Vietnam

You will be welcomed upon arrival at the Hanoi airport, and then transferred to hotel for early check procedure (early check in is not guaranteed and subject to availability). The rest of time is free and easy at your leisure. Afternoon: Explore Hanoi’s featured, including:

• Visit Literature of Temple.
• Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the presidential palace, and his humble house on stilts where he lived for the last 11 years of his life.
• Old Quarter
• Stroll in Sword Lake

Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi   Overnight in Port Elizabeth

Have breakfast at the hotel then check out around 08.00 AM. Depart to Halong by shuttle bus. Arrive in Halong Bay around 12:30 - Receptionists welcome guests at the International Tuan Chau harbor. 12:45 Captain welcomes guests to Syrena cruises by tender. Check in on the cruise. Enjoy your welcome drink, safety briefing and then settle in your cabin. 13:00 The cruise Leaves International Tuan Chau harbor. Discover the Halong Bay – one of the natural wonders of the world. Have lunch with special foods while cruising through famous sights Ba Hang fishing village, Đỉnh Hương island, Chó Đá islet, Gà Chọi islet... 14:30 Cruise stops at Bồ Nâu cave, the core area of the world natural heritage. Transfer by tender to Surprise cave - one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay. 15:45 Leave Surprise cave. Later transfer by tender to the Titov island which was named by Uncle Ho, after Gherman Stepanovich Titov - the Soviet astronaut who visited in 1962 Enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach or climb the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. Enjoy the magical Halong Bay ... 16:45 Back to the cruise. Relax and enjoy sunset on the sun deck. 18:00 – 19:00 HAPPY HOUR - Buy 1 drink get 1 free (wine excluded). 18:30 Enjoy Vietnamese cooking demonstration. 19:00 Acquaint yourself with the set menu dinner. Meals: Breakfast – Lunch- Dinner Accommodation: Private deluxe cabin on cruise

06:30 Enjoy Tai Chi instructions on the sundeck (30 minutes) whilst cruising to Luồn cave. 07:00 Enjoy light breakfast in the restaurant (coffee, tea, fresh milk, water, pastries, bread, egg, fresh fruit, cereals will be served in the dining room). 08:00 After breakfast, take a guided tour to visit Luồn cave by a traditionally woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman. 08:30 Come back to cruise, relax, and check out of cabin. Please put your luggage outside the door. Our porters will collect and get them ready on the Pier for you. Finally, the cruise disembarks in International Tuan Chau harbor. 09:15 Enjoy brunch buffet menu served in the dining room. 10:45 Transfer by tender back to Tuan Chau harbor and disembarkation. Farewell to guests. 12.30: Drive back to Hanoi. Remaining day is free at leisure to explore on your own. . Meals: Brunch Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Today is free at your own until you check out of hotel and transfer to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City. On arrival – transfer to hotel for check in. Balance of the day is free. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Morning: Get picked up from your hotel for a 2 hour’s drive from busy city to stunning countryside. Located approximately 70 km northwest of Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City is a beautiful green land with fruit gardens, rice paddies and plantations, Visit Cu Chi Tunnels, interconnected like a spider net in the soil of Cu Chi District (more than 200 km of narrow underground tunnels) that connect half or total covered hideouts, shelters, fighting bunkers, hospital, school, living rooms and so on… all was built and used by resistant fighters during the French and American war in Vietnam. You will have chance to sample some of the simple cuisine that local fighters would have survived on and have an opportunity to venture into the tunnels and explore the complex. All this will help you to learn more about the conditions the people lived in, the hardships they faced, and the amazing ingenuity employed to maintain life in the tunnels. Complete your tunnel tour with a try of firing Russian Carbine rifles AK 47’s (if you wish to do). Enjoy lunch at local restaurant before heading back to city center. Afternoon: Visit the Independence Palace (former Presidential Palace in the South of Vietnam), the Central Post Office, ride through Dong Khoi Street (former Rue Catinat, made famous by Graham Greene in his bestselling book the Quiet American) and spend some time through the Ben Thanh Market that is filled with lots of interesting local products. Trip ends at your hotel. Meals: Breakfast – Lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

8:30 depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta, the land of nine dragons. Getting out of the city, you will see the mighty delta with its quaint rural landscape and immense waterway. Board a motorboat and visit a local village where you observe locals making traditional stuffs such as rice paper cakes, fish sauce and pop rice. Continue your cruise along meandering canal for sightseeing of local life on water and the two banks. Enjoy a sampan rowing along shady creek, visit a local home orchard and sample fresh tropical fruits. Disembark the boat for driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. Remaining time is free at leisure. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Have breakfast at the hotel till check out, transfer to the airport for flight back home. Meals: Breakfast