7 Day Basic Vietnam

7 days Vietnam

Day 1 Sunday

Transfer to the airport for your Vietnam Airlines flight VN850 to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) departing at 1:50pm from Bangkok. You will be met upon arrival, scheduled to land at 3:25pm, and taken to The Century Saigon Hotel. An the late afternoon city tour is scheduled visiting Cholon and the China town district, The old Imperial Palace and the war Museum. Dinner is recommended at the French Vietnamese restaurant VY. The hotel contact: 141 Nguyen Hue Ave. phone (848) 829 6046 and fax (848) 829 2732.

Day 2 Monday

After breakfast take a full day tour to Tay Ninh, via the Chu Chi Tunnels. You will arrive back into Saigon early evening and have dinner at Madam Dai's restaurant. Madam Dai is a personality from the war period, when she served the South Vietnamese governmnet as a senator, the U.S. government as a liason and probably the North in some capacity. We will try to get you an audience with her as she is extrememly interesting, although nothing can be guaranteed.

Day 3 Tuesday

After breakfast take a full day excursion south to the Mekong Delta. You will now experience the end of the Mekong River after it has passed through Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. This territory is the rice bowl of Indo-China, and an area heavily contested during the Vietnam War era. On return to Ho Chi Minh Cityyou will enjoy a dinner on the river, the floating restaurant, unless you decide to change that arrangement. Anytime you wish to make changes, please arrange that with your local guide. Since this is your last night in Saigon, you may wish to take a dring on the roof top terrace bar at The Rex Hotel. This is another unique property in Saigon.



Day 4 Wednesday

After an early breakfast transfer to the airport for your Vietnam Airlines flight VN320 departing at 0755am for Danang. Upon arrival at Danang you will be met by our guide and take a city tour, visiting the Museum of Cham Sculptures before continuing the drive up the coast to Hue. After checking into the Century Inn Hue and having lunch you will visit Tu Duc and Kj
hai Dinh's Tombs. Your dinner will be at the hotel located at 49 Le Loi St., phone (8454) 823390 fax (8454) 823 399.

Day 5 Thursday

After breakfast you will take a boat trip on the Perfume River, visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and the Old Royal Palace. Lunch will be served. You will have a little free time for shopping before going to the airport
for your flight VN246 departing at 4:20pm arriving into Hanoi at 5:30pm. There you will be met by our guide and transferred to the Hotel Metropole, if space is available, or similar. Dinner will be at the hotel.
The hotel is located at 15 Ngo Quyen St phone (84 4) 266 919 fax (848) 298076.



Day 6 Friday

After breakfast you will have a short city tour, visiting Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, One - Pillar Pagoda, Sword Lake ruins of Co Loa Citadel. Lunch and afternoon is on your own to stroll around the city.

Day 7 Saturday

After breakfast your guide will pick you up for transfer to the airport for your 09:55am departure on Vietnam Airlines flight VN790 to Hongkong.

The program offers you Air transportation into and within Vietnam and out, four or fice Star hotel accommodations, based on two persons sharing a twin, breakfast daily, all transfers to and from the airports. All tours, cruises, meals as described.