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2. Bac Ha
80 km east of Sapa, 1000m height above sea level, located in Lao Cai province, the north of Viet Nam, not very far from Sino - Vietnam border. The place visitors can see different ethnic colourful peoples, especially on Sundays market for Bac Ha, Muong Khuong market on Sundays, Can Cau market on Saturdays, Coc Ly market on Tuesdays - come to Coc Ly market then take a boat trip on Chay river is a way to paradise!!!
Sightseeing: a little town with weekend hill tribe fairs at Bac Ha, Lung Phin, Can Cau, and remote villages of Flower H'mong, Dao, Phula groups. An exciting combination with trip to Sapa.
Facilities & services: home stay, local food, tourist class guest houses and local restaurants.

3. Bac Ninh
30 km and 45 minutes by car from Hanoi. The place is considered one of the cradles of Vietnamese culture, where people have preserved famous Quan Ho ( lyric poem in songs), festivals, and their respective traditional customs.
Sightseeing: traditional handicrafts: folk paintings at Dong Ho,  Dong Ky wood carvings village, But Thap pagoda. Dinh Bang temple...
Facilities & services: tourist class restaurants.

4. Buon Ma Thuot
Southern central high land province of Dac Lac, not very far from Cambodian border, 363 km from HCM City, 182 km from Nha Trang, 55 minutes by plane from HCM City. It is believed that Buon Ma Thuot is the natural breathtaking place with its clever elephants, and is also famous for its Buon Ma Thuot delicate flavor coffee which is predominant by its quality characteristic of all high - grown coffees
Sightseeing: tour to villages of M'nong and Ede ethnic groups, elephant rides to Yokdon National Park and to the Ban Don elephant-training village, dugout ride on Lake Lak, visit to waterfalls, trek through jungles and gong show.
Facilities & services: international standard hotels and restaurants, accommodation at hill tribe villages.

5. Can Tho
the biggest city of the Mekong Delta, 173 km from HCM City down south, 4 hours by car, 4 hours by hydrofoil. 
Mekong River Delta produces most rice for both domestic and export, with a large system of rivers and canals. It often attacks provinces of Mekong River Delta from September to November and caused seriously hardship for residents there, traditional transportation is by boat along the vast network of canals. A cruise along these canals with their floating markets always proves to be a fascinating experience for all visitors. Can Tho is the capital of the Mekong Delta
Sightseeing: boat ride to the bustling Cai Rang & Phong Dien floating markets. Visit to Khmer pagodas and villages in Soc Trang, 60 km from Can Tho. Sampan ride to Bang Lang stork reserve, 35 km from Can Tho.
Facilities & services: international standard hotels, restaurants, boat and sampan ride.

6. Cao Bang
Northern border province of Viet Nam, 370 km from Hanoi, 130 km from Bac Can. One of the fifth provinces was shortly invaded by Chinese in 1979. However, it is remained its natural beauty that it was created since the ancient time. The province is bordered with China - Guangxi province.
Sightseeing: home of the Nung and Tay ethnic minorities with Ban Gioc Falls (85 km from Cao Bang) and Pac Bo caves (60 km from Cao Bang) President Ho Chi Minh's hideout in the early days of the resistance war against the French in 1941. Viewing to China since we share some water territory with China.
Facilities & services: mini hotels and local restaurants.

7. Cao Lanh
Capital town of Dong Thap Province - a part of Mekong River Delta, 162 km southwest of HCM City.
Sightseeing: boat ride to the Xeo Quyt cajeput forest, the My An stork reserve, the Tam Nong flamingo reserve and the Plain of Reeds.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

8. Cat Ba Island
 80 km from Hai Phong, 45 minutes by hydrofoil from Hai Phong, 4 hours by boat from Halong.Cat Ba is an archipelago comprising 366 islands Cat Ba is the biggest island in the complex of Halong bay with an area of about 20,000 hectares. Cat Ba National Park has the largest area of tropical virgin forest in Viet Nam with varieties of species of plants and wild animals. 
Sightseeing: an archipelago comprising 366 small and big islands with a primeval national park and beautiful beaches, bays and caves. Treks through forests can be arranged.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

9. Chau Doc
 290 km from HCM City, on the lower tributary of the Mekong River, 6 hours by car and 5 hours by hydrofoil from HCM City. There is also daily hydrofoil Chau Doc - Phnon Penh - Cambodia and return. Chau Doc is a part of An Giang province, near the Cambodian border and possesses both the largest Khmer and Cham populations in Vietnam. An interesting and curious feature of Chau Doc are the floating houses in the River. There are many ranges of mountains, beautiful landscapes such as Sam Mountain, Tay An pagoda, Temple of Lady Chua Xu ...
Sightseeing: a commercial and religious center of the Mekong Delta and near the Cambodian border, also a Vietnamese, Khmer, Chinese and Cham cross-cultural town where you can visit Lady Temple, Tay An pagoda, Mount Sam and houseboats with fish-breeding rafts.
Facilities & services: International standard hotels and restaurants.

10. Con Dao Islands
180 km south of Vung Tau, 1 hour and 15 minutes by helicopter from HCM City (three flights a week), 14 hours by ship from Vung Tau. It is a group of 16 islands and islets, a brilliant place for a trip away from busy cities especially for honeymoon couple.
Sightseeing: a group of 16 islands and islets with popular sites: Con Dao National Park, unspoilt beaches, vivid coral reefs and notorious tiger cages in former colonial prisons.
Facilities & services: international standard hotels and restaurants

11. Cu Chi tunnels
70 km from downtown HCM city, 1 hour and 45 minutes by car.
The network of underground tunnels were used as the Vietnamese guerrillas bases during the wars resistant against French and American. The Cu Chi Tunnels were vital to the Viet Cong victory over the Americans in that they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area around Saigon. Today the remaining tunnels of this amazing intricate network have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience of what underground life in the American war was like. 
Sightseeing: the intriguing hide-out tunnels dug by local guerrillas and Ben Duoc War Memorial.
Facilities & services: Ben Duoc restaurants, shooting range and canoeing on the Saigon River.

12.Dalat 
300 km from HCM City, 6 hours by car or 50 minutes by plane from HCM City. Da Lat is located in central high land of  Lam Dong province with its altitude of 1480 metres,  Da Lat was established as a hill resort by French colonialist in 1912 as an escape from the muggy heat of Saigon. The temperature is about 20 celcius degree in average for the whole year around.
sightseeing: a city of cool climate and romantic landscape with mountains, French villas, pine hills, waterfalls, flower gardens and ethnic minority villages, an ideal place for golfing.
Facilities & services: international standard hotels and restaurants, golf courses, paragliding, hang-gliding, parachuting, ect.

14.. Danang
1010 km from HCM City, 1 hour and 10 minutes by plane, 17 hours by train from HCM City. Locates in central of Viet Nam, the fourth largest city in Vietnam.
Sightseeing:  the gateway to the central provinces and a sea port with nice beaches and resorts. A central place to World Heritage sites: My Son, Hoi An and Hue.
Facilities & services: international standard hotels and restaurants, resorts and water sports: jet skiing, parasailing, surfing, etc.

15. Dong Ha
Township central coastal province of Quang Tri, 74 km north of Hue, 1 hour and a half by car from Hue. The Ben Hai river in the province was served as the demarcation line that divided Viet Nam into two parts from 1954 to 1975.
Sightseeing: vestiges of the Vietnam war in Quang Tri, Dong Ha, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Truong Son Cemetery and the DMZ with the Ben Hai River, Hien Luong Bridge and the Vinh Moc Tunnels.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.
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16. Dong Hoi
The township capital of Quang Binh province, 162 km from Hue, 4 hours by car from Hue.
Sightseeing: a town with a nice river, sand dunes and beaches. Famous for the untouched Phong Nha Cavern (47 km northwest of Dong Hoi) explored by the Royal Society for Exploration of Caves in 1990, 1992 & 1994. Opened in early 2000, Tien Son in this cave complex is the biggest and the most stalactic cave in Vietnam. It is also believed to be the longest river underground in Viet Nam.
Facilities & services: boat ride, tourist class hotels and restaurants.

17. Dien Bien Phu
The town of north - west mountainous border province of Lai Chau, 490 km from Ha Noi, 1 hour by plane from Hanoi.
Sightseeing: a small town ringed by high mountains and populated by Thai minorities and famous for the decisive battle which put an end to French colonialism in Indochina in 1954. Historical sites include the Dien Bien Phu Museum, Eliane Hill, De Castries' bunkers and a memorial to French soldiers, Muong Phang, 36 km northeast of Dien Bien Phu, is now easily accessible where you can find General Giap's legendary tunnels.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

18. Halong
170 km and three hours by car from Hanoi. Magnificent Ha Long Bay, with its 3,000 islands rising from the clear emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, is one of the natural wonders of Vietnam and now a World Heritage site that recognized by UNESCO in 1994. Visitors have compared the area's magical landscape of chalk islets to Guilin China, and Krabi in Southern Thailand
Sightseeing: Halong Bay, a World Heritage with spectacular limestone formations, caves and natural beaches in some of those islands
Facilities & services: international standard hotels and restaurants, boat ride and helicopter ride on the bay.

19. Hanoi
Capital of Vietnam, 1,760 km or 2 hours by plane from HCMC, 1 hour and 45 minutes from Bangkok by plane, 1 hour and 50 minutes by plane from Hong Kong. Ha Noi is boasted to be the most beautiful capital city in Asia, the center of Vietnam for arts, education, music, food culture, politic. The city of lakes, shaded boulevards and verdant public parks still retains its old architecture of its blend of French, Chinese and Vietnamese. Charming pagodas and the "36 streets and 36 wares" of the fascinating Old Quarter will vie for your attention. 
sightseeing: art galleries, friendly Hanoian, the impressive Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, ruin citadel, the ancient Temple of Literature, the Lake of the Restored Sword,500 ha West Lake is considered the lung of Ha Noi, the One Pillar Pagoda, Hanoi Opera House, the History Museum, the Fine Arts Museum, the Ethnology Museum, Water Puppetry,  and many quaint traditional handicraft and profession villages in outskirt of Ha Noi.
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Access: accessible from different provinces in Vietnam by plane, car, train and boat.

Facilities & services: an international and domestic airport, international standard hotels, exhibition halls, art galleries, conference centers, international banks, shopping arcades, stylish restaurants, theaters, nightclubs, bars, cafes, taxi cabs. 

20. Ha Tay
12 km west of Hanoi.
Sightseeing: Huong pagoda (perfume pagoda 65 km from Hanoi). Thay pagoda (30 km from Hanoi), Tay Phuong Pagoda (37 km from Hanoi), the Van Phuc silk-weaving village, the Chuong conical hat market, Ba Vi National Park and golfing at the Dong Mo golf course.
Facilities & services: tourist class restaurants and the Dong Mo golf course.

21. Ha Tien
390 km and 8 hours by car from HCMC, 3 km from the Cambodian border, and is in Kien Giang province. 
The seaside and fishing resort, the water is calm and warm. It is a nice place for diving and bathing 
Sightseeing: a completely different picture of the Mekong Delta with towering limestone formations in the Gulf of Thailand, stalactic caves, Lake Dong Ho, Mui Nai beaches and turtle farms.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

22. Hai Phong
In the east of Ha Noi, 105 km from Hanoi, 2 hours and a half by car or train, 2 hours by plane from HCMC. 
Sightseeing: a sea port and third largest city in Vietnam. Like Ha Noi, Hai Phong is also a beautiful city with its tree boulevards, its blend of French, Chinese and Vietnamese architectures...  with 300-years-old Du Hang pagoda and Hang Kenh communal house. Vinh Bao, 37 km from Hai Phong, is a new destination for exploration of traditional villages in the Red River Delta.
Facilities & services: international standard hotels and restaurants.

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23. Ho Chi Minh City
The largest city in Vietnam, about 1,760 km south of Hanoi, one hour and a half by plane from Hanoi. 
With its street markets, sidewalk cafes, sleek new pubs, pagodas and museums. It is impossible to get bored in Ho Chi Minh City. Cho Lon, Saigon's Chinatown, is not to be missed. Check out Giac Lam Pagoda, the Reunification Palace and the Museum of War Crimes.

Access: one hour and 50 minutes by plane from Singapore, one hour from Bangkok, and two hours and 45 minutes from Hong Kong by plane, over 24 international airlines having flights to and from Ho Chi Minh City, a gateway to other cities and provinces in Vietnam by plane, car, train or ship.

Sightseeing: Vietnam's most modern and dynamic city still retains its old charm with colonial style buildings: Notre Dame Cathedral, the City Hall, the Municipal Theatre, ect., old pagodas such as Thien Hau, Giac Lam and the busy markets of Binh Tay and Ben Thanh, etc.
Facilities & services: an international and domestic airport, international standard hotels, exhibition halls, art galleries, conference centers, international banks, shopping arcades, stylish restaurants, theatres, nightclubs, bars, and cafe}
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24. Hoa Binh
74 km west of Hanoi, 1 hour and a half by car.
Sightseeing: a huge hydro power plan is interesting to see,  Nearest of colourful ethnic hill tribe villages of H'mong, Muong, Thai, Dzao from Hanoi,   A major gateway to the northwestern area in which mountainous landscape blend perfectly.
Facilities & services: boat ride on the Da River, local home stay, tourist class restaurants and hotels.

25. Hoi An
970 km from HCMC or 30 km south of Danang.
Hoi An is a riverside town and was one of South-East Asia's major international ports during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Today parts of Hoi An look exactly as they did back then helping the town retain the feeling of centuries past. With its narrow streets and quaint mix of architectures, picturesque Hoi An is a favourite with many foreign visitors.
Sightseeing: most attractive ancient town in South East Asia: centuries-old houses, communal houses, uncanny pagodas constructed in Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese styles and traditional handicraft villages.
Facilities & services: boat ride on the Thu Bon River, cultural show, international standard hotels and restaurants.

26. Hue
Central Viet Nam. The ancient city of Hue 1100 km from HCMC, one hour and a half by plane or 20 hours and 35 minutes by train, 110 km north of Danang, 3 hours by car. Hue served as Vietnam's capital under the emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945, and recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage. It is arguably the most beautiful city in Vietnam. A cycling tour around the "Imperial City" and a trip on the Perfume River along the historical sights in the surrounding area  is a life time memory. You dare not to miss it!
Sightseeing: old citadels, magnificent imperial tombs, solemn ancient pagodas and royal families' old houses.
Facilities & services: boat ride on the Perfume River, international standard hotels and restaurants.

27. Kontum
South central high land, 585 km from HCMC via Binh Duong, 47 km north of Pleiku and 235 km north of Buon Ma Thuot.
Sightseeing: a small and peaceful highland town featuring old wooden cathedral & seminary, the former battlefield of Dakto (55 km north of Kontum), colorful and special characteristic of the peoples of  Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gie Trieng, Gia Rai...living scartter in hill tribe villages.
Facilities & services: hill tribe village stay, tourist class hotels and restaurants.

28. Lai Chau
The province shares border with China and Laos, 490 km from Hanoi, 105 km from Dien Bien and 195 km from Sapa.
Sightseeing: lovely town surrounded by mountains, rice fields, deep river valleys, Thai hill tribe villages and fantastic suspension bridges on the Da River, Expeditions by boat up & down the Da River valley can be organized.
Facilities & services: boat ride on the Da River, tourist class guest houses and restaurants.
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29. Lang Son
150km north of Hanoi, 3 hours by car and 5 hours by train from Hanoi.
Sightseeing: a mountainous province bordering on China with a thriving market town, Nung, Tay, Dao hill tribe villages and limestone caves (3.5 km from Lang Son).
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

30. Lao Cai
330 km from Hanoi, 10 hours by car or train and 34 km from Sapa.
Sightseeing: gateway to Sapa and lying on the Chinese border.
Facilities & services: guest houses and tourist class restaurants.

31. Mai Chau
134 km from Hanoi, 60 km from Hoa Binh.
Sightseeing: trekking to untouch villages of Thai, Muong and H'mong minorities.
Facilities & services: tourist class guest houses, local home stay and restaurants.

32. My Son
47 km west of Hoi An, 70 km from Danang. My Son located 69 km southwest of Da Nang, 47 km west of Hoi An, was an imperial city during the Cham dynasty, between the 7th and 13th centuries. My Son sanctuary is a large complex of religious relics that comprises more than 70 architectural works. They include temples and tower that connect to each other with complicated red brick designs. The main component of the Cham architectural design is the tower, built to reflex the divinity of the king.
Sightseeing: the My Son Holy See with several brick temples built between the 7th and 13th centuries.
Facilities & services: tourist class restaurants.

33. My Tho
70 km south of HCMC, 2 hours by car and 1 hour and 45 minutes by hydrofoil from HCMC.
Sightseeing: boat ride on the Mekong River to orchards on Thoi Son island, sampan ride on tidal creeks, and city tour including Vinh Trang pagoda, a fruit market and the Dong Tam snake farm.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels, bungalows, restaurants, boat and speedboat ride.
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34. Nha Trang
450 km north of HCMC, 8 hours by car, 1 hour by plane and 8 hours by train. Nha Trang is the coastal capital of Khanh Hoa province. white soft sandy beaches and turquoise water in which coral reefs and thousands species of sea creature are very strictly protected. It is one of the nicest resort destination for Vietnamese and foreigners 
Sightseeing: a famous coastal destination with pristine beaches, off-shore islets, Cham towers, hot springs and some water sports: scuba diving, snorkeling, jet skiing, wind surfing, ect. Whale Island, 60 km north of Nha Trang, is a little paradise for nature lovers with simpel bungalows and aquatic activities.
Facilities & services: boat ride to off-shore islands, international hotels, resorts and restaurants.

35. Ninh Binh
91 km south of Hanoi, 2 hours by car and also accessible by train from Hanoi.
Sightseeing: Hoa Lu is the ancient capital of Vietnam with centuries-old Dinh and Le dynasty temples, sampan ride to Tam Coc with huge limestone columns rising right from paddy field valleys, the Binh Dong caves, Phat Diem cathedral (28 km south of Ninh Binh) and Cuc Phuong National Park (55 km west of Ninh Binh).
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

Phong Nha Cave
50km from Dong Hoi town - Quang Binh province, Quang Binh is 162 km from Hue, 4 hours by car from Hue.
 In 2003 recognized as world natural heritage by UNESCO, kilometers of underground river created by nature. The river is hidden by rocky cave and open in some parts. The area is embraced by forest - the Ke Bang national park. 
Sightseeing: a nice river- a famous for the untouched Phong Nha Cavern (50 km northwest of Dong Hoi) explored by the Royal Society for Exploration of Caves in 1990, 1992 & 1994. Opened in early 2000, Tien Son in this cave complex is the biggest and the most stalactic cave in Vietnam. It is also believed to be the longest river underground in Viet Nam.
Facilities & services: boat ride, tourist class hotels and restaurants.

36. Phan Rang
345 km north of HCMC and 6 hours by car.
Sightseeing: a town on the way of interesting tourist sites: Cham vestiges and Cham traditional handicraft villages producing terracotta and weaving brocade.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

37. Phan Thiet
 200 km north of HCMC and 6 hours by car.
Sightseeing: a new holiday destination with white sandy beaches and Mui Ne sand dunes (22 km from Phan Thiet), beach resorts, Cham vestiges, famous fish sauce workshops.
Facilities & services: camping sites, international standard resorts, hotels and restaurants.

38. Phu Quoc island
45 km from Ha Tien, 1 hour and 5 minutes by plane from HCMC, 8 hours by ship and 2,5 hours by hydrofoil from Rach Gia.
Sightseeing: a mountainous and forested island with purest beaches, fishing villages, fascinating streams, pepper gardens and fish sauce workshops; an exciting destination for snorkeling, angling and countryside trekking.
Facilities & services: boat ride to the An Thoi Islands, international standard restaurants, hotels and resorts.

39. Pleiku
In the Central highland of Vietnam, 50km from Kontum, 170km from Quy Nhon, 540 km from HCMC via Binh Duong and 1 hour and 45 minutes by plane, 
Sightseeing: tour to villages of the Bahnar and J'rai tribes, elephant ride at Nhon Hoa village, treks along the Ba river valley and gong shows.
Facilities & services: elephant ride, tourist class hotels and restaurants.

40. Qui Nhon
The central province 310 km from Da Nang, 690 km north of HCMC, 1 hour by plane and 12 hours by train from HCMC.
Sightseeing: a small coastal town between Nha Trang and Danang with beautiful and interesting Cham towers. The Tay Son Museum, 60 km from Qui Nhon, displays relics of the Tay Son rebellion in the 18th century and presents a lively martial art show.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

41. Sapa
A mountainous resort in the North - West of Vietnam, 37 km from Lao Cai town (the province bordered with Yunnan province of China), 400 km from Hanoi, full day by car, 10 hours by train. Adventurous travelers often consider the hillstation of Sapa and the outstandingly beautiful valley around it the highlight of their trip (combinable a trip to Bac Ha). The region is home to more than 20 colourful ethnic minorities all wearing their traditional attire and working rice terraces of everchanging hues. The hilltribes meet up in town to trade with each other as well as with foreign visitors. Mt. Fansipan, at 3143 m is Vietnam's highest peak, is nearby.
Sightseeing: a famous hill station with a beaten track for trekking and exploring the highest mountain peak in Indochina-Fansipan (3143 m above sea level), rice terraces, waterfall, streams, and a colourful cultures of ethnic tribes (Black H'mong & Red Dao).
Facilities & services: restaurants, hotels and an international standard resort.

42. Son La
North - West province of Vietnam, 317 km west of Hanoi.
Sightseeing: a place for a stop to visit the Thuan Chau ethnic minority market place and the Ta Tong caves or for an overnight stop on the way to Dien Bien Phu, Son La prison and museum.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotel and restaurants.

43. Tam Duong
Location: 50 km from Sapa. the stop over between Lai Chau and Sapa.
Sightseeing: stunning landscape at the foot of Hoang Lien Son Mountains, a stop a break on the way to Sapa or for a visit to market places of the H'mong, Dao, Lu tribes and tea plantations.
Facilities & services: mini hotels and local restaurants.

44. Tay Ninh
 99 km from HCMC, 2 hours by car, a town near the Cambodian border. Tay Ninh is the headquarter of the Cao Dai sect. Their beliefs are an odd mix of Buddism, Taoism and confucianism. The temple's architecture is as bizarre as the sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Aec, Victor Hugo, and Winston Churchill. 
Sightseeing: The Cao Dai Holy See temple, a place of pilgrimage of Caodaism, a unique religious cult in southern Vietnam, cable car ride to the 280-meter-high Mount Black Lady, which used to be a staging area of the National Liberation Front and a US relay station.
Facilities & services: tourist class restaurants, hotels and mountain cable cars.

45. Vinh
Location: capital city of Nghe An province, 300 km south of Hanoi, 6 hours by car, a gateway to Laos by road 8 (380 km from Vientiane).
Sightseeing: President Ho Chi Minh's native village of Kim Lien, Cua Lo Beach, Cuong Temple dedicated to King An Duong Vuong.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants.

46. Vinh Long
Location: 140 km and three hours by hydrofoil from HCMC
Sightseeing: boat ride on the Mekong river and to Binh Hoa Phuoc island and a visit to local homes, orchards and boatyards. The newly-built My Thuan Bridge spanning the large Mekong River is worth visiting.
Facilities & services: tourist class hotels and restaurants, boat ride, local home stay and local home lunch.