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Highlights of Vietnam
Tour Code: VPR 11
Duration: 12 days/11 nights
Depart From: Hanoi Capital
Return To: Hochiminh City
Destinations: Hanoi Capital - Hochiminh City - Quangninh- Halong - Danang - Hoian - Hue - Hoabinh-Maichau -
From: $3800
Day 2: Hanoi and around
Begin your Story of Hanoi with a visit to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. Here, you will hear about the man who led Vietnam’s campaign for independence from French colonial rule.
Next, visit the imperial citadel, the apex of regional political power for more than a millennium. Research and excavation is still underway. After a Vietnamese lunch, head to another 11th century relic, the Temple of Literature, which was built as an homage to the Chinese scholar Confucius. You will then see the iconic Long Bien Bridge. Constructed across Red River between 1899 and 1902, when Vietnam was still ruled by the French, it is now jammed with whizzing motorbikes and an occasional passenger train chugging into nearby Long Bien Station.
The tour continues with a 30-minute cyclo tour through Hanoi’s bustling Old Quarter, a place where Hanoians buy everything from noodles to light fixtures to Buddha statues. The quarter’s 36 streets were named for the products that were sold from their shops. Today, vendors on Tin and Bamboo Streets still sell the same wares.
After exploring the old quarter’s shady alleyways, sip a strong Vietnamese coffee in a café overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake — an important symbol in Vietnamese folklore.
Please note: Portions of Ho Chi Minh City Complex and Imperial Citadel of Thang Long are closed on Mondays and Fridays. On these days the Story of Hanoi will include a visit to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, where both ancient pottery and contemporary painting and sculpture is on display.
Day 3: Hanoi Mai chau
As you’ll discover, Mai Chau offers a mix of culture and adventure set against one of Vietnam’s most striking backdrops. There are waterfalls, towering limestone mountains, rice paddies, corn fields, bamboo groves and terraced tea plantations. After a four hour drive from Hanoi, relax at Mai Chau lodge, a rustic-but-comfortable retreat with an outdoor pool and Roman-style Jacuzzi, or take a walk around the nearby villages.
| See the very best of Vietnam in just twelve days — a greatest-hits tour of this fascinating country. Starting from Hanoi in the north you will see ethnic minorities in Mai Chau, cruise the waters of Halong Bay, and visit the charming town of Hoi An a UNESCO heritage site. Down south, discover the story of Saigon, squeeze into the Cu Chi Tunnels and end your tour with a cruise in the Mekong Delta. |
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See the very best of Vietnam in just twelve days — a greatest-hits tour of this fascinating country. Starting from Hanoi in the north you will see ethnic minorities in Mai Chau, cruise the waters of Halong Bay, and visit the charming town of Hoi An a UNESCO heritage site. Down south, discover the story of Saigon, squeeze into the Cu Chi Tunnels and end your tour with a cruise in the Mekong Delta.
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