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DAY 01  Arrival - Hanoi 
Arrival at Noi Bai international airport by Meeting and transfer to hotel for check-in (early check-in if available)

p.m. Visiting Ethnology Museum is scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation, exhibition and preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation’s different ethnic groups. Visit Tran Quoc Temple, it is situated on an island linked by a bridge to the causeway between West Lake and Tran Bach Lake. Founded in the early sixth century during the Ly Dynasty then walking around West Lake. One hour cyclo in old quarter, continue to discover Hoan Kiem Lake including Ngoc Son Temple follow by enjoy the water puppet show.
Accommodation at hotel.

DAY 02  HANOI - LAO CAI (B) Breakfast at hotel

a.m. Visit to One-Pillar Pagoda,  also known as Dien Huu, Hanoi’s famous One-Pillar Pagoda was originally built in 1049 by Ly Thai Tong. The Quan Thanh Temple,  The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), dedicated to Confucius, was founded in 1070 by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong. In 1076, Vietnam's first university was established here to educate Vietnam's administrative and warriors class. Follow by walking by shopping tour in old quarter.

p.m. Time at leisure.

Evening: Pick up at your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station for night train to Lao Cai.

Overnight on tourist train (4-berth in cabin with air-condition)

DAY 03 LAO CAI - SAPA (B)
Early morning arrival Laocai station. Transfer to Sapa town and have simple breakfast at local restaurant.

a.m. Depart for Tavan Village on the rim of a deep valley, the village set within a picturesque valley of Muong Hoa. Trekking through terraced rice fields and among some picturesque villages and experience a bit of rural life by Dzay people, followed by walking to rattan bridge.

p.m.  Walking to Cat Cat Village, is village of H'Mong ethnic group. Walk around visiting people in the lively and colorful picture village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days.

Evening: Walking to discover Sapa town by night.
Accommodation at hotel

DAY 04 SAPA – BAC HA - LAOCAI - HANOI (B)
Breakfast at hotel

a.m. Departs for Bac Ha Market (available on Sunday) is one of the most colourfull market in North Vietnam. This big market in north west Vietnam filled with many different hill-tribe peoples such as Flower Hmong, Dzay, Tay people. At the market, you have chance to enjoy Bac Ha people's simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches... chatting with minorities and through the guide's interpretation.

p.m.  Leave the market for visiting the H'mong King's house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920, short walking to see Ban Pho village where is homeland of flower H’mong. Transfer to Lao Cai station and board on the night train to Hanoi.

Overnight on tourist train (4-berth in cabin with air-condition)

DAY05 HANOI HALONG (B/L/D)
Meeting at Hanoi station in early morning and transfer to hotel for breakfast. Transfer 160 km East Hanoi to Halong, sightseeing on route. Arrive in Halong and transfer to pier.
12h15: Board Huong Hai Junk, check-in registration
12h45: Start cruise
13h00: Have lunch board
13h30: A fantastic cruise in Ha Long bay, visit Dinh Huong island, Ga Choi island, Dog island, Sail island, visit Sung Sot cave and a swim at Titov beach and enjoy sunset on board
19h30: Enjoy dinner on board.
21h00: Fishing or relax and spending a night on board.
Overnight on boat (deluxe junk and share basic)

DAY 06 HALONG – HANOI - HUE (B/L/-)
07h00: Sunrise breakfast with tea, coffee, milk, cake
07h30: Visit Luon cave on small bamboo boat, then cruise to pass so that tourists can have a look Man's head island, Tortoise island from the Junks.
09h30: Arrange luggage and check-out. Set brunch (breakfast and lunch) before back to Halong dock and have a short break.
11:45 a.m. Arrive Halong wharf then drive back to Hanoi, on the way stopover at Dong Trieu pottery workshop for shopping. Transfer to airport for flight for Hue. Meeting and transfer to your hotel for check-in.
Accommodation at hotel.

DAY 07  HUE (B) Breakfast at hotel

a.m. Coach trip to visit Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. It is where established highest offices of Vietnam's feudalism and sanctums honouring the cult of decreased Emperors. The Tu Duc tomb is one of the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty.

p.m. Take a Dragon boat cruise along the romantic Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the oldest ancient architectural structures for religious workship in Hue. Continue to Minh Mang Tomb. It is one of the most beautiful places you can imagine. It is a large complex with 40 buildings. The buildings are centered on a line from the main gate to the tomb. And Dong Ba Market, visit to a food market is always very interesting and sells a wide variety of local goods and handicrafts.
Accommodation at hotel

DAY 08 HUE – DANANG - HOIAN (B)
Breakfast at hotel.

a.m. Depart for Danang passing through many pretty red-tiled villages with fruit orchards with some stops at Lang Co Beach, across the Hai Van Pass (Pass of the Ocean Clouds), enjoying spectacular views of sky and sea. On arrival Danang for visiting Cham Museum, the museum displays approximately 300 sculptures, among which some are made from terracotta from the period between the 5th and 15th centuries.

p.m. Visiting handicraft sculpture rocks village and Marble Mountains is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in Ngu Hanh Son ward, The five “mountains” are named after the five elements; Kim (metal), Thuy (water), Moc (wood), Hoa (fire) and Tho (earth). Procced to Hoain and transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation at hotel

DAY 09 HOIAN – MYSON - HOIAN (B)
Breakfast at hotel.

a.m. Discover the historic town which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 16^th to 18^th centuries. Its sizeable community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architectural style with Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese influences. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

p.m. Drive to the extraordinary ruins of My Son in a remote jungle valley. My Son was formerly the centre of the Cham Kingdom and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Over 20 well-preserved monuments remain. The My Son temple complex is regarded one of the foremost Hindu temple complexes in Southeast Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam. On the way back stop at Tra Kieu church (Dia So Tra Kieu), which serves the town's Catholic population of 3000, was built in the late 19th century. There's a fantastic ceramic mosaic dragon on the external stairs.
Accommodation at hotel

DAY 10 Hoian – Danang – Saigon (B)
Breakfast at hotel.

a.m. Transfer to Danang airport for flight to Saigon. Meeting arrival and meeting arrival and transfer to hotel for check-in.

p.m. Visiting Notre Dame, a cathedral is established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880.  All building materials were imported from France. Central Post Office, was constructed by the famous architect Gustave Eiffel in the early 20th century, has a Gothic architectural style. Drive to China town the most bustling quarter of the city including Thien Hau pagoda was built by the Cantonese congregation in the early 19th century.
Accommodation at hotel

DAY 11 saigon – tayninh/CUCHI – Saigon (B) Breakfast at hotel.

a.m. Pick up at hotel and drive forward Tay Ninh (about 100 km), to see the ornate temple of Cao Dai, is an mixture of Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism and Confucianism. In this religious, Buddha and the Christian God are believed to both exist as deities, but Cao Dai is the third, highest deity. Attending the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

p.m. Continuing to visit to Cu Chi Tunnels system which had been created long time back, from 1948 to assist Viet Minh in the combat with French. And it was continuing built over 25 years later used during the Vietnam war. An amazing complex of underground tunnels with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers. In places, it was housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.
Accommodation at hotel

DAY 12 SAIGON - MY THO - CAN THO (B/L/-) Breakfast at hotel.

a.m. Pick up at hotel then drive to My Tho, is famous for its extensive orchards and immense fruit gardens of Mekong Delta. Upon arrival visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, the architecture of the pagoda is a harmonious combination of Asian and European types, creating the splendid, but simple features of this Buddhist pagoda. Then enjoy a boat ride on the Mekong River seeing “Dragon-Unicorn-Tortoise-Phoneix” islets before to Thoison islets for visiting local house making goods from coconut, banana caramel and coconut caramel. Continue to visit an orchard on an island and take horse-cart on village road. Have lunch at Hao Ai garden restaurant with special “Elephant fish” on islet then swimming sampan through Coconut canal.

p.m. Back to pier and continue to visit to Dong Tam Snake farm, breeds snakes for eating, for their skins and for producing antivenin. Most of the snakes raised here are pythons and cobras. Then proceeding to Can Tho and transfer to hotel for check-in.
Accommodation at hotel.

DAY 13 CAN THO - SAIGON (B)
Early breakfast at hotel

a.m. Transfer to pier and taking boat trip on Mekong river to visit Cai Rang floating market the best time of visiting from sunrise, larger sized boats anchor and create lanes that smaller boats weave in and out of. The waterway becomes a maze of hundreds of boats packed with mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple, and even smuggled goods like cigarettes. Sellers do not have to cry out about their goods because their goods can be seen in a distance and their cries would not be heard in the vastness of the river and the noise of boat engines. Continue to the inland to see coconut lined channels, “Monkey” bridge and fruit orchard.

p.m. Drive back Saigon and transfer your hotel for check-in.
Accommodation at hotel.

DAY 14 Saigon – DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at hotel.

a.p.m. Time at leisure until transfer to airport for flight back home.

Surcharge for peak season and compulsory dinner in peak season to be quoted upon confirmation.

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Inklusive
- Boende med måltider (exl. dryck) som nämns i programmet
(B: frukost / L: lunch / D: middag)
- Inrikes flygbiljetter inkl. flygplatsavgifter: Hanoi - Hue och Danang - Saigon (ekonomiklass)
- Tourist tågbiljett: Hanoi - Laocai - Hanoi (4-bädds sovkupé med air-condition)
- Privat bil med förare och med engelsktalande guide
- Alla inträdesavgifter och "cyclo" avgift som anges i programmet.
- Privata båttur i Hue, Myto, Cantho.
- Mineralvatten och våtservietter i bilen (2 flaskor + 2 våtservietter / 1 dag)
- HUONG HAI DELUXE BÅT: Välkomstdrink, 2 luncher, 1 middag, 1 frukost (brunch på andra dagen) 1 natt i enkel eller dubbel hytt.
- Serviceavgift, handläggningsavgifter och skatter.

Exklusive:
- Intenational flyg och flygskatter till Hanoi och från Saigon.
- Kamera och video avgifter.
- Dricks
- Personliga reseförsäkring.
- Utgifter av personlig natur, såsom övriga måltider, drycker, souvenirer, tvätt, & etc

Viktig:
Ser till att du har en bra reseförsäkring innan du åker till Vietnam.

Visum till Vietnam
Svenskar får nu stanna upp till 15 dagar i landet utan visum, enda villkoren är att ditt pass är giltigt minst 90 dagar efter inresa i Vietnam och att du har en biljett för vidare resa till annat land. Den som tänkt stanna mer än 15 dagar måste dock fortfarande söka visum i förväg. Kontakta i god tid Vietnams ambassad i Stockholm, se uppgifter nedan.
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Väder i Hanoi


Ho Chi Minh City

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