Explore Vietnam In 12 Days

8.00 am Today you will explore Hanoi, and visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh house, One-pillar Pagoda. Then walk to the local Ngoc Ha fascinating market. You will experience the daily life of the Hanoian in the tiny alley in Hanoi with the market, school, and restaurants, you will keep walking and interacting with the local people at the market, and then go to the pond with a bomber B52 crashed during Vietnam – America war.

Then, you will keep going to visit the Temple of Literature built in 1070, and the first Vietnam University to get the full image of Vietnam's national Education before experiencing your lunch at the local Vietnamese restaurant.

After lunchtime, we drive you to the fascinating Ethnology museum for a quick learning of the differences among 54 distinctive groups of Vietnamese people. Drive back to Hanoi's Old Quarter, enjoy walking along old streets, and experience bustling life in Hanoi. Enjoy the local Hanoi specialty Coffee with egg, then attend a unique water puppets performance, then return to the hotel.

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98.00. After Breakfast, you will go to visit the ancient capital of Vietnam Ninh Binh-Trang An. Away from Hanoi City 100 km, Trang An is the New Heritage site for the Cultural and Historical of Vietnam. Within-river systems and Karst mountain ranges surrounded, creating an amazing view by rock formations (known as Halong Bay inland), discovering caves and grottoes systems with stalagmites, and stalactites above your head while you are riding a sampan boat which is a great experience.

10.15: Visiting Dinh King and Le King Temples in the ancient capital of Vietnam gives you another story of Vietnam after almost 1000 years dominated by the Chinese.

11.15: we are going to Trang An for a boat ride. You will settle on the opened-sampan boat. The boat rower takes you along the river to discover caves and grottoes system in a peaceful time.

13.30 - 14.00: Have lunch at the local restaurant., after lunch, we will go back to Hanoi

17.00: check in your hotel and discover Hanoi in your free time.

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8.00: Transfer to Ha Long Bay by sharing a van. Upon arrival, embark on the cruises.

11:45 – 12:00: Arriving at Tuan Chau marina, transferred by tender of La Pandora cruises.

12:45 – 13:00: Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, and crew in the cruise briefing, and safety instructions.

13:00 – 13:15: A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through Islets of Con Vit.

16:00: The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay. The area is surrounded of extraordinary limestone karst landscapes. We progress to Ong Cam Area of Lan Ha Bay- a separate part of Ha Long Bay. This is a quiet tourist paradise in Vietnam, enjoy kayaking and/or enjoy swimming in the crystal-clear waters of the Bay.

17:30: Back to La Pandora Cruise, drop anchor for staying overnight. Enjoy a cooking demonstration (teaching you how to make our specialty, Spring rolls) and the complimentary Sunset Party on the sundeck with local wine and fresh fruit.

19:00: Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. After dinner, retire to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, wifi access or play exciting games.

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Stay Overnight on board in Halong Bay.

06:30: Light breakfast, coffee, and tea served.

07:00: Visit Dark & Bright Cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage.

09:15: Back to our La Pandora Cruise, relax before checking out.

10:00: Lunch is served on board.

12:00: Disembark at the Tuan Chau marina by tender. Take our shuttle bus to return to Hanoi

15:00 – 15:30: Arrive back at your hotel, you are free & easy to discover Hanoi's old quarter and have dinner.

at 18.30, you will meet the private driver at the hotel and then go to the Hanoi train station for the overnight train to Danang City.

The Train SE19@20.10-12.20.

Note: There are 04 sleeping berths with AC in a cabin (if you wish to have a private cabin just for you- please share with us to book the private cabin for you).

• There is no breakfast on the train, so you should prepare some food by yourself.
• There is a food carriage for local Vietnamese if you wish to experience the real local Vietnamese basic breakfast, we suggest you try some food on the train.

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Get up today on the train, you will enjoy the dawn in Vietnam via the Train's window, the view of nature is incredible, you will see the Vietnamese who work in the field or fish on the river with the beautiful fishing net.

at 12.20, you will arrive at Danang train station, you will take off the train and then meet the private driver and guide, then go to the hotel for check-in and enjoy the beach.

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At 07. 45 - 08.00 This morning, after breakfast, you will meet your guide and driver for a full day at Ba Na Hill which is known as the Paradise of Danang City.

08:00 The car and tour guide will pick up you at the meeting point and start to visit Ba Na Hills – King Mountain, also known as the second Dalat/ Sapa in Central. The beautiful weather here is always cool 09:00 You will admire the height of the most modern cable car system in Southeast Asia. You will visit Dream Stream Cable car Station. After finishing the first cable car, you will visit France's wine cellar, Linh Ung Pagoda. You will see the panorama of Danang City.

11:00 Visit and play game at the Fantasy Park, Golden Bridge, then have lunch and rest at the restaurant

13:00. Explore King Peak at an altitude of 1.487m, you can see a panorama view of the Hana Hills and Quang Nam-Danang on high. On the top of the mountain is Linh Tu Pagoda which is a special temple construction.

15:00 Return Danang.

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At 08.00 am. After breakfast, we will take you to explore the Water Coconut Palm with the unique basket boat and visit the lake of shrimp, there you will have a chance to touch the fishing life by catching fish with the local fishermen’s net.

Learn how to paddle the Vietnamese unique bamboo basket boat. Explore the tranquil coconut palm-flanked waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers on both sides. All of these activities make up a unique and unforgettable experience travel and you will move to Hoi An for lunch (your account).

After enjoying your meals, you will wander around the ancient streets exploring Hoi An Town: including the Japanese Covered Bridge, the beautiful Chinese Assembly Halls, the Tan Ky Ancient House, the Sa Huynh Museum, and the local market. And free shopping if you wish. Then go to the Hotel.

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At 8.30, After breakfast, you will check out and then transfer to Da Nang Airport for flight VN117 to Saigon departure at 10.00.

Upon arrival, you will meet the private guide and driver and then transfer to the hotel for check-in.

After check-in hotel, we will go to discover the famous Independent Palace which is where the French governor and 02 presidents of the Sai Gon regime lived and worked before the year 1975.

Then take a leisurely walk to visit the Note Dame Cathedral, the Center Post Office, and go to visit the Thien Hau Pagoda in Chinatown, and then visit Cho Lon Market (note*. Cho Lon market is the biggest wholesale market and the price is much better than in Ben Than Market). Then you will be free and easily discover the city by yourself before returning to the hotel.

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At 08.00 am, after Breakfast at the hotel and today you will meet the private guide and driver and then trans­fer to the Tourist Boat Station in My Tho. Cruising on Tien River and seeing four islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, and Phoenix. Enjoy fresh coconut juice. The boat runs along a fish farm for the traveler to learn about local people and how to feed fish. Stop at Thoi Son Island, go walking around the country lane and see­ing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and listen to traditional music.

To sail up the Tien River, the boat takes you to Chua Canal belongs to Ben Tre Province, take a row boat on a small canal with beautiful scenery of the countryside. To visit a honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea. After that ride horse-drawn carriages along a country lane in Quoi Son Village to see orchards and local people’s life. To Tan Thach Village to visit the Coconut Candy workshop, come back to the boat, and return to My Tho to visit Vinh Trang Pagoda before going back to Ho Chi Minh City.

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After breakfast, drive to Cu Chi Tunnel. Cu Chi Tunnels is an underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. It took about 25 years to build this underground city, which has living rooms, kitchens, hospitals, weapon factories, storage facilities, and command centers. 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. Then try some local food on-site before the drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Then, you are free and easy to discover Ho Chi Minh in your leisure time.

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