Viet Nam Around Trip 17 Days and 16 Nights

DA NANG | HOI AN | HUE | DONG PHONG NHA /DONG THIEN DUONG | HA NOI | NINH BINH | HA GIANG | SAPA | HA LONG

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

DAY 1: LEAVE NHA TRANG – ARRIVE DA NANG (breakfast)

• Fly from Ho Chi Minh / Phu Quoc / Da Lat / Nha Trang/Ha Noi to Da Nang
• Arrive airporpt in Da Nang, transfer to hotel Da Nang / Hoi An, check in and rest

Included : bus, hotel

Excluded : Air ticket to Da Nang, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) & beverage, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 2: DA NANG – HOI AN (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Morning – Have breakfast in hotel, then You’d like to opition 1 or 2 or 3:

Opition 1: Coconut Jungle forest

• Take a bamboo basket boat on the Cam Thanh water coconut forest and have a brief introduction to the history there. 
• Join local fishermen on the river and enjoy the hands-on experience of round net and cast net fishing.
• Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat and join in a basket boat race.
• Explore the peaceful coconut waterways after a past war 
• Catch the crabs

Opition 2: My Son Holyland – you are going to find out a unique beautiful sanctuary world of the ancient Cham religion. You will have a chance to discover My Son- the old Holy Land of Cham kingdom with secret mossy towers in the 19th century, enjoy featured music show of Cham people, discover The Marian Pilgrimage Center of TraKieu where once located the first capital city of the Hindu Champa Kingdom

Opition 3: Marble Mountain – is a complex consisting of Kim (Iron Mountain), Mộc (Wood Mountain), Thủy (Water Mountain), Hỏa (Fire Mountain), Thổ (Earth Mountain) symbolizing for 5 main elements of the universe in Asia Culture. Tang Chon cave, Huyen Khong cave, …

• Noon time – Have lunch

14:30 – Depart for a tour of Son Tra Peninsula – known as the green lung of Da Nang, is the common home of many rare animals such as brown-shanked douc langur, wild cat …, you visit Linh Ung Pagoda – is one of the four spiritual towns of Da Nang, where the 65m highest statue of Ba Buddha in Vietnam is located with a very unique architectural block overlooking the great sea.

Continue to ancient Hoi An town, walk to visit and shop the Old Town with: Japanese Covered Bridge, Sa Huynh Cultural Museum, Hundreds of Years Old House, Phuoc Kien Assembly Hall & Handicraft Workshop.

• Evening – Have dinner. Walking around the old town and drop flower lantern (yourself)

21:00 – Get back Da Nang and rest.

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

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

DAY3: NON NUOC STONE – BA NA HILL – MY KHE BEACH (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Morning – Have breakfast in hotel, depart to visit Non Nuoc stone carving village – is a famous and long-standing traditional craft village of Da Nang, under the talented and skillful hands of artisans, a series of stone sculpture products for daily life and spiritual life such as dishes, vases, etc. flowers, Buddha statues, Arhat statues, Champa statues… are crafted into extremely delicate and beautiful finished products.

Ba Na tourist area – You can admire the cable car system that has set many world records and is recognized as one of the 10 most impressive cable car systems in the world.

• Noon time – Have lunch in Ba Na Hill, then you drop into a beautiful space like France and the wonderful climate is likened to Da Lat of the Central region, visit the flower garden, wine cellar, Linh Ung pagoda, Shakyamuni Buddha Dai, especially admire and take pictures of the Golden Bridge, the bridge has a unique architecture with giant hands supporting the beautiful Golden Bridge.

You take the cable back to the center and are comfortable swimming in My Khe beach, which is one of the few most beautiful beaches on the planet.

• Evening – Have dinner and free time, you can take a boat on the Han River (yourself) to see Da Nang shimmering at night with a series of the most famous and unique bridges such as Dragon Bridge (Spray Fire, Water at 21:00 every Saturday and Sunday), Han River Quay Bridge, Tran Thi Ly Bridge, …

Included : bus, tour guide, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), entrance fee, cable car Ba Na, hotel

Excluded : beverage, games in Ba Na, Han river cruise, personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 4: LEAVE DA NANG – ARRIVE HUE – IMPERIAL CITADEL (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Morning – Have breakfast – check out hotel. Leaving Da Nang for the old capital of Hue, through Hai Van tunnel
• Noon time – check in hotel, rest and lunch at restaurant. 

After that explore the Imperial Citadel – The grand palace of the last dynasty of Nguyen Dynasty, which ruled until 1945. As well as being politically important, there are three circles of ramparts and they include the Hue Capital Citadel, the Royal Citadel, and the Forbidden Citadel.

Thien Mu Pagoda – the name of the pagoda derives from a special legend – an old woman appeared on the hill where the pagoda stands today, telling local people that a Lord would come and build a Buddhist pagoda for the country’s prosperity.

• Evening – Dinner at restaurant, free time, you can take a dragon boat trip to enjoying Hue folksong on Perfume river (yourself)

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

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

DAY 5: LA VANG HOLYLAND – PHONG NHA CAVE / PARADISE CAVE (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Morning – After your breakfast in hotel. 

Departure to Quang Binh, stop over at La Vang church – is also called La Vang Holyland, a famous tourist attraction. La Vang is an important pilgrimage site, not only for Catholics but also for non-religious and international tourists.

• Noon time – have lunch

Continue the journey to visit the Phong Nha Cave is considered “First Cave wonders” – Take a boat about 5 km along the Son River to Phong Nha Cave (river cave), The longest wet cave, enjoy the scenery spectacular limestone, underground river system and unique stalactite in the world. Caving Fairy & Imperial admire the beautiful stalactites blocks are created by nature over thousands of millennia.

(or visit Paradise Cave – discovered by scientists of the British Caving Research Association in 2005, has the length of 31km, the longest dry cave in Asia. You will be taken by the electrical car from the parking to the foothills of the cave (2km). You will went in the jungle, see many kind of trees and hear the sound of animals.Expore the cave about 1km on the wood foor and see lot of stalactites with different shapes. With naturally primitive features Paradise Cave looks like a landscape painting, making it very attractive to visitors. There are a series of white crystal stalactites resembling glass pillars and many other spectacular formations)

And then get on bus to back Hue

• Evening – Have dinner and rest

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

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

DAY 6:  TU DUC MAUSOLEUM – HUONG VILLAGE – ARRIVE HA NOI (breakfast, lunch)

• Morning – Have breakfast in hotel and visit:

Tu Duc Tomb – known as one of the most beautiful works of the Nguyen Dynasty, with traditional but delicate architecture, surrounded by a smooth green space of trees and lakes that blend to create Feeling very poetic and charming. 

Huong village of making incense and conical hats – a long standing traditional craft village in Hue, which attracts a lot of tourists who like to live virtual by the brilliant scenery of multi-colored bouquets of green and red incense, purple, yellow, …

• Noon time – Have lunch and check out hotel, transfer to airport, check in airport

Fly Hue – Ha Noi. Arrive airport in Ha Noi, transfer to hotel and rest

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

Excluded : air ticket Hue – Ha Noi, hotel, meal (dinner) & beverage , personal cost (shopping, telephone, laundry), tip

DAY 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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 14:  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 15: 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 16: 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 17: LEAVE HA LONG BAY – ARRIVE HA NOI – HO CHI MINH/… (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.

16:00 – Arrive Ha Noi, transfer to airport, check in airport

Fly Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh / … 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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