Day
1 (Wed) Depart USA
Your exciting journey to the Orient begins as you depart the USA aboard your flight
crossing the International Dateline.Day 2 (Thu) Hong Kong
Arrive in Hong Kong, known as "Pearl of The Orient". Transfer to your hotel.
Premium - Metropark Kowloon; Park Hotel
Deluxe - Hyatt Regency Hong Kong
Day 3 (Fri) Hong Kong (B)
Your morning Island tour starts with a ride to Victoria Peak for a spectacular view of the
harbor. Then, onto the beautiful Repulse Bay and Aberdeen.
Day 4 (Sat) Hong Kong (B)
Today is free for you to explore this dynamic city on your own.
Day 5 (Sun) Hong
Kong/Hanoi (B,D)
Fly to Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Check in at hotel followed by visiting Hoan
Kiem Lake located in the center of the city and take a cyclo ride to explore the Old
Quarters, a maze of back streets with shops selling silk clothes; cosmetics; jewelry and
herbal medicines. In the evening, enjoy a water puppet show, a fantastic art form of
Northern Vietnam.
Premium - Sofitel Plaza
Deluxe - Sofitel Metropole
Day 6 (Mon) Hanoi (B,L,D)
Morning tour includes visits to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his cottage house, One Pillar
Pagoda and Temple of Literature. After lunch, visit West Lake with a stop at the Tran Quoc
Pagoda on the lake shore. Then visit St. Joseph's Cathedral with its square towers,
elaborate altar and stained-glass windows.
Day 7 (Tue) Hanoi/Danang/Hoi An
(B,L,D)
Morning flight to Danang, upon arrival transfer to ancient port town of Hoi An. En-route
visit the Cham Museum, housing the world's finest collection of Cham artwork. Check in at
hotel In Hoi An followed by a walking tour ot the citiy visit ancient merchants' houses; a
Hokkien Temple and the colorful riverside market.
Premium - Hoi An Beach; Hoi An Riverside Hotel
Deluxe - Victoria Hoi An; Palm Garden Hotel
Day 8 (Wed) Hoi An - Thanh Ha -
Hue (B,L,D)
Moring boat cruise to Thanh Ha Pottery village and visit a traditional ceramic workshop.
Then depart for the ancient capital of Hue. The drive hugs the ocean coastline, winds
through emerald-green paddy fields and climbs over the dramatic Hai Van Mountain pass.
Upon arrival, visit the eleborate tomb of Emperor Tu Duc before checking in at hotel.
Premium - Parkview Hue; Century Hotel
Deluxe - Saigon Morin Hotel
Day 9 (Thu) Hue (B,L,D)
Moring boat cruise on the romantic Perfume River to visit the elegant Thien Mu Pagoda on
the riverbank then visit the tombs of Emperor Minh Mang. In the afternoon, visit the
famous Imperial Citadel and Dong Ba market.
Day 10 (Fri) Hue/Ho Chi Minh
City (B,L,D)
Morning fight to Ho Chi Minh City, previous known as Saigon, the largest and most
cosmopolitan city in the south. Check into your hotel.
Premium - Duxton Hotel; Grand Hotel
Deluxe - Caravelle; Sofitel Plaza
Day 11 (Sat) Ho Chi Minh
City (B,L,D)
Full day sightseeing visiting Presidential Palace; Old Post Office and the Saigon
Cathedral. Afternoon excursion to see the Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining
monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200km of tunnels, dug by hand and
inhabited by the forces of the Viet Cong.
Day 12 (Sun) Ho Chi Minh
City/Bangkok (B)
Fly to Bangkok, the "Land of Smiles" and the capital city of Thailand. Transfer
to your hotel.
Premium - Landmark
Deluxe - Royal Orchid Sheraton; Millennium Hilton
Day 13 (Mon) Bangkok (B)
This morning you will visit two famous Buddhist Temples in Bangkok, The Wat Traimit with
its Golden Buddha and Wat Pho with its massive reclining Buddha and "Chedi of the
Kings". Afterwards, continue on to the Grand Palace, known for its golden pavilions
and view the most sacred Emerald Buddha.
Day 14 (Tue) Bangkok (B)
Free day to explore the city on your own or join the most popular optional tours to The
Damnern Saduak Floating Market & Rose Garden.
Day 15 (Wed) Bangkok/USA
(B)
Transfer to the airport for your flight home. |
