6E 1641 21:45 Wed, 24 Dec 25 Kolkata 03:00 Thu, 25 Dec 25 Ho Chi Minh City
Arrival at Ho Chi Minh and transfer to hotel. Check-in and rest.
Morning after breakfast, the tour guide & the driver will pick you up and take you for sightseeing starting with the central Post office, designed by Gustave Eiffel, and the Notre Dame Cathedral, inspired by its counterpart in Paris. Next, visit the War Remnants Museum which presents a partial, but riveting, view of the American war, as it is known in Vietnam, Independence Palace, Ben Thanh market. Indian lunch will be provided. Dinner at Indian restaurant.
Breakfast at the hotel 08:30 Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel, and drive 1.5 hours to Mỹ Tho. We will stop along the way for refreshments and toilet. Upon arrival, we board a motor-boat and cruise along a vast network of canals and channels to enjoy wonderful views of the Mekong River, including four famous islands “Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle and Phoenix”.
Stop at one of the floating fish houses, in nets and wire baskets under their house, the villagers cultivate freshwater fish and shrimp - a major export product of the region. Cross the River to the other side, you will stop at a traditional workshop to witness a step- by-step process on how to make coconut candy, honey farming while also trying some yourself and listening to traditional music.
Enjoy what local people offer by hand rowing a sampan along the shady, breezy canal. We will transfer to local transportation called Xe Lôi to travel throughout the villages. Light Lunch will be served at a riverside restaurant with a Vietnamese 5-course set menu. Take a rest after lunch before boarding the motor-boat back to Mỹ Tho. Afterwards, you will be back to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner at the restaurant.
Breakfast at hotel and leave busy Saigon for visit to the tunnels of Cu Chi, where are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels that are located in the Cu Chi district of Saigon, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underline much of the country.
At the Cu Chi tunnels, you will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed, followed by an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access Also, on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers. After that transfer to airport to board flight for Da Nang. Arrival in Da Nang and overnight at hotel.
Enjoy Breakfast at hotel.
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Ba Na Hills to enjoy the beautiful view from the cable car up to the summit. Upon arrival have sightseeing and take photos at the world-famous Golden Bridge, continue to flower garden Le Jardin D’amour where has many kinds of beautiful flowers. Take another cable car route to reach French Village at the height of 1138 meters to experience architecture here.
You will spend more time playing games at Fantasy Amusement Park (almost normal games and 4D Movie already included in the tour package but only some games which have reward, you will pay fee by yourself). After that you will take cable car back the foot. Later visit Hoi An Ancient Town. Arrive in Hoi An and move to Hoi An Ancient Town where we take chance to visit the Fukian Assembly Hall to encounter an excellent work of architecture that is also considered as a heritage of historical significance, and admire the Japanese Covered Bridge which is a beautiful example of Japanese architecture. Later at evening proceed for Lantern boat ride.
lunch will be provided.
Walking and spending some minutes shopping in the ancient town.
Later return to hotel and overnight at hotel.
After breakfast check-out from hotel and transfer to airport to board flight for Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi we will have city tour visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho – and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. You’ll also the Ho Chi Minh Museum where you can learn about this remarkable man and what he did for Vietnam and the world. You’ll visit the One Pillar Pagoda, which is actually a group of structures that collectively make up pagoda built over the water in the middle of a square lake. After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. From there, to Temple of literature, this was Vietnam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius. Afterwards, you’ll visit Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart and soul of Hanoi. Dinner at the restaurant.
Enjoy breakfast at hotel. Later proceed for A 90km drive to south of Hanoi will lead you to Ninh Binh, the site of the one capital city of ancient Vietnam before Hanoi took its leading role in 11th century. The area is featured by lots of well-known sceneries, which include Tam Coc Caves and Hoa Lu ancient capital with the old temples dedicated to King Dinh and; King Le reigned in 10th century. The visit in NinhBinh starts by a boat trip in Tam Coc where spectacular limestone karsts just out from the green paddy fields reminding about Guilin (China) and Ha Long Bay of Vietnam, which gives this scenery the name “Ha Long-bay-on-land”. Further discovery in Ninh Binh will be continued in the site that used to be the kings’ palace in 10th century and now famous for the wooden relieves of the shady Dinh and Le temples.
Late afternoon back to Hanoi. Dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.
After breakfast at hotel, in the morning, transfer from Ha Noi to Ha Long Bay. Along the way, enjoy watching people's daily life and rice paddy fields along the way. After arriving at Ha Long, get on board to cruise around and have chances to admire the spectacular scenery of Ha Long Bay with fascinating natural formations such as Perfume Rock, Fighting Rock, Lonely Rock, etc. while having light lunch. Then you will have some time to do swimming or visiting villages to have a look at how local people spend their days. You also can join the cooking class on board to learn how to make Spring Roll - a Vietnamese traditional dish. After having dinner on board, you can enjoy some night activities such as listening to music or just simply enjoying the night sky of Ha Long Bay.
Overnight on cruise. Lunch & dinner will be served on cruise.
After breakfast, visit by boat to Luon Cave, a ring-shaped pool inside an island in Ha Long with absolutely tranquil landscape and emerald water. Back to the Wharf of Ha Long passing the most densely area with many islands that have been named like the Rock-Fighting Rock, Sail Island, Incense burner rock or Sea Dog Rock. Arrive at Ha Long Wharf around 11.00. Later transfer to Hotel in Hanoi. Dinner at Indian restaurant. Overnight. Brunch will be provided on cruise.
6E 1632 14:05 Fri, 02 Jan 26 Hanoi 15:40 Fri, 02 Jan 26 Kolkata
At midnight check-out and transfer to airport to board flight for home country.
