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South Vietnam Experience

Trip length:	9 days
Trip style:	Vietnam Family Packages
Trip themes:	Local life & Culture, Explore
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Start / End cities:	Ho Chi Minh city / Hoi An
Price from:	USD $597
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From hustle Ho Chi Minh City down to laid back Mekong Delta, cool mountains of Da Lat to sun and sand of Nha Trang and charming Hoi An, each step you move bring you different feeling. The tour is designed with a rather comfort level and well combined between sightseeing, relaxing and culture experiences that surely fit the taste of all family member

Brief Itinerary

Days 1-2: Ho Chi Minh City

Soak up with sounds, sights and smell, land cruise on three wheels pedicab though vibrant streets.

Days 3-4: Fertile Mekong Delta

Boat cruise on Mekong River, visit farms and gardens, sample tropical fruits, sampan rowing on winding canals & home stay in local house.

Days 5: Nha Trang

Ride the longest sky cab to visit Vinpearl Island, enjoy Disneyland-like ground, water park & beach relaxing.

Days 6-9: Hoi An

Wander through ancient Hoi An, visit a local charity school, joining with locals on farms, boat cruise on Thu Bon river & beach swimming.

Highlights

		
				Saigon - Ho Chi Minh city tour with interesting sites

				Cruise and home stay in Mekong delta

				Nha Trang beach, water park at Vinpearl island

				Walking, sightseeing and shopping in Hoi An

				Interaction with local kids and local people, experience local works and local life

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Arrival

Welcome to Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City. Met and greeted by our guide at Tan Son Nhat International then take a short transfer down town for hotel check-in.
Depends on your arrival time and fitness level, today you can have a short walking tour around the centre of the city for your bearings before having welcome dinner in one of finest restaurant that serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine.
Free evening to relax and enjoy your own pace.
Hotel accommodation in hotel in central district of Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City

Spend our day to explore Ho Chi Minh City, the busiest city in the country.
Start at 8.00am after breakfast for a cyclo ride and our first stop will be War Remnant Museum or History Museum (upon your choice as what you preferred) where you can learn something about the history of the country.
Continue to the Reunification Palace, the former Presidential Palace of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) where preserves and displays interesting objects related to the southern regime before the country reunified in 1975.
Nearby is the Notre Dame Cathedral, a special religious built between 1863 and 1880 and the Central Post Office of gothic style.
Take a walk or ride along Dong Khoi Street (former Rue Catinat that made famous by Graham Greene in his best-selling book – The Quiet American) and quick look at city hall, central theatre…
Spend some time to explore the Ben Thanh Market with plenty of local products.
Lunch with local specialty and free at leisure in the afternoon.
Overnight in hotel.

Day 3: Mekong Delta homestay

Depart at 8.00AM for a drive to Mekong delta along the lush and evergreen scenery of the most fertile land in the country.
Arrive in Ben Tre, home of coconut and tropical orchards after 2 hour drive.
Boat cruise on Ben Tre river, a branch of Mekong, for sightseeing of lively local activities along the banks and on water.
Make some stops to visit to local cottage industries and enjoy tropical fruit freshly picked from trees.
Enjoy an afternoon ride on village path by bicycle to visit other local homes including an ancient house with antique ceramic collection and chat with locals to learn more about their life.
Dinner with local style cooking and overnight home stay.

Day 4: Mekong Delta - Saigon - Night train to Nha Trang

After breakfast, take a rowing sampan to visit to a local market and then traditional mat making village before taking a ride to visit local farm where you can join with locals for watering, picking or harvesting crops.
Optional visit to Cuchi Tunnels can be made on your way back to Ho Chi Minh City.
This is one of the famous war relics in the country where you can see and learn what happened during the war and how strong mind people can be.
Enjoy some time free at leisure until our transfer to the train station for night train to Nhatrang.
The train is quite comfortable with soft sleeper berth and is air-conditioned. There are enough space for you to put your luggage along and door locked from inside.
Toilet and wash facilities are available on both end of the carriage. .

Day 5: Nha Trang sun and sea

Arrive in Nha Trang city in the morning. Get pick up from the train station and transfer to the hotel for breakfast before we get a sky cab ride over the Nha Trang Bay to Vinpeal Island, a largest island resort in Nha Trang and Vietnam with little Disney Land playing ground.
Enjoy water games, visit to aquarium of tropical marine life and spend your time at leisure on the beach for sun, sea and sand.
Get back to hotel in the afternoon and enjoy your evening free.
Overnight in hotel in Nha Trang.

Day 6: Nha Trang - Hoi An

Take a morning flight to Danang for Hoi An.
In the afternoon we will get a walking tour of Hoi An ancient town to visit to local market, old houses, temples, museums and so on.
From 17th century, Hoian (Faifo) emerged up as one of the important sea ports on the sea route between East and West. Merchant boats from different corners of the world gathered here to exchange business and to get supply making it a prosperous town. Today the ancient architectures and traditional life style are well preserved and combined together to make it a unique town where you can spend days to wander.
Hotel accommodation in Hoi An.

Day 7: Hoi An country experience

Our day today is for school visit and country experience. After breakfast, take a bicycle ride to visit a local charity school (CHIA – Children hope in action) for interaction with local kids.
From there, continue the ride through beautiful farming villages in the suburb of Hoi An where we can join with locals to learn how rice and vegetable are grown and enjoy local interaction.
Following take a boat cruise on Thu Bon River along the beautiful scenery watching and taking photos of people fishing with traditional tools. Stop on a pristine river beach and enjoy a BBQ feast.
Cruise back to Hoi An town in the mid afternoon. The rest of the day is free at your leisure.

Day 8: Hoi An free and easy

Free day today for beach relax and shopping around town.
An optional tour to visit My Son holy land of the ancient Champa kingdom is available at your request.
This is one of World Heritages in Vietnam that contains a series of ruined Cham style brick towers built from 4th to 13th century where the Cham used to worship their Gods (Hinduism), Kings and national heroes.
The site located in a valley surrounded by mountains more than 40km from Hoi An and take a half day visit.

Day 9: Hoi An – Da Nang Departure

Today is departure day so no activities planed. Enjoy your free time until get a transfer to the aiport for your onward flight. Safe travel and keep intouch!.

PRICING IN US DOLLAR FOR PRIVATE TRIP PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE / TWIN SHARING

Rates applied from 1 October to 31 December 2014

Number of Persons	2	3-4	5-6	7-8	9-12	SGL Supp
Superior (3*)	786	701	636	606	597	120
Executive (4*)	903	818	754	724	713	218
Suite (5*)	1014	929	864	835	822	310

Rates applied from 1 January to 30 April and from 1October to 31 December 2015

Number of Persons	2	3-4	5-6	7-8	9-12	SGL Supp
Superior (3*)	825	736	668	637	627	126
Executive (4*)	948	859	791	760	749	229
Suite (5*)	1065	976	908	876	863	326

Rates applied from 1 May to 30 September 2015

Number of Persons	2	3-4	5-6	7-8	9-12	SGL Supp
Superior (3*)	801	715	649	618	609	122
Executive (4*)	921	835	769	738	727	222
Suite (5*)	1034	948	882	851	839	316

ACCOMMODATIONS:

City	Superior (3*)	Executive (4*)	Suite (5*)
Ho Chi Minh City	Queen Ann Hotel	Paragon Hotel	Windsor Plaza
Mekong Delta	Homestay	Homestay	Homestay
Nha Trang	Dong Phuong 2	VDB Nha Trang	Best Western Havana
Hoi An	Vinh Hung 2	Ancient House Resort	Sunrise Beach Resort

CHILDREN POLICIES:

Child under 5 year old free of charge, sleep with parent or on baby cot
Child from 5 – 8 year old: 50% adult price staying in extra bed (maximum 01 child/room)
Child from 9 – 11 year old: 70% adult price staying in extra bed or twin share.
Child from 12 year old onward full price as adult

Our services include:

Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room.
Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
English or French speaking guide
Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
Domestic flight Nha Trang – Da Nang
Entrance fees for mentioned visits
Water & cold tissue in car
Borrowed cellphone during your visit
Government taxes & service charges

Our services do not include:

Other services than mentioned
Visa & International flights
Personal expenses
Tips, Travel insurance
Bank transfer fee if any

Supplement guide other languages:
Language	Supplement per group per program
German	20USD/day/group
Italian / Spanish	30 USD/day/group

IMPORTANT NOTES:

We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance (covering emergency medical evacuation) for trips to Vietnam.
All prices quoted are on a net basis and in United States dollars and valid according to the date specified on the quotation. Prices are subject to change in line with market, tax or currency fluctuation with or without prior notice.
Reservations during peak times (Christmas, New Year, Vietnamese Lunar New Year, National Holidays) may be subject to supplementary charges.
Rooms at hotels are available only from 1400 on arrival day till 1200 on departure date. A supplement will be added if early check-in or late check-out is desired.
Please note that all the above services & tours are proposed for your information only and we will not make any reservations before we receive your confirmation to do so.
In case some services cannot be confirmed at the moment of booking, you will be informed immediately and offered with an alternative with similar service quality in order to avoid changes to the program.

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Saigon street

Vietnamese cuisine

Dragon dance

Notre Ddame Cathedral

Mekong River Tour

Motor-cart trip in Mekong Delta

Vinpearl Island

Vin Pearl in Nha Trang

Lobster, Nha Trang

Hoi An Ancient City

Hoi An at Full Moon

Hoi An country

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