Name: From Cochinchine to Tonkin
Brand: Typic Travel
Price: 939€ EUR
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Brief itinerary

Location Vietnam
Duration 14 days/13 nights
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1 : Industry: general
2 : Audience: B2C
3 : Saigon arrival - free (-)
4 : Saigon - Danang - Hoi An (B/L/D) Morning flight
5 : Hoi An/visits and walks (B/L/D)
6 : Hoi An - My Son + walks (B/L/D)
7 : Hoi An - Hai Van Pass - Hue (B/L/D)
8 : Hue - visits - Hanoi (B/L/D)
9 : Hanoi - visits - Lao Cai (B/L/D)
10 : Lao Cai arrival - local market - Sapa (B/L/D)
11 : Sapa - walks - Sapa (B/L/D)
12 : Sapa - walks - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B/L/D)
13 : Hanoi arrival – Ha Long(B/L/D)
14 : Ha Long - Hanoi (B/L/D)
15 : Hanoi - visits (B/L/D)
16 : Hanoi - free - Departure (B)

Circuit Highlights

Visit Ho Chi Minh Ville - the heart of the country's commercial life
Take a tour of the beautiful cities of Da Nang and Hoi An
Take a boat trip on the Rivière des Parfums à Hue
Stroll through the capital Hanoi and discover famous historical monuments
Participate in the colorful ethnic markets in Sapa and Lao Cai
Take a junk cruise on baie d'Ha Long
Immerse yourself in local life
Meet the warm locals
Fully savor Vietnamese cuisine.

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Depuis Cochinchine au Tonkin avec Typictravel

Detailed program (14 )

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1 Saigon arrival - free (-)

Arrival in Saigon, welcome by the Typic Travel team for transfer to the hotel. Free time for personal discoveries, visits and explorations according to your wishes upon arrival. Optional meals according to your wishes and time availability. Overnight in Saigon.

2 Saigon - Danang - Hoi An (B/L/D) Morning flight

Arrival in Danang, welcome by the driver and French-speaking guide for transfer to Hoi An with stops to visit: the Cham Museum and Marble Mountain in Danang before direct transfer to the hotel for check-in.

Free time for your personal visits to must-see sites. Meals at local restaurants.

Overnight in Hoi An.

3 Hoi An/visits and strolls (B/L/D)

In the morning, around 8:00 AM, the guide will pick you up at your hotel for a basket boat and bicycle ride in the suburbs of Hoi An where you can enjoy fun activities (our new product), a rest stop and cooking class with the family.

Lunch at a local's home + 15-minute foot massage

Return to town around 1:00 PM and in the afternoon, free time to relax at the beach.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

4 Hoi An - My Son + strolls (B/L/D)

In the morning, on the way to My Son, an archaeological site. Visit this site + possible viewing of an Apsara traditional dance performance, presented by local artists.

Return to Hoi An for lunch at a local restaurant and then transfer to your hotel to enjoy some free time to stroll on the beach or discover the city personally.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

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

In the morning, on the way to Hue via the city of Danang with a photo stop at Hai Van Pass.

Arrival in Hue, lunch at a local restaurant with Hue specialties.

Visit and stroll in the Imperial City, cruise on the Perfume River, visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and Dong Ba Market.

Late afternoon visit to Tu Duc village (no visit to Tu Duc tomb) for the production of incense sticks and conical hats.

Transfer and check-in at the hotel.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hue.

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

Day of visits and strolls on site: a bicycle ride in the suburbs to visit the tomb of Minh Mang and Khai Dinh, Tu Hieu Pagoda and finally the village of Thuy Bieu.

Lunch at a local's home and then transfer to Hue airport for the flight to Hanoi.

Arrival in Hanoi, welcome by the driver only (without guide) and then transfer to the hotel.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

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

Free morning until 11:00 AM, when you will need to check out of your rooms, then depart for city visits in Hanoi to the must-see places: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex (exterior) with a photo of the changing of the guard, and the One Pillar Pagoda.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, visits to the Temple of Literature, the Tran Quoc Pagoda and the Quan Thanh Temple, followed by a free stroll in the Old Quarter.

Dinner at a local restaurant and then transfer to the station for the overnight train to Lao Cai.

Soft sleeper train / 4-berth cabin.

8 Lao Cai arrival - local market - Sapa (B/L/D)

Early arrival in Lao Cai, welcome by the French-speaking guide + driver team on site and breakfast at the local restaurant in front of the station, before heading out to visit the colorful ethnic market of Coc Ly which takes place once a week every Tuesday morning.

A boat trip along the Chay River if the water allows (to be seen on site with the guide).

Lunch at a local restaurant with visits along the way.

On the way to Sapa with stops for visits along the road: tea hills, border gate with China

Arrival in Sapa, direct transfer to the hotel and then visit the central market of Sapa.

Dinner at a local restaurant.

9 Sapa - walks - Sapa (B/L/D)

A day of walks to the Lao Chai, Ta Van and Giang Ta Chai valley to see the beautiful terraced rice fields + typical houses of the H'mong, Dzao, Zay ethnic groups etc.

Lunch at the restaurant in the village and we will take the road back to Sapa.

Free time, dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Sapa.

10 Sapa - walks - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B/L/D)

The 2nd day of walks and visits in Sapa: in the morning, you will ascend Ham Rong mountain for a panoramic view of Sapa and the Muong Hoa valley where you can possibly watch a traditional dance performance presented by local ethnic artists.

Return and check out of rooms and then lunch at the hotel restaurant before going for a walk to Ma Tra - Ta Phin village.

We take the road back for transfer to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi.

Dinner at a local restaurant in front of the station and overnight on board the train to Hanoi.

Sleeper train / 4-bed cabin.

11 Hanoi arrival – Ha Long (B/L/D)

Early arrival, welcome by the French-speaking guide + driver team for direct transfer to Ha Long for breakfast.

The guide picks you up and takes the road to Halong, boarding the Shared Deluxe Red Dragon Junk with only 5 cabins (or the Private Victory Star Junk) depending on the number of participants for the 24-hour cruise in Ha Long Bay and the magical spectacle of the bay.

Seafood lunch on board and you will follow the activities and visits planned by the boat's program.

Seafood dinner and overnight on board.

12 Ha Long - Hanoi (B/L/D)

Morning, light breakfast and then continuation in the bay via Lan Ha Bay; then lunch: a Brunch around 11:00 AM and then disembarkation.

Take the road back to Hanoi.

A stop to visit the But Thap Pagoda (an ancient pagoda of Tonkin) before arriving in Hanoi.

Direct transfer to the hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

13 Hanoi - visits (B/L/D)

A day of visits to essential sites in Hanoi city: walk on the Paul Doumer bridge to see a work built by Gustave Eiffel's team in 1892, then, a cyclo-pousse ride in Hanoi's Old Quarter

Lunch at a local restaurant with Cha Ca specialties.

In the afternoon, visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and then return to the city center to visit the Lake of the Restored Sword with Ngoc Son Temple on the islet.

Water puppet show at the end of the day.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.