Duration: 18 days / 17 nights

Destination: Ha Noi - Ha Long - Sa Pa - Mai Chau - Hue - HoiAn - Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta

 

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Itinerary in brief:
Day 1: Ha Noi arrive. Welcome to Vietnam.
Day 2: Ha Noi - City tour of a 1000 years old Capital.  
Day 3: Hanoi to Ha Long Bay & take Red Dragon Boat.
Day 4: Explore scenery in Bai Tu Long Bay, back to Hanoi, night train to Sapa.  
Day 5: Arrive Sapa. Visit Ham Rong mountain & Cat Cat villages.
Day 6: Visit Lao Chai - Ta Van village & Ta Phin village. Night train back Ha Noi.
Day 7: Ha Noi to Mai Chau.
Day 8: Mai Chau – Cuc Phuong National park.
Day 9: Cuc Phuong national park – Back to Ha Noi & take flight to Hue.
Day 10: Boat trip on perfume river and Hue city tour.
Day 11: Hue to Da Nang Hoi An ancient town.
Day 12: Visit My Son holly land & Relax at Cua Dai beach.
Day 13: Transfer to Da nang and take flight to Nha Trang.
Day 14: Nha Trang cit tour & take flight to Ho Chi Minh.
Day 15: Visit Cu Chi tunnels & Ho Chi Minh city tour.
Day 16: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta & Can Tho.
Day 17: Floating market & Back to Ho Chi Minh.
Day 18: Relax and Departure Ho Chi Minh.

 

Itinerary in detail:

Day 1: Ha Noi arrive - Welcome to Vietnam

Our guide and driver welcome you at Noi Bai international airport and transfer downtown to hotel for checking in. This depends on your arrival time, you can have time to explore the beauty of the Ha Noi Old Quarter and take a visiting tour around Hoan Kiem Lake. Free to have dinner by your own. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, hotel.

Day 2: Ha Noi - City tour of a 1000 years old Capital (B L)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel, our guide and driver pick you up at hotel to discover the charmings of Vietnam's capital with old streets, lakes, parks... Today you will have time to know more about Ha Noi culture and people and its attractions as well. You have a city tour around the Old quarter to visit Ho Chi Minh's complex Mausoleum where you can see the place of Uncle Ho is being kept his body and surrounding of his palace, the Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam to know more the history of Vietnam. Have lunch at a local restaurant to try the special food of Pho Ha Noi " Noodle".

Pm: This afternoon you continue to visit the Ethnology Museum - the collection and the place to display and introduce all ethnics of Vietnam. The last activity today is for you to enjoy water puppet show. This is a chance for you to learn about an art of Vietnam as well as culture. Free to have dinner by your own. At night you are free to explore Ha Noi old streets by yourself to get more experiences of this capital city. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, water puppet, hotel & mineral water.

Day 3: Hanoi to Ha Long Bay & take Red Dragon Boat with group (BLD)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. At 8.00 am the bus driver picks up at hotel and transfers you to Ha Long City. After 3.5 hours driving and viewing simple, countryside, rice paddy life, we arrive at the at port. At 12.00 pm, the junk crews welcome guests on board at Hon Gai Wharf. Check- in, enjoy welcome drink & cruise briefing.

Pm: Lunch with fresh local seafood while cruising to Bai Tu Long Bay via Indochina film studio, Teapot islet, Blockhouse islet, Goat Head islet. Stop for swimming, visit mysterious Thien Canh cave. Relax at a wild beach, swim & kayak to explore the bay. Back to junk to enjoy relaxing or the sunset. Dinner and overnight on board nearby Vong Vieng village or Trinh Nu cave.

Inclusion: Shuttle bus, E.S guide, entrance fees, permission, accommodation (deluxe cabin), cruise, breakfast, lunch, dinner & mineral water.

Day 4: Explore scenery in Bai Tu Long Bay - back to Hanoi & night train to Sapa (BL)

Am: Early morning, this is a chance for you to enjoy the sunrise and the quite breath-taking beauty of Bay’s landscape. Then from 7.30 to 10.30, Serve Ala carte ( Guests can order any dishes in the menu whenever they want). Around 8.00 am you start discovering Ba Cua beach where the guests enjoy swimming, sunbathing or relaxing. Back to junk, arrange luggage and check out cabin while cruising back.

Pm: Then the bus driver will transfer you back Ha Noi. Drop you off at the restaurant for you to free to have dinner by yourself in the old ancient streets. After your dinner, our guide and driver will pick you up at restaurant and transfer you to Ha Noi train station for getting night train to Lao Cai. Spending night on train with AC solf sleeper, cabin of 4. Spending night on train.

Inclusion: Transport, shuttle bus, E.S guide, entrance fees, cruise, breakfast, lunch, train ticket & mineral water.

Day 5: Arrive Sapa. Visit Ta Phin village Ham Rong mountain & Cat Cat Villages (BLD)

Am: The train arrives Lao Cai Train Station at 5.30 am where our guide and driver welcome you with the sign “ Eco Nature Travel” outside. Then the driver and guide take you to Sa Pa via the clouds - the first great impression for you whenyou arrive Sapa the town in the mounatinous highland in north of Vietnam. On arrival Sa Pa you will stop at a local restaurant for a morning shower and have breakfast. Then this morning you are free to relax after a night on train. At 10.00 am our guide will pick up at your hotel then we walking around Sa Pa town. After that you go on visiting Ham Rong mountain – called the Dragon’ Jaws mountain is a real eco-preservation area with secluded landscapes and a myriad of indigenous plants typical of Northwest Viet Nam. Fascinating extras include a Garden of Stones in different shapes and sizes. Here you can also admire the beautiful Sapa town from the mountain and visit Sa Pa market. Have lunch at restaurant.

Pm: This afternoon you will make a tour on the trail through bamboo forest to visit Cat Cat village with beautiful landscapes. Here you have more chances to visit and meet minority people and learn more their variety of cultures. You will have an enjoyment of traditional music show of Hmong people in Cat Cat village. After taking a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh. Back Sapa town to visit Sapa marketfor more experiences of minority people with their daily life and cultures. In the evening our guide will pick up then walking for dinner nearby hotel. Our guide can help you to get back to your hotel if you wish, but often our guests would rather just spend the evening enjoying a drink with a view of the town. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, dinner, hotel & mineral water.

Day 6: Trek to Lao Chai & Ta Van village. Night train back Ha Noi (BLD)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. Our guide and driver welcome you at hotel and take you to make a walking to Lao Chai village - a village of black H'mong people. Lao Chai is nestled in Muong Hoa valley on the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Here you can see rice ladder terraces with ripe rice or green of rice when it is growing. You have an opportunity to visit a school in village to get more understanding of local children as well as their conditions to school. Next you leave Lao Chai village, you trek to Ta Van village where the Giay people live. This village will give you more experiences and knowledge of one more minority people of Vietnam. As you can enjoy Sapa is the place to include colors of ethnic people groups with the differences and varieties in their cultures and lifestyles. Back Sapa town and have lunch at local restaurant.

Pm: This afternoon our guide will take you back Lao Cai train station for getting night train back Sapa. On the road we will stop for visiting Ta Phin village where the Red Dao and black H'mong ethnic tribe live. You have chance to visit and see beautiful scenery and valley. You have dinner in restaurant near train station. Get on train back Ha Noi. Spending night on train with AC solf sleeper. You will arrive Ha Noi ~ at .30 am next morning.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, dinner, train ticket & mineral water.

Day 7: Arrive Ha Noi - Transfer to Mai Chau & home stay (BLD)

Am: You will arrive Ha Noi at ~5.30am, our guide and driver pick up and transfer to guesthouse for having a shower and breakfast. Then depart from your hotel at 8am transferring to Mai Chau. Day dream as we drive a safe route with spectacular views around every bend. Upon arrival at Poom Coom village in Mai Chau, we will take a short walk to visit the ethnic Thai people, then lunch will be served at local home. By 1:00 pm take a short ride (15 minutes) to the Ma river.

Pm: We will take a short boat trip then start a 2 to 3 hour walk through beautiful hill side villages, magnificent rice paddies, seeing hand crafted bamboo water wheels. The highlight on this walk is experiencing the beauty of Pu Luong Nature Reserve, the daily life and culture of the White Thai people. Become a part of local life when we are welcomed as honored guests at a traditional Thai home on stilts. Here in Hang village we will have a traditional dinner and spend one night at home stay of Thai people.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, guesthouse, breakfast, lunch, dinner, entrance fees, homestay, permission, local boat & mineral water.

Day 8: Mai Chau - Cuc Phuong national park (BLD)

Am: After your breakfast. We have an easy and nice trek passing through several more Thai hamlets. We walk along the valleys surrounded by rice paddies and beautiful mountain scenery. We get to the main road for leaving Mai Chau and riding to Cuc Phuong National Park. Lunch will be served at local restaurant.

Pm: We head out for Cuc Phuong. Do the check in bungalow upon arrival. After that you have free time to walk around the stilthouse for having more exploration of the National Park. Have dinner at Cuc Phuong. Overnight in Cuc Phuong national park.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, dinner, bungalow, permission & mineral water.

Day 9: Cuc Phuong - Van Long - Ha Noi - Flight to Hue (BL)

Am: After your breakfast in the forest, then we do the visit to the rescue center where many rare animals are protected. We leave Cuc Phuong for Van Long afterward. We will be on small row boat along Van Long river. Take our time to enjoy the peace of countryside, with paddies and mountains. Lunch at restaurant on the bank of the river before coming back to Hanoi.

Pm: The driver will transfer you directly to Noi Bai airport for taking flight to Hue city. Eco Nature travel will welcome you by reading sign of "Eco Travel" at Phu Bai airport, transfer to hotel for checking in. Free to have dinner by your own. You are free to explore Hue city by yourself on first night in Hue for your own enjoyment the beauty of this quiet city. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, domestic flight ticket, local boat, hotel & mineral water.

Day 10: Boat trip on perfume river and Hue city tour (BLD)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel, our guide and driver will take you to the boat landing on river for making a boat trip on Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda. Perfume River is known as the second Thames in London. It divides Hue city into two parts North and South. Boating along river you will see a tranquil atmostphere and a green on two river's banks. Then you will go on visiting the Forbidden City where was the palace of Nguyen Dynasty including Forbidden City with many palaces and architectures and surrounding: Noon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, Nine Urn Dynastys, Mieu Temple... Have lunch at garden restaurant.

Pm: This afternoon you will visit Tu Duc Mausoleum, Minh Mang Mausoleum for get some experiences of two famous Kings in Nguyen Reign. Both Kings chose natural harmony and architecture of Orient for their mausoleum. Tonight you will enjoy  royal dinner at a royal restaurant. You will try to wear King/Queen customs while tasting Hue traditional foods.  Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, Royal Dinner & Hue folk song, hotel, local boat & mineral water.

Day 11: Hue to Da Nang & Hoian ancient town (BLD)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel, our guide and driver transfer you leave Hue city for Hoi An Ancient town. On the way you will have time to stopover at Lang Co Beach - known as one of the most beautiful beach of Asia, fishing village to know daily life of fishman in this village, Hai Van Pass to get some wonderful and marvellous photoes from the top of this Pass. During the time pass through Da Nang city, you will stop to visit Cham Museum where displays most of Cham architectures, Marble Mountain with another name Five Mountains to visit pagodas, caves. From the top of one of the Mountain you can see China beach. Have lunch at restaurant.

Pm: In the afternoon you arrive Hoi An town and check in hotel. You will make a walking tour around Hoi An ancient Town to visit Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Hall, Sa Huynh Museum, Tan Ky Ancient house…. At 5.45pm you will take part in cooking class at restaurant and taste dinner with dishes you cook. This is one of your experiences to know more about Vietnamese culture and their special foods as well as how to cook it. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, cooking class & dinner, hotel & mineral water.

Day 12: Visit My Son holly land & Relax at Cua Dai beach (BL)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel, our guide and driver will drive you to My Son Hollyland. On the route you stop to visit Tra Kieu Catholic and then visit ruins of Cham people to learn about the culture of Cham people as well as their architecture in making red bricks which is now a secret. Then take a boat trip along Thu Bon river to visit Thanh Ha ceramic village and try to make a ceramic product by yourself under the instruction of household. Back Hoi An for having lunch at restaurant.

Pm: This afternoon you have free time to chill out at sandy beach of Cua Dai – 4km away from the ancient town. Hoi An is an ideal place for you to go shopping and make tailor with a reasonable cost. Just one or two days you can have clothes or suites as your wish. Free to have your own dinner. Enjoy the balance of the evening to explore Hoi An town on your own. Hoi An is brighter than and more beautiful than at night for colorful latterns along old streets. This makes Hoi An more charming than. Overnight in hotel in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, local boat, hotel & mineral water.

Day 13: Transfer to Da nang and take flight to Nha Trang (B)

Am: After your breakfast, this morning is your free time to explore more about the charming of Hoi An ancient Town and go shopping at silk shops here or go to Cua Dai beach - away 4km from the Town. Then the driver will transfer you to Da Nang airport for taking flight to Nha Trang city. Eco team will welcome you by reading sign of Eco Travel at the airport and transfer to City center. Check in hotel. Free to enjoy lunch by your way.

Pm: This afternoon you are free to spend time relax on nice sandy beach in Nha Trang to enjoy the fresh air. You go along streets near the beach to get the feeling of this famous beach city. Green streets with beautiful trees make you have a wonderful feeling of Nha Trang which is unforgetable when staying here. Free to have your own dinner with seafoods at restaurant on beach. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, breakfast, domestic flight ticket, hotel & mineral water.

Day 14: Nha Trang city tour & take flight to Ho Chi Minh (BL)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel, our guide and drive transfer to boat station. Take a boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen aquarium with a collection of sea fish before heading back to the boat station. The driver and guide take you to visit Cham ponagar Tower and Dam Market to get more knowledge and interesting feeling of Cham people and local people in this city. Have lunch in restaurant.

Pm: This afternoon the driver will transfer you to airport for taking flight to Ho Chi Minh city. On arrival Tan Son Nhat airport, Eco team will welcome you by reading sign of Eco Travel, and transfer to City center. Check in hotel. Have dinner by your own account. At night you have your free time to walk around and explore Ho Chi Minh city is known as unsleep one to have experiences. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, boat, breakfast, lunch, domestic flight ticket, hotel & mineral water.

Day 15: Visit Cu Chi tunnels & City tour Ho Chi Minh (BL)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. Spending half day to visit Cu Chi Tunnels will give you a deep impression of Vietnam history and the way Vietnamese fought again enemy during war time. Our guide and driver pick you up and transfer to Cu Chi for visiting the famous Cu Chi Tunnels where you will have an opportunity to experience the underground life of guerilla fighters during the past war. (The crawl through 50–100 meters of the tunnel system is unforgettable). Local rice paper workshops, and nice paddy fields are pleasant sights on the way. Have lunch at restaurant.

Pm: This time is for having more exploration of the busiest city of Vietnam. Take a half day to visit around Ho Chi Minh city with War crimes Museum, Reunification Hall, Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral and if the time is permit guide will take you to walk around Binh Tay Market for enjoyment the daily purchasing activities of local people. Maybe youc an have some souvernir gifts as well as go shopping at this market. Free to taste dinner by yourself. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, hotel & mineral water

Day 16: Ho Chi Minh - Mekong delta - Can Tho (BLD)

Am: After your breakfast, at 8.00 am our guide and driver pick you up at hotel and drive to My Tho (2 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh). Firstly you take a leisurely boat ride along Bao Dinh natural canal to enjoy traditional stlithouse and fruit plantations in two sides of the canal. Next visiting is My Tho fruit market. My Tho is also known as a prosperous town of 170,000 inhabitants in the Mekong delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Then you will proceed to Tortoise island to taste lunch in the heart of the orchard.

Pm: After lunch you have a chance to enjoy a boat trip pass through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre with water coconut trees. Also is an opportunity to call on a family business which is a sample of idyllic rural lifestyle. You will enjoy a boat trip along the creeks after go trekking through fruit garden on Thoi Son island. You go back My Tho on motor boat and leave My Tho for Can Tho on car/van. Arrival Can Tho city, check in hotel. Have dinner at restaurant. At night you can walk around to explore the charming of Can Tho city for more experiences. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, local boat, breakfast, lunch, dinner, hotel & mineral water.

Day 17: Floating market - Back Ho Chi Minh (BL)

Am: After your breakfast then make a boat trip on Mekong River to visit Cai Rang Floating Market in the early morning to enjoy the purchasing activities on boat of local people in Mekong Delta. Floating market is a special cultural character of Southern people Vietnam. Spending half a month to visit Vietnam you will see different styles and variety in life of Vietnamese especially markets crowd in each area from highland in Sapa to market in cities and floating market in Mekong delta. Each market brings itself its speciality. Then go on cruising via small channels to visit rice noodle making villages. You have a chance to cross through the “ Monkey Bridge” – a special travel through channels in the Delta. Then you visit the second floating market in Cai Rang to enjoy more. Lunch at local restaurant.

Pm: This afternoon you will be transferred back Ho Chi Minh. Arrive hotel at 6.00 pm. Check in hotel. Free to enjoy your own dinner. At night if you wish you can spend your last night in Vietnam to learn more about this nice country especially Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, E.S guide, entrance fees, boat, breakfast, lunch, hotel & mineral water.

Day 18: Relax - Depature Ho Chi Minh (B)

After a long but wonderful and memorable visit throughout Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city is a good place for go shopping, you spend your time to relax and note things. Then the driver drops you off Tan Son Nhat airport for taking flight back home or arrive to next destination. Good bye and see you again!

Inclusion: Transport, breakfast

 

Price: USD/Person

Size of group	2 pers	3 – 4 pers	5 – 7 pers	8 – 10 pers	Single supplement
Standard	1662	1459	1262	1153	270
Superior	1743	1550	1349	1234	380
Deluxe	2010	1783	1596	1501	724

 

Included:

Accommodation : Standard is 2 stars hotel, Superior is 3 stars hotel, Deluxe is 4 stars hotel. Home stay on stilt house

Meals as specified : Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D)

Excluded: Travel insurance, Drinks, Airport taxes, Optional tours, Tips, Visa fees, Other services not mentioned above.

What to bring: Passport, good shoes for trekking, rain gears, hat, sun cream, extra clothes, camera with lots of films, your sense of adventure, meeting and trying locals.

Best time to do: All year round, best from September to April of next year.

Accommodation:

Hotel	2 star	3 star	4 star
Ha Noi	Lucky Star 1 Lucky Star 2	Viet hotel Platinum	Flower Garden Bao Son
Hue	Thanh Lich Thanh Noi	Asia Heritage	Pilgrimage Camellia
Hoi An	Thien Trung Hoai Thanh	Van Loi Glory Pho Hoi Riverside resort	Hoi An riverside resort & spa Hoi An Beach resort Hoi An Pacific
Nha Trang	Green	Green Que Huong	Yasaka Sai Gon Nha Trang Nha Trang Lodge Asia Paradise
Ho Chi Minh	Hong Thien Loc An An Lac Vien	Liberty 4 Tan My Dinh	First Rex
Can Tho	Cuu Long Tay Do	Tay Do Asia	Victoria Golf

 

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