Vietnam Highland Trip 18 days

After landed at NoiBai airport – take your time to pick up real Viet Nam visa at immigration counter. Pick up all your luggages

Our tour operator will pick you up at HaNoi airport by private car then transfer to HaNoi hotel ( It takes approximately 55 minutes). Meeting & talking with Mr. Giang then check in hotel and take free time for relax after the long flight.

Today, after breakfast, take the trip to visit HaNoi capital

Around 08h30 AM Departure from your Hotel. Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Enjoy the

 architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi . Visit Temple of Literature., as a rare example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture where is dedicated to the Confucius & honors Vietnam’s finest scholars. Located in the south of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, this is often cited as one of Hanoi’s most picturesque tourist attractions.

PM: After lunch, After that tour guide will take you past to St. Joseph's Cathedral ( Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội). or “The Big Church” familiarly called by the locals, is one of the first structures constructed by French colonists during their expansion in Indochina and still intact in Hanoi after two fierce wars. In spite of fierce fights destroying almost parts of Hanoi, St Joseph’s Cathedral is still in good condition. Today, it becomes a historical attraction in Hanoi which remains the image of the beauty of the old Hanoi and makes an impression on travelers by its ancient beauty inside the bustling capital.

Visit “Train street” : Hundred years old train tracks running through the heart of Hanoi’s old town have recently become an interesting attractions – Hanoi train street, for travelers to Hanoi, especially foreigners. Sitting at a cafe in line with the railway, watching the lives of local people, though potentially dangerous, still makes many curious visitors want to experience

Walking around Hoan Kiem Lake, see the peaceful waters, and visit Ngoc Son temple.

Enjoy 45 minutes Cyclo ( Ricksaw ride ) around old quarter..

The tour will be finished at your hotel then take your time for a bath

At 18:00 from hotel lobby - Departure a street food by walking tour with an insight into traditional Vietnamese food at different eateries. 

Along the lively streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, families have been perfecting their recipes for generations. The result is some of the most flavorful Vietnamese foods in the country, prepared with heart, but often disguised behind door steps tucked into mazes of motorbikes. On our Hanoi Street Food Tour.  

Hanoi’s rich and compelling flavors are expressed in every bite.

From the Hotel, we will be walking around the old quarter of Hanoi. The walking distances should start from 5 km to 8 km depending on our destination and Food choices. Vegetarian menu always availble for customers.

Durations: 3 hours ( Flexible )

Optional : Sit down at a local "Bia Hoi" ( Local draught beer ) restaurant, have a cold beer, and learn the lifestyle of Hanoian while enjoying some dishes that are rarely served to tourists

Morning time: After breakfast at hotel restaurant then check out hotel

At 7h00 a.m We departure from Hanoi to Sapa by limousine Dcar Van ( 320 km – 5,0 hours in the car – short break - driving by Dcar Limousine  ) on highway

At around 13h30, arrive in Sapa town–Our guide will pick you up then take time for lunch. After that we’ll start for the tour today to LaoChai -TaVan.

After Lunch - we will walk from Sapa towards Muong Hoa valley where can admire magnificent landscape. Here you will discover the wonderful scenery of Hoang Lien mountain ranges and meet Black H’mong tribes in LaoChai village. Trek through terraced rice paddies and minority villages along the Muong Hoa River.

We then cross the suspension bridge towards the Zay village, arriving at Ta Van walking around village to see activities daily of hill tribe people here The tour will be finished at your bungalow. Check in your bungalow then free in the evening                      

After having breakfast at hotel restaurant then

At 09h00 a.m – we departure for trekking day. For those who love to explore the majestic natural scenery, want to be immersed in the vast sky, with the immense sea of ​​clouds, with idyllic villages, Sau Chua is a destination not to be missed every time you have the opportunity to Sapa.

From your hotel we'll take a car to HangDa ( approximately 15 minutes). From here we'll start trekking to SauChua

Blessed with majestic scenery, surrounded by mountains and deep valleys, Sau Chua is located at an altitude of more than 1700m above sea level, 200m higher than the center of Sapa so the temperature is here, the year-round is lower than Sapa by 2-3 degrees Celsius, thanks to this feature, in the last days of the year when the fog covers Sapa, here is the endless sea of ​​clouds

Coming to Sau Chua at the end of the year, it is easy for visitors to come across majestic scenes that seem to be lost in the fairyland at dawn or when sunset falls into the clouds.

After the tour we’ll back to your hotel. Free in the evening

Wake up & take time at bungalow

After breakfast, check out hotel – leave all luggage to Van. Today you will travel to silver waterfall, heaven gate ( activities flexible depending on guests )

Option: Cable car to visit Fanxipan – depending on weather condition ( surcharge $35/ person ) A cable car system that smashes two Guinness World Records was opened to visitors atop a famous mountain: Fanxipan peak.

At 14:00 the Sapa Limousine Van will pick you up at hotel back to Hanoi ( 5 hours

Arrive at HaNoi hotel around 20:00. Check in hotel & relax

Hoa Lu was the capital city of Vietnam under the Dinh Dynasty between 968 and 1009. Some of the sanctuaries and tombs have survived the years and can still be seen today. Apart from the historical interest, the river boat trip in Tam Coc is wonderful for photo hunters, especially when local people come to harvest the water rice planted along the river, or when they transplant some seedling for the next crops. Tam Coc sight is also known as Halong bay on land. Morning time – Early wake up, have breakfast at hotel restaurant. Ready at  lobby around 07:30 a.m .

AM :8:00 Our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, then leave by private van to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties.

Then our car will transfer you from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc for lunch around at 12:30PM.

After Lunch – Check in hotel - Then boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (2.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, a very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery

Next point you can also visit Bich Dong pagoda nearby and climb up the mountain to have a wonderful perspective view of the Bich Dong and Tam Coc.

( Option) Visit Mua Cave - Climb up ( 500 steps ) to the top of Mua Island to get great view to see or take pictures of Tam Coc. ( ~ 1 hour for this )

Finish Ninh Binh tour at hotel – Dinner by own                   

Check out hotel then after breakfast at hotel restaurant .

At around 08h30 a.m Departure to Halong Bay for 3.0 Hours and on the way you can enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta country side

12:00- 12h30 Arrive at Tuan Chau harbor,  take break and welcome drink at Alisa Cruise Lounge before boarding to Alisa Cruise.

12:30 Welcome to Alisa Cruise, enjoy a welcome drink while our cruise manager gives a brief introduction, safety guidelines bout Alisa Cruise. Check-in your cabin and start cruising and explore Halong Bay – one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

12:40-14.00 Enjoy lunch with Vietnamese and International dishes served while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

14.00 After Lunch continues to cruising exploration in HALONG BAY  passing by Cua Van Floating Village, Tien Ong Cave, Trong Cave, the Ho-dong Tien cave, Luon cave... Customers also have chance to experience how beautiful are for  Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock, Soi Sim beach, Coconut Three Island

14:30 Arrival in Lan Ha Bay in Tung Gau Area- The most beautiful area in Halong Bay with wild natural beauty.

15:00 Continued exploration the Lan Ha Bay. Depend on a specific day and season only 1 option will be chosen

KAYAKING OR BAMBOO BOAT ROWING

15.10- 16.00 Visiting Luon cave, the perfect combination of limestone mountains and jade-green sea by bamboo boat with local people. Enjoy quiet space and pure air, you will feel relaxed truly. If you are lucky, you will see monkeys on islands.

After Kayaking we will have 2 options to visit because we can not visit both places as it is not enough time and it is also  depending on specific date, weather conditions and seasons

VISITING PEARL FARM VILLAGE

16:00 Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village. Travelers will have a chance to visit Floating Pearl Farm and see how local people produce the great pearls. This Pearl Farm Village was established in 1995 by a Japanese organization, after years run by Japanese experts, it was transferred for Vietnamese. Our guide will show you around the farm and the museum there and explained how the process is done. You will pass a floating raft where some kinds of oyster pearls are grown and transplanted such as South Sea pearl, Tahitian Black Pearl,…etc. After that, you will see a processing room where workers transplanting oysters and understand some precious species of pearl. The last, you could see one of the workers here opening an alive oyster in front of your eyes to see pearl inside and then have to look their achievement in the showroom!

VISITING TITOP ISLAND FOR SWIMMING

16.00: Visiting the beautiful Ti Top beach for swimming (if the weather permits), Ti Top Beach is especially famous for its fresh atmosphere, clean water, and smooth white sand that create a great ambiance for tourists to relax or passengers can take steps to reach the top of  Ti Top beach to have a whole panorama view of Halong Bay.

17:30  Come back to our Alisa Cruise and relax by enjoying Sun Set party with Juices, Cocktails, Red Vine and fruits on Alisa Sky  Bar.

18:00- 18: 30 Join the cooking class guided directly by Chef of Alisa Cruise on sundeck –  Our Chef will guides how to make Vietnamese spring rolls - traditional Vietnamese food. Then enjoy Happy Hour (Buy one drink get one free). It is time for chit chat and relaxes. Watch the magnificent sunset over Halong Bay. 

19:30  Time for dinner enjoying special food on the cruise at Alisa Restaurant

6:30 Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi Le session on the sundeck. Tai chi also called Tai chi chuan, combines deep breathing and relaxation with slow and gentle movements.Coffee, tea, and pastries for light breakfast are served in the dining room with the morning view of bay’s landscape.

07:00 Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee and breakfast.

08:00 Transfer by tender to Sung Sot Cave. Walk up about 100 steps to the cave entrance. It takes approximately 45 minutes for cave visiting. Visit Sung Sot Cave, one of the biggest cave in Halong bay with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Return to the boat by tender. Proper shoes are highly recommended.  9:40  Back to Alisa Cruise , Check out and settle the bills.

11.00 Back to the Tourist Wharf .Our luxury limousine car will transfer you back to Hanoi. Arrive HaNoi hotel at around 14h30 .

Then private car will transfer you to airport  to take flight to DaNang airport ( HaNoi – Danang ( 16:45 – 18:10).  Our driver in Danang airport will pick you up then transfer to hotel in HoiAn

Check in hotel then free – dinner by own.

Morning time: After breakfast. At 08:00 a.m - The guide meeting you again. Walk to the old town, buy entrance tickets and begin the tour. Start visiting the Temple Kwan, Phuc Kien Temple, Tan Ky Ancient House, Phung Hung house, Japanese Bridge and cultural show rooms in Hoi An..

Free in the town at the afternoon

After your walking tour you will have a chance to get on the boat to make a trip along Thu Bon river and will have the sisiting to Kim Bong carpentry village

After all the guide will let you free to do shopping in the old town, or discover Hoi An by your own way.

Morning: Breakfast at HoiAn hotel – Check out, leave all luggage to the Van .

08h30: Our guide will pick you up at the hotel and take you to the local market. Here you will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and learn about the ingredients you will use in the cooking lesson later. Make sure your camera is handy.

9h00: Up to our boat, go along the Thu Bon River Marathon, enjoy the beautiful views of the River, taste some delicious traditional cakes 

10h00: Moving through the  bamboo basket boats  and start your journey  exploring  the small channels, go deep into the forest of coconut , hear about the history of the coconut forest in  Vietnamese wars, visit around coconut island.

10h30: Tourist will be taught to boating, fishing( optional), catch the river snails, and fishing by the local fisherman, experience a mazing performance with basket boat dancing, have souvenir handmade from coconut leaves, and visiting the old Houses in coconut leaf along river.

11h00: Learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Vietnamese food, made some flowers and animals by vegetables for decoration. After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked.

Cooking class will be finished around 13h00 – 13h30

After the class you will be free in the rest of time of the day to discover HoiAn by your own

Breakfast then check out hotel. At 09:00 a.m You will have private van with tour guide from Hoi An to DaNang, on the way go to Ba Na and take cable car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hill station.

Take first cable car ( Hoi An station gate ) directly to Golden bridge – new special point in Bana hill complex – take a great time to see DaNang city with over view & nice photo here.

Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French. Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting Nginh Phong top, Old wine tunnel, Orchid Garden.

Then, visit one of the largest indoor gaming zone of Vietnam. This is a huge fantasy park and is an amazing entertainment for people of every age.

There are 3D, 4D and 5D cinemas, journey into the underground ride, free fall and other challenging rides. You can also explore a horror house and play more than 90 free games.

End of the fun day. Our driver will drop you back to the hotel at Hoi An.

Dinner by your own.

Take your time for breakfast at hotel restaurant, then please be ready at hotel lobby at 7h15 - our driver will pick you up then transfer you to DaNang international airport - check in flight DaNang – DaLat (08:05 – 09:15) Our driver in DaLat will pick you up then transfer to DaLat hotel – leave your luggage at hotel – take a break then whenever you are ready we’ll start for the tour today

Departure tour activities . Visit points ( activities can discuss with tour guide to visit more/ less up to your walking ability ) :

Langbiang mountain ( The highest mountain in Dalat. Admire the beautiful sceneries from the height of 2000 meter and have some nice pictures)

K'ho coffee: Now it becomes the best coffee product in Dalat due to the way they take care of their plantation. The farm belongs to an American man, He fell in Love and marry a K'ho lady, then they get married.

Xq Embroidery village ( A Traditional Work, they combine many factors together to create a beautiful painting. Those describe of life, nature, and animals)

Clay Tunnel. ( a Sculpture tunnel, it is all about Dalat history from the beginning till nowadays )

OPTIONS : If still have time – we can choice to visit more :

Vinh Tien Winery: Visit the tunnel where they store the wine and try some types of grape wine, which were made in Dalat.

Crazy house: One of Top Crazy architecture buildings in the World. The Lady, She wants to bring architecture close to our environment.

Van Hanh Monastery with Golden Buddha Statue. ( Famous with a huge golden Buddha, Which you can see from far away.

Finish The tour about at 17:00 – 18h00 at your hotel – free at the evening.

Morning wake up then having breakfast.

At 08h00 a.m  ---- Departure tour activities . Visit points :

Dalat Cable Car and Robin Hill: See the city view from the hill. Take the cable car going through a pine forest to reach the Zen monastery.

Truc Lam Zen monastery: Biggest meditation center in The south of Vietnam. It's beautiful with the garden and the lake down steps

Datanla waterfall ( we can use the alpine coaster to go down and up the waterfall). The most favorite tourist waterfall with the alpine coaster and gentle beauty.

Pongour waterfall ( need to walk for 10 minutes. Is it OK? The road is not hard to go). The most beautiful waterfall in Dalat.

Prenn waterfall ( will be not much walking) we can go slowly ( nice waterfall, which you can walk under the waterfall and touch it)

Finish The tour around 17:00 – 18h00 at your hotel – free at the evening.

Take your time for breakfast at hotel restaurant, then please be ready at hotel lobby at 09h55 - our driver will pick you up then transfer you to DaLat airport - check in flight DaLat – SaiGon (10:55 – 13:05) Our driver in SaiGon will pick you up then transfer to your hotel, takes approximately 40 minutes. Check-in hotel, take free time by your own then

At 18.00: Our English-speaking tour guide will pick you up at your hotel or a specified place.

You will have a quick look on the itinerary so that you can make it clear that where will we go and what will eat.

At first, we enjoy our dinner at a local restaurant. It will be beef noodles soup – one of the specialties of our country or also known as a traditional food in the Central of Vietnam, sugarcane juice – a kind of drink made by pressing the sugarcanes, grilled beef wrapped in betel leaves – an indispensable dish in Vietnam cuisine.

After the meals, your guide driver will take you to Nguyen Thiet Thuat Street - a “food heaven” in Saigon. Street food sold here is diverse since people in the area come from many places and have different taste. By coming here, you have a chance to get your stomach satisfied with a wide range of delicious food and drink.

Then we will go through the area and explore a typical night of residents as well as know more what had happened in this place through the flow of history.

The next destination is the biggest flower market located in district 5. Flowers sold there are believed to be collected from every part of Vietnam so that you can easily buy any kind of flowers you like as well as enjoy the sweet smell or the beauty of them.

Otherwise, in district 5, we will stop for minutes for eating Vietnamese pancake - a portion of delicious food that is eaten with a wide range of vegetable.

Back to the tour, the guide will take you to Nguyen Trai Street - a busy street where almost everything is sold: clothes, souvenirs, etc. After that, on Nguyen Van Cu Bridge, you will be impressed by the whole view of Saigon in the night time, feel the peaceful moment when looking at Saigon river with fresh cool air after several hours going in the city.

Next, we will stop at district 4, which is regarded as the smallest district. Many people from other places in Vietnam move to live there so the lifestyle and tradition of residents are extremely various there. That is such a special place to get experience while you are in Saigon.

Say goodbye to district 4, we will next join BBQ seafood party held by street food restaurants. We can share our happiness with others eating there. The party may consist of seafood, beer and other fascinating dishes that are recommended by Saigonese.

After all, we will take you back to your accommodation and wish you a nice dream.

Breakfast & take a rest. At 08h00 a.m  ---- Departure trip to Visit SaiGon city .

Still called Saigon by many locals, is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This bustling metropolis ,contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping area and sidewalk café. A city tour takes us in the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975. Close to the palace are some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Sai Gon Post Office.

Visit China town, Thien Hau pagoda. After seeing the War Remnant, we continue to the bustling Ben Thanh Market for an appreciation of local life. After that we’ll head to CuChi tunnel

Located about 60 kilometers to the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, it is an extensive labyrinth of underground tunnels that stretch all the way to the Cambodian border. The Cu Chi Tunnels network was built within 25 years from 1948 during the war against the French. It served as a means of communication between villages and helped the Vietnamese to evade scouting French soldiers.

Enjoy the scenic drive northwest towards the Cambodian border. Today you will get to explore a section of the network of some 125 miles (200 kilometers) of subterranean passages and rooms.

Upon on arrival, we will watch a short documentary film about this tunnels tell you how about the histories and how fierce the war happened.

Then the tour will help you to learn the pivotal part they played in the war such as trap doors, and climb inside to see where the Viet Cong built storage facilities, weapons factories, kitchens…

Afterward travelers can try local special food are rice tapioca & hot tea which was main food  during the war.

Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or M16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range ( Payment by yourself). After the tour you will be transferred back to hotel in SaiGon

After breakfast, check out hotel .

 07:30am: This morning we will start Mekong Delta to compare among how Cai Be and Cai Rang floating market are. On our dedicated car you can see the green paddy fields extending towards the horizontal.

    10.30am: When you arrive in Cai Be, you’ll board a motorized boat that takes you to the floating market which is one of the biggest and famous floating markets in Mekong Delta. Furthermore, you can enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and experience the daily life of rural people

Next, we walk to visit a coconut candy, a crispy rice cake factory (served free with premium hot tea) and you might buy coconut candy and hand-made items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta for souvenir.

When you feel it's enough for the serenity, let's get back to the large motor boat for enjoying something difference in An Binh Island (or Tan Phong Island). It is famous for fresh fruits the whole year. On the way , we have an excellent opportunity to look the sightseeing along 2 long sidess' river and find out the life of rural people in Mekong Delta.

The time now should be around 12 noon. Time for lunch! Let's go to the local people's house for that (in the seasonable fruits garden)

After lunch, we are divided into many groups and get on small row boats. During this 20 minutes trip, your boat will zigzag through a maze of shadow canals to enjoy the fresh air along the canal and wonderful water coconut tree scenery. Then we will ride bicycles (if weather permits) and roaming through a village about 20 minutes to check out our natural scenery with quiet and peaceful villages or we can relax on a hammock for a short rest in Mekong Delta.

The next we travel to Can Tho.

Over night in Can Tho.

In the morning, early wake up. Have breakfast.

Tour guide will pick you up again. We will take a motor boat trip visit the floating market (the biggest floating market in Mekong). There  are thousand boats from small to big gather on a part of river to do their daily business with the agriculture produces like fruits and vegetables (many kind of fruits & vegetables of the tropic weather).

Later, we will stop at the rice noodle and the rice husking mill village to see how the local people produce their produces. Then, the boat made another cruises around the small countryside of Can Tho. Here, we will have a chance to experience how to pass a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one bamboo before the bus transferring back to SaiGon. Check in your hotel in SaiGon - Say goodbye with tour guide . Then free time in city

After breakfast at hotel restaurant then please be ready at hotel lobby at 08h15, our driver will pick you up then transfer to SAIGON Airport to take flight at 12h00 to next destination

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