Hanoi arrival (-/ L/ D)

• Xin chao! Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam.You are greeted by your guide and driver at Noi Bai International airport for your transfer to the hotel. (check in after 14:00)
• Hanoi, one of Asia’s most enchanting cities, full of culture, history and the engaging contradictions of a rapidly developing and deeply traditional society.
• Lunch at Indian Restaurant
• In the afternoon, we will transfer to city center to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple.
• Visit and shopping at the Old Quarter, Dong Xuan Market.
• Dinner at Indian restaurant.
• Overnight in Hanoi

Hanoi – Halong Bay overnight on cruise (B/L/D)

• This morning transfer from your hotel in Hanoi to Halong City, the drive takes about 4 hours, stopping off for a refreshment break en route.
• On arrival, the junk crew welcomes you on board the cruise to explore the bay. Lunch is served on board
• We will spend the rest of the day cruising around the myriad of tiny islands and exploring the many grottoes created by the wind and the waves.
• Cooking demonstration on board.
• Dinner on board
• Overnight on board.

Notes:

• Cruise itinerary is subject to change due to the weather conditions
• Meals on the cruise are local food

Halong bay – Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City by flight (Brunch/D)

• Early start for a Tai Chi demonstration on the sundeck; tea and coffee available.
• Light breakfast will be served in the restaurant
• Continue explore the Halong Bay
• Back to main boat for check out: please put your baggage out to the corridor and settle your bill at reception.
• Brunch is served atfer that
• Arrival at habour at noontime, disembark cruise then take transfer back to Noi Bai international airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
• Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat international airport, local guide pick up and transfer to have dinner at Indian restaurant.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Cu Chi Tunnels – Ho Chi Minh City tour (B/L/D)

• After breakfast, depart Ho Chi Minh City, you head out to Cu Chi Tunnels - an elaborate underground network of 250 km of tunnels and chambers below the city. They were the location of several military campaigns during the war. After an introductory video, viewing various mantraps, the remains of an American tank and numerous bomb craters, you will explore the maze of tunnels to see how the Viet Cong survived in this underground network.
• Lunch at Indian restaurant.
• Afternoon, take a half day city tour of Ho Chi Minh City:
• Visit the Reunification Palace, the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
• Next to the cathedral stands the Saigon Post Office, a classic French colonial structure, is still a functioning post office today and features huge ceilings, a giant portrait of Uncle Ho, and many beautiful details.
• Following is War Remnant Museum, contains countless artefacts and photographs graphically representing the war and its devastating impacts.
• Final visit of the day is to Ben Thanh Market – an icon of the city, stands in the center of District 1. Packed to the rafters with everything from fruits to nuts, from tourist kitsch to true bargains, it is a definite must-see.
• Dinner at Indian restaurant.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho one day (B/L/D)

• Depart from the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City to the area referred to locally as ‘the rice bowl of Vietnam’.
• Upon arrival, you will board your local boat for a cruise among the aptly named Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle and Phoenix Islands. En-route, visit a small factory producing handicrafts made of coconut and Turtle Island, where a stop will be made in a tropical orchard to taste some exotic fruit.
• Then take a ride on a horse cart along country roads to a famed garden for a honey tasting. Continue on a smaller rowing boat for a more adventurous ride through the Xep Canal which is set amongst a forest of palm trees.
• Back to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.
• Dinner at Indian restaurant.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City departure (B/ -/-)

• Free at leisure till transfering to the airport for the flight home
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