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VIETNAM MANDARIN ROAD
Code: S-VC03Bis
Duration: 15 days 14 nights
Price: starting from

Day 1: HANOI IN (-/-/-)

Welcome at Noi Bai Airport by your guide, transfer to hotel for check in. Transfer for a short Hanoi city tour: Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda. Cyclo tour in the old quarter including to the 36 streets. Water puppets show. Night in Ha Noi.

Day 2: HANOI - LAO CAI - SAPA (B/-/-)

Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to visit Hanoi such as: Litterature Temple, Ngoc Son Temple, Tran Quoc Pagoda. Lunch in the restaurant. In the afternoon, transfer to visit the Museum of Ethnology the take a pedicab ride through the colonial quarter next to the Restored Sward Lake. Dinner in town. Transfer to the Railway station. Departure time at 21h00 PM. Night on board.

*Tulico Train

Day 3: SAPA (B/-/-)

Arrival in Lao Cai Train station in the early morning at 06h00 AM. Welcome and pick-up by your trekking guide. Transfer from Lao Cai to Sapa (40 kms). Breakfast in town. Check-in hotel. Free time to relax or enjoy facilities in hotel. Today we have enough time to explore some of nearby hill tribe villages and visit the busy market of Sapa where the Red Dao, Black Hmong,Tay, Xa Pho ethnic minority people converge from the surrounding valleys and hillsides to sell their goods and buy provision . Night in Sapa.

Day 4: SAPA - BAC HA Market (B/-/-)

Breakfast in hotel. Bac Ha Market, it’s only the weekend market which attracts a wide variety of ethnic minority groups including the Variegated Hmong, Dao, Phu La, La Chi, Tay. The experience of this congregation is colorful and unique. Night in Bac Ha.

Day 5: BAC HA - LAO CAI - HANOI (B/-/-)

Breakfast in hotel. Short trekking to discover the culture of ethnic people in the village. Check-out hotel. Transfer back to Sapa as we leave Bac Ha. Along the way you stop to take a boat cruise on Chay River, take photographs. Arrival in Coc Ly. The car pick-up you and transfer to Lao Cai Train station. Evening, dinner in town. Departure time at 20h00 PM. Night on board.

*Tulico Train

Day 6: HANOI - HALONG (B/L/D)

Arival in Hanoi in early morning at 05h30 AM. Our guide will pick-up you at the Train Station. Transfer for breakfast in town. Having a coffee break to refresh. Drive to Ha Long Bay. Arrival in Ha Long. Embarking and taking an excursion by traditional Junk. Seafood lunch on board. Opportunity to have a swim in a quiet creed or on the Titop beach. Splendid panorama in Halong Bay at sunset. Night on board.

Day 7: HALONG BAY - CATBA (B/L/-)

Sunshine on board. Continue to visit Ha Long Bay, listed as a World Heritage Area by Unesco. Brunch on board. Boat cruise to visit Surprises Caves, Dau Go, pass on Tuan Chau Island… Continue to Cat Ba, we have free time to relax on a beach. Night in Cat Ba.

Day 8: CATBA - HANOI (B/-/-)
Breakfast in hotel. A short transfer takes us to the National Park of Cat Ba, we set off on a half-day exploring

Vietnam

's unique offshore park. The afternoon we board a hydrofoil to Hai Phong and drive back to Hanoi. Night in Ha Noi.

Day 9: HANOI - DANANG - HOIAN (B/-/-)
Breakfast in hotel. Taking morning flight to Danang. Welcome at Da Nang airport by your guide, Transfer to Hoi An. Visit of Hoi An, the ancient Town with its low tiled houses of Chinese appearance, Japanese covered bridge, brightly painted temples and pagodas make it one of Vietnam's most delightful places. Night in Hoi An.

Day 10: HOI AN - DANANG - HUE (B/-/-)

Breakfast in hotel. Upon leaving Hoi An, we drive to Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. A stop on Hai Van Pass will offer you panorama views of mountains, the sea and villages. On our journey we make stops at Marble Mountains and Cham Museum. Night in Hue.

Day 11: HUE (B/-/-)
Breakfast in hotel. Morning boat trip on Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda and Royal Tomb of Minh Mang. Then continue by car to visit the Royal Mausoleum of Tu Duc . Afternoon, visit Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945 and experience the local people life in Dong Ba market. Night in Hue.

Day 12: HUE - SAIGON (B/-/-)
Breakfast in hotel. Taking morning flight to Saigon. Welcome at Tan Son Nhat airport by your guide. Transfer to hotel and check-in. Saigon City tour includes the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Post Office, a lacquer ware factory, and the Chinatown with Binh Tay Market and Thien Hau Pagoda. Night in Saigon.

Day 13: SAIGON - CAI BE - VINH LONG - SAIGON (B/L/-)

Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to Vinh Long. Stop and take a boat trip in Cai Be. Along narrow waterways through the lush vegetation to an orchard garden where we visit local homes at Binh Hoa Phuoc island as well as enjoy a lunch in a bonsai garden. Drive back to Saigon. Night in Saigon

Day 14: SAIGON - CUCHI - TAYNINH - SAIGON (B/L/-)

Breakfast in hotel. Depart for Cu Chi and visit an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Viet Cong during the war. Transfer to Tay Ninh, the head quarter of Cao Dai region founded on 1926. Caodaism is a combination of the Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity and Buddhism. Return to Saigon. Night in Saigon

Day 15: SAIGON Departure (B/-/-)

Breakfast in hotel. Free time until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for departure flight (check out hotel before 12h00)

Tariff

Tariff in USD per person in DBL share - Based on these group sizes

Hotel categories	2 pax	3-6 pax	7-10 pax	11-14 pax	15-19 pax	20 pax up	SGL sup.
Standard	1,531	1,366	976	847	814	761	326
First Class	1,577	1,413	1,022	893	864	809	372
Superior	1,828	1,663	1,273	1,144	1,131	1,072	623
Deluxe B	2,163	1,998	1,608	1,478	1,488	1,424	958

*Valid until 31^st March, 2012 – except on public holiday

*Other hotels similar will be changed upon availability or season

Including:

- Accommodation in hotels (twin shared room)

- Meals as indicated: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = Dinner

- Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver

- English or French speaking guide

- Entrance fee for all visits mentioned in the program

- Water puppet show ticket

- Train Hanoi-LaoCai-Hanoi

- Boat trips: Halong bay, Perfume River, Mekong River

Excluding:

- International flight and airport tax

- Air tickets: Hanoi-Hue (87USD per person) & Danang-Saigon (87USD per person) in Eco by VN

- Visa for Vietnam

- Drinks, tips, personal expenses and other services not clearly mentioned in the program

HOTELS RECOMMENDED:

Cities	SAIGON	HOI AN	HUE	HANOI	HALONG	SAPA
Standard	Tan Hai Long, Hong Thien Loc	Hoi An, Phuoc An River	New Star, Victory	Lucky, Amazon	Huong Hai Junk	Sapa Papillion
First Class	Elios, Lotus Lake, Tan Hoang Ngoc 2, Dai Nam	Phuoc An River, Hoi An	Asia, Hue Queen	Hong Ngoc 1, Prince	Huong Hai Junk	Sapa Papillion
Superior	Oscar, Palace, Rex	Life Hoi An, Hoi An Riverside, Hoi An Beach	Huong Giang, Park View, Morin SUP	Sunway, Flower Garden	Huong Hai Junk	Sapa Papillion, Chau Long New Wing

All hotels booking will be made upon availabilities of hotels/Package prices based in Normal season/Supplement charge will be added in Peak-Season/Airfares & schedules are subject to change without prior notice by airlines