Vietnam Heritage and Tu Lan Cave Encounter Tour 11 Days

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, Our tour guide and driver are ready to welcome you at airport exit gate.
On the way from airport to hotel, our tour guide will briefly introduce your tour program, general and necessary information for the time you are in Vietnam, double check with you with things you may need to make clear, reconfirm with you for the next day pick up time
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi's tangible and intangible heritage (Lunch)
You will explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquer ware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Then you can walk around Hoan Kiem Lake and take a cyclo ride to dinner in one of the French colonial villas which have been converted into gourmet restaurants. Of course, there's plenty of time to enjoy people watching at stylish cafes and shop for impressive modern art in the city's myriad galleries. You will also visit Hanoi's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum, the Temple of Literature, the Thang Long Imperial Citadel (a UNESCO designated World Heritage site) or Vietnam Ethnology Museum. You will have an overnight stay in Hanoi.
Day 3: Ninh Binh -  Hoa Lu, the historic capital of Vietnam (Lunch)
After breakfast at hotel, we start a full day tour of Ninh Binh.
First, we visit Hoa Lu, the historic capital of Vietnam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then, we take a trip to Van Long wharf and set off on a short boat trip into the reservoir at Van Long Nature Reserve – the largest wetland in northern Vietnam. This is also where many of the scenes from Kong: Skull Island took place.
Have lunch at nearby restaurant.
In the afternoon, we take a boat trip to discover Trang An, one of the places the Kong: Skull Island was shot, which have forested limestone mounts contrasting in emerald water, caves, lowland and rivers. We will visit 11-cave-network with beautiful stalactites of all shapes and colors.
Later in the afternoon, we get on our vehicle for coming back Hanoi (110KM) for dinner
Re-check in hotel and overnight in Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi - Halong Bay Overnight Cruise (Lunch, Dinner)
After breakfast at hotel, we leave Hanoi around 8.30AM for Halong Bay (180KM).
Arrive at the bay at noon when the junk crews welcome guests on board at Hon Gai Wharf.
Enjoy welcome drinks and check in your cabin, lunch with fresh local seafood while cruising into Ha Long Bay. Get to Vung Vieng after 2 hours. Start exploring Vung Vieng fishing village and the hidden lagoons in Bai Tu Long Bay by kayak you will recognize many of these iconic karsts which appeared several times throughout Kong: Skull Island.
Back to junk to enjoy relaxing or the sunset. Dinner and overnight on board nearby Vung Vieng village (or Trinh Nu cave)
Day 5: Halong Bay (Lunch) - Flight to Phong Nha, Dong Hoi
AM: Early risers can enjoy the sunrise and the quiet breath – taking beauty of Bay’s landscape. From 7.30 to 10.30, Ala carte serving (Guests can order any dishes in the menu whenever they want).
Around 8.00, Start discovering Ba Cua beach where the guests enjoy swimming, sunbathing or relaxing. Back to junk, arrange luggage and check out cabin while cruising back. Around 11.30: disembark. Transfer airport for flight to Dong Hoi and overnight in Phong Nha
Day 6: Wild Tu Lan Cave Explorer Tour
Tu Lan Experience is a one day trekking tour. During this cave experience tour you will discover the unspoiled beauty of the Tu Lan Cave System - once the film set for the Hollywood blockbuster - Kong: Skull Island (2017). Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts once declared: "The world will see how beautiful Tu Lan is, they will come, experience and love Tu Lan as I did". On this Tu Lan Experience tour you will participate in the following unique experiences: Explore the magnificent natural scenery Explore 2 dry and wet caves with a unique stalactite system: Swimming in the underground river inside the cave Enjoy swimming in the cool blue stream:
Day 7: Quang Binh - Da Nang - Hoian
After early breakfast, we check out and transfer to railway station for train at 07:25AM to Da Nang
13:00: Arrive in Da Nang, transfer to hotel in Hoi An for checking in and relax
Afternoon walking tour in Hoian.
We will start the walk from small alley from Phan Chu Trinh Street to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street. This is the typical ancient street of Hoi An, that can show you great atmosphere of the ancient town. Visit the Japanese Cover Bridge – the symbol of Hoi An.
After that, we visit Tan Ky, the most well known and authentic ancient house in town. Then take a walk along the Nguyen Thai Hoc – the ancient street of Hoi An to the market of the town. Visit the local market of Hoi An and Phuc Kien Congressional Assembly Hall, the communal place for Chinese community from Fukien province in China as well the worshiping temple to Thien Hau, the Goddess protecting people on the sea – that was so important for the Chinese Merchant and Fishman in the past.
Then you have free time for discovering the town on your own or shopping.
Day 8: Hoi An Free time
You’ll have a free day to explore the town
Day 9: See the Incredible Cu Chi tunnels
This morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. After transferring to your Ho Chi Minh City central hotel and checking-in, you’ll be free for a preliminary wander around District 1. Afternoon, leave the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City to explore one of the relics from one of the most significant local historical events in recent memory. Journey 2.5 hours west towards the Cambodian border. Before arriving at the Cu Chi tunnels, we'll visit with some local friends and gain an insight into local life in the area, both past and present. Learn about their lives, culture, and customs and get an insight into the recent past through local eyes. Continue on to the Cu Chi tunnels. The location of the tunnels was of significant strategic importance: they're at the end of the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, and within striking distance of the southern Vietnam capital. Initial construction started in 1948 when the Viet Minh required somewhere to hide from French air attacks, and by 1965, the tunnel complex was estimated to consist of 200 km of tunnels. It included, hospitals, schools, meeting rooms, kitchens, and sleeping quarters. Life was difficult for the inhabitants, and to protect against outside intruders, booby traps were laid throughout the complex. Today, the Vietnamese government have preserved approximately 75 km of the Cu Chi tunnels as a memorial park, and in some areas the tunnels have been widened and low powered lights installed so that tourists can now fit through the complex. Your local guide will take you on a fascinating tour of the Cu Chi tunnels, where you'll learn more about the conditions the people lived in, the hardships they faced, and the amazing ingenuity employed to maintain life in the tunnels. We walk past huge bomb craters - evidence of the heavy bombing campaigns in the region during the Indochina conflict, discover hidden entrances right beneath your feet, wander past tiny little chimneys in the ground that dispersed smoke from the underground kitchens, sample some of the simple cuisines that local fighters would have survived on, and have an opportunity to venture into the tunnels and explore the complex. You'll end this historical Ho Chi Minh City tour with a greater understanding of the local impacts of the conflicts of the 20th century.
Day 10: Mekong Delta Explore (Lunch)
A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1 brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong. We will take the boat ride on the Ba Lai River in Ben Tre. The motherland of coconut to understand how the locals not just only have coconut for juice, but for other manufacturers, including coconut candy and coconut oil. Cruising to discover the local culture of the South and to see how the locals live their life such as lively activities on waterways by cargo boats, fishing boats, kinds of fish traps, and handicraft factories of coconut process. Continue the journey to visit coconut charcoal ovens – make products from coconut shells as active charcoal (a kind of material for battery). Taking the rowing boat which is paddled by the local people on the amazing beautiful coconut canal in Ben Tre. Hop on a tuk-tuk (cycling is optional) through the coconut grove of the village to see how the locals make sleeping mats. We will have a set menu of delicious Southern local lunches in the riverside family restaurant. After lunch, you might Relax and keep going by rowing boat on a shady palm tree canal. Boat will ride back to the boat station and head back to Saigon
Day 11: Ho Chi Minh Departure
We have breakfast at hotel.
Our vehicle and tour guide will accompany group for shopping at nearby famous markets then transfer to airport for your home flight.

INCLUSION

• Air-conditioned vehicles with experienced driver
• English speaking licensed guide
• All admission fees as mentioned in the program
• VAT 7% and all Government taxes (no service charge)
• Accomodation based on twin/double/Triple sharing room

EXCLUSIONS

• Lunch meal
• Food and drinks
• Travel insurances
• Gratuities
• Sinlge Suplement