Details Itinerary
Code: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D =
Dinner, G = Guide
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City
arrival (D, G pick up)
Arriving at
Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you'll be driven to your hotel. Rest
of the day, you'll be free to stroll around the city until our guide and drive
pick you up for a "Welcome Dinner" at one of a famous restaurant.
You?ll spend
the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City
Cooking Class (B, L, G)
After breakfast, you'll join a
cooking class held at Ho Chi Minh City's Cookery Centre. You'll learn how to
cook five traditional Vietnamese dishes representative of the all three regions
in Vietnam. You'll then have time to chat over a pot of Vietnamese tea, making
green papaya salad and cooking Vietnamese spring rolls. And then relax and enjoy
the first two dishes, then cooking the three main course dishes. Finally, you
could enjoy your lunch that you have cooked!
After enjoying your lunch it is
the time for awarding of certificates of competence and souvenir gifts. The rest
day will be free. You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City/Vinh Long (B, L, G)
After
breakfast, you will be transferred to Vinh Long, a peaceful province on Co Chien
river, which branches out from the Mekong. Upon arrival, you?ll take a boat trip
to enjoy ?a beautiful river painting? of Cai Be floating market which was formed
in the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century and bearing all the characteristics of
the locals? life in the western region. Proceed to visit some fruit orchards and
local cottage industries. Lunch will await you at a local house. You will also
have a chance to listen to the traditional folk music "Don Ca Tai Tu" which is
is operated by the local people. You?ll then stroll on the village paths to
visit the local markets and enjoy some kind of famous tropical fruit such as
banana, pomelo, dragon fruit and so on. Return to Ho Chi Minh City for your
overnight stay.
Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City/Danang/Hoi An (B, L,
G)
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll be free until you'll be escorted to the
airport for your morning flight to Danang. Our guide will pick you up at teh
airport and take you to visit
Cham Museum, which holds the finest collection
of Champa sculptures in different art styles from the 7th to the 15th centuries.
You will also visit Marble Mountains and Stone Carving village where famous
stone products are skillfully made by local people. Afterwards, you?ll head to
Hoi An? an enchanting World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
After checking in your hotel, you will take a tour of the ancient town
where the mix of Japanese and Chinese architecture reflects Hoi An?s
significance in the past as an important trading port.. Your overnight stay will
be in Hoi An.
Day 5: Hoi An Cooking (B, L,
G)
In the morning, you'll start the
tour by cycling to visit Hoi An's colorful market, and experience the amazing
sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market. You will have the opportunity to
interact with the local sellers, purchase and bargain some of the material to
prepare for your lunch.
You'll then come back the
restaurant to learn and cook traditional food in Hoi An. The rest day will be
free to relax on the beach or in the Old Quarter as you wish. Your overnight
stay will be in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An/My Son/Hoi An (B, G)
After breakfast, you will be driven to My Son Sanctuary, once the
religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence.
Set in a lush green valley, a series of impressive tower-temples dating from
between the 7th and 13th centuries provide a breathtaking site. Our guide will
show you the remains of remarkable brick towers, and explain their origins and
purpose. You'll then return to Hoi An with free afternoon to relax. Your
overnight stay will be in Hoi An.
Day 7: Hoi An/Ho Chi Minh City (B, G)
You'll be free and then be
picked up to Danang airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You'll transit
for your international departure flight.
Prices per person in US$:
|
Number of people |
2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10-15 |
Supplement for single
occupancy |
|
Two stars |
707 |
639 |
576 |
534 |
108.00 |
|
Three stars |
770 |
702 |
639 |
597 |
153.00 |
|
Four stars |
887 |
819 |
756 |
714 |
288.00 |
|
Five stars |
1126 |
1058 |
995 |
953 |
527.40 |
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Valid until December 31, 2010
Surcharge for peak season of hotels are not inclusive in the prices above.
Hotel list for Five Stars standard
-
Ho Chi Minh
City: Majestic hotel (***** a charming colonial hotel in the center of Ho
Chi Minh City, Colonial room) or similar
-
Hoi An: Palm
Garden Beach Resort (**** new villa and bungalow style resort on a 5ha site
on the northern section of Cua Dai Beach, Deluxe Ocean View)
Hotel list for Four Stars standard
Hotel list for Three Stars standard
-
Ho Chi Minh
City: Elios hotel (*** in the city centre) or similar
-
Hoi An: Lotus Hotel (*** with swimming
pool, 2km from town centre) or similar
Hotel list for Two Stars standard
- Ho Chi Minh
City: Le Le Hotel (** in the city centre) or similar
- Hoi An: Pho Hoi Riverside Resort (*** near the Old Quarter) or similar
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