A World UNESCO Country
Hanoi - Danang - Hoi An - Hue
10-Days
2+ persons - $1,370 4+ persons $1,265
Single Supplement: $150
Superior / Deluxe Hotel Accommodations - please inquire
Optional Transpacific Airline Fare: $900 +/- plus tax
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-NS-01] 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 Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at 11:50 pm. Clear customs and immigration, meet guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. Free
evening.
Day 3 All 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 4 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 5 Morning check out and transfer to Hanoi’s Noi Bai 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. Lunch served on board rivercraft. 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 transfer to Hue’s Phu Bai Airport to connect with your returning flight to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi, meet guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. Free day until transfer to the airport
to connect with your returning flight home.
Day 10 Board your returning Asiana Airlines flight home. Arrive Los Angeles the same day at 12:00 noon.
Welcome Home!
Hotel Accommodations
Note: Or similar class accommodations depending on booking status of the hotel.
Standard:
Hanoi Anise Hotel ***+ ( Superior Room)
Hoi An Hoi An Hotel *** ( Superior Room)
Hue Huong Giang Hotel *** ( Superior Garden View)
Superior:
Hanoi Sunway Hotel ****
Hoi An Hoi An Beach Resort ***+
Hue Huong Giang Hotel *** (Superior Riverview Room)
Deluxe
Hanoi Melia Hotel ***** (Deluxe Room)
Hoi An The Riverside Hotel ****
Hue Huong Giang Hotel *** (Deluxe Riverview Room)
Included Airline Flights
Hanoi-Danang [HAN-DAD]
Hue-Hanoi [HUI-HAN]
Included Admissions and other Included Fees
Hanoi Cyclo
Hanoi Ngoc Son Temple
Hanoi Hao Lo Prison
Hanoi Temple of Literature
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Hanoi Ho Chin Minh House on Stilts
Danang Cham Museum, Admissions
Danang Marble Mountain, Admissions
Hoi An Admissions
Hue Royal Citadel, Admissions
Hue Rivercraft
Hue Minh Mang Tomb, Admissions
Hue Lunch on Rivercraft |
