OVERVIEW

Ceysaid Holidays - Classic Vietnam tour

DAY 01: HANOI ARRIVAL (D)
Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, welcome by our guide and transfer to your hotel. The transfer distance is approximately 40 munites. Hanoi or “River-bound City” as its name literally means is Vietnam’s capital with a thousand-year-old history dating back to 1010. The city’s fascinating beauty which is characterized by unique cultural relics, ancient streets of antique houses, elegant French colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and romantic lakes has made it one of the most charming cities of Asia. Dinner at local restaurant. Then you will be transferred back to hotel and free at leisure by your own.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Dinner.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hanoi.

DAY 02: HANOI FULL DAY CITY TOUR (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex which features the life of Ho Chi Minh, the nation’s founder. At the complex, visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the colonial Presidential Palace, the One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.
Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon: continue the tour to one of the following museums of choice namely: the Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Vietnamese History, the Museum of Revolution, the Museum of Military History or the Museum of Ethnology. Late afternoon, visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple located on an islet in the lake. Hoan Kiem Lake is the center point of Hanoi and home to a rare endangered giant turtle species. Its name “Returned Sword” comes from a legend of a sacred sword being lent to an ancient Vietnamese King by a holy turtle from the lake and later returned to the turtle. Shop or walk at leisure in
the Old Quarter of 36 ancient streets. Dinner at local restaurant. Free at leisure by your own. Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hanoi.

DAY 03: HANOI – HAI PHONG – HALONG BAY – LAN HA BAY (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel.
08:45 – 9:15: You are picked up from your hotel in Hanoi for 2.5 hour driving on 5B highway to the Got Harbor in Hai Phong Province for the cruise.
12:00 – 12:30: Tender will transfer you to embark Calypso Cruises. You will be served with a welcome drink and a towel. Followed by our cruise briefing where you will also be given safety instructions before checking into your cabins. While the cruise sailing, you enjoy a bon-appetite lunch and being impressed by the beauty of hundreds of karst islands on your way passing Halong Bay to Lan Ha Bay.
15:00: Visit Light and Dark Water Cave, where you can do kayaking or bamboo boat rowed by local people.
17:30: Return to Calypso Cruise. It’s time to admire the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin and
enjoy happy hour (buy 2, get 1 more free). You take part in cooking demonstration to learn our Vietnamese cuisine.
19:00: A great dinner awaits you.
20:30 – 22:00: Your free time to enjoy the landscapes of the Bay on the top deck, sing karaoke, enjoy ordered drinks from the bar, try your luck at squid fishing or just relax in your cabins, etc. Overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: A cruise used in Ha Long.

DAY 04: LAN HA BAY – CAT BA ISLAND – HANOI – FLIGHT TO HO CHI MINH (B, L, D)
06:30: Wake up early to enjoy the dawn and start a perfect new day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck.
7:00 – 9:00: Have a light breakfast in the restaurant.
9:00: Check out your cabin. Then you take a bus route for about 20 minutes on Cat Ba Island from Gia Luan Pier to visit Army Hospital Cave, a special place to save the significant Vietnamese history during the resistance war. During the travel, you will be immersed in the wild fresh natural scenery of Cat Ba National Park.
10:30:Back to Calypso Cruises. You have lunch while the Calypso Cruise back to the harbor

12:00: Disembark the boat and return to Hanoi.
14:30 – 15:00: Arrive at Hanoi. End of the trip. Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh Arrive in Saigon city, welcome by our guide and transfer to hotel for check in. Ho Chi Minh City formerly named Saigon is the largest city and economic center of Vietnam always bustled with activities of modern life. It is where businesses converge and shoppers indulge themselves into unlimited choices. However the city also carries with it a rich historical legacy in contrast with its dazzling glamor.
Dinner at local restaurant. Back to hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Ho Chi Minh.

DAY 05: HO CHI MINH FULL DAY CU CHI TUNNEL AND CITY TOUR (B, L, D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning, take a half-day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 75 km Northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, which were once a major underground hideout and resistance base of Viet Cong forces during the two wars against the French and later on Americans. The tunnels, entirely hand-dug, formed a highly intricate
network of interlinked multilevel passageways at times stretched as far as the Cambodian border and totaling over 120 km in length. Its complexity was beyond imagination containing meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, schools, depots, trenches and emergency exits all aimed for guerrilla warfare. The tunnels
were deep and strong enough to withstand destructive bombings and self-contained enough to outlast prolonged sieges. Back to Ho Chi Minh. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon, take a half-day city tour to visit outside of Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (is renovating until 2022), a neo-Roman cathedral built by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles, Saigon Central Post Office, which was designed and constructed in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. Then, visit the War Remnants Museum, which features an extensive collection of exhibits including weaponry, photos and documentation on Vietnam’s wars with the French and Americans. End of day, you have free time to go shopping at Ben Thanh Market. Dinner at local restaurant. Free at leisure by your own and enjoy the night life. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Ho Chi Minh.

DAY 6: HO CHI MINH – FULL DAY MYTHO (MEKONG DELTA) 65km–2hour driving (B, L, D)
Morning, after breakfast, travel by road to the Mekong Delta, the world’s largest delta and Vietnam's largest rice bowl. On arrival in My Tho City, capital of Tieng Giang Provine, embark on a boat and navigate through intricate canals while observing the local daily life up close as well as the landscape of waterways and lush islands. Land on the Unicorn Island to enjoy wandering through verdant orchards, tasting freshfruits and listening to some Southern style traditional music. Move on to the second delta province, Ben Tre, where you will watch local villagers make coconut candy in a rural workshop, walk around briefly and try riding a horse-pulled carriage. More cruising to some bee-keeping households to taste fresh homegrown honey and honey tea. Lunch at local restaurant before going back to Ho Chi Minh City. Reach hotel and spend time at leisure. Dinner at Iocal restaurant. Overnight Ho Chi Minh.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Ho Chi Minh.

DAY 07: HO CHI MINH -FREE (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure,overnight Ho Chi Minh.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: A hotel used in Ho Chi Minh.

DAY 08: HO CHI MINH DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at hotel.
Free at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight.