Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Morning tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels: At 7.00, pick up at hotel & enjoy scenic drive through the countryside as people work on their rice paddies and thatched hut villages scattered along the way. Visit a local village making rice paper, a well-known product used to make the delicious spring rolls. Arriving at the Cu Chi Tunnels to explore part of the 151-mile underground network that zigzagged from the southern tip of the Ho Chi Minh Trail near Cambodia to the Saigon River. Cu Chi is a must for anyone interested in understanding a vital aspect of guerrilla warfare fought by the Vietnamese against both the French and the Americans. These criss-crossing tunnels were begun in the late 1940s by local resistance fighters looking for a place to hide their weapons from the French. Discover secret trapdoors, field hospitals, command posts, underground kitchens, living areas and meeting rooms.

Afternoon tour of Ho Chi Minh City: we’ll discover Saigon's historic landmarks including the Independence Palace. Also known as Reunification Palace, the building was used to be the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the American War. It was the site of ending the War during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when a Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.

Next visit the FITO Museum, it is the first museum of Vietnamese medicine. On display are nearly 3,000 items dating back to the Stone Age. Exhibits include tools used to prepare medicine, knives, mortars and pestles, documents and objects from a traditional pharmacy. The museum regularly screens a documentary about the history of medicine. Continue visiting to the 1880's General Post Office and the late 19th century Notre Dame cathedral, located in a peaceful part of the city.

Ending at Ben Thanh Market or House of Saigon for shopping and café.

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Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Transferring from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City at 7.00, you will reach Cai Be at 9.30 AM. Arrive at Cai Be, you will take visiting to Cao Dai Temple in Cai Be which is symbolizing for the local unique religion and then the Cai Be Cathedral.
After that, you will embark on the boat to visit the inland and floating markets of Cai Be to observe the daily life of local people as well as to know how the two markets different from each other. You will buy fresh tropical fruits right at locals’ own boats and have chance to talk to them for exploring more their own culture value along with their daily life.

Leaving the market, you will continue with a hand-rowing boat tour to discover the exciting Mekong river life. The small boat will travel through the tiny canals and lead you to the mysterious spots of Mekong Rustic.

Back to the main tourist boat and transfer to our hosted family (located on Tan Phong Island). Take a short rest, have a drink and taste the local fresh fruits. Next, we will cycle around to visit Tan Phong Island. If it is on schooldays, you will also have a chance to make friends with local cute and gentle pupils in a village school. Stop at a local farmer’s house to savour a cup of tea and local specialties of banana candies. You can try plucking the fruits at the host’s garden and talk to him to understand how local farmers take care for their gardens. 

Saying goodbye to the hospitable host, we keep on biking to the bang conical hat (nón bàng) workshop if they open. You will cycle back to the family for lunch with local food and break before embarking on boat to leave Tan Phong Island for the pier to come back Ho Chi Minh City at 17:30.

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Meals: Breakfast

At 11:00 am, you'll be picked up at hotel & private transferred to the airport in time for your flight to Phu Quoc. Fly HCMC to Phu Quoc on Vietnam Airlines VN1821, departing 13:00, arriving 13:55.

Welcome to Phu Quoc. Upon arrival at Phu Quoc Airport. After collecting your baggage, exit the airport to meet outside your driver. He will be holding a sign with your names on it. From the airport, you will be privately transferred to your lovely hotel. Settle in and enjoy the rest of day at your leisure.

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Today is at leisure in the town or on the beach. Or maybe you want to discover more history and culture of Phu Quoc island, try one of our excursions such as scuba diving & snorkeling, squid fishing, pepper tree forest trekking...

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Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Hotel pick-up at 6.00am and transfer to the Phuoc Hai Fishing Village. Welcome and tour introduction briefing. Guided bicycle tour of Phuoc Hai Fishing Village inspecting the daily life of local fisherman and their families.

Travel by ferry to the nearby fish market of Duy Hai Village to inspect the local fishing fleet returning with their catch of fish, crabs, squid, and shrimp. Purchase fresh seafood for lunch. Visit a local fish sauce (Nuoc Mam) producer.

Enjoy morning refreshment at a local café.

Return to Phuoc Hai Fishing Village by boat to meet and join-in fishing with the local fishermen using traditional fishing nets. Have fun paddling the peculiar Vietnamese round bamboo basket boat. Learn the Thung Chai whistle while exploring the fresh water coconut forest.

Travel to the Cam Thanh rice farmlands. Learn how rice is farmed still using the water buffalo for plough together with the traditional manual processes of raking, transplanting, sowing, grinding and pounding.

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On this day, you are free at leisure. You can take the optional trip with extra fee as below:

- Half day walking in the Ancient town and try making paper lantern and bring home

- Half day discover My Son holy land

- Half day visit Cam Thanh and Tra Que Village

- Full day to Cham Island/Scuber diving is up on request

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You have free time until departure to Hanoi (you can choose to fly to Hanoi in the morning, afternoon or evening).
Arrive in Hanoi, you will be picked up by your private driver and transferred to the hotel in the center. Check in your hotel and relax.

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Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Full day tour of Hanoi: Morning, you'll head out with your guide and begins with a visit Ba Dinh Square to see Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (close during this period for annual maintenance), the museum to his life and the simple cottage where he lived and worked, along with his "house on stilts" and his final resting place; and take in Hanoi's famous One-Pillar Pagoda, constructed in 1049 to resemble a lotus blossom.

Continue to the Museum of Ethnology, where we'll learn about the fascinating cultural diversity of this ancient land.

This afternoon, drive through Colonial Hanoi, seeing the Opera House and other local sights. Go inside infamous Hoa Lo Prison (“Hanoi Hilton”), where Senator John McCain and Douglas “Pete” Wilson were once imprisoned, and continue to the Temple of Literature, which dates back to 1070 and is dedicated to the cult of Confucius. Take a cyclo ride through the Hanoi’s Old Quarter, a network of narrow alleys and shop houses also known as “The 36 Streets.” This is a wonderful place to watch the local life, and peruse items from fabrics to crafts to exotic medicines. Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet performance, a uniquely North Vietnamese art form celebrating rural life and folklore for over 1,000 years, this evening.
Enjoy the left time of the day free

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

08:00 – 8:30: The cruise’s shutter bus will pick you up from your hotel and heading to northeast of Vietnam. After 4 hours driving, you will arrive at the harbor and take a tender to the cruise.

12.45: Enjoy welcome drink, be briefing about safety on boat and activities included then check in cabin.

13.30: Delicious Vietnamese set menu while leisurely cruising to the core of Bai Tu Long Bay.

15.00: Arrive to Cap La Island the beautiful area in Bai Tu Long bay. Enjoy kayaking through the karst and breathtaking nature, swimming and relaxing.

17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoys Sunset party while our cruise sailing to the overnight anchorage.

19.00: Sumptuous set-dinner on board.

20.30: Free time for joining Games, you may also try your luck with squid fishing.

Overnight on board, in a private cabin with en-suite bathroom in Halong Bay

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06.30: Starting your day with Tai Chi on the Sundeck. Breakfast will be served in Western style and furthermore with Vietnamese traditional food.

08.30: Explore the well- hidden Thien Canh Son cave… Tour guide will explain the history of Ha Long Bay and this Cave, made by Mother Nature. Then we will move to a Small day boat for go further into Bai Tu Long Bay.

We cruise passing several floating hamlets including Cap La and Vung Ha, we enter the centre of pristine Bai Tu Long Geology Park.

A whole day of fun and relaxation with more kayaking, more swimming, sandy beaches.

We’ll leave all the crowds behind and cruise deeper into Bai Tu Long Bay

12.00: back to the boat for a delicious hot lunch at noontime

14.00: Spend more time for relaxing, kayaking, cave visiting and swimming

16.30: Return to the main boat and enjoy sunset party afterwards

19.00: Dinner will be served.

20.30: Free time for joining Games, you may also try your luck with squid fishing.

Overnight on board, in a private cabin with en-suite bathroom in Halong Bay

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Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

06.30: Start early Tai Chi demonstration on sundeck.

07.00: Breakfast will be served in Western style and furthermore with Vietnamese traditional food

09.30: Finish packing and check out of your cabin. Prepare to join in our traditional cooking demonstration.

10.30: Vietnamese cooking demonstration on boat.

11.00: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese brunch.

12.00: Disembark in Hon Gai pier

12.30: Farewell Halong Bay then get on the shuttle bus again to return Hanoi

17.30: arrive in Hanoi. Check in your hotel and relax

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Today is your final day. You are free to chill out and relax. Depending on your departure flight, your private driver will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to the airport in time for your flight to the next destination. They will ensure you are the correct gate. We wish you a safe and pleasant journey.

Trip ends.

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