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11 days maichau - ninhbinh - halong Saturday, 29.05.2010, 02:10pm (GMT7) Day 01: Hanoi Arrival. On arrival welcome at airport, transfer to Hanoi city, check in hotel. Dinner at a restaurant. Overnight at hotel. Day 02: Hanoi city tour (B, L) Today we will visit Hanoi city, with thousand year old Hanoi is very interesting place to visit. It is one of most beautiful city in Vietnam with mixture architecture of Western and Eastern, narrow street, lined trees and many lake. Our visit start with Hochiminh complex, One pillar pagoda, Literature temple, lunch at a local restaurant. We will continue our visit to Westlake, Tran Quoc pagoda and optional to visit Ethnology museum or visiting Hoa Lo prison (Hanoi Hilton) or Revolution museum. End up with visiting Hoan Kiem lake and a nice water puppet show. Dinner at a restaurant and free in evening. Day 3: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Hang Kia Village (B, L, D) Depart from Hanoi to Mai Chau, through picturesque scenery with stunning views of the mountains on the way. Lunch in hill tribe village. Visit Mai Chau located in pretty valley with a patchwork of rice paddies, farms and stilt houses. Then we will do 3 hours trek to Hang Kia village the H’mong minority village, we will overnight here and discover the local people life. Day 4: Hang Kia - Van Village (B, L, D) Wake up and enjoy the fresh atmostphere of mountainous area, after breakfast we will do 7-hour trek to Van Village, home of the White Thai people. The trek will take you through some unforgettable scenery and provide us with an opportunity to closely observe rural life in Vietnam. A picnic lunch will be provided along the way. Arriving in Van village by mid to late afternoon there will be time to take a stroll down to the nearby stream. Our hosts for this evening will treat us to a fine meal and stories of life in Van village. They will also share their home brewed rice wine and toast our good health and happiness. Day 5: Van village - Xo Village (B, L, D) After breakfast we spend the morning strolling around the surrounding villages and meeting villagers along the way. After a morning's exploring we return to Van village for lunch. With lunch finished there will time for a short siesta or stroll down to the river before embarking on a 3 hour walk to the village of Xo (pronounced Soh). This evening following dinner, we will have the opportunity for more cultural interaction, before retiring for our second night in a stilt house. Day 6: Xo village - Poong Cong Village (B, L, D) Bidding farewell to our new friends after breakfast, it is a five-hour trek from Xo to Poong Cong village where we have lunch. We have the afternoon free to wander around the picturesque Thai villages or maybe wander into Mai Chau town itself. This evening is spent in Poong Cong village. Day 07: Maichau – Cucphuong (B, L, D) 7.30 start from Mai Chau village heading to CucPhuong national park enjoy the sceneries on the way. As soon as we arrival in Cuc Phuong, visit Centre of endangered rescue where still appearing precious animals, such as: White shorts monkeys, fruit eating ape, tree dwelling... Lunch at Cuc Phuong national park then have a short trekking to visit this natural tropical forest, Dinner and overnight in a bungalow. Day 08: Cucphuong – Ninhbinh (B, L) Breakfast at the National park and walk around to visit the village and then drive to Ninh Binh with many limestone rock mountain that grow from green rice field Ninh Binh know as Ha Long Bay on land. On arrival we take bamboo boat to visit Trang An Grottoes, this area is located 4km Southwest of Hoa Lu ancient capital inside Trang An Eco tourism complex. The Trang An Grottoes has an area of 1,500 hectares; including: limestone ranges, valleys, caves and rivers. All these factors make a fancinate and romantic atmostphere. There is a system of unique grottoes like Ba Giot, Dia Linh, Toi (Dark Cave), Sang (Bright Cave), Ao Trai Cave and Seo Cave. There are also valleys like Tran Temple valley, May valley, Khong Valley, Nau Ruou Valley. After visit we will transfer to hotel, overnight at hotel in Ninhbinh town. Day 09: Ninhbinh – Namdinh – Thaibinh – Halong (B, L, D) After breakfast we will continue our trip across the Red River Delta through Namdinh province, Thabinh province, Haiphong province to Ha Long city. Enjoying sigh seeing the spectacular rural landscape the smiling faces of the people on the way. Arrival to Ha Long Bay wharf around 12.00, check – in registration, board on a Deluxe junks, welcome drink and have lunch on boat. The cruise will take you by exotic islets with shapes of Dog, Incense Urn, Fight Cocks, Finger islets and explore the mysteries of Sung Sot cave (Surprising cave). Swimming and relax at Titop beach. Dinner and overnight on boat. Day 10: Halong – Hanoi (B, L) Wake up early morning to admire the sunrise, Breakfast then paddle by small bamboo boat to visit Luon (grottoes) cave. Cruise to Bai Tu Long bay and sightseeing Fire island, Man Head island, Fishing village. Having lunch on boat and arrive at Ha Long wharf about 12.00 noon. Get on our bus and drive to Hanoi with stop on the way at Dongtrieu pottery village. Arrival Hanoi at 4pm, check in hotel and free in evening Day 11: Hanoi departure (B) You are free for shopping or visiting Hanoi until time we transfer you to airport for departure flight. Included:
- All transportation - Accommodation at Home-stay, Hotel as twin or double sharing room - Meals as stated in the program (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner), - Tourist guide, - Entrance fees - One night on boat on Ha Long Bay Excluded: - Meals not mentioned in the program, - Drinks, - All personal expenses - Insurances |
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