Journey through Vietnam

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Overview
Highlights
- Unique small group itinerary
- Hanoi sightseeing
- Traditional water puppet performance
- Excursion to Ha Long Bay
- Imperial capital of Hue
- Charming Hoi An
- Acclaimed Cham Museum
- Visit to farming settlement
- Extensive Mekong Delta touring
- Floating market at Cai Rang
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Trip includes
- Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all flights within itinerary
- 13 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe and Superior First Class hotels
- 24 meals: 13 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners
- Extensive sightseeing as described, including all entrance fees
- Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director
- Private motorcoach transportation throughout your trip
- Luggage handling for one bag per person
- Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and all drivers
- $100 frequent traveler credit towards your next Odysseys Unlimited tour ($200 after 3 tours; $300 after 10 tours)
Itinerary

Depart U.S. for Hanoi, Vietnam
Arrive Hanoi We arrive in the Vietnamese capital late this evening then transfer to our hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Hanoi This morning we take a walking tour of Ba Dinh Square, a popular complex of cultural and historic sites, including the marble and granite mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace, and thousand-year-old One Pillar Pagod...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Hanoi/Ha Long Bay Early this morning we depart on a full-day excursion to Ha Long Bay, a breathtaking waterway sprinkled with 3,000 islands and islets, and surrounded by a fairytale landscape of limestone cliffs, secret grottoes, and hidden caves. Our tour includes a boat ride and seafood lunch.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Hanoi/Da Nang We fly mid-day to Da Nang, Vietnam’s third largest city situated on the south central coast. Upon arrival, we tour the acclaimed Cham Museum, which celebrates the Cham people’s Hindu legacy with a fine collection of s...
Meals: Breakfast
Da Nang/Hoi An This morning we visit nearby Hoi An, where a succession of Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese, and Japanese traders helped to build an architecturally diverse and colorful village where many ancient traditions still hold sway. A UNESCO W...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Da Nang A morning walking tour of a nearby farming settlement reveals the daily life of a local community up close. Here rice paddies occupy every spare patch of ground, water buffaloes plow the fields, and villagers ride to market with produce piled high on their bicycles. Later we enjoy a cooking lesson and lunch in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Da Nang/Hue We depart this morning by coach for the ancient imperial city of Hue, whose palaces, temples, and tombs evoke its past grandeur as home to emperors and mandarins. We explore the Imperial City – enjoying a traditional cycl...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Hue This morning we cruise along Hue’s Perfume River to peaceful Thien Mu Pagoda, a Buddhist monastery that ranks among the city’s oldest and most important monuments. After admiring the seven-story octagonal tower, we visit the palat...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Hue/Mekong Delta/Can Tho Today begins with an early morning flight to Saigon. Upon arrival we board a motorcoach for the three-hour drive south to the Mekong River town of Cai Be, then continue on to the busy river port and provincial capital of Can Tho.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Can Tho/Mekong Delta We rise early for today’s journey by boat to the bustling floating market at Cai Rang on the Mekong’s lower reaches. After lunch together at a local restaurant, the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Mekong Delta/Saigon An hour-long coach ride this morning brings us to the upper reaches of the storied Mekong. Here we board motorized sampans for an up-close look at river life as we explore the maze of tributaries and inlets that le...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Saigon A morning tour includes the former Presidential Palace, which served as the South Vietnamese government’s wartime headquarters. Now called Reunification Palace, it was here that the first Communist tanks rolled into Saigon on ...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Saigon This morning we visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the infamous underground network from which North Vietnamese forces operated in wartime. Tonight we enjoy a farewell dinner.
Meals: Breakfast
Depart for U.S. Following a day at leisure for independent exploration, late this evening we depart for the airport and our overnight flight to the U.S. Our rooms are reserved for our late check-out.
Arrive U.S. We arrive in the U.S. and connect with our flights home.
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- Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $302, which are subject to change until final payment is made.
- Single travelers please add $1,595. Your $375 deposit is fully refundable up to 95 days prior to departure. All 2017/2018 tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) are guaranteed.
- *Accommodations on Days 5-7: M Gallery Hotel Royal, Hoi An
- Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Pacific flight: $3,895 per person
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InterContinental Hanoi Westlake , Hanoi / Days 2-4 / Deluxe
Overlooking West Lake, the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake offers a tranquil resort atmosphere conveniently located just 15 minutes from the city center. The 359-room hotel, decorated with contemporary Vietnamese styles, includes three restaurants, two bars, and a lounge; Internet access; fitness center with sauna and spa; laundry and dry cleaning services; and outdoor pool. Air-conditioned guest rooms have a private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, mini-bar, TV, and phone.
Hyatt Regency Danang , Da Nang / Days 5-7 / Deluxe
With an ideal location on a private white sand beach at the foot of the Marble Mountains, this contemporary 200-room resort hotel offers a host of amenities including two restaurants, two bars, lounge, café, complimentary internet access, laundry and dry cleaning services, ocean terrace, fitness center, sauna/steam room, outdoor swimming pool, massage treatments, beauty salon, tennis courts, shuttle service to Hoi An, and laundry and dry cleaning service. Featuring Vietnamese décor, air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, private balcony, in-room safe, tea- and coffee-making facilities, mini-bar, TV, and phone.
Saigon Morin , Hue / Days 8-9 / Superior First Class
Built in 1901 and renovated in 1998, this colonial style hotel in the city center blends old world charm with traditional Vietnamese hospitality. Hotel amenities include several restaurants and lounges, Internet access, laundry and dry cleaning services, fitness center with sauna and massage, outdoor pool, beauty salon, and crafts shop. Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, mini-bar, TV, and phone.
Victoria Hotel , Can Tho (Mekong Delta) / Days 10-11 / Superior First Class
Built in 1998, this resort hotel sits on the banks of the Hau River, an estuary of the Mekong River, amid beautiful tropical gardens. Hotel amenities include a restaurant and bar; Internet access; laundry and dry cleaning services; outdoor pool; spa with sauna, massage, and aromatherapy; tennis and badminton courts; billiard table; and a library. Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, tea- and coffee-making facilities, mini-bar, TV, and phone.
Sofitel Saigon Plaza , Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) / Days 12-14 / Deluxe
Designed with a blend of modern French and Vietnamese influences, this 286-room hotel in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is close to the Notre Dame Basilica, the Presidential Palace, the botanical gardens, and other attractions. Hotel amenities include two restaurants and a bar; fitness center with steam, sauna, and massage treatments; and a rooftop pool overlooking the city. Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, mini-bar, mini-fridge, tea- and coffee-making facilities, complimentary internet access, TV, and phone.
Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf and Spa Resort , Siem Reap / Extension / Deluxe
Set amidst tranquil landscaped gardens on beautiful, tree-lined Charles de Gaulle Avenue, Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf and Spa Resort is close to the ruins at Angkor Wat, as well as near traditional markets and other local attractions. Combining French and Khmer architecture to provide refined, elegant accommodation, the 238-room hotel features five restaurants and two bars, Internet access, laundry and dry cleaning services, fitness center with Jacuzzi and sauna, and outdoor pool. Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, mini-bar, TV, and phone.
Cancellations and Refunds
You will receive a full refund for any cancellations made up to 95 days before departure (125 days for In the Wake of Lewis and Clark). If you must cancel your tour, the effective date of cancellation will be upon our receipt of your notification. Refunds for cancellations are subject to the following per person charges:
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94–65 days
25% of tour price
64–45 days
50% of tour price
44–30 days
75% of tour price
29–0 days
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13 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 6 Dinners
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