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Vietnam Itinerary 8 Days: With Golden Sand Dunes in Mui Ne

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Quick Itinerary: Ho Chi Minh City(3N) → Mui Ne(1N) → Hanoi(2N) → Halong Bay(1N)

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Day 1 Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City - Street Food Tour
  • On arrival at Ho Chi Minh Airport, transfer to the hotel and check-in.
  • Spend the time at leisure.
  • Later, you will be picked up for the street food tour.
  • Enjoy Ho Chi Minh city’s best street food.
  • Sample a range of dishes in a little neighborhood serving cheap and cheerful street food for nearly 30 years.
  • We’ll take you to and from the tour area by xe om (motorbike taxis).
  • Return to the hotel.
  • Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh.
  • After breakfast, proceed for an excursion to Cu Chi Tunnels. These tunnels were a part of the extensive underground network that the Vietnamese Congress used as a hideaway during the war. You can now go through some of the safer parts of the tunnel to experience the conditions of the Vietcong during the war.
  • Before entering the tunnels, you will watch a short introductory video showing how they were constructed.
  • Afterward, spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels.
  • Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank, as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500-pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers.
  • Return to Ho Chi Minh.
  • After lunch, proceed for sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh.
  • Visit the Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Post Office, and Ben Thanh Market.
  • Return to the hotel.
  • Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh.
  • After breakfast, you will be picked up and proceed to Ben Tre province.
  • On arrival, take a boat on Ben Tre River.
  • Enjoy sightseeing lively activities along river.
  • Stop at local brick kilns to see how to make bricks in handy traditional style.
  • Continue going through palm tree-lined canals and visit one of the coconut-processing workshops located along the canal.
  • Take a short walk to a family workshop where they make traditional mats and enjoy some fruits and tea.
  • Later, take a motor cart or cycle riding on the shady road, pass by green fields and vegetable plantations and find out about tropical culture from peasants.
  • Have lunch at Coconut Riverside Restaurant.
  • After lunch, take rowing boats along water palm creek back to the pier.
  • Return to Ho Chi Minh city.
  • Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh.
  • After breakfast, proceed to Mui Ne.
  • On arrival in Mui Ne, check in to the hotel.
  • Later, visit a fishing village (seasonal) and the White and Yellow Sand Dunes.
  • Also, visit a small stand of pine trees sitting on the bank of the lake (Bàu Trắng) overlooking the sand dunes.
  • Afterward, you can spend the time swimming or sunbathing.
  • Return to the hotel.
  • Overnight stay in Mui Ne.
  • After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board the flight to Hanoi.
  • On arrival in Hanoi, proceed for a city tour with lunch at the beginning.
  • After lunch, visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, the complex includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, House-on-Stilts, and the Ho Chi Minh Museum.
  • Afterward, visit the Temple of Literature, Ngoc Son Temple, and Hoan Kiem Lake.
  • Later, proceed for a one-hour cycle tour through the Old Quarter.
  • At the end of the tour, proceed to the Water Puppet Show theater to enjoy the show.
  • Afterward, check in to the hotel.
  • Overnight stay in Hanoi.
  • After breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel and then drive to Halong Bay.
  • On arrival at Halong Bay, embark on V’Spirit Classic Cruise followed by a short cruise briefing.
  • Have lunch as V’Spirit Classic cruises among the limestone islands.
  • Later, explore the Sung Sot Cave.
  • Cruise to Ti Top island.
  • You can go swimming and relax at the beach of Ti Top.
  • OR climb up to the top of the island for a panorama view of Halong Bay.
  • Return to the main boat and continue cruising to the quiet area while enjoying the seascape on the way.
  • Enjoy Sunset Party on the sundeck.
  • Have dinner on board the cruise.
  •  Overnight stay on board on the cruise in Halong Bay.
  • Start your day early in the morning with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt.
  • Have breakfast on board.
  • Later, you can kayak among the hidden areas of the bay, around the Man’s Head Islet area.
  • Return to the boat.
  • Continue your cruise exploring the Bay.
  • Pass by Ba Hang fishing village and Dog Islet.
  • While heading back to the harbor, watch the fruit carving demonstration and participate in the Cooking Class before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
  • Return back to Hanoi.
  • On arrival in Hanoi, check in to the hotel.
  • Overnight stay in Hanoi. 
  • After breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed for last-minute shopping.
  • Later, transfer to the airport for your flight back home. 

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  • Breakfast and lunch
  • Accommodation in 3-star hotels on a twin-sharing basis.
  • Air-conditioned transportation by private car.
  • English speaking guide
  • Boat trip to Halong bay
  • Entrance fees
  • 3.75% service tax
  • Flights from India-Vietnam
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, etc.
  • Additional activities you may undertake at the location.
  • Entrance fees at parks, monuments, etc. unless specifically included.
  • Meals not mentioned in the inclusions.
  • Local transport within the city.
  • Any costs arising from flight delays, change in weather conditions, strikes, etc. which are beyond our control.
  • Visa charges and processing
  • Travel insurance
  • Anything not mentioned specifically inclusions.

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