8 Days Hanoi Halong Bay Hue Danang Hoian Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Tour

Day 1: HANOI – Arrival (D)

Arrival in Hanoi. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Free at leisure. Dinner. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: HANOI – HALONG (B,L)

Early morning to see "Tai Chi" exercise around HoanKiemLake. Breakfast at hotel. Half day sightseeing tour features both cultural and historical highlights, comprising Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his house, One-pillared pagoda, Then visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, QuanThanhTemple. Lunch. Transfer to HalongBay , (170km from Hanoi ) with stopover at handicrafts' shop for refreshment. Hotel check in. free at leisure. O/n in Halong

Day 3: HANOI-HA LONG BAY-HANOI (B, L)

Breakfast at hotel.Enjoy a day excursion to Halong. Board a private boat for a cruise in HalongBay (5 hours), a world heritage site recognised by UNESCO in 1994. Visit some magical grottoes, marvel at odd-shaped islands and relax in the best scenic beauty of Vietnam. Lunch of fresh seafood is served on board. Return to Hanoi. ., continue for Hanoi city tour visit Hoan Kiem Lake (lake of restored sword) , Ngoc Son Temple,  and a downtown pedicab ride "cyclo" (1 hour) round the old quarters with a stop at a newly-restored traditional long house. and  sightseeing day ends with a water puppet show, a theatrical genre reflecting the agricultural civilization of thousands of years ago. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 4: HANOI-HUE (B,D)

Breakfast . Transfer to NoiBaiAirport for a short flight to Hue. Pick up and transfer to a hotel in the city.A morning tour focuses on the Imperial Citadel, built in 1804 on a site chosen in accordance with geomancy.  In the afternoon, visit the tombs of King Tu Duc (ruled 1848 – 1883) and King Khai Dinh (ruled 1916 – 1925). The monuments, designed by the kings themselves, were also used as holiday retreats during their lifetime. Boat on PerfumeRiver and visit Thien Mu Pagoda. Overnight in Hue

Day 5: HUE- DANANG- HOI AN (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel.Visit to Dong Ba Market, famous for its best conical hats in Vietnam. Transfer to Hoi An (140km). Admire beautiful landscape on the road over the Hai Van Pass or explore the newly-opened 6,280-metre-long Hai Van Tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in Southeast Asia.  Stop at Danang and visit to ChamSculptureMuseum, MarbleMountain, stone carving village. Proceed to Hoi An

Visit to Hoi An ancient town, take a leisurely walk through the ancient town, a world heritage site recognized by UNESCO in 1999, to feast your eyes on antique structures: residential houses, assembly halls, pagodas, markets, etc. Overnight in Hoian

Day 6: HOI AN - DANANG – HO CHIMINHCITY (B,L)

Visit to fishing market in early morning. Breakfast at hotel. Transfer back to DanangAirport for flight to HCMC

Then visit  Notre Dame Cathedral , CentralPost Office & HistoryMuseum. Transfer  to China town to see ThienHauTemple, Binh Tay Market and a lacquer workshop. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city

Day 7: HO CHIMINHCITY - MY THO - HO CHIMINHCITY  (B, L)

Breakfast at hotel.The tour takes visitors deeper into the Mekong Delta to survey the vast rice fields and waters of MY THO. It gives a close contact with traditional rural life in Vietnam by stop-overs at orchards on  Islet , and a boat ride on the criss-cross waterways of the Mekong Delta always proves to be a fascinating and rewarding experience for all visitors. Overland to My Tho, boat on MekongRiver to visit the islet with local home, garden, taste seasonal fruit, tea with honey.Lunch at local restaurant on island ( special offer : 01 banana wine/pax). Return to Ho Chi Minh city with stopover at Vinh Trang Old pagoda. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city

Day 8: HO CHIMINHCITY  -DEPARTURE (B)