THE CENTRAL VIETNAM IMPRESSION

Day 1: Welcome to Hue City – Full day city tour (L)

Am: You are welcomed at Phu Bai airport by Eco’s guide and driver with welcome sign “Eco Nature Travel”. Drive you to downtown to hotel in city centre, check in hotel. Take a short break. This morning you make a boat trip on special boat of Hue people called Dragon boat – the famous boat of local people for visiting the most ancient pagoda of Viet Nam is Thien Mu where is famous for its legend. Along the river, you can see the wonderful view with green trees in two side banks and pure blue water that nowhere has. Perfume River is also known as Thames River in London. Next, you start to make a city trip around Hue for visiting the Citadel with the Forbidden Purple City where Nguyen Kings reign. You can have chance to learn about the history as well as architecture of Nguyen’s Reign Palace include Flag Tower, Noon Gate & Phoenix Tower, Thai Hoa Palace, Nine Urn Dynasties… and enjoy Royal music called “Nha Nhac Cung Dinh” show at Royal theater to have more knowledge of a kind royal music. Have lunch at a restaurant afterward to enjoy Hue traditional foods.

Pm: This afternoon guide and driver take you to outside city centre to visit the unique in the architecture of Nguyen Kings’ Mausoleum of Tu Duc King and Minh Mang King. These two Kings have a complex of mausoleum, which have features of nature and relaxation. You have chance to visit handicraft villages including incense-making village, Phu Cam hat-making village – the symbol of Hue people and Vietnamese wear with “Ao Dai”, the traditional dress of Vietnamese woman. Then visit Phuong Duc bronze casting village. The driver takes you back city centre and free to have your own dinner. At 8.00 pm guide will lead you to boat landing for enjoying Hue folk song – a traditional music performance on Perfume River. At this time, you can combine to enjoy traditional music and see Hue sightseeing at night from dragon boat. Overnight in hotel in Hue.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, local boat, lunch, hotel, Hue folk song & mineral water

Day 2: Hue to A Luoi District – Ta Oi people – Hamburger Hill (B L D)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. This morning guide and driver pick you up at hotel and transfer to A Luoi District about 70 kms. On the way from Hue to A Luoi you can see natural beauty and minority people in mountainous highland. On arrival, you will discover A Luoi town and daily life of Ta Oi ethnic with their traditional handicraft village such as weaving, textile… Visiting the house of Ta Oi minority, you will witness how the women weaving their dresses or even admire the way they threading yarns on looms with their best tenacious efforts. This meticulous activities created unique products, that is beautiful dresses they wear when plough virgin land or in the special occasions. Check in mini hotel. Have lunch at local restaurant.

Pm: In the afternoon, guide and driver take you to visit a well-known military site in the war between America and Vietnam – Hamburger Hill (nickname 937 Hill) by trekking. The driver will drive you to the foot of the Hill, after that you trek gradually to the top of the hill for enjoyment and discovering. From the top of this hill, you can see the whole sight of the airport and the combat base. After that, you continue visiting A Hua village where you learn more of minority people here as well as their life. You have chance to enjoy traditional music show performed by minority people played with “Gongs”, a special musical instrument of ethnic people in Vietnam that used for all the songs they have. Have dinner in minority village. Back hotel in town. At night, you are free to walk around for having more exploration of the nightlife in the mountain town. Overnight in hotel.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, dinner, traditional music, permission, hotel & mineral water

Day 3: A Luoi – A roang – Prao – Giang Town (B L D)

Am: Wake up early morning to enjoy the fresh air in the mountainous area. You spend your time to walk around and visit at a local market to enjoy purchasing activities of minority people. Have breakfast at hotel. Guide and driver will take you to a local school for you to visit and get more experience about the conditions of Ethnic children go to school in the highland of Vietnam. It will be a good experience for you to learn about the cultures and lifestyle of local people here. Next, the driver will transfer you to A–Roang village on Ho Chi Minh trail ~ 25 kms where you can visit the hamlet of Ta-Oi People as well as their stilt house. Here you have more experiences with minority people with handicraft villages like weaving, textile. You spend your time to relax at Aroang Hot Spring that helps you to get more refreshing. Moreover, along the way on Ho Chi Minh Trail you have chance to see many beautiful views of mountainous and forests in A Roang 1 and A Roang 2 to have more knowledge of ecosystem in these forests of Green Corridor. It takes you on van more 80 km along Ho Chi Minh Trail to arrive Prao village. On the route, stopover to visit Ta-Lang hamlet of Katu people and DRO-ROONG ethnic people and this is a good chance for you to see traditional manual brocade and to have lunch in local restaurants.

Pm: This afternoon you go on your trip to Giang Town on Ho Chi Minh Trail. On arrival, check-in hotel, and have dinner in local restaurant. Overnight in Giang Mountainous Town.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, dinner, mini hotel & mineral water

Day 4: Giang – My Son – Hoi An ancient town (B L)

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. This morning the driver takes you to Ta Bin village to enjoy the traditional manual brocade. Visiting Dai Hong town, you can see the panorama of countryside in the mountainous of Viet Nam Central as well as meet and see daily activities of local people. You continue being transferred to Duy Xuyen town before visiting My Son Holly Land where were the Kingdom of Cham people to enjoy the architecture of Cham people built in red bricks in 11th century was recognized as a World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Here, you also have chance to enjoy traditional music performance of Cham people with their colorful items and special musical instruments to learn more about their culture. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Pm: Afterward the driver rides you to Hoi An Ancient town. Check in hotel. Free at night for exploring the beauty of Hoi An town with colorful of shops and lanterns along old streets. A marvelous sight if you come to Hoi An ancient town on full moon of 15th every lunar calendar month. Free to have your own dinner. Overnight in hotel in Hoi An.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, hotel & mineral water

Day 5: Hoi An walking tour (B L D)

Am: After breakfast at hotel, you will be led to visit the charming of Hoi An ancient Town on foot including ancient houses like Tan Ky, Phuc Kien…temples pagoda and enjoy the unique architecture of Japanese Bridge, then you will have chance to enjoy a traditional music performance in an ancient house. Hoi An is known as a shopping centre. Walking along old streets, you can also make tailor of clothes with reasonable price and have beautiful souvenir gifts. Have lunch at a restaurant in the town.

Pm: This afternoon, you make a boat trip on Thu Bon River to admire the daily activities of people on the boat go to markets along the river’s bank to earn their life. Then you will visit Thanh Ha ceramic village and Kim Bong carpentry village. At Thanh Ha Ceramic village, you will have a chance to experience to make ceramic product by yourself with the construction of household and receive a small souvenir gift from them. Back to Hoi An on boat and maybe have some beautiful photos of fishing net on the river.

At 5.45 pm, you will join a cooking class under instructing of Vietnamese teacher to cook Vietnamese dishes and taste dinner by dishes you cooked. Once more impression of Hoi An is learn how to cook Vietnamese food especially local food after joining cooking class. After come back your home you can make this food yourself for your family. Overnight in hotel in Hoi An.

Inclusion: Transport, English guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, cooking class & dinner, local boat, hotel & mineral water.

Day 6: Free time and transfer to Da Nang airport for departure (B)

Have breakfast at hotel, then you are free to go shopping at silk shops in Hoi An and have more exploration of this town or relax at hotel. On summer time, Cua Dai beach is a nice place for you to spend your free time, relax on nice sandy beach, and enjoy fresh air. Afterward the driver drops you off Da Nang airport for taking flight to next destination. End of tour here and Good-bye!

Inclusion: Transport, breakfast

Price: USD/Person

Included: All mentioned in itinerary details

Excluded: Insurance, other drinks & personal expenses

Accommodation: Hotel in A Luoi, Giang very basic & small but clean

What to bring: Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses, hat, towels, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlight, proper footwear, sleeping bag, good shoes for walking, a camera with lots of film and extra batteries, raincoat or umbrella, cable locks for luggage & other personal needs.

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