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North Vietnam Extension
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• Hanoi • Halong Bay • Hue • Danang • China Beach • Ho Chi
Minh •
• 7 days • $1,299 (2008) / $1,399 (2009) pp double •
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Day 01
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Hanoi
Your local guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your
hotel. In the afternoon enjoy your city tour including One Pillar
Pagoda, the Opera House, Temple of Literature, and Ho Chi Minh
Residence. In the evening, enjoy a water puppet show, an art form that
originated in Northern Vietnam over 100 years ago. Dinner at a deluxe
Vietnamese restaurant Wild Rice. (D)
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Day 02
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Hanoi - Halong Bay
In the morning, take a cyclo tour of the Old Quarter and the Hoan Kiem
Kake to witness the vibrant life along the street sides. Continue to the
Quan Thanh Temple, the History Museum and the Tran Quoc Pagoda. Lunch at
Nam Than restaurant. Afternoon departure for Halong Bay. Arrive at
Halong Bay and check in to your hotel. Dinner at the hotel. (B, L, D)
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Day 03
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Halong Bay - Hanoi
After breakfast, we board our private junk to begin a four hour cruise
through spectacular Halong Bay while enjoying a freash seafood lunch
served on board. After the cruise we drive back to Hanoi for the
night.(B, L)
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Day 04
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Hanoi - Hue
Breakfast at your hotel before transferring to the airport for your
flight to Hue. In Hue our local guide will meet us and transfer us to
the hotel. Later we visit the Emperial Citadel and the Tu Duc and Khai
Dinh Royal Tombs. Dinner is at the Tropical Garden restaurant.
(B, D)
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Day 05
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Hue - Hoi An
Take a morning Dragon Boat ride to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and Dong Ba
market. Check out and drive to the ancient town of Hoi An. Make a stop
at a fishing village located on a sand dune and at Cloudy Pass where a
spectacular panorama of the coast line can be viewed. Upon arrival in
Danang, stop over at China Beach for lunch at a local restaurant then
visit the Marble Mountain and Cham Museum where the best Champa
sculpture is located. Arrive in Hoi An and check in to your hotel.
Dinner is held in the ancient Pho Hoi Garden II restaurant. (B,
L, D)
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Day 06
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Hoi An - Danang
In the morning, take a walking tour on the narrow cobblestone streets of Hoi An
visiting the former merchants antique houses, lantern workshops, Phuc Kien
Pagoda, the 400 year old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colorfull bazar. The
market is a good place to buy silk, which can be made up into fine garments, all
within a day. Lunch is at the Brother Cafe restaurant. Balance of the
afternoon is free to explore the small town on your own. Dinner at the deluxe
Song Hoai restaurant. (B, L, D)
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Day 07
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Danang - Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast, free time until we transfer to the airport for the flight to
Saigon. Upon arrival we will be met by our local guide and transfer to our hotel
for check in. Afternoon free. Dinner on your own. (B)
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