Vietnam Highlights (8D)

The Vietnam Highlights tour is our most compact program that invites you to experience Vietnam's geography and culture. Within 8 days of travel with Vietnam Today Travel, from North to South, you will explore the colonial elegance of the capitol Hanoi, The World Heritage site of Halong bay, Ancient citadel in Hue, Hoian town and Saigon...

ITINERARY IN BRIEFS :

Day 1: Arrive Hanoi - Tour briefing
Day 2: Morning tour in Hanoi. PM Drive to Halong Bay
Day 3: Cruise on Halong - The World Heritage Site.
Day 4: Fly to Danang - Visit Hoian
Day 5: Hoian - Hue. Visit Hue Citadel
Day 6: Fly to Saigon. City tour.
Day 7: Visit Cu Chi tunnels or Day trip to Mekong delta.
Day 8: Saigon - Transfer to the International Airport


TOUR HIGHLIGHTS : This tour provides you an insight into Vietnam of today and the past. You will travel to all main tourist areas of the North, the Central and the South

• Start from Hanoi, end in Saigon
• Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
• Visit three World Heritage sites: Halong, Hue and Hoian
• Extendable with optional tours from Hanoi and from Saigon

ITINERARY IN DETAILS :

Day 1 - Welcome to Vietnam - Arrive Hanoi
Tour leader of VTT will meet you at the airport and transfer you to hotel for check in and tour briefing.
Afternoon, we take the orientation tour of Hanoi for acclimatizing yourself to local condition. If time permits, enjoy a walking tour around the Old town of Hanoi, famous for 36 guild streets.
The evening highlight is water puppet performance - a traditional form of Vietnam art created by farmers in villages around the Red River delta in the past, and now performed in a theater.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Day 2 - Hanoi City tour - Halong Bay
Morning sightseeing in Hanoi to most of the city's outstanding historical and cultural sites:
Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Presidential Palace - the political center of Vietnam, o­ne-pillar Pagoda (Buddhist temple) and The Temple of Literature (Confucius temple).
Afternoon: Drive to Halong bay passing the countryside of the Red River delta.

Accommodation: Hotel in Ha Long
Meal: Breakfast.

Day 3 - Halong Bay - Hoian
Whole the morning today, you will discover Halong Bay - The World Heritage site by private
boat. o­n the cruise is about 4 hours you will enjoy the spectacular view of the rock formations o­n the bay in different sizes and shape such as: Dinh Huong island, Ga Choi island, Dog island, Sail island. The journey including visiting o­ne of the most beautiful caves in this area. Lunch served o­n board
Get back to mainland after the meal and drive to the airport for flight to Danang.
On arrival, drive to Hoian,

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

Day 4 - Hoian
After breakfast in the hotel, our local guide will show you the ancient town of Hoian and share to you the stories and proud of his home town. The tour includes visiting the Chinese and Japanese. Visit a Museum, Old merchants' houses, Chinese Assembly hall and Temple, Japanese covered bridge...
Afternoon, enjoy the walking tour along peaceful and narrow streets to admire centuries-old
architectures. You will have couple of hours by your self for bargains hunting in this special town.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Meal: Breakfast

Day 5 - Hoian - Hue
After breakfast, you check out hotel and take the nice drive 3 hours northwards to Hue along the scenic coastal line with stops for photogenic scenery and a break at spectacular beach in Lang Co.
On arrival, enjoy the sightseeing of Hue, the old capital of Vietnam from 19th Century, The visit includes: Imperial Citadel built from early 19th Century by the Nguyen Dynasty.
The mausoleum of King Minh Mang - a replica of the King's palace but built purposely for the reincarnation of the King.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Meal: Breakfast.

Day 6 - Hue - Saigon
Start the day the Vietnamese way!
Take a walking tour of Hue before returning to the hotel for breakfast.
The morning boat trip along the Perfume river should not be missed. Take the mid day time flight to Saigon. o­n arrival, enjoy the brief tour in Saigon. The visit includes: Re Unification palace - The former Presidential Palace, Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral.

Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Meal: Breakfast.

Day 7 - Saigon - Cu Chi tunnels or Mekong Delta (Day trip)
There are 2 options today:

1- Visit Cu Chi tunnels -the network of underground tunnels begun in 1948 by the Viet Minh in their struggle against the French. These tunnels were expanded and used by the Viet Cong during the war between Vietnam and America. Americans called this the “Iron Triangle” and was a stronghold of the Vietcong for almost thirty years. Walk underground in the tunnels
and get to know about part of Vietnam modern history from local point of view.

2- Day trip to Mekong Delta
This is great opportunity to experience the living of local along Mekong river. The trip
includes the oar boats along the cannels as local people and visit their orchard, taste the tropical fruit and meeting the local families.

Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Meal: Breakfast.

Day 8 - Departure from Saigon
Have breakfast in the hotel then you will free until the departure time. Driver will transfer you the International airport for departure.


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