Vietnam Travel Guide - Fusion Tours

HANOI – HALONG BAY – HOCHIMINH CITY – MEKONG DELTA - Jun – July 2015

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Day 01  Arrival Hanoi (D): 

Hoan Kiem lake: 

Upon arrival at Noi Bai international airport, you are warmly welcomed by our guide and transferred to city central. Later, check in hotel. (Check in time: 14.00).

In the afternoon, just spending few hours to explore the exclusiveness and differences of Hanoi city tour: including visiting Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple. Exploring and go shopping around the Hanoi Old Quarter. Have dinner at Indian restaurant and return to our hotel for the night. Overnight in Hanoi .

Day 02 Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi (B,L,D)

Halong bay: 

Breakfast at hotel.

08:00 am guide and driver will come and pick you up to Ha Long city. Spending 3.5 hours on bus to see how beautiful landscape of Red River delta. Upon arrival the harbor, meet our Cruise Crew to join the fantastic journey around the New Seven Wonder on Cruise. 

Welcomed and check-in boat, Vietnamese food will be served while the boat slowly slides on romantic waves of the sea. Worth as “Most amazing natural wonder”, Ha Long is dominated by more than 1,600 limestone karsts and islets which rise out of the waters of the bay. The trip start passing by beautiful Dog Stone, Incense Burner islet for amazing photos. We will stop at a fishing village to see the local fish-men community and learn more about their life in Ha Long. You can do kayaking or stay on boat for taking some nicest photo, and then we go visit Thien Cung Cave and Dau Go grotto. After 4 hours cruising, you will be returned to the main harbor before transferring to our awaiting vehicle for a 3-hour journey back to Hanoi. Have local lunch on cruise.

19.30: Arrive in Hanoi. Have dinner at Indian restaurant.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 03 Hanoi – Hochiminh city tour (B,L,D)

Reunification Palace Night life

Breakfast at hotel. Free until time to transfer to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat international airport, you are warmly welcomed by our guide and transferred to city central for checking in hotel. 

Have lunch at Indian restaurant.

Afternoon, we take a half day of city tour to visit all attractive tourist destinations of this bustling city. Firstly is the Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, followed by some French colonial structures including the Old Saigon Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral. We then go to Jade Emperor Pagoda- one of very interesting pagoda in town, after that we continue our trip to Ben Thanh Market, which is firstly well-known as the place for real Vietnamese food. There are a number of vendors and food stalls in the market food section that offers guests many freshly delicious dishes. You also can find any goods for daily use as well as variety of eye-catching local handicrafts, souvenirs here. 

Have dinner at Indian restaurant and overnight at hotel in Saigon.

Day 04 Hochiminh city – Mekong delta (B,L,D)

Ben Tre, Vinh Trang pagoda

Breakfast at hotel then, depart from Ho Chi Minh for My Tho city by air-conditioned car. Enjoy the peaceful villages on the way and get far away from city life. Upon arrival to My Tho city, we overview floating fish houses by boat. Motorized boat rides to Con Phung (Phoenix Island) of Ben Tre province. The province is home of coconut, you can buy handicraft made from coconut trees. Around noon, Indian lunch box will be served at local restaurant. 

Afternoon: You will explore amazing Mekong canals: Motorized boat cruise along natural creeks and quiet villages in Ben Tre province for visiting to orchards, bee-keeping house, enjoy honey tea, seasonal tropical fruit and traditional music. Take horse cart along peaceful village. Rowing-boat rides along small mangrove palm creek (mangrove palm or Nypa-frutican known as “dừa nước” in Vietnam). See coconut candy production process. Then, transfer you back Ho Chi Minh City. On the way back drop by visiting Vinh Trang Pagoda and Mekong Rest Stop for short break. 

Have dinner at Indian restaurant.

Overnight in Hochiminh city.

Day 05 Departure (B)

Your final day starts with breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out. You will then be transferred to the airport for your final departure.