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Tour 005 - The big circle of Tonkin - 25 days 24 nights

NORTH WEST - NORTH EAST - HA LONG - HOI AN - HUE - SAI GON - VINH LONG - CAN THO
If you want to discover all the ethnic diversity of this country, its population and its habits. Another approach of Vietnam

Day 1 –HA NOI ARRIVAL
- Meet on arrival with the help of the signboard then transfer to the Ha Noi center
- Free time
- Overnight at hotel.

Day 2 –HA NOI
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Visit the presidential palace, the house on stilt of Ho Chi Minh president, one pillar pagoda then visit of the temple of litterature.
- In the afternoon, visit the ethnology museum
- Then visit of the old quarter, the Hoan Kiem lake, the temple on the lake before continuing by the show of water puppetry
- Overnight at hotel

Day 3 –HA NOI/HOA LU (NINH BINH)120 Kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Departure for the destination of Hoa Lu, visit the two temples Dinh and Le
- Then go to Tam Coc for a rowing boat trip
- In the late afternoon, visit of the Thai Vi temple
- Overnight at hotel

Day 4– HOA LU/MAI CHAU:100 Kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Leaving Ninh Binh for Mai Chau
- Check in the house on stilt
- Walking throughout some White Thai villages to see people making traditional dress and stools.
- Posibility participating in activity of traditionnal music in your charge

Day 5 –MAI CHAU/SON LA : 200 Kms|

- Have breakfast at the home stay,
- Departure for Son La via Moc Chau
- Visit en route
- Check in hotel

Day 6 –SON LA/DIEN BIEN PHU : 160 Kms
- Having breakfast at the hotel
- Visit to SonLa prison
- Drive to DienBienPhu, with stopover at the typical beauty spots and hill tribe minorities of hamlets. Afternoon visit to the sites of the old battle.
- O/n at Hotel

Day 7 –DIEN BIEN PHU/SAPA 280 Kms
- Having breakfast at the hotel,
- Visit Dien Bien museum, old battle field, A1 hill and headquarter of French Former General De Castries.
- Departure for Sapa by visiting the silver waterfall en route
- Overnight at Auberge.

Day 8 –SAPA/TA VAN/SAPA 16 kms

- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Leaving Sapa at 9.30 am and heading to Y Linh Ho, hiking along narrow paths and visiting two Black H’mong villages at Lao Chai San and Lao Chai.
- Having a short break in the village center, talking with friendly children and touring the village to learn more about local people’s way of living and then continuing along the small village’s footpaths to Giay village in Ta Van.
- Our guide will take you to explore the village.
- Come back Sapa by car
- Overnight at Auberge.

Day 9– SAPA/BAC HA 100 kms

- Have breakfast at the hotel
- Departure for the Bac Ha market ( on Sunday)
- Visite the Ban Pho village
- Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10 –BAC HA/TUYEN QUANG 250 kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Departure for Tuyen Quang
- Overnight at hotel.

Day 11 –TUYEN QUANG/BA BE 250 kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Depart for BaBe Lake, an mountain area,
- Visit en route a lot of tea hill
- O/N in the hotel.

Day 12 –BA BE
- Have breakfast at hotel
- Visit BaBe area by boat: Nang river, grottos, waterfall. Visit ethnic village, namely PacNgoi, where visitors can get to know about Tay People.
- O/N in the forest hotel
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Day 13 –BA BE/CAO BANG 140 kms
- Have breakfast at hotel
- Transfer to Cao Bang. Cao Bang town is high above sea level and has a pleasant climate.The main reason to for coming here is to go on excursions into the surrounding scenic countryside.This is the most beautiful mountain area in the northeast and is worth exploring.
- In the afternoon, go to visite the Ban Gioc waterfall which is near the Chiness border.
- Ovenight at hotel.

Day 14 –CAO BANG/LANG SON 150 kms
- Have breakfast at hotel
- Continue your trip to Lang Son with many stop over on the way: visit Tay village and meet Tay and Dzao people, taking photos, rural market
- Arrive at Lang Son. Visite the market of the capital mountainous Lang Son , visit the Tam Thanh grotto
- Ovenight at hotel.

Day 15 – LANG SON/HA LONG 220kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel
- Transfer to Ha Long bay in the Quang ninh province
- 12h00 Board on Bai Tho Junk, enjoy a welcome drink on arrival, check in your comfortable cabin.
13h00 Enjoy the sea seafood lunch served on board by the charge of Binhtours
13h00 Cruise to the grand Halong Bay through the limestone cliffs risen up from the emerald water with opportunities of photos taking of Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, Dog Island, Sail island, visit Sung Sot the most beautiful cave of 14 biggest cave in Halong Bay, visit Titop island, walk up the hill to enjoy the panorama of the Bay, relax on the beach.
Have dinner and relax in quite and fresh Bay.
- Overnight on board.

Day 16 – HA LONG/HA NOI
- 7 h00 have breakfast after enjoyment of the sunrise.
7h30 more cruising to explore the Bay with Man head island, Tortoise Island, take a light rowing boat trip to discover Luon Cave, enjoy the impressive views of Bai Tu Long Bay, Bai Tho Mountain, and the city overview.
11h00 have lunch on board
12h00 arrive at the wharf
- Return in Ha Noi
- Overnight at hotel

Day 17– HA NOI/DA NANG by plane/HOI AN 30 kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel
- Transfer to Ha Noi airport for the flight Ha Noi/Da Nang
- Meet our guide then checking in the hotel in Hoi An
- Visit the old quarter of Hoi An : Phuoc Kien temple, japanes bridge
- Overnight at the hotel

Day 18 – HOI AN/MY SON/HOI AN 70 kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Take the boat trip to visit the Thanh Ha ceramic village then take the car to go to the My Son .
- Show of Cham dance
- Back to Hoi An for free time
- Overnight at the hotel

Day 19 –HOI AN/HUE 140 kms 3h en route
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Free time
- Then departure for Hue via Hai Van pass
- Check in and overnight hotel

Day 20 – HUE
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Take the boat trip on the perfum river to visit the Thien Mu pagoda then show ot the royal music
- Visit the Imperial Citadel, city loaded with history, traditional intellectual home of the country monuments visit the door of midday, the Palace of the Supreme Harmony, the temple of Nguyen
- In the afternoon, visit of Tu Duc’s tombs , the village where people make the conical hat
- Visit of Dong Ba market
- Overnight at hotel

Day 21- HUE / SAÏGON by plane
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Flight Hue/Sai Gon
- Meet by our guide then transfer to hotel for checking in
- Free time to visit the Ben Thanh market
- Overnight at hotel.

Day 22 –SAÏGON/VINH LONG/CAN THO 160 Kms
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Continue to Cai Be-Vinh Long which is situated between the Tien and the Hau Rivers. Here the soil is rich in alluvium, favourable for rice and various fruit cultivation.
The majority of inhabitants live on farming, the remaining on petty trading.
- After arrival in Cai Be, a boat will take you to the floating market busy with sellers and buyers bargaining and exchanging their goods from their boats. Then our boats continue to the maze of shady canals passing the countless fruits, stop at a local orchard to enjoy tropical seasonal fruits. Taking this tour we will also enjoy roaming through the village, visiting the daily activities of locals who make products (ceramic,rice paper,Crispy vermicelli…). After a short stop in Vinh Long city en route for Can Tho
- Overnight in hotel

Day 23 –CAN THO/SAI GON
- Have breakfast at the hotel
- A boat will take you cruising to the busiest floating market of the Mekong River Delta: Cai Rang floating market. Hundreds of vessels gather here to trade all kinds of fruit from neighboring fertile farms. You can have some tropical fruit to eat. Three-hour boat cruising will take you through the most picturesque rural landscapes of the delta. Then visit the Ca Nai channel
- Back to Sai Gon
- O/N at hotel

Day 24 –SAI GON
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Departure for the visit of and Chinatown ChoLon, Thien Hau pagoda
- You can explore District 1 if having time, sightseeing includes the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral built between 1877 and 1883 by the French, General Post Office building, much admired for its French Colonial architecture.
- O/N at hotel

Day 25 –SAI GON departure
- Have breakfast at the hotel,
- Free time
- Check out at midday
- Transfer to the Sai Gon airport for the return flight
- End of our service

Including :
- Accomodation with american breakfast in mentioned hotels
- Private A/C new car
- Domectic flight tickets Hanoï/ Da Nang, Hue/Sai Gon
- English speaking guide
- All entrance fees as per the above itinerary
- Water puppetry show and boat as mentioned in the program
- Three meals on boat in Ha Long bay
- Visa approval

Excluding :
- Visa fee,
- International flight tickets,
- Lunches ( except the 3 meals on the boat in Ha Long bay), dinners, drink,
- Tips and personal expenses
- Insurance
Note : This is a private tour however you share the boat in Ha Long with others but you have your private room.
Check in time at all the hotel: After 12.00; Check out time: Before 12.00

See the description in detail of service
Everything can be changed ( hotels, itinerary….) to suit your budget and desirs.
If you are more participants, please contact us for the price exact.

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