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Spectacular Vietnam Vacation – 14 Days / 13 Nights

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Duration

14 days 13 nights
Tour Type

Daily Tour
Group Size

Unlimited
Languages

English
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Overview

Explore the Spectacular Vietnam Vacation, a 14 days, 13 nights journey through the heart of Vietnam. From the bustling streets of Hanoi to the breathtaking landscapes of Sapa, the majestic Halong Bay, the historic Hue, the charming Hoi An, the vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, and the lush Mekong Delta, this tour offers an unforgettable experience. Discover Vietnam’s rich culture, stunning scenery, and captivating history on this comprehensive adventure.

Tour Description

Join us as we travel the roads, rivers, and trails of beautiful Vietnam on this 14-day tour. You will experience all the diverse and wonder-filled regions of this incredible country. The spirit of Hanoi will start your trip with energy and excitement. Sapa will astound you with its breathtaking mountain vistas.

Halong Bay will delight and relax you as you drift past silent limestone karsts on a luxury cruise. In Hoi An and Hue, you will explore ancient roads and royal temples. In Saigon, you will meet the soul of the south. This tour is all-encompassing so you can try all that Vietnam has to offer. We’ve done the planning, now you can relax, explore, and experience.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Hanoi – Sapa – Halong bay – Hue – Hoi An-Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta

Itinerary

Upon arrival, you will be met outside the baggage claim area by your guide who will escort you to a waiting vehicle for your transfer to downtown with a brief introduction en route. Your guide will be holding a welcome signboard with the UP TRAVEL LOGO & your name. During the drive, your guide will provide an introduction to Hanoi.

Hanoi is Vietnam’s capital city and home to seven million people. Traditional and refined, with French colonial architecture, tree-lined boulevards, scenic lakes and a bustling Old Quarter, Hanoi has a sophisticated charm. Observe elderly people practicing Tai Chi by the lake, with barbers and food vendors plying their sidewalk trade

Meals: No
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

After breakfast at your hotel, our driver and tour guide will come to pick you up at about 8h00am for a city tour. You will visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (viewed from outside; closed Mon and Fri and from Oct-Nov), – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho – and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969.

9.30: You’ll visit the One Pillar Pagoda, which is actually a group of structures that collectively make up a pagoda built over the water in the middle of a square lake.
After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of West Lake. From there, it’s onto the Temple of Literature, which was Viet Nam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius.

12.30: You have lunch at the restaurant in the Old Quarter. Afterward, you’ll visit Hoan Kiem Lake – the heart and soul of Hanoi.

Option 1:Tuesday, Thursday,Saturday, Sunday
You’ ll stop in at the MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY. This superb museum showcases the depth of Vietnamese cultural diversity with an astounding collection of 15,000 artifacts gathered from throughout Vietnam. Maps, displays and dioramas are labelled in Vietnamese, French and English. Displays portray a typical village market, the making of comical hats and a Tay shamanic ceremony; videos show the real thing. You can also check out a traditional Black Thai house reconstructed in the museum. There’s also a centre for research and conservation where scientists from all over the world study traditional Vietnamese cultures

Option 2:Monday, Wednesday,Friday
Depart for Bat Trang ceramic village which is about 20 km away from Ha Noi, this is a pottery village with a half-millenary historic development…
You will travel to a mini hotel, and take a room for a shower from 17h30 to 20h30. You will have dinner by yourself and free time until about 20h40 – The tour guide come to pick you up then transfer to Ha Noi Railway Station and catch the night train to Lao Cai (overnight on the train, the cabin with 4 berths, soft sleeper and air-conditioning)., Arrive Lao Cai 5:30 am or 6:00 am.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Overnight on train

The train arrives at around 6:00 am. Look for the “Up Travel Logo & Your Name” sign when you exit the train station, as our guide will pick you up there and transfer you to the former hill station of Sapa. After having breakfast at a local restaurant, a short rest and some last preparations before our Sapa trip. The first part is on the road but we soon turn to the right and walk on a small path down the valley to the Muong Hoa River along Y Linh Ho valley and from here lead to the Black H’mong in Lao Chai village. Black Hmong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo-blue clothing.

Continue to Ta Van village (1.200 m) to visit the Zay people. Zay is a fairly small minority group of about 38.000 people who live mainly in the mountains in Northwest Vietnam. The development has meant that some of their old customs have been lost but many women still wear traditional shirts with a purple, blue, or green color. Check in the room then you have dinner and overnight at homestay.

With the ‘Homestay’ experience, your overnight accommodation is provided by a local family in their traditional house-on-silts. There are some private rooms on the first floor for private tours and you will have toilet or bathroom sharing. The sleeping corner is set up with a single mattress (thin, but adequate), blankets (ditto), pillow and mosquito net. The restroom is at standard and a few steps from the main house.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Private room at homestay

Following breakfast with local people, enjoy marveling at the breathtaking scenery morning, then leave the village to continue to visit Red Dao people at Giang Ta Chai where we also have a short break near a hanging bridge made from cane and a beautiful waterfall. The Red Dao women have very colorful red embroidery and coins on their clothing. On their head, they wear a red scarf. Some of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a nice Red Zao Legend.

We continue along small paths in the rice fields, cross the Muong Hoa River and trek up to Su Pan village where you will meet the jeep and transfer back to Sapa. The rest of the day is free time for exploring the local markets and Sapa town. Late afternoon, the car will pick you up for the night train back to Hanoi. Arrive at Lao Cai train station and take the night train back to Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight on train

Early in the morning, arrive in Hanoi, the guide pick you up and transfers you to a mini hotel to take a daily room for relaxing and shower. The driver of Up Travel will come to pick you up around 7h15 to 7h30am with our shuttle bus to start the 3-hour-and-a-half drive to Halong Bay through the paddy fields in the Red River Delta.
10.00 Stopover on the way for refreshments

12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau harbor, 12:15 Welcome to the Cruise and enjoy a Welcome drink, Enjoy the welcome drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.

12:30: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

15:00: You at Tung Gau Area. The airy and fresh air, cool breezes, blue sea and sky, and natural seascape will captivate any visitors setting foot here. Especially, Tung Gau of Lan Ha Bay is extremely suitable for enjoying kayaking and swimming and then Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village.

17.30: Come back to our Cruise and relax.

19:30: Time for dinner enjoying special food on the cruise.

21:00: Evening entertainments: play games on the cruise: cards game, chess, karaoke, squid fishing, and overnight on the Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight on cruise

06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy a Tai Chi lesson on sundeck.

07.00: Morning view of the bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast.

08:00: Arriving at Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave) and joining with guide to visit and explore the cave

10:00: Check out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. Join the cooking class guided directly by the Chef of Halong Cruise. You have a chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring rolls or the famous cuisine of Vietnam.

11:00: Enjoy the lunch on the cruise.

12:00: The cruise lands in Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.

12:30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus.

14:30: Stopover in Hai Duong province to visit a ceramics workshop. Our driver with a private car will pick you up from the van on the way to Hanoi then transfer you to Noi Bai Airport and your flight to Hue. When you arrive in Hue we’ll pick you up and transfer you to your hotel.

Hue served as an imperial capital to the Nguyen Lords, a feudal dynasty that reigned from the 17th to the 19th century. Despite heavy bombing during the Vietnam-American war, many historic monuments from this period remain, and even though Imperial rule ended more than six decades ago, Hue still bears the marks of its royal past. The city retains its royal charm with its emperors’ tombs, ancient pagodas and the remains of the Citadel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Start your day with a visit to the Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. After exploring the ruins of this wonderful monument take a cyclo through the ‘Old City’ to Tinh Tam Lake where the Emperors used to come to relax. This afternoon, visit Mu Pagoda overlooking the Perfume River End the day at Khai Dinh’s Tomb which boasts a traditional Vietnamese design with a European touch, making it unique from the other tombs in Hue. Then free time.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Breakfast at your hotel and a walking tour of Hoi An’s ancient town center will take you back in time to when it was a major trading port in Asia.

Visit old shophouses, the 400-year-old Japanese Bridge, a Chinese communal hall and the colorful market in this well-preserved town. Then free time for relaxing on Cua Dai Beach.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at your hotel and a walking tour of Hoi An’s ancient town center will take you back in time to when it was a major trading port in Asia. Visit old shophouses, the 400 year-old Japanese Bridge, a Chinese communal hall and the colorful market in this well-preserved town. Then free time for relaxing on the beach.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at your hotel, free time until transfer to Danang airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. Free time.

Saigon is a city that never sleeps and offers a plethora of great restaurants and bars catering to all tastes, from street food vendors to the rooftop bar at the Rex Hotel, where international correspondents covered the Vietnam War and where the U.S. military attaché’s press briefing was held daily and dubbed the “Five O’clock Follies”. Whatever your interests, be sure to ask your guide for personal recommendations.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Breakfast at your hotel, transfer for visiting Cu Chi Tunnels. After lunch in Cu Chi, the driver back to Ho Chi Minh City. This afternoon, depending on your preference, visit either the War Remnants Museum or History Museum, and the former Presidential Palace. Finish the day with a stroll around the city’s colonial architecture, including the Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat),

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Ho Chi Minh City

Breakfast at your hotel. The guide picks you up and transfers you to Ben Tre. Pick up at Phong Nam Pier (Phong Nam old ferry station). Take the boat along the River – one of the tributaries of the Mekong River, Sightseeing lively activities along the river as fishing, and water transferring …..

Stop at brickwork – coconut charcoal making and coconut husking. Then visit one of the plenty of coconut processing workshops where coconut candies are made and have a chance to learn the coconut candies-making process located along the canal.

Turn on natural scissors creeks where they look smaller and smaller to go to the village. Take a walk to the family making sleep mats. Afterward, being on a cart powered by a motorbike or biking and traveling through some tranquil villages where vegetable gardens to be able to touch on real life and find out about tropical culture from Peasants.

Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon, take biking around the village, rowing-boat along water palm creek and boat to Hung Vuong Pier. Then take a car to Can Tho. Arrive in Can Tho, check into the hotel and have free time

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Can Tho

Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River ( Bassac River), then proceed to visit the Cai Rang floating market which is the liveliest in the whole religion. Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made.

Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a “Monkey bridge” which is built with only o­ne stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, check in the hotel and free time.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrive to take you to the airport for your flight to your next destination
Finish an unforgettable Vietnam Tour with UP TRAVEL. Good bye & see you the next time! UP TRAVEL can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: None

Inclusive

  • Hotel accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room with daily breakfast.
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
  • English-speaking local guide
  • All entrance fees are as indicated in the itinerary.
  • Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Return train ticket Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi
  • Cruise in Halong Bay
  • Cold water and towels during tours

Exclusive

  • Visa stamp fee
  • International & domestic air ticket:
  • Other meals, drink, Tip to guide and driver, personal expenses
  • Supplement for French, Spanish, Italian and German-speaking guide

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