Friendly Vietnam Tour – 12 Days (Best Selling)

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city – Arrival (D)
Transfer via: International Flight on your own arrangement
Upon your arrival at the airport, pick up and transfer to your hotel for check-in. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh city tour – Cu Chi tunnel (B, L)
Site visited: Notre Dame cathedral, General Post Office, Formal Presidential Palace, Museum of War Remnants, Cu Chi Tunnel
After breakfast at hotel, at 8:00, we depart our hotel for the Reunification Palace, the former Presidential Palace for the president of the South of Vietnam. After that we will visit War Remnant Museum, where we can see countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting about the second Indochina war. We also stop at Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post office to get good shots for our memory of the big, modern city of Vietnam. Our delicious lunch will be served at a nice restaurant in the central city.

After lunch, we will leave Saigon for the Cu Chi tunnels, otherwise known as the "Iron Triangle" or "Iron Land". On our way there we will drive through pleasant countryside; rubber plantations and rice paddies. Before entering the tunnels, we will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed, followed by an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers. After that we transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Delta (B, L)
Today takes you to My Tho, the capital of Tien Giang Province. Situated on the Mekong River, 75 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the city is surrounded by orchards and rice fields, which produce grain for the entire country. Visit one or two of the islands that produce traditional handcrafts, coconut candy and bee farms. Visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda, the oldest one in the delta on your boat trip on the Mekong River. Check in hotel & overnight in Can Tho City.

Day 4: Cai Rang Floating Market - Ho Chi Minh city – Fly to Danang, transfer to Hoi An (B, L)
Wake up in early morning to take the boat trip to Cai Rang Floating Market - one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and jostling for space to sell their goods and to experience the Mekong rural lifestyle. After sampling local fruits, our guide will escort the guests back to the hotel through myriad canals. Lunch at local restaurant before return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Then we transfer back to Saigon airport for our flight to Danang. Arriving in Danang, we are transferred to Hoi An. Check in and relax. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 5: Hoi An – Walking tour - My Son (B,L)
Morning, at 8.00, Our guide picks you up at hotel and leave Hoi An for visiting My Son Holly Land – the ruins of Cham people and was an imperial city during Cham dynasty. Here you can have more chance to explore and understand of technique of Old Cham people in making red bricks to build tower which still now a secret to everyone. In 1999, UNESCO labeled the Cham architecture in My Son as a World Cultural Heritage Site
Afternoon, you have free time to go around Hoi An for sight-seeing and shopping. Stop to visit merchant’s houses, Japanese Covered bridge, Phuc Kien assemble hall, Phung Hung old house, Hoi An museum and Quan Cong temple.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

Day 6: Hoi An Free Time – Danang - Fly to Hanoi (B)
Today you're free time to explore Hoi An or join some options such as cooking class, visiting Cam Kim Village, ect until being transferring to the Danang airport for flight to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 7: Hanoi – Halong Bay (overnight on deluxe junk cruise) (B, L, D)
Early this morning, we’ll drive from Hanoi to one of the most magnificent scenic environments in the world, Halong Bay. Covering 577 square miles, this vast bay is filled with more than 3,000 limestone “peaks” or karsts that jut from the deep blue water as far as the eye can see. We’ll spend a day and a half, including an overnight with dinner and breakfast onboard, exploring this overwhelming seascape from the decks of a traditional Vietnamese boat. Comfortable and intimate, your boat features hand-crafted wooden interiors including a dining room and pleasant air-conditioned cabins with private baths. Since we’re overnight on the water, we’ll be able to explore Ha Long Bay’s most beautiful spots with time to swim and even visit some of the largest rock formations and caves. This promises to be one of your most memorable travel experiences in Asia. Stay overnight on Boat.

Day 8: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B,L)
Enjoy sunrise in the bay with a cup of tea or coffee with light breakfast. Sitting on the upper deck, you can relax while taking in the breath-taking beauty of the rocky islands rising from the crystal-clear water of the bay. After breakfast take 1 hour walking around one of the biggest and most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay.: Amazing Cave. Check out from 10:00 to 10:30. Cruising back to the jetty while brunch is served from 10:30 to 11:30. We continue cruising through the bay, along the way seeing more of the fascinating formations. Board arrives at harbor by 12:00 for the drive back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at 17:00pm. Check in hotel & free time to go sightseeing in the Old Quarter. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 9: Hanoi – City tour – Night train to Sapa (B, L)
Transfer via: King Express or Fansipan Express – Asia Charm Tours’s arrangement
Sites visited: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum, One pillar pagoda, The Temple of Literature, The Museum of Ethnology….
Today we start our one day city tour from the lobby of the hotel. We will drive to Ho Chi Minh Complex, where we will spend a couple of hour to visit: Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum and one pillar pagoda. Keep going to see the Temple of Literature: Originally built as a temple to Confucius, this is the site of Vietnam's first university dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education.

Lunch will be at a fine local restaurant in Hanoi.
In the afternoon, we will visit one of the most interesting museums in Vietnam; Museum of Ethnology, which is widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam's 54 Ethnic minority peoples. Following by that we will wander around the city by car to see the real life of Hanoian as well as the difference parts the city. Then we go back to hotel for short relax before transferring to Hanoi Railways station for our night train to Sapa. Overnight on train. Note: Train departs Hanoi at around 22:00

Day 10: Lao Cai – Sapa - Cat Cat – - Sin Chai - Sapa - Trekking distance: 5km (B,L,D)
Sites visited: Cat Cat village Sin Chai Village, Sapa town…
The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station at approximately 06:30. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer us to Sapa. Driving to Sapa is only 38 km but it takes around one hour to make our way up the mountains. Once at Sapa, we will check into the hotel (if the room is available – check in time after 12:00). After freshening up and having breakfast we are ready to explore Sapa town. We embark on a lovely walking tour to the hill tribe village of Cat Cat, home of the H'Mong hill tribe minority people. As we walk to the villages nestled in the valley below Sapa we will meet some of the local minority people on their way to and from Sapa. Here we have the opportunity to share cultural experiences with families that live in the area. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 11: Sapa– Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai-Ta Van-Sapa – Lao Cai - Trekking distance 10 km – Night train to Hanoi (B,L)
Sites visited: Lao Chai village, Ta Van village
Breakfast in the hotel we then, embark on a lovely trek that will take usalong buffalo paths and trails and through several hills tribe villagesLao Chai & Ta Van, home to Black H'mong, and Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet. Once on the valley floor you can really appreciate the wonderful scenery that surrounds you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields and scattered villages. Return to Sapa and then to Lao Cai railway station by car. The guide sees you off there and takes you on the train.

Day 12: Hanoi – Departure (B)
Transfer via: International Flight on your own arrangement
Arriving at Hanoi Railways station at around 5:30AM, we will transfer to a hotel for our short relax and enjoy our breakfast before transferring back to the airport for our flight to home. Trip ends.

What's Included?
Hotel accommodation sharing double/twin bed room.
Transfers on tours
Meals as specified (Breakfast = B, Lunch = L, Dinner = D)
English-speaking guide
Entrance and sightseeing fees
Boat trips in Halong Bay & the Mekong Delta
What's Excluded?
Vietnam visa arrangements (If required)
Domestic flight ticket: Hanoi – Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City
International flights from/to Vietnam.
Drinks & Other personal expenses
Tipping/gratuities
Others not mentioned in the itinerary