Mountain & Sea in Vietnam

Included:

1. Transport : Private bus with air conditioning.
2. Hotel as mentioned on the program: Twin share with daily breakfast.
3. English speaking guide : local spot guide
4. MealMeals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast ; L: Lunch ; D: Dinner)
5. Sight seeingAll sightseeing tickets.
6. Water on coach.
7. 1 FOC base on twin room sharing for group 16-20 pax1 FOC base on single room for group from 21 pax up

Excluded

1. International air ticket to Vietnam.
2. Personal services which not mentioned on the Included services.  Peak season or Public holidays surcharge (if any).
3. International travel insurance
4. Drinks in all meals
5. Compulsory Gala dinner on Christmas or New Year (if any)
6. Tip for guide & driver: recommend $ 3.00/day/person
7. Other services not mentioned in the Included item

- Departure point: Ho Chi Minh City.

- End point: Ha Noi City.

Day 1: Arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. (D)

Meet & greet by local guide & driver. Transfer to downtown.

Have a Welcome dinner.

Check in and relax with welcome appetize set (Small fruit plate, Saigon beer, one bottle white wine).

Overnight in Saigon.

Day 2: Saigon half day city (B,D)

Have a good breakfast at hotel and enjoy your morning free & easy.

In the afternoon, explore the cultural of “hẻm” (alley) in District 3, visit the secret weapon cellar of VC in 1960’s, then learn about the oldest apartments in Saigon.

Discover one of the canals in Saigon by boat trip, Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal. Transfer to District 7, there is a new residence , Phú Mỹ Hưng , the place is the Vietnamese want to live. Exploring the Phú Mỹ Hưng. Take a look at Rainbow Bridge & Crescent Lake, then have dinner at local restaurant in District 7.

Overnight in Saigon.

Day 3: Saigon – Long Hai – Ham Tien (Phan Thiet) (B, L, D)

Leave Saigon for Phan Thiet.

Heading Southeast of Saigon to Phan Thiet by free way.

Visiting Ta Cu Mountain , by then go to Ham Tien . Lunch and check in at resort.

Afternoon group visits the Fish sauce factory.

Overnight at Ham Tien.

Day 4: Ham Tien – Ca Na – Phan Rang (B, L, D)

Today we continue our coastal road heading Northeast routine to Phan Rang beach.

Ca Na village is well known for salt fields, fish sauces, and maritime products

Driving by Ca Na village, and eye witness a town of fish sauces dealers then via its lagoon towards coastal road, a view along the road at number wind power plants accompanied with solar energy stations, and local lives.

Time to have a nice break at Soha Garden.

Next stop will be at My Nghiep village, it was once center of traditional cloth (Brocade – Thổ Cẩm) weaving village of Cham people with thousands of craftsmen that using the traditionally old technique from generations. Today some artisans still keep this business alive for their living. 

After My Nghiep visit, you will learn about Cham’s religious center at its Po Klong Grai Temples, in the Name of Cham King who ruled the country Panduranga (now Ninh Thuan) 1151 - 1205).

The day is end at Thi Nai Estuary with colorful fishing boats and late afternoon wet market will sparkle your eyes.

Overnight in Phan Rang

Day 5: Phan Rang – Vinh Hy Bay – Doc Let (Ninh Hoa) (B, L, D)

Another beautiful day along the coast from Phan Rang to Doc Let

You will have a new experience of remote village called Hon Thien, a walk to watch beautiful wall paintings that brings peaceful mind to villagers as well as visitors, it also a popular spot for international photographers gathering who love Sunrise pictures for their albums.

Keep going further North via salt fields, vine yards, we will have a new destination that await your visit.

Vinh Hy Bay, another amazing spot at its bay with colorful fishing boats, let’s take a walk around fishing village, meet fishermen and discover their daily lives on the Sea

Take a boat trip to see the beauty of Vinh Hy Bay, get closer to their fishing boats, beautiful cliffs and nearby islands, embark one of floating house and restaurant, witness how they make a living of the day.

A new taste of local seafood that shouldn’t be missed when you’re here.

Leaving Vinh Hy Bay behind, we then take part of HWI heading Northeast to Ninh Hoa Couple of photo ops along the road before reaching Doc Let. 

Overnight at Doc Let.

Day 6: Doc Let (Ninh Hoa) (B)     

05:00. Early rise for an unforgettable experience

A short ride to Ninh Thuy fishing village, witness alive wholesale fishing market on the beach, ready your camcorder with number of spectacular shots at Dawn. Let’s take a walk around this early bird village through the village gate, and seeing number of old houses Wind back to resort and enjoy breakfast.

The rest of the date is your free and easy time.

Overnight at Doc Let

Day 7: Doc Let (Ninh Hoa) – Mui Dien light house – Quy Nhon (B, L, D)

08:00   Leaving Doc Let for Quy Nhon, another wonderful road along the coast towards North.

Stop at Vung Ro Bay, a historical site reported that numbers of boats without NUMBER transferred war supplies from the North to VC in the South by Ho Chi Minh trails on the Sea during Vietnam War.

An opportunity for your camera shooting at the 100-year-old light house Mui Dien

Have lunch at O Loan Estuary, a popular floating restaurant, that offer nice scenery and good food for your trip.

After lunch, take a coach ride to visit Mang Lang Church, the church was built in 1892 by French missionary Father Joseph Lacassagne in Gothic style. A religious center for Vietnamese Catholic Boy Scouts, and admire the early written Vietnamese in Latin scrips.

The next village is Phu My, take a nice walk along river to home of craftsmen whom make bamboo basket boats, learn how they use bamboo for their life.

Continue by bus to Quy Nhon via Xuan Dai Bay.

Overnight in Qui Nhơn.

Day 8: Quy Nhon (B)                                                      After breakfast , group visits to Bau Da village, traditionally producing local Rice Wine and bottled in a stone jar, that makes it famous for local specialty , then head back to resort.

Overnight in Qui Nhơn

Day 9: Quy Nhon – An Khe – Pleiku – Kon Tum (B, L, D)                                                                             A big day for your new discovery from the Central Coast to Highland

After breakfast, Leaving Quy Nhon to reach the top of Anh Khe Pass at high of 299m above sea level, feels the change of climate from low to highland.

A short stop at Victory Monument of Đak Pơ, where the french GM100 column was ambushed after Victory of Dien Bien Phu. On the way , you can visit the “Bút village” of Jrai.

The next Pass is Mang Yang, meaning the Gate to Heaven by J’rai hill tribe, and it’s 788m high at top.

Lunch today at local restaurant near the Sea Lake – To Nung Lake – The lake of teas, which was once the volcanic plateau stopped millions of years ago, water covers of 240ha and an average depth of 16-19m, and 40m at the deepest bottom, it provides fresh water for Pleiku province.

Keep the road up North of Pleiku to Kontum

Overnight in Kontum

Day 10: Kon Tum (B, L, D)

Kontum, day of Discovery Enjoy breakfast at hotel then start your day

8:00  Heading to the landmark of Kontum, that you will visit Wooden Church, originally built by the French missionaries in 1913 and lovingly restored in the 1990's

Freshen up your morning with a glass of coffee at Café Adam-Eva, typically deco with many wooden statues, these normally can see at the grave yards of ethnic minorities.

9:30 Locally like. A pleasant walk to see Giọt Nước “water drop spot” where local hill tribes collect water from underground spring for their daily life.

Continuously, we drive to Hngor Ktu (Kon Kơ Tu) village of Ro Ngao (Sub group of Bana) along the Dak Bla River.

Walk around the village and meet friendly local Montagnard, explore Bana’s culture and custom with imposing Rong Community Hall – Top 5 beautiful Rong house in Kon Tum.

Have lunch at local restaurant 15:30   Heading North of HW14 to Dak Ha, there number coffee plantations cover the green here, visit Kon Trang Long Loi village that locates by Plei Krong Reservoir. Enjoy sunset on the other side of Mountain range. Let’s discover their daily life through food, culture and Gong music performed by local tribe.

Head back to Kontum town after diner & Overnight in Kontum.

Day 11: Kon Tum – Pleiku (B, L, D)           

Breakfast at the hotel and check out.

9:00  Heading to the West direction to Plei Weh Village (J’rai ethnic group), a well-organized village, healthy land for coffee plantation with other crops alternatively planted, make a pleasant walk to see tomb houses, where local still keep a number of wooden carved statuses and secured the grave houses. Its custom and tradition are typically for number of hilltribes in the Central Highland and spiritually reserved by the generations. 

Head back to hotel for check out

12:15 Lunch at local

Continue your journey to Pleiku, learn about the culture of tomb houses from local Montagnard

Off the HW14 to beautiful plain of teas, where French had studied and found the special roots of Black & Green Tea in this plateau 100 years ago.

Meet local to hear about their stories of life with tea plants and learn how they process special & organic Black Tea, along the routine take a nap shot at road of 100-year-old pine trees.

Tonight, diner at the restaurant

Overnight in Pleiku

Day 12: Pleiku - Ha Noi – Nam Dinh - Water puppets village (B, L, D)   

Today you will take an internal flight from Pleiku to Hanoi

Arrive at Ha Noi and have a land transfer to Nam Dinh

Afternoon, you’ll visit the village of Cổ Chất in Phương Định Commune has been one of the country’s best-known sericulture and silk villages for hundreds of years.

Overnight at hotel

Day 13: Hai Hau– Nam Dinh (B, L, D)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel

We have a full day tour in Hai Hau, a beautiful village with catholic churches, wooden factories and fishing village.

Visit Hải Ly Church (see picture) in Hai Chinh Village, where you can experience how could locally make the mesh in the fishing village.

Lunch at Hải Hậu Eco host.

You will ride the bikes around the village and visit Pham Phao cathedral and traditional brass trumpet making village.

On the way, you will also see Tile-roofed Bridge (Cầu Chùa Lương) was Building in 16th century with unique architecture

Explore of the daily life of local people and understand about the ancestor worship in this village.

Overnight in Nam Dinh.

Day 14: Hai Hau –– Ha Long (B, L, D) 

Enjoy your breakfast and check out hotel.

Leave Nam Dinh for Hai Phong by bus.

11:30 Arrive Ha Long

Start cruising to Da Chong islet, where you can see a lighthouse built by the French over 100 years ago. Enjoy International Buffet Lunch while passing via the islets of Con Vit area. These amazing limestone karst formations rise up out of the sea in an impressive manner. Pleasantly sampan rowing at the Dark & Light Caves area. Sea bathing at Tra Bau.

Back to the cruise and enjoy the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin.

Onboard you may join a traditional cooking class. Our chef will guide you how to prepare some Vietnam dishes while enjoy Happy Hour deal.

Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 15: Ha Long – Hanoi – Airport (B, Brunch)

Enjoy sunrise on Halong Bay. Why not rise early to witness the bay at its very best whilst enjoying an invigorating Tai Chi session on the sundeck; after which we serve light breakfast.

Upon completing breakfast continue our journey and cruise the route via the Cat Ba Island - Thoi Quyt area - Coc Ngoi islet - through Gia Luan area where is belong to Cat Ba National Park.

Another adventure that takes you to Trung Trang cave by bus which is located in the middle of Cat Ba National Park with Kim Giao Forest around the cave.

After exploring the cave, we head back to the cruise for brunch.

11h00 back to the mainland then transfer to Ha Noi, a minor city tour/ photo stop by bus to have a glance of Hanoi Capital City including Bia Hoi, a typical social refresh of Hanoian should not missed.

Transfer to Noi Bai International Airport for departure home.

End of services.

- September to November and March to May have the most pleasant temperatures, averaging around 20°C.

- May to August: Summer months can be hot and humid, especially in the valleys, with temperatures often reaching above 30°C.

- The winter months from December to February are cold and foggy, sometimes with light snowfall, so those visiting during these months should bring warm and good-quality clothing. You will need to adhere to the schedule and timetable provided. Arriving late or not showing up will affect the travel experience of your group.

- Bookings during peak times are subject to surcharges and compulsory meals: Holidays, Tet; Easter, Christmas season.

+ 100% Refund for cancellations from 10 days in advance
+ 50% refund for cancellations from 7days - 4 days in advance
+ 30% refund for cancellations from from 3 days in advance
+ Non-refund for cancellations up to 2 days in advance