Essence Vietnam tour from North to Central 8 days
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Highlights
- Enjoy the famous cuisine in Vietnam which is one of the Vietnam unique culture named “ street food”
- Explore the secret in how to make an amazing Vietnam dish
- Explore the magnificent scenery of the World Heritage Site: Halong Bay
- Appreciate the ancient history, architecture, and culture of Vietnam
- Have a chance to immersed the life of a Vietnamese farmer
- Get great experience in a Vespa which is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam to go around Hoian
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- Accommodation with daily breakfast as per detail itinerary
- Transfers by private air conditioned vehicle with experienced driver
- Shuttle bus Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi
- Meals as specified in the itinerary with authentic local food. Western food is available (up on request) (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
- Domestic Flights: Hanoi –Danang with economic class
- Local-stationed English-speaking tour guide. He or she will provide you with the best local knowledge available.
- Entrance fees & permits (if have)
- Bottle of drinking water
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Itinerary
Welcome up on arrival by local tour guide and driver then we transfer to hotel. Our essence Vietnam tour starts from now.
After a short rest, we enjoy a 1-hour cyclo tour of the French inspired “old quarter”. We will be free for shopping in the old quarter rang...
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We will take 180 KM to Halong Bay – The Bay of Descending Dragon, which is located in the Northeast of Vietnam. Halong Bay has been recognized by UNESCO as the World Natural Heritage thanks to its universal values of landscape, geology and geomorphology, respectively in 1994 and 2000 and is one of the most beautiful bays in the world.
We will embark on Oasis Bay Cruise followed by a short cruise briefing. We will then savor a delectable lunch while Oasis Bay Cruise among the limestone islands. Then we explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay before continue cruising...
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
you can enjoy fresh air of the bay and start the day with Tai Chi class in the early morning. Have breakfast on board, prepare the energy for kayaking among the hidden areas of the bay, around the Man’s Head Islet area.
At around 10.15 AM, we return to the boat...
We will start a street food tour: Walking down to the Hang Be street for visiting the local market, we are guided all the ingredients as well as inhabit of local people here.
After the street market, we continue our trip along different streets, try to taste ma...
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
After breakfast, we will be free until your driver arrives to take you to NoiBai airport for your flight to Danang. Estimate flight is VN165 09:30 1050 P
Arrive in Danang, we will pick up & transfer to Hoian.
Then, we join the fantastic Cooking class at Red Bridge restaurant with first activity to visit Hoi An colorful market to experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market; and purchase some of the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later....
Meal: Breakfast & Lunch
The activity on this day is one of the highlight on Essence Vietnam tour
We will cycle to a local farming village to join daily work life of local farmers – hoeing and a soil, watering veggie at an organic herb garden, riding water buffalo in the field and enjoy the freshest air of the countryside beauty. After that, board the Hoi An Eco-tour boat and cruise to the mouth of the river where it meets the Cua Dai Sea.
We also learn and try our hand at local traditional fishing techniques using round and cast nets, learn to paddle the strange and unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats. Explore the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme condi...
Meal: Breakfast & Lunch
Have breakfast at the hotel. We start to walk tour in Hoi An town – one of the World Culture Heritages of Vietnam. This quaint riverside town still boasts a wealth of century’s old traditional architecture. The influences of several Asian cultures can be seen in the o...
Vespa tour start at your hotel or your guest house at 12:30. Then we take you to the local restaurant to have lunch. After lunch we start for our adventure to ride vespa to the countryside for sightseeing and villages. So the fisrt our adventure ride ahead out west al...
We ride Vespa crossing a Bridge of the Thu Bon river to the visit and see more farm, like rice farm, vegetable farm. Our tour guide will tell you and show you tail what are people plan here. We will visit a family have traditional to make Mat weaving. After visit all of places to day we will turn back to Hoi an town.
Meal: Breakfast & Lunch
Ba Na hills is the next step on our Essence Vietnam tour
8.00 Pick up at hotel and head out to Ba Na hills. Take Cable Car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French. Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountai...
Free for joining games in Fantasy Park – the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam with series of interesting games: 4 – 5D film, skiver, The death race, dinosaur park… (2 hours).
15:00 Return to Da Nang city along the Red Beach Bay. Stop at Central Specialties Super Market for Shopping.
Check in hotel in Danang. Leisure time at beach. Overnight at hotel in Danang.
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, we will be free until your driver arrives to take you to airport for your departure flight. Essence Vietnam tour ends.
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- 02 adults (USD/ person) 1085 $ 1270 $
- 04 adults (USD/person) 859 $ 1039 $
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