The Land of Culture & Nature

( 15 days/ 14 nights tours)

Day 1:  Arrival Hanoi (D)

Arrival in Hanoi, your will be met at the airport, transfer to hotel in Hanoi. Enjoy half day city tour to visit Fine Art Museum, The Temple of Literature, One Pillar Pagoda. Enjoy Vietnamese Traditional Water Puppet show. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong – Cat Ba (B/L/D)

Have breakfast at hotel, spend one hour and a half to go to Hai Duong city where you will stop for 30 minutes to see how the local people make pottery, handicraft, enjoy the local specialty green been cake. Have lunch after checking in the hotel in Halong. Then broad the yacht to start wonderful cruise around the Bay. There are hundreds of small islands waiting to be discovered by adventurous traveler. Going further you will have a chance to see the real life of fishing men in the floating village. After a few more minutes cruising you will see the Lan Ha bay, which is considered as one of the most beautiful place in Halong Bay. Here we will stop for swimming, fishing and kayaking, then we change to floating restaurant for your savory dinner. We come back boat to start fishing. In time of sunset, you will see the beautiful sky. Overnight on boat.

Day 3: Cat Ba - Lan Ha bay (trekking - Kayaking) (B/L/D)

In the morning, you will be wakening up by the waves and seabirds to enjoy the special sunshine of Ha Long bay. Our boat will take you to Cat Ba Island. Check in the hotel. By motorbike, we take you to Cat Ba National Park, start trekking through the park. Stop over Ang Va, Ang Hum caves. Up to Thinh Linh pool, You will be impressed by it beauty and may be you can meet some rare animal had name in the Red book. Continue trekking to Viet Hai village; see the daily life of minority people. You reach to Lan Ha bay. Rowing kayak boat by yourself to explore the sleeping bay, kayak further to visit peals farming, Luon cave. Tung Gau bay, continue rowing kayak to visit Monkey island. 17h00 get back hotel, free in the evening. Overnight in Cat Ba.

Day 4: Cat Ba - Hanoi city tour (B/L/D)

Take bus back to Hanoi. Check in hotel. Enjoy one hour cyclo riding tour around Hanoi Old Quarter with 36 old streets. Have a walk to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc son Temple. Overnight in hotel.

Day 5: Hanoi - Ba Be national park (B/L/D)

Pick up and transfer to Babe Lake (with many stopovers for taking picture). Lunch on the way. Boat cruising to visit the Babe lake (With 500 ha, more than 8 km in length and more 2 km in width, 20 m in average in depth), enjoy the fresh air, green trees and sightseeing, get through Puong cave, Widow islet. Have lunch. Have a bathing at Tien pond, then visit Pe Lam, Pe Lu, Pe Lang , across ethnic- tribes, Be able to see the minority people forge ahead on their wooden boat. Stop at the one village surround the lake. Dinner with special food. Home stay for overnight.

Day 6: Discover Ba Be Lake (B/L/D)

By small wooden boat - Thuyen Doc Moc - you discover the lake by yourself. You will be taken to every beautiful sport on the lake. Stop over at lots of minorities village to find their daily life. Up to Dau Dang waterfall for lunch and sigh seeing. Free swimming then back to mainland. Check in hotel. Overnight in home- stay.

Day 7: Ba Be Lake - Hanoi (B/L/D)

In the early morning, you trek to visit Da market - finding a lot of colorful cultural. Bus takes you up to Ban Gioc waterfall - the border of Vietnam - China. Back to Hanoi. Overnight at hotel.

Day 8: Hanoi - Buon Me Thuot (B/L/D)

Free at leisure until transfer to the airport to Buon Me Thuot. Transfer to Lak lake, to travel through pristine tropical forest, visit to M’nong ethnic village of Yun. Piragua rides on Lak lake to M’nong ethnic village of M’lieng elephant ride across lake. Back to Buon ma thuat. Overnight at hotel Buon Me Thuot.

Day 9: Buon Me Thuot – Yocdon National Park - Cat Tien (B/L/D)

Early morning, boat trip to across the Srepok river and elephant ride to visit the Yoc Don National park – the border of Cambodia. Here, you have chance to visit one of the most primitive and biggest national park in Vietnam and birding the show of Elephants, birds, monkeys… Overnight at guest house.

Day 10: Cat Tien national park (B/L/D)

Take bus to Cat tien national park where we will cross the river to get in to the park before transferring to jeep, which will take us in to the jungle. Trek through the forest to the Crocodile swamp and back to the park centers ( 8 km walk where you will overnight. Overnight at guest house in Cat Tien.

Day 11: Cat Tien national park (B/L/D)

A morning of bird watching in lagerst roemia and Dipterocarpus forest will wake us up. Visit the Birds Park in Cat tien and enjoy the wonderful show of all kinds of birds. Here, you can find more than 50 kinds of exotic animal named in the Red book of the world; some still remain only in Vietnam. Drive to Cao Lanh pass to Saigon. Boat to Xeo Quit base (mangrove forest) – established by Viet Cong guerillas during the American war. Coach trip over Mekong River to Sadec, and explore the village. Overnight in Sadec.

Day 12: Chau Doc – Can Tho (B/L/D)

Up early for cruise through the amazing riverside market with all its bustling activity and smorgasbord of sounds, colors, and smells. We also cruise through the floating village with tons and tons of fish farmers underneath hundreds of shelters. Discover the ethnic Cham village with it famous Mubarak Mosque and watch the local go about their traditional weaving, after visit lady Chua Xu temple (1820) walk to the Sam mountain with it panoramic view over the vast plains into Cambodia. After lunch, stop for visit the Banglang bird sanctuary. Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 13: Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh city (B/L/D)

Take boat back to Saigon. Afternoon, visit to History Museum, Zoo & Botanical garden – the show of Botany and animal (special all kind of bird). Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 14: Ho Chi Minh city (B/L/D)

Enjoy full day city tour of Ho Chi Minh city to visit The Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, Remnant War Museum, Giac Lam Pagoda, China town with ancient pagodas and temples, and bustling Binh Tay market. Shopping at Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 15: Ho Chi Minh – Depart (B)

Free at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight.

Price from 958 USD/ Pax, with standard services

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Price included:

1. Accommodation at hotels ( twins/double/triple sharing)/ Home stay

2. Meals as mentioned

3. Private transfer as itinerary

4. All entrance fees

5. English speaking guide ( other languages available upon request)

6. All private boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary

7. Kayak in Halong Bay ( double sharing)

8. Domestic flights: Hanoi- Buon Me Thuot

9. Water Puppet Show in Hanoi

10. Mineral water ( 1 bottle/pax/day)

Price excluded:

1. All international airport tax

2. International flights

3. Visa to Vietnam and Visa arrangement

4. Early check in or late check out

5. Single room

6. Other meals with drinks

7. Travel insurance

8. Tips & other services not mentioned above