9 – DAY TRIP IN VIETNAM

1.GUEST’S INFORMATION:

1.1 Mr or Ms:

1.2 Number of guests: 

1.3 Nationality: 

1.4 Main attractions: Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue, Dong Hoi, Phong Nha, Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Halong 

2. BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1 – Da Nang arrival – Hoi An Half Day Coconut Forest 

Day 2 – Da Nang city tour

Day 3 – Hue City Tour 

Day 4 – Train to Dong Hoi 

Day 5 – Mada valley trek and elephanta caves trip – flight to hanoi 

Day 6 – Hanoi City Tour

Day 7 – Ninh Binh day trip

Day 8 – Ha long Bay One Day trip

Day 9 – Departure

3. TOUR PRICE: 

3.1. Price: 550 USD

3.2. Inclusion: 

• Transfer mentioned in the itinerary
• Meals mentioned in the itinerary
• Tour mentioned in the itinerary
• Guide 
• Accomodation

3.3. Exclusion 

• Personal expenses 
• Tax 
• Travel insurance

4. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: 

5. TOUR DETAILS: 

8-DAY TRIP IN VIETNAM 

DAY 1: ARRIVE DA NANG – HOI AN –  HOI AN COCONUT FOREST TRIP 

Morning: Arrive Da Nang. 

Our driver will pick you up from Da Nang airport and drop you off at Hoi An. Check-in your hotel in Hoi An. 

13.00: Our guide picks up at your hotel lobby and departs to Cam Thanh fishing village in about 30 minutes.

14.00: Arrive at Cam Thanh village, meet local fishermen and experience daily life.

14.30: Take a bamboo basket boat on the Cam Thanh water coconut forest, have a brief introduction to the history there.

15.00: Join local fishermen on the river and enjoy the hands-on experience of round net and cast net fishing.

+ Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat and join in a basket boat race.

+ Explore the now peaceful coconut waterways of a past war.

+ Go catch the crabs, coconut mussels.

+ Make funny tools from coconut leaves.

+ Return to the fisherman’s house and welcome a drink.

+ Enjoy Lunch. 

18.00: Return to the hotel. Tour ends

Evening: Free time for you to discover Hoi An Old Quarter at night by taking a boat trip in Thu Bon river, riding a bicycle, taking a cyclo in the Old Quarter or watching Hoi An memory show. 

Overnight in your hotel in Hoi An. 

DAY 02:  DA NANG ARRIVAL – DA NANG GOLDEN BRIDGE TOUR  

07:00: Our bus & tour guide pick you up at your hotel Hoi An Ancient Town depart to Ba Na Hills. 

9.00:  Arrive at Ba Na Hills and spend your time on the most modern cable car in Southeast Asia to explore Golden ridge, then take the climbing train to visit Le Jardin D’Amour (consists of 9 gardens), Debay Wine Cellar (old wineries)…

10.30: Continue the 2nd cable car to visit the French Village with lots of different activities.

12.30: Have a buffet lunch at a restaurant. After lunch is your free time to explore and play games at the Fantasy Park – a perfect tourist attraction for an entire family as well as to explore King Peak.

15.00 – 15.30: Return to the cable car station and back to the gateway then transfer back to the hotel in Da Nang. 

16:45 – 17:30: Our bus will drop you back at your hotel in Da Nang. 

Free time for you to swim on My Khe Beach, discover the Dragon bridge and night market. 

DAY 03: HUE CITY TOUR:

7.00 – 8.00: Our driver will pick you up at your hotel in Da Nang then transfer you to Hue city ( about 100 km from Da Nang) On the way from Da Nang to Hue, the car will stop for you to visit some beautiful attractions such as Hai Van pass and Lang Co beach.

11.00: Arrive in Hue the first place will visit a famous King’s tomb in Hue city, Khai Dinh tomb – a blend of Western and Eastern architecture.

12.30: Have lunch at a local restaurant.

13.30: Continue to visit the most famous site in Hue city. The Citadel – located on the northern bank of the inspirational Perfume River. Hue Citadel was built on an area of over 500 ha, including the Citadel and the Forbidden City, known collectively as the Citadel. This is the administrative and political center of the Nguyen dynasty and the home of the king and the royal family. The Citadel has a unique art architecture and garden.

15.00: After visiting the Citadel, you will have a chance to visit one of the most beautiful and famous pagodas in Hue. Thien Mu Pagoda  – the oldest pagoda located on the bank of the charming Perfume River in Hue city.

16.00: Finish tour in Hue. Get on the transfer to your hotel in Hue. 

16.30: Drop at your hotel. Overnight at a hotel in Hue. 

DAY 04:  TRAIN TO DONG HOI: 

Have breakfast at your hotel. 

Morning: Free time in Hue.

10:00: Check out your hotel.

12:00: Get on transfer to the train station.

13:51: Get on the train to Dong Hoi train station

17:07: Arrive in Dong Hoi.

17:15: Get on a car to your hotel in Phong Nha.

Overnight at your hotel in Phong Nha.

DAY 05: MADA VALLEY TREK AND ELEPHANT CAVE TRIP – FLIGHT TO HANOI 

8:00 – Pick up at the hotel and transfer to Jungle Boss Headquarter.

8:30 – Team meeting to plan the trip, clarify rules and regulations in the National Park.

8:45 – Depart for Elephant Cave by van.

10.00 – Arrive at the trek departure point and start trekking through the jungle to the Elephant cave.

10:00 – 11:00 Explore the Elephant cave

12:00 – Reach to Ma Da Lake– swim into Ma Da crystal lake.

12:45 – Enjoy BBQ lunch.

14:00 – Start trekking to Tra Ang Cave.

15:00 – Arrive at Tra Ang Cave.

15:45 – Swim into Tra Ang Cave to explore 600m Tra Ang Cave.

16:30 – Start trekking to be back Ho Chi Minh road. 

17:00 – Arrive at Ho Chi Minh road, enjoy a cold drink on the road.

17:30 – Drive back to Phong Nha and your hotels in Phong Nha. 

19:30:  Take an evening flight to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi. 

20:35:  Arrive in Hanoi. 

Overnight at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. 

DAY 06 : HANOI CITY TOUR

7.50 – 8.45: Pick you up at your hotel. We start the day off by visiting the ‘Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum’ the final resting place of the beloved Vietnamese hero, Uncle Ho (inside tours available). 

At about 10:30 am we will take a visit to the One Pillar Pagoda, an ancient historic temple.

11.00: We shall visit the world-famous ‘Temple of Literature’ (constructed in 1070 – dedicated to Confucius, sages, and talented scholars). It is the most famous temple in Hanoi, also functioning as Vietnam’s first university and one of the first in the world!!!

12.30: We have lunch at a local restaurant with local Vietnamese food.

13.30: After lunch, we have 2 options for a visit

• Option 1: Bat Trang ceramics & pottery village

(On Mondays – Wednesdays  – Fridays )

• Option 2: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

(On Tuesdays – Thursdays – Saturdays & Sundays)

15.00: Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda – was first built in Hanoi in the 6th century. You will see the oldest Bodhi Tree in Vietnam planted by Ho Chi Minh.

15.45: Leaving for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple where General Tran Hung Dao defeated Mongolian invaders in the 13th century.

16.15: Tour finishes. Back to the hotel.

DAY 07: NINH BINH DAY TRIP

07.30: Our transfer will pick you up at your hotel.

08:30: In the middle of the way, we will take a rest for about 15 minutes. 

10.00: Arriving at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, there are 2 Temples built on the ground of the old royal place, one is dedicated to Dinh King, and the other is to Le King. The visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnam 

11.30: After finishing visiting Hoa Lu you take biking for about 30 minutes around beautiful villages 

11.50 – 12.00: Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine. 

12.50 – 13.00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as A World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016- “Skull Island”. With 2 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.

15.00 – 15.20: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to

Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river. 

16.45 – 17.00: Get on our tourist bus to return to Hanoi 

19.00 – 19.30: Arrive at Hanoi, drop off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. 

DAY 08: HALONG BAY ONE DAY TRIP

08.00 – 09.00: Our bus and guide will pick you up from the hotel/stay in Hanoi Old Quarter depart for Halong Bay

10.30: Have a break to relax, have a cup of tea or coffee, or take a look at the arts and crafts center within 15 minutes.

12.15:  Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing luxury cruises will take you on a 5,5hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb cave, while enjoying Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

13.45: Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalagmites with different shapes of sea lives

15.00: Then you will enjoy kayaking or a bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon.

15.30: Get on Titop Island 

         + Swimming on the beach

         + Trekking Titop peak for taking photos with a panoramic view of the bay

16.30: Return to cruises for afternoon tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. 

There is a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck with music, enjoying the great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.

17.45: Disembark for going back on the new highway to Hanoi.

20.45: Drop off at your hotel in Hanoi. 

DAY 09: LEAVE VIETNAM:

Have breakfast at the hotel, pack your luggage, and freely enjoy your last time in Hanoi. Based on your flight time, our driver will pick you up and get to the airport and say goodbye to Vietnam.

Have a nice trip!