Classical Tour of Vietnam
Ancient and modern capitals including Saigon, the Mekong and Ha Long Bay
In Brief
| Flight - 1 night. Ho Chi Minh City - 3 nights. Hoi An - 2 nights. Hue - 2 nights. Ha Long Bay - 1 night. Hanoi - 2 nights. Flight - 1 night. |
Day 1 Fly overnight from London Heathrow via Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Day 2 Transfer to the 4-star Duxton Hotel for three nights.
Day 3 Travel to Cu Chi to visit the underground tunnel network. A tour of Ho Chi Minh City includes the Reunification Palace, History Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral. Evening dinner cruise on Saigon River.
Day 4 A scenic drive through the Mekong Delta to Vinh Trang pagoda and My Tho for a cruise.
Day 5 Fly to Danang to visit the Cham museum. Transfer to Hoi An for two nights at the 4-star Hoi An Hotel. A walking tour visits merchants’ houses and the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge.
Day 6 Visit the My Son ruins of the Champa Kingdom. Cruise on the Thu Bon River.
Day 7 Travel to Hue (3 hrs) for two nights at the 4-star Huong Giang Hotel. Visit the Imperial Citadel.
Day 8 Cruise on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda. Continue by road to the tombs of the Emperors Tu Duc and Khai Dinh.
Day 9 Fly to Hanoi and transfer to Ha Long Bay (4 hrs) for overnight at the 4-star Novotel Hotel, overlooking the bay.
Day 10 At Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site, an extended cruise with seafood lunch. Return to Hanoi (4 hrs) for two nights at the 5-star Hotel Melia Hanoi.
Day 11 Tour the city including the One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh’s home and Mausoleum, History Museum, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake and Old Quarter. Water puppet show.
Day 12 Return flight via Bangkok.
Day 13 Arrive Heathrow in the early morning.
Extension - Siem Reap
Fly to Siem Reap for three nights at the 4-star Tara Angkor Hotel or 5-star Le Meridien Angkor. Explore the temples of Angkor, including Angkor Wat, Banteay Srei and Ta Prohm.
Extensions – Bangkok &/or Hua Hin
Three nights in Thailand at the centrally-located 5-star Amari Watergate in Bangkok. Alternatively, relax for four nights at the Centara Grand Beach Resort Hua Hin (formerly the Sofitel Central Resort), a 5-star colonial-style building set in magnificent tropical gardens on the Gulf of Siam.
