Free and Easy Vietnam Cruise Tour

Brief Information

Tour type: Private tour

Hotel options: 2-star; 3-star; 4-star

Meals: B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner

Duration: 13 days

Departure/end: Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City or vice-versa

Highlights: Hanoi, Halong Bay cruise, Hue Imperial City, Hoi An ancient town, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong River cruise.

Features:
- Various means of transportation: car, train, flight, boat, cyclo
- Different accommodation type: hotel, on train, on boat
- Combination of landscape, life style, climate in different parts in Vietnam.

Brief itinerary and service:

Day	Route	Transfer	Accommodation	Excursion, services	Meals
1	Hanoi arrival	Car	Hotel in Hanoi	Guide meeting at Hanoi airport and private transfer
2	Hanoi City		Hotel in Hanoi	Free to discover the city	B
3	Hanoi-Halong Bay cruise	Bus	On board	Halong Bay cruise: Enjoy the beauty of Halong Bay, visit big and beautiful cave.	B, L, D
4	Halong-Hanoi-Hue	Train	On train	Halong Bay cruise	Brunch
5	Hue		Hotel in Hue	Guide meeting at Hue station and private transfer
6	Hue		Hotel in Hue	Free to explore Hue, the last feudal capital	B
7	Hue-Hoi An	Car	Hotel in Hoi An	Transfer from Hue to Hoi An (no guide)	B
8	Hoi An		Hotel in Hoi An	Free to explore Hoi An ancient beaches	B
9	Hoi An-HCMC	Flight	Hotel in HCMC	Guide meeting at HCMC airport and private transfer	B
10	HCMC-Mekong cruise	Car	On board	Cruise Mekong river, floating market	B, L, D
11	Mekong-HCMC	Car	Hotel in HCMC	Cruise Mekong river, local village	B
12	HCMC		Hotel HCMC	Free to discover the city	B
13	HCMC departure	Car		Private airport transfer	B

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Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Arrive Hanoi, our driver and tour guide will pick you up then transfer to your hotel in Hanoi. Depending on your arrival time, you may have time to explore a little of downtown and enjoy a stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake by yourself.
Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi
Lying at the heart of Northern Red River Delta, Hanoi – the thousand year old capital city of Vietnam has so many charms to attract tourists both domestic and international. With numerous beautiful lakes, romantic shady boulevards, French colonial styled architectures, and hundreds of old temples and pagodas, the city brings to people an extremely peaceful feeling despite the certain busy life and chaotic traffic as a metropolis of a developing country. Apart from that, the traditional street foods also contribute to the attraction of Hanoi. Strolling around the Old quarter, tasting some delicious authentic Hanoi foods, drinking a local cold beer or enjoying Vietnamese local coffee are common things that visitors would love to do during their stay in Hanoi.
See our optional tours in Hanoi to have plan for your days in this city or select ones and put into your tour.

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay
After breakfast, you will be pick-up for the trip to Halong Bay. Arrive Halong Bay around 12:00, get on board. Cruise to contemplate the beauty of the Bay while having lunch. Keep cruising and other activities like kayaking, swimming, taking photo. Having dinner and overnight a romantic night on board.

Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi - Hue
Keep cruising the bay, visit cave, fishing village until having lunch, checkout and get bus back to Hanoi
You will be dropped at Hanoi railways station to get night train to Hue.

Day 5 and 6: Hue
Located in the central part of Vietnam, along the bank of the Perfume River, the poetic city of Hue was once the capital city of Vietnam for approximately 150 years during the feudal time under the rule of Nguyen’s Dynasty. Despite being severely damaged during the war, many valued historic architectures are still well preserved such as Imperial Citadel area, Royal Tombs of Ming Mang, Khai Dinh and Tu Duc, Quoc Hoc High School, Thien Mu pagoda…which have helped Hue earn a place in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 1993.
See our optional tours in Hue to have plan for your days in this city or select ones and put into your tour.

Day 7: Hue – Hoi An
After breakfast our guide and driver will pick you up for heading to Hoi An. Passing Hai Van Pass we have more time to taking nice pictures from the pass. Seeing Non Nuoc stone carving village, where the local skillful sculptors create many marble products which are exported to many countries worldwide. You can visit the Cham museum where displays approximately 300 sculptures, among which some are made from terracotta from the period between the 5th and 15th. 
Overnight at Hotel, Hoi An.

Day 8: Hoi An
The charming Hoian town belongs to Quang Nam province, located in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. With its very favorable position right on the north bank near the mouth of Thu Bon River, this ancient town was once an important trading port which traded widely both with the countries of Southeast and East Asia and with the rest of the world. The cultural interference has much influence on the local architectures making this World Heritage Site a charming unique destination.
See our optional tours in Hoi An to have plan for your days in this town or select ones and put into your tour.

Day 9: Hoi An- HCMC
Today, you will take flight from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city, also called Saigon. This is the largest city in Vietnam and the nation's economic capital. The metropolitan area Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding towns, is populated by more than 9 million.
Overnight at Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 10: HCMC – Mekong cruise
Our driver will pick-up and transfer to Mekong River. Get on board around 10:00 and start cruising with visiting floating market, visit island to see local people who are doing daily activities. Have lunch on board. In the afternoon keep cruising and disembark other island for biking or just walking to penetrate local life.
Having dinner and overnight on board.

Day 11: Mekong - HCMC
Having breakfast while cruising, just relax to contemplate the landscape or visit local village to meet people in their daily life.
Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 12: HCMC
Although just over 300 years old, Ho Chi Minh City, once considered the Pearl of the Far-East, has always been one of the most well-known destinations in Vietnam with millions of tourists to visit each year. The city offers a wide array of traditional attractions such as Reunification Palace, City Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Post Office, Cu Chi Tunnels, and various museums and theatres. In recent years, many new tourists attractions have been developed such as Dam Sen Park, Suoi Ten, Thanh Da, Ky Hoa and Binh Quoi Village, which have become must see places for foreign tourists.
See our optional tours in Ho Chi Minh City to have plan for your days in this city or select ones and put into your tour.

Day 13: HCMC Departure
You are free for personal activity till our driver pick-up and transfer you to airport for departure to next destination.
Tour ends.

2020 Quotation

Hotel categories	Net rate in US$/person in group of						Single supplement
	1 prs	2-3 prs	4-5 prs	6-7 prs	8-9 prs	10 prs up
Tourist	1.335	857	772	731	714	On request	312
Superior	1.493	932	855	813	793	On request	368
First Class	1.890	1.122	1.048	1.005	991	On request	530

Note:

- Single supplement not apply on train, boat.
- The price is not applicable on National Holidays, Christmas, New Year.

Includes:
Accommodation:
- 9 nights twin/double sharing at hotels with daily breakfast.
- 1 night on train (4 berths, AC cabin)
- 2 nights on boat (private cabin for 2 people with bathroom).
Transportation:
- Land transfer by private vehicle for whole trip (except Hanoi – Halong Bay and vice-versa).
- Sharing boat cruise in Halong Bay (private cabin for 2 people with bathroom)
- Sharing boat cruise in Mekong River (private cabin for 2 people with bathroom)
- Train tickets Hanoi – Hue (4 berths, AC cabin)
- Air tickets and all taxes: DAD-SGN
Others:
- Meals as mentioned. B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: dinner
- English speaking guides onboard Halong Bay and Mekong River.
- Admission fees for cruise trips in Halong Bay and Mekong River.
- 1 bottle of mineral water and wet tissue per person on touring day.
- Free Vietnam visa approval letter.
- Service charge and Government taxes
Excludes:
- International air tickets.
- Visa stamping fee.
- Personal expenses.
- Drinks.
- Tips and gratuities.
- Services not clearly mentioned above.

 

LIST OF HOTELS ON TOUR

City	Hotel Name	Rating
Hanoi	Golden Spring Hotel	2*
	Golden Cyclo Hotel	3*
	Boss Legend Hotel	4*
Halong Bay	Oriental Sails	2*
	Calypso Cruise	3*
	Starlight Cruise	4*
Hue	Duy Tan hotel	2*
	Hue Cherish Hotel	3*
	Eldora Hotel	4*
Hoi An	Vinh Hung 2 Hotel	2*
	Kim An Hotel	3*
	Hoi An Hotel	4*
HCMC	Elegant Inn Saigon	2*
	Elios Hotel	3*
	Eden Saigon Hotel	4*
Mekong	Le Cochinchine	3*

Stay extension

 You can extend your stay in each destination to have more time to relax or further discover the area with below price (applicable for this package only and subject to availability).

City	Hotel Name	US$/Room/Night	Rating
Hanoi	Hanoi Sky Hotel	33	2*
	Bella Rosa Suite Hotel	52	3*
	The Light Hotel	75	4*
Hue	Hue Serene Palace	32	2*
	Hue Cherish Hotel	38	3*
	Eldora Hotel	53	4*
Hoi An	Vinh Hung 2 Hotel	35	2*
	Kim An Hotel	43	3*
	Hoi An Historic Hotel	77	4*
HCMC	TTC Deluxe Saigon	33	2*
	Elios Hotel	50	3*
	Eden Saigon Hotel	85	4*