VIET NAM LUXURY VACATION PLUS BEACH AND MOUNTAIN RESORT - 16DAYS

(Itinerary: Hanoi – Ha Long luxury cruise- Ba Khan village -Hue- Cua Dai beach- Hoi An- Saigon – Can Tho)

Tour code XSEV0057-LUXURY& HONEYMOON TOURS

Highlights:

  • Experience multi-color of Vietnamese culture in Hanoi
  • Walk from villages to villages to enjoy the fresh atmosphere and escape completely from city bustle
  • Enjoy 2 days 1 night on Ha Long Bay cruise program with a variety of family-oriented outdoor activities like kayaking, swimming, boat rowing, cave visiting, cooking class with Luxury cruise
  • Relaxing beach stay in Cua Dai beach
  • Take pleasure days in the peaceful Hoi An Ancient Town where you will immerse yourselves in the tranquility of the countryside, admire the harmonious combination of architecture in the town center
  • Explore the bustle Ho Chi Minh City, the dynamic heart of Vietnam
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Overview

Start in Hanoi and end in Ho Chi Minh City! With tour Luxury Escape from North to South of Vietnam in 16Days included Hanoi – Ha Long Bay cruise- Ba Khan village – Hue – Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh – Mekong. We hope this schedule will help you get the most out of the people, life and customs of Vietnam as well as experience our best service.

Tour summary:

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DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL

Private driver

Distance:  Noi Bai Airport – Hanoi Central: 35 km à 45 minutes
Arrival in Noi Bai airport, you will be picked up then transferred to hotel for check-in
(Check-in time is 14.00 PM, early check-in is not included in itinerary and subject to availability).
Check in hotel. Stay overnight in Hotel.
Meals: None
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Hanoi

DAY 2: HANOI SIGHTSEEING – WATER PUPPET  SHOW (B,L,D)

Private driver & guide

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
Morning: visit Ho Chi Minh’s House & His Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, One-Pillar Pagoda.
 Then visit to Vietnam’s first university: the Temple of Literature. Founded in 1076, Quoc Tu Giam was established within a temple to educate Vietnam’s royalty, mandarins and members of the elite.
12:00: After visiting, you will have a meal at an authentic Vietnamese Restaurant.
In the afternoon: Continue to visit the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West lake (One of the oldest in Vietnam) and then Ly Thai To monument.
Walk to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple, The Huc Bridge, Thap But (Pen Tower. You will continue walking tour around the Old Quarter, Enjoy water puppet show. Dinner is at the local restaurant. Stay overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Hanoi

DAY 3: HANOI – PARADISE CRUISE LUXURY (B,L,D)

Limousine Shuttles bus & Tour guide on cruise

Distance : Hanoi – Ha Long: 160 km à 4 hours
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
08.00: Leave Hanoi – Transfer to Ha Long Bay by Shuttle Bus pick up from Hotel. Hanoi-Ha Long Bay-Hanoi.
11.30 Arrive at Tuan Chau Island
11.45 – 12.00: Transfer to cruise ship
12.00: Welcome Cocktail – cruise briefing, safety instructions, check-in cabins
12.15: Depart to Ha Long Bay – cruise and program commence
13.00 – 14.30: Asian Lunch Buffet
14.30: Arrive at Surprise Cave (Hang Sung Sot) – explore most famous grotto
15.45: Transfer to cruise ship.
16.30: Arrive at Cua Van Fishing Village – experience life of local people
17.15: Continue cruise through Ha Long Bay
18.00: Arrive at Dong Tien (Fairy Cave) Area – swimming or kayaking, stay overnight
19.00 – 20.30: Asian Dinner Buffet
21.00 – 23.00: Happy Hour and Music – enjoy ‘Buy One – Get Two Drinks’
21.00: Evening Activities – enjoy Movie Night, Board Games or Beauty Spa services
23.00: Program ends – Sleep Well!
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Overnight on Ha Long cruise

DAY 4: TRA SAN – THIEN CANH SON CAVE – HON GAI HARBOR-HANOI (B,L)

Limousine shuttles bus & Tour guide on cruise

Distance: Ha Long- Hanoi: 160 km à 4 hours
06.00: Tai Chi session on Sundeck
06.00 – 08.00: Morning Activities – swimming or kayaking, beauty spa services.
07.00 – 08.30: International Breakfast Buffet.
08.30: Continue cruise through Ha Long Bay.
09.00: Check-out cabins and settle bills.
10.30: Arrive at Tuan Chau Island.
10.45: Transfer from cruise ship – Check out.
11.30: Cruise and program ends & Cruise check-out. Rejoin car drive back to Hanoi around 15:30PM
Check in hotel & free time to go sightseeing in the Old Quarter. Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Hanoi 

DAY 5: HANOI- MAI CHAU VALLEY – BA KHAN VILLAGE RESORT (B,L,D)

Private driver & guide

Distance: Hanoi- Mai Chau : 145 km à 3,5 hours
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
08h30. Depart from Hanoi. Enjoy a scenic drive along one of the most beautiful country road to the peaceful Bakhan Village via Hoa Binh City.
10:30: Take a short break for tea/coffee in the middle way.
12h00. Lunch at Bakhan Village Restaurant. Check-in room.
15h00. Afternoon walk around the Muong Village of Khan Ha and village’s West hill for a breath taking view of the valley.
19h00. Dinner time at Bakhan Restaurant.
20h00 -21h00. Enjoy the unique traditional dance by Villagers
Overnight at Bakhan Village Resort in Mai Chau
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Ba Khan resort

DAY 6: TREK TO THE EAST MOUNTAIN (B, L, D)

Private driver & guide

Highlights and activities :2-3 hours trek
Breakfast will be served at your hotel
09h00. Take another great workout in nature with our East Mountain trek route.
11h00. Arrive at a local Muong house where lunch is prepared.
13h00. Continue afternoon walking through the valley and the villages Khan Ho & Khan Thuong
15h30. Back to the resort. Rest and relax.
19h00. Dinner & overnight at Bakhan Village Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation at a selected hotel in Ba Khan

DAY 7: BA KHAN VILLAGE - HANOI  -  HUE (B,L) BY FLIGHT

Private driver & guide

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
09h00. Take another great workout in nature with our East Mountain trek route.
11h00. Back to the resort. Rest and relax
12h00. Check out. Enjoy lunch at the resort
13h30. Depart for Hanoi Airport directly to Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi) around 17:30. Catching flight to Hue City. Arrive Hue City in the evening, transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Hue. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Hue

DAY 8: HUE SIGHTSEEING (B,L)

Private driver & guide

After breakfast, you start Hue City Tour from Toa Kham port where the dragon boats anchor. Embarking into a local boat, you stream along Perfume River, which is famous with the dreamlike looking, and located in the heart of Hue. People say that had not seen Perfume River and Ngu Mountain, not known Hue yet. Firstly, we stop at Thien Mu Pagoda – the most characteristic pagoda for the majestic period of Buddha in central Vietnam. After sauntering around Thien Mu pagoda, car transfer to visit Hue Imperial City: impressive in size and historical value, was for almost 145 years (1802 to 1945) the home of the Nguyen rulers, and the political heart of Vietnam. Its grounds are protected by fortified rampart 2 km square and ringed by a moat taking its water from the Perfume River. This enclosure is the Citadel, and inside is the Imperial City, with at its heart the Purple Forbidden City. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, we continue to visit royal tomb with one of the most typical Vietnamese Architect: Minh Mang Tomb: is considered the most majestic of all royal tombs in Hue. Built 20 years after his reign and completed after his death, the symmetrical structure of the tomb is a reflection of harmony with nature. End of Hue city tour, we come over Phu Cam conical hat making village, where holds a part of Hue’s cultural spirit. The tender Hue woman is inherent in the violet long dress and Bai Tho conical hat. Overnight at the hotel in Hue.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Hue

DAY 9: HUE- PASS OF THE OCEAN CLOUD TO DA NANG – MY SƠN SANCTUARY  (B,L)

Private driver & guide

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
Heading to Hoi An through the astonishing “Pass of the ocean cloud”. Photos stop on the top of the path to admire the view and Homemade lunch in a cottage away from the center of the city, friendly family and delicious local cuisine. 
In the afternoon, Take to visit My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Free and easy on the beach. Dinner is on your own. Stay overnight in Da Nang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Cua Dai beach

DAY 10: HOI AN  EXCURSION – THU BON BOAT TRIP (B,L)

Private driver & tour guide
Breakfast is served at your hotel.
Enjoy a full-day excursion to Hoi An, a major trading center, once known as “Faifo” to the earliest Western traders. It was also an important port for the Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and other merchant vessels from the Far East. Visit a temple with partially gilded statues in the center, a pagoda dedicated to sailors and fishermen and a chapel with origins in the 1700s that reflects the influences of Chinese and Japanese styles. Stop at the Sa Huynh Museum, located near the Japanese Covered Bridge, which contains exhibitions from the earliest period of Hoi An’s history. Late this afternoon, take a boat trip on the Thu Bon River to Kim Bing Village on Cam Kim Island to see the wood workers and shipbuilding families. Return to your haven on world-famous “Cua Dai Beach,” with the evening at your leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Cua Dai beach

DAY 11:  CUA DAI BEACH  FREE AND EASY (B)

Breakfast is served at your hotel.
You have half day free & relax in Cua Dai beach. Lunch and dinner are on your own. Stay overnight in Cua Dai beach
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Cua Dai beach

DAY 12:  CUA DAI BEACH  FREE AND EASY (B)
Breakfast is served at your hotel.
You have half day free & relax in Cua Dai beach. Lunch and dinner are on your own. Stay overnight in Cua Dai beach
Meals: Breakfast Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Cua Dai beach

DAY 13:  CUA DAI BEACH  FREE AND EASY (B)
Breakfast is served at your hotel.
You have half day free & relax in Cua Dai beach. Lunch and dinner are on your own. Stay overnight in Cua Dai beach
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Cua Dai beach

DAY 14:  DA NANG FLY TO SAIGON – SAIGON SIGHTSEEING (B,L)
  • Private driver & guide
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
And then transfer to airport for fly to Ho Chi Minh City. Pick up upon arrival & start visiting Saigon, the largest Vietnamese city. There are street markets, sidewalk cafes and sleek new bars. This teeming metropolis offers 300 years of timeless traditions and the beauty of an ancient culture. To the west of the city is the huge Chinese neighborhood called Colon, which means “Big Market.” Notre Dame Cathedral, in the heart of Saigon’s government quarter, is of neo- Romanesque architecture with two high square tower and iron spires. The Central Post Office is French-style and City Hall, known as “Hotel de Ville,” is typical of the French architecture that would be seen in any village in France. Visit the War Remnants Museum, featuring collections of weapons and photographs from the two Indochina wars. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Return to your hotel to rest & relax. Dinner is on your own. Stay overnight in Saigon
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation at a selected hotel in Saigon
OPTIONAL TOUR: ENJOY DINNER ON SAIGON CRUISE
6:45pm: Boarding on the Junk, then All of delicacies and drinks will be served & enjoyed the traditional music which be performed by Vietnamese artists.
7.45pm:  Junk departures, starting journey on Saigon River to Thu Thiem Bridge, then back to Nha Rong Wharf along the Saigon piers.
9:15pm: We will come back Boat Station, and then Driver transfers you to your Hotel. Finish Trip Indochina Junk Dinner Cruise Ho Chi Minh City  

DAY 15: HO CHI MINH CITY- MEKONG DELTA- BEN TRE- HO CHI MINH (B,L)
  • Private driver & Tour guide
Distance: 130km – 2,5 hours for transferring
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
08.00 Meet tour guide at hotel in HCM city and transfer to Ben Tre On arrival in Hung Vương Pier. Boating on Ben Tre river – one of tributaries of Mekong river- is along mangrove tree from town to country. Witness lively activities in the morning as fishing, coconut cargo boats carrying on river…. Stop at traditional brickwork to see how to make bricks by hand. Go on by boat to My Long village, walking to hamlet to see making rice paper and enjoy some rice cake. Turn on Cai Son canal winding through coconut jungle, visit coconut workshop, have a look stage of coconut processing from husk off, prize out to peel out by hand. Go on small waterway and stop at a bee garden, enjoy some fruits, honey tea and listen to local music as well. Visit candy milk making workshop and enjoy some sweet by the way. Continue short walking to visit farmer houses who making sleep mats. Cycle rural tracks or drive tuktuk through coconut grove, vegetable plains (cucumber, bitter melon…). Keep going by row boat on shady palm tree canal. Boating back Hùng Vương pier by motorboat and get on the car back to Saigon. Overnight at Hotel in Saigon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation  at a selected hotel in Ho Chi Minh    

DAY 16:  SAIGON  DEPARTURE (B)

Private driver

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
Free morning. Then driver will take you to the airport for flight to your home. Saying goodbye to Vietnam & Xuan Son Travel see you again.

Since this can be private or group tour, the price per person varies and depends on many aspects, such as your group size, the hotel ratings and your departure date. If you want to get a custom price quote for this tour, please fill out the online inquiry form and give you as much information as possible about your trip. Your online travel consultants will be at your service and help you make the most of your travel time and dollars!

NOTES
1/ He weather & our latest advice on the weather

Light clothes regardless of the season in the south but for the visit of temples and pagodas, make sure you have a top with sleeves (shoulders must be covered) and bottoms going at least up to the knee. From November to March it can get pretty cold in the North, make sure to have warm clothes for mornings and evenings.

Northern Vietnam:

  • Dec – Feb: 10°C to 25°C, mostly dry, grey.
  • March: 15°C to 30°C, season change, dry.
  • April – June: 25°C to 35°C, some heavy showers.
  • Sept – Oct: 25°C to 35°C, clear weather, occasional showers.

          Note: from 5°C to 10°C less in the mountains; make sure you have warm clothes.

Central Vietnam :

  • Dec – Feb: 15°C to 30°C, mostly dry, grey.
  • March – Aug: 25°C to 35°C, dry, ideal.
  • Sept-Nov: 23°C to 32°C, rain risk due to atmospheric depressions.

          Note: Occasional bad weather on the beaches from October to January.

Southern Vietnam:

  • All year: 25°C to 30°
  • Nov – June: 22°C to 34°C, dry and enjoyable especially from December to February.
  • July – Oct: 25 to 35°C, showers late afternoon, especially in September.

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2/ Visa
  • To go to Vietnam you must have a valid passport valid at least 6 months after the date of return.
  • The Government of Vietnam promulgates the Resolution on Vietnamese Entry Visa Waiver for Citizens of Five European Countries: UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. This exemption is applied for a maximum period of 15 days regardless of passport categories and purpose of entry into Vietnam, and is valid until June 30, 2021.
  • For any stay lasting more than 15 days, or for a multiple entry stay in a period of less than 15 days, a visa is required. A period of 30 days is required after the last exit from Vietnam in order to once again benefit from the visa waiver measure for a stay not exceeding 15 days.

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3/ International flight
  • Our offer does not include international flights between your country and Vietnam for two reasons:
  • International flights from your country are more expensive if purchased in Vietnam. It is therefore more beneficial for you to buy them from a ticketing agency in your country.
  • The payment and booking conditions for international flights are strict while it is difficult for us, a local agency, to apply the same conditions to you (full payment before travel). Since international financial transactions give rise to significant bank charges, you will be led to pay unnecessary surcharges.
4/ Which language?
  • The official and most widely spread language is Vietnamese.
  • English is spoken in all touristic areas.
5/ Cancellation Policy:
  • More than 30 days before arrival: no cancellation charge will be done (Client’s non-refundable deposit will be forfeited)
  • 14-29 days before arrival: 10% of the cost of the tour is forfeited
  • 10-13 days before arrival: 40% of the cost of the tour is forfeited
  • Within 10 days before arrival: 100 % of the cost of the tour is forfeited
6/ What to Bring
  • Sun Glasses, Sun Block, Wide Brim Hat, Insect Repellent, Swimming Suits
  • Warm Clothes (in winter from November to April)
  • Original Passport
ACCOMMODATION

LIST OF OUR HOTELS:
The hotels offered by Xuan Son Travel classified from 02 to 05 stars at international standard, comfortable with all the required services.

  1. Homestay/local homestay: we have developed fair tourism, through contacts with the local population, the possibility of sleeping with locals and sharing their daily lives. The conditions of these accommodations that we offer you are well assured and with the best possible conditions
  2. Standard Category: 2 stars. The rooms are decent, clean, equipped with bathroom, satellite TV and air conditioning.
  3. Superior Category 3 stars. The rooms are generally spacious and the services and facilities are more numerous.
  4. Deluxe category: 4 stars. The rooms are luxurious and spacious, with a wide choice of quality services have swimming pool, spa, Jacuzzi
  5. Luxury Category: 5 stars. Hotels with excellent comfort and a wide range of excellent services. Swimming pool, spa, Jacuzzi…)
CITIES /AREASHOME STAYHOTEL-STANDARD
HOTELS-SUPERIOR
HOTEL-DELUXE
HOTELS- LUXURY
HANOI….….….La Siesta Classic Premium / Golden Silk/ Pearl/ Thang Long opera/Flower GardenSofitel Legend Metropole / L’Opera/ Movempick Hotel
CRUISE….….….….Paradise cruise/Dragon Legend cruise/Heritage/Dynasty/Orchird/ Genesis cruise……
BA KHAN——….Ba Khan village resort——-
HUE….….….Emm Hue/ Thanh Lich Royal Boutique/ Romance/Eldora /Saigon Morin or similarPligrimage Village /Imperial/Azerai la residence Hue or similar
CUA DAI BEACH—-——Hoi An river beach/ Hoi An beach or similarSunrise Premium resort/ Palmy Garden resort or similar

 

SAIGON

….….….Cicilia hotel/ Silverland Charner/ Grand Silverland / Eden Star hotel or similarThe Mys Dong Khoi hotel/ Hotel des Arts/ Majestic / Caravel Hotel or similar
SERVICES & PRICE

TRAVEL PRICE: VIET NAM LUXURY VACATION PLUS BEACH AND MOUNTAIN RESORT – 16DAYS

From…. To… usd /per
Excluding international flights

 

Inclusion

 

  • The English speaking guide as guided time
  • Accommodation based on double/twin sharing with daily breakfast
  • 2days 1 night on Ha Long Bay Junk (sharing cruise, not private)
  • Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
  • All transfers with the air-conditioned private vehicle
  • Mineral water & cool towels on car during the trip.
  • Government taxes & service charge

 

Exclusion

 

  • International Flight tickets from/to your Home
  • 2 Internal Flights: Hanoi- Hue, Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh,
  • Early check in/ late check out
  • Meals, drinks & beverage not indicated
  • Vietnam visa stamp fee (about 25$/pax) & personal travel insurance
  • Personal expenses such as Telephone and Laundry bills

Tips and gratuities

Customize this tour

This tour is designed with balanced activities and pace. If you want to customize it, you may always change its itinerary and accommodations according to your needs.

PARTICIPANTS AND DATE OF TRAVEL

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Contact us

  • +84 914374251
  • xuansontravel@yahoo.com.vn

My name is Nicky, English & French speaking advisor at Xuan Son Travel. I have been the specialist in tailor-made trips to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia for 18years. I love the charm of the small streets of Hanoi as well as the charm of the countryside, with magical landscapes, warm and smiling inhabitants in all regions of Vietnam. As a Travel Consultant, I put it at your disposal and will assure you that your wishes and desires are perfectly suited to your trip to Asia.

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