Code VF95: Vietnam Trekking Tour (22 days/21 nights)

 Vietnam Trekking Tour (22 days/21 nights)

Day 1: Hanoi - Arrival (Lunch/Dinner)

Arrival Ha Noi, welcome to our driver at  airport. He will pick you up from there and transfer to your hotel. You have free time after flight and have lunch which will be arranged by our tour guide.

After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum continue to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, Vietnam”s first university constructed in 1070  it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture offers a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past.  We will take you past Hoan Kiem Lake  see the peaceful waters and visit Ngoc Son temple. For the end of the tour journey visit by coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarter.  Free for shopping.

You will enjoy Water Puppet Show from 15:30 to 16:15, then back your hotel around at 16:45. Overnight in Hanoi.

Included: Private car/van pick-up + transfer at airport, air con bus in tour, English speaking tour guide, entrance fee,  lunch, dinner,water puppet,  accommodation in Hanoi.

Hotel in Hanoi:

2 stars-hotel links: Hanoi Manor hotel or Hanoi stars hotel or Hanoi Sports hotel

3 stars-hotel links: Hanoi Royal Orchid hotel or La Donlce Vita hotel or Hanoi Luxor hotel

4 stars-hotel links: Maison D’Hanoi Hanova hotel or Thang Loi hotel or Zephyr hotel

5 stars hotel links: Horison hotel or Daewoo hotel

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Have breakfast and pick up from your hotel at 8.00 am. Leave Ha Noi at 8:15 am for Ha Long City by air con tourist bus. Get on Junk and enjoy a welcome drink and lunch of savory local sea food. Check into your cabin and start cruising around the bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islet, and then stop for a walk through the Sung Sot cave "Amazing Cave".

There will be plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing (If weather permitted) after the boat anchors at a clean calm sea. Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner in our beautiful restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin. Dinner and overnight on boat.

Included: Shuttle tourist bus: Hanoi – Halong - Hanoi, boat trip in Halong, English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, 01 breakfast at hotel, 01 lunch, 01 dinner, sleep on  boat, kayaking.

Boat in Halong:

2 stars-Boat links: Imperial boat

3 stars-Boat links: Luxury Imperial cruise or Glory cruise

4 stars-Boat links: Paloma cruise or Heritage Cruise

5 stars Boat links: Emeraude cruise

DAY 3: HA LONG -  HA NOI (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)

Breakfast at your hotel. Cruising to visit VAGIA floating village. Kayaking then going to Bai Tu Long Bay, the neglected area which is the most spectacular bay with islands in different shapes, have a look at Hon Gai market, Poet Mountain. Arrive in Ha Long City at 11.30 am. Then have a lunch at restaurant. After lunch, return to Ha Noi.

You will arrive in Hanoi at 6:30 pm, our driver will take you to lounge hall to receive room for sleeping some hours. Then you have dinner until transfer to train station for the night train to Lao Cai.

At 19:30 pm (with standard and Superior types) or 21:45 pm (with deluxe type): pick up at hotel. Transfer to railway station where you will catch the night train to Lao Cai. You sleep on train.

Included: Air con tourist bus in tour and transfers to train station, train ticket: HANOI – LAOCAI/ air con soft sleeper /4 berths, boat trip in Halong, English speaking tour guide, Entrance fees, 01 breakfast, 01 lunch and 01 dinner.

Train to Lao Cai:

2 stars-train links: Green Train or Pumkin or Royal or Friendly.

3 stars-train links: Livitrans or King or Tulico.

4 stars-train links: Victoria

 Day 4: Arrival on  Sapa - Cat Cat village TOUR (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

You will arrive at the Lao Cai Station between 5-7:30 AM. There you will meet the bus guide and transfer to Sapa town.

Note: please look your name on board when you get out of  exit Laocai. You should not go with other people without your name on board.

After having breakfast and a shower, you will start the half-day walk to Cat Cat village occupied by the Black H'mong tribe. You will experience the tribal way of life while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat.

After the walk (2-3 km), you will be back to the Hotel at around noon to check-in and be on time for lunch (11AM- 2PM) in the hotel restaurant. For the rest of the afternoon, you will be free to explore Sapa town on your own.

Dinner will be in the hotel restaurant from 4-8 PM. You will spend the night in the Hotel.

Included: Bus pick-up at train station, English speaking tour guide in tour, entrance fees, and breakfast at hotel, lunch, dinner, hotel in Sapa.

Hotel in Sapa:

2 stars-hotel links: Sapa Summit or Cat Cat View hotel or Sapa Global hotel or Fansipan View hotel

3 stars-hotel links: Bamboo hotel or Holiday Sapa hotel or Boutique Sapa hotel

4 stars-hotel links: Victoria Sapa hotel  or Chau Long Sapa hotel

5 stars hotel links: Topas Eco Logde hotel

Day 5: Sapa ( Climbing Fansipan Mount).(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

You will have breakfast in our restaurant. The guide will help you prepare the necessary gears and put your extra luggage in the hotel luggage store.

We start our trip at about 9:30 AM with a drive of 17 km to the highest pass in Vietnam - TramTon Pass located at 2000 m above the sea level. Right after reaching the pass, our guide does the checking in the National Park and then start the strenuous trek in the range. After roughly 6 hours through the primitive rain jungles, many small streams and bamboo forests... You will have managed to reach a top of 2800m and at this point, make up tents/mountain hut, prepare for dinner and spend the first night in the mountain.

Included:  bus pick-up and transfer, guide in tour, 01 breakfast, 01 lunch,01 dinner, and camp.

Day 6: Fansipan Mount (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Breakfast at the camp and then continue climbing to the summit by way of pine and yellow bamboo forests. After a couple of hours, you will successfully conquer the roof of Vietnam. Spend the time of your wish enjoying the splendid landscapes from around the mountain, at this virginal roof of Vietnam and Indochina is a specious chance for you to enjoy watching the surroundings: to the North-West is small village areas belonging to Laichau province, the splendid rolling mountains; to the North East is the overall picture of Sapa town which is only seen from here. Have lunch and then go down to the camp 2 of 2200 m, we make up the tent/ hut again. Guide and porter prepare the dinner while you are spending a little time learn Vietnamese cooking or relaxing. We have dinner then and one more night in the mountain.

Included:  Guide in tour, 01 breakfast, 01 lunch, 01 dinner and camp.

Day 7: Fansipan Mount ( Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)  

After breakfast you will take another rout down to the foot of mountain where you can visit and get to know the lifestyles, the traditional customs of the people in the village of the people Black H'mong called Sin Chai, then take jeep back to our hotel (9km by jeep) then have a late lunch in the hotel (or have picnic lunch on the trek if it is too late.)

Included:  Private JEEP pick-up and transfer, guide in tour, 01 breakfast, 01 lunch,01 dinner, accommodation in Sapa.

Day 8: Sapa tour – Lao Chai – Tavan(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant from 6:30-9 AM. After breakfast you will check out and leave your luggage in the luggage storage room to prepare for your trek. At around 9 AM you will begin your 12 km trek on small trails down the Muong Hoa Valley towards the Black H'mong village of Lao Chai. The Muong Hoa Valley contains some of the most beautiful views of rice paddy fields in Asia. 

After having lunch along the Muong Hoa river in Lao Chai, you will continue along the bottom of the valley to get to the Dzay tribe village of Ta Van to experience their way of life. At around 2PM you will be transferred back to the hotel by bus where you can take a shower, eat dinner in the hotel and then head to Lao Cai station for night train back to Hanoi. Over night on train.

Included: Tourist bus on tour and transfer to train station, train ticket: Lao Cai - Hanoi/air –con solf sleeper/4 berth,  English speaking tour guide, entrance fees, breakfast at hotel, lunch, dinner.

Day 9: Sapa - Hanoi

You will arrive in Hanoi between  4: 00 – 6:30 am at Tran Quy Cao trian station. Car/van will pick you up at train station and transfer to hotel. You will have free time.

Included: Private car/van pick up and transfer to hotel, accommodation in Hanoi.

Day 10: Hanoi- Hue ( Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

After breakfast. Transfer to airport for morning flight to Hue.

Arrival Hue, welcome to our driver at Domestic airport. He will pick you up from there and transfer to group tour.

12.30 pm: Have buffet lunch (50 traditional Hue foods, Asian and western dishes). Vegertarian food on request.

Afternoon: Continue at 1:30 pm. We will visit:
Hue Citadel
Thien Mu Pagoda
Then get on the boat for a sight -seeing along the Perfume River to see fishing village and sampan on the way back. Do no miss the Sunset on the Perfume River.
Back to town at 4.30 pm.

Included: Air ticket: Hanoi – Hue, private car pick up at airport, air- con bus in tour, boat trip, English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, breakfast, buffet lunch, dinner, accommodation in Hue and 01 water bottle/pax/tour.

Hotel in Hue:

2 stars-hotel links: Hue Sport 2 hotel or Hue Sport 1 hotel or Tigon hotel

3 stars-hotel links: New Star hotel or Hue Queen hotel or Ngoc Huong hotel

4 starts-hotel links: Park View hotel or  Camellia Hue hotel or Romance hotel

Day 11: Hue - Danang - Hoi An ( Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

In the morning: After breakfast, air con tourist bus picks you up from hotel and transfer to Hoian. It takes 4 hours. Check-in hotel in Hoian. You have lunch at the local restaurant.

After lunch you will depart for Hoian tour. 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.

After your walking tour If you have free time, you can do shopping at the old town. Guide will take you back to the hotel. End of program. Overnight in Hoian.

Included: Air con tourist bus to Hoian from Hue, English speaking tour guide in tour, entrance fees, breakfast at hotel in Hue, lunch, and 01 water bottle/pax, accommadation in Hoian.

Hotel in Hoi An:

2 stars-hotel links:

3 stars-hotel links: Pho Hoi Riverside resort or Thuy duong 3 hotel or Vinh Hung 2 hotel or Cua Dai hotel

4 stars-hotel links: Life resort Hoian or Vinh Hung resort or Phuoc An River hotel or Hoian Pacific hotel

5 stars hotel links: Palm Garden Resort or Swiss- Belhotel Golden Sand resort

Day 11: Hoi An - My Son- Hoi An (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

8.00 AM: Pick you up at your hotel. 

Depart by bus for our one hour journey to My Son. Lots of good photo opportunities while on the bus.

Arrive in My Son. Take a nice walk with your guide for around 1 hour to see the historic and cultural ruins of the 16th century. My son offers you many impressive sites. You will be brought back to the glorious time of the Champa civilization. 

Then you have free time to relax, discover, or have cup of coffee for around 1 more hour.
We then depart My Son and head back to Hoi an arriving around 12.30 PM.

Included: Air con tourist bus, English speaking tour guide, breakfast at hotel, lunch, dinner, 01 water bottle/pax/day, accommodation in Hoian.

Day 12: Hoi An- Nha Trang (Breakfast)

After breakfast. Transfer to the airport for morning flight to Nha Trang.

Arrival Nha Trang, welcome to our driver at Domestic airport. He will pick you up from there and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Included: Air ticket Da Nang –Nha Trang, car transfer and pick up airport (return), breakfast at hotel, guide in tour, accommodation in Nhatrang.

Hotel in Nha Trang:

2 stars-hotel links: Dream hotel or Thien Tan hotel or Oriole hotel

3 stars-hotel links: Que Huong hotel or Hoang Dang hotel or Asia Paradise hotel or Green hotel

4 stars-hotel links: White Sand Doclet resort or Wild Beach resort or Yasaka Saigon Nhatrang hotel or Nhatrang Lodge hotel

5 stars hotel links: Vinpearl resort & spa or Sunrise beach resort

Day 13: Nha Trang island tour (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

At 8.30 am guide and driver will pick-up from hotel to Cau Da port.

Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island is the first place to visit; many sea species of Nha Trang/Khanh Hoa province make a small ocean world there.

 Mun Island is the best island for snorkeling where you can see lots of lives colorful corals and fish. You will also be able to see caves in which the sea swallows make their nest.

Then relaxing, swimming & doing water sports or other activities at Mot Island, Tranh Beach Island or on a small island calling “Mini beach”. Taking a fresh lunch at the island. On the way back you will visit a fishing village before going to the shore. Bus transfer back hotel in Nha Trang.

 Included: Air con tourist bus, English Speaking Tour Guide in tour, lunch, dinner, breakfast at hotel, entrance fees, accommodation in Nhatrang.

Day 14: Nha Trang- Da Lat (Breakfast)

At 8:00 am, after breakfast. Take bus to Dalat, a cool moutain resort. It takes 5 hours. Its lakes, waterfall, evergreen forest and gardens make Dalat one of the most enjoyable places in Vietnam. Arrive in Dalat and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Dalat.

Included: Transport by bus, breakfast at hotel, accommodation in Dalat.

Hotel in Da Lat:

2 stars-hotel links: Thanh The hotel

3 stars-hotel links: Mai Vang hotel or Cam Do hotel or Empress Dalat hotel

4 stars-hotel links: Ngoc Lan hotel or Novotel Dalat hotel or Sammy Dalat hotel or Golf 3 hotel

5 stars hotel links: Ana Mandara villas & spa Dalat or Sofitel Palace Dalat hotel

Day 15: Dalat country side tour:

At 8:30 am, after breakfast, tour guide and private van will pick you up at hotel for Dalat country side tour.

- Visit the Flower, vegetable farms
- Take a walk along Mountain view
- Visit Coffee plantations, enjoy Coffee
- Special, silkworm farms and its factory
- Take a walk to Elephant waterfall
- Visit Linh An Pagoda - with big Buddha
- Keep driving to countryside landcape
- Crickets farm
- Minority village with their traditions
- Hand embroidery picture gallery
- Crazy house (funny house)

Included: Air con tourist bus, English Speaking Tour Guide in tour, lunch, dinner, breakfast at hotel, entrance fees, accommodation in Dalat.

Day 16: Dalat- Mui Ne (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

At 8:30 am, after breakfast, tour guide and private van will pick you up at hotel for Dalat city tour. We will visit:

            1.      Truc Lam Zen Meditation Center

2.      Tuyen Lam lake – so beautiful landscapes .

3.      Natural Datanla waterfalls or Prenn falls

4.      Dragon Pagoda – colorful decorated temple

Then we will depart to Muine/Phan Thiet by private car/van/bus. It takes 4-5 hours. you will check in and relax on beach at resort. Overnight in Muine.

Included: Air con tourist bus, English speaking tour guide, entrance fees, 01 lunch,01 dinner, breakfast at hotel and 01 water bottle/pax/day, accommodation in Muine. 

Resort in Mui Ne:

2 stars-resorts links: Tien Phat resort or Minh Tam resort or Bien Dua resort

3 stars-resorts links: Dynasty resort or Tien Dat resort

4 stars-resorts links: Seahorse resort or Romana resort or Terracotta resort or Ocean star resort.

5 stars resorts links: L’anmien Muine Resort & Spa       

Day 17: Mui Ne (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Morning: Relax on beach.

Afternoon: At 01.00pm  - 01.15pm – Jeep/car and English tour guide pick you up from your resort/hotel to visit the Fairy Stream where you can not miss in Mui Ne because of the really nice place.

Then you will have a chance to visit Yellow sand dune. From the top of the Yellow one, you can see all of the scenery of Mui ne when you can discover the daily activities of the fishing farm.

Not only visiting white sand dune, you will be fulfilled by the beautiful white sand dune. It is more romantic time for seeing the sunset, slip on the sand. Moreover, in the middle of the white san dune there is Lotus Lake – lotus is one of the famous flowers in Viet Nam.

After that, we will transfer you to resort around 06.00pm.

Included: Air con bus, English  speaking Guide, entrance fees, breakfast at hote, lunch, dinner, water bottle/pax/tour, accommotaiton in Muine.

Day 18: Mui ne - Saigon (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Morning for relaxing on beach. In afternoon, at 13:00pm take bus depart for Ho Chi Minh city . It takes 5 hours. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Saigon

Included: Air con tourist bus, breakfast at hotel, lunch, dinner, accommodation in Saigon.

Hotel in Sai Gon:

2 stars-hotels links: Duc Vuong hotel or Saigon Beautiful hotel or Hoang Gia Huy hotel

3 stars-hotels links: Blue Diamond hotel or Saphire hotel

4 stars-hotels links: Kimdo Royal City hotel or  oscar hotel or Palace hotel

5 stars hotels links: Rex hotel or Equatorialhotel

Day 19: Saigon - My Tho- Can Tho (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

At 08.00AM, travel by bus to My Tho – 9:30 AM, board a wooden motor boat to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through natural creeks and quiet villages and watch rural people going to work. You will see an interesting fishermen's port,stilt houses. One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a large orchard that has many different types of tasty tropical fruits for your enjoyments. 

Another boat stop is for the Turtle Island 1 hr from the previous one. Here, on a small row boat, you’ll see interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around. From there, we’ll take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a tasteful cup of authentic honey tea while checking out the folk music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.

- After that we’ll take you to a village where you can smell the flavor of coconut candies being made many yards away. This is a great chance to witness how village people make candy and handcrafted items from coconuts. You might learn that those people can amazingly make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. As your journey ends, you will return to My Tho by motorized boat and then travel to Can Tho. Stay overnight in Can Tho. 

 Included: Air con tourist bus, boat trips, English speaking tour guide, entrance fees, breakfast at hotel, lunch, dinner, 01 water bottle/pax, accommodation in Cantho.

Hotel in Can Tho:

2 stars-hotel links: Ninh Kieu hotel

3 stars-hotel links: Ninh Kieu hotel or Tay Do hotel or Saigon Cantho hotel

4 stars-hotel links: Vina Golf hotel or Ninh Kieu 2 hotel

5 stars hotel links: Rex hotel or Equatorialhotel

Day 20: Can Tho- Cai Rang - Saigon (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, boarding a motor boat for a long distance trip to discover the area's largest marketplace...on water! Then cruising through small channels to visit a rice noodle making village, a large rice mill. Experience the “monkey Bridge "in the Delta. After that, we have lunch at the local restaraunt before returning to Ho Chi Minh City at 06.00pm - 07.00pm.

 Included: Air con tourist bus, boat trips, English speaking tour guide, entrance fees, 01 lunch,01 dinner,  breakfast at hotel and 01 water bottle/pax/day, accommodation in Saigon. 
 

Day 21: Saigon - Cu Chi - Saigon (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

8.30 am, private car/van will pick you up at hotel for  Cu Chi Tunnels tour, an underground tunnels  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 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.

Before we go underground, we watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. We then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500 pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers. After finish trip drop you off at your hotel. 

Included : Air con tourist bus, English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, 01 water bottles/pax/tour, accommodation in Saigon.

Day 22: Saigon-(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Breakfast. Time at leisure for your own activities. Transfer to Tan Son Nhat Internation Airport for departure.

Included : Private car/van pick up to airport, breakfast at hotel.

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