I have recommended your agency
Hi Kim;
Thank you very much for arranging our tour of Vietnam, our vacation was awesome and we enjoyed it all. The accommodation was adequate and since we did not spend very much time in the hotels very acceptable. The staff at the hotels were outstanding and even higher class hotels could not have given any better service. Our guides were excellent with their knowledge and assuring that we had an exceptional trip under their guidance. Of all the outings we enjoyed Sapa and Halong Bay the most but mostly because of the country. We also enjoyed our time in Hoi An as we had lots of time to ourselves to explore and shop for clothes and footwear.
The only downside to a Vietnam tour like this is you are using several guides and as you can imagine it takes a certain amount of time to get to know your guide and create a kind of rapport with them. Since we had 3 different guides we had to do this three different times. One guide for the entire trip would have been preferable but we also understand this is not possible. This was not a problem only a comment as I said all our guides were exceptional and we would not hesitate to use any of them again. I have not loaded my photos onto my computer yet but will over the next few days and can send some on to you then. I have recommended your agency to several of my coworkers here in Bahrain so hopefully you will get some more business from this.
Probably our least favorite part of the tour was the markets. We visited 5 markets in various places and unless you are market people who enjoy them this can get a little long.
James McLaren
TOUR NAME: VIETNAM CLASSIC TOUR ON JUNE FOR MR JAMES MCLAREN COUPLE
DESTINATIONS: HANOI – SAPA – HALONG BAY – HUE – HOI AN – HO CHI MINH – MEKONG DELTA – HO CHI MINH
GUEST’S NAME: MR JAMES MCLAREN
NUMBER OF PERSON: 02
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06th Jun 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 and overnight in Hanoi.
Accommodation: Medallion Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe
07th Jun Hanoi city tour – Night train to Lao Cai
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 Fine Arts museum, 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. Finally, we enjoy a fantastic traditional water puppet show.
17:00 Transfer to a mini-hotel for taking a bath and having a short rest.
19:00 Tour guide & driver pick up and transfer you to the train station to experience a Vietnam train ride to
Lao Cai.
Overnight on Train.
Accommodation: Livitrans Train / Sharing cabin of 4 berths
08th Jun Lao Cai - Bac Ha ethnic market – Sapa
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. 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 – Bac Ha ethnic market only opens on Sundays.
In the afternoon, transfer back to Sapa for overnight.
Accommodation: Sapa View Hotel / Deluxe Mountain View
09th Jun 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 View Hotel / Deluxe Mountain View
10th Jun 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 berths
11th Jun Hanoi - Halong bay - Overnight on board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Pick up from the train station, this morning, we have already arranged a room in a mini hotel for you to have shower and breakfast. 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: Dragon’s Pearl Cruise
12th Jun Halong bay – Hanoi
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 for overnight.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Accommodation: Medallion Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe
13th Jun Hanoi – Flight to Hue
Meals: Breakfast
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Free at leisure until we pick you up and transfer to the airport for flight to Hue VN 1547 09:40 10:50. Upon arrival at Hue airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for checking in (if room available).
In the afternoon, visit the Imperial Citadel, the Purple Forbidden City. Overnight in a Hue hotel.
Accommodation: Romance Hotel / Deluxe City View
14th Jun Hue – Drive to Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast
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After breakfast, we 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.
Then continue drive to Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years and for sure, Hoi An is a wonderful destination for all kinds of Vietnam Tours. On the way, stop to visit Cham Museum.
Upon arrival in Hoi An, free to take walking tour of the Hoi An ancient town centre. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.
Accommodation: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Deluxe
15th Jun Hoi An ancient town & Thu Bun River
Meals: Breakfast
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In the morning, our guide and car will come to pick you up at your hotel then transfer to Hoi An ancient town. Start our morning by strolling around the Hoi An ancient town to visit: Chua Cau or Japanese Covered Bridge-considered the symbol of Hoi An the finest example of Japanese architecture. Step back in time to discover the Chinese street with stunning Phuc Kien Hall and Phung Hung old house typical of Hoian original architecture. We then visit Hoi An vibrant market and ancient port to explore the rythm of local daily life and savor the true color, flavor and taste of the oriental. Finally, we visit Phuc Thanh Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Hoi An built in 1454 with Chinese bonze. Have lunch in the local restaurant with specialties of Hoian: the Cao Lau noodle and White Rose dumpling.
In the afternoon, take a 4 hour boat trip on Thu Bon River - the poetic river that shaped the verdant nature and rich cultural heritage of Hoian. Stop en route to visit two handicraft villages nestled on the river banks: Thanh Ha pottery village and Kim Bong carpentry village well known for their nice handicraft products. Transfer back to the hotel afterward.
Accommodation: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Deluxe
16th Jun 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: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort / Deluxe
17th Jun Hoi An - Danang - Flight to Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast
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After the breakfast, our Vietnam tour guide and driver in Hoi An will transfer you to the airport for the flight with Vietnam airlines to Ho Chi Minh VN 109 11:05 12:20. Met upon your arrival and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, we will do the city tour of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, visiting to Reunification Palace, and the environment of Ben Thanh market.
Overnight in a Ho Chi Minh hotel.
Accommodation: Family Inn Hotel / Deluxe
18th Jun Ho Chi Minh – Cai Be floating market – Can Tho
Meals: Breakfast
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Today we will start our exploration of the Mekong Delta, a major rice producing area. This must be one of the most fascinating riverine deltas in the world. The Mekong splits into nine major arteries. A vast network of rivers and waterways with thousands of ships of all sizes plowing the waters gives the Mekong Delta a very special atmosphere and no double one of the most favorite destinations for Vietnam Tours. On arrival,we will make a boat trip to the Cai Be floating Market, visit villages and meet the people of the Mekong Delta. Continue your boat trip to An Binh Island for Lunch in a local family and bike trip in the afternoon. Continue to Can Tho – the heart of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Check in on your arrival, free at leisure and overnight in a Can Tho hotel.
Accommodation: Kim Tho Hotel / Superior
19th Jun Cai Rang floating market – Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast
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In the morning, we make the boat cruise to see the Cai Rang floating market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats), truly highlights of any Vietnam Tours where you will enjoy the beautiful scenery and see the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals and later, you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill, a rice noodles making shop which are nice chances to discover the daily life of Vietnamese people in Mekong Delta. Around noon, transfer back to Ho Chi Minh for overnight.
Accommodation: Family Inn Hotel / Deluxe
20th Jun Ho Chi Minh departure
Meals: Breakfast
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Free at leisure until we pick you up and transfer to the airport for flight to Ha Noi VN 250 15:30 17:30 and connect with your international flight back home.
END OF BEAUTIFUL VIETNAM TOUR!
SERVICES INCLUSIVE:
• Economy flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue, Danang – Ho Chi Minh & Ho Chi Minh – Hanoi
• Return train tickets: Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi
• Private transportation as program
• All entrance fees & boat trips to indicated sights
• English speaking guides (Except for free days)
• Meals as mentioned
• Visa on arrival to Vietnam (Except for $45 usd per person as stamping fee at the airport)
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE:
• Tips
• Drinks
• Personal expenses
• Insurance
