Meet and greet
upon arrival to airport, pick up by Asia King
Travel’ s guide and transfer to our hotel in
town. This evening, your guide will take you out
to sample some of Hanoi’s superb cuisine.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Day 2
: Hanoi City tour (B,L)
Today we enjoy
a full day city tour starting with the Ho Chi
Minh Complex. This famous site contains the
mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh (
Friday, Monday and from 5 Oct to 5 Dec 08 Closed
)
the Presidential Palace and the Ho Chi Minh’s
house on stilts. Close to this complex is the
One Pillar Pagoda, whose origins date back to
the foundation of city. We follow this with the
Temple of Literature, which is well known as the
first university of Vietnam and the impressive
Ethnologic Museum, dedicated to Vietnam's 54
ethnic groups. The beautiful West Lake and the
History Museum with an excellent collection of
artifacts illustrating the Vietnamese history
are also highlight of our trip. We visit these
sights before continuing to the peaceful lake of Hoan Kiem. In front of this lake is the famous
water puppet theatre where we will see a
fantastic performance. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 3 : Hanoi –Ha Long (B,L,D)
Breakfast at
hotel and then start a 3-hour drive through the
Red River Delta to Ha Long City. Comfort stop en
route for photos and coffee before arriving
to Ha Long City. We then transfer to a
refurbished wooden sailing junk for a cruise
through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters
of Ha Long Bay, giving us the chance to take in
the stunning scenery of this World Heritage
Site. While on board we will be served a
sumptuous fresh, local seafood lunch followed by
a swim and exploring some of the limestone caves
in this area. When the sun comes down we drop
anchor for the night nearby a remote island.
Dinner & Overnight on Junk.
Day 4 : Ha
Long – Hanoi – Night train to Hue (Brunch)
Rising to the
tranquil beauty of the bay we have time for an
early morning dip with joys and emotions for
watching sunrise on sea followed by breakfast.
This morning we continue to move around the bay
to find more secluded areas. The junk will be
near us at all times serving as a back up vessel
for those that require it. At around midday we
will return to the main harbor before
transferring to our awaiting vehicle for a
3-hour journey back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi ,
free rest of the time. Dinner on your own.Tonight take soft sleepr
train to Hue.
Day 5: Hue
Imperial city (B,L,D)
Morning pick up
at Hue station and transfer to hotel for
breakfast and freshen up, we then start our city
tour to visit Citadel and Imperial purple
city, imposing Thien Mu pagoda and board the
trip from here for a cruise on perfume river.
Visit Honchen temple and Minh Mang tomb. We
then disembark the board for a visit to Tuduc
royal tomb , time permitting we visit Phu Cam
and Notre Dame Cathedrals. Dinner & overnight in
Hue.
Day 6 : Hue
–Da nang – Hoi an (B,L)
As we bid Hue
farewell this morning we continue our south
bound journey, this time in the comfort of an
air-conditioned bus. Today's destination is the
old trading town of Hoi An. Along the way though
we will stop at Lang Co beach for coffee and
refreshments. From here we head up to the Hai
Van pass, stopping at the top to take in the
stunning views north over Lang Co beach and
south over Danang city. Continuing on our way
down the other side and into Da nang, where we
will stop at the Cham Museum, the famed China
Beach, and the Marble Mountains. Arriving in
Hoi An we spend the rest of the afternoon
exploring and relaxing. Dinner on your own. Overnight at hotel in
Hoian.
Day 7 : Hoi
an (B)
Today there is
plenty of time to discover what Hoi An has to
offer. You can spend your time walking around
exploring the many Chinese assembly halls and
fascinating ancestral homes, some of which have
been occupied by the same family for fifteen
genera ions. The town is also famous for it's
shops in particular it's large number of
tailors. If you wanted, you could have a whole
new wardrobe made for you here! You might like
to take a boat ride with one of the local women
across the Thu Bon River. Perhaps you would like
to hire a bicycle and head off on a scenic ride
to Cua Dai beach, about 4 km away. There's even
the chance to improve your culinary skills with
a Vietnamese cooking lesson! One thing is for
sure - there is no shortage of things to do in
this town! Dinner on your own. Overnight at hotel in Hoian.
Day 8 : Hoi
an – Danang – Flight to Ho Chi Minh city (B,L)
Morning after
breakfast transfert to airport for the flight to
HCM city. Afternoon we pass the now-demolished
wartime American Embassy before we visit the
Reunification Palace which was the former
residence of the President of South Vietnam
until end of April 1975, and some French
colonial structures including the Notre Dame
Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office. After
seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War
Remnant Museum, we continue our trip on to the
bustling Ben Thanh Market where anything and
everything is for sale. Dinner on your own. Overnight in HCM city.
Day 9 : Ho
Chi Minh city – Cuchi Tunnels – Tay Ninh Temples
(B,L)
Drive to visit
the Cuchi Tunnels. At the height of the Vietnam
war, the tunnel system stretched from the
outskirts of Saigon all the way to the
Cambodian border of over 250 kilometers of
tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years
starting in the 1940s, let the Viet Minh and,
later, the Viet Cong, control a huge rural area.
It was an underground city with living areas,
kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field
hospitals, command centers. In places, it was
several stories deep and housed up to 10,000
people who virtually lived underground for
years.... getting married, giving birth,going to
school. The ground here is hard clay, which made
this whole thing possible. But even so, the
planning and construction was incredible.
People dug all this with hand tools, filling
reed baskets and dumping the dirt into bomb
craters. They installed large vents so they
could hear approaching helicopters, smaller
vents for air and baffled vents to dissipate
cooking smoke. There were also hidden trap
doors and gruesomely effective bamboo-stake
booby traps. Today, the trees and bushes have
grown back. And since 1988, two sections of
tunnels have been open for visitors. After
Cuchi Tunnels tour, drive to Long Hoa and visit
Cao Dai Cathedral. Dinner on your own. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi
Minh City
Day
10: Departure (B)
There will be a
transfer to airport for your flight home today.
End of Asia King Travel 's service .
