Thursday, February 28, 2013

Seven-day Tour for Highlights of Vietnam

We offer land tour + well selected hotel + domestic flights/trains, private guided with your own English speaking guide ( unless otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.


Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi

Arrive at Noi Bai Airport. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Check-in registration.
Relax and stay overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B/L/D)

Transfer to Halong city for boat cruise on the Bay, stop on route to admire the landscape picture, you might take picture of buffalo boy. Embark on Paloma Junk, check in registration. Boat crew will greet you special seafood lunch while boat cruising around the bay to visit Dinh Huong island, Ga Choi island, Dog island, Sail island, Sung Sot cave and a swim at Titov beach, and enjoy sunset. Have dinner on board with Vietnamese wine and overnight on boat.


Optional: Swimming at night you can have a chance to see phosphorescence.

Day 3: Halong - Hanoi - Hoi An (B/L)

After breakfast, you can relax on deck to enjoy the beauty of the bay, boat passing the most beauty of karst islets like Man’s head island, Tortoise island, visit Luon cave by small bamboo boat, Bai Tu Long bay. Have lunch on the boat return to Halong wharf for private car transfer back to Hanoi airport for flight to Da Nang. Upon 01 hour flight, our tour guide in Da Nang will greet you at airport and transfer to Hoi An town, the old port town from 16th to 18th centuries. Its sizeable community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architectural style with Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese influences with tiny Japanese and Chinese house. Check into hotel. Explore the life style of Ancient town. Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 4: Hoi An Walking Tour - Hue City (B/L)

Discover the historic town which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Visit the Phuc Kien hall, Japanese covered bridge, Tan Ky old house and the workshop of traditional occupation of Hoi An ancient town.

After lunch in one of the finest restaurant of Hoi An, drive a long cost to Hue, the Old Royal city in the 17th century of Vietnam, passing through many pretty red-tiled villages with fruit orchards, enjoying spectacular views of sky and sea. Arrival in Hue. Visit Imperial Citadel and Dong Ba Market. Overnight in Hue.

Day 5: Hue City Tour - Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel. Take a boat trip along Huong river, visiting Thien Mu Pagoda. Transfer to Phu Bai airport. Depart Hue by VN251 for Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival, pick up at airport and transferring to visit China town, Thien Hau Pagoda, History Museum and former Presidential Palace. Make photo stops at the famous tourist sites such as Notre Dame Church, and Central Post Office. Dinner and accommodation at hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 6: Mighty Mekong Delta (B/L)

Heading out of the town, we travel by road to the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's largest rice bowl. On arrival in My Tho, we embark on a boat navigating around the intricate small canals in the delta region, which is a great way to observe the local lifestyle close-up and catch a view dotted by many islands. The exciting excursion will pass the lush green vegetation before arriving at the famous Unicorn Island. Here we have opportunities to stroll around an orchard, taste many seasonal fruits and enjoy wonderful traditional music. The next stop of our trip is Ben Tre Province to visit some fascinating local industries. After feasting on a huge lunch we return to Ho Chi Minh City, stopping off along the way to see the beautiful Vinh Trang Pagoda and the Cho Lon, which is crammed with sacred temples and mysterious, narrow lanes. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 7: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (B)

Free at leisure to explore the city or doing other things you are interested in until time transfer to airport for flight back home.

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for the tour and tell us any of your ideas at:


Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Discover Northern Vietnam Nature and People


This classic trip offers a balance of culture and adventure, set amongst some of northern Vietnam 's most stunning scenery. The activities are very various: kayaking, trekking, boat rowing, and cycling and walking. 

Overview

TRIP FACTS:

- Medium Paced Tour - Ideal for those with limited time to travel and want to see the best of Vietnam

- Tour utilises car/bus travel plus overnight boat cruise in Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island. 45 minute hydrofoil from Cat Ba Island to Hai Phong City

- One Basic homestay at Mai Chau Valley

- Order of events and sightseeing may vary according to local conditions

INCLUSIVE:
  • Accommodation with daily breakfasts
  • Meals mentioned in the itinerary (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
  • Expert tour guides
  • Private air-conditioned vehicles
  • Sightseeing fees and permits during guided time
  • Boats in Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island
  • Hydrofoil tickets (Cat Ba - Hai Phong) & rowing boat in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh
  • Two bottles of mineral water/person/day
EXCLUSIVE:
  • Travel Insurance (Compulsory)
  • International flight tickets
  • Visas and airport departure tax
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Meals, drinks and others that not mentioned clearly in the inclusion above
Trip's infor
  • Trip's length: 6 days
  • Trip Themes: History&Culture, Local food, Nature
  • Transport: Car/ Mini bus, boat
  • Places visited: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Cat Ba Island - Ninh Binh - Mai Chau
  • Tour operates: All year around
  • Start / End cities: Hanoi / Hanoi
  • Accommodation: Hotels: 3 nites; Boat: 1 nite; Home stay: 1 nite
  • Price from: Available on request
Trip's Itinerary

DAY 01: HANOI - HALONG BAY [B, L]


Transfer to Halong by private car. Boarding the junk at arrival and enjoy fresh seafood lunch then cruise among breathtaking scenery. Kayaking, visiting a cave, swimming will be done today.
Overnight on the junk.

DAY 02: HALONG BAY - CAT BA ISLAND [B,L,D]

After breakfast, cruise further for more sightseeing to a floating village with floating houses and a school. Lunch on boat before reaching Hon Gai the pier. Then, transfer to Tuan Chau tourist wharf for cruising to Cat Ba Island by a local ferry. Have 2,5 trek in the national park, climb to Ngu Lam mountain for a great view over the park. Dinner and overnight at a beach-by resort. Overnight in Cat Ba.

DAY 03: CAT BA ISLAND - NINH BINH [B,L]


Morning cruise to Lan Ha bay for swimming and kayaking to visit fishing villages and caves. (or cycling to visit Viet Hai village located inside the national park) sea food lunch on boat, back to the pier about 1 PM. Take a hydrofoil to Hai Phong city then marking for Ninh Binh.
Overnight in hotel in Ninh Binh.

DAY 04: VISIT TAM COC & CUC PHUONG PARK [B, L, D]


Boat paddling to visit Tamcoc which is considered as Halong bay in land. After lunch, drive to Cucphuong national park. Visit to Rescue center and cave of pre-historic men.
Diner and overnight in bungalow.

DAY 05: NINH BINH - MAI CHAU [B, L, D]

Morning exercise and breakfast then take a short trek to explore the dense tropical rain forest. Lunch then drive to Maichau, home of Thai minority. Take a stroll to visit people and explore their daily life. Relax and enjoy traditional music performance(optional) in the evening.
Overnight in the house on stilts.

DAY 06: MAI CHAU - HANOI [B, L]


Drive to visit another village of Black H'mong minority. Lunch en route then drive back to Hanoi.
The excursion ends at 4pm.

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for the tour and tell us any ideas at:
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
website: www.customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No116/32/76, An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam


Classic Experience in Mekong Delta, Home-stay tour



This two-day classic excursion absolutely offer you the good taste of the region with a interesting overnight stay at a local house.
  • Trip's length: 2 days
  • Trip Themes: Cruise, Local life & Culture, Local food
  • Transport: Car/bus, Boat
  • Places visited: Mekong Delta
  • Tour operates: All year around
  • Start / End cities: Ho Chi Minh City / Ho Chi Minh City
  • Accommodation: 1 night at local home
  • Price from: Available on request
TRIP FACTS:
- Comfortable Paced Tour - Ideal excursion for those would like to have short time in the South of Vietnam
- Tour utilises air and coach travel plus boat trips on Mekong River and its Creeks
- Order of events and sightseeing may vary according to local conditions

INCLUSIVE:
  • A night local home stay with breakfast
  • Meals mentioned in the itinerary (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D=Diner)
  • Expert tour guides
  • Private air-conditioned vehicles
  • Sightseeing fees and permits during guided time
  • Boat in Mekong River
  • Two bottles of mineral water/person/day

EXCLUSIVE:
  • Travel Insurance (Compulsory)
  • International flight tickets
  • Visas and airport departure tax
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Meals, drinks and others that not mentioned clearly in the inclusion above
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh Long (-/L/D)
 Mekong Delta Daily life
Start from your hotel at 8AM for 2.5 hours drive escaping the crowded and chaotic Saigon for Vinh Long Province deep in the Mekong delta.

With the total length of more than 4,800 km starts from Tibet in China running though other 5 countries including Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before reaching the sea, Mekong is the world's 12th-longest river. With millions tons of silt carried along its current, the River has day by day filled up the Mekong delta (Cuu Long delta in Vietnamese) and made it the largest and most fertile land in the country.
Dragon-eye fruit
The Delta is home of beautiful tropical fruits, vegetable and rice that make up almost half of Vietnam's total agricultural output. 
Making coconut candy
Upon arrival in Vinh Long we will take a boat cruise on the mighty Mekong River. The first stop will be made for you to visit the local cottage industry where you will observe the manual working process with mud, clay and fire to make simple but beautiful bricks and potteries.

Cross the river and get to a beautiful green island where you will have lunch in a local home restaurant. After lunch, our boat will take you on a fascinating cruise on meandering canals through green villages with spectacular sights of local life on the banks and activities on the waterway. You will then take a rowing boat trip on litter canal to visit a local home with bonsai garden and sample fresh tropical fruits.
Rowing on river
Get back to the boat and cruise to another island for home stay tonight. Check in local home and enjoy a short walk around the villages through orchards and farm and chat with locals to learn about their life and traditions. Enjoy dinner with local specialties and overnight home stay.

Day 2: Cai Be floating market – Ho Chi Minh City (B/-/-)
Early morning rowing 
Get up early and enjoy the fresh air of peaceful country then take a visit to a local market where you can join with local for morning purchasing of food stuffs and so on. Breakfast of local style then say goodbye to your host for a cruise to visit the quaint Cai Be floating market. Here, at the junction of the river, hundreds of boats gather to sell and buy local products that come from different corners of the delta. Soak up the sight, sound and smell as you weave your way through boats with columns hanging fruits or any farming products on top as a type of advertisement.
Making rolling cake
Continue with visit to a local village on the river bank where you will learn how people here make stuffs such as rice paper, fish sauce, coconut candy, pop corn and so on. Following by the cruise to Cai Be pier where you will take bus for your drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. On the way you will take a visit to Vinh Trang Pagoda, an ancient southern architectural gem in My Tho, Tien Giang Province. Trip finishes in Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon. End of service.

Note: We do also organize 2 days tour to Can Tho. If you wish to change the itinerary to Can Tho please, feel free to contact us for more information.

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for the tour or tell us your options on the program.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com