Customer Testimonials

Once more thanks for a great trip!

Well Tuan just about to pack our bags or the last time here in your beautiful country. Feel so sad. Thank you for arranging such a wonderful trip of us. We have wall enjoyed it. Its been so good travelling Highway 1 and seeing so much of the country, so diverse and beautiful. Words cannot describe it. We enjoyed the cable car ride yesterday up to the reclining Budha and pagoda.

The highlight has to be meeting you my friend at last, we will remain friends for a longtime. We are leaving your wonderful country knowing we have made some new friends who will remain in our hearts and thoughts always. Hopefully we will be back soon but of course will be keeping in touch.
Once more thanks for a great trip


Best wishes to you, your family and Vivutravel .
Lyn and Barry (Second Trip with Vivutravel)


PRIVATE TOURS –Your tour is an individual tour with a flexible schedule. There is no other traveler on the tour. You will have a private English speaking tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle at each destination.

 

VIETNAM ALONG THE COAST!

HANOI – TAM COC – HALONG – HUE – HOI AN – QUY NHON – NHA TRANG – PHAN THIET

 

ITINERARY

 

27 Feb 13                Hanoi Arrival

Upon arrival, our private Vietnam tour 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 Hanoi.

Meals: None

Accommodation: Silkpath / Deluxe

 

28 Feb 13                Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hanoi

This morning, we drive to visit the site of Vietnam's first capital, Hoa Lu. Visit to the temples dedicated to Emperor Dinh Tien Hoang of the Dinh Dynasty (968-80), and Emperor Le Dai Hanh of the Le Dynasty (980-1009). The ancient Hoa Lu Citadel (most of which has since been destroyed) once covered an area of three square kilometers.

Continue to Tam Coc through stunning limestone karst valleys surrounded by picturesque fields and villages, along the way stop where you wish to take photographs. On arrival in Tam Coc have a Vietnamese lunch. After lunch, board your private sampan for a leisurely 2.5-hour cruise. As the boat gently slices through the water, notice the enormous limestone karsts jutting out from the green rice fields. After the boat trip, climb up to Bich Dong Pagoda on nearby Ngu Nhac Mountain, dating to 1428 and comprising three structures: Ha, Trung, and Thuong Pagodas, in ascending order before returning to Hanoi by vehicle where you arrive in the late afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Silkpath / Deluxe

 

01 Mar 13                Hanoi Free Day

Day is free at leisure for your own visit. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Silkpath / Deluxe

 

02 Mar 13                Hanoi – Bai Tu Long Bay – Thien Canh Son Cave

07.45 Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi by private car

12.00 Embark at Hon Gai International harbour.

13.00 Check-in, enjoy a welcoming drink and cruise briefing.

13.30 Have lunch while cruising in the magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

15.00 Enjoy swimming in the crystal clear water.

15.40 Explore the secluded Thien Canh Son Cave.

16.45 Short cruise to Hon Co Island where you can relax on a white sandy beach, swim or kayak.

18.00 Back to the junk for relaxation.

19.00 Have dinner and stay overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Junk: Red Dragon / Deluxe

 

03 Mar 13               Vung Vieng Fishing Village – Fly to Hue

07.30 Enjoy the bay’s morning landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast in the open air.

08.30 Visit Vung Vieng fishing village in a rustic rowing-boat, meet the local people and pass through the floating school and fish farms.

09.30 More leisure time for swimming in the middle of the bay.

10.00 Cruise back to the harbour while an a la carte lunch is served.

11.45 Disembark. Farewell. Drive back to the airport for the short flight to Hue (VN1545K 03MAR S HANHUI HK2  2010  2120). Pick up on arrival then transfer to your hotel. Free at leisure for teh rest of the day. Overnight in Hue.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

04 Mar 13               Hue Tour to Tam Giang lagoon and Music at night

After breakfast, we drive to visit Phu Mong traditional old house of Hue City. We will then continue drive on the rural road to Tam Giang lagoon where we can see the daily life of the fishermen and fishing activities. After nice seafood lunch, we drive back to your hotel. This evening, we have dinner then enjoy the traditional music on boat, the evening Perfume River cruise. Overnight in Hue.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Opt1: Romance / Deluxe /

 

05 Mar 13               Hue – Hoi An

After breakfast, we 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. This scenic drive passes through the fishing village of Lang Co before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds. Upon arrival in Hoi An, free to take walking tour of the Hoi An ancient town centre. Overnight in Hoi An.

Meals: Breakfast

Opt1: Hoi An Beach / River View Deluxe /

 

06 Mar 13                Hoi An Farming Tour

This unique tour provides you a truly experience about vietnamese daily life, help you to open the vietnamese culture window and understand more about the vietnamese rural culture. Today tour begins with a soft biking around the countryside of Hoian from your hotel with our guide (15' - 30' ). The biking takes you to Tra Que Vegetables Village, along the way you will stop and try a water buffalo riding in the middle of the rice paddy and take the photography. Arriving at Tra Que Vegetable Village, you will be welcomed by a farmer family, take the typical farmer's clothe and dress up as a farmer. Then get to the farming land  near by with  farming tools to practise all the different steps that a vegetable farmer usually does. Done the farming tour and continue on our biking tour along the narrow path to Cam Thanh village, stop at Bay Mau Water Palm forest, you will take a short walk around the small fishing hamlet along the river then board a Coracle - a typical rounded bamboo boat for fishing from local fishermen  and enjoy a pleasant cruise along the small canal.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Opt1: Hoi An Beach / River View Deluxe /

 

07 Mar 13                Hoi An – Drive to Quy Nhon

After breakfast, we drive to Quy Nhon, the city is well known for its beautiful surroundings, Cham temples, and with sandy beaches, various seafood resources. The city is an ideal place for those who want to break up a journey between Nha Trang and Hoi An. On the way, we can stop for a visit to My Lai which is known as My Lai Massacre in the American War. Upon arrival, check in and free at leisure. Overnight in Quy Nhon.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Life Resort Quy Nhon / Superior

 

08 Mar 13               Quy Nhon Free Day

Day is free at leisure to relax at Life resort's beach or walk around to experience the local people's life... Overnight in Quy Nhon.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Life Resort Quy Nhon / Superior

 

09 Mar 13               Quy Nhon – Nha Trang

Morning is free at leisure to relax, swim or explore Quy Nhon on your own. Arounf noon, we drive to Nha trang, the heavyweight champion of Vietnam, Nha Trang has been knocking out visitors for years. True, the town is brazen and brash, but the beach is bold and beautiful and a gateway to a cluster of quieter islands. Nha Trang is really a nice stop during your Vietnam holiday. Upon your arrival, visit the famous Cham temple – Ponagar and Long Son pagoda before checking in your hotel. Free at leisure and overnight in Nha Trang.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Opt1: Yasaka / Deluxe /

10 Mar 13               Nha Trang Free Day

Day free at leisure, free time for swimming and water sports... Overnight in Nha Trang.

Meals: Breakfast

Opt1: Yasaka / Deluxe /

11 Mar 13               Nha Trang – Phan Thiet (Mui Ne beach)

This morning, we take a private car transfer to Phan Thiet (5 hours). Once a part of the Cham Kingdom, it’s now a perfect stop for Vietnam beach holidays and to end your Vietnam Holiday, an unremarkable town with a reasonable beach, some decent hotels, and a very good golf course. In a nice setting with white sand beaches and coconut trees, the beach resort of Phan Thiet is also endowed with amazing spots such as sand dunes, natural lakes and astonishing red canyons. Phan Thiet still has sizeable populations of Cham and Raglai ethnic minority groups. The former are a part of the area’s Cham heritage. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel, free time at leisure. Overnight Phan Thiet.

Meals: Breakfast

Opt1: Terracotta / Deluxe /

12 Mar 13              Phan Thiet (Mui Ne beach) – Ca Tu Mountain

This morning, we drive to Ta Cu Mountain, about 50 km Mui ne beach. This is where you'll find a temple at the mountain summit of 500m that was built since 1861. More famously, it holds Vietnam's largest reclining Buddha image at 49m long and 6m in height. And together with a trio of Mahayana Buddhist statues at 7m high, Ta Cu Mountain has become an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists in Vietnam. Back to your beach resort. Free at leisure and overnight in Mui ne beach.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Opt1: Terracotta / Bungalow Deluxe Seaview /

13 Mar 13               Phan Thiet (Mui Ne beach) Free Day

Day is free at leisure for you to write about your Vietnam Tours experience or to explore the area including the fishing village of Mui Ne which locates at the far end of the beach, the village and several hectares of massive rolling sand dunes make a pleasant diversion from relaxing on the beach, swimming and windsurfing. The village is worth a visit for three reasons – firstly, very few tourists go further than the dunes, secondly, the small harbour is picturesque (there’s an excellent view from where the dunes road turns off) and thirdly, there’s an interesting pagoda where followers of Vietnam’s whale cult hold services and store skeletons of the massive sea mammals.

Overnight Phan Thiet

Meals: Breakfast

Opt1: Terracotta / Bungalow Deluxe Seaview /

14 Mar 13              Phan Thiet (Mui Ne beach) – Saigon and departure (B)

After breakfast, you are free at leisure until we drive you to Saigon international airport (about 5- 6 hours) for your departure flight. Vivutravel thanks you so much for your travelling with us. We say goodbye and see you again!

 

END OF SERVICE

 

Inclusion:

•    Domestic flights: HAN – HUI (Economy class)

•    All transfers and transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver

•    Hotel accommodation in double sharing room

•    1 night on board the junk in Ha Long

•    Meals as indicated in the itinerary

•    English speaking guide (except free days)

•    Entrance fees to indicated sights

•    Boat trip as indicated

•    Bottled mineral water during touring days

•    Visa to Vietnam on arrival (Free Visa on arrival arrangement)

 

Exclusion:

•    International FLIGHTS

•    Drinks

•    Other meals

•    Insurance

•    Personal expenses

•    Expenses for any optional tours or activities during free time


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