10 DAYS CLASSICAL VIETNAM TOUR
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10 DAYS CLASSICAL VIETNAM TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 1 - Ho Chi Minh City - Arrival Day
(Dinner included)
Welcome to Vietnam! Upon arrival at in Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you will meet with our tour-guide and shall start our city tour, including Notre Dame Cathedral, built by the French in early 1880s, it is another of the fingerprints the French left in the city of Saigon. The building, that stands in the center of Saigon, was built at the end of the 19th century. Inside you can admire typical french stained glass windows.
Post Office is the building was constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina in the early 20th century. It has a Gothic architectural style. It was designed and constructed by the famous architect Gustave Eiffel in harmony with the surrounding area.
The Opera House is as known as the Saigon Opera House, this wonderful example of French colonial architecture lies in the heart of the citys District 1 area, surrounded by new shopping plazas and posh hotels. Built in 1897 by French architect Ferret Eugene, the 800 seat building was used as the home of the Lower House assembly of South Vietnam after 1956. And we will visit the City Hall, China Town. We will have a stop at Thien Hau temple dedicated to the Goddess of the sea. At the end of the tour, transfer and check in to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Ho Chi Ming City.
Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi tunnel
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Morning depart for Cu Chi Tunnel which is well-known during the war in Vietnam as the headquarter of VC in 1960s-1970s. The tunnel is a very complicated underground network and over 250 km long consist of living bunker, fighting bunker, meeting room function and special kitchen room and has 3 levels in which the third level was used as the bomb shelter.
After we will back to Ho Chi Ming City, in the afternoon Turkey Travel Bazaar will lead you to visit The War Remnants Museum which is primarily contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam War. The museum comprises a series of eight themed rooms in several buildings, with period military equipment located within a walled yard.
Also we will visit The Reunification Palace which is formerly known as Independence Palace, built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu and was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was the site of the end of the Vietnam War during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its Gates. At the end of the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Ho Chi Ming City.
Day 3 - Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ho Chi Minh City
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Today Turkey Travel Bazaar will take a day trip to Mekong region with you, comprises a cruise on the Mekong river, a visit to local farmhouse and orchards, a sampan ride on palmshaded creeks, a taste of seasonal fruits and a performance of traditional southern singing. Our lunch will be served with Mekong specialties. At the end we will returning to Ho Chi Minh City. The rest of the day is leisure. Dinner and overnight at Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 4 - Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang - Hoi An
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your domestic flight to Da Nang then transfer to Hoi An. Hoi An is known to the French and Spanish as Faifo, where there were a lot of Chinese Ethnic living together with the Japanese and Vietnamese, In 1999, the old town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences.
Tan Ky Old House is another example of typical shop houses that existed in the 19th century. These were used to conduct business transactions, for meeting and appeasing potential clients and various other activities. Located in the Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, this house has four different sections pertaining to welcoming guests, trading, sleeping and worshipping deities. Each section has a separate entrance opening into a street so that no disturbance was caused to the others in the house.
Turkey Travel Bazaar will lead you to visit Japanese covered Bridge. The bridge was constructed in the early 1600s by the Japanese community, roughly 40 years before they left the city to return to Japan under the strict policy of sakoku enforced by the Tokugawa Shogunate, and renovated in 1986. Today, its the symbol of Hoi An.
Also we will visit the Cantonese Communal House, and the One Pillar Pagoda which is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi. It is regarded alongside the Perfume Temple, as one of Vietnams two most iconic temples. Late afternoon take boat trip on Thu Bon river for sightseeing. Rest of the day is free at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Hoi An.
Day 5 - Hoi An - Hue
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After enjoy your breakfast in the hotel, Turkey Travel Bazaar will pick you up and we will depart for Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam from 1802 to 1945 under the Nguyen Dynasty, it is used to be the capital of Vietnam from 17th century to 20th century and it is also the World cultural Heritage site now.
During our journey, we will have a stop at Lang Co beach for a short break, our lunch will be served in Hue when we arrive. Late afternoon we will visit Hue Citadel, this is the Citadel under the Nguyen Dynasty and over 150 royal palaces built within 30 years. It consists of Imperial City and Forbidden City, which was used by the Emperors and Emperors family only. Hue is also well-known during the war in Vietnam as the bloodiest battlefield in 1968 and almost royal palaces in the imperial City were totally destroyed. At the end, transfer and check into your hotel. The rest of the day is leisure. Dinner and overnight at Hue.
Day 6 - Hue
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Morning take boat trip to Linh Mu pagoda where you can see the old car that was used by Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc who was immolated himself in 1963 in the central of Ho Chi Minh City.
Then we will visit the Emperors tomb of Tu Duc which is located in a narrow valley in Duong Xuan Thuong village (currently Thuong Ba village, Thuy Xuan Commune, Hue City). It is one of the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty. Before we depart for Dong Hoi, we will visit Khai Dinh who was the 12th Emperor of the Nguy?n Dynasty in Vietnam. At the end, we will return Hue. Dinner and overnight at Hue.
Day 7 - Hue- Ha Noi - Ha Long
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Morning pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport for your domestic flight to Ha Noi, upon arrival, we will proceed to Hai Phong.
During our journey, we will stop at Dong Trieu ceramics and pottery village, it is a place that sells all kinds of ceramics, embroidery and marble statues. It makes for a fantastic visit to get an insight into the handcrafted process that Vietnamese craftspeople put into creating these works.
In the late afternoon, we will arrive Ha Long. Ha Long city is the World Natural Heritage with over 3000 limestone islands and islets scattering an area of 1500 sqkm in Tonkin Bay Upon arrival, transfer and check in to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Ha Long.
Day 8 - Ha Long - Ha Noi
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
This morning we will join the boat cruise to explore the Ha Long Bay with visiting some grottoes such as Dau go, Thien Cung. You will have pleasure time on boat while the captain and his sailors are preparing our seafood lunch.
We will disembark the boat after enjoy our lunch. Afterwards, we will returning Ha Noi. Upon arrival, transfer and check in to your hotel. The rest of day is leisure. Dinner and overnight in Ha Noi
Day 9 - Ha Noi
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After breakfast, pick up from your hotel and shall start our morning city tour in Ha Noi, the highlights will be Ho Chi Minh
