Vietnam Complete Tour 13 Days

Arrival to Ha Noi

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the west lake and the Tran Quoc Pagoda, located on the banks of the large lake. After that, departure by car to the province of Ninh Binh, at the arrival visit the Caves of Tam Coc, in Hoa Lu, performed with a boat rowed by a couple of local farmers, along the curving stream in the middle of the limestone mountains which stand out from the rice fields upward, the area is also referred to as the Ha long bay on the rice fields. After the visit, time for lunch at a local restaurant. Departure to return to Hanoi. Time for dinner. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi. Lunch included, free dinner.

Breakfast. Departure to Ha Long Bay by minibus (there may be other international travelers). The route involves crossing part of the delta of the Red River. During the journey you can admire the life of the farmers of the delta of the great Red River, typical small markets of rural villages, etc. Upon arrival, boarding the typical junk and the assignment of reserved cabins. After lunch on board, you begin the exploration of the bay of Ha Long, recognized as a Natural Heritage of Humanity, the junk takes you to navigate between narrow and wide passages, in the midst of more than 3 thousand islands that stand out vertically from the green waters , breathtaking scenes! Possibility to stop to visit natural caves or dive into the emerald waters of the bay. Dinner at sunset on board. In the evening, relax on the junk terrace, or teach how to decorate Vietnamese dishes or fish the calamari. Overnight on board, parked in the middle of a quiet bay of the bay.

For those who want, Tai Chi exercises at dawn on the terrace.   After breakfast on board, continue the excursion on the bay, "early" lunch and return to the pier. Transfer by minibus to Ha Noi. Arrival is scheduled for late afternoon. Arrival in Hanoi and accommodation in Hotel for overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast, transfer to the airport and flight to Hue, the capital of Vietnam under the dynasty of the Nguyen, the last feudal family that reigned in Vietnam from 1802 until 1945. Upon arrival transfer by car to the city and the visits. In the morning the visits begin with an excursion on the romantic river Huong (river of the Perfumes) that in the past has been the source of inspiration for many poets. We continue with the visit of Thien Mu, the pagoda symbol of Central Vietnam and the Imperial Citadel with inside the Forbidden City. Time for lunch. And room delivery. In the afternoon visit the Imperial Mausoleums. After the visits, a walk to the Dong Ba market and return to the hotel. Time for dinner. Overnight at the hotel booked in Hue. Lunch included, free dinner

Breakfast and depart for Hoi An, passing the Hai Van Pass of the Clouds. Upon arrival in the city of Da Nang, visit the Cham civilization museum. Lunch at Da Nang and transfer to Hoi An. Delivery of rooms and depart for the guided tour of Hoi An. Currently HoiAn is a single Vietnamese town that still retains its authentic aspects of past centuries and since 1998 it was declared by UNESCO, cultural heritage of humanity. The complete knowledge of the town is realized by making stops during the visit, in the most representative points of the ancient center. You will be able to see some ancient houses, the Japanese bridge, one of the congregation rooms of the various communities (Fujì, Cantonese, Japanese), the handicraft center and popular market of Hoi An. Time for Dinner. Free time to enjoy the evening in the ancient town. Overnight at Hoi An. Lunch included, free dinner

Fully free day at Hoi An You can   - relax yourself to the beaches at the sea, - Biking through villages and countryside around Hoi An, - Book a tour of the ruins of the Champa civilization (35 km from Hoi An)   - or wander around the ancient city of Hoi An itself. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An. Services included: hotel. Breakfast

Breakfast. Departure for Da Nang Airport for Vietnam Airlines flight to Ho Chi Minh. The City of Ho Chi Minh, or Saigon, as many locals still call it by its ancient name, is Vietnam's most important financial-economic center. It is said that if you look for something and do not find it here, you will not find it anywhere else in Vietnam! You will be infected by its radiance, marveled by the industriousness of the people, and, why not, impressed by the movements of its over seven million scooters! Upon arrival, transfer to the center, visit the war crimes museum. Lunch is served in a local restaurant in the city, the assignment of the rooms and then we visit the city of HoChiMinh. We proceed to visit the "colonial" part of Saigon: Notre Dame Cathedral, the Post Office designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same architect who built the Eiffel Tower in Paris and a view of the US embassy. Participation in the unique show of its kind, the water puppets. Free time for dinner. Overnight at hotel in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh).

Day dedicated to the visit of the great delta of the Mekong river and its tributaries. From the center of Saigon, it will take about two hours to penetrate the heart of the Mekong Delta, along the way you can already admire the landscape and the life of the peasants, cellars, houses and tombs scattered in the emerald green palms and rice fields, mondines who care for orchard plants etc. Once you get to the Great River, (Cai Be) embark for an excursion on the river, you will perceive the rhythm of the typical life of the people who live on the Rive and on the River itself. The boat exploration tour includes the floating market of Cai Be, a farm of rice cakes, the artisan production of puffed rice and before lunch, a boat ride in the oar to enter the narrowest branches of the great river and the tasting of fresh seasonal fruit. Lunch on site and departure for return to Ho Chi Minh. Arrival at the hotel and overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh.

Day dedicated to visit the Cao Dai temple of TayNinh, a religion that believes in a new religion, that is a syncretism of the religions already historically existing in Vietnam: Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and why not even a pinch of Catholicism! The temple of Caodaism at Tay Ninh today is considered "the Mecca" for all the Caodaists in Vietnam, the main ceremony of the day is celebrated at noon o'clock, you will witness the picturesque religious ceremony of the 12. During the ceremony the faithful men and women are arranged in order according to one's rank and dressed in one of the five colors symbolizing the religions of belonging. Lunch in a local restaurant.  In the second part of the day, visit the Cu Chi tunnels, the famous galleries used by communist guerrillas during the anti-American war. You will know how the genius and determination of the Vietnamese were used to resist, fight against and win the great and technological contraption of the American war. Return dinner and overnight in Saigon.

Breakfast. Free day until transfer to the airport. possibility of last purchases with a shopping tour or relax with a relaxing walk through the small streets and restaurants of Saigon. Transfer to the airport for the return flight to your country. End of services.