VATHCM08- 10 Day Saigon – Nha Trang – Dalat – Hoian

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Summary Of Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival
Day 2: Mekong Delta
Day 3:. Cu Chi Tunnels – Overnight Train To Nha Trang
Day 4: Arrive To Nha Trang – Visit Nha Trang Bay Or Nha Phu Bay
Day 5: Nha Trang City And Mud Bath
Day 6: Visit Da Lat City Or Da Lat Cutural
Day 7: Da Lat Countryside
Day 8: Flight Da Lat – Da Nang, Hoi An Ancient Town
Day 9: Hoi An Lantern Making & Village
Day 10: Da Nang Departure

• Day 1 Sai Gon (Ho Chi Minh) Arrival (Meals: No)

  On arrival Ho Chi Minh City, we will see at the airport and transfer to center for check in hotel. You are free time for leisure.
  Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

• Day 2 Ho Chiminh – Mytho – Bentre (Meals: L)

  8.00am depart to My Tho city, 1.5 hours drive.
  • A smooth pass the rice fields to the beautiful rural. Start boat on the Tien River to islet. View the Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet. Walk into the village, visit fruit garden, enjoy the tropical fruit while folk music is performed by the local people.
  • The cruise will lead to Ben Tre province, “the country of coconut”, visit coconut candy workshop, bee house, enjoy honey tea and take a picture with snake.
  • The amazing rowing boat trip on the small canal – fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut’s tree.
  • Having lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, we will freetime for biking, walking.
  • 3.00 Back Saigon. On the way, we will stop at vinh Trang Pagoda. 5pm get back to Saigon.

• Day 3 Half Day Cu Chi Tunnels Then Train To Nhatrang (Meals: B)

  Start: 8.30am – Return: 2.30pm Morning: 8:30 We depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels for 60km from Ho Chi Minh city. Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti – American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220 km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreigner. The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers along the side of road. You will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was “A Free Target Zone “. The remnants you will see that Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels, you have a chance to find out! Afternoon: At noon the bus come HCM, take a rest, prepare for the trip to Nha Trang. Late check out at 18:00. Go for dinner by yourself. 19:30 Car come and pick up to the train station. 20:30 Overnight train to Nha Trang.

• Day 4 Nhatrang Arrival (Meals:L)

  Option 1: Island Discovery Tour
  9h00 : Pick-up at the hotel and transfer to Cau Da pier.
  10h00 – 11h30: AtMun Island – Observe the structure of Salanganeisland. – Snorkelling to view coral reefs covered with multicolour fish.
  11h45- 13h45: AtMot Island – Having lunch with dishes: fried salted shrimp, fried fish in sour and sweet sauce, sauteed cuttlefish, grilled rib, spring rolls, softly sauteed noodles… – Entertainment program: singing songs & music. – Enjoy cooktails at “ Floating Bar”
  14h – 15h30: At Con Se Tre Village – Relax at Con Se Tre village. – Seasonal fruit party.
  15h45 – 16h15: At Mieu Island Visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium 16h30: Back to harbour and hotel.

  Option 2: Monkey Island Tour
  8h00: Pick up in Nha Trang city to Da Chong tourist pier
  9h00: Our boat departs to take you to Thi Island- the first sight in Nha Phu tour. It is so attractive here to contact and feed precious animals, such as : African Ostriches, Deers . . . with some natural leaves.
  9h45: ToOrchid Stream Island with the spectacular scenery.
  + Visiting orchid stream; orchid cave with hundreds of colorful flower collected at home and abroad and designed as a thousand – year garden.
  + Discovering the Labyrinth with elbow – joint ways of the very far green pine garden.
  + Swimming, tasting tropical fruits & soft wine. Rowing for sight-seeing on Nghinh Xuan – Thuy Tien pool
  + Taking photos with Elephant. Entertaining on An Binh beach with water sport activities : parasailing, jetski … ( excluded ).
  12h15: Having lunch at the restaurant with seafood specialities. Relaxing.
  13h30: ToLao Island ( the most active eco – tourist sight in Nha Trang ).
  + Enjoying animal shows : Goat, Monkey, Dog.
  + Contacting friendly wild-life monkeys in forest. Beholding some picturesque masterpieces ( the garden of Cycus in Dragon shape, Western route, the Mermaid … ); the park of precious, strange bonsais and birds.
  + Taking photos and riding Ostrioch, Horse around island … Especially, you can join F1 mini Racing ( excluded ).
  15h30: Returning Da Chong tourist pier. 15h45: Returning Nha Trang.

• Day 5 1 Day Nha Trang City Tour And Mud Bath Then Car To Dalat City (Meals: B, L)

  From 9 am to 4 pm Have you ever visited Nha Trang city ? If not, come with us and we will show you the city’s places of interest that are worth seeing: Oceanographic Institute (The first and only Institute in Indochina). Bao Dai Villa (The Villas of the last King of Viet Nam) Long Son Pagoda. Cham Tower. Chong Promontory.Lunch at the riverside restaunrant. Dam Market. Hot Mineral Spring Center (Entrance fee not included) 4pm, tour finishes, we drop you off at your hotel. Around 4:00 PM: Tour ends. Our driver picks you up at your hotel to go to Da Lat (3 hours drive). Arrival Da Lat, check in hotel. Free time in the evening. Stay over night in Da Lat.

• Day 6 Dalat Sightseeing (Meals: B, L)

  Option 1 : DaLat City Tour
  8:30am our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel to visit Dalat
  1. Bao Dai King Palace
  2. Da Lat Cathedral
  3. Robin hill, cable car (exclusive)
  4. Datanla fall
  5. Flower Garden
  6. Truc Lam Zen Monastery
  16:30 Tour finishes.

  Option 2: Cultural Tour
  1. Flower village
  2. Golden valley
  3. Langbiang Mountain peak
  4. K’ho-K’ho minority village
  5. Dalat old railway station
  6. Dragon pagoda Overnight in Da Lat

• Day 7 Dalat Countryside (Meals: B, L)

  8:30am our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel to visit countryside
  1. Flower village
  2. Coffee plantation
  3. Cricket farm
  4. Silk factory
  5. Elephant fall
  6. Linh An pagoda
  7. Rice wine making
  16:30 Tour finishes.

• Day 8 Flight Dalat – Danang Then Car To Hoi An (Meals: B)

  Morning: After breakfast. Our car tranfer to the airport to take flight to Danan Arrival Da nang airport. The car take you go to Hoi An ancient town, Check in the hotel. Afternoon free time for visit the ancient town. Enjoy the speciality in Hoi An. Stay overnight in Hoi An.

• Day 9 Tra Que Village And Making Lantern Learning (Meals: B, L)

  Departure : 8 :00 AM & 1:30 PM Time duration: 4 hours
  The tour will begin at your hotel or tour office.Our tour guide will greet you and provide your bicycle for your trip. Your day will start at Tra Que vegetable village. You can relax and enjoy the peaceful countryside then stroll along the vegetable villages. As a special treat, you will be involved with digging, sowing, planting, harvesting the vegetables with hundreds of years rudimentary tools of the farmers. You will enjoy the E Water, a speciality of TraQue vegetable village, you can feel the strong medicinal flavour from many kinds of vegetables. You could will be a fammer with many interseting activities. Finish your time in Tra Que vegetable village, you will ride your bicycle leisurely passing the rice fields, villages, to come to the art of making lanterns. You will visit craftsmen with skillful hands, showing you how to create the brightly colored lanterns. Expertly guided you could make yourself a lantern as a gift to your family. Finish your learning, the tour guide will take you back to your hotel, finish your trip.

• Day 10 Danang Departure (Meals: B)

  You will have breakfast at hotel. Relax time in Hoi An until transfer to the airport for the flight back.