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Brief itinerary

Location Vietnam
Duration 15 days/14 nights
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1 : Industry: general
2 : Audience: B2C
3 : General context of the article (for consistent terminology, no need to translate this part): Vietnam authentique MANDATORY RULES: - Keep proper nouns, place names, and brand names untranslated (especially those listed above)
4 : - Keep ALL HTML tags INTACT, do not add/remove/change tags, ONLY translate the text
5 : - Return only the translation, DO NOT add explanations, DO NOT wrap in ```
6 : Text to translate: Saigon arrival - Visits (D)
7 : Saigon – Mekong Delta - Saigon (B/L)
8 : Saigon - Danang - Hoi An (B/L/D)
9 : Hoi An - free (B)
10 : Hoi An - Hai Van Pass - Hue (B/L/D)
11 : Hue - Visits - Hanoi (B/L/D)
12 : Hanoi - special visits Lao Cai (B/L/D)
13 : Lao Cai arrival - Sapa - Cat Cat village (B/L/D)
14 : Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa (B/L/D)
15 : Sapa - Hanoi (B/L/D)
16 : Hanoi arrival - Ha Long (B/L/D)
17 : Halong - Ninh Binh (B/L/D)
18 : Ninh Binh - bike rides and visits (B/L/D)
19 : Ninh Binh - Hanoi (B/L)
20 : Hanoi - free (B)

Circuit Highlights

Walk around Saigon city
Visit Cai Be floating market
Discover the ancient city of Hoi An
Take a boat trip on the Perfume River in Hue
Taste the cha ca specialty in Hanoi
Trek in Sapa valley
Cruise for 24 hours in Ha Long Bay
Cycle in Tam Coc village, Ninh Binh
Have a real contact with local people.

Illustrated map of the circuit

Circuit photos

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1 Saigon arrival - Visits (D)

Arrival, airport pick-up and transfer to the hotel to drop off your luggage (rooms available at noon only)

While waiting for the room to be available, the French-speaking guide will accompany you to the Cho Lon District (Grand Market) also known as "Chinatown" with a visit to the Thieu Hau Pagoda (Pagoda of the Celestial Lady) and the Binh Tay Wholesale Market and then the Jade Emperor Pagoda (Chua Ngoc Hoang) in the Vietnamese quarter.

Free afternoon to rest or visit the city at your leisure

Welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Saigon.

2 Saigon - Mekong Delta - Saigon (B/L)

In the morning, departure for the Mekong (Cai Be) for a private sampan excursion. Discovery of local manufacturing workshops: rice candies...

Visit of the Cai Be floating market. Lunch at a local's home

Walk through the fruit orchards on the islands and then return to Saigon

Direct transfer to the hotel. Dinner at leisure and overnight in Saigon

3 Saigon - Danang - Hoi An (B/L/D)

After breakfast, meet the driver (without guide) at 08:00 for transfer to the airport for your flight to Da Nang.

Upon arrival in Danang, meet the driver (without guide) for direct transfer to the hotel in Hoi An. Meal at a local restaurant and overnight in Hoi An.

4 Hoi An - free (B)

Free day to relax on the beach or for your personal discoveries.

Meals at leisure or included as per your wish and overnight at the hotel.

5 Hoi An - Hai Van Pass - Hue (B/L/D)

Free morning then check out around noon, meet the driver (without guide) at 13:00 to take the road to Hue via the Hai Van Pass.

Arrival in Hue, direct transfer to the hotel. Meal at a local restaurant and overnight in Hue

6 Hue - Visits - Hanoi (B/L/D)

The guide accompanies you for visits to the Citadel with the Imperial City and the Thien Mu Pagoda (also called Pagoda of the Celestial Lady).

Cruise on the Perfume River, visit of the imperial tomb of Tu Duc and an authentic village manufacturing conical hats and incense sticks.

Visit of the Tu Hieu pagoda.

At noon, specialty lunch at a local restaurant

We continue with other visits and then free time

Meet at 17:45 with the guide and driver for transfer to Hue airport for the flight to Hanoi.

Arrival in Hanoi, reception by the northern team (Guide and driver) then transfer to the hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

7 Hanoi - special visits Lao Cai (B/L/D)

Meet the French-speaking guide and driver for a day of city visits as per your wishes.

Visit of the Hoang Thanh Citadel and then the Hoa Lo prison.

Lunch at a local restaurant with Cha Ca specialty

Continuation of visits with the Temple of Literature and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex (exterior) followed by the One Pillar Pagoda

Free time and dinner at a local restaurant

Meet the guide and driver for transfer to the station for the night train.

Private cabin on the Chapa Express train / Soft sleeper

8 Lao Cai arrival - Sapa - Cat Cat village (B/L/D)

Arrival in Lao Cai, welcome by the French-speaking guide for breakfast at the station and then transfer to Sapa to discover Sapa and its valley.

Walk to Cat Cat village and visit the central market of Sapa.

Lunch at a local restaurant

Afternoon, free time to rest or for your personal discoveries

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Sapa.

9 Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa (B/L/D)

After breakfast, meet the guide around 09:00 for a day of walks through the villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van. We discover beautiful landscapes and the ethnic groups of the Sapa valley. Lunch at a local restaurant

Walk to Giang Ta Chai village and then return by car to the hotel.

Free time and dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

10 Sapa - Hanoi (B/L/D)

In the morning, guide and driver take you to see the Thac Bac waterfall.

Return to the hotel to collect your luggage and then depart for lunch at a local restaurant

Transfer to the station, dinner at a local restaurant. Night train / Private cabin / Soft sleeper 9 p.m.

11 Hanoi arrival - Ha Long (B/L/D)

Arrival in Hanoi, reception by the guide and driver for transfer to the hotel and breakfast then transfer to Ha Long Bay.

Arrival at Ha Long Bay around 12:30 PM, embarkation and brunch on the shared Junk for the 24-hour cruise in Lan Ha Bay and the two other bays.

Seafood meal on board. Visits to caves during the cruise. Dinner and overnight on board.

12 Halong - Ninh Binh (B/L/D)

The cruise continues, brunch around 11:00 AM and disembarkation around 11:30 AM for the road with the guide and driver to Ninh Binh (Van Long).

Free time and dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Ninh Binh

13 Ninh Binh - bike rides and visits (B/L/D)

After breakfast, head for a bike ride to Tam Coc village, Thung Nang. Then climb to the summit of Hang Mua for a panoramic view of the limestone peaks. On the way down, visit the Bich Dong pagoda and the Thai Vi temple

A sampan ride on the Thung Nham site (which is not too frequented by tourists) gliding under the longest cave of the limestone mountain and at the end of the sampan ride, we head towards Thien Ha cave to navigate its underground river. Lunch at a local restaurant

In the afternoon, visit the temples of Kings Dinh and Le before returning to the hotel

Evening and dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel

14 Ninh Binh - Hanoi (B/L)

In the morning, walk in Van Long village followed by another sampan ride on the Van Long site (dragon in the clouds) to compare it with other places.

Lunch at a local restaurant and then the road back to Hanoi

Arrival in Hanoi, direct transfer to the hotel. Rest and free time. Dinner at leisure and overnight in Hanoi

15 Hanoi - free (B)

Free day. Check out around noon and then around 7:00 PM, you must take (at your own expense) a taxi to the airport.

Detailed Tariff

Group of participants

Price in € / person

Included Services

Accommodations as in the hotels mentioned in DBL or TWIN Room
Overnight on a Junk in Ha Long
Overnight on the night train: Chapa Express for Hanoi - Lao Cai and Victoria for Lao Cai - Hanoi
Domestic flights + taxes: SGN - DAN and HUE - HANOI
Private, air-conditioned vehicle + competent driver
French-speaking guides throughout the itinerary as mentioned
Boat, sampan, bicycle, and scooter rides as mentioned
All entrance fees to sites for guided days
Meals mentioned (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, and D = Dinner).