9 days 8 nights
Da Nang & Around
DA NANG
Overview
Day 1: Da Nang Arrival & City Tour | Overnight in Da Nang (Lunch)
Day 2: Ba Na Hills | Overnight in Da Nang (Breakfast, Buffet Lunch)
Day 3: Hue City Tour | Overnight in Da Nang (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 4: My Son - Basket Boat | Overnight in Hoi An (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 5: Hoi An - Ha Noi City Tour | Overnight in Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 6: Ha Noi - Ha Long Bay | Overnight in Cruise (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7: Ha Long - Ninh Binh | Overnight in Ninh Binh (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 8: Ninh Binh - Ha Noi | Overnight in Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 9: Ha Noi Departure (Breakfast)
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Da Nang arrival & City Tour | Overnight in Da Nang (Lunch)
When you arrive, Tour Guide and Driver will pick you up from Da Nang International airport and transfer to Da Nang city center for sightseeing.
- Visiting Linh Ung Peninsula Pagoda.
- Visiting Marble Mountain, a group of limestone and marble hills filled with caves. Travel to the top and gaze upon the city, seeing new high rise buildings standing alongside traditional wooden houses. Then explore the mountain’s main cave to see a beautiful Buddha statue built in the Cham style.
- Visiting Danang Cathedral. Admire the unique Gothic architecture and detailed paintings while learning about the history of Christianity in Central Vietnam.
- Visiting local Han Market and browse the stalls of this sprawling compound, seeing fresh produce and dried goods unique to the area. This is also a great place to get a glimpse of local life, watching the shoppers and vendors as they negotiate deals.
You have free time in evening or walk around beautiful Han river. You can visit Dragon Bridge and watch the show of dragon fire (available on friday, saturday and sunday). Overnight in Danang City.
Day 2: Golden Bridge & Bana Hills | Overnight in Da Nang (Breakfast, Buffet Lunch)
7:20 Enjoying breakfast at hotel.
8:30 Our Private car and a tour guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby.
- Our first amazing views will start rightaway, to reach Ba Na Hills we will take a ride via Cable Cars.
The most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit the Dream Stream Cable Car Station and see the panoramic views of Quang Nam - Danang City from high above.
- After finishing the first cable car, you will visit the Golden Bridge that has recently gone viral, a France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amour (consists of 9 gardens) and Linh Ung pagoda.
- Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Linh Phong Monastery, Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple & Tru Vu Tea Shop. Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome ...Challenge the most popular adventure ride - Alpine Coaster (free ride), Lunch at the Restaurant is included (Buffet).
- Join in Fantasy Park with a walk in Fairy Forest, discover Dinosaur Park, play 5D wild west, enjoy 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degrees, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and watch out for the Horror House and over 90 free games.
15:00 Return to the Cable Car to leave Ba Na Hills. Our Private car brings you back to your hotel.
Overnight in Danang City.
Day 3: Hue City Tour | Overnight in Da Nang (Breakfast, Lunch)
7:20 Enjoying breakfast at your hotel.
8:00 Tour guide/driver will pick you up at your hotel lobby. You will then depart to Hue (92km | 2,5h driving). On the way you will stop to visit one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam – Hai Van Pass. After Hai Van Pass. You do not want to miss seeing one of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays – Lang Co Beach.
11:00 Visiting Hue Imperial Citadel - the former imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty. It contains the palaces that housed the imperial family, as well as shrines, gardens, and villas for mandarins (Here you just stand outside the Forbidden City gate and take pictures, because the inside is very large and it takes 2 hours to walk to see it all).
12:30 Enjoying lunch at a local restaurant.
13:30 Visiting Thien Mu Pagoda - the most beautiful and oldest pagoda in Hue. The name of the pagoda derives from a special legend. Long time ago, an old woman appeared on the hill where the pagoda stands today, telling local people that a Lord would come and build a Buddhist pagoda for the country’s prosperity. Lord Nguyen Hoang therefore ordered the construction of the pagoda the “Heaven Fairy Lady” or Thiên Mụ in Vietnamese (also called Linh Mụ).
14:00 Visit Khai Dinh Tomb. It was established by Emperor Khai Dinh, the 12th Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynast, during the period from 1920 to 1931. This 11-year-to-complete tomb is located hillside and has a combination of Eastern and Western style in terms of architecture.
15:00 Visit Thuy Xuan incense village. With an age of more than 700 years, it is the place to continue and develop the traditional incense making profession in Hue. After visit incense village you will depart back to Da Nang city.
Overnight in Danang City.
Day 4: My Son - Basket Boat - Hoi An Ancient Town | Overnight in Hoi An (Breakfast, Lunch)
7:20 Enjoying breakfast at your hotel.
8:30 Check out hotel. Tour guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Da Nang, then begin the 33-mile (53-km) trip to My Son Sanctuary in a comfortable vehicle. The UNESCO-listed site was constructed between the 7th and the 13th centuries.
Following the guided tour of My Son Sanctuary, continue to Hoi An for lunch in a local restaurant.
Next, you’ll experience Basket boat cruise at Cam Thanh Village.
- Visiting the seven hectare water coconut woods with the unique ecosystem of water coconut trees. This place is a relic of the film revolutionary base during the war between US army and Hoi An people. Here, you will be enthusiastically welcomed by the local people, they will lead you to visit the creeks in the water coconut woods by basket boats, you will be instructed to fish crabs and you will see the performances of rowing basket boats by the local rowers.
15:00 After the 45-minute coconut boat cruise, leave the site and check in hotel in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.
In the evening, you’ll discover the Hoi An Ancient Town, the second UNESCO Site of the day, on a guided walking tour.
Soak up the historic atmosphere of the former trading port and visit the vibrant local market, the Ancient House, Fu Jian Assembly Hall, and an 18th-century covered bridge built in Japanese style. Hoi An is also a growing hub of textile manufacture, and you have the option to see where residents tend silkworms and weave fine-quality silk fabric from the cocoons they produce. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 5: Hoi An - Ha Noi City Tour (Breakfast, Lunch)
7:20 Enjoying breakfast at your hotel.
After breakfast our driver will transfer you to Danang airport for departure flight to Ha Noi.
Tour Guide & driver will pick you up in Ha Noi Airport.
Transfering to Ha Noi city and have Vietnamese lunch “Pho” at a local restaurant.
- Visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda and Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the resting place of Ho Chi Minh president and One Pillar Pagoda – modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi.
- After that, we visit Temple of Literature, which is considered as the first university of Vietnam built in 11th century. After that we take time to pay a visit at Train Street, a very unique place in Hanoi where you can see the houses and people living next to the railway.
We stroll around Hanoi Old quarter then enjoy local street food and drinks. Finally we bring you to your hotel for check-in. Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 6: Ha Noi - Ha Long Bay | Overnight in Cruise (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
7:30AM Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
9:00 - 9:30AM We pick you up at your hotel and depart to Ha Long bay.
11:30 - 12:00PM You will be taken on our tender from the wharf and make your way out onto the bay to board our luxurious craft, Sapphire Cruise. You will be welcome aboard and greeted with a complimentary drink. Our Crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedures session and then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. Take some time to have a look around the vessel or watch the magical landscape go by.
13:15 A special lunch of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites will be served. We set sail to Lan Ha Bay passing to Da Chong islet where you can see a lighthouse built by the French over 100 years ago.
15:00 When lunch is about to finish, it is just nice that the Cruise completes its entry through Cua Van area to Lan Ha Bay (as part of Halong Bay). The area is surrounding of a lot of extraordinary limestone karst landscapes. Guests can start their journey to explore the Lan Ha Bay by Kayaking and swimming in the crystal clear waters of the bay.
17:00 Back to the main boat, and cruising to a place for staying overnight
17:30 Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music.
19:15 Enjoy dinner in restaurant.
20:45 Your free time to relax with an exotic cocktail or whatever takes your fancy. Our bar has a wide range of wines, beers, and liquors and is always a welcome sight for guests after a day on Bay. Order a Spa service or take any activities on boat cruise such as watching documentary movies, squid fishing or simply relax on our rooftop deck under the cover of a star filled sky. Overnight in Ha Long bay cruise.
Day 7: Ha Long Bay - Ninh Binh | Overnight in Ninh Binh (Breakfast, Lunch)
06:30 The nicest time of the day on Lan Ha Bay is the morning. Head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions. Relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice anywhere you wish on the boat and watch the never-ending miraculous scenery unfold before you.
07:00 Light breakfast will be served in our restaurant (pastries, tea, coffee)
7:45 - 9:00 Enjoy the last stage of your trip to Dark & Bright cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage. Back to our main board afterward.
09:30 Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.
10:15 Cooking class opened right on the Cruise, you will be guided how to prepare and make spring rolls.
11:00 Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.
12:30 Our driver pick you up then depart to Ninh Ninh.
Check in hotel in Ninh Binh.
Overnight in Ninh Binh.
Day 8: Ninh Binh - Ha Noi (Breakfast,Lunch)
07:00 Enjoying breakfast at hotel.
8:30 Tour guide and driver pick you up from hotel lobby and depart to Hoa Lu - Tam Coc, enjoying the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way
10:30 After arriving in Ninh Binh province, the guide takes you to visit Hoa Lu - the Ancient Royal capital of Viet Nam. We will visit Dinh king temple and Le king temple in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars. After that, we depart to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu).
12:00 Enjoying lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch you will get on bamboo boat - rowed by the local people - in Hoang Long river to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way. You pass through three enormous caves that provide a brief respite from the intense summer sun. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local fisherfolk, village life along the river and, of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Tam Coc is famous for.
If you like to go biking, it is a good idea. You will have chance to visit real villages and amazing landscapes by bicycle about one hour (from Restaurant).
16:00 Depart back to Ha Noi. Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 9: Ha Noi Departure (Breakfast)
07:00 Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Depending on your flight time, we bring you to Hanoi airport for boarding your preferred flight. Tour finished.
Price List
Group size | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ≥10 |
Usd/pax |
Children Policy
- Under 4 years old: free of charge.
- Children from 04 to 05 years old: 50% adult price.
- Children from 06 to under 10 years old: 75% adult price.
- Children from 10 years old and above: 100% adult price
Tour Inclusions
Tour Exclusions
Hotel Information
♦ Hotel in Da Nang (4 stars): Pavilion Hotel, Fivitel Hotel or equivalent.
♦ Hotel in Hoi An (4 stars): Mulberry Eco, Lasenta hotel or equivalent.
♦ Hotel in Hanoi: Hanoi Bendecir and Spa, Babylon Premium Hotel and Spa or equivalent(4 stars boutique hotel in Old Town, nearby food street and night market).
♦ Ha long bay Cruise: Sapphire Cruise or equivalent.
What are the selected hotels outstanding for?
- Good location.
- Walking distance to local night markets, shopping malls, restaurants.
- Cleanliness and excellent services.
Meals
♦ Da Nang local seafood
♦ Noodle and Spring rolls
Transportation
♦ From 4-12pax | 16s Van
♦ From 13-35pax | Bus
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