Vietnam in Detail - 14 days/13 nights. From $1470.00 per person, twin share, low season.*

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS:

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi, Halong Bay


ITINERARY INCLUSIONS:

• 11 Nights hotel accommodation
• 3 day/2 Nights Halong Bay Junk as specified
• Daily Buffet Breakfast at all hotels
• 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches and 2 Dinners on board Junk cruise
• Domestic airfares as shown on itinerary below
• English speaking guides and private air conditioned cars on transfer and touring sectors
• Cabin with private facilities on Halong Bay Cruise
• All collectable airport taxes and surcharges for domestic flights
• Half day Cu Chi Tunnels tour with lunch
• Trip to Cham Museum and Marble Mountain

ITINERARY DETAILS BELOW

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Package prices vary depending on choice of accommodation (Standard or Superior)

 

 

Price Per Person (Validity Dates 2012-13)	Standard Hotel			Superior Hotel
14 days/13 nights	Twin Share	Single Share		Twin Share	Single Share
Low Season (Apr-Sep)	$1470.00		$2535.00	$1888.00		$3366.00
High Season (Oct-Mar)	$1555.00		$2666.00	$2050.00		$3688.00

Vietnam in Detail - 14 days/13 nights

Hoi An Street Scene

ITINERARY DETAILS:


Day 1: Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City On arrival you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in a private car. Overnight hotel accommodation 

Day 2: This morning you will have a private sightseeing tour to Cu-Chi tunnels and return to Saigon in the afternoon for lunch.Then you will have time to explore Saigon on your own. Overnight hotel accommodation:  Meals – Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Today you will have time to explore Saigon on your own. (Optional Tour on a vintage Vespa either day or evening as a pillion passenger.  A great way to see the city like a local)
Overnight hotel accommodation: Meals – Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4: Today you will have more free time to explore Saigon on your own.  (Optional Tour: Take a half day tour to visit some of Ho Chi Minh City's historical landmarks).  Overnight hotel accommodation : Meals - Breakfast

Day 5: Meet your driver and guide early this morning at your hotel, and transfer to Saigon airport for your flight to Da Nang.  Upon arrival in Da Nang you will be met again and transferred to your hotel in Hoi An.  Hoi An is a small town on the coast of South China Sea in central Vietnam, home to approximately 25,000 People. Overnight hotel accommodation: Meals - Breakfast

Day 6: Today you will have the full day at Leisure in Hoi An.  Take a visit to the numerous art and craft shops and tailors, who produce made-to-measure clothes for a fraction of the price in Australia. Several cafés, bars and restaurants have opened along the riverfront. Some popular evening venues with visitors are Tam Tam's restaurant and bar and the Mango restaurant.
Overnight hotel accommodation: Meals – Breakfast

Day 7: Your final day of leisure in Hoi An will allow you to discover many more things that this charming town has to offer.  Entry to all historical sites in Hoi An is via a coupon system, where US$5 gets you a ticket that can be used to enter five attractions: one museum, one family house, one Chinese meeting hall, the art performance theater and either the Japanese Covered Bridge or the Quan Kong Temple. Tickets are sold at various entry points into the Old Town, including Hai Ba Trung St.
Overnight hotel accommodation:  Meals - Breakfast

Day 8: This morning your driver and guide meet you at your hotel for your day trip up to Hue.  En route you will visit the Cham Museum and Marble Mountains. The hills loom out of the surrounding coastal plain and feature a group of Buddhist temples built into caves a popular pilgrimage site for locals.  You will arrive in Hue in the afternoon and check in to your hotel.

Hue is the former Capital of Vietnam is intimately connected to the imperial Nguyen Dynasty who ruled from 1804 to 1945, when the Emperor Bao Dai abdicated in favour of Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary government. The Perfume River runs through Hue with the old city and the Citadel on the north side and the newer city, on the south side. Much of the riverside has been done up as a pleasant promenade where you can stroll in the evening and mingle with the locals. Overnight hotel accommodation: Meals - Breakfast

Day 9: Hue Touring This morning you will meet your driver and guide for a full day of touring around Hue.  Start the day off with a cruise along Perfume River.  Visits this morning will include several tombs of members of the Imperial Dynasty, many of which are elaborately decorated with some fascinating mosaics within their sprawling complexes.  You will also visit Thien Mu Pagoda, 4 km from Hue. Perched on a bluff over the river and housing some very fine gold and silver Buddha images.

After lunch you will visit the Imperial Citadel, the former imperial seat of government and Hue's prime attraction, this is a great sprawling complex of temples, pavilions, moats, walls, gates, shops, museums and galleries, featuring art and costumes from various periods of Vietnamese history. Overnight hotel accommodation: Meals - Breakfast and Lunch

Day 10: Today your driver and guide will meet you in the hotel lobby for your private transfer to the airport.  Your flight from Hue to Hanoi takes approximately 1 Hour.  On arrival you will be met again and transferred to your hotel.  The remainder of the day will be at leisure for you to discover the many things that the charming city of Hanoi has to offer.  Be sure to visit the old quarter as well as the Water puppets and the many beautiful parks and lakes scattered throughout the city.
Overnight hotel accommodation: Meals – Breakfast

Day 11: Today you will have time to explore Hanoi on your own. (Optional Tour: Take a half day tour of Hanoi to visit some of it's historical landmarks). Overnight hotel accommodation: Meals – Breakfast

Day 12: This morning you will be met at your hotel by your driver and guide to begin the 2 hour drive to Halong City.  On arrival you will board either the "Ginger or Jasmine junk" two of the most prestigious boats on the bay, for yoor overnight cruise through Halong Bay.  The bay was World Heritage listed by UNESCO in 1998 and it is one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations.

Halong Bay consists of a dense cluster of 1,969 limestone monolithic islands which rise spectacularly from the ocean. Each is topped with thick jungle vegetation,  Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves. Your cruise may stop at the largest cave in the bay, Hang Dau Go (Wooden stakes Cave). Its three large chambers contain large numerous stalactites and stalagmites (as well as 19th century French graffiti).  Your cruise will also take you past some of the floating villages inhabited by local fishermen and their families.

Many of the islands have acquired their names as a result of interpretation of their unusual shapes: such names include Voi Islet (elephant), Ga Choi Islet (fighting cock), and Mai Nha Islet (roof). 989 of the islands have been given names. Birds and animals including bantams, antelopes, monkeys, and iguanas also live on some of the islands.

This evening you will get the chance to have a swim in the bay or enjoy a drink on the deck of the boat and afteward sit down to a lovely Vietnamese meal prepared by the crew on board the boat.
Overnight - On board "The Ginger or "The Jasmine" junk cruise: Meals - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 13: Halong Bay After breakfast, transfer to your day trip boat with private crew and cruise to the to the bay's most untouched area.  Enjoy swimming on quiet beaches, visiting water tunnels, fishing villages or kayaking.  Lunch served on board by your private chef.  Return to the mother boat for the night. (Optional Tour: Dinner in cave at additional cost)
Overnight - On board "The Ginger or "The Jasmine" junk cruise: Meals - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 14: Halong Bay - Hanoi Wake up early for breakfast on board the boat and continue your cruise around Halong Bay, returning to Halong City around lunch time.  You will have some time to purchase some lunch before meeting your driver and travelling back to your Hanoi Hotel or to the airport for your onward flight.

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LOCATION

Ho Chi Minh City

Hoi An 

Hue

Hanoi

Halong Bay

STANDARD

May Hotel or Lavender Hotel

Hoi An Trails

Huong Giang

Hanoi Elegance Diamond or Silk Path

Superior Cabin

SUPERIOR

Majestic Hotel  

Hoi An Life Resort 

La Residence

Movepick Hotel 

Deluxe Cabin

High Season Surcharges for Standard  Package

Compulsory gala dinner at Hoi  An Trails on 24th Dec   2012: 60 USD/person/meal

Compulsory gala dinner at Hoi  An  Trails on 31st Dec  2012: 60 USD/person/meal

Compulsory gala  dinner at  Huong Giang Hue on 24th  & 31st Dec 2012: 70 USD/person/mea
 
Surcharge on Jasmine Junk  24th &  31st Dec 2012: 180  USD/double cabin


High Season  Surcharges for Luxury Package

Compulsory gala dinner  at  Majestic Saigon on 24th  Dec 2012: 130  USD/person/meal

Compulsory gala dinner at  Majestic Saigon  on 31st  Dec 2012: 140 USD/person/meal

Surcharge at Life  Resort Hoi An on 18th -  31st Dec 2012: 35  USD/room/night

Compulsory gala dinner at Life Resort Hoi An  on 24th  & 31st Dec 2012:  TBA

Compulsory gala dinner at  La  Residence  Hue on 24th  & 31s tDec 2012: 100  USD/person/meal

Surcharge on Jasmine Junk  24th &  31st  Dec 2012: 180.00  USD/double cabin

All prices are subject to change without notice due to currency fluctuations, third party price increases and other unforeseeable circumstances. Only final payment can guarantee the price