DAY 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Arrival – City Tour (D)
Arrive in HCM City, welcome and transfer to your hotel for check-in.
Afternoon, explore the city with the Reunification Palace, a palace of old President in South of Vietnam during the American war; Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, the two sites that we can’t ignore when we visit the city.
Then we travel to visit Cho Lon (China town) and Ben Thanh Market.
Dinner and overnight at Hotel.
Day 2: HCM City – Mekong Delta (B/L/-)
08h00: Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and take you to Mekong Delta, where you can enjoy a full-day activity tour in My Tho and Ben Tre provinces, and experience the immensity of the biggest rice bowl of Vietnam.
The first sightseeing spots of the Mekong Delta day tour are the floating fish farms and markets on the 4 legendary islets of Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise and Phoenix.
A rowboat will wind you down narrow water palm streams before you switch to a bicycle to cycle approximately 7 miles (12 km) through coconut gardens and along village paths to have a deeper view of the beautiful scenes.
We will then move to the local village, where you can experience daily lives of locals, and stop to visit residents’ houses or workshops to learn how they make banana and coconut cakes and tastes those local specialties.
You can try walking across the famous Monkey Bridge (a slender bamboo bridge used in rural Southern Vietnam to cross rivers and canals) to see locals making rice paper cakes and rice wine.
13h00: Lunch will be served with unique Mekong cuisine before coming back to My Tho City and transferring to Ho Chi Minh City
DAY 3: HCM City Cu Chi – Danang (B/L/-)
08h00: After breakfast, transfer to Cu Chi Tunnel where is located in the Cu Chi District of Ho Chi Minh city. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters.
Before entering the tunnels, we will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed; then we will have an exploration of the maze of tunnels.
We will visit the safe part of the tunnel system which may be made larger and lightening.
Back to HCM city for lunch and transfer to the airport for the flight to Danang.
Arrive in Danang and transfer to hotel for check-in. O/N Danang.
Day 4: Danang – Coconut Forest – Hoian Ancient Town (B/L/-)
At 09h30: Our car and guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hoian and you will start your trip with the first place, Cam Thanh Coconut village (5km from the southeast of the Hoi An Old Town)
After about 20 mins, we will arrive in the village. Here, you will experience basket boat ride around the coconut forest, learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families and their community.
During the trip, the boatman will make extremely lovely natural ornaments such as hats, rings, glasses by coconut leaves for you. You will surely experience the feeling of floating on the waves of water and join a equally fun basket boat race between the baskets together in the cheering and bustling music drum.
About 11 am-12 pm: After the village, you will enjoy seafood lunch at the village.
Afternoon, explore Hoi An ancient town. It is one of the major trading centers in Southeast Asia during the 16th century due to the early western trader occupying period. With the guide, you will walk to visit Chinese Communal House, Tan Ky Merchants’ Houses, Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An market.and learn about the daily life of Hoi An local people. Back to Danang for overnight.
Day 5: Danang – Bana Hill (B/L/-)
08h30 AM: drive to the cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg cable car, which achieved two Guinness World Records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non-stop cable car (1,292m). Sitting in the cabin in midair and looking upon the endless tree line of the forests you will have spectacular views of the lush jungle and fairly waterfalls along the way.
First, step on Golden Bridge which stands 1,400m above sea level in the Ba Na hills and extends over the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff face offering uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. The Golden Bridge is the latest tourist attraction in Da Nang and has attracted a huge number of guests since it opened.
Visit the Le Jardin, old wine cellar, remains of French Villas and Ling Ung Pagoda with 27m high Buddha status. We then leave the Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of the mountain and see the remains of old villas. Conquer the Peak of Chua Mountain at the height of 1,487m. View the whole Da Nang city under the cluster of white clouds. Leave the peak of Chua Mountain, visit the trail of Dreaming Stream, Rainbow Waterfall, Suspension Bridge, Golden Valley, and ruined Opera House. Enjoy games and free rides at the relatively new built Fantasy Park. Play with wild monkeys and take photos, then return to the cable car station at the foot of the Ba Na Mountain before going to Danang. O/N Danang.
Day 6: Danang – Departure (B/-/-)
At your leisure until transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of services.
DOMESTIC FLIGHT TICKET:
Flight ticket from Saigon to Danang: USD 115/person including taxes
