Highlight: Ha Noi - North West - Sapa - Bac Ha - Ha Giang - Ninh Binh - Ha Long Bay - Hue - Hoi An - Buon Me Thout - Da Lat - Ho Chiminh city - Phu Quoc - Delta Mekong - Chau Doc - Ha Tien.
Itinerary in brief
Day 01: Hanoi arrival (D)
Airport reception and transfer to downtown. First visits to the city, organized according to time of arrival. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 02: Hanoi - Perfume Pagoda - Hanoi (B, L, D)
Starting at 8:00 am from
Hanoi to the Perfume Pagoda (62 km) southwest of Hanoi, a place of Buddhist pilgrimage in the region. It is reached by land and by river. Boat trip on the canal surrounded by rice fields out of sight, visit the Pagoda, which is in a string of sugarloaf hills in all shades of blue, green and gray-blue in a green landscape woodland, with stretches of mist, water changing, silence. We cross a few people working boats, transporters, fishermen. Return to Hanoi in late afternoon, stopping to visit the silk village of Van Phuc.
Day 03: Ha Noi - Mai Chau (160 km) (L, D)
In our jeep, we start from your hotel and take the road through the infamous traffic of Hanoi. When we go out of town (just 10 km), we will quickly find ourselves in the country life of Vietnam. On the road to Hoa Binh, we pass through a region of spectacular limestone mountains, passes and valleys, then descend to the valley of Mai Chau Thai people. We spend the afternoon walking around the two villages and Pom Coom Lake to learn more about Thai people, and finally experience their hospitality with a night in their house on stilts.
Day 04: Mai Chau - Moc Chau - Son La (160 km) (B)
Today we'll drive about the same distance as we made our
trip to Mai Chau. The road to Son La is lined with orchards, tea plantations, towering montagnes.Les chance to meet and talk to black ethnic Thai, White Thai, Hmong and Muong are numerous. In the afternoon we visit the prison museum Son La, which remains as a poignant reminder of the injustices of the old French colonial rule. Overnight at Hotel Cong Doan. Includes: (B)
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| Mai Chau homestays |
Day 05: Son La - Dien Bien Phu (170 km) (B).
Another beautiful day on the road. We will visit small villages and tribal meet more people along our trip to Dien Bien Phu. Stop for lunch in Tuan Giao before continuing on to Dien Bien. Afternoon at Dien Bien Phu - the last base of French power in Indochina where we will visit monuments, museums, war relics and bunkers kept all tell the story of the final and victorious liberating battle of 1954. Dinner and free time to explore the night life of this remote mountain town. Overnight in Muong Thanh Hotel. Includes: (B)
Day 06:. Dien Bien Phu - Muong Lay - Lai Chau (200 km) (B)
With about 6-7 hours of driving adventure today, our journey is steep and often rugged. The road through the valley of Lai Chau is both breathtaking landscapes covered with terraced rice fields along the rivers to ford slopes and turbulent. That day you will have a chance to see the hill tribes of the most beautiful in Northern Vietnam such as the Hmong, Thai Black, Black Dao, and Pazi. Dinner and overnight in the colorful town of Tam Duong. Includes: (B)
Day 07: Lai Chau - Sapa (90 km) (B)
A morning walk around this peaceful town you can take time to explore the market before hitting the road. We climb to the Tram Ton Pass, the highest in Viet Nam. We are rewarded by magnificent views of mountain ranges in the north, the highest in South Asia. We will ensuiteexperimenter a radical change in climate that we are approaching the town of Sapa - a mountain resort. The city is surrounded by majestic peaks, often shrouded in clouds. The air is fresh, lively and refreshing. Arrival at the hotel and free time. Includes: (B)
Day 08: Sapa - Ta Phin, trekking and homestay (4:00) (B, L, D).
Take a short ride from Sapa to our trekking base where we start our trek through terraced rice fields and Hmong villages. Chances to meet and talk with people who work in the fields are plentiful. We'll pause for a picnic en route then continue trekking to Ta Phin village of Dao people (4 hours). Dao your host family will warmly welcome you in their traditional home where we will share a dinner of ethnic style and spend the night. Includes: (B, L, D)
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| Sapa, Vietnam |
Day 09: Ta Phin - Sapa (4:00) (B, L)
At the first light, you will see and hear the sounds of village life in the morning. After breakfast, we'll take a short walk around the village for about 1 hour, resulting in more time spent with the host family. When we return to Sapa you will have the afternoon for some free time to discover the secrets of this colorful city
Day 10: Sa Pa-Muong Khuong - Cao Son (B)
Muong Khuong transfer by bus to visit the market of Muong Khuong (held once a week), meeting place of minorities in the region, including Mong colorful. Grnad highlight ethnic groups with trade. The Walk is an opportunity for us to immerse ourselves in daily life in the mountains and especially it is not a tourist ... Tranfer Cao Son village situated at 1300 meters elevation. It is surrounded by many charming villages of the Hmong colorful and typical. Residents welcome the necks big smiles
Overnight in Cao Son Lodge
Day 11: Cao Son - Muong Lum (B, L, D)
We descend by marked footpaths in a little valley through fields of cassava and maize. The trek is difficult with some steep climbs and descents on foot, but the views are incredible. So some physical preparation will enable you to fully appreciate today's trek. Arriving in the village Muong Lum Night Dao Homestay.
Day 12: Muong Lum - Trek - Ban Cam-Bac Ha (B, L, D)
Admire the spectacular scenery and simple lifestyle of ethnic minorities are a highlight of the trip although conditions are very simple. En route, apied to Ban Cam we have the chance to meet locals, very friendly and welcoming. We find our bus and transfer to Bac Ha, a high plateau at 100 above sea Night at the hotel
Day 13: Bac Ha - Trekking - Na Lo (B, L, D)
After breakfast, start trekking for the day. We'll take a limestone mountain with a height of 1200 to 1300 meters. After about 3 hours walking we reach the summit where we stopped to admire the beautiful landscapes that offer a view: rice terraces, vegetation, villages of ethnic tribes. Pinque Lunch - picnic.
The afternoon we descend the mountain across the rice fields. After several hours of walking on a flat road, we reach the village of Ta Van Chu composed of about fifty families of the Mong ethnic group in bloom (or Mong camouflage). This village, located not far from anything the town of Bac Ha, remains very isolated by the valleys. Dinner and overnight at the inhabitant in a house on stilts.
The Mong bloom is a small group of local ethnic Mong (consisting of 600 000 individuals in total), immigrated from southern China in the late 18th century. The other factions are: Green Mong Mong red, black Mong Mong Na OADM and white.
Check in late afternoon - noon to Na Lo town located a few miles as the crow flies from the town of Bac Ha
The Tay, also known under the name of Thomas, live in the North and the highlands of Central Vietnam and have about 2 million people. Unlike or Mong Phu La, Tay are indigenous to their current living area. Overnight homestay in the village Nalo, in Tay.
Day 14: Na Lo - Xin Man - Hoang Phi Xu - Pan Hou (B)
We're going on road to go west to the discovery of another region, province of Ha Giang. We meet on the track passable joined our destination aujoud 'hui many villages inhabited by colorful Hmong, Tay, Nung, Dao and Red. In desecndant to our Pan Hou village, the landscape changes enormously with millers in many terraces carved on the mountain by its inhabitants. Pusieurs stops to photograph them. Night Pan Hou, a resort property located on the banks of a river. Opportunity to Mayor massage in the spa resort of our (Pay Option)
Day 15: Pan-Hou Trekking - Pan Hou (B, L, D)
We will cross this morning a small hill for us to a village populated Veins Dao, before reaching the summit of a high hill where we will have a panoramic view of the region. Lunch at the people who are very nice and careful, we booze even noon here!!
In the afternoon, the path leads down to several hamlets Dao
The Dao ethnic group in Vietnam has about 500 000 people divided into a dozen factions premises. They occupied land at any altitude in the regions of the Far North of Vietnam. Despite their very easy contact with the Viet, Dao are little influenced by the culture of the latter. Overnight to Our lodge.
Day 16: Pan Hou - Dong Van (B)
After déeuner small, we take the road to Dong Van. It crosses two passes in large celestial heights nicknamed Doors to Quan Ba and Yen Minh with magnificent views overlooking the valleys below. Dong Van has arivée after many stops for visits vilages inhabited by different ethnic groups along the way: to Pho Bang, a village inhabited by the Han, the very style chinos and old residence of King Sa Phin Meo. Overnight in Dong Van
Day 17: Dong Van - weekly walking tour of Dong Van and Meo Vac (B)
The day is special for the tribes of the region. They descend from villages nestled in the mountains to attend their Sunday markets. We believe in a parade of clothes in all colors from the tribal Hmong, Dao, Tay, Nung. The exchanges are in a half day and then take the following feasts in the corners of restaurants with the ambiance Aboriginal particular. Following this visit, we go to Meo Vac, border town which is famous also for its Sunday market, but completely different to that of Dong Van. There, animals are for sale in large numbers. After the march Meo Vav, a walk in the surrounding area to visit the villages inhabited by the Hmong. Overnight at hotel in Meo Vac
Day 18: Meo Vac - Lung Phin - Yen Minh - Vi Xuyen (B)
Departure by road to the south. We make the road up and down constantly. The region is very ercarpée and wild, inhabited by the Hmong. They grow well up on barren rocky and steep. Recement, their topography and geography come to be recconues by "Unesco as a world geological park. Landscapes particularly strange to the rest of the country. Overnight in Vi Xuyen.
Day 19: Vi Xuyen - Thac Ba - Vu Linh (B, D)
Departure to Thac Ba Lake reservoir's largest country. We cross an area inhabited by the sedentary, Tay and Dao who live in houses on stilts and grow well in fertile valleys. After noon, we arrive at our village Vulinh, located at the lake. Visit the village of Dao white pants. Night Homestay with the invitations of alcohol and a large breakfast of conviviality. Overnight homestay in a house on stilts.
Day 20: VuLinh - Ha Noi (B)
Boat trip on Lake herissédes hundreds of small islands in the shape of inverted bowls covered by lush vegetation. Back in the village for lunch before leaving Hanoi. Night in hotel
Day 21: Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Tam Coc (B, L, D)
Early arrival in Hanoi. Shower and breakfast in a mini - hotel then transfer to Ninh Binh. Visit the village of Ga Kenh after a 2-hour cruise on the Hoang Long River. Transfer to Hoa Lu to visit the temples of the kings Dinh and Le, then cycling tour from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc on a track of 12 km through rice fields, villages and sugar loaves. Arrival to
Tam Coc. Sampan ride in Sun Valley, surrounded by sugar loaves of extreme beauty. Overnight at hotel.
Day 22: Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Phat Diem - Tam Coc
Boat ride across a small cave dug under the mountain. Depending on the time you have left, you can climb the mountain karst to discover a panoramic view of the valley. Afternoon departure to Phat Diem (35 km from Ninh Binh). Phat Diem cathedral built of stone and wood in 1891 is the symbol of the Church of Vietnam. It is remarkable for its very large and very original Vietnamese style. It suggests both a temple and a palace. The timbers are covered with a lace sculptures, the chorus is very rich, and its red and gold decoration resembles that of the pagodas.
Night Tam Coc
Day 23: Tam Coc-Halong (B, L, D)
Transfer to
Halong Bay, the eighth wonder of the world through the provinces of Nam Dinh and Thai Binh with a stop at the Keo Pagoda, Buddhist pagoda wooden architecture particularly original. Arrive in Halong Bay about noon, boarding a boat for a cruise around the bay. Seafood lunch and then visit the most beautiful caves in the bay. Opportunity to kayak at sea baths and dinner and overnight on board the junk, private cabin, air conditioned and comfortable.
Day 24: Halong Bay - Cat Ba Island
Getting up early, we can hear the sound of the ocean. We'll take our breakfast on boat, then by rowboat we'll visit the cave Luon, and a floating village.
After we leave for the island of Cat Ba. On the way, we will have the chance to explore Lan Ha Bay with so many beautiful islands, floating villages ... Arrive in Cat Ba Island, transfer to hotel. Free time to relax at the beautiful beach of Cat Co
Breakfast included
Day 25: Cat Ba - Hanoi
After breakfast at the hotel, we visit the Cat Ba National Park to visit the former military hospital in a cave that was used by the North Vietnamese Army during the American war. We will return to Cat Ba before taking a slider hydro Hai Phong, the third largest city in Vietnam. Arriving in Hai Phong, transfer by bus to Ha Noi
Breakfast included
Day 26: Hanoi Rest
Free time. Relax at a spa in 2 hours.
Day 27: Hanoi - Hue (B, L, D)
Transfer to Noi Bai Airport. Flight to Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam as a beautiful poem. Accommodation at the hotel downtown. Visit in the afternoon of the Imperial City, followed by a walk to Dong Ba market, the largest and oldest of Hue. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 28: Visit Hue (B, L, D)
After breakfast, visit the Imperial Citadel, the only of the former royal cities that still stands today. The citadel, protected by walls 60 meters high, is surrounded by wide moat and 10 km long (Visit the Esplanade of the great salvation of the Palace of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Kings Nguyen). Visit the village of conical hats. Small sampan ride on the Perfume River, a river that makes the romantic reputation of Hue to the Heavenly Lady Pagoda, Buddhist shrine dating from the mid 17th century, built on the ruins of a temple Field. Visit the mausoleum of Tu Duc King - poet of the Nguyen Dynasty. Back to the hotel by late afternoon. Royal dinner with dance and song. Overnight at hotel in Hue.
Day 29: Hue - Phong Nha - Nhat Le (B, L, D)
Departure to 8 hours for the park of Phong Nha has been recognized world natural heritage by UNESCO. The park is one of thirty cultural and natural properties of 160 member countries of the Convention for the Protection of World Heritage by UNESCO. Boarding a boat to visit caves of Phong Nha - Ke Bang, after a cruise for about 1 hour on a river surrounded by mountains. Discovery of the caves by going from one surprise. In the afternoon, transfer to the Nhat Le beach, crossing the city of Dong Hoi. Night in a hotel in the seaside This white sand beach is usually deserted but his peace offers an excellent setting for rest and relaxation.
Day 30: Nhat Le - Vinh Moc - Phuoc Tich - Hue (B, L, D)
Way back to Hue, through the 17th parallel. Visit Vinh Moc tunnels, dug underground system for 600 days to house a village of 300 people to prevent the bombings of Americans in the years 1968 to 1973. Before reaching the city of Hue, visiting the village of Phuoc Tich, the village that previously specialized in the manufacture of ceramics for the Court of Hue. Many traces tell this glorious past and prosperous. Now the village is known for making cakes of rice paste and vermicelli. Overnight at hotel in Hue.
Day 31 Hue - Hoi An (B, L, D)
Nice way to the ancient port city of
Hoi An through the beach of Lang Co, Danang and Cloud Pass, the city Centre with stop visit to Cham Museum. Installation at hotel in Hoi An in the afternoon, city tour Sanctuary: Fujian, Phuc Thanh Pagoda dating from 1454, the Japanese bridge built in 1593, the oldest houses in Hoi An, the Cua Dai Beach. Overnight at hotel.
Day 32: Hoi An - Cu Lao Cham - Hoi An (B, L, D)
You are invited to get up early in the morning for breakfast before boarding a boat for a sea cruise to Cu Lao Cham, one set of islands located 15km from the beach of Hoi An tours and lunch on the island before returning to Hoi An in the afternoon - noon. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Day 33: Hoi An - Danang - Buon Ma Thuot (B, L, D)
Morning free to relax. After lunch, departure for My Son (40 km), the ancient religious center of the kingdom of Champa, the historical peerless, witness a glorious past. Walk through the forest before reaching a series of temples built centuries ago. In late afternoon, drive to Danang (30 Km). Flight to Buon Ma Thuot (flight departure to 19 hours). Arrival in the largest city in the highlands, transfer to hotel.
Day 34: Buon Ma Thuot (B, L, D)
Morning transfer to Yok Don National Park, a walk for 2 hours in the forest, then boarding a sampan crossing the river Serepok. Located in the districts of Ban Don and Ea Sup, Dak Lak Province (Central Highlands), Yok Don National Park is a typical network of 25 national parks in Vietnam, where many live animals of high economic value. Covering an area of over 115,500 hectares, Yok Don National Park is an ideal shelter for wild animals, particularly primates, hoofed mammals and squirrels, which are characteristic for the fauna of Southeast Asia. The after - noon, visit to the village Ban Don crossing a suspension bridge to visit the old house on stilts and the tomb of King Hunting, Back to Buon Ma Thuot. Overnight at hotel.
Day 35: Buon Ma Thuot - Lak Lake (B, L, D)
Morning visit to the waterfalls of virgin (Dray Sap, Dray Nu), a group of two cascades, each measuring 40 to 45 m high (the largest on some 200 m wide) in a great, wild and well preserved. The after - noon, visit the ethnographic museum and the village inhabited by Aco Dhong Ede. Then drive to the village of Lak, a village inhabited by ethnic Mnong, a major ethnic group of the High Plateau. Night in the house on stilts.
Day 36: Lak - Buon Ma Thuot - Da Lat (B, L, D)
In the morning we'll take a trip on an elephant across the lake to the village Lak Jun, then excursion by boat to the village of M'lien. Drive to Da Lat, a city crowded by Saigon because of its mild climate and its atmosphere. Overnight at hotel.
Day 37: Da Lat - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Visit Da Lat (the old station, the palace of Bao Dai, the valley of love, the central lake). In the afternoon, transfer to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Reception at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to hotel in the center of town. Rest of time free.
Day 38: Visit Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Full-day tour of the former Sai Gon, who renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976 after the departure of U.S., remains today the largest city (7 million) and has become the economic capital the country. Visit the Central Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Thien Hau Temple dedicated to the goddess of the sea, protector of seafarers, Reunification Palace, Cholon Chinese district, having been the setting of the movie The Lover. Overnight at hotel.
Day 39 SAIGON / PHU QUOC
Vietnam's largest island, Phu Quoc is located in the extreme south, a 45-minute flight from Saigon. Nicknamed the Pearl of Vietnam, the island is a paradise on earth where beauty, solitude and preservation of nature are in harmony. An island nature, unvarnished, unadorned Markets where colorful fishing villages, gardens and gushing springs pepper to discover the forest according to your escapades with the fantastic underwater fauna embedded in the blue-green waters of its beaches . Ideal for swimming but also snorkeling in clear waters, fish or stroll on secluded beaches lined with coconut trees.
Depart by plane from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc
• Arrive at the airport in Phu Quoc.
• Reception and transfer to hotel for installation in your bedroom.
• Free Meals
• Afternoon free to relax on the beach.
• Overnight at the hotel of your choice.
DAY 40: PHU QUOC
• Day and free meals for relaxation or activities of your choice.
Optional tours and activities:
- Diving: For beginners or enthusiasts, the island is ideal for diving. Its rich flora and fauna make it a destination of choice.
- Night fishing for squid: Embark on a boat with local fishermen for a fishing trip you eat, cooked on the barbecue, your catch of the night. Atmosphere guaranteed.
- Visits to the famous traditional nuoc mam and prison Phu Quoc (half day).
Several distilleries nuoc mam easily identifiable to the heady smell it emerges, are open to visitors on the island. Local production reached about six million liters of which is exported mostly to the continent and the world.
• Overnight at the hotel of your choice.
DAY 41: PHU QUOC
• Day and free meals for relaxation or activities you select an option.
• Overnight at the hotel of your choice.
DAY 42: PHU QUOC / SAIGON
• Transfer to airport for flight to Phu Quoc Saigon (departures: 7:35, 8:15, 8:55, 9:55, 10:55, 11:35, 2:55 p.m. or 3:35 p.m.)
• Free meals. Night at the hotel Hociminh city
Day 43: Ho Chi Minh City - Xeo Quyt - Can Tho (B, L, D)
Transfer by car to My Hiep (Dong Thap province) located in the heart of the Mekong Delta. Embarking on a Dioptre to visit this county who is the former military base of Vietnam veterans and is surrounded by trees cajeputiers. Tourists do not find concrete, bricks in this place works but restored based on wood, bamboo, coconut leaves and cajeputier. They will immerse themselves into a green space in a quiet village and relaxing. Back at the pier and continuation of the road to Can Tho. Arrival and accommodation at the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 44: Can Tho - Soc Trang - Can Tho (B, L, D)
Wake up early. Boat tour of the Phong Dien floating market to watch the bustling life of the delta. Transfer to Soc Trang, a town 65 km from Can Tho. Visit Soc Trang Pagoda My Toc, better known as the "pagoda to bat" because of the many bats that hang from the branches of apple trees in milk. This Khmer pagoda dates from the late 16th century, the Pagoda of clay, which takes its name from the statues made of clay and it also houses a candle apparently burned for several years. Return to Can Tho in the end of the day. Dinner and evening free, overnight at the hotel.
Day 45 Can Tho - Sa Dec - Chau Doc (150km - 3hrs drive)
Breakfast at the hotel. Early departure to visit one of the many floating markets. Visit an ark of Cai Rang. Continuation of the visit of a house in Binh Thuy, mandarin which was filmed the movie The Lover. Lunch on the road. Departure Sadec, school visit or Marguerite Duras has studied in his youth. Continue to Chau Doc. Visit the Mekong by sampan, the village of Ham, and fish farming, visit the Sam Mountain, Thoai Ngoc Hau temple, the Pagoda of Ba Chua Xu. Overnight at the Hotel Ben Da Nui Sam Chau or Long or similar.
Day 46: Chau Doc
Breakfast. Free time (no bus or guide). Overnight at the Hotel Ben Da Nui Sam Chau or Long or similar.
Day 47: Chau Doc - Ha Tien (160km - 03h30h Road) / Kep
Breakfast. Leisure, then transfer to the border from Ha Tien.
Crossing the border post of Ha Tien / Prek Chak. After visa formalities, transfer with your guide to the direction of Kep.
End of our service.
