VIETNAM CLASSIC TOUR (7 days / 6 nights) - Multi-City Tours

Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1: Arrive Hanoi
Warmly welcome on arrival Hanoi airport. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon, take the private walking city tour around the Old Quarter, visit the local market. Enjoy the evening water puppet performance. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi 
Full-day private city tour. The post-colonial capital city of Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, numerous lakes, pagodas and temples. This full day tour takes you around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilt House, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby. Also visit the Old Quarter known for its 36 streets and former craft guilds. Also on the tour - the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers' street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda and Quan Thanh Temple and the History Museum. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay on cruise ( L / D ) 
After pick-up from your hotel, you leave Hanoi by private car/van at 8:30am arriving at the jetty around 12:30pm. Welcome on board for a junk cruise and set sail in the bay while lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons' teeth. After lunch, take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay, swimming on a quiet beach or sunbathing on the sundeck. Late afternoon, visit an interesting fishing village with an opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. At sunset, kayak or simply take a bamboo row boat to discover a water tunnel with many coral reefs in a scenic lagoon. Back on board, enjoy watching the peaceful sunset and later unwind at a restaurant. Overnight on cruise.

Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi ( L )
Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves and bird welcoming the new day. You will have an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto then walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Drive back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City
Transfer to airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City, upon arrival, welcome by our guide visiting The Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, Giac Lam Pagoda, China town with ancient pagodas and temples, and bustling Binh Tay Market. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 6: Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temples
This morning we drive to Cao Dai Temples in Tay Ninh to observe the midday service. Following lunch we will drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels and then return to HCMC at around 6 pm. Tay Ninh , near the Cambodian border, is home to the unique Cao Dai sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name a few. The religion is a hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. The Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh has been described as a Walt Disney fantasia of the East. The temple's exterior is decorated with multi-colored dragons of all shapes and sizes competing for space with a number of religious symbols. Above the main entrance is the all-seeing holy eye, the symbol of the Cao Dai sect. The interior is just as engaging as statues of Jesus Christ, Buddha and the Hindu god, Brahma, stand side by side. The trip to Tay Ninh is combined with a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height, the tunnel system stretched over 250km. from Saigon to the Cambodian border and was three levels deep. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life during the U.S.-Vietnam War must have been like. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 7: Ho Chi Minh City departure 
Free for leisure until transfer to airport for your international departure flight.

Inclusion:

• Private guided tour
• Air-conditioned private transport
• Domestic flight
• Bottled water and wet tissues
• All entry fees
• Meals as mentioned in day by day itinerary
• Airport pickup and drop-off

Exclusion:

• Accommodation
• Other meals not mentioned in itinerary
• Travel insurance 

Additional info

• A confirmation voucher will be sent to you at a time of booking
• Itinerary can be adjusted and tailored to your desired travel arrangement
• Accommodation and international flight can be quoted as add-on
• Please provide all traveler’s full names
• Tour is conducted in English. Other languages might be catered for upon request.
• If you cancel at least 14 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee. If you cancel between 7 and 13 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee. If you cancel within 6 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.

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