Holiday of a lifetime!
Why you love this trip?
This specialized 14 days itinerary from the North to the South, offering you top 5 amazing Must-see UNESCO Sites including Halong Bay& Phong Nha-Ke Bang Natural heritage, Hue, Hoi An and My Son sanctuary Cultural heritage.Also exploring other incredible stunning landscapes,traditional customs,emotional history and mouth watering Vietnamese cuisine to create your holiday of a lifetime.
Warm welcome at the airport
Then we have group meeting before going out for group welcome dinner
Overnight at https://Tittanthotel.com/ (or similar)
At 8 AM you are welcomed at your hotel and take around an hour’s transfer by support vehicle out of the city to Bac Ninh
8:30-8:45 Stop at the bank of Duong River, get dressed up with biking equipment and a camera to be ready for a bike ride offers you views of fertile riverside farms and the daily life of the village’s rustic dotting green bamboo tree lines and fields of rice, flowers, and vegetables…
Give your hands to the farmers, if you like to help, try to be a real farmer to join them to plough the soil or seeding vegetables…and take a picture to save the memorable experience. Wave your hands to the farmers; keep cycling along the farm then stop to visit a local temple for a great view.
Enjoy the breath-breaking peaceful scenery of the countryside of the riverside, we stop to take pictures of river views then visit one of the oldest pagodas- But Thap, and understand more about Vietnamese Buddhism dating back to the 13th century. Admire the impressionistic Buddhist statue with a thousand arms and thousand eyes, meet friendly locals, take pictures of water buffaloes…
10:45-11:00 Cycling further through the Rice Field to ToFu Village where you learn about how to make Dau Phu from Soybean, really interesting manual labor to make Yummy Dau Phu for Vegetarian, is highly recommended by the local people to taste traditional Vietnamese food.
Stop by the Kumquat garden, where thousands of kumquat trees are growing and breathing fresh air in the peaceful countryside for the Lunar New Year tradition.
11:45-12:00 We proceed to the dyke to visit the Ancestral Mausoleum Kinh Duong Vuong –the primitive Ancestor founder of Vietnam, Dragon, and Fairy, from 2792 BC located on the bank of the River, wander around, and sightseeing, you can see many giant old trees.
12:30-13:00 We have yummy lunch with a local family in typical traditional wooden houses made from bricks with Tile roofs, you can try to cook if you want, fresh Rolls with fun.
Relax and walk around the village to visit how local people use colored papers to make artwork like Money, houses, shoes, and horses …to do ancestor worshipping on the anniversary days, so unique!
14:00-14:30 Next, we’re cycling to Dong Ho Folk painting-UNESCO Intangible World Heritage, You love painting, and you have a chance to be an artist to draw your own pictures!
Here is a unique Folk Painting that used Gio Papers from nature to be printed on Wood blocks with special inks from natural leaves, and shells …the pictures tell you about local life, festival, and animals, especially the Rat wedding ones …grab your own picture!
16:30-17:00 Wandering more around to enjoy the peaceful scenery of the countryside, we visit the old Northern Style -Wooden House of Local Family where you will see the real life and typical architecture and traditional Ancestor Worship then we drive back to Hanoi. Or if you like to have a peaceful overnight at the Village, do the homestay with the local family that would be an amazing real-life local experience.
Today we go to Halong bay for 2-day trip to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the most famous world’s nature heritage site of Vietnam. Please, open the link below for the details of the itinerary.
Overnight on boat https://www.peonycruises.com/peony-cruises-2-days-1-night.html (or similar)
Spending morning exploring the bay before coming back to Hanoi. Upon arrival back to Hanoi , we visit Ho Chi Minh Complex (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and stilt house), the nearby One Pillar Pagoda; the Presidential Palace and Temple of Literature for understanding more about the Confucius…then drive to hotel to check in then free evening.
Overnight athttps://tiranthotel.com/ (or similar)
08:30am: leave Hanoi for Ninh Binh. On arrival, we will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before checking in the room then we take Sampan-rowing boat to explore the World eco-system and nature reserved Trang An ,amazing scenery like Halong onland
Late afternoon, enjoy easy biking to explore beautiful villages and mountain landscapes. Visit hidden caves and Temples
Back to your Hotel and enjoy your free afternoon and evening.Walking around peaceful countryside of rice fields
Overnight at https://hiddencharmresort.com/ (or similar)
Today we visit the top of Ninh Binh by climbing to enjoy panorama view of Mua cave, stunning sceneries and lotus flowers farm, local fields… then we drive to Quang Binh,stop along the way to see the local life We check in the room and relax at hotel when arriving in Dong Hoi city.Sometimes , you can enjoy the local experiences by taking overtrain to Dong hoi.
Overnight at http://luxurynhatle.muongthanh.com (or similar)
After breakfast we will leave the hotel for Paradise cave. We will spend around 1,5 hours to explore the biggest dry cave in Asia which was recently discovered in 2005 and started to open in 2010.
After having visited Thien Duong cave, we will enjoy lunch before driving to Phong Nha for a boat trip to visit Phong Nha cave. We will spend about 2,5 hours visiting the cave by boat and foot. We will be back to our hotel around 5:45pm.
Overnight at http://luxurynhatle.muongthanh.com (or similar)
7:30am: we will depart for Hoi An by bus. On the way will stop at the border between North and South during Vietnam war,the 17 Parallel and Vinh Moc Tunels-the biggest tunnel during Vietnam war on the way to Hue.
On arrival, we will check in hotel and have a short rest before visiting a short visit to one of the Nguyen King’s tomb and Thien Mu pagoda.
Overnight at https://www.eldorahotel.com/
After breakfast, we check out the hotel for short visit Imperial palace before heading to Hoi An. On arrival, spend the whole afternoon for shopping, exploring the old town of Hoi An or just relaxing by the pool at our resort.
Overnight at http://www.vinhhungresort.com/ (or similar)
09:30: We meet in the lobby and go to restaurant for our cooking lesson. You will have a chance to learn how to cook some typical Vietnamese dishes and enjoy what you have cooked. They will email you the recipe so that you can cook when returning home.
Free afternoon to explore the town and shopping
Overnight athttp://www.vinhhungresort.com/ (or similar)
After breakfast, we take a ½ tour to visit My Son to learn a part of history of Champa Kingdom and enjoy the great Hindu temple complex. We will be back in the early afternoon then make your own plan for the rest of the day.
Overnight at http://www.vinhhungresort.com/ (or similar)
Today we will fly to the biggest city in Vietnam known as Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival , we visit Cu Chi Tunnels to understand more about the Cu Chi Guerilla and tunnel rats , good for you to know more about the life underground of over 250km during Vietnam War, check out the dinning rooms , hospital ,meeting rooms ….Then drive to Saigon to check in and wandering around the City centre
Overnight at https://lasiestahotels.vn
Today we leave Saigon and travel to the Mekong River Delta-the biggest delta with Rice baskets in Vietnam.
A smooth pass from the rice fields to the beautiful rural. Start the boat on the Tien River to the islets. View the Dragon, Phoenix, and Unicorn Islet. Walk into the village, visit the fruit garden, and enjoy the tropical fruit while folk music is performed by the local people.
The cruise will lead to Ben Tre province, “the country of coconut”, visit a coconut candy workshop, and bee house, enjoy honey tea, and take a picture with a snake.
PM: Take a Motor Cart or Electronica Car– It’s great fun.
The amazing rowing boat trip on the small canal – fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut tree.
Afterward, your driver will meet you at Vinh Long pier and take you back to Saigon for your last night in Vietnam.
Overnight at https://lasiestahotels.vn/
Time to say goodbye Vietnam and lifetime friends you have made along the way. Transfer to the airport for your flight home or continue your next holiday.
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Activity Level
This is a fairly relaxed tour with local experiences . Some walking, biking while visiting areas and other local transportation.
Group Size
Maximum: 16
ACCOMMODATIONS: DOUBLE/ TWIN ROOM
Notes: Please be aware that hotels, flights, and all other logistics, services, and days of travel are subject to availability and fare increases. We encourage early booking to ensure better service!
Remarks:
– Guests should be healthy and in good physical condition
– Weather conditions may impose changes in the program or the cancellation of certain activities
– Guests need to bring a copy of their passport, visa page with a stamp
– AVT Travel reserves the right to adjust our prices if any changes in tax & gasoline increase in All Destinations.
– No reservations are made yet.
Payment Policy:
– Pre-payment 100% (after services confirmed before guests’ arrival 30 days in advance).
– Deposit 30% (after services are reserved to guarantee the booking).
– Payment can be made by Bank Draft or SWIFT transfer payable to our Bank A/C.
– All Bank services charges will be borne by the payee.
– If payment is by credit card, an additional 3 or 4% will be added to our tariff rates.
– American Express / Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
– Bank draft or cashier’s cheque to be mailed to
– Company cheques or personal cheques are NOT acceptable.
Refunds or Cancellation:
– Tour and transfer deposits are fully refundable if the amendment/cancellation is received more than 20 days in advance. Hotel deposits will be refunded according to individual hotel cancellation policy.
– No refund for all flight fares after tour confirmation
– Cancellation fees will be levied according to the time cancellation is made.
– No refund or reduction will be made to any member of GROUP/F.I.T. who breaks the journey from the scheduled itinerary.
Disclaimer:
AVT acts as an intermediary between transportation and airline companies, hotels, tourist offices, and all other contractors providing services for tourists. Additional expenses incurred due to delays, accidents, natural disasters, political action, and unrest must be borne by the clients. Programs and tour prices are based on the situation at the time of printing this proposal and could be subject to change due to local conditions. Participation in our tour programs implies the client’s agreement to the above. We reserve the right to amend or alter any of the conditions herein without notice from time to time and at its sole discretion.
