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Incredibly, 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Halong Bay, Trang An Landscape Complex, Hue Imperial City, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary) and a list of must-see places in Southern Vietnam (Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta...) will be discovered within 12 days tour itinerary only. Vietnam tourism sketch will appear slowly and clearly after every day tour.
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Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi – Old Quarter discovery by Cyclo tour – Water Puppet Show. Overnight in Hanoi (L)
Day 2: Halong Bay discovery, UNESCO World Heritage by cruise of 2 days. Overnight on board (B/L/D)
Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi. Overnight in the city center hotel (B/L)
Day 4: Ninh Binh day tour (Bai Dinh Pagoda – Trang An Landscape Complex, UNESCO World Heritage). Overnight in Hanoi (B/L)
Day 5: Hanoi city tour ½ day tour – Afternoon flight to Hue Imperial City. Overnight in Hue city (B/L)
Day 6: Hue Imperial City, UNESCO World Heritage day tour – Hoi An Ancient Town. Overnight in Hoi An (B/L)
Day 7: Hoi An Ancient Town discovery, UNESCO World Heritage by walking tour – My Son Sanctuary discovery, UNESCO World Heritage ½ day tour. Overnight in Hoi An (B/L)
Day 8: Hoi An Town – Ba Na Hills with Golden Bridge day tour – flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city (B)
Day 9: Cu Chi Tunnels ½ day – Ho Chi Minh City ½ day. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city (B/L)
Day 10: Mekong River Delta (Vinh Long province) – Can Tho City. Overnight in Can Tho city (B/L)
Day 11: Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city (B/L)
Day 12: Drop off airport (B)
Abbreviation: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
A backpack
A travel pillow
A quick-dry towel
Diarrhea treatment
Trousers
Flip flops (can buy in arrival cities later)
Travel adapter
Portable phone charger
Sun protection, a hat, sun-glasses
Waterproof jacket (a light-weight one, can buy in arrival cities later)
Sprays
Good photo-maker/ camcorder
Other things you think necessary
Special policy: *SPECIAL OFFER* if Booked & Paid for the Tour Package 1 month prior to the Tour Date.
i,e., * Vietnam's "Visa Approval Letter" would be provided Free of cost (FOC). Tipping is not compulsory.
Welcome At Hanoi in to our mesmerizing Viet Nam.
Your guide and the driver warmly welcomes you & picks you up at the Noi Bai International Airport,after you are done with the Immigration process & picking up your bags. With a comfortable drive of around 30-45 minutes, you arrive to Check-In to hotel, in Hanoi center.
The first tour activity to enjoy Hanoi is Cyclo tour with one-hour. Your cyclo (a "bicycle taxi" pedaled by a driver behind you) gives you an unobstructed view, perfect for snapping photos during your tour. The heart of Vietnam's Capital, Hanoi Old Quarter, home to many of the must-sees, like the Hanoi Citadel, and the Hanoi Opera House. Ride at the perfect pace to enjoy some of the 36 tree-shaded streets of this historic district.
Exchange your seat on the cylco for a seat at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre to watch an hour puppet show the quintessential Vietnamese art of water puppetry—begun over a thousand years ago by farmers in the Red River Delta. A complex system of underwater poles, rods, and strings brings these elaborate puppets to life. Puppeteers bring magic to the water’s surface as they spin tales of Vietnamese legend—knights on horseback, princesses, unicorns, and fire-breathing sea dragons.
Spending night time on enjoying our capital by yourself.
Our guide and private transfer will pick you up at the hotel to world famous destination, Halong Bay (recognized as one of the 7 new natural wonders) on cruise to contemplate picturesque scenery of thousands of limestone islands with some stops to enjoy some tour activities, such as: beautiful fishing village, Kayaking or Rowing boat, Swimming at beach, Exploring cave…
Overnight on Halong Bay cruise.
Note: Cruise itinerary might be changed because of the tide level, weather status and other objective reasons.
Morning: continue to cruise around Ha Long Bay until lunch.
Afternoon: transfer to Hanoi city.
Arrive at hotel in Hanoi. Check in and free to go around the city or take rest at the hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi city.
Our guide will pick up at hotel, takes the group to visit the biggest Pagoda in Vietnam.
On the way, you will have chances to take the outlook of Vietnam rice fields with the hardworking farmers going about their work in the large rice fields.
Discover Bai Dinh Pagoda with more than 500 La Han statues, where you can find the biggest Buddha statue made in bronze of 10 meters height, 100 tons in weight!
Enjoy lunch in local Vietnamese restaurant with local Vietnamese dishes.
We will transfer from Bai Dinh to Trang An Landscape Complex, UNESCO World Heritage. Upon arrival, we will take the boat trip around Trang An visiting the cave complexes (Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou Cave), all caves are mystical and in wilderness, you also have chances to admire the beautiful scenery of mountain and rivers of the popular countryside of Vietnam.
Getting on the bus for returning to Hanoi.
Arrive in Hanoi, to check-in to your hotel and free time, through the evening.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Leading Travel’s guide will pick up at hotel and take you to visit Ho Chi Minh Complex (Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace and Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House where the President lived and worked until his last breath).
After that, you have chance to visit and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and charming beauty of Tran Quoc Pagoda, one of the oldest pagoda in Hanoi.
Continue your tour at Temple of Literature (Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam), the first Imperial University in Vietnam which was built in 1070.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant with local Vietnamese cuisine.
Leaving our nice and charm Hanoi Capital, the guide and driver will drop you off airport Noi Bai airport for taking a domestic flight to discover the next UNESCO World Heritage, Hue Imperial City.
Overnight in Hue city.
Note: Monday and Friday, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closes, will visit outside of the mausoleum.
After hotel breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby to start to discover Hue Imperial City by joining a half day tour there with visiting the most beautiful places, such: Thien Mu Pagoda by river boat trip, Tu Duc King Tomb.
Lunch will be served at popular restaurant there.
It would not be enough if you just stop discovering the Imperial city by visiting Thien Mu pagoda and The King Temple. Should spend a half day more to get more understanding and enjoying the city.
The most attractive and impressive place of city is Purple Forbidden City (Dai Noi). Spending time there is good chance for any tourist to get valuable knowledge about our Nguyen Dynasty…
Leaving our Imperial city, keep taking the group straight to the next UNESCO World Heritage, Hoi An Ancient Town.
Check in hotel in Hoi An. Free time to enjoy the town by night and overnight there.
Leading Travel’s guide will pick you up at hotel to discover must-see UNESCO World Heritage Hoi An Ancient Town in around 3 hours by walking tour.
The one different thing you can not have anywhere that space of the ancient town becomes more peaceful and quiet with “town for primitive vehicles and pedestrians”. You will have experience a living museum of architecture and urban lifestyle.
Walk to the Hoi An Ancient Town to visit the most famous attractions: Kwan Temple, Fujian (Phuc Kien) Assembly Hall, Tan Ky Old House, Japanese Covered Bridge and Historic…
After lunch, driving 40 Km through countryside area, arrive My Son Sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage.
Between the 4th and 13th centuries, an unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of temporary Vietnam. This is graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temple located in dramatic site that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence.
Arrive Hoi An town after 1.5 hour driving. Free time to enjoy Hoi An by night and overnight night there.
After hotel breakfast, our guide and driver take the group to Ba Na Hills cable car station where you can buy cable tickets by yourself to reach the mountains and enjoy spectacular view, a lot of entertainment areas and must-visit places up there, especially Golden Bridge.
Ba Na Hills known as paradise on land of Vietnam. Locating in Truong Son Mountains, western of Da Nang city. It is also known as “Da Lat of Da Nang Province” because of its impressive weather. The Ba Na cable car, opened on 29 March 2013, holds the world record for the longest non-stop single track cable car at 5801 meters in length.
Definitely, it would bring back memorable time when you visit there.
Our guide and driver will be always ready to Da Nang airport for taking a domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh City, centre of Vietnam South.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
It would be meaningful to spend a half day for understanding an important part of Vietnam history by visiting Cu Chi Tunnels.
The tunnels were used by Viet Cong soldier as hiding spots during combat as well as serving as communication and supply route, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnam fighters…
After lunch time, spending the rest of day to visit some most popular places in the city, such as: Reunification Palace (Independence Palace), Central Post Office building, Ben Thanh Market.
Arrive back to stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City center hotel.
Viet Leading Travel’s guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel.
Starting to travel through Vietnam by discovery the beauty of Mekong Delta, one of the most highlights in the trip with 2 hours driving from Saigon.
You will have chance to get nice experience from some tour activities, such as: visiting the local poprice, coconut candy workshop and knowing the ways bee-breeding tasting honey tea by breezy river, ancient traditional Vietnamese house, fruit garden and listen to Don Ca Tai Tu (folk song music), one of UNESCO Cultural Heritage was recognized in 2013.
A tasty lunch will be served at local restaurant.
Late afternoon, will arrive Can Tho City to stay overnight.
Waking early than normal day maybe for delicious breakfast at hotel and prepare for a very exciting activity waiting forward.
Visiting one of the most attractive places in Mekong Delta area, Cai Rang Floating Market. This is the largest wholesale floating market with over 100 years old, in the Mekong Delta, starts around 05:00 and runs until around midday. The market is best between 06 am and 08 am, and it's well worth getting here early to beat boatloads of tourists…
Here is known as paradise of produces of river life from all types of tropical fruits, traditional food... to electric items...
It does not overstate to say this is the most unique floating market of the world.
Leaving features about beautiful scenery and special river life of Mekong Delta, getting on car to be back Ho Chi Minh City for staying overnight.
After your breakfast, Check-out of the hotel & Leading Travel’s driver will transfer you to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, for your home bound flight.
Thus, completing the memorable holiday in Vietnam, with Leading Travel.
We bid you goodbye, thanking you with gratitude for your decision to come visiting our Vietnam and choosing Leading Travel services to enjoy this trip. We hope to see you again, and fervently wish getting your kind recommendations to your relatives and friends. Bon Voyage!
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Service quality
Group size & Price (USD per person)
08 – 12
people
05 – 07
03 – 04
02
3* Service quality
670
700
845
996
4* Service quality
800
831
975
1126
5* Service quality
1247
1278
1422
1574
Accommodation list:
*** Accommodations are subject to change due to availability at the time of booking.
Accommodation location
3*
4*
5*
Hanoi city
3 nights
Hong Ha Hotel
Superior room
Thang Long Opera Hotel
Movenpick Hanoi Hotel
Superior Room
Ha Long Bay
1 night
Aclass Legend Cruise
Deluxe window view cabin
Stellar Cruise
Stellar Of The Seas Cruise
Junior Suite balcony cabin
Hue city
Serene Palace Hotel
Eldora Hotel
Deluxe room
Indochine Palace Hotel
Hoi An town
2 nights
Venus Hoi An Hotel
Standard room
Atlas Hoi An Hotel
La Siesta Resort & Spa
Ho Chi Minh city
Roseland Point Hotel
Roseland Corp Hotel
Premium Deluxe room
Grand Saigon Hotel
Can Tho city
1 Night
Anh Dao Mekong hotel
TTC Can Tho Hotel
Victoria Resort
Children policy:
- Under 3 years old: 100% free, share with parents everything (maximum 2 children in a cabin/room)
- 3 years old and above and below 8 years old:
+ 70% will be charged, sharing bed with parents
+ 80% will be charged, but extra bed/mattress
- 8 years old and above: 100% will be charged (adult price) with extra bed/mattress
- Maximum 3 adults in 1 cabin/room
Cancellation Policy:
- All cancellation must be made in writing
- Any cancellation at 45 Days prior to arrival date: No charge
- Any cancellation between 44 Days – 30 Days prior to arrival date: 50% of tour fare charge
- Any cancellation between 29 Days – 15 Days prior to arrival date: 75% of tour fare charge
- Any cancellation less than 15 Days: 100% of tour fare charge
- As mentioned on particular booking and depends on each period
- In some situation: after deposit or full payment, cancellation is not accepted (no refund)
Peak season surcharge: will be applied depend on detail departure tour date.
Private transfer in new vehicle with experienced driver for private tour activities and airport
Shuttle bus for group tour activities
2 bottles of water/pax/day tour on transfer (500ml/bottle)
01 bottel of water/pax/way of airport transfer (500ml/bottle)
Share electric car in Bai Dinh pagoda (from parking to pagoda & back)
Group boat in Trang An Landscape Complex
Private boat on Perfume River in Hue Imperial City
Private boat in Vinh Long province (Mekong Delta)
Private boat in Cai Rang floating market (Mekong Delta)
Private professional and knowledgeable English speaking tour guide for tour activities
Share professional and knowledgeable English speaking tour guide for group tour activities
Halong bay cruising itinerary
Kayaking in Halong bay or bamboo rowing boat
Meals as mention in itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
Hotel accommodation: Double room/ Twin room
Halong bay cruise accommodation: Double cabin/ Twin cabin
All entrance fees and sightseeing tickets
Tax, service charge
24/7 service support
All kinds of beverages
Airfares (international & domestic)
Visa approval
Travel insurance
Tips
Bank fees
Cable car ticket to Ba Na Hills
Other things not mentioned in inclusion list
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