SOHIL LAAD'S PLAN: VIETNAM ITINERARY 10D9N IN SOUTH & CENTRAL PART

Welcome to Sai Gon Viet Nam – the largest and most populous city in Vietnam.

Get picked up by our driver.

Transfer to the hotel.

Check in and have rest!

Overnight in Sai Gon.

IN THE MORNING

Get picked-up at your accommodation in the city center and drive to Cu Chi, around 65km. On the way to the Cu Chi Tunnels, visit the handicapped handicraft workshop.

Watch a documentary film about the Vietnam War. Discover special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals and command centers helping whoever lives inside Cu Chi tunnels meet their basic needs.

Discover many hidden lefts behind trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels and learning more about the handmade weapon and traps used during the Vietnam War. Seeing huge bomb craters and the mere 10–13 feet thick level of upper soil can support the bearing weight of a 55-ton tank and the explosive damage of bombs left from the war.

Break at the shooting range to shoot some real guns with Ak47, M16, M30, M60 (shooting fee is paid separately from the trip).

Highlight of the trip is to crawl and experience the underground town of Cu Chi Tunnels. This is the best part of the trip when you crawl into it to feel how it was like in the war. Guests who have claustrophobia be not afraid of crawling inside, you still can see it from above the ground.

Taste the pandan tea and tapioca (guerilla’s food during the war) before heading back to Saigon.

IN THE AFTERNOON

1. THE HIDDEN WEAPON BUNKER:

Vietcong soldier’s hidden bunker located in the heart of Saigon.

2. WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM:

Vietnam War storytelling from the other side.

3. NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL SAIGON: The pride of Saigon culture.
4. CENTRAL POST OFFICE:

The everlasting architecture of the French influence.

5. THE LAST HELICOPTER:

Remarking the fall of Saigon. Just to see, can’t enter it legally.

Overnight in Sai Gon.

07:00 – 07:30: Get picked-up at your accommodation in the city center and drive to Cai Be to take the boat trip on the river.

Taste the local fruit, coconut juice on the boat.

Visit local work – the handicraft with water hyacinth, banana leaf hammock.

Visit the local taste of coconut candy, pop rice.

Take the rowing boat in the small canal surrounding by mangroves.

Have lunch at the local home.

Highlights of the day is taking the long boat trip crossing the River of Tien to Vinh Long Province.

Drive to Can Tho and overnight at Bamboo Eco Village Can Tho.

Have dinner at the homestay village.

Have a tropical double bedroom with AC for a comfortable night.

Overnight at Bamboo Eco Village in Can Tho.

Have the morning Vietnamese milk coffee and delicious breakfast (The scenery will not let you down).

Take the boat trip to visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the biggest floating market in the Mekong Delta.

See how people trade and exchange their goods on the boat. Probably you might want another cup of coffee to experience the feeling of purchasing on the local boat.

Visit the rice noodle making shop on the river.

Ride bicycle around the local village.

Attend the cooking class for Vietnamese Pancake (bánh xèo) and lunch.

Say goodbye with great memories and love

11:30: Back to the city and head back to HCMC.

Overnight in Sai Gon.

Check out hotel in Sai Gon.

Driver picks up to the airport.

Fly to Da Nang.

Welcome to Da Nang city – the biggest city in Central Viet Nam.

Free to explore the city by yourself.

Overnight in Da Nang.

08:00: Our van and a tour guide pick you up at the hotel lobby.

Reach Ba Na Hills via Cable Car. Spend your time on the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and see the panorama of Quang Nam – Danang City on high.

After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge – which has the most exotic structure and also the world’s most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amourn (consists of 9 gardens), Linh Ung pagoda.

Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village: enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue, Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome…Challenge the most popular adventure ride. Slide of Tube Car…

Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet). Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check-in such as Helios waterfall, Time Gate, and The Moon Kingdom …Join in Fantasy Park by Walking in Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park, playing 5D wild west, enjoying 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degrees, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and participate in an adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games.

15:00: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills

16:45 – 17:45: Our Minivan brings you back to your hotel.

Overnight in Da Nang.

08:00 – 08:30: Get picked up by your tour guide and leave to Hue city

10:45: You will visit the Khai Dinh Tomb, the tomb had elements of Eastern art mixed with Western designs.

12:00: Having a nice lunch with Hue cuisine and rest at beautiful restaurant

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, etc.

15:00: Visiting Thien Mu pagoda associated with culture and history of Hue.

15:45: Return to Da Nang

19:00: We will drop you off in Da Nang.

Overnight in Da Nang

13:00: Our guide will meet you at our hotel in Hoi An City Center and start the Hoi An City Tour.

Having lunch at local restaurant.

Firstly, you’ll visit Hoi An Market which is always bustling. It offers an unmissable shopping experience. This market is full of sights, colors, sounds and smells.

Next to Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall, a colorful mélange of bright gates, dragon statues and elaborate rooftops. Get an introduction to ancestor worship while visiting the family altar and watching local devotees making offerings.

You will see remarkably well-preserved old houses: Phung Hung Ancient House or Tan Ky Ancient House. That have withstood 200 years of weather and war. Learn about the prosperous merchants who used to live in these homes, trading with buyers from all around the world.

After that, going to Museum of Folk Culture in Hoi An, a display of artifacts depicts ancient local daily life in a 150-year-old Chinese merchant house. Especially, you will enjoy art shows at Hoi An Traditional Performing Arts House.

Make a stop at the Japanese Bridge. The bridge spans a small waterway and was constructed more than 400 years ago to connect the Japanese community with the Chinese who lived on the other side of the water. Admire the carvings and paintings inside the bridge, learning about their symbolism and cultural significance.

Additionally, visit some of Hoi An’s well-known handicraft shops and artwork galleries. Discover smaller laneways and local neighborhoods gaining a better appreciation of Hoi An’s endless charm.

Enjoy your time with the boat ride and release the flower lantern to pray for the lucks to you and your family. You will immerse yourself in the fanciful space of the lantern street.

18:30: Finish Hoi An city tour

Our guide will take you back to your hotel in Hoi An.

Overnight in Hoi An.

08:00: Our guide picks you up at your hotel and departs to My Son Sanctuary – The World Cultural Heritage.

09:30: Arrive at My Son and we’ll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking through the landscape, learning histories with our local English-speaking guide, and enjoying the Champa’s traditional performances.

Between the 4th and 13th centuries a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Viet Nam. This is graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in a dramatic site that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence.

12:30 Back to the van and have lunch at another local house, relax with cold herbal tea, nice food, and fresh air.

13:30 Arrive in Hoi An, tour guide will drop you off at your hotel.

19:00: Catch taxi to Hoi An Memorial show. (Taxi fee is on your own, you can book grab car, the Memorial show ticket is electric tickets it’s High tickets, show time from 20:00 to 21:00)

Overnight in Hoi An

Check out hotel in Hoi An.

Driver picks up to Da Nang airport.

Fly to Sai Gon.

Catch flight home from Tan Son Nhat international airport.

Trip ends. See you next time!

Note: Driver picks up 3 hours in advance for domestic flights.

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