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Tour :
| Vietnam Overland 3 Week Conducted Tour |
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| Tour Cost :
| AUD$3,815.00 per person twin share. This price includes airport taxes and levies of $420.00 |
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| Tour Departs:
| 6 May 2010 |
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| What's Included: |
This must be the best value conducted tour to Vietnam as the price covers all of the following:
Return Air fares from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane into Saigon and out of Hanoi with Singapore Airlines. A 19-day coach tour of Vietnam from south to north, visiting all the interesting places in this fascinating and beautiful country. It goes to several areas not often visited by tourists.Many meals as stated in the itinerary.All transport and transfers in Vietnam.Quality 3 to 4 star accommodation.Services of an experienced Australian tour leader and local Vietanmese tour guide.All entrance fees.
If you don't have a travel partner but wish to travel at twin share rates, we will do our best to match you up with another person. If you wish to have a single room, there will be an additional charge of $985.
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| Notes: |
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| Tour Itinerary: |
Note: Meals are included in the itinerary as B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
05.05.10
Depart Brisbane at 11.45pm on SQ246, arriving in Singapore at 5.30am the next morning.
06.05.10 (D)
Brisbane passengers depart Singapore at 8.00am on SQ 172, arriving in Saigon at 9.05am.
Sydney passengers depart Sydney at 9.05am on SQ220, arriving in Singapore at 2.20pm.
Depart Melbourne at 11.20am on SQ238, arriving in Singapore at 4.15pm.
Sydney & Melbourne passengers depart Singapore at 5.40pm on SQ 186 arriving in Saigon at 6.45pm.
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
07.05.10 (B/L) Saigon
In the morning there is a half day Saigon tour including a short walk around downtown to the Opera House, City Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral & The Central Post Office. Visits to the former Presidential Palace (Reunification palace), the War Remnans Museum, China town with a short walk around Cho Lon the biggest wholesale market in Vietnam & to the Thien Hau Temple which is the oldest Chinese temple dedicated to the Sea Goddess. Pho(Traditional Vietnamese Noodles Soup)& spring rolls for lunch. The rest of the day at leisure.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
08.05.10 (B/L)Saigon - My Tho (Mekong Delta)
Morning departure from hotel for coach trip to My Tho which is a two hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City. My Tho is a prosperous town of 200,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Enjoy a 4-5 hour boat ride on the Mekong River and visit an orchard on an island, coconut candy workshop, bee farm with lunch on the way. Return to Saigon late afternoon.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
09.05.10 (B/L) Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels
A half day tour to a fascinating tunnel network built by the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. Lunch at a local restaurant. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
10.05.10 (B/L/D) Saigon - Dalat
Depart Saigon for Dalat, a cool mountain resort built by the French in the 1920's as a hill station. It's lakes, waterfall, evergreen forest and garden make Dalat one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam. Beautiful drive through rubber, coffee & tea plantations. A stopover at La Nga floating village, lunch at Lien Do restaurant in Bao Loc.Arrive Da Lat, check-in the hotel.. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Hoang Anh Resort.
11.05.10 (B/D) Dalat
Morning Dalat city orientation tour with visits to the Crazy House, Bao Dai's summer palace, the Valley of Love and an embroidery workshop. In the afternoon enjoy a train ride through vegetable gardens to Trai Mat then visit Long Phuoc Pagoda, a famous beer bottle and ceramic fragments pagoda in town. Dinner at a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Hoang Anh Resort.
12.05.10 (B/L) Dalat - Nha Trang
Depart Dalat for Nha Trang, a very popular beach resort to Vietnamese and foreign tourists. On the way stop at Dalat cable car station for a 15 minute ride overlooking beautiful pine forest, flower and vegetable gardens and then Poklongiarai Cham Tower before a picnic lunch (included). Arrive in Nha Trang mid afternoon.
Accommodation: Nha Trang Lodge Hotel.
13.05.10 (/L) Nha Trang
Enjoy a morning boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium and Mieu Island then Mun island for swimming and snorkelling. Lunch will be at Bao Dai's summer palace. Afternoon at leisure for own exploration of Nha Trang.
Accommodation: Nha Trang Lodge Hotel.
14.05.10 (B/L/D) Nha Trang - Qui Nhon
A long beautiful drive through prawn, crab farms, sugar cane & rice paddies. Lunch on the way.
Arrive Qui Nhon mid afternoon. Free time to wander around. Dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation: Hoang Anh Resort.
15.05.10 (B/L/D) Qui Nhon - Hoi An
A long drive to My Lai memorial, where 504 villagers were killed by the American soldiers in 1968, six weeks after Tet offensive. Picnic lunch, then continuing on to Hoi An. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at an excellent café in town "LY".
Accommodation: Hoi An Hotel.
16.05.10 (B/D) Hoi An
A short walking tour around town. Discover the historical town of Hoi An, which was a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Its community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architectural style with Vietnamese, Chinese and French influences.Hoi An is a good place for shopping, especially tailoring, very laid back and only 4kms to the beach, a good place to relax.One hour cruise on Thu Bon river before a beautiful dinner with a cooking class in a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Hoi An Hotel.
17.05.10 (B/L/D) Hoi An - Hue
Depart Hoi An for Hue, the homeland of Nguyen dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam which ruled the country from1802 to 1945, across the Hai Van Pass (Pass of the Oceans Clouds), passing through many pretty re-tiled villages with fruit orchards, enjoying spectacular views of sky and sea. Stop over at the 5 marble mountains and China Beach where the Americans came for R & R during the Vietnam War. Lunch is at a nice cafe in Hue "Mandarin". One hour cyclo ride around this interesting city. Dinner at a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Saigon Morin Hotel.
18.05.10 (B/D) Hue
Morning tour visiting the Citadel which was built from 1804 - 1833 then to Thien Mu Pagoda, a famous pagoda in Hue and Vietnam, then a boat trip on the Perfume River back to the hotel.
Mid afternoon, there will be a tour to the tomb of Tu Duc, the 4th emperor of the Nguyen dynasty which ruled the country from 1848 to 1883 and the tomb of Khai Dinh, the 12th emperor of the Nguyen dynasty which ruled the country from 1916 to 1925, a beautiful mosaic building. Dinner at a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Saigon Morin Hotel.
19.05.10 (B/L/D) Hue - Dong Hoi
Depart Hue for Dong Hoi, Stopover at Ben Hai river known as DMZ demarcation line between the North & the South in the Vietnam War, lunch in Dong Hoi.
After lunch, drive up north to Phong Nha, take a boat trip from a critical point of the Ho Chi Minh trail to go inside and visit Phong Nha cave, known as the longest and most beautiful karst cave in the world. Return to Dong Hoi.
Accommodation: Sun Spa Resort.
20.05.10 (B/L/D) Dong Hoi - Vinh
Leave Dong Hoi for Vinh, a city in the north absolutely damaged by the American bombing in the Vietnam War which was rebuilt by East Germany, the homeland of a very famous person in Vietnam & the world Ho Chi Minh. Arrive Vinh early afternoon, a tour visit to Ho Chi Minh's (known as Bac Ho = Uncle Ho) born & grown up village after lunch. Dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation: Saigon Kim Lien Hotel.
21.05.10 (B/L) Vinh- Hanoi
Depart Vinh for Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , a very strong French influenced city in Vietnam which is one of the 10 most beautiful cities in Asia. On the way stop over at Tam Coc known as Dry Halong Bay.Enjoy a one hour boat ride in a sampan on a small stream winding between rice fields and limestone cliffs rising almost vertically out of the paddy fields. A spectacular sight!Lunch at Dzung restaurant in Tam Coc. Arrive Hanoi early evening.
Accommodation: Galaxy Hotel.
22.05.10 (B/L/D) Hanoi
Enjoy a full day city tour of Hanoi with visits to Ho chi Minh's mausoleum, museum and residence, One Pillar Pagoda. Lunch is at KOTO, after lunch visit to the Temple of Literature built in the 11th century, which is known as Vietnam's first university.In the evening enjoy the water puppet show, the unique art of Vietnamese from the 11th Century. Dinner at a nice local restaurant.
23.05.10 (B/L) Hanoi
A very interesting cyclo tour around the Old & French quarter of Hanoi then visit to the excellent Ethnology museum, a short walking tour around the old quarter before lunch at "Little Hanoi" restaurant.
The rest of the day at leisure.
Accommodation: Galaxy Hotel.
24.05.10 (B/L/D) Hanoi- Halong Bay
Morning at leisure. Lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon, leaving Hanoi for Halong Bay. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Saigon Halong Hotel(Ocean View).
25.05.10 (B/L/D)
A 7 hour cruise on Halong Bay with seafood lunch on board. Halong Bay is listed as world heritage , the area of outstanding beauty. "Dragon descending on the sea", as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has around 1969 limestones islets rising from the clear emerald water, many of them containing beautiful grottoes.A visit to a beautiful cave & an opportunity for a swim during the cruise. Farewell dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation: Saigon Halong Hotel (Ocean View).
26.05.10 (B)
Drive back to Hanoi Airport, departing Hanoi at 1.30pm on SQ 175, arriving in Singapore at 5.55pm.
Sydney passengers depart Singapore at 8.40pm on SQ221, arriving in Sydney at 7.35am (27.05.10)
Melbourne passengers depart Singapore at 9.00pm on SQ 227, arriving in Melbourne at 7.15am (27.05.10)
Brisbane passengers depart Singapore at 9.10pm on SQ235, arriving in Brisbane at 6.50am (27.05.10)
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