VIET NAM THE REAL (26 days )

From North to the Central, and the South, they all offer different characteristics, because of the weather, historical periods, and geographical. This 26 day trip to travel in a country with more than three thousand km of coast line with the sublime beauty of the country natural setting: brilliant green rice paddies, huge forests, thousands of rivers and lakes created fertile deltas, rocky mountain ranging from the North to the South, several world heritages: Hue, Hoi An, Ha Long. The country looks like the letter "S" with 54 peoples live in harmony together regardless of their different religions. 

Itinerary

Day 1: Meet at Hanoi International Airport and transfer to hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. 

Day 2: Ha Noi
Hanoi city tour visits Hanoi's most interest places: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, literature temple (the first university of Vietnam in1076 and also confucian worshiping place, old citadel of Hanoi, old quarter, museums, Ngoc Son temple...)  [B]

Day 3: Ha noi Mai Chau
Drive overland to Mai Chau, visit Thai and Muong villages. Dinner and overnight in stilt house of a ethnic Thai village. [B,L,D]

Day 4: Mai Chau - SonLa
Drive to Son La passing beautiful Moc Chau plateau where it is the center of milk cows of North Vietnam. Overnight in hotel in SonLa. [B]

Day 5: Son La - Lai Chau
 AM: Visit the former French Prison and drive LaiChau Town. In the afternoon arrive in LaiChau. Transfer to guest house. Dinner and over night in Hotel. [B,D]

Day 6: Lai Chau 
We have a full day boat trip to visit Thai and H'mong ethnic groups [B,L,D]
Day 7: Lai Chau - Sapa
Overland drive to SaPa. Great scenery along the road, passing residences of different ethnic groups such ass Red H’Mong, Black Dzao, Lu, White H’Mong etc. Cross the highest in Vietnam Mountain Pass. Lunch at local restaurant. Check in hotel in SaPa. [B]

Day 8: Sapa
Day walk to villages of the Black H’Mong - Lao Chai and Ta Van villages. Overnight in a Dzay family.. [B]

Day 9: SaPa - Ha Noi
Morning overland drive to HaNoi. Lunch en route. Check in hotel. At leisure. [B]

Day 10: HaNoi - Halong
AM: Drive to HaLong Bay. Load the boat for cruising through magnificent HaLong Bay to HaLong City. Visit a cave. Swimming. Lunch and dinner aboard the boat. Sleep on boat. [B,L,D]

Day 11: HaLong Cat Ba
AM: Arrive a small wharf. Start 18 km walking from VietHai village through the rain forest of CatBa National Park to where the car awaits  or you can go straight to the town and take a rest. Transfer down town. Check in hotel. PM: Free at leisure. [B]

Day 12: CatBa - Hai Phong - Hue
Catch a local express boat to HaiPhong. PM: back to Hanoi.  Evening: Transfer to railway station for the train to Hue. Soft sleeper class. [B]

Day 13: Hue
AM: Arrive in Hue around 9am. Transfer to hotel. PM: Visit the Forbidden Citadel. [B]

Day 14: Hue - Hoi An
AM: Visit TuDuc Tomb and Thien Mu pagoda. PM: Overland drive to DaNang via LangCo beach and HaiVan Pass. Visit the Cham Sculpture Museum in Da Nang. Check in hotel in Hoi An. [B]

Day 15:  Hoi An
Visit HoiAn ancient town in the morning. PM relax on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world - the Cua Dai beach in Hoi An. Stay over night in HoiAn . [B]

Day 16:  Hoi An
 AM boat trip on the Hoi River to study the ancient trading route and fishing lives  

Day 17: Hoi An - Nha Trang
Day drive to NhaTrang passing SaHuynh and DaiLanh beaches. Lunch en route. Dinner and stay over night in Nha Trang. [B]

Day 18: Nha Trang
Free day today in a 5* hotel Vinpearl for a refreshment . [B]
Day 19: Nha Trang
Full day boat trip for snorkeling and visit fishing village eat lunch in a fishing village. Stay in Vinpearl  . [B,L]

 Day 20: Nha Trang- Da Lat
 Overland drive to DaLat with a stop at Poklong Cham Towers and NgoanMuc mountain pass.Over night in DaLat. [B]

Day 21: Da Lat
Morning visit the town and Bao Dai villa (last king of Vietnam), and Da Lat market . Afternoon at leisure. [B]

Day 22: DaLat - Ho Chi Minh city
Airport transfer and fly Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in HCM City. Orientation walk  [B]

Day 23: HoChiMinh city
HoChiMinh city tour in the morning :  war remant museum,  old post office, Notre Dam. Afternoon visit underground Cu Chi tunnel.  Overnight in hotel. [B]

Day 24: HoChiMinh city - Vinh Long Mekong river
 Drive to Vinh Long visit Cao Dai Holy See on the way, boat trip in Vinh Long to visit fruits gardens, and island, and cannels. Overnight in a home on river side. [B,L,D]

Day 25: Vinh Long - Cai Be - Saigon
Morning we continue our boat trip to visit fish sauce and rice paper and pop rice workshops before we are back to Ho Chi Minh city [B]

Day 26: HoChiMinh city
Morning at leisure before you transfer you to the airport for your flight [B]