Best price guaranteeDiscover The Central Of Vietnam 9 Days
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Overview
On this tour, you will discover the beauty of the Central of Vietnam and explore the unique culture. You will take a walking tour to discover Hoi An Ancient Town, discover the mysterious ruins of My Son, the holy land of Cham Kingdom. Visit ancient temples, the imperial citadel of Hue and enjoy a boat trip along Perfume River.
Code: MT08
Duraton: 9 days
Departure:
Departure From: Da Nang
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Destination: DA NANG - HOI AN - HUE - PHONG NHA - PARADISE CAVE
Itinerary
Day 1: Da Nang Arrival - Hoi An
On arrival at the airport in Da Nang pick up and transfer to hotel in Hoi An. The rest of today is free for you to pick up any made-to-measure items, or perhaps try more delicious food in one of Hoi An's many acclaimed restaurants. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 2: Hoi An - Tra Que Village (B/L)
In the morning, meet local tour guide at the hotel lobby. Go to a bicycle shop to choose a bicycle. Then ride to a local farm in Tra Que Village. You will take a trip around the vegetables garden and join with the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing with seaweed from the local lake. Continue doing some next steps such as: raking the ground, sowing, watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. After garden work, relax with foot massage and herbal foot bath. Then, join your hand prepare lunch with your host family. Your lunch consists of many local delicacies including "tam huu" spring roll, "banh xeo" or pancake of people in middle region. Farewell to your host family, ride back to Hoi An. In the afternoon, local guide will take you on a strol through the ancient town. Its friendly inhabitants, narrow streets, old houses, temples and wooden bridge still remain its ancient character. The best way to discover Hoi An, however, is to simply wander. Little more than a maze of a few streets, there are temples, museums and preserved houses to visit; yet with some 850 buildings heritage-protected, the best feel for the town comes from the places which are free to all. As with everywhere in this country, the ‘real’ Vietnam is to be found in unexpected places, such as a back street or turning down an unexpected alley, or talking in broken English to the old lady who sells Chinese scrolls. In hidden nooks and crannies are art galleries, cafes, gastronomic gems, ceramics for sale, shops filled with lanterns and, of course, the silk for which the town is famed. There are woodworkers and carvers, artists at work, craft shops. Plus there are always cold drinks for sale, important no matter the time of year. In this part of Vietnam, it is either hot and dry, or hot and wet. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 3: Hoi An - My Son Sanctuary (B)
In the morning, pick up at your hotel in Hoi An. Drive to My Son Sanctuary, a collection of Champa ruins nestled amongst the mountains in a geological basin of the Quang Nam province (45km west of Hoi An town). Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, My Son is the cultural highlight of central Vietnam and well worth the hour's drive from town. Follow tour guide exploring the groups of temples, you will learn more about history of the Champa Kingdom. On the way back, stop to visit to the Sa Huynh Champa Culture Museum in Tra Kieu. Around noon, return to your hotel. Free in the afternoon.
Day 4: Hoi An - Hue (B)
Transfer to Hue by shuttle bus (approximately 3 hours). Packed with temples, tombs, palaces and pagodas, the former imperial capital of Hue is an eclectic mix of busy streets and peaceful beauty. We start the Cyclo Street Food Tour by taking cyclo with others friends from your hotel to cross over the historical bridge Trang Tien to visit the colorful Dong Ba market where you can see a lot of ingredients for making Hue local foods and explore the business life of the local. Then, continue getting cyclo along busy streets to explore the daily life and ride around the royal palace and take pictures at beautiful Hue sites and listen to their stories. With Hue Food Tour by Cyclo, you also have chance to visit the Ho Chi Minh memorial house at 112 Mai Thuc Loan St., Hue city where President Ho Chi Minh lived with his family from 1895 to 1901. And during the tour, we will stop at many famous street restaurants to enjoy a lot of Hue local foods, such as: Hue Pancake (banh khoai), Hue beef vermicelli soup (bun bo Hue), Filtered tapioca dumplings (banh bot loc), literally water fern cake (banh beo), steamed shrimp rice cake (ban nam) and Sticky rice dumplings on a fried dumpling (banh ram it). Drop you off at the hotel or at Hue night market for shoping, photography or sightseeing. Walking on foot to your hotel.
Day 5: Hue Half Day City Tour (B)
Hue was Vietnam's capital from 1802 to 1945 and this half day tour will give you Highlights of Hue in a short amount of time. The different tombs, citadel.. that reflect the city's rich history. Hue is best known for its imposing citadel and the ornate tombs of dynastic kings as one of Vietnam's former imperial capital. Spend your time with half day Glimpse of Hue with us.
08:00 – 08:15 AM Pick up at your hotel Enjoy your wonderful day by taking a boat trip to visit the seven-storey Thien Mu Pagoda. Thien Mu pagoda is one of the most beautiful and ancient architectural structures of worshiping in Vietnam now. Thien Mu Pagoda has become one of the most famous tourist attractions in Hue City now. Then visit Dong Ba market, the biggest and most significant market in Hue in particular and Central Viet Nam in general. Continue your journey to discover the Imperial Citadel then make your way to the Hue Royal Antiques Museum to see a collection of ornaments. Hue Royal Antiquities Museum where preserves royal treasures has a history with many changes. The main exhibition house of the present museum used to be a palace under Nguyen Dynasty, called Long An Palace. It was built in 1845 by Thieu Tri King, located on the north of Ngu Ha River. It was a type of “isolated palace” for the king.
12:00 - 12:30: Drop you off at your hotel. Afternoon: Free at leisure.
08:00 – 08:15 AM Pick up at your hotel Enjoy your wonderful day by taking a boat trip to visit the seven-storey Thien Mu Pagoda. Thien Mu pagoda is one of the most beautiful and ancient architectural structures of worshiping in Vietnam now. Thien Mu Pagoda has become one of the most famous tourist attractions in Hue City now. Then visit Dong Ba market, the biggest and most significant market in Hue in particular and Central Viet Nam in general. Continue your journey to discover the Imperial Citadel then make your way to the Hue Royal Antiques Museum to see a collection of ornaments. Hue Royal Antiquities Museum where preserves royal treasures has a history with many changes. The main exhibition house of the present museum used to be a palace under Nguyen Dynasty, called Long An Palace. It was built in 1845 by Thieu Tri King, located on the north of Ngu Ha River. It was a type of “isolated palace” for the king.
12:00 - 12:30: Drop you off at your hotel. Afternoon: Free at leisure.
Day 6: Hue - Quang Binh (B)
After breakfast at hotel, free time until transfer to the train station. Catch train to Dong Hoi City (Quang Binh Province). It takes approximately 3 hours to go from Hue to Dong Hoi by train. Pick up at the train station in Hue and drive to hotel. Check in and relax. Enjoy free time to explore the city you way.
Day 7: Dong Hoi - DMZ (B/L)
Tour tour guide and driver will meet you at your hotel in Dong Hoi, drive to Vinh Moc Tunnel approximately 2.5 hours away. Your guide will recommend stops along the way to see a small church showing the signs of mortar attack in the area and visit former US Bases. You will go through the DMZ, where some of the bloodiest battles were fought during the Vietnam/American War, you will walk cross the Ben Hai River on Hien Luong Bridge that used to demarcate the division between North and South Vietnam (1954-1975). You will visit the museums containing photographs and memorials of the war before taking a fascinating tour of the Vinh Moc Tunnels. Your guide will take you into the tunnels and explore the complex; you will walk past huge bomb craters, amazing fighting trench and even venture into the tunnels and explore the tiny living rooms, food and weapon storage and school that villagers would have survived on. After the tunnels, you will be transported to Cua Tung beach, you will have some time to swim and having picnic lunch by the beach. Mid afternoon driving all the way back to hotel in town.
Day 8: Dong Hoi - Phong Nha Cave - Paradise Cave (B/L)
Arrive at Dong Hoi Train Station in early morning. Pick up at the train station and drive heading to Phong Nha with a stop at a local restaurant for breakfast. You will explore impressive caves in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. Tour guide will bring you into depths of Vietnamese jungle where the lost world of ancient rock configurations can be found dripping from the ceilings. This is truly a unique chance to enjoy the real wilderness of Vietnam. After 25 minutes on boat, visitors will arrive at Phong Nha Cave, take a couple hours to see the cave. This cave is called as water cave, is famous for its rock formation which has been given names such as the “Lion”, the “Fairy Caves”, the “Royal Court”, and the “Buddha”. Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit Paradise cave – the cave was labeled as one of most beautiful caves in the world and is the longest dry cave in Asia. With naturally primitive features, Paradise Cave looks like a landscape painting, making it very attractive to visitors. After exploring Paradise Cave, drive to hotel in town.
Day 9: Quang Binh Departure (B)
After breakfast, free at leisure until being picked up and transferred to the airport. End of tour.
Price & Inclusion
Notes:
| Description | Private Tour |
| Economy (2*) | $679 |
| Superior (3*) | $739 |
| First Class (4*) | $799 |
Notes:
- All prices are based on per adult in Double/Twin sharing.
- Small group tour available (max 10 guests): HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
- Surcharge will be applied for single traveler or single room request.
- Accommodation in Twin/Double sharing.
- All transport within Vietnam (including airport pick up & see off).
- All in-tour stationed local English speaking guide.
- Entrance fees for Vietnam attractions as per itinerary.
- Meals as indicated in the program.
- Hotel EARLY check in & LATE check out.
- Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner in the accommodation.
- Transport to or from Vietnam.
- International or departure taxes.
- Vietnam Visa or Passport Fees.
- Travel insurance while in Vietnam.
- Tips, laundry and gratuities.
- Meals not marked on itinerary.
- Any other personal expense not mentioned.
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