A compact round-trip for first-time travellers to Vietnam

Hanoi-Sa Pa-Ha Long- Hue-Da Nang-Hoi An-Ho Chi Minh City-

Can Tho (Mekong Delta) - Ho Chi Minh City

(11 days/10 nights)

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi

Arrival in Hanoi and transfer by your German-speaking ToDeCo guide to your 3-star hotel. Dinner in a nice restaurant, overnight stay in Boutique Hotel

Day 2: City tour Hanoi

After breakfast enjoy a city tour through the capital of Vietnam with its interesting historic sites. You will see the governmental quarter and the QuanThanh Temple. After that, visit the first Vietnamese University, the Literature Temple, a site of learning for the young nobility during the times of the Vietnam emperors and kings.

In the afternoon, take the chance to stroll through the old quarters of Hanoi with the traditional merchants’ lanes, also nowadays a vivid place of trade. In the afternoon, see the water puppet theatre.

After dinner, your tour guide will transfer you to Hanoi station for your night train ride to Lao Cai (departure around 20h00).

Day 3: Sapa - one of the hightlights of this journey

Early morning arrival at Lao Cai. An hour’s ride by car or mini-bus takes you to Sapa through a beautifulmountainous scenery. Overnight stay in your 3- star hotel, e.g Bamboo Sapa Hotel

Day 4: Sapa

During the day enjoy the cosy atmosphere of Sapa, see the local market and enjoy the beauty of the mountain scenery in the vicinity. Visit some villages of the local ethnic minorities. Overnight stay in your 3- star hotel, e.g Bamboo Sapa Hotel

Day 5: Sapa - Hanoi

The morning is at your convenience, transfer from Sapa to Lao Cai in the afternoon to embark for the night train from Lao Cai to Hanoi. Early morning arrival in Hanoi at around 05h00.

Day 6: Ha Long Bay

Enjoy your breakfast in Hanoi and leave the capital around 08h00 for Ha Long City. At noon, check-in for your afternoon excursion in Ha Long Bay by boat. Visit ThienCung cave and enjoy lunch. Your boat takes you through a fascinating landscape of impressive limestone rock formations rising out of the waters. Return to Hanoi in the afternoon after 4 hours on the boat. Overnight stay in your 3-star hotel, e.g Boutique Hotel

Day 7: Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An

Early morning transfer from your hotel to Hanoi Airport for a one-hour- flight to Hue. City tour through Hue by bus to see the most important sites. After lunch your bus takes you to  Hoi An via Da Nang. Enjoy the spectacular drive via the Pass of the Ocean Clouds (Hoi Van Pass). Overnight stay in Hoi An in your 5-star Hotel Palm Garden Resort.

Day 8: Hoi An and Transfer to Ho-Chi Minh City

In the morning, it is your choice either to discover the beauties of Hoi An or to take some time for relaxing on the gorgeous beach of Cua Dai. In the afternoon, transfer to Da Nang Airport for your evening flight to Ho-Chi-Minh City (Saigon).Overnight stay in Ho-Chi-Minh-City in your5-Star Hotel Rex.

Day 9: Ho-Chi Minh City

Full day excursion to Can Tho in Mekong Delta. On your way, see the typical rural villages with their beautiful orchards. Arrive Can Tho in the evening. Overnight stay in Can Tho in your comfortable 4- star hotel Victoria Can Tho Resort & Spa

Day 10: Can Tho and Ho-Chi Minh City

In the morning, visit a typical floating market in the Delta, after lunch return to Ho- Chi-Minh City. On your way, visit Chinatown in Ho- Chi-Minh City. Overnight stay inHo- Chi-Minh City in your 5-Star Hotel Rex.

Day 11: Ho-Chi Minh City and return fligh (end of journey)

Enjoy the vivid atmosphere of South Vietnam’s largest city until it’s time to say good-bye. Your tour guide will accompany you to Ho-Chi-Minh-City’s airport Than Son Nhat. End of journey.

Package includes:

• English speaking, experienced tour-guide sharing his insider knowledge of Vietnam and its people.
• Accommodation in cities like Hanoi, Sapa, Hue,Hoi An (Cua Dai), Ho Chi Minh Cityand Can Thoin 3-star 4-star and 5-star hotels in double bed rooms (according to travellers’ choice) including breakfast.
• Car journeys in air-conditioned vehicles or mini-busses ( including mineral water)
• National flights
• Entrance fees according to tour program
• Travel insurance included during the car journey and the hotel stays.

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Price: from 1.170 € per person for an individual trip with 2 persons.

Please enquire rates for all other conditions, e.g. group travel or different hotel standards and travel period.

Very important: Travellers to Vietnam need to have a visa for entry. We assist you in obtaining the visa on arrival.

Long-distance flights: On request, we will book your long-distance flights to Vietnam from Frankfurt/ Germany. Please indicate the following details: exact names, pass numbers and tour dates.