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TransIndus The Vietnam Experience
Junk cruise, Halong Bay
Junk cruise, Halong Bay

The Citadel, Hue
The Citadel, Hue

Hanoi
Hanoi

UK - Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hue - Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City - UK

Private tour (13 days)

Ideal for the first time visitor to Vietnam, this 13-day private tour encompasses all the main elements of this fascinating country, with several options to extend your stay.

Your internal travel is a by private chauffeur-driven, air-conditioned car/coach with flights for the longer distances. International flights are indirect on Thai International or similar. Flight time is approximately 16 hours.

Accommodation in in a mix of modern, period and character first class hotels is used, selected for their comfort, ambience and location.


Itinerary

Day 1: Outbound flight Fly to Bangkok and onto to Hanoi.
Days 2 & 3: Hanoi Arrive in Hanoi in the morning and transfer to the deluxe Sofitel Metropole Hotel for two nights. Enjoy a tour of the city including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university, established in the 11th century – and the Ngoc Son temple, on the Hoan Kiem Lake. In the afternoon you walk through Hanoi’s Old Quarters, which are over a thousand years old, each of the 36 streets originally dedicated to selling a different merchandise. Enjoy the unique Vietnamese water puppet show in the evening.
Day 4: Halong Drive to the World Heritage Site of Halong Bay to board a traditional style junk for an overnight cruise. Explore the bay, passing the islands of Trong, Mai, Am, Chen and Cong Troi. Stop at one of the islands to visit the illuminated grottoes. (Alternatively, you can stay overnight in a hotel.)
Days 5 & 6: Hue Disembark in the morning and transfer back to Hanoi visiting the ceramic village of Bat Trang en route. Take the evening flight to Hue and check in at the first class La Residence Hotel and Spa for two nights. Visit the Imperial tombs of Tu Duc, the longest reigning Vietnamese Emperor, and Khai Dinh, the last monument of the Nyugen dynasty. The afternoon sightseeing includes a tour of the Old Imperial City, modelled after the Forbidden City in Beijing. You also visit the Thien Mu Pagoda before taking a boat on the Perfume River back to the hotel.
Days 9, 10 & 11: Ho Chi Minh City Disembark in the morning and transfer back to Hanoi visiting the ceramic village of Bat Trang en route. Take the evening flight to Hue and check in at the first class La Residence Hotel and Spa for two nights. Visit the Imperial tombs of Tu Duc, the longest reigning Vietnamese Emperor, and Khai Dinh, the last monument of the Nyugen dynasty. The afternoon sightseeing includes a tour of the Old Imperial City, modelled after the Forbidden City in Beijing. You also visit the Thien Mu Pagoda before taking a boat on the Perfume River back to the hotel.
Day 12: Return flight Evening fly to Bangkok to board your return flight to the UK.
Day 13: UK Arrive in the UK




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Holiday valid to
31 August 2010

Price Includes international flights in economy; all internal road travel; all scheduled sightseeing including English-speaking guides and entrance fee at monuments; services of an experienced local escort; accommodation on double occupancy/twin share.

Price Excludes visa fee; insurance; personal expenses such as tips, telephone, laundry, beverages etc; camera fee at monuments.
     
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