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Tour 004 – Traditions of Vietnam - 22 days 21 nights

HA NOI - SAPA- BAC HA - HA LONG - CAT BA - DA NANG - HOI AN - NHA TRANG - DA LAT - SAI GON - CAN THO

Streets of Hà Nôi full with colors, the fish market of Hôi An, an small island with the covered beach of all small crabs where you go in a small boat, godillant Vietnamese, l' other bailing out without stop with a pan… and so much d' other places which you will have the chance to know: so cordial small villages and their inhabitants and always smiling… Welcome with the countries of the smile.

Day 1 – HA NOI ARRIVAL
- Arrive in the airport of Hanoi city, meet upon arrival and transfer to hotel
- Visit of Ha Noi city if have enough time(The old quarter,Hoan Kiem lake ...)
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Day 2 – HA NOI
- Having breakfast at the hotel
- Continue to visit Ha Noi city ( Presidential palace, the house on stilt of Ho Chi Minh president, one pillar pagoda then visit of the temple of litterature)
- Visit of the ethnology museum
- Then continuing by the show of water puppetry

Day 3 –HA NOI/ HOA LU/HA NOI :120 kms

- Having breakfast at hotel
- Departure for Ninh Binh-Hoa Lu
- Visit the two temples Dinh and Le
- Take the boat for the trip for discovery of Tam Coc
- Return Ha Noi in the end of afternoon

Day 4 –HA NOI/ HA LONG/CAT BA
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave Ha Noi for Ha Long city
- Enjoy Ha Long bay tour by cruise to visit some sightseeings in Ha Long bay such as: Surprise grotto,....
- Have lunch with sea food on boat by charge of Binhtours
- Arrive in Cat Ba in the end of the afternoon.Check in hotel.

Day 5 - CAT BA/HAI PHONG/HA NOI
- Breakfast at the hotel
- The small boat will bring you far from Cat Ba port to see the life of fishing village.Then , free to go to the beach.
- At 14h45, take the express boat to go to Hai Phong city where your driver will pick you up to come back Ha Noi.

Day 6 – HA NOI/LAO CAI by night train
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Free time
- Check out at midday
- Visit the suburb of Hanoi with the authentic village Duong Lam
- Diner in the village by charge of Binhtours
- Transfer to Ha Noi railway station for the night train at 21h10

Day 7 – LAO CAI/BAC HA/SAPA
- Arrival in Lao Cai at 06h00
- Pick up by the driver
- Having breakfast in Lao Cai by your own charge
- Departure for the visit of the sunday market in Bac Ha, visit of Ban Pho village
- En route for Sapa and check in hotel Auberge Dang Trung 2*
- In the afternoon, visit the village of black Hmong people in Cat Cat village

Day 8 –SAPA/TA VAN
- Having breakfast
- The majority of the population of the Sapa district is made up 5 different ethnic minority groups. They have their own language, building style and traditional dress. The villages are often located at different heights in the mountains. During this day trek you will be in close contact with these proud and hard working people. The scenery in which we walk is magnificent. The landscape is made up in high ranges of mountains surrounding deep valleys with forests, terraced rice fields and meandering rivers.
- Trekking into Lao Chai village - which of black Hmong, discover the life of ethnic minorities.
- Lunch picnic by charge of Binhtours
- Continue for Ta Van village for one night of home stay
- Diner at homestay by charge of Binhtours and overnight at Ta Van village

Day 9 –TA VAN/SAPA/LAO CAI
- Having breakfast on your own charge
- Visit around the village then come back in Sapa by car
- Return to Lao Cai for getting the night train ( soft bed,AC, Cabin of 4 pax) ) at 20h15.

Day 10 – HA NOI/HUE by plane
- Arrive in Ha Noi at 04h30
- Transfer directly to the Hanoi Airport for the flight to Hue at 07h00
- Breakfast on your own charge
- Arrive Hue and meet at Phu Bai airport.
- Transfer to downtown for check - in hotel « Heritage 3* »
- Visit some sightseeings, such as: Imperial Citadel, city loaded with history, traditional intellectual home of the country monuments visit the door of midday, the Palace of the Supreme Harmony, the temple of Nguyen and Dong Ba market.

Day 11 -HUE/DA NANG/HOI AN 140 kms
- Breakfast at hotel
- Perfume river cruise to visit Thien Mu pagoda then visit Tu Duc’s tombs.
- Transfer to Da Nang by car across Hai Van pass.
- Stopover at Lang Co beach for sightseeing and photograph .
- Continue to Hoi An ancient town ( 30 km south of Da Nang city)

Day 12 -HOI AN

- Breakfast at hotel
- Visit the old quarter of Hoi An : Phuoc Kien temple, japanes bridge, Cham dance show…
- Free time

Day 13 -HOI AN/DA NANG / NHA TRANG by plane
- Breakfast at the hotel,
- Transfer to the Da Nang airport for flight to Nha Trang.
- Meet and transfer with driver only and check in hotel
- Free time

Day 14 - NHA TRANG
- Breakfast at the hotel,
- Free time, neither guide nor bus

Day 15 - NHA TRANG
- Breakfast at the hotel,
- Our driver and guide pick you up at the hotel at 08h00
- Take the boat trip to visit somes islands, mini beach. Visit the fishmen village....
- When you tire of sand and surf, explore Po Nagar, the best - preserved Cham towers in Viet Nam. Standing 23 metres hight, these towers were built between the 7th and 12th centuries. Across town stands Long Son pagoda, founded in the late 19th century. On a hill behind this pagoda is a 14-metre-high white Buddha, seated on a lotus blossom.
- To the north of Nha Trang stands the Chong mount which looks like a wide open hand over the sea. Far offshore, the Yen island appears with lush green colours where salangane nests have been harvested for years to make the traditional "bird's nest" tonic and food.

Day 16 - NHA TRANG /DA LAT 225 kms
- After breakfast, transfer to Da Lat highland.
- Da Lat is the city of eternal spring, or more well known as Le Petit Paris. It is elevated at 1475 m and situated in a temperate region dotted with lakes, waterfalls and evergreen gardens. You will enjoy nature's beauty immediately upon arrival.
- Before dinner, stroll & browse at the Da Lat Market.

Day 17 - DA LAT
- Breakfast at hotel,
- Visit Xuan Huong lake created in 1919 by a dam, Bao Dai Summer Palace, a 25 room imperial villa constructed in 1933, and the nearby Truc Lam pagoda
- Visit the Love Valley, which takes on a carnival atmosphere. Here you can take pictures in local costumes and enjoy paddleboats on the lake.Sightseeing also includes Tuyen Lam Lake

Day 18 - DA LAT/SAI GON : 325 kms
- Breakfast at hotel,
- Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city and visit en route the cafe, tea, rubber tree...

Day 19– SAÏGON/VINH LONG /CAN THO–160 Kms
- Breakfast at hotel,
- Departure for Cai Be-Vinh Long which is situated between the Tien and the Hau Rivers. Here the soil is rich in alluvium, favourable for rice and various fruit cultivation.
The majority of inhabitants live on farming, the remaining on petty trading.
- After arrival in Cai Be, a boat will take you to the floating market busy with sellers and buyers bargaining and exchanging their goods from their boats. Then our boats continue to the maze of shady canals passing the countless fruits, stop at a local orchard to enjoy tropical seasonal fruits. Taking this tour we will also enjoy roaming through the village, visiting the daily activities of locals who make products (ceramic,rice paper,Crispy vermicelli…). After a short stop in Vinh Long city en route for Can Tho
- En route for Can Tho

Day 20 -CAN THO/SAI GON
- Having breakfast at the hotel,
- Can Tho is the capita of Can Tho’s province and her geographic situation makes the moving plate of the Delta of the Mekong . Can Tho’s floating market is the biggest market of the delta, and it is there that meet themselves all the boats come from the 4 corners of the area to buy, to sell or to exchange any shorts of goods.
- A boat will take you cruising to the busiest floating market of the Mekong River Delta: Cai Rang floating market. Hundreds of vessels gather here to trade all kinds of fruit from neighboring fertile farms. You can have some tropical fruit to eat.
- Return to Sai Gon in the afternoon with one ferry.

Day 21 - SAI GON

- Breakfast at hotel,
- You can explore District 1 if having time, sightseeing includes the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral built between 1877 and 1883 by the French, General Post Office building, much admired for its French Colonial architecture.
- Shopping fun begins at Ben Thanh market and its surrounding streets, which is the common landmark as Ho Chi Minh downtown, and the city's liveliest and most bustling marketplace.

Day 22 – SAÏGON/DEPARTURE
- Having breakfast at hotel,
- Free at leisure till moment to transfer to airport for return flight.
- Hope you have enjoyed your Vietnam holiday.

Including :
- Accomodation with american breakfast in mentioned hotels
- Private A/C new car as mentioned in the program
- Train ticket Ha Noi/Lao Cai/Ha Noi ( cabin of 4 pax, AC, soft sleeper)
- Domectic flight tickets Hanoï/Hué ,Da Nang/Nha Trang
- English speaking guide as mentioned in the program
- All entrance fees as per the above itinerary
- Water puppetry show and boat as mentioned in the program
- One sea food meal on the boat in Ha Long bay
- One diner in the village
- Two meals at Sapa
- Visa approval

Excluding :
- Visa fee,
- International flight tickets,
- Lunches ( except the 4 meals mentioned) , dinners, drink,
- Tips and personal expenses
- Insurance
Check in time at all the hotel: After 12.00; Check out time: Before 12.00

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