We had a wonderful trip of a lifetime
Dear Kim:
We had a wonderful trip of a lifetime wherein every aspect of our Vietnam travel, hotels and guides ran smoothly. Upon our arrival, our hidden hesitations were erased as our guide was ready to greet us with a smile. From our patient and polite tour guides to drivers with cold water bottles and hand sanitizers at the ready we have nothing but praise and these simple details made a world of difference and certainly didn't get unnoticed.
Also, all hotels were excellent and very hard to critique; we do however would like to say that the Palm Garden Resort ended as our least favorite. The hotel caters to a large tour bus clientele which basically diminishes service when all the groups need to be fed at the same time. Breakfast was not enjoyable and certainly not the type of service expected of a five star establishment.
Thank you so much for your professionalism and presenting us with a great trip which exceeded our expectations.
Regards,
Mr. & Mrs. Andrade
TOUR NAME: LUXURY VIETNAM TOUR ON MAR & APR 2015 FOR MRS ANDRADE COUPLE
DESTINATIONS: HANOI – NINH BINH – HALONG BAY – HUE – HOI AN – MY SON – HO CHI MINH – CU CHI – MEKONG DELTA – PHU QUOC – HO CHI MINH & DEPARTURE
GUEST’S NAME: MRS ANDRADE COUPLE
NUMBER OF PERSON: 02
ACCOMMODATION IN 5 STAR HOTELS
ROOM TYPE: 1 DOUBLE ROOM
ITINERARY
27th Mar Hanoi arrival at OZ733 20:10
Meals: None
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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 a Hanoi hotel.
Accommodation: Opera Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe
28th Mar Hanoi – Hoa Lu & Tam Coc – Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast
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Depart your hotel this morning at 0800 for the 2-hour drive through rural northern Vietnam to 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, take a leisure walk through rice fields to visit picturesque Thai Vi temple or drive 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 for overnight.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Accommodation: Opera Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe
29th Mar Hanoi city tour
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 a Hanoi hotel.
Accommodation: Opera Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe
30th Mar Hanoi - Halong bay - Overnight on board
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: Paradise Cruise / Deluxe Balcony
31st Mar Halong bay – Hanoi
Meals: Brunch
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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: Opera Hanoi Hotel / Deluxe
01st Apr 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 1543 13:35 14:45.
Upon your arrival at Hue airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for checking in.
Overnight in Hue.
Accommodation: La Residence Resort / Superior River View
02nd Apr Hue city tour
Meals: Breakfast
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Hue is one of places, which has many cultural heritages. Up to now, there is no place like Hue remaining a lot of originally historical vestiges as in this ancient Capital City and favorite destination for all Vietnam Tours. After breakfast, our tour starts with the visit to Imperial Citadel before taking the beautiful boat trip on the romantic Perfume River and visit Hue's best-known religious site-Thien Mu Pagoda and the Mausoleum of former emperor Minh Mang in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes. Return to the hotel. Free at leisure. Overnight in a Hue hotel.
Accommodation: La Residence Resort / Superior River View
03rd Apr Hue - Drive to Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast
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After breakfast, we 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: Palm Garden Resort / Deluxe Sea View
04th Apr Hoi An - My Son - Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast
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After breakfast, we invite you an interesting visit to My Son Holy land, once the spiritual capital of Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for nearly a thousand years and occupied most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century with very rich in history and culture. Contemplate its remarkable red brick towers and sanctuaries dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries.
Drive back to Hoi An, end of your today's beautiful Vietnam Tour with visit the former merchants' homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.
Accommodation: Palm Garden Resort / Deluxe Sea View
05th Apr Hoi An free day
Meals: Breakfast
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There is no better place for break during your Vietnam holidays than 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 a Hoi An hotel
Accommodation: Palm Garden Resort / Deluxe Sea View
06th Apr Hoi An - Danang - Flight to Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast
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Transfer to the airport for your flight with Vietnam airlines to Ho Chi Minh city VN 113 12:10 13:30. 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, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office and the environment of Ben Thanh market.
Then transfer back to Ho Chi Minh for overnight.
Accommodation: Rex Hotel / West Wing – Premium
07th Apr Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi tunnels - Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast
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After pick-up at your hotel, you enjoy a half day excursion to the famous Cu Chi tunnels. This network of tunnels, which stretched for over 200km, became legendary during the 1960s.
Cu Chi tunnels played a vital part in the U.S.-Vietnam War in that they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area only 30 to 40 km from former Saigon .
At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border. The network, parts of which were several levels deep, included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens.
Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and feel of what underground life during the war must have been like.
The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise we would not be able to enter them!) For those interested there's even the opportunity to try an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range.
Accommodation: Rex Hotel / West Wing – Premium
08th Apr 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: Victoria Can Tho Hotel / Deluxe
09th Apr Can Tho - Cai Rang floating market - Flight to Phu Quoc
Meals: Breakfast
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In the early 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. Then continue transfer to Can Tho airport for the short flight to Phu Quoc VN 8014 09:35 10:25. Met on arrival and transfer to your resort. Overnight in a Phu Quoc hotel.
Accommodation: La Veranda Resort / Premier Deluxe Sea View
10th – 13th Apr Phu Quoc free days
Meals: Breakfast
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One of Vietnam’s star attractions, mountainous and forested Phu Quoc is a splendid tropical getaway set with soft secluded beaches, the water a thousand different shades of turquoise. Stunning sunsets, thunderclouds heaped on the horizon. Palm trees protruding perpendicular over the gentle waves. That's Phu Quoc island and paradise for Vietnam beach lovers and great place to end your amazing Vietnam Holiday. Days free at leisure. Overnight in a Phu Quoc hotel.
Accommodation: La Veranda Resort / Premier Deluxe Sea View
14th Apr Phu Quoc - Flight to Ho Chi Minh & Departure at OZ736 23:40
Meals: Breakfast
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17:30 Pick up at your hotel and transfer to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh VN 1826 19:35 20:35 and connect with your flight back home. (Late check-out at La Veranda Resort is not included)
END OF BEAUTIFUL VIETNAM TOUR!
SERVICES INCLUSIVE:
• Economy flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue, Danang – Ho Chi Minh, Can Tho – Phu Quoc & Phu Quoc – Ho Chi Minh
• 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:
• Early check-in & late check-out (Check-in time: 14:00, Check-out time: 12:00)
• Tips
• Drinks
• Personal expenses
• Insurance
