Ho Chi Minh City, Dalat, Buon Ma Thuot, Pleiku, Kon Tum, Da Nang, Hue, Hanoi

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City
Upon your arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport, you will be picked up and transferred to hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This bustling metropolis, contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with motorbikes and cars, and has numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafés. (If time permits) we stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life. Welcome dinner at one of the finest restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour (B)
Take a sightseeing tour. Stop at a colorful Chinese temple and Binh Tay wholesale market. Visit Historical Museum with thousands of historical and artistic objects followed by a lacquer ware factory. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 3 Ho Chi Minh City - Dalat (B)
Drive to Da Lat, the old French mountain resort with its cool weather. Pass many mulberry fields and enjoy the beauty of Dam'bri water fall. Stop at tea house. Walk through the Da Lat market full of local products. Overnight in Dalat

Day 4: Dalat - Buon Ma Thuot (B)
Tour the major sightseeing spots of Dalat such as Tuyen Lam Lake, Bao Dai King's Summer Palace. Drive to Buon Ma Thuot. Stop at Lac lake. Take an elephant ride around the lake at the M'Nong Jun village. Minority style lunch at the village. Arrive Buon Ma Thuot City, check in hotel. Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot

Day 5: Buon Ma Thuot – Pleiku (B)
Visit Buon Ma Thuot museum of ethnic minorities. Drive to Pleiku, optional stops at coffee and rubber plantations. Overnight in Pleiku

Day 6: Pleiku - Kon Tum (B)
AM: Visit Dektu and Dekcop villages of the Bana minority. Experience Bahnar ethnic community life at their Rong communal house and look at their cemetery and learn about their burial customs. Enjoy Bahnar Gong music and "Can" wine. In Kon Tum, visit the old-style wooden church and the Bishop's residence. Overnight in Kon Tum

Day 7:  Kon Tum - Da Nang (B)
Drive to Da Nang on Hochiminh Trail. Visit Cham museum and Marble mountain. Overnight in Da Nang

Day 8: Da Nang – Hue (B)
Drive north along the dramatic coastal road at Hai Van Pass to Vietnam's former imperial capital, Hue is a beautifully Vietnam's capital throughout the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945). In the afternoon wander the last empire's Forbidden City, the Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda, as well as boarding the Dragon boat for a cruise along the Perfume River out to the tomb of Tu Duc. Overnight in Hue

Day 9: Hue – Hanoi (B)
Transfer to Phu Bai airport for a short flight to Hanoi. City tour: the Restored Sword Lake, which is the habitat of a rare giant species of tortoise. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 10: Hanoi (B)
Visit President Hochiminh's Mausoleum and One Pillar Pagoda that looks like a lotus lower. Then see the mythical Sword Lake, the habitat of rate giant tortoises. In the afternoon, ruins of Co Loa Citadel. After dinner, enjoy the unique water puppet show created by Ly King in the 11th century. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 11: Hanoi (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Free until transferred to Noi Bai Airport for departure. End of tour.

 

• 11 days/ 10 nights, 10 breakfasts.
• English / French speaking tour guide on whole trip.
• Meals as mentioned on detail itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
• Accommodations based on twin share standard room at selected hotel. (available upgrade on request on customize tour).
• All transfer and transport are comfort with air- conditioned vehicle.
• Sightseeing fees included on guided tours.
• All activities as indicated on detail itinerary.

• International flights
• Admission fees during free time and optional.
• Visas and visa fee
• Travel insurance
• Tip and gratuities
• Personal expenditures like shopping, drink, laundry, telephone etc.

Health & Fitness Required:
There is easy to moderate suitable for all travelers, no requirement on this trip.

Meeting point:
You will be welcomed at the Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer to hotel.

Finish point:
You will be free time untill transfer to Noi Bai airport for your flight home.

What to take:
We suggest you to take suitcase and day bag and jacket in Winter Hanoi from December to March. Take long pants, long sleeve, shorts, T-shirt, and first aid kid.