DISCOVER THE FASCINATING CULTURE, SCENERY AND FOOD OF VIETNAM, STAYING AT THE BEST HOTELS AND DINING AT WONDERFUL AUTHENTIC RESTAURANTS
Day 2. (B,L,D) Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon)
After breakfast, depart for a half day city tour including the Unification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office and Cholon, the city's lively Chinatown. Traditional “pho” shall be served for lunch at a local café on Pasteur Street .
Day 3 (B,D) HCMC - Danang
After breakfast, private transfer to airport and flight to Danang for one night stay at the Furama Beach Resort – recently voted best beach resort in Vietnam.
Free time for the rest of the day. Enjoy the resort
Day 5. (B, D) Hoi An
After breakfast, morning cycle tour through the paddy fields down to the nearby beaches.
Free time in the afternoon.
Evening dinner at Tam Tam Restaurant – situated in an old colonial villa and run by a French expatriate. It provides a great combination of food, wine and people-watching.
Day 6. (B,D) Hoi An - Hue
Depart Hoi An after breakfast, private transfer to the Morin Hotel in Hue for 2 nights. On the way, we will stop at the Tu Duc Mausoleum with its traditional Vietnamese architecture.
Free time for the rest of the day, before enjoying a cyclo ride to the Tinh Gia Vien Restaurant for dinner. Food in Hue tends to be spicier than in most other parts of Vietnam, a kind of Oriental Nouvelle Cuisine.
Day 7. (B, L, D) Hue
After an early breakfast, we depart for a cooking class run by the owner of the Y Thao Garden House, starting at the Dong Ba Central Market. She will give instructions on how to choose food for our cooking lesson.
Day 8. (B,D) Hue - Hanoi
Transfer to Hue airport for flight to Hanoi and private transfer to the Sofitel Metropole Hanoi Hotel for 2 nights.
Depending on flight times, late afternoon cyclo tour to the fine Emperor Restaurant set in a beautifully restored French Colonial Villa. The chefs serve up Southern Vietnamese specialities. A traditional folklore show is included with dinner.
Day 9. (B,D) Hanoi
A full-day tour of Hanoi to include the Fine Arts Museum, French and Chinese influenced architecture, the Lake of the Restored Wword and the “Old” Quarter.
Dinner at the Le Tonkin Restaurant, which specialises in preparing authentic Northern Vietnamese Cuisine. Drinks afterwards at Vertical bar nearby.
Day 10. (B) Departure Hanoi
Transfer to Noi Bai Airport after breakfast to connect with international flights home.