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4012 - Vietnam from South to North,

Sapa Adventure

Long Sightseeing tour

Place:	Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Hoi An, Hanoi, Ha Long, Sapa
Length:	15 D / 12 N
Price:	from 0.000,- USD

Program:

Visit Sapa is optimal from Jun to September.

1. Day : Departure from your destination

Departure by your Airticket.

2. Day : Ho Chi Min City, arrival (D)

Arrive in Ho Chi Minh city (formerly called Saigon). Transfer to hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. An optional visit and shopping at Ben Thanh Market is available.Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

3. Day : Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi tunels, city tour (B,L,D)

After breakfast, drive to visit the famous Cu Chi tunnels, the vestiges of the American war, an underground tunnel system constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long truggle for independence. En route to Cu Chi, you can see how rural people live and work, view occupations such as cashew nut growing, rice farming and rice paper production.Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon for a half-day city tour. Visit Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office, Thien Hau Temple and Binh Tay Market in the city's bustling Chinatown. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

4. Day : Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Long, Mekong delta (B,L,D)

Depart to Vinh Long, visit My Thuan suspension bridge en route. Arrive in Vinh Long. A boat trip on Mekong River to view daily lives of people who work and play on waterways of Mekong Delta. Visit Cai Be floating market, a typical bustling trade on water of Southern villagers. Continue along the small channel of An Binh Islet. Visit a ceramic tile factory, coconut-candy factory, and a rice husking business. Stop to enjoy fruits in the orchards and home-made honey alcohol, enjoy local traditional songs or visit the famous Bonsai of gaderner Sau Giao, sapling garden of Tam Ho. Transfer back Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

5. Day : Ho Chi Minh City, Hue (B,L,D)

Take a morning flight to Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam. Tranfer to hotel. Visit the Imperial Citadel, from where the Nguyen dynastry ruled between 1802 and 1945. Continue visitting the elaborate tombs of Emperors Khai Dinh and Tu Duc. Stop en route at local families to learn how Vietnam's famous conical hats and colourful incenses are made. Enjoy traditional folk songs on Perfume River in the evening. Overnight in Hue.

6. Day : Hue, Danang, Hoi An (B,L,D)

A morning boat trip on the romantic Perfume River to visit Hue's best-known religious site, Thien Mu pagoda, then transfer to Danang by car. The scenic route passes by wonderfully photogenic fishing village of Lang Co before climbing over Hai Van Pass (the Pass of Ocean Clouds). Arrive in Danang, visit Cham Museum, the best collection of Cham artifacts in the world. On the way to Hoi An, break the journey to visit the Marble Mountain, a large garden mount complex and unvaluable gift of nature, listed as a national heritage. Arrive in Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries. Overnight in Hoi An.

7. Day : Hoi An (B,L,D)

A morning boat trip on Thu Bon River to visit traditional villages around Hoi An. An afternoon walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit the former merchants' houses, the 400-year-old Japanese covered bridge, ancient pagodas and temples, and the colourful market with shopping time. Overnight in Hoi An.

8. Day : Hoi An, Danang, Hanoi (B,L,D)

Leave Hoi An for Danang to catch flight to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Transfer to hotel.Hanoi is unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, ancient temples, old pagodas and peaceful lakes...A 2-hour cyclo tour to visit the historic Old Quarter of Hanoi with 36 streets named after the goods once sold there.Evening, enjoy the water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

9. Day : Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Ha Long (B,L,D)

A morning city tour to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh's House-on-Stilts, One-Pillar Pagoda and Temple of Literature.
Afternoon, leave Hanoi for Bac Ninh, the cradle of traditional Vietnamese music and theater. Upon arrival, take a cart through the lanes to visit Dinh Bang Communal House and Do Temple, enjoy folk songs before proceeding to Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Overnight in Halong.

10. Day : Ha Long, Hanoi (B,L,D)

A 5-hour boat trip for viewing numerous types of islands on the bay. Visit Thien Cung cave (grotto of the Heavenly Palace), famous for its stalagmites and stalactites, and Dau Go cave (grotto of the Wooden Stakes), where in 1288 one of Vietnam's most famous generals, Tran Hung Dao, amassed hundreds of stakes deep inside the cave prior to a battle with an invading Mongul army. Enjoy a sea-food lunch on board. Transfer back Hanoi,.en route break the journey to visit an emboidery factory of disabled with wonderful works at unexpected price. Arrive in Hanoi, catch the night train to Lao Cai at 21.30H. Overnight on train.

11. Day : Lao Cai, Sapa, 5 hour Trekking, 14 km - 2 village (B,L,D)

Pick up at Lao Cai Rainway Station in early morning and transfer to Sapa by bus. Arrive in Sapa around 8.00H. Transfer to Hotel. Breakfast. Trek to visit 2 villages of the Black H'mong (Cat Cat and Sin Chai). Picnic lunch at a waterfall and view the Hydroelectric Power Station built by the French. Back to Sapa roughly 4.00PM. Ovevrnight in Sapa.

12. Day : Sapa, 7 hour Trekking, 17 km - 3 village (B,L,D)

Head for the valley to visit 2 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay, picnic lunch on the way or in a local family. Go on visiting the Red Dzao in Giang Ta Chai village, view a waterfall and a suspension bridge. Walk up the road to catch a jeep back Sapa. Overnight in Sapa.

13. Day : Sapa, Lao Cai, back to Hanoi (B,L,D)

Free to explore the town until transfer back to Lao Cai to catch the night train at 21H back to Hanoi. Overnight on train. Arrive in Hanoi next early morning.

14. Day : Hanoi, departure

At leisure till transfer to Noi Bai airport for next destination.

15. Day : Arrival

Arrival in your country

Accommodation:

Ho Chi Minh:             Norther Star Hotel ***      (3 nights)
Hue:                         Festival Hotel ***            (1 night)
Hoi An:                     Hoi An Hotel ***             (2 nights)
Hanoi:                      Star View Hotel ***         (2 nights)
Ha Long:                  Halong Bay Hotel ***       (1 night)

Sapa: Bamboo Sapa Hotel *** (2 nights)

This hotels is only suggestion. Can change by you request.

Other recommendet Trips to this Destination:

4011 - Vietnam from South to North
4021 - Vietnam from North to South
4022 - Vietnam from North to South, Phu Quoc
4031 - Long Trip around Vietnam

Price include

- Accommodation double-bedded room (air conditioning, toilet, H/C shower or bathtub),

television and telephone), 2x night train
- All admission fees to visiting places mentioned in the program.
- All meals mentioned in the program (B - breakfest, L - lunch, D - dinner)
- Local english-speaking tour guide
- Transportations mentioned in the program

- Airticket Ho Chi Minh City - Hue, Danag - Hanoi

Price exclude

- Airticket to Vietnam
- Vietnam visa
- Travel Insurance (do not forget it, please!)
- Local tours and personal expense not mentioned in the program
- Tips
- Bank transfer fee (OUR)