Tour Vietnam - An Old School Trip By Train

Transport

Transportation with air-conditioner

Accommodation

Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast.

Meals

Meals as specified in the itinerary.

Others

Entrance fee & boat fee. Mineral water provided: - 1 bottle of mineral water (500 ml) per pax on airport pick-up and see-off day. - 2 bottles of mineral water (500 ml) per pax per tour day. Services charges, room taxes and baggage handling.

Guide

English/Mandarin speaking guide (There will be surcharge for Mandarin speaking guide in Central Vietnam from day 4 – day 7).

Not included:

Optional

Other activities and services not mentioned.

Others

Optional tours. Surcharges. Compulsory tips for tour guide & driver: USD 5/pax/day (group of 1 – 8 pax); USD 3/pax/day (group of 9 pax up). Travel insurance. Visa fee. Airfare & airport taxes. Personal expenses such as drinks, telephone, souvenirs and laundry etc. Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion.

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Flights

International/Domestic flights are not included.

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Day 1 Day 1: Hanoi - Welcome By Signature Egg Coffee
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Hanoi - Welcome By Signature Egg Coffee

Pick up at Noi Bai airport and transfer to hotel for check-in (after 14:00). The rest of day is at leisure. Dinner at local restaurant. After dinner, enjoy a cup of hot and sweet egg coffee. A famous specialty in Hanoi that you cannot be missed !
Day 2 Day 2: Hanoi - Overnight In Ha Long Bay World’S Heritage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Hanoi - Overnight In Ha Long Bay World’S Heritage

Breakfast at hotel. 08h00 Take 3-hours and half drive by private car from Ha Noi to Ha Long bay. On the way, stop over at ABC rest stop. 7:30-8:00 AM you will be picked up from hotel lobby for the journey to Halong Bay. After 3.5 hours driving and viewing simple, countryside, rice paddy life, we arrive at the port. 12:30 PM Board your boat and start your amazing cruise through this World Heritage Site. Lunch is served on board, a selection of the freshest seafood. We visit “the amazing cave” or other ones, followed by a swim in the tranquility of Halong Bay and its emerald water. We will cruise further into a quiet area where we will anchor and stay overnight. Dinner and relax as the sun sets. Then you are free to swim in the phosphorous water, retire to your cabin, or fall asleep under the stars amidst the magic of Halong on the top deck Overnight on cruise in Ha Long bay.
Day 3 Day 3: Ha Long - Hanoi - Night Train To Highland Lao Cai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Ha Long - Hanoi - Night Train To Highland Lao Cai

Wake up early in the morning for a great sunrise and a breath of fresh ocean air. Breakfast served on boat then we do a leisurely cruise through thousands of seemingly never ending islands. These are great opportunities to capture some amazing photographs.

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Have brunch/early lunch on boat while cruising back to the Halong city pier, return to Hanoi. On the way, stop over at Dai Viet rest stop. Reach Hanoi, walk through Hanoi old quarter, you will have time for shopping at Dong Xuan market. Have dinner at local restaurant. After dinner, proceed to Hanoi railways station for the night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train (04 berth cabin, share cabin with other tourists).
Day 4 Day 4: Cat Cat, Sin Chai Minority Village - Fansipan The Rooftop Of Indochine
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Cat Cat, Sin Chai Minority Village - Fansipan The Rooftop Of Indochine

Pick up at Lao Cai station, then transfer to Sapa which is only 38 km from Lao Cai. Have breakfast at 3* hotel. After that, following the road down to the valley by steps for about 5 km. While walking to the H’mong village in Cat Cat you will have the opportunity to see the villagers working on the paddy fields and their animals, such as: chickens, water-buffaloes and pot – bellied pigs. You can also see the old hydro-electric power station which was built by the French time in the early 20th Century, and a beautiful waterfall that is a good place for resting and taking pictures. Going up and down by steps and then we keep walking to Sin Chai village where the black H’mong people also live. On the way to the village we can meet villagers. Transfer to visit Fansipan, take cable car (included) to visit Fansipan mountain which is highest in Indochina & considered as “ Rooftop of Indochina”. The cable car system of Fansipan Legend which conquers the “Indochina Rooftop”, is the highest, longest and most modern system of its type in the world. It has been recognized by the Guinness World Records Organization with two records: • The longest non-stop three-rope cable car: 6292,5m. • The greatest elevation difference by a non-stop three-roped cable car: 1410m. Client will have a chance to experience the tram (included) from cable car station to the top of Fansipan during a good panaroma view from the high. Return to Sapa Lunch & dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 5 Day 5: Sapa - Ta Van - Lao Cai - Night Train To Hanoi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Sapa - Ta Van - Lao Cai - Night Train To Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel. Embark on a lovely trek that will take along buffalo paths and trails and through several hill tribe villages Lao Chai and 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 surrounding you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields. Return to Sapa. Lunch at local restaurant. Walk around for last minute shopping. Transfer to Lao Cai city & then proceed to China border for taking photo. Dinner at local restaurant. Board on night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train (04 berth cabin, share cabin with other tourists).
Day 6 Day 6: Hanoi - Train To Hue Ancient Formly Capital
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Hanoi - Train To Hue Ancient Formly Capital

Pick up at Hanoi train station then transfer for breakfast at 3* hotel. Enjoy your city tour, visit Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (from outside), Ho Chi Minh house on stilt & One Pillar pagoda. Continue to visit Literature temple which is regarded as the first university of Vietnam Then take 01-hour cyclo tour to visit the bustling Hanoi Old Quarter & Restored Sword lake. Visit Museum of Ethnology. You will see many exhibits, photographs and actual houses inhabited by some of the 54 ethnic people in Vietnam. It will offer a truly colorful introduction to these ethnic tribes Enjoy water puppet show, a unique art performance of Vietnam.

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Have dinner at local restaurant. Proceed to Hanoi train station for night train to Hue (Sharing 04 berth cabin with other tourists). Overnight on train.
Day 7 Day 7: Hue - Discover King’S Tomb And Secret From Past Dynasties ( B/L/D )
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Hue - Discover King’S Tomb And Secret From Past Dynasties ( B/L/D )

Breakfast on train. Take a boat trip on the romantic Huong (Perfume) river to visit Hue’s best-known religious site, Minh Mang king‘s mausoleum, Thien Mu 7-storey pagoda. Continue to visit Imperial Citadel (by car) where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. Lastly, visit an Dong Ba market, an oldest market in Hue ancient city. Have dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hue.
Day 8 Day 8: Hue - Da Nang - Wildlife A Side Of Hustle And Bustle City ( B/L/D )
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Hue - Da Nang - Wildlife A Side Of Hustle And Bustle City ( B/L/D )

Have breakfast at hotel. Visit Khai Dinh king’s mausoleum and Tu Duc king’s mausoleum. Transfer to Da Nang via Hai Van pass (Cloud Pass), you will have change to see new & morden Da Nang city of Vietnam from the pass, also taking many beautiful picture when stopover at the pass. Then, drive around Son Tra peninsula named as Monkey Mountain – the screen of Da Nang City. Visit the first Linh Ung Pagoda, where exists the highest Goddess of Mercy Statue of Viet Nam. The pagoda offers stunning views of Danang beach and Cham Islands in the distance. Transfer to Hoi An. Have dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 9 Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City _ Mekong Delta, The Land With 70% Is Water ( B/ L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City _ Mekong Delta, The Land With 70% Is Water ( B/ L/ D)

Breakfast at hotel Take a full day trip to the watery world of the Mekong Delta, just some hours by coach from Ho Chi Minh City. My Tho is a prosperous town of 175,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Take a cruise on Mekong River to visit islands. Here, you can have chance to visit coconut candy workshop & to taste fresh candy- specialty. Enjoy tropical fruits, honey tea & listen to Southern traditional music. Get on a small boat to discover a natural canal of Ben Tre province. Take a short walk in the coconut farm to visit a typical house in Mekong Delta. Back to big boat by rowing boat on small canal. Have lunch at garden restaurant. Visit Vinh Trang pagoda. Back to Ho Chi Minh city. In the evening, enjoy dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city
Day 10 Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure

After having breakfast at hotel, free at leisure. Check-out hotel (before 12:00 – noon time). Transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure flight. End of services.

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Vietnam - An Old School Trip By Train

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Itinerary of your trip Vietnam - An Old School Trip By Train

Day 1: Hanoi - Welcome By Signature Egg Coffee

Day 2: Hanoi - Overnight In Ha Long Bay World’S Heritage

Day 3: Ha Long - Hanoi - Night Train To Highland Lao Cai

Day 4: Cat Cat, Sin Chai Minority Village - Fansipan The Rooftop Of Indochine

Day 5: Sapa - Ta Van - Lao Cai - Night Train To Hanoi

Day 6: Hanoi - Train To Hue Ancient Formly Capital

Day 7: Hue - Discover King’S Tomb And Secret From Past Dynasties ( B/L/D )

Day 8: Hue - Da Nang - Wildlife A Side Of Hustle And Bustle City ( B/L/D )

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City _ Mekong Delta, The Land With 70% Is Water ( B/ L/ D)

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure

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