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LUXURY 9 DAY TOUR
AUD1649 per person (excluding international airfares)
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FIVE STAR HOTELS
PRIVATE CAR WITH DRIVER
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE
CUSTOM TAILORED ITINERARY
UNBEATABLE PRICE AND VALUE
Day 1: Arrive Hanoi (Dinner)
Meet and greet upon arrival with our English speaking guide and then transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at liesure. Enjoy a welcome to VIETNAME DINNER this evening.
Accommodation: Hilton Hanoi Opera (2 nights)
Day 2: Hanoi (Breakfast)
After breakfast this morning visit the TEMPLE OF LITERATURE, a peaceful series of walled courtyards and graceful gateways. Continue to the miniature ONE PILLAR PAGODA dating from the 11th century. Today it
stands near the vast HO CHI MINH MEMORIAL COMPLEX a lovely park setting which is home to Ho Chi Minh's final resting place. Begin at the HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM, where vistors can pay their respects to the
embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh. Continue through the park to HO CHI MINH STILT HOUSE, the simple two-room dwelling where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1948 until his final days. Finally, head to HOAN KIEM LAKE,
located in the heart of Hanoi, which contains an islet with the tiny TORTOISE PAGODA. From the lake, take a walk to explore the OLD QUARTER.
Day 3: Hanoi - Halong (Breakfast/lunch: Traditional Junk)
Travel by vehicle from HANOI TO HALONG - jump on our boat for a cruise on Halong Bay including lunch. Cruise on a traditional wooden boat among the EMERALD WATERS and CRAGGY LIMESTONE CLIFFS of
Halong Bay, stopping to explore one of the many caves in this area. Sail past picturesque islands, floating villages, fishermen casting their nets and pearl fisheries and observe the rhythms of daily life on the bay.
Accommodation: Novotel Halong Bay.
Day 4: HALONG - HANOI - DENANG - HOI AN (Breakfast)
Return back to Noi Bai Airport to board the flight from HANOI to DANANG. On arrival travel by vehicle to HOI AN. We journey south past the MARBLE MOUNTAINS AND SMALL VILLAGES.
Accommodation: Palm Garden Resort and Spa.
Day 5: HOI AN - HUE (Breakfast)
Hoi An is a picturesque riverside town south of Denang. This beautifully preserved historic city is best seen on foot. Our walking tour includes the JAPANESE COVERED BRIDGE PAGODA, followed by the SA HUYNH
MUSEUM and the TRAN FAMILY CHAPEL. See the PHUOC HEIN ASSEMBLE HALL and a LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP. Travel from Hoi An to Hue wiht sightseeing in Danang. See the MARBLE MOUNTAINS
and CHINA BEACH a famous spot for American soldiers duirng the Vietnam-American War. Continue over the HAI VAN PASS, the high diviging line between the client zones of north and south Vietnam.
Accommodation: Imperial Hotel (2 nights)
Day 6: HUE (Breakfast)
This morning enjoy a boat trip on the Huong Glang River. Cruise down the PERFUME RIVER to the iconic THIEN MU PAGODA. Visit HUE the capital of Vietnam for more than 140 years and see ancient temples,
imperial buldings and French-style edifices. Visit the Imperial Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc the longest reigning Emperor followed by Dong Ba Market.
Day 7: HUE - SAIGON (Breakfast)
Transfer to Hue Airport for a flight to Saigon. Visit the CU CHI TUNNELS which were never discovered by American forces. Stretching over 200 kms this incredible underground network, dug by hand out of hard laterite,
connected command posts, hospitals, shelter and weapon factories. Accommodation: Renaissance Riverside Hotel (2 nights)
Day 8: SAIGON (Breakfast)
Our sightseeing today includes a tour of the historic centre, stroll along DONG KHOI STREET, formerly known as the Rue Catinat, or the main shopping thoroughfare and heart of old colonial Saigon.
Pass by classic European-style buildings.
Day 9: DEPART SAIGON (Breakfast)
Today is a liesure until your transfer to Saigon International Airport.
DEPARTURES - 5 October 2009 - 26 April 2010
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