8D7N All Vietnam

Depart for Hanoi on your scheduled flight. On arrival, transfer to hotel for check
in. The rest of the day is free and easy until dinner. After dinner, enjoy a unique
and famous traditional Water Puppet Performance. Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, enjoy a city tour to the fascinating Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
(except Mon, Fri and the whole of Oct & Nov, Quan Thanh Pagoda will be
replacing), Ho Chi Min Museum (except Mon), Ho Chi Minh House and One Pillar Pagoda. Visit Ngoc Son Temple and Restored Sword Lake in the center of modern Hanoi. After lunch, visit the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam. Proceed to Ha Long Bay, one of Vietnam’s greatest natural wonders, and recognized as a World’s Natural Heritage by UNESCO. Dinner will be a seafood dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Ha Long Bay.

After breakfast, take a cruise on the emerald green waters of Ha Long among
the 3,000 spectacular limestone islands. Visit the grottoes and floating village,
and end with a fresh seafood lunch. Proceed back to Hanoi, where you will have
time to walk through Hanoi Old Quarter and shop at Dong Xuan Market.
Have dinner at a local restaurant. After that, proceed to Hanoi railway station
for a night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train (4 berth cabin).

Arrive at Lao Cai station, meet with our local representative and you will be
transferred to Sapa, 38km away. Have breakfast at Royal View Hotel. Follow
the road down to the valley by steps for about 5km. Along the way, you can see H’mong villagers working on the paddy fields and animals such as chickens, water-buffaloes and pot-bellied pigs. You can also see the hydro-electric power station built by the French in the early 20th Century. There is also a beautiful waterfall that makes a good place for resting and photographs. We will continue to Sin Chai village where you can meet the black H’mong people. See their houses, how they weave and dye cloth, and their lifestyle. Lunch and dinner will be at a local restaurant. Overnight in Sapa.

After breakfast, embark on a lovely trek that will take you along buffalo paths,
trails and the hill tribe villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van, home to black
H’mong and Dzay people. This is a spectacular walk through stunning scenery, in a place inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet. Once at the bottom of the valley you will be able to truly appreciate the wonderful scenery around you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraces. After that, we will return to Sapa for lunch. Then we will proceed to the China border for photo taking. Dinner will be at a local restaurant. After that, board on night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train (4 berth cabin).

Upon arrival at Hanoi Railway station, pick-up by local representative and
proceed to local hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a
morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City, which is still called Saigon by many locals.
After arrived at Tan Son Nhat airport, meet with the local guide and start tour
to Cu Chi Tunnels, where you will have the opportunity to witness how rice
paper is made, and explore the amazing labyrinth of tunnels used by the
guerillas during the war. Return to Ho Chi Minh and have dinner at a local
restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Visit the War Museum, which contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam War. Also see the Reunification Palace (outside only), which was the workplace of the President of South Vietnam and was then known as Independence Palace. See the Notre Dame Cathedral and the General Post Office, notable for the French colonial architectural style. Transfer to the Mekong Delta, just several hours away by coach. My Tho is a prosperous town of 175,000 inhabitants, and is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Take a cruise on Mekong river to see these islands, where you can visit a coconut candy workshop and taste fresh candy. Enjoy tropical fruits, honey tea and listen to traditional Southern music. Take a small boat to discover a natural canal of Ben Tre province. Take a short walk in a coconut farm to visit a typical house in the Mekong Delta. Have lunch at a garden restaurant. After that, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda before going back to Ho Chi Minh city. In the evening, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Free and easy after breakfast until your transfer to the airport. Home sweet
home!