Viet Nam Around Trip 18 Days and 17 Nights

HO CHI MINH | MUI NE | DA LAT | NHA TRANG | HA NOI | NINH BINH | HA GIANG | SAPA | HA LONG

Departure: daily from Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Hanoi

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH – ARRIVE MUI NE

Departure to Mui Ne

Opition 1: Sleeping bus Ho Chi Minh – Mui Ne (4 hours), start from Hello Vietnam (28/3 Bui Vien street, dist 1), arrive Mui Ne – check in hotel and rest

Opition 2: by train at 06:45 am from train station (1 Nguyen Thong street, dist 3), depart to Phan Thiet, around 10:40 am arrive Phan Thiet, transfer to hotel in Mui Ne, check in and rest

• Afternoon – have lunch by yourself and visit Mui Ne by Jeep : Red sandune, white sandune, fairy stream, fishing village (you’d like choose to enjoy sunset “14:30 – 18:00” or sunrise “04:30 – 08:00” tomorrow morning)

Included : Sleeping bus Sai Gon – Mui Ne (or train ticket with A/C soft seat), Jeep, hotel

Excluded : meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 2: LEAVE MUI NE – ARRIVE DA LAT (breakfast)

• Morning – have breakfast – swimming
• Afternoon – check out hotel and bus take you to Da Lat (3.5 hours)
• Arrive Da Lat, check in hotel and rest
• 18:00 – our bus take you to village in Lang Biang to join Cong Chieng – The space of gong culture in Viet NamCentral Highlands (Gong dance and culture exchange is held in the evening by the K’Ho ethnic, when the sun is absent, visitors will be immersed in the space gong culture of ethnic minority, enjoy rice wine, barbecue meat beside the fire flickering along with the music and the resonance Gong …)
• 21:00 – get back hotel and free time

Included : bus, meal (breakfast), Cong Chieng tour, hotel

Excluded : meals (lunch, dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 3: DA LAT CITY TOUR (breakfast, lunch)

• Morning – After your breakfast in hotel, Our guide will take you to visit:

Robin hill – has a favorable location and airy views. From here, you can easily see the whole city, covering the peaceful city in your eyes.

Truc Lam Zen Monastery is a chance to immerse yourself in pure meditation space, to find your soul behind the noisy, busy life.

Tuyen Lam Lake is famous for its natural beauty, the romance of the sceneries, and the special charm dark green pine forest winding around. The magnificent natural landscape of the streams and forests are intertwined with poetic landscapes.

Datanla Waterfall, with a steady flow of water all year round, flowing gently down the rugged rocky terrace is about 20 meters. visitors love it because it is not too noisy or too steep.. ( you pay extra 60.000 Vnd for the Rollercoaster)

Bao Dai Summer Palace is a magnificent palace, formerly the residence of King Bao Dai – the last emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, and also the last king of Vietnamese feudal dynasties, you know more about history and listen to last king story

• Noon time – Have lunch in local restaurant

Dalat flower Park – this place gathers many kinds of thousands of different beautiful flowers are arranged very thoughtfully from the gate to the end of the Place

Dalat Chicken Church is also one of the first ancient architecture built by the French. And the reason why the church is called Chicken Church because the top of the bell tower is placed a black bronze statue, this is the mascot symbol of France, Goloa chicken, not far from the tower about 100m you can clearly see the rooster statue located on the cross of the bell tower.

16:00 – get back hotel, rest

• Evening – free time and walking night market – enjoy soy milk, Vietnamese pizza, Snail dishes …

Included : bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch), entrance fee, hotel

Excluded : meal (dinner) & beverage, games (cable car – rollercoaster- …), personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 4: DISCOVER DA LAT (breakfast, lunch)

• Morning – Have breakfast and visit:

Golden Valley – is known for its scenic, man-made scenery but very poetic and charming. This is considered the second Dalat by the cool and fresh air similar to Da Lat

Langbiang Mountain – is the highest mountain in the South of Vietnam associated with the most beautiful biography as romantic color. Visitors will be immersed in the history of the mountain from the guide, in addition you can take the jeep ride go nearly 7km winding to the rada peek to have a panorama

• Noon time – have lunch in local restaurant

Thien Vuong Co Sat pagoda is also called Chinese pagoda, it is famous for its three sandal-wood statues of Buddhist, each has 4m in height and 1.5 ton in weight and they were taken from Hong Kong in 1989 by superior Buddhist monk Tho Da.

The Magic Table – you just need to put your hands on the table and give ‘orders’: left, right, fast, slow, stop. Immediately, the table will ‘understand-human-language’ and rotate to what you expected.

Train Station most ancient Indochina – the oldest railway station in Vietnam and Indochina, where the steam locomotive is stored along with the unique iron serrated line.

16:00 – get back hotel, rest

• Evening – free time or join Cong Chieng – The space of gong culture in Viet NamCentral Highlands (Gong dance and culture exchange is held in the evening by the K’Ho ethnic, when the sun is absent, visitors will be immersed in the space gong culture of ethnic minority, enjoy rice wine, barbecue meat beside the fire flickering along with the music and the resonance Gong …)

Included : bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch), entrance fee, hotel

Excluded : meal (dinner) & beverage, Gong show, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip5

DAY 5: LEAVE DA LAT – ARRIVE NHA TRANG (breakfast)

• Morning – Have breakfast and rest
• Afternoon – check out hotel and bus pick up to Nha Trang (3.5 hours)

Arrive Nha Trang, check in hotel and free time

• Evening – Walking, shopping, …. Or enjoy sunset with dinner in cruise (by yourself)

Included : bus, meal (breakfast), hotel

Excluded : meals (lunch, dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 6: DISCOVER 3 ISLANDS – MUD BATH & HOT WATER (breakfast, lunch)

• Morning – Have breakfast in hotel

08:00 – Our guide and car will pick you up and transfer to the port.

Start the cruise and discover Nha Trang Bay by high- Speed canoe, Tourists enjoy the opportunity to admire the panoramic beauty of Nha Trang Bay (one of the 29 most beautiful bays in the world)

Coral Island where is the habitat of more than 350 species of coral and 190 color fishes. Tourists can swim or dive with scuba tank to explore the ocean world, admire the beauty of coral reefs and many fishes (cost excluded)

Fishing Village – Tourists can visit the largest cage system for aquaculture in Nha Trang Bay and have lunch and You can enjoy fresh seafood on floating restaurants (at extra cost).

Tam Island ( mud bath and hot spring ) – According to scientific researches, natural mud and mineral water are rich in energy and mineral ingredients, dissolved gas and radon should that are good for the nervous system, heart, arthrosis and beautiful skin. Therefore, you should experience with services such as mud bath, soaked in a hot mineral water lake, swimming pool, waterfall.

15:30 – Return port and transfer to hotel

• Evening – Free time

Included: bus, tour guide, canoe, meals (breakfast, lunch), entrance fee, hotel

Excluded : meal (dinner) and beverage, games on beach, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 7: LEAVE NHA TRANG – ARRIVE HA NOI (breakfast)

• Morning – Have breakfast – free time
• Noon time – check out hotel and transfer to airport, check in airport
• Fly Nha Trang – Ha Noi. Our car take you to hotel, check in hotel and rest

Included : bus, meal (breakfast), hotel

Excluded : air ticket Nha Trang – Ha Noi, meals (lunch, dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 8: FREE & EASY HA NOI (breakfast)

• Morning – Have breakfast – freetime

Included : meal (breakfast), hotel

Excluded : meals (lunch, dinner) & beverage , personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 9: LEAVE HA NOI – ARRIVE HA GIANG – QUAN BA – YEN MINH (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Morning – Have breakfast and check out hotel
• 06:00 – Our bus and guide pick up your and beginning of the excursion with Ha Giang. Have breakfast on the way
• 11:00 – You will stop by and have lunch. Then you continue your trip beside Lo River.
• 15:00 – At that time, you will reach the downtown of Ha Giang, and it is the time for you to take some pictures of “0th km” in the middle of Ha Giang city.
• 16:30 – Next stop is Quan Ba Sky Gate. Enjoy your time here seeing the beauty of Twin-Mountain and all Tam Son Town from the higher place. Don’t forget to take pictures when you are in such a wonderful place like that. On the way to Yen Minh, you will have the chance to get a good look at the must-see Bucket Flower Fields and photograph them (the best time to see those Fields is between September and December).
• 18:30 – Arrive Yen Minh, check in to the hotel and have dinner. Free at night

Included: bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), entrance fee, hotel 2*

Excluded : beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 10: YEN MINH – DONG VAN – LUNG CU – MAPILENG PASS (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• 06:30 – Check out from the hotel, have breakfast, and go sightseeing in Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark. During the visit, you will stop at:
• Pho Cao (Cao street) for watching the unique house of Hmong people, with the rock fence bounding it (you can also take pictures with Peach Blossoms and Plum Blossoms at Tet holiday, and visit Pho Cao Market on Day of the Dog and Day of the Dragon).
• Sung La village: visit Hmong’s Ancient house – the place where the film “Story of Pao” is produced in 2006.
• Visit to the King family mansion lying inside a valley of Sa Phin. This is the wealthiest and most powerful family of Dong Van in the early of 20th century.
• Travel through Mapileng Pass. This is the most beautiful path of the “Happy Way”. Come to Mapileng Canyon (800m depth) – the deepest canyon in Vietnam and indulge in the terrific view there..
• 12:00 – Lunch will take place at Dong Van town.
• 14:00 – Get on car and go to visit Lung Cu Flag Pole – the northernmost place in Vietnam.
• 17:00 – Arrival in Dong Van town. Have dinner and free at night.

Suggestion: you can take your time at Dong Van Ancient Town, a place that lives with time nearly one century. And you can enjoy a coffee break at “Café phố Cổ” shop – a very famous coffee shop there (self payment). Overnight in Dong Van town.

Included: bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), entrance fee, boat trip, hotel 3*

Excluded : beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 11: LEAVING DONG VAN – HA GIANG – ARRIVE SAPA (breakfast, lunch)

06:00: Check out hotel and have breakfast. On Sunday, you will have a chance to join the Dong Van weekly market which is very famous with thousands of H’mong, Dzao and Tay people with colorful clothes who sell lots of local products, and then get bus back Ha Giang.

• Noon time – Have lunch and get back Ha Noi, you will separate and stop in bus station

15:30 – Get on bus to Sapa, you will have dinner in bus stop on the way

22:30 – Arrive bus station in Sapa, local guide take you to hotel, check in and rest

DAY 12: TREKKING CAT CAT – LAO CHAI – TA VAN VILLAGE(breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Morning – have breakfast in hotel

09:00 – Trekking 3 km to Cat Cat village – is home to Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. And then walk down the village to see a beautiful waterfall and power plant built by the French during the colonial time in 1925.

• Noon time – get back town and have lunch – check out hotel – prepare a light pack (car will transfer big luguage to homestay)

14:30 – Trekking 10 km to Lao Chai – Ta Van village : walk down to Muong Hoa Valley, It is the most beautiful valley in Sapa where the local hill tribes live and work on the Rice Field Terraces

And then downhill through Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai Villages on a small trail to a sleep mountainside where the terraced rice paddies of an ethnic minority group. You will learn about the unique customs of black H’mong people.

• Evening – have dinner and over night in bungalow homestay

Included: bus, local guide, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), entrance fee, bungalow in homestay

Excluded : beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

Note: If you can not trekking, please tell local guide, will arrange motor take you to Cat Cat – Lao Chai – Ta Van village

DAY 13: DISCOVER FANXIPANG – LEAVE SAPA – ARRIVE HA NOI (breakfast, lunch)

• Morning – have breakfast – check out homestay

08:00 – local guide take you to Fanxipan Legend

First – take train Muong Hoa station – Muong Hoa mountain climbing train takes visitors on a magical journey with majestic natural scenery, Muong Hoa valley in the mist and simple peaceful highland life, stop Hoang Lien station

From here, you take cable car to Do Quyen station, from which you can either continue up 600 stairs (or you can by train from Do Quyen station to top by yourself) to the peak of Fansipan, touch the landmark on the roof of Indochina, or explore the stunning Fansipan Legend, which features the Bamboo Garden, Bao An Thien Tu, Bich Van Thien, and so much more.

After that, you get station to back town, local guide will meet you in station

• Noon time – Have lunch and rest

14:00 – Get on bus to back Ha Noi

20:00 – Arrive Hanoi at 160 Tran Quang Khai street, take taxi to hotel and check in – rest

Included: bus, local guide, meals (breakfast, lunch), entrance fee, cable car, train ticket to Muong Hoa, hotel

Excluded : train ticket Do Quyen to top, meal (dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 14: FREE & EASY HA NOI (breakfast)

• Morning – Have breakfast – freetime

Included : meal (breakfast), hotel

Excluded : meals (lunch, dinner) & beverage , personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 15: NINH BINH – “MUA” CAVE – HOA LU – TRANG AN (breakfast, lunch)

• Morning – Have breakfast in hotel
• 07:30 – Our tour guide pick you and departure to Tam Coc. It will take us 2 hours on the bus a short break halfway.
• Arriving Hoa Lu, there are 2 temples were built on the ground of the old royal place, one is dedicated to Dinh King, the other is to Le King. The visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnam
• Keep going to visit Mua cave the place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps here you can see to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.
• Noon time – enjoy a lunch at local restaurant
• After lunch – Diccover Trang An which is organized by UNESCO as The World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has the wonderful tunnel cave system so that Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2.5 hours boat ride, you will persuaded by the beauty
• 16:00 – Get on bus to return to Ha Noi
• 18:00 – Arrive hotel, rest, free time

Included: bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch), entrance fee, boat trip, hotel

Excluded : meal (dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 16: CITY TOUR HA NOI (breakfast, lunch)

• Morning – have breakfast in hotel

08:15 – We start the day off by visiting around Ha Noi

The “Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum” the final resting place of the beloved Vietnamese hero, Uncle Ho (inside tours available) and visit the One Pillar Pagoda an ancient historic temple.

The world-famous “Temple of Literature” – constructed in 1070 – dedicated to Confucius, sages, and talented scholars. It is the most famous temple in Hanoi, also functioning as Vietnam’s first university

12:30 – Enjoy lunch with local Vietnamese food.

13:30 – After lunch, we have 2 options for a visit:

Option 1: Bat Trang ceramics & pottery village (on Monday – Wednesday – Friday )

Option 2: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (on Tuesday – Thursday – Saturday – Sunday)

15:00 – Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda – was first built in Hanoi in the 6th century. You will see the oldest Bodha Tree in Vietnam planted by Ho Chi Minh.

15:45 – Leaving for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple where worships General Tran Hung Dao who defeated Mongolian invader in the 13th century.

16:15 – Get back hotel, rest, free time

Included: bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch), entrance fee, boat trip, hotel

Excluded : meal (dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 17: LEAVE HA NOI – ARRIVE HA LONG BAY (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Morning – have breakfast and check out hotel

08:00 – Our minivan pick up you and transfer from Hanoi to Halong Bay

11:00 – Arriving at the Halong check-in lounge. You will have time to refresh yourself after the long drive from Hanoi and wait for check-in.

12:00 – After taken to the Halong cruise, you will be checked-in. While enjoying welcome drinks, you will be introduced the itinerary and safety briefing by cruise manager

13:00 – You will have time to savor your delicious lunch and enjoy the stunning views as the boat cruises towards the southeast of Halong Bay, passing Fighting- Cock and Finger Islet

14:30 – The group is transported to Luon Cave via boat. By kayak or bamboo boat, you may explore this location’s uniqueness (optional)

16:00 – Hike to the top of Ti Top Island for stunning panoramic views of the Bay. After your hike, go for a refreshing swim in Halong Bay’s emerald waters or sip from a coconut in the shade.

17:30 – Back on board, you can enjoy sunset party with “happy hour” (17:30 – 19:00) – buy 2 get 1 free on drinks at bar or sundeck

19:15 – Delight in the shimmering atmosphere of thousands of stars while eating a fantastic, expertly prepared dinner.

• Evening – This is the perfect time to relax with karaoke or enjoy the drink a or squid fishing

Over night in cruise Ha Long

Included: bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), entrance fee, kayak, cabin in Ha Long cruise

Excluded : beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 18: LEAVE HA LONG BAY – HA NOI – ARRIVE HO CHI MINH / DA NANG… (breakfast, lunch)

06:00 – Warm up your day with a Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck with a breathtaking view as the sun rises on Halong Bay.

07:00 – Light breakfast is served at the restaurant

07:30 – Your next stop is the magnificent Sung Sot Cave, one of the biggest caves in Ha Long Bay with beautiful stalactites. You will be surprised by the breathtaking panoramic view across the Bay once you exit the cave as well as the stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years which have taken on fascinating shapes.

09:00 – Back on board, you settle your bill, check-out and return to Tuan Chau Island

10:00 – Brunch is served at the restaurant while the boat heads back to the harbor.

11:00 – Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina and rest

11:45 – Our minivan take you and return to Ha Noi.

15:30 – Arrive Ha Noi, transfer to airport, check in airport

Fly Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh / Da Nang/…. Finish tour

Included: bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch), entrance fee, hotel

Excluded : meal (dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

• Program sequence can be changed but the number of the program remains unchanged.
• You are at point 15 minutes before. Visitors to the delay when the vehicle was departing or cancel the tour didn’t notice please bear as ‘ cancel the ticket on the day of departure ‘
• Children must go with their parents or have committed to go on tour together, when relatives come to carry a birth certificate or passport.
• Please take care of your own property through the tour.
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