by guide and taken to the hotel in the heart of Saigon . After check in you have free time. In the evening attend the Meet and Greet with dinner on board the dinner cruise on the Saigon River.

Saigon River runs 80Km around the city, cruising and having dinner are really a great choice for our trip, which you can see Saigon by night.

08:00 AM: Pick up at your hotel. Excursion to Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. It took about 25 years to build this underground system, which has living rooms, kitchens, hospitals, weapon factories, storage facilities and command centre. The tunnel system was an excellent way for the Vietcong to move around the countryside undetected by the Americans and home to around 10,000 people who lived underground for several years.Here you will learn some Vietnam War History, watch the documentary film and then you can try to go inside some big part of tunnel way.

Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant in Saigon .
In the afternoon, you have ½ day tour of Saigon visiting the Presidential Palace, the War Remnants Museum, the Free World Building, the old Church & Post Office

At 9.00 AM, you check you the hotel and have a road trip to Vung Tau

This morning we leave Saigon for Vung Tau and enjoy a leisurely drive down to the coast. We will visit the country landscape on the way and have a break for your lunch at the Front Beach in Vung Tau before getting to the hotel for check in.

Long Tan, Nui Dat is 30Km from Vung Tau City ( just 1 hour drive).

Departure to the Long Tan Cross. Poppies can be placed on the Cross and Joss Stics can be burned.  After that, the group departs for Long Phuoc Tunnels (was former base of Vietcong)/ 1ATF Base/Dat Do and Long Hai /Minefield/Horseshoe.

Today you will check out the hotel and go straight to Saigon Airport for the flight to Danang ( 01 hour flight).

We will arrange the afternoon flight, so you can have enough time to have your own lunch at the airport.

Picked up at airport and shuttled to Hoi An stopping on the way to look at Marble Mountain which you must go up 300 steps to visit beautiful cave with a Buddhist Shrine and Statue, and take photos of Marble Mountain Panorama View. 

Hoian is about 35Km from Danang City, after hotel check in. You will go out for the first dinner here.

Start at 9.00 AM: Today you have a walking tour to the old town and visit some of the ancient buildings including the Japanese Covered bridge, the Phuk Kien Chinese Town Hall, Temples, the typical old houses in Hoi An, local market on the river side of Hoi An.
And have a boat trip along Thu Bon River, which you can see the countryside of Hoi An along the river, and stop for lunch at a restaurant.
In the afternoon, shopping for those who have fittings and others can wander around the town or the beach or swimming at hotel pool

Hoian is a small town, just covers 2 sq km2, and is full of Shops, restaurants, coffee shops. You can walk in the middle of streets here, because the traffic is not allowed in the old town.

The beach is just 4Km from Hoian, you can hire a bike to travel there for sight-seeing or swimming at the beach.

Check out hotel at 8.00 AM and travel by coach to Hue (Hue is about 150 KM from Hoi An / 3 hour drive) , drive through Hai Van Pass  (the Pass is 20Km long, 500m above the sea level, you can stop here at the peak for view and visit some old gate built in 19th century and go down to stop at Lang Co Beach.

After lunch in Hue, start tour to the Citadel of Hue, visit Forbidden City of the Royal Nguyen Dynasty, which was built from 1802 to 1945. Drive to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, which is considered as the first Buddhist Pagoda in Hue, built in 1601 and after the Pagoda , you enjoy a boat trip for 40 minutes along Perfume River. Disembark & go to check into hotel

Today, you will have a long trip to former DMZ of Vietnam (DMZ - Demilitarized Zone /17th Paranel) in the war time ( 1954-1975): The former DMZ is 90Km from Hue, you will see the fomer border between the Demoratic Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam.

Ben Hai River and Hien Luong Bridge was considered as the border. After the visit to a museum here, you will go to Vinh Moc Tunnels

Vinh Moc Tunnels is much bigger than Cu Chi Tunnels in the South VN.

The villagers initially dug the tunnels to move their village 10 meters underground but the American forces designed bombs that burrowed down 10 metres. Eventually against these odds, the villagers moved the village to a depth of 30 metres. It was constructed in several stages beginning in 1966 and used until early 1972.

We will book an afternoon flight for you, so you can have more time in Hue to rest.

You will land at Hanoi airport and arrive in hotel in the afternoon, ( Hanoi Airport is 37Km from the Center),  check in the hotel right in the heart of the Old Quarter. This fascinating area will astound you and have one hour Xichlo Ride in the Old Quarter to see the people and the busy streets. 

Today, the tour guide will take you to the highlight of Hanoi: Including: Hochiminh Mausoleum to see Ho’s mummified body & his home where he lived from 1954 to 1969. The Temple of Literature which was the first university of Vietnam built in 1076 by Ly Dynasty, The Army museum where you will see the wreckage of the B.52 and V.C weapons, and keep going to Hanoi Hilton ( former prison) where the American Pilots were kept during 1965 – 1973, after that you will enjoy a hour Water Puppet show at indoor theater in the lake side.

At 8.00 Am, the guide and driver will pick you up for Halong Bay (170km/ 3,5 hours)

On the way, the bus will stop for drink and rest room en route. Get on board at 12 Am for seafood lunch.
Today, you will cruise in Bai Tu Long Bay (baby dragons) to see thousands of limestone rocks in the water. Visit one of the beautiful fishing village of Vang Vieng; stop at a nice beach for swimming. The boat will be anchored at a quite bay for overnight. Time for sunset and drink

You will have a quick cooking class on the cruise, the chef will show you how to make and cook the sping rolls (a popular food in Vietnam)

( Lunch & Dinner included on cruise)

Spend whole morning again to see other nice landscape in Halong.

After the sunrise, you will be taken to visit Thien Canh Son Cave, which is above the sea level ( 100 steps ) to the cave and take very great photos of Halong Bay here.

Cruise to Bai Tu Long Bay, have brunch on board before disembark at 11.30 am. Drive back to Hanoi and arrive in Hanoi at 16.30 PM. Time for shopping .

Today, after your breakfast at hotel, you will be transfered to the airport for your flight home: