Drum Spurs

Vietnam Compact - 12 Days

Day 1:  Hanoi Arrival ( Lunch, Dinner )

Pick up at arrival in Noi Bai airport by our guide transfer hotel, you will see the Long Bien Bridge on the way.Visit Temple of Literature. Check in hotel in Hanoi. Having lunch and have free time at yoru leisure.
Enjoy the water puppet show and having dinner. Come back hotel.
O/N in Hanoi (L/D)

Day 2:  Hanoi ( Breakfast, Lunch )

Hanoi's history dates back almost a thousand years. It has witnessed numerous incursions from China, seen a host of Vietnamese emperors come and go and at one time it even lost its status as the nation's capital. The city's temples, pagodas, and religious practices reflect a strong Chinese influence. With the coming of the French at the end of the 19th century the city gained a new lease of life. The European influence can still be seen in the elegant colonial buildings that line the broad tree-lined boulevards of much of the city.
The tour is split into a morning and afternoon schedule, with a tasty lunch in between! At 8a.m there will be a pick up from your hotel.
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Ho Chi Minh Complex: Completed in 1975, the complex includes Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, House-on-Stilts, and the Ho Chi Minh Museum.
The Temple of Literature: Originally built as a temple to Confucius, this is the site of Vietnam's first University dating back to 1070. Inside are the stone steles mounted on the backs of turtles, inscribed with names of Vietnam best scholars. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society place then and now on education.

Day 3:  Hanoi - Halong Bay ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )

09h00 Pick-up at hotel and start the 3 hour-and-a-half drive to Halong Bay
12h00 – 12h30 Embark on Calypso Cruise followed by cruise briefing
13h00 – 15h30 Savor a delectable lunch as Calypso Cruise cruise further along the limestone islands of Fighting Cock, Dog Rock and Incense Burner, to name a few
15h30 – 17h30 Visit Amazing Cave and kayak along the hidden parts of the bay
17h30 – 19h00 Go swimming, snap photos or just relax as the sun starts to set
19h00 Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests or just laze around.
O/N on boat (B/L/D)

Day 4:  Halong Bay - Hanoi - Train To Hue ( Breakfast, Lunch )

07.30 – 08.00:   Morning view of Bay's landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast in the fresh 06h00 – 07h00 Start your day with swimming, exercise or photo hunt
07h00 – 11h00: Have breakfast at sunrise. Cruise through Drum Cave Island, Man's Head Islet, Van Gia Fishing Village and then head back to the Harbor
Disembark Oriental Sails at around 11h00
12h00 – 16h30: Transfer back to Hanoi, have time to relax or walking around Hoan Kiem Lake. Have dinner and night train to Hue
Dinner then transfer to Hanoi Rail way station for Night Train at 9 PM
O/N in Hanoi (B/L)

Day 5:  Hue City Tour ( Breakfast, Lunch )

08:00 am Pick up at Rail Way station transfer to Hotel for Breakfast. after having  breakfast we start Hue city tour.
Hue was once the Imperial capital and now listed as a World heritage site. Sitting on the banks of the delightful Perfume River you will find amazing citadels, fabulous palaces and royal tombs. Many of the sites can be reached by river and this makes an excellent way to see the city. Pick up from hotel in Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. A boat trip on the romantically named Perfume River visits Hue's best-known religious sites, Thien Mu Pagoda. Then continue to discover Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945 including Flag Tower, Noon Gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Nine Holy Cannons, Thai Hoa Palace, and Forbidden Purple City.
The afternoon continues with a visit to the elaborate tombs of emperors Tu Duc & Khai Dinh. This guided tour gives you a deep understanding about King's philosophy of geomancy and how this affected royal life.
O/N in Hue (B/L)

Day 6:  Hue - Hoi An ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )

Car p/u at your hotel and transfer to Danang. We will stop along the way to visit the Lang co beach which lies on the most beautiful curve of the "S" where you can be the first to see sunrise in Vietnam. Lang Co beach attracts visitors by its wild beauty with white sand and blue sea.   After passing Lang Co beach, we drive 20km on Sea cloud pass (Hai Van Pass) - the highest pass in the country and one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam. Sea cloud pass is the last spur of the Truong Son Range that reaches to the sea, sightseeing in Vietnam is at its best here with the sequel of valleys and lagoons as the road descends lower. The next stop is Cham museum where displayed the exhibitions of Cham people. The Cham museum in Danang has incomparably the best collection anywhere of Cham materials, mostly sculptures. We will meeting with Local Danang Sculpture Foundation before we drive to Hoian in the late afternoon. Come back hotel. In the everning, have dinner with our guide.
O/N in Hoian (B/L/D)

Day 7:  My Son - Hoi An Day trip

Hoi An is a small town in Central Vietnam famous for its wooden houses,family chapels, Assembly Halls and for its silk shops. In the morning, take a private car from Hoi An Town to My Son Holy Land, a World Heritage, 50 km southwest of Hoi An. Located in a lush valley, My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries. My Son, considered to be in the same league as some of Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia. These towers and sanctuaries was built from the 7 to 13 centuries.
Back to Hoi An for lunch. After the relax, it is light excursion to go around tiny town of Hoi An for city tour: 400 years old Japanese Bridge, 300 years old Chinese temple, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants' house. Tour end at about 16.30 pm. O/N in Hoi An. (B/L)

Day 8:  Hoi An Free Day - Saigon ( Breakfast )

Full day at leisure in Hoi An. With Hoi An beach a close 5km from town it is a perfect place to spend the day. Or you can hire a bike and cycle along the paths and lanes to smaller villages near the town.
Pick up at 4:30 PM, transfer to Danang airport for short flight VN 329 18:10-19:20 to Saigon. Pick up at arrival we leave the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City for the area referred locally as "the rice bowl of Vietnam".
O/N in Sai Gon. (B)

Day 9:  Saigon - Vinh Long - Can Tho ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )

About 125km from Saigon, Vinh Long is the gateway to river islands and some worthwhile sites, including the Cai Be floating market, orchards and homestays.
Known as the biggest city of the Mekong Delta, Cantho is located on the right bank of the Bassac River, the lower branch of the Mekong. This friendly, bustling city is connected to most other population centers in the Mekong Delta by a system of roads, rivers and canals. The most prominent feature of this area is the image of wholesale floating markets where buyers and sellers move around by boat, presenting typical activities of the locals living in the Mekong Delta.
Early in the morning, we leave the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City for 2.5 hour drive to Caibe.
On arrival, we board our private local boat to visit Cai Be floating market and its surroundings.
We then call at one of the local family workshops such as the coconut candy shop, learn how to make pop-rice, or experience a fantastic crisp rice paper making process.
Back on board to cruise through the maze of crisps-cross canals. We land at an ancient house on An Binh Island. Here we have a unique opportunity to enjoy good local folk music and taste the fresh tropical fruits of the wealthy Delta.
Leisurely, we take a rowing sampan heading to a bonsai garden restaurant for our lunch.
In the afternoon the boat will take us crossing Mighty Mekong River back land for our drive to Cantho.
Have dinner.
Overnight in Can tho. (B/L/D)

Day 10:  Can Tho - Saigon

7.30AM: We leave the hotel, board a motor boat along the Mighty Mekong River to Cai Rang floating market, the largest of its kind, where a colorful display of boats carrying juicy fruits and vegetables gather for daily exchanging. Then we continue the cruise & have a short walk on a country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine.
Late morning, the boat takes us across Mekong River to Vinh Long on the other side. On arrival, visit the local village making incense stick before drive back to HCMC.
Stop for lunch en route.
Arrive back Ho Chi Minh in the afternoon. (Breakfast / Lunch)
O/N in Saigon (B/L)

Day 11:  Cu Chi Half Day trip ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )

In the morning We drive out of the city, through the rubber forest to Cu Chi Tunnels. Before entering the tunnels we watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. We then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500 pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers. 
Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City at noon. We shall have lunch at a local restaurant. free time there after.

at 07:00PM we emabark Indochine Cruise On Saigon for our Farewell Dinner .

Day 12:  City Half day Tour - Saigon Departure ( Breakfast )

Free Morning till Check out at 12:30 ( will be ask Hotel to do later check out if room available)early Afternoon We visit The Reunification Palace: Here on April 30th 1975 the ‘American War' officially ended when tank number 843 of the North Vietnamese Army crashed through the gates of what was, at the time the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.
War Remnants Museum: Formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes, this is a poignant display of the futility of war.
Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office: Built between 1877 and 1883 this is one of the best examples of classical French colonial architecture.
Ben Thanh Market: This bustling market is very popular with tourists, primarily due to its central location. It has a wide selection of goods ranging from fake Nike shoes to beautiful silk Ao Dais.Transfer to Airport in late evening.
End of our services (B)

 

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