12-Days
2+ persons - $1,391 4+ persons $1,295
Single Supplement: $310
Superior / Deluxe Hotel Supplement - please inquire
Optional Transpacific Airline Fare: $900 +/- plus tax, off season
Cost is per person for a minimum tour of two-persons. Price includes
all domestic Vietnam airfare as noted: Saigon-Danang, Hue-Hanoi;
double occupancy standard three-star hotel accommodations, all
breakfasts, all airport transfers, air-conditioned ground
transportation, all boat transportation as noted, admissions to all
noted attractions, driver, English speaking guides, and
accommodations/meals for guides and drivers. Costs do not include
visa costs, airport departure taxes, meals other than breakfast and
items of a personal nature. [VN-SN-04] Note: Transpacific airline
flights indicated for information purposes only.
Day 1 Depart Los Angeles
International Airport at 12:00 noon on Asiana Airlines flight OZ-201
for Seoul, Korea.
Day 2 Arrive Seoul at 6:30 pm and connect with Asiana Airlines flight
OZ-361 for Saigon. Arrive Saigon at 11:50 pm. Clear customs and
immigration, meet guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. Free
evening.
Day 3 All day Saigon and Cho Lon (Chinatown) city tour: An Dong Market
(Saigon’s largest), Dong Khoi Street, Notre Dame Cathedral, the
Colonial Post Office, the newly restored Saigon Opera House, the
Saigon Riverfront, the Thien Hau (Chinese congregation) Pagoda, a
visit to the An Dong Market (Saigon’s Largest) the Rex, Caravelle
and Majestic colonial hotels, the Hotel d’Ville (City Hall) and view
Reunification Palace from the outside. Return to hotel. Free
evening.
Day 4 Morning departure via vehicle for the world famous Cu Chi
Tunnels. Stop at places of interest en route. Tour the extensive
tunnel complex. Continue on to Tay Ninh adjacent to the Cambodian
border and to the esoteric Cao Dai Holy See. Attend the Cao Dai noon
service. The Cao Dai religion fuses elements of Christianity,
Buddhism, Island and native animistic beliefs into an amalgam of
color. Return to Saigon stopping at points of interest to the tour
group en route. Free evening.
Day 5 Early morning check out and transfer to Saigon’s Tan Son Nhut
Airport to connect with your flight to Danang on Vietnam’s Central
Coastal Littoral Arrive Danang, meet guide and driver and proceed on
a brief Danang city tour. Continue on to the Cham Museum which
contains the largest collection of ancient Cham limestone carvings
in all of Vietnam. The Kingdom of Champa was an Indian-influenced
Hindu kingdom which occupied Vietnam’s central coastal littoral
until the arrival of the Vietnamese in the 14th-century. Continue on
to Marble Mountain and the Marble cutters village for a tour. Stop
at the Furama Resort for an optional lunch and a stroll on China
Beach. Continue on to the ancient City of Hoi An 27-kilometers south
of Danang. Transfer to hotel. Balance of the day walking tour of
this ancient city which Marco Polo passed through on his
13th-century journey to China. Hoi An contains over 800-structures
of historical interest including Japanese covered bridges, Chinese
and Japanese merchant houses and temples from the various parts of
China. Free evening.
Day 6 Free day to enjoy the ambient town of Hoi An and the state of
“being.”
Day 7 Morning check out and proceed via vehicle north on Highway 1.
Stop at the towering Hai Van Pass for a spectacular view of the
central Vietnamese coastal littoral. Continue on to the ancient
imperial capital of Vietnam, Hue. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour:
Royal Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City which was the capital of
the last Vietnamese dynasty, the Nguyen’s [1802-1945]. Enter the
Forbidden Purple City through the Ngo Mon (Noontime) Gate and
proceed to the beautifully restored Thai Hoa Palace. Visit the Royal
Library and the Hien Lam Pavilion. Return to hotel, free evening to
stroll the quaint streets of Hue.
Day 8 Morning departure via rivercraft up the Huong Giang (Perfume)
River to the Tomb of Minh Mang [1820-1840]. Minh Mang’s tomb is the
most harmoniously blended tomb with nature of all of the royal
tombs. Tour the tomb with its numerous pavilions. Return to Hue
stopping at the Thien Mu Pagoda, unofficial symbol of the City of
Hue. Return to Hotel. Free late afternoon and evening.
Day 9 Morning check out and transfer to Hue’s Phu Bai Airport to
connect with your flight to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi, meet guide and
driver and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day Hanoi city
tour: Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword), the The Huc
(Rising Sun) Bridge, the Ngoc Son Temple (dedicated to national hero
Tran Hung Dao, La To, saint of physicians, and scholar Van Xuong),
the arts gallery across from the The Huc Bridge and view Tortoise
Pagoda on Hoan Kiem Lake. Note: Hoan Kiem lake is the emotional
vortex of Hanoi. One-hour cyclo tour of the 36-streets and the areas
around the 36-streets. Return to your hotel via cyclo. Free evening.
Day 10 All day Hanoi city tour: St. Joseph’s Cathedral (1886), Maison
Central (or Hoa Lo, the Furnace Prison AKA the Hanoi Hilton), Ba
Dinh Square: the One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot, circa 1049), Dien
Huu Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh House-on-Stilts, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum;
Temple of Literature (Den Van Mieu, circa 1070, Vietnam’s first
national university). Return to hotel. Free evening.
Day 11 Free day in Hanoi for last minute shopping. Late check out and
transfer to the airport to connect with your return flight home.
Day 12 Board your returning Airlines flight home.
Welcome Home!
Hotel Accommodations
Note: Or similar class accommodations depending on booking status of
the hotel.
Standard:
Saigon Huong Sen Hotel *** (Deluxe Room)
Hoi An Hoi An Hotel ****(Superior Room)
Hue Huong Giang Hotel **** (Superior Garden view Room)
Hanoi Anise Hotel ***+ (Superior Room)
Superior:
Saigon Kim Do Hotel ****(Deluxe Room)
Hoi An Hoi An Beach Resort **** (Deluxe Room)
Hue Huong Giang Hotel **** (Riverview Room)
Hanoi Sunway Hotel **** (Superior Room)
Deluxe
Saigon Equatorial Hotel ***** (Deluxe Room)
Hoi An The Riverside Hotel ****
Hue Saigon Morin Hotel **** (Deluxe Room)
Hanoi Melia Hotel ***** ( Deluxe Room)
Included Airline Flights
Saigon-Danang [SGN-DAD]
Hue-Hanoi [HUI-HAN]
Included Admissions and other Included Fees
Cu Chi Cu Chi Tunnels, Admissions
Danang Cham Museum
Danang Marble Mountain
Hoi An Admissions
Hue Royal Citadel, Admissions
Hue Rivercraft
Hue Minh Mang Tomb, Admissions
Hanoi Cyclo
Hanoi Ngoc Son Temple
Hanoi Hao Lo Prison
Hanoi Temple of Literature
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh House on Stilts |
