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Discover Vietnam in another way LANA INTERNATIONAL TOUR SERVICES JOINT STOCK COMPANY Building B8, Ruelle 61/55, Rue Do Quang, District Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Tel : + 84 43. 5562346 Fax: +84 43.5562347 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lana-tour.com Program 14 days/ 13 nights from the North to the South Vietnam

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Discover Vietnam in another way

LANA INTERNATIONAL TOUR SERVICES JOINT STOCK COMPANYBuilding B8, Ruelle 61/55, Rue Do Quang, District Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet NamTel : + 84 43. 5562346 Fax: +84 43.5562347 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lana-tour.com

Program 14 days/ 13 nights from the North to the South Vietnam

This is a special program that allows travelers to discover the best sights of Vietnam but also have more interesting experience

than a conventional circuit. Below are the nine landmarks that makes it difference

1. Visit Hanoi early morning gym, wellness, taichi, walk ...

2. A massage upon arrival will allow you forget fatigue caused by jet lag and start your journey in the most serene way.

3. A visit to the city of Hanoi by motorbike allows you to discover not only the local cuisine but also cultures of Hanoian in the narrow streets of the

Vietnamese capital

4. Discover Halong Bay in the most authentic way

6. Immerse yourself in local life in the North

5. An unforgettable royal dinner in Hue

6. Hoian at your own pace

7. Discover tunnels Cu Chi, voyages with boat trip from Saigon

8. Mekong authentic

9. Very competitive rates

Price inUSD/personValid: 20 Dec 2015

Pax 2 pax 3 pax 4 pax 5 pax 6 pax 7 pax 8 pax 9 pax 10 pax 11 pax 12 pax 13 pax 14 pax 15 pax Sgl sup

Prix 1.507 1.239 1.099 1.013 952 928 931 900 875 854 837 841 828 816 280

Itinerary in briefDay 1. Hanoi arrival (D)

Day 2. City tour Hanoi (B,L)

Day 3. Hanoi – Mai Chau, overnight at Homestay (B,L,D)

Day 4. Mai Chau – Hoa Lu – Thung Nang (B,L)

Day 5. Tam Coc – Bay Lan Ha ( B,L,D)

Day 6. Bay Lan Ha – Hanoi, overnight train to Hue (B,L)

Day 7. Hue arrival (B,L,D)

Day 8. Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An(B,L)

Day 9. Hoi An – Tour of the countryside (B,L)

Day 10. Hoi An – Da Nang – Flight to Sai Gon (B,L)

Day 11. Sai Gon – Tunnels Cu Chi, boat from Saigon (B,L)

Day 12. Sai Gon – Ben Tre – Can Tho (B,L)

Day 13. Can Tho – Sai Gon, farewell dinner on the cruise (B,L,D)

Day 14. Sai Gon departure (B)

Day 1. Ha Noi arrival

Arrive in Ha Noi airport. You will be welcomed and taken to the hotel in the city center? Just drop your suitcases, you have a ride in a cyclo in the colonial city and the lake Hoan Kiem. After that you'll relax after the flight by a traditional massage. Dinner at restaurant and overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Dinner included

Jour 2. Discover Hanoi by motorcycle

• 8.00am – Meet your Guide at your Hotel• 8.30am – You meet your group are in a cafe near the Hanoi Opera House and enjoy Hanoi street

food. Opportunity to learn the history of this Opera House and around.• 8.45am – Visit the Old Quarter and the lake sword. Take pictures and discover the history of this

area.• 9.15am  – The driver takes you around the old quarter which are less known to most tourists.

Spending time to visit a few majestic monuments, historic included Mausoleum Ho Chi Minh. Pause and your leader leads you to the turn of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

• 10.30am – Continue driving to Truc Bach Lake and enjoy morning tea while eating snacks Vietnamese Ngu Xa village.

• 10.50am – Tour by motorbike continues to West Lake through Vietnamese panoramas with a break time to take pictures if you want.

• 11.20am – Lunch in a restaurant authentic Vietnamese "Bia Hoi“. • 12.10pm – Then, enjoy coffee in a quiet corner.• 12.30pm – Option to your choose: the leader will take you to any corner in the Old Quarter or

back to your hotel.• The afternoon is reserved to visit the Temple of Literature (First University of Vietnam) and the

Ethnographic Museum of Vietnam.

Jour 3. Hanoi – Mai Chau, Homestay overnight

Morning departure to Mai Chau with a beautiful mountain road. As soon as we left the city, the landscape changes.

From Hoa Binh, the road crosses the valleys cultivated by the Muong, that close cousins of the Vietnamese delta. Opportunity to meet with the Thai whites.

In the afternoon, visit Ban Lac before driving 6km to Ban Cum. From here, take a 2 hour walk around different villages inhabited by the Thai at the foot of the mountains. Back homestay for dinner and overnight in the house on stilts.

Jour 4. Mai Chau – Tam Coc – Thung Nang

Early wake up with the people who go to work in the fields. After breakfast homestay, you take the vehicle to reach the province of Ninh Binh via Nho Quan district. Arrive at Tam Coc around noon, transfer to hotel and dinner at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, from your hotel bike towards Thung Nang where you take a boat ride two hours in Thung Nang to discover the huge limestone karsts. Overnight at hotel in Tam Coc.

Jour 5. Tam Coc – Hai Phong – baie Lan Ha

• 6.25 AM check-out and transfer to Hai Phong – maritime city• After 2 hours of road, take the speedboat of Hai Phong to Cat Ba

Island (45 minutes).• A break for coffee• 11 AM takes you through floating villages.• Enjoy seafood at Lan Ha Bay • Go through the best scene of the bay with hundreds of islands.• Continue to admire the unique beauty of Halong Bay• Kayaking through limestone caves named Hang Ca• Continue to the Ba Trai Dao beach to swim and relax or

contemplating the beauty of the sunset in the bay.• Stop in a quiet area for dinner and experience the night in the bay.

Jour 6. Lan Ha – Cat Ba – Hanoi – overnight train to Hue

• Get up to see the sunrise in the bay and have a breakfast.• This junk will take you to somewhere in the bay.• Visit a floating fish farm having experiences the lifestyle of its inhabitants.• Afterward discover Halong Bay further• Enjoy swimming in the bay• 11 AM off by boat for departure to Cat Ba• Free time. Take the bike to discover the surrounding and the island of Cat Ba. Come to pier for a tour of

the vile Cat Ba and the beach and the local market (optional)• Lunch at local restaurant• If it is available, we will provide you with more time by boat. So you will have lunch and time in the boat

until 13:30 before the fast boat. This case is confime if your ride is always actutalité. If it is possible we will bring you to the palge for swimming and resting.

• Take the speedboat from Cat Ba to Hai Phong and back to Hanoi• Arrive in Hanoi, you will be free before the transfer to the station for the night train to Hue. Overnight on

board, 4 berth cabin

Notes:

- The strong point is to allow you to stay in a less tourism place and discover the best part of the Halong Bay

- The place is very magnificent place. This is not the common pier

- This tour is existing, changes as customer's demand, depending on physical conditions and sea level.

Jour 7. Hue arrival and visit, imperial dinnerArrive in Hue in the morning you will be met and taken to the restaurant for breakfast before you check-in at your hotel.It begins in the afternoon with a visit to the ancient capital of the country. Visit the Citadel and the imperial cities. You finish the day with a cyclo ride through the ancient streets of Hue and a special dinner awaits you.Just imagine that you are the King, beside you is the Queen accompanied by Mandarins, all wearing traditional royal clothes. All the food served is royal including dishes symbolizing the dragon, phoenix, or peacock…..All meticulously prepared to the finest details for a sumptuous dinner that fits for royalty.There are some important protocols to observe during this dinner. Before the first drink for the King health, there is a short speech made by servant chief. Everyone has to say "Van tue" (10 thousand year) to wish the King a long life. The best Hue Imperial court music and dance will be performed by artists from Hue conservatory. Nothing better than enjoying delicious banquet while listening to melodious music and having a feeling of being the King. That’s why Royal dinner is a must for those who come to Hue.

Jour 8. Hue – Da Nang – Hoi AnEarly morning departure to Hoi An via the famous pass of the clouds which offers its top a beautiful panorama of the coast of Central Vietnam.In Da Nang, a stop to visit for an hour Cham museum that houses a large collection of sculptures of civilization Kingdoms Cham.Arrive in Hoi An at noon, transfer to hotel. Visit in the afternoon of this charming city: the sanctuary of Fujian devoted to the patron goddess of fishermen and sailors; the house of Tan Ky, one of the jewels of architecture hoiannaise; the Japanese bridge built in 1593; the museum of ceramics; custom tailor shops ... Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.Opportunity to spend it offers improved night lanterns in Hoi An if you are present at the 14th of the lunar month. During the night, the lights of the streets of the old town of Hoi An are off and the whole town comes alive with the signing of Hoi An lanterns. The atmosphere is surreal and romantic in this ancient city. Many residents of the surrounding areas move in Hoi An during the night to enjoy the festive atmosphere and candle lanterns are sold by street vendors to visitors libérent the river for good fortune. The images floating candle lanterns on the river are the ones not to be missed.The 14th lunar night is indeed the best time to be in Hoi An! So do not forget to check out many Chinese calendars online to check what is the 14th of the lunar month when it is seen as the full moon night in Hoi An.

Jour 9. Hoi An – Cycling in the countryside

• Today you have a day of exploring by bike the picturesque countryside of Vietnam, away from traffic scooters, and noise of the city. You will pass through the islands of the delta of the River Song Thu Bon using local transport including boats and floating wooden bridge.? This tour will show you how the wooden boats are made, you will learn the secret of weaving colored straw "Hoi" mats doing the Vietnamese labor in the countryside of Hoi An.

• At noon, you will be invited into the home of a local Vietnamese family for a traditional Vietnamese meal and an opportunity to learn their customs and traditions. After resting in the shade of a mango tree, you take the road to return to Hoi An, which will take about an hour.

• Departure by car to your hotel around 16:00 for the fishing village of Cua Dai. Upon arrival, board a boat and you are sailing to the mouth of the Thu Bon River. At that time, hundreds of boats leave off for their night fishing. Opportunity to meet fishermen and fishing initiation.

• Try and watch the sunset on the Thu Bon River. Return to your hotel by car. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An

Jour 10. Hoi An – Da Nang – Sai Gon

• Transfer in the morning at Da Nang Airport for the flight one hour to Sai Gon. You will be welcomed and taken to the hotel in the city center.

• Orientation tour of the city, you start with a visit to the old colonial district around the Central Post Office designed by Gustave Eiffel, Notre Dame Cathedral

• Then departure to Chinatown Cholon to explore this booming economic capital. You make a great visit Binh Tay Market and Thien Hau Pagoda (or Heavenly Lady). Back in the city center to spend the night at the hotel.

Jour 11. Tunnels Cu Chi – boat from Saigon

Travelling to Cu Chi Tunnel like a VIP on one of our modern boat trip with the arrival time before a large group.English speaking guide explain the life along the banks of the Saigon River such as boat through the water hyacinth. After an hour by boat, the guide takes you to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Breakfast served to you on the way to Cu Chi, This is two options to Cu Chi travel by boat or boat combined with the van.7:10 am to 1:20 pm: Departure by boat (5 hours)

Itinerary:07:00 – Pick-up guest at hotel and transfer to pier Saigon 07:15 – Breakfast in the boat/Depart to Cu Chi08 :40 – Arrival Cuchi09: 00 – Start your tour to Cu Chi11:00 – End of this tour/Begining in Ho Chi Minh City. Lunch on boat13:00 – Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, return to your hotelNote: You will join in Group

Jour 12. Sai Gon – Ben Tre – Can Tho

Transfer to Ben Tre. Arrival at Ben Tre, take the boat to watch the local river life. Pause at the home of Mr. Tu Lo where to manufacture brick. Nhon Trach continue to the village. Here, a nature walk on the mat manufacturing in a house of the inhabitant sipping tea and seafood. Then the bike path takes you to through third pineapple gardens, rice fields. Lunch at a local restaurant with specialties. Visit the former home of Mr. Khanh is known for antiques collection. It has an album of his family dating from the French colonial era. Opportunity to visit the monkeys. Take sampan for river view. Opportunity to visit the Ben Tre market before motor boat at Hung Vuong. Overnight at Can Tho.

Jour 13. Can Tho – Sai Gon, dinner cruise

After breakfast, transfer to Ninh Kieu pier, board a motorized boat to visit the town of Cai Rang, the largest and colorful floating market in the Mekong Delta. In the morning, the waterway becomes very animated by hundreds of boats filled with fruits, vegetables, plants, foods, etc... Vendors expose a sample of what they have hanging on the end of a long pole. Opportunity to taste tropical fruits (included in price). Around 10:30 am, back at the hotel, free time to explore the city or take a bike ride in the surroundings. Back to Sai Gon in the afternoon with a stop at Vinh Long Market. Overnight at hotel. FAREWELL DINNER ABOARD THE INDO-CHINA SHIP ON THE RIVER OF SAIGON : You will take this dinner as you cruise on the river, it certainly gives you extraordinary experiences in contemplating the bustling city of Saigon when night falls.

Jour 14: Sai Gon departure

Free time before transferring to the airport for your international flight.

List of accommodation

City Hotel Website

Ha Noi Church Boutique ***http://lanong.churchhotel.com.vn/

Mai Chau Homestay N/A

Tam Coc Tam Coc Ecolodge *** http://tamcoceco-lodge.com/

Baie d’Along Jonque Ecofriendlyhttp://www.ecofriendlyvietnam.com/

Hue Asia Hue hotel *** http://www.asiahotel.com.vn/

Hoi An Thuy Duong 3 ***http://www.thuyduonghotel-hoian.com/

Sai Gon GK Central hotel *** http://www.gkcentralhotel.com/

Can Tho Ninh Kieu 2 hotel *** http://www.ninhkieuhotel.com/

Inclusions and ExclusionsThe price includes:— Ground transfers in private vehicles as mentioned in the program.— The cruise, boat in Halong Bay, as mentioned.— Tickets flights Da Nang - Sai Gon, in economy class with airport taxes— Train tickets: Ha Noi - Hue— Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch and D = Dinner)— Accommodation shared DBL/TWN— Homestay in Mai Chau— English speaking guide— Entrance fee as program— Ticket for puppet show Hanoi—Cycling as mentioned in the program. The price excludes:— International airfare— Airport tax— The cancellation / interruption insurance living / lost luggage assistance.— All not mentioned above— Visa fees if you take your visa at the airport— Meals, lunch and dinner in Hanoi— Beverage— Tips