Ha Long – Da Nang – Ba Na – Ho Chi Minh – Mekong – Ho Chi Minh Tour 9 Days 8 Nights ( LT91 )

Upon arrival at Ha Noi Airport, your private guide and driver are waiting to meet you go to Ha Noi, early checkin hotel, have breakfast and go to Ha Long bay by bus

8h00: Tour guide of Cozy Bay Cruise will pick you up at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter.

8h45: We complete the pick-up point then go to Halong Bay by Expressway

10h15: Have a short break on half way for 20 minutes to relax.

12h00: Arrive to Tuan Chau Harbor.

12h30: Welcome to Cozy Bay Cruise and Enjoy welcome to drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check- in your room with Air-Conditioning.

13h00: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

Afternoon Itinerary: 

15h00: Visiting Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave).

16h00: Our cruise will take you to the Titop Island. It is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay or you can enjoy your swimming on romance sandy beach.

17h30: Come back to Cozy Bay Cruise then take a shower, Relax on sundeck, sunset watching in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment.

18h00: Enjoy welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class. How to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it.

Evening Relaxing:

19h00: Enjoy your Barbecue Dinner when sitting by overlooking sea view window in the night romantic bay

20h30: After having dinner, our customers will be served the natural herbal foot bath, to help reduce foot pain and toxin excretion.

21h00: Playing some sports games like: Squid Fishing, Singing karaoke, or Relax on sundeck

Overnight on boat : Clean air – conditioning room.

6h00: Wake up in the early morning to see sunrise on sundeck.

7h00: Morning view of bay with a cup of tea of coffee. Have Buffet Breakfast !

7h45: Start visiting Halong Bay Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls take years.

8h30: Do kayaking to explore Halong Bay in your own.

9h30: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.

10h45: Enjoy the lunch while Cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbour.

12h00: Cozy Bay Cruise is landing Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise. After that, get on the Bus to return Hanoi by Expressway.

14h15: Stop on half way for short break.

15h30: Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter. Trip ends !

Overnight in Ha Noi

After breakfast, join tour go to city Ha Noi

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake.  It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam. Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine  with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton

17.15: puppet show

Overnight at Ha Noi

Have breakfast,go to Noi Bai aiport, fly to Da Nang

Afternoon join tour  visit coconut fores, Hoi An night market, Lautern Boat at Hoi An

 Overnight in Da Nang.

Have breakfast and  go to Ba Na hills

8h30: Departure to Ba Na Hills along the Nguyen Tat Thanh tourist route, the most beautiful sea route in Central Vietnam. See Thuan Phuoc suspension bridge (the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam), Thanh Beach, and Red Beach (where the French colonialists first landed in Da Nang).

9:00:  Arrive at Ba Na – Suoi Mo cable car station. Board the cable car to DeBay station. See Mo Stream with white foaming waterfalls, primeval forests, and red-leaved trees.

9h30: Visit the Golden Bridge, visit Le Jardin Area with French relics such as Tinh Tam Garden, a French horse-binding area, a nearly 100-year-old pomelo tree, and traces of ancient villas. Visit Linh Ung Ba Na Pagoda to admire the 27m-high statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, visit Loc Uyen Garden, Quan Am Cac. Continue to Gare Deand bay take the 2nd cable line to the top of Ba Na.

12h00 – 14h00:  Conquering the top of Nui Chua – the roof of the city, taking pictures at the 1,487m high landmark.  Enjoy the panoramic view of Da Nang City and Da Nang Bay when hidden, sometimes under a sea of white clouds. Leaving the top of Chua mountain, follow the trail to visit the ancient villa ruins in the forest, the ruins of the outdoor Opera house, and the Debay Suspension Bridge…

The tour guide takes the delegation to visit:  The world’s third largest indoor amusement park called FANTASY PARK  (Love wheel, SKIVER pilot, Fire race track, Tramcar crash, Haunted house, Mortar). Windmill, Spider-Man, Free-falling Tower…

15:00-15:30 Get off the cable car back to Da Nang.

Overnight in Da Nang

• Have breakfast, and visit the Marble Mountain, a group of five limestone hills that represent the five elements of nature. You can climb up the Thuy Son (Water Mountain), the largest and most beautiful one, and explore its caves,

• pagodas, and viewpoints.
• Explore Son Tra Peninsula, natural reserve with lush forests, diverse wildlife, and beautiful beaches. You can visit the Linh Ung Pagoda and the Lady Buddha Statue and the Lady Buddha Statue, which are both impressive landmarks on the peninsula. The pagoda is one of the largest in Vietnam, while the statue is the tallest of its kind in the country

• In the evening, you an admire the Dragon Bridge, which is a unique structure that resembles a dragon crossing the Han River. The bridge is illuminated with colorful lights at night, and on weekends, it breathes fire and water from its mouth. You can also stroll along Bach Dang Street, which is a lively riverside promenade with many cafes, bars, and restaurants

Overnight in Da Nang

After breakfast and go to  airport for flight Ho Chi Minh.

• Checkin hotel, and afternoon visit Cu Chi tunnel . Cu Chi tunnel is an underground zigzag network of over 200 Km, is a symbol of the
• will and the creativity of the Vietnamese. Located about 60 Km from Saigon, Cu Chi was a fierce battlefield during 1960- 1972.

• Visiting Cu Chi, you will see how guerrillas drug, lived and fought the tunnel, you will learn how the strength of will is against sophisticated weapons. You will watch the documentary films and see self-made weapons, bamboo traps,…And crawl in the tunnel as you like. We will also know how the locals make rice – paper and rice – wine. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire Ak- 47. Visit Cuchi Tunnel you have a chance to find out.
• Comeback Ho Chi Minh city

Overnight at Ho Chi Minh City

Morning

• An unforgettable way of seeing the Mekong Delta is to drive along the provincial roads in the Southern region of Vietnam through paddy rice- fields, pineapple plantation, orchard, and small hamlets. (one and a half hour driving).

7:30The tour guide and bus pick up you from the hotel then drive past  rural area roads.

9:00 AM arrive in My tho city, the local motor boat will take you to go along Dragon Island, Unicorn Island, Phoenix Island, and Turtle Island. On the way, you can see the fishing port, Rach Mieu bridge, stilt house, and boat building workshop. We will stop at the famous Unicorn Island. Then you take a short trek to see the fruit gardens. You can also enjoy tropical fruits, natural honey tea, and wine at a bee farms and Vietnamese traditional music shows by the locals.

• A rowing boat carries you slowly through the canals which cover a peaceful air and full of water- coconuts tree. After that, you continue your motor boat trip to Ben Tre province. Then transfer to a small motorboat and travel along the lush, green canals. Have lunch with India food

Afternoon 

•  Moving to a local restaurant for Vietnamese lunch. After lunch You can ride the bikeBoat will take you back My Tho city. Then the bus will drive you back to Ho chi Minh city. On the way we stop at BONSAI garden to visit and have more experience. around the village and visit crocodile farm or take a rest on hammock.

• Afterbreakfast and visit Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification palace, which was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.

• Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French. Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of both the Indochina wars.

Then head to the airport. End of the trip