Vietnam and Laos 14 days

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Day 01: Saigon arrival (D)

Day 02: Saigon – Cu Chi tunnels – Saigon (B.L)

Day 03: Saigon – My Tho – Saigon (B.L)

Day 04: Saigon – Da Nang- Hoian (B.L) by flight

Day 05: Hoian – Danang – Hue (B.L)

Day 06: Hue city tour (B.L)

Day 07: Hue – Hanoi City Tour (B.L) by flight

Day 08: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B.L.D)

Day 09: Halong – Hanoi (B.L.D)

Day 10: Hanoi – Vientiane (B) by flight

Day 11: Vientiane – Luang Prabang (B.L) by flight

Day 12: Luang Prabang (B.L)

Day 13: Luang Prabang – Pak Ou – khuang Si (B.L)

Day 14: Luang Prabang – Departure (B)

Day 01: Saigon arrival
Arrive at Tan San Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city, welcome by our local guide and transfer to hotel. Free to discover the modern and busy Saigon. Enjoy a welcome dinner at local restaurant and stay overnight in Saigon.

Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon

Day 02: Saigon – Cu Chi tunnels – Saigon
After breakfast at hotel you will then, drive to Cu Chi Tunnel that consists of more than 200 km of underground tunnels. Walk around the tunnel area to see bomb craters, underground bunkers and deadly traps. Back to Saigon for lunch and visit the China Town, locally known as Cho Lon, the Thien Hau Temple. Next, visit Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office, which are in Romanesque art and French-style and a former Presidential Palace. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Saigon

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon

Day 03: Saigon – My Tho – Saigon
After breakfast at hotel and then drive to My Tho Town in Tien Giang Province, one of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta. You will take a boat trip on Mekong River to visit farmer’s house and garden. Have Lunch on an islet. Visit bee-raising farm, coconut-candy enterprise. Drive back to Saigon. Stop at Long An Town to visit Cao Dai Temple, a strange religion in the South of Vietnam. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Saigon.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon

Day 04: Saigon – Da Nang – Hoian  by flight
After breakfast at hotel. Take your own time to discover Saigon until being transferred to Tan Son Nhat  airport for the flight to Da Nang. Arrive in Danang, welcomed by our local guide and transferred to Hoian. Have Lunch at local restaurant. Visit China Beach, Ngu Hanh Son Stone Village (handicraft). Drive to visit Hoi An Ancient town, a World’s Cultural Heritage in the central. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Hoian.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

Day 05: Hoi An – Da Nang – Hue
After breakfast at hotel. Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, Chinese temple, Chinese Hall, Hoian market and the Tan Ky ancient house. Have Lunch at local restaurant. Then, depart for Hue via Danang, visit Cham Museum. Continue to travel to Hue through Hai Van Pass. Stop on the top of the mountain for taking photos on Lang Co Beach. Arrive in Hue at the end of the day, check in hotel and free to discover Hue. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Hue.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Day 06: Hue City Tour
After breakfast at hotel. Visit Hue by taking a small sampan for a cruise on the Perfume River to visit the famous Thien Mu Pagoda and the Minh Mang King’s tomb. Have Lunch at local restaurant. We then visit the complex of Tu Duc Emperor’s tomb, visit Hue Imperial City and then, visit Dong Ba Market. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Hue.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Day 07: Hue – Hanoi City Tour by flight
After breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Phu Bai airport for the short flight to Hanoi. Visit today Vietnam’s capital, including Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, traditional stilt house, the revered One-Pillar Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple and walk along the shore of West Lake to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda. Have Lunch at local restaurant. Then, visit the Vietnam’s first university, the thousand year old Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple and enjoy a wonderful rickshaw in the Old Quarter of Hanoi to explore the very busy part of Hanoi. In the evening, you will take part in the water puppet show. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Day 08: Hanoi – Ha Long – Overnight on boat
Arrive in Hanoi in the early morning and transfer to hotel for having breakfast. Then drive to Ha Long Bay, one of the World’s Natural Heritage. Arrive at noon, board a traditional wooden junk and begin your exploration of magical Ha Long Bay, one of Southeast Asia’s premier tourist destinations. An excellent fresh seafood lunch will be prepared and served on the boat while cruising to the most beautiful areas of Ha Long Bay. Discover the most beautiful grotto in Ha Long “Surprising grotto” and you swim at Titov Island. The junk will drop its anchor in quiet place for overnight and dinner is served on boat.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Overnight on cruise

Day 09: Halong – Hanoi
After a morning bath, breakfast is served while you continue your cruise. Visit Luon cave by small wooden boat or sampan then continue the cruise to most beautiful quiet areas. Have Lunch on boat and return to Ha Long pier. Driver picks you up and transfers to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi, Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Day 10: Hanoi – Vientiane by flight
After breakfast at hotel. Feel free discover Hanoi City untill being transferred to Noi Bai Airport for flight to Vientiane. Arrive in Vientiane, welcomed by our local guide and transfer to hotel. Visit of Vat Sisakhet, only temple in the capital to survive the invasion of 1828 Thai, and Ho Prakeo, the old chapel royal, a museum, houses splendid examples of the Lao Buddhist statuary. Discovery of the Great Stupa That Luang. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Vientiane.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Vientiane

Day 11: Vientiane – Luang Prabang by flight
Have Breakfast at the hotel. Feel Free to explore Vientiane until being transferred to airport for flight to Luang Prabang, the former royal capital a World Heritage Site by Unesco since 1995. Have Lunch at local restaurant. Stroll over the alleyways of this timeless city and discover its many monasteries. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Luamg Prabang

Day 12: Luang Prabang
Have Breakfast at the hotel. On this day, you will enjoy the discovery of Luang Prabang, World Heritage City by UNESCO in 1995: climbing Mount Phousy and walking around town. You can admire the most beautiful temples: Wat Xieng Thong and graceful roofs, the Vat and probably, its beautiful carved doors, the Vat Vixoun then visit the museum in the former Royal Palace. In addition, enjoy the collections of precious objects belonging to the royal family and the many statues from temples in the area, you will discover the Phra Bang, Golden Buddha end which gave its name to the city and considered as the palladium of the Lao nation. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Luang Prabang

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang

Day 13: Luang Prabang – Pak Ou – khuang Si – Luang Prabang
Have Breakfast at the hotel. River walks to join the Pak Ou caves, where, over the centuries, devotees have filed hundreds of Buddha statues. Return to Luang Prabang. Have Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, excursion to the falls Khuang If, nestled in lush greenery. Have your own dinner and stay overnight in Luang Prabang

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang

Day 14: Luang Prabang – Departure
Have Breakfast at the hotel. It is your free time until being trasnferred to airport for flight departure.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A