Diversity of Vietnam

This tour is organized for travelers, who want to explore the real Vietnam for two weeks but discover all diversity of Vietnam: Wide range of natural beauty - Vietnam Culture with World Culture Heritages and World Intangible Heritage - Daily life of Vietnam people. Let's join with us !!

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Duration: 15 days/14 nights

Tour Code: MVSD17

Price from: US $ 1372.00 Pax

Tour Valid: Until December 30th, 2013

Highlights: Discover the diversity of Vietnam! Vietnam has 54 different ethnic groups. Apart from the Vietnamese, there are 53 other ethnic groups in this densely populated.

• Day 1 - Ho Chi Minh Arrival

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Dinner

  Our guide will warmly greets you at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and escorts you to the hotel in the center of HCM city to check in hotel and take a rest.

  Enjoy our welcome dinner- a French colony style restaurant. Stay overnight in HCM hotel ( Include: Deluxe Double and Twin City View room).

  Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnel – Ho Chi Minh City Tour

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

  After breakfast, you will visit a fabulous tunnel – Cu Chi. You will have a chane to get unique experience of guerillas living and fighting underground during wartime, unforgettable craw through 50-100 m in total of 200km of the tunnel system. Local rice paper workshop, nice paddy field are pleasant sights on the way. Then you will go back to HCM city for lunch.

  In the afternoon: visit War Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral

  Stay overnight at the hotel in HCM ( Include: Deluxe Double and Twin City View room)

  Day 3 - Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

  Heading out of the bustling city, we ride along the rice field to My Tho – one of Mekong Delta province. Arrive to My Tho, we get on a boat to go around the small canals in the Delta region and pass through My Tho fruit market, join the daily activities with local people and enjoy the riverlife along the canal and the Tien river. The exciting cruise will take you to Unicorn Island where you can try many seasonal fruits and local traditional music performed by islanders.

  Having lunch in a typical garden style house. Then, the next stops are milk coconut candy factory and find out about other local industries in Ben tre.

  Back to HCM and spend all night here ( Include: Deluxe Double and Twin City View room)

  Day 4 - Ho Chi Minh City – Nha Trang

  Place Transport: Airplane
  Meals: Breakfast

  After breakfast, you will take a short flight to Nha Trang – a city right on the beach, check in hotel, rush to the beach, relax and take part in some activities there.

  At night: stay overnight in Nha trang, you can chose Deluxe Double or Twin Sea View room.

  Day 5 - Nha Trang

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

  Today, we will go Cau Da port. Come to Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island you can see a small ocean world here with many sea creatures in Nha Trang/Khanh Hoa. Mun Island is the best island for snorkeling. It's great chance to see lots of live colorful corals and fish. After that, we will visit a fishing village and have a fresh lunch right on the island. On the way back, you will be able to see caves in which the sea swallows make their nest.

  In the afternoon, you have a half day to visit Cham Po Nagar temples, the Thap ba Hot spring center where you enjoy the Mud bath and mineral spring swimming

  Spend all night in Nha Trang (Deluxe Double/Twin Sea View room)

  Day 6 - Nha Trang – Da Nang - Hoi An Ancient Town Walking Tour

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

  You will take a flight to Da Nang airport and move 35km to Hoi An. In the afternoon, you will walk around Hoi An ancient town which combines the culture of Vietnam/China/Japan with Chinese tiled house, Chinese Temples and japanese covered bridge

  Stay overnight in Hoi An ( Deluxe double/Twin city view room).

  Day 7 - Hoi An - Da Nang – Hue

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Breakfast

  After breakfast, it’s time for you to relax and go shopping. In the afternoon: on the way to Hue, we will pass through Hai Van and visit Cham Museum. Check in hotel in Hue, stay overnight in Hue ( Deluxe double/Twin city view room).

  Day 8 - Hue Citadel

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

  Visit the Imperial Citadel- another World Cultural heritage site. Then visit to Thien Mu pagoda, King Tu Duc tomb, and King minh mang tomb. Enjoy dinner at Royal Park restaurant with traditional Hue folk song. Stay overnight in Hue ( Deluxe double/Twin city view room)

  Day 9 - Hue - Hanoi

  Place Transport: Airplane
  Meals: Breakfast

  This morning is for your free activities and at noon, we have a flight to Hanoi – our thousand-year-old capital city.

  Afternoon: our guide will welcome you at Noi Bai International Airport and escort you to the Hotel which is in the center of Hanoi Old Quarter, check in hotel and relax

  Stay overnight in Hanoi ( Deluxe double/Twin city view room).

  Day 10 - Hanoi – Sapa

  Place Transport: Train
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

  Begin your day in Hanoi by visiting Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum, his residence area, One Pillar pagoda nearby and Tran Quoc pagoda. Next destination is Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam ( The temple of Literature and The first university in Vietnam)

  Then you will have one hour cyclo tour (trishaws) around Old Quarters, Ngoc Son temple, and Hoan Kiem lake (with a legend of the lake of restored sword) and continue by one hour of Traditional Water Puppet Shows at Thang Long Theatre.

  After finishing city tour, you will back to the hotel to fresh up, prepare luggage and take a night train to Lao Cai (overnight on train: first class soft bed – sleeper 4 beds wooden cabin with A/C)

  Day 11 - Lao Cai Train Station – Cao Son Market & HikingTour - Sapa

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

  You will be greeted by our guide at Lao Cai Train Station and have a breakfast in Lao Cai city then proceed to Cao Son region by private car/minivan and stop to take a photo. Besides, you will join the Cao Son trekking with a stream of people from Lung Khau Nhin and some nearby villages heading to Cao Son. You will have a chance to discover the traditional market with our guide and having lunch right in Cao Son. In the afternoon, you will visit the primitive forest in La Pan Tan Commune. Then back to Sapa for dinner and spend all night in Sapa (Deluxe double/Twin mountain view room).

  Day 12 - Sapa - Lao Cai – Hanoi

  Place Transport: Train
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

  After breakfast, you will take a Jeep trip to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages, Home of Dzay and Black H’Mong hill tribes. Hiking around the village, talking with local hill folk to understand more about their daily life, customs and traditional habits. In the afternoon, it’s optional for you: visiting Sapa town or take a rest before taking a bus back to Lao Cai train station. Dinner will be served in Lao Cai before getting on the train turn back to Hanoi, departure time is around 9.00pm and stay overnight on train (first class soft bed – sleeper 4 beds wooden cabin with A/C).

  Day 13 - Halong Bay with stunning views of the Bai Tu Long Bay and Vong Vieng floating village.

  Place Transport: Car->Cruise
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

  After breakfast, we will pick you up from hotel to go to Halong Bay around 8 am. On the way, you can enjoy the peaceful scene, farmlands and Red River Delta and have a short break.

  At 12.30, we will arrive to Hon Gai wharf, meet the captain, crews and have a welcome drink, then a brief of cruise, safety instructions and check in cabin. Then, you will have a lunch with fresh seafood right on the cruise on the way to Vong Vieng floating village and pass through extraordinary shaped-islands. At 15.30, we will drop anchor at Vong Vieng to visit local people’s house, fish farming, school and have a talk with friendly fisherman. (optional you can swim here or travel by kayak by yourself – kayaking option is $ 10.00 per person unless pre-booked. At 17.00pm, you will back on board, enjoy sunset and head to Luom Bo to drop anchor. Dinner will be served on board. At night, you can enjoy night fishing and spend all night on junk (Deluxe double/ twin cabin with A/C and private bath).

  Day 14 - Visit "Sung Sot cave” & Halong Bay - Hanoi

  Place Transport: Cruise->Car
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

  In the morning, enjoy the bay’s morning landscape with a cup of tea/coffee and light breakfast at 6:30 am. At 8.30 am, explore the mystery of Sung Sot cave- one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay then back to the board to cruise to enjoy the stunning views of Bay. At 10.30 am, brunch is served while we turn back through Halong Bay to the pier. Then check out and arrive Hon Gai wharf and return to Hanoi at 12.30. On the way back to Hanoi, we will stop at Dong Trieu for a ceramics workshops. Arrive in Hanoi at 16.30, then it's time for you to relax and stay overnight in hotel ( deluxe double/ twin city view room).

  Day 15 - Departure

  Place Transport: Car->Airplane
  Meals: Breakfast

  After breakfast, you have free time before guide take you to the airport for your flight to your home. We would like to express our sincere thanks for traveling with MinMax Travel. We hope that you have enjoyed your tour with us and look forward to welcoming you back for your next tours. End of Tour!

  The Tour Inclusion:

  - 14 Nights Accommodation in deluxe twin / double room view with daily buffet BKF.

  - Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above (Please note: pick-ups will be by a guide and driver or, where a guide is not necessary, a driver only. All unaccompanied drivers will be briefed in advance, and will carry a mobile phone to ensure smooth transfer arrangements)

  - Domestic flight tickets, including domestic airport taxes.

  - Boat cruises as specified in the program

  - Experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary (please note: guides will be on hand from pick-up until guest return to the hotel or reach their destination). Free days or part days will not include the services of a guide unless requested and included in the final itinerary.

  - Entry fees are mentioned in the program if necessary.

  - Meals (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.

  The Tour Exclusion:

  - International flight tickets and airport taxes.

  - Visas

  - Dinners, except as specified above.

  - Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.

  - Surcharge for peak season (if any) & Others not mentioned in the above detail program.

  Additional Information

  Importance note

  - The itinerary is just a sample of our Vietnam tours; we'll be pleased to design similar programs with dates and itinerary customized to your personal preferences in Tailor Made Tours section. Rates may vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.

  
  

  What to bring ?

  - Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, original Passport...

  
  

  How to start ?

  - MinMax Travel is a fully escorted tour and best-available all year round; the only thing you need to prepare in advance is the international air-ticket from/to your country.

  
  

  - If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure, we will help you to obtain Vietnam Visa on arrival easily (getting visa at the airport, on your arrival).