Colors of Vietnam Tour 8 Days

Upon arrival in Hanoi, Dream Travel’s guide welcomes you at the airport then escorts to your hotel in Hanoi. Welcome dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at proposed hotel.

08:15 – 08:50: Get picked up at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quater/ Opera House to depart for Halong Bay. Our journey follows Hanoi – Haiphong- Tuan Chau Highway (about a 2.5-hour drive)
12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor, get on the boat to start the excursion discovering the beauty of the world heritage site 
12:30: Enjoy set menu lunch on the boat with many special dishes of Halong. While having lunch, you all can see the beautiful scenery on both sides with thousands of limestone such as Fighting Chicken and Incense Buner Islets – 2 symbols of Halong Bay
14:00: Arrive at Bo Hon Island, and you will visit Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave with a lot of stalagmites and stalactites 
14:45: Do kayaking or bamboo boat through Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. 
15:15: Visit TiTop Island with its sandy beach. You can go swimming here or trek up to the top of the island for sightseeing all of Halong bay 
16:00: Back to the boat for the sunset party (some wine, fruits, and biscuits) meanwhile the boat is cruising back to the harbor
17:45: Arrive back at the harbor. Get on the bus and return to Hanoi 
20:30: Get dropped off at the hotel.

In the morning:
Breakfast at your hotel.
08:30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City
08:45 – 09:45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Is Land in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
09:45 – 11:45: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique Padoga in the world. Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas… Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
11:45 – 12:45: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam
Special Note: we will visit the Women’s Museum instead of the Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays
 
In the afternoon:
12:45 – 13:45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.
Wait for the driver and transfer to Noi Bai and take the flight to Hue. Overnight in Hue. 

Breakfast at your hotel. Wait at the lobby for our driver and tour guide to pick you up
10:30: You will visit the Khai Dinh tomb, final resting place of a Nguyen Emperor. Admire the tomb’s unique architectural design and learn more about many myths and legends that surround this controversial emperor.
12:00: Having local lunch and rest at restaurant (willing to prepare veg dishes in tour for guests)
13:00: You will continue visiting Hue imperial city – the palace of 13 Nguyen Kings with Ngo Mon Gate, Library, Thai Hoa palace, Nine Dynastic Urns, and so on. Then, group will visit Thien Mu pagoda associated with culture and history of Hue.    
14:45: Leave the Citadel for Thien Mu pagoda, associated with culture and history of Hue. It is an active Buddhist monastery, and admire its incomes 7-story pagoda, the unofficial symbol of the city. There, fragrant incense smoke fills the air all the long day, making the praying for blessing clam and peaceful. Thanks to its high position upward a charming curve of Perfume River, the pagoda offers a mind-boggling view of both the flow and the surrounding areas. Covered with pine trees, bonsai and delicate manmade pond, this religious site brings about a peaceful feeling which is hard to find anywhere else.
15:30: Return Car. Driver & Tour guide will transfer you to your hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Our driver will come to pick you up then transfer to Hue train station for the one to Danang. Arrive in Danang then you will be picked up by our driver and tour guide. Meet our team at the meeting point for today’s schedule
13:30 - 14:00: We will pick you up at the rendezvous, and start visiting Linh Ung Pagoda on Son Tra Peninsula with the 67-meter statue of Guan Yin Buddha - the highest Guan Yin statue in Vietnam currently. This is the best place for you to take panorama pictures of Da Nang city and the sea together.
15:10: Continue to visit the Non-Nuoc Village at the foot of the Marble Mountains. The village is famous for stone sculptures and handicrafts. Here you can admire many works of art made from stone and marble by the local artists.
Not only visiting Non-Nuoc Village but also visiting caves in Marble Mountain, you will have a chance to explore beautiful caves that are made from nature. Climbing inside caves, you will enjoy the fresh air and majestic caves.
16:45: Saying goodbye to Marble Mountains and the Non-Nuoc village, we will go to Hoi An ancient town. 
Arriving at Hoi An, we will walk around this town, visit the ancient houses, ancient assembly halls, ancestral temples, and the symbol of Hoi An, Japanese Bridge Pagoda... In Hoi An, everything is preserved as they were hundreds of years ago.
At night time, Hoi An shows its beauty with colorful lanterns hung all around the town, and in the night market, where you can buy various kinds of souvenirs. You will have some free time to visit the night market there.
19:00: Enjoy local foods in Hoi An is a nice experience.
20:00 - 21:00: After the meal, transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Hoi An. 

Breakfast at your hotel. 
07:30 - 08:30: We pick you up at the hotel and start to visit Ba Na Hills – Queen Mountain, also known as the second Da Lat/ Sapa in Central Vietnam. The beautiful weather here is always cool.
09:30: You will be carried to the peak by cable car system that won 4 World Records (longest one-wire sling; the longest distance between each station; the longest unpatched wire; and finally, the heaviest cable roll), admire the epic view and enjoy the fresh air here.
10:00:  Explore Golden Bridge, sits 1,400 meters above sea level, an altitude that creates the illusion of a silk strip hiding in the clouds above Da Nang. 
10:30: Walking around and taking photos at Le Jardin D’Amour (the Flower Garden of Love), Linh Ung Pagoda, with 27m – height Shakyamuni statue on 6m – height lotus brings tourists a peaceful feeling as visiting this place. Enjoy the panorama of Da Nang city. 
11:15: The next destination of your trip in Ba Na is French Village.
11:30: You will take a rest and have a buffet as lunch in the Restaurant, with more than 100 Asian and European delicious dishes. 
After lunch, you can experience many thrilling rides and games such as water slide-way, love wheel, fire race and ghosts’ house in Fantasy Park – the world-class indoor amusement park. You can also buy the entrance ticket by yourself to visit the unique Wax Museum and Wine Cellar in Vietnam.
14:00: You will feel free to visit the holy places in Ba Na: the Linh Tu Temple, the Temple of Mother Nature, the Belfry, the Phong Tu Tower, or the French village. From this area, all the sceneries of Ba Na – Quang Nam’s nature is below your feet.
15:00 - 15:30: We say goodbye to Ba Na and get back to the cable car station and return to Danang. 
Transfer to Danang airport and take the flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. 
Have lunch at local restaurant.
Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. 
Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. Return to Saigon. End trip.

Free at leisure until time to transfer to the airport for the flight back home