Highlights
Discover Vietnam, a captivating destination with stunning landscapes, rich culture, and delectable cuisine. Explore natural wonders like Ha Long Bay and Ninh Binh, and vibrant cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Savor delicious dishes like pho and banh mi while experiencing the warm hospitality of the locals. Vietnam is the perfect place for an unforgettable adventure filled with beauty, history, and flavors.
Itinerary
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular day trip from the capital Hanoi, Halong Bay is famous for its limestone karsts and almost two thousand islands and islets that dot the turquoise-green waters. While most of these islands are just towering rocks emerging from the ocean, with no place to land, many make for great climbing destinations or have caves that can be approached with boats.
- Hanoi Arrival: We will pick up guests from Noibai international airport and transfer them to Ha Long Bay, Tuan Chau port by private car.
- 11h00: Arrive at Tuan Chau port, guest will wait at waiting room.
- 12h00: Reception will assist you with check-in procedures at the Customs area.
- 12h30: Get on Tender Boat to Cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Complete check-in procedure.
- 13h00: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong – Lan Ha Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay
- 15h00: You can choose to relax on the sundesk or explore Ba Trai Dao – Tra Bau area and the natural lagoon of Lan Ha Bay and experience kayaking here.
- 17h30: Come back to our Cruise and participate in our Sunset party. Take photos and relax.
- 19h00: Dinner is served at the restaurant.
- After dinner, you can join the squid fishing program, relax on the sundeck, enjoy a glass of wine at the bar and enjoy the magical view of Lan Ha Bay. Have a good night’s sleep
- Overnight at cruise.
- 06h00 to 6h30: Have breakfast. Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.
- 07h30 – 08h30: Visitors will go to Dark and light cace, here you can freely kayak or enjoy bamboo boat to explore the landscape, or immerse yourself, in the cool clear green water of this place.
- 09h30: Back to your cabin, take relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin.
- 10h00: Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure. Enjoy lunch at the restaurant while the cruise is returning to the harbour.
- 11h00: You take the high-speed canoe back to Tuan Chau port.
- 11h30: We will transfer guests to Hanoi by luxurious and comfortable Limousine Van. (Sharing transfer)
- 15h00: Arrive Hanoi city, and we will drop you back to your hotel.
- Evening: Free time for guests to enjoy coffee on train street, Beer at Ta Hien Street which is famous as beer street and do some shopping for local goods in Hanoi Old Quarter.
- Overnight in Hanoi
Special notes: Itinerary maybe changed due to bad Weather, tidy or others issues. Timing on it same to be not absolutely fixed.
Located in Ninh Binh province 100 km southeast of Hanoi, Hoa Lu and Tam Coc are two of the most picturesque spots in all of the north. For 41 years, from 968 to 1009 CE, Hoa Lu was the ancient capital of Vietnam. Nearby Tam Coc is often referred to as “Ha Long among the rice paddies.
- 07h30: We will pick up guests from hotel located in Old Quarter or meeting point and leave for Ninh Binh day tour.
- 10h30: After arriving in Ninh Binh province, the guide takes you to visit Hoa Lu – the Ancient Royal capital of Viet Nam. We will visit Dinh king temple and Le king temple, in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars. After that, we go to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu).
- 11h30: Visit Mua Cave (Mua mean Dance) with 500 steps up to the Top of Mua Mountain. On the Top, you can overview all the nice scene of Hoa Lu.
- 12h30: Have lunch at restaurant. (local food)
- After lunch you will get on bamboo boat – rowed by the local people – in Hoang Long River to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way. You pass through three enormous caves that provide a brief respite from the intense summer sun. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local fisherfolk, village life along the river and, of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Tam Coc is famous for.
- 17h00: Get on bus and go back to Hanoi.
- 19h30: We arrival in Hanoi and drop off guests at their hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi.
- Hanoi Departure: We will transfer guests to Noibai domestic airport.
- HCMC Arrival: We will pick up guests from Tan San Nhat airport HCMC and transfer to hotel.
- 12:30: Our guide will pick you up from your hotel and depart to Cu Chi will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving.
- Upon arrival, you’ll watch a brief of propaganda video, which explains how the tunnels were used to successfully defeat American military forces in combat.
- The tour continues and the guide explains some traps that were placed in the jungles of Viet Nam to either maim American soldiers or create panic amongst the ranks.
- From here, you can enter one of the tunnel entrances and crawl through the tunnels is a real experience to imagine how people could live there for an extended period!
- There is a shooting range where you can try to fire an automatic or semi-automatic weapon for a fee (this fee is not included)
- Take some rest at the end for a taste of Cu Chi boiled tapioca and thinking what humans are capable of when having to defend their home. Afterward special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.
- 17:00: We will leave Cu Chi and drive back to HCMC.
- 19:00: We will drop guests to their hotel.
- Evening free for guests to go Bui Vien walking street to experience the night life of HCMC.
- Overnight in HCMC.
- 08h00: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and we leave for Mekong Delta day tour:
- Group starts travelling to My Tho, a city situated on the Mekong delta. You can visit Vinh Trang Pagoda – one of the ancient temples built with a unique architecture mixed with Asia – Europe (self -sufficient).
- The yacht on the Tien River, watching the fishing village on the river and enjoying the green garden landscape on the banks of the Tien River with four islets from Tu Linh: Long, Lan, Qui and Phung.
- The boat took the delegation to visit Thoi Son islet:
- Fruit green grapefruit garden.
- Enjoy a cup of hot tea mixed with honey to hear people share about beekeeping. How to extract and use products from bees: royal jelly, pollen …
- Electric tram takes the delegation to visit the specialty coconut candy production facility. You are introduced and learn about the process of producing manual coconut candy, enjoying hot coconut candy.
- The delegation went to the local people to enjoy the seasonal fruit and listen to the traditional music of the South – the intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO on December 5, 2013.
- Electric tram takes the delegation to visit the specialty coconut candy production facility. You are introduced and learn about the process of producing manual coconut candy, enjoying hot coconut candy.
- The delegation went to the local people to enjoy the seasonal fruit and listen to the traditional music of the South – the intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO on December 5, 2013.
- Explore the Western canal by dinghy weaving in a small canal to admire the daily life of the people of Cu Lao.
- 12h00: We will have lunch Vietnamese local delicious food.
- Boats bring the delegation to Ben Tre province, you receive and ride a bicycle about 4km – 8km (depending on the health of the individual) to visit the coconut garden, the orchard along the road on both sides of the road and learn the lives of local people. Return to the starting place. Bicycle return.
- The boat brought the delegation back to Thuy My Tho pier, enjoy the sweet taste of coconut on the boat.
- Arrive at the tourist pier. Returning back to car and going back to Ho Chi Minh City.
- 16h00: We will bring guests back to their hotel.
- Overnight in HCMC
- 07h30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore HCMC City.
- Take the trip to visit Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification palace, which was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.
- Then taking a short stroll to see Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office, they are the beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period.
- Visiting the War Remnants Museum – originally opened in September 1975, it displays old military equipment and other related items from Vietnam War.
- 12h00: Transfer back to your hotel or meeting point.
HCMC Departure: We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Tan San Nhat airport for your flight to next destination.
Overview
- Private airport transfers as per itinerary
- Sightseeing Entrance tickets and transfers
- English speaking tour guide
- Hotels accommodation as per hotels booking shared
- Meals as per mentioned in program, (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner) Breakfast included in hotel.
- 01 Water bottle on tour day + 02 water bottles in hotel every day.
- 08% VAT, 5% Service Tax
- Compulsory Tips in private tours: $5/Pax/day on tour days for tour guide and driver.
- International and Domestic air tickets.
- Tips for tour guide and driver in SIC tours.
- Drinks for Lunch and Dinner
- Meal upgrade
- Room upgrade (package include standard room)
- Single Sup or Extra bed (We provide rooms on double or triple sharing, if one person require separate room single sup charges will be applicable)
- Early check in (Standard check in time 14h00)
- Late check out (Standard check out time 11h00)
- Personal expenses or anything not mentioned above
- Visa fees
- Travel Insurance (We recommend you to buy travel insurance)
- Transaction fees by One pay link payment (3.5%) or bank charges for remittance to Vietnam.
- Credit card transaction fees (3.5%) if visitors want to make payment by credit card.
- Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner in some hotels and resorts on Christmas 24th Dec & 25th Dec and New year eve 31st Dec.
Policies
- Infant: from 0 – Under 03 years old: Free of charge
- Children from 03 – Under 08 years old: 75% of charge
- Children from 08 years old and above: 100 % of charge
- Infant will not have seat in the car, they will share the seat with parents.
- Child will have separate seat in car but don’t have extra bed in hotels and overnight cruise.
- Child under 08 years if require separate bed then upgrade to adult.
- In SIC tours there might be waiting time for pick up to 1hr in some cases.
- Itinerary can be changed in some cases because of unwanted weather conditions, road blocks or something unexpected happen. In such cases local tour guide and driver will take the decision which will be in best interest for the group.
- In some cases, SIC tours pick up time will be little early around 6:30 Am based on our driver and tour guide arrangements and your hotel location.
- SIC tours our car cannot wait at hotel so you have to be ready at your pick-up time, if you are late then you have to reach to the next pick-up point on your own.
- We will serve the guest according to the mentioned itinerary.
- Unused service in a tour package is non-refundable.
- In case guest fail to clear immigration or declined for entry in Vietnam there will be no refunds.
- If air flights delayed and guest failed to reach on time, then tour company will not be responsible for any additional cost (if any). Guest will take responsibility of the additional cost (if any).
- All the pick-up for tours is from hotels located in center of city, if the hotels are self-booked and far away from center there will be surcharge for pick up, so please provide hotel booking details to know final price. Or you have to reach to pick up point by yourself.
- Pick up for SIC tours from hotels not located in center of city are subject to availability. Even with surcharge sometimes we can’t arrange pick up so you need to reach to meeting point by yourself.
- The prices for package are valid before 15 days of arrival date, after that there might be some surcharge which will be discussed. So please book early to get best prices.
- Package includes basic category rooms in hotels and overnight cruise. If you want room upgrade there will be surcharge.
- We will only confirm the booking and lock the price for the package when we receive the deposit amount.
- We provide transportation for guests with one medium size luggage and a hand baggage, if guest have too much luggage, please check with us and if there is car upgrade required then extra cost guest have to pay.
- In Vietnam cars run based on the fixed itinerary, so any request for change in itinerary there will be extra charge and it will be subject to availability as well.
Payment & Cancellation
Payment
- 30% payment of tour cost upon confirmation of booking.
- 70% balance payment of tour cost 07 days before arrival date
Cancellation
- 30% of tour cost if cancel 30 days before arrival date
- 50% of tour cost if cancel 15 days before arrival date
E-visa
- Passport with at least 06 month’s validity.
- Clearly readable first page of passport copy in color, straight, full page, no corner missed, no fingers or shadow. . Only jpg, jpeg, gif format is acceptable.
- Passport size pic with white back ground, straight facing without glasses. Only jpg, jpeg, gif format is acceptable
- 07 working days for visa processing.
Reservation
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