Excellent – everything went very smoothly
Hi Kim
I arrived home on Thursday and have had time to recover from the VERY long flights! I am so pleased that I got the opportunity to meet you in Hanoi and would like to say how much I appreciated your emails and efficiency. How was my trip? Excellent – everything went very smoothly and I thoroughly enjoyed the itinerary you planned for me.
I enjoyed the trips, especially Hoi An and would have liked an extra day there. Thank you and Vivutravel so much for making my trip to Vietnam so memorable
Della Thomas
TOUR NAME: THE BEST OF VIETNAM & CAMBODIA TOUR ON SEP 2014
DESTINATIONS: HANOI – SAPA – HALONG BAY – HUE – HOI AN – DA LAT – HO CHI MINH – CU CHI – SIEM REAP
ITINERARY
04th Sep Hanoi arrival
Meals: None
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Vietnam tops list of the most attractive destinations and tours of Vietnam are diversified. Moreover, your travel in Vietnam organised by Vivutravel, will definitely be the best holiday ever. Upon arrival, our private Vietnam Tours guide and driver will welcome your Vietnam Holiday, pick up and transfer to the hotel for check in. Hanoi, a city where the exotic chic of old Asia blends with the dynamic face of new Asia. Where the medieval and modern co-exist. A city with a blend of Parisian grace and Asian pace, an architectural museum piece evolving in harmony with its history, rather than bulldozing through like many of the region’s capitals. Hanoi is where imagination becomes reality.
Free at leisure. Overnight in a Hanoi hotel.
Accommodation: Gondola Hotel / Superior
05th Sep Hanoi city tour – Night train to Sapa
Meals: Breakfast
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Hanoi without a doubt is a beautiful stop for your Vietnam Travel. Today, we enjoy a full day city tour of this charming capital city including the mausoleum of the nation's founder Ho Chi Minh (close on Monday & Friday), the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, the impressive Ethnologic Museum (or Museum of Fine Arts, Army Museum, History Museum, Woman Museum, Hoa Lo Prison), the beautiful West Lake, the Tran Vu Pagoda, the peaceful lake of the Restored Sword. Late afternoon we take a cyclo tour for a short excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places. Enjoy a glass of "Bia Hoi - draught beer - included" at Ta Hien Street before we enjoy a fantastic traditional water puppet show.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Accommodation: Livitrans Train / Sharing cabin of 4 berth
06th Sep Sapa – Can Cau ethnic market
Meals: Breakfast
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Arrive in the early morning in the border town of Lao Cai where it's a short transfer to Sapa (Vietnam's recommended tour). In the terraced hills and mountains of this area, the monotony of the expansive green landscape is enlivened by the colours of its hill tribe population. It is here you will find hands stained with colour from fabric dyes and shades of blue, red and green intricately embroidered and stitched into jackets, waistcoats, pants, skirts, caps, purses and leggings.
The markets in the Northern Vietnam are always the colorful meeting places for the hill tribes, spotlight for any Sapa Tours and of course, your unique Vietnam Tours experience. Minority people come down from the mountains to sell their products, or just for catching up on the latest news, gossip, drinking away troubles or seeking for lover. In the morning, drive to visit one of the areas weekly markets – Can Cau ethnic market only opens on Saturdays.
Accommodation: Sapa House / Deluxe
07th Sep Sapa – Lao Chai & Ta Van hill tribe villages – Sapa
Meals: Breakfast
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Sapa - The Queen of the Mountains, overlooking a beautiful valley, lofty mountains towering over the town on all sides, Sapa Tour is gateway to another world of mysterious minority cultures and luscious landscapes and great choice for Vietnam Tours maker to arrange Vietnam Culture Tours, Vietnam Trekking Tours, Vietnam Homestay Tours... After breakfast, we will do one of the most beautiful Sapa Tours by driving to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van village of the Black H'mong and the Day people where you can enjoy fresh air, amazing scenery of the imposing mountain range, trek down world's most beautiful terraced rice fields, visit some local family on the way and learn unique culture and life of these ethnic groups. Back to Sapa by private car, free at leisure for the rest of the day. Overnight in a Sapa hotel.
Accommodation: Sapa House / Deluxe
08th Sep Sapa tour – Night train back to Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast
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Take a morning walking tour of Sapa for a visit to the busy market where Red Dao, Black & Flower H'Mong, Tay and other ethnic minority people converge from the surrounding countryside to sell their silverware and handicrafts, and to buy provisions. Afterwards, at about 9 am, we take the drive to the trekking point and trek down to Ma Tra village of the Black H'Mong people, the beautiful walk through the terraced rice filed and it is very interesting to experience the daily life of the locals when you stop for visit to one of the families. Picnic lunch on the way then we continue to Ta Phin village of the Red Dao people.
In the late afternoon, your Sapa tour guide and driver transfer you back to Lao Cai to catch the night train back to Hanoi. We hope that you have enjoyed your Sapa Tours with us. We say goodbye with sincere thanks and looking forward to welcoming you again for your coming Vietnam Tours and Sap Tours.
Overnight on the train.
Accommodation: Livitrans Train / Sharing cabin of 4 berth
09th Sep Hanoi - Halong bay - Overnight on board / SHUTTLE BUS
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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We start at 8.00 A.M for the 3 hour drive (170 km) through the Red River Delta, which offers plenty of chances for taking photos of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy fields. At half way, we'll have a visit to a handicraft workshop with fine clothes, embroidered paintings, stone statuettes and all kinds of gems mined in Vietnam such as star rubies or sapphires... Our destination is the World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay. The bay offers some 3000 mountain islands and islets towering in the Gulf of Tonkin in the East Vietnam Sea.
Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed on board our luxury junk and treated with wine and fresh local seafood. As our junk gliding further into the tranquility of Ha Long Bay amid the towering mountain cliffs and on the emerald green water, you'll have relaxing time combining the fine tastes of the wine and the freshness of Ha Long Bay. During the cruise, we'll stop some times for visiting the amazing Sung Sot cave and the Ti Top white sand beach before anchoring for the night. Overnight on board the junk in the wild of Halong Bay.
Accommodation: Oriental Sails / Deluxe
10th Sep Halong bay - Hanoi / SHUTTLE BUS
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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It is said that your Vietnam Tours will not be complete without a tour to Halong Bay and spending one night on romantic Halong Cruise. People describe Halong Bay as majestic and mysterious, inspiring and imperious and words alone cannot do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay, a priceless collection of unfinished sculptures hewn from the hand of nature.
After breakfast, we'll take a little sampan to visit a secret lagoon of Ha Long Bay while the surrounding mountains are just waking up. After that our cruise takes us further into the Bay of Bai Tu Long traveling past the Human Head Island, the Turtle Island, and the Duck Islet... to the studio site where the famous Indochine film was shot. Around noon, our junk travels back to the harbor, pick up and drive back to Hanoi. Stop in Hai Duong to visit the famous Con Son pagoda. Transfer back to Hanoi Airport for your afternoon flight with Vietnam airlines to Hue. Pick up and transfer to your hotel, evening free at leisure in Hue.
Overnight in a Hue hotel.
Accommodation: Gondola Hotel / Superior
11th Sep Hanoi – Flight to Hue – Half day Hue city
Meals: Breakfast
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Free at leisure until we pick you up and transfer to the airport for flight to Hue VN 1541 08:10 09:20.
Pick up upon arrival at Hue airport and transfer to hotel for checking in. In the afternoon, visit the Imperial Citadel, the Purple Forbidden City.
Overnight in a Hue hotel.
Accommodation: Hue Queen 2 Hotel / First Class
12th Sep Hue - Drive to Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast
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Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of the past emperors, and with Orient style – those tombs almost located near the bank of Hue’s river – Perfume river. We first take the Dragon boat on Perfume river and visit Thien Mu Pagoda before driving to visit King Minh Mang or King Tu Duc’s tomb.
We then continue drive to Hoi An Ancient Town - highlight of any tour to Vietnam - is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site. This scenic drive passes through the fishing village of Lang Co before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds. Along the way, stop in Danang to visit the Cham Museum, which contains the finest collection of Cham sculptures in the world. Upon arrival in Hoi An, free to take walking tour of the Hoi An ancient town centre. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.
Accommodation: Van Loi Hotel / Superior Pool View
13th Sep Hoi An free day
Meals: Breakfast
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Hoi An Ancient Town - highlight of any tour to Vietnam that no Vietnam Tours maker would skip, is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.
Day free to cycle through rice paddies in the countryside of Hoi An ancient town, shop for souvenirs among the antique shops and art galleries, or just sit at sidewalk cafes and soak up the atmosphere of this quaint town. Or relax on the white sandy beach of the famous Danang Beach. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.
Accommodation: Van Loi Hotel / Superior Pool View
14th Sep Hoi An – Danang – Flight to Da Lat
Meals: Breakfast
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Free at leisure until we pick you up and transfer to the airport for flight to Da Lat VN 1955 11:55 13:20.
Upon arrival at Dalat airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for checking in.
Overnight in Dalat.
Accommodation: Saphir Da Lat Hotel / Superior
15th Sep Da Lat tour
Meals: Breakfast
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Da Lat, a dream Vietnam tour for all Vietnamese. Today you will visit some of the most interesting sights of Dalat. You will visit the former "palace" of the last emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, Bao Dai. You will also visit the very colorful local market, stacked with fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, grown in planations around Dalat. Thanks to its temperate climate the mountains around Dalat are ideal for growing vegetables and flowers. One of the main attractions for local tourists is the "Valley of Love", worth a visit just for the peculiar sight of Vietnamese cowboys.
Finally, you will make short ride on the last part of the "cremailliere" railway to the village Trai Mat. Overnight in a DaLat hotel.
Accommodation: Saphir Da Lat Hotel / Superior
16th Sep Da Lat – Flight to Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast
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After breakfast, our Vietnam tour guide and driver in Da Lat will transfer you to the airport for the morning flight to Ho Chi Minh with Vietnam airlines VN 1381 10:00 10:45. Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport, welcome by our private Vietnam tour guide and driver and transfer to you hotel for check in. Ho Chi Minh, the most exciting city of Vietnam, a mecca of commerce, also a city with a chequered history and a rich culture, its pagodas, museums, public buildings, parks and boulevards make it one of the most delightful Vietnam Tours and cities to visit in Vietnam.
Free time at leisure. Overnight in a Ho Chi Minh hotel
Accommodation: Signature Saigon Hotel / Superior
17th Sep Ho Chi Minh city tour
Meals: Breakfast
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Start your day visiting two iconic architectural landmarks the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office built between 1877 and 1883 by renowned designer Gustav Eiffel. The cathedral still remains an active church with services each day and is favoured backdrop for Vietnamese wedding photographs.
From the cathedral, take a short stroll along Dong Khoi Street to the Opera House. From a bomb shelter to housing the parliamentary Lower House, the Opera House has had an interesting history. Restored in 1995 the Opera House has returned to its roots and is once again a theatre.
Next, visit the Reunification Palace, once a symbol of the South Vietnamese Government. It was here on 30 April 1975, that the war ended when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates. See the war room, the banquet hall and the presidential office with the unusual gifts which have been received. In the afternoon continue on to the War Remnants Museum. Here, your guide will tell the story of the city’s darkest and most tragic hours during the Vietnam War. The museum contains displays of military aircraft, weaponry and many photographs – some that are quite graphic in nature.
Head to Cholon the city’s Chinatown and Thien Hau Pagoda which is dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. With intricate friezes, carved tableaus and impressive incense coils make for some great photos. Then observe street life with a cyclo ride through the narrow streets to Binh Tay market that sells everything from hats to dried squid!
Accommodation: Signature Saigon Hotel / Deluxe
18th Sep Ho Chi Minh – Cao Dai temple & Cu Chi tunnels – Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast
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After breakfast, enjoy a morning drive through typical southern Vietnamese countryside to Tay Ninh Province in the west of Vietnam. At Tay Ninh visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, Cu Chi Tour, Vietnam Tour, Vietnam Travelincredible Cao Dai Great Temple, with architecture that could have come straight from a Walt Disney fantasy and where all the major faiths of the world blend together in a unique religious cocktail. In the afternoon, visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence where you will understand more about the Vietnam War or American War, a must see Vietnam Tour for any tourists to learn about Vietnam past and present days. Overnight in a Ho Chi Minh hotel.
Accommodation: Signature Saigon Hotel / Deluxe
19th Sep Ho Chi Minh - Flight to Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast
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Free at leisure until we pick you up and transfer to the airport for flight to Siem Reap VN 3825 12:00 13:00.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel / Superior
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20th Sep Siem Reap - Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat - Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast
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After breakfast in the hotel, we will start our first visit to Angkor Complex: Angkor Thom, the fortified city of Angkor Thom covers an area of 10 square km. Enter by the monumental South Gate over a causeway lined on either side by statues of demons and gods, each carrying a giant naga. We well stop at the famous Bayon temple and continue to the Terrace of the Elephants and the terrace of the Leper Kings, then to Ta Phrom - It has been controversially left to the destructive power of the jungle by French archaeologists to demonstrate the awesome power of nature. lunch at local restaurant
In the afternoon we continue to Angkor Wat – is the largest and most impressive of all the temples and also the 7th wonder of the world. Then we will enjoy viewing the sunset from Phnom Bakheng. Overnight at Siem Reap.
Accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel / Superior
21st Sep Siem Reap – Banteay Srei - Kbal Spean – Flight to Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast
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Breakfast at the hotel, then we drive north to the Phnom Kulen mountain chain and we visit Kbal Spean the ancient site was started by the King in Angkor Era. Also you will visit Banteay Srei temple on the way back.
In the late afternoon, continue transfer to the airport for flight to Hanoi VN 836 18:05 19:45.
Upon arrival at Noi Bai airport, driver pick up and transfer to hotel for checking in.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Accommodation: Gondola Hotel / Superior
22nd Sep Hanoi departure
Meals: Breakfast
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Free at leisure until we pick you up and transfer to the airport for flight back home.
END OF SERVICES!
SERVICES INCLUSIVE:
- Economy flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue, Danang – Dalat, Dalat – Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh – Siem Reap & Siem Reap – Hanoi
- Private transportation as program (Except for shuttle bus Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi)
- All entrance fees & boat trips to indicated sights
- English speaking guides (Except for free days)
- Meals as mentioned
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE:
- Tips
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Insurance
