The Road To Central Vietnam Heritage / 7 daysDay 1: Welcome to Da Nang - Hoi An (D)You will be greeted at the Da Nang International Airport and transfer to Hoi An. On arrival Hoi An and check into your hotel. We prepare you a welcome dinner and a cooking class for you to join at a restaurant in Hoi An to taste Hoi An traditional foods. Cooking class is an interesting activity for all tourists coming here; therefore, it attracts tourists to take part in the process under instruction of chef-teacher. Not only you know how to cook a traditional foods of Hoi An but also you have an experience to cook it in steps by yourself. More especial, you can cook these dishes in the days after when you go home. Overnight in Hoi An.
Inclusion: Transport, English Guide, Cooking Class & Dinner, Hotel & Mineral Water
Day 2: Hoi An – My Son. Walking tour in the Ancient town (B L)Am: Have breakfast at hotel. Our guide picks you up and transfers you to the Hinduism Holy Land of My Son Cham ruins in which the capital of Cham people in 11th century existed and these towers had being built from 13th to 17th centuries. Knowing the place where Cham ancestor had architecture to make redbrick, which had the mysterious way of building and no one can explain and make them today in the same way. It also surprises for those who are curious with architectural art. Enjoy traditional music performance played and showed by young girls and men in their colorful traditional uniforms to learn more of their cultural. Back to Hoi An to have lunch.
Pm: This afternoon you will make a walking tour to visit the Central Vietnam Heritage site in Hoi An Ancient Town, the busiest purchasing centre and port authority in the past to discover the unique combination of Oriental architecture including Chinese and Japanese style, as well as style of antique European architecture. These famous buildings are Japanese Covered Bridge, Tan Ky Ancient House with 200 years old, or Hoi Quan Phuc Kien Pagoda with style building of Chinese people, or Pottery Museum… Hoi An ancient town is known as the hidden charm where Miss World visited when they were in Vietnam. Hoi An is famous for ancient houses and lantern villages which creates this town has special interests to tourists. Free to have dinner by yourself and enjoy the balance of the evening to explore Hoi An on your own. This ancient town seems brighter than at night with colorful lanterns along streets and shops create the charming of Hoi An town, especially on 15th of lunar calendar every month you can see its most magnificent screen than ever. Overnight in hotel.
Inclusion: Transport, English Guide, Entrance Fees, Breakfast, Lunch, Hotel & Mineral Water
Day 3: Hoi An – Hue, half day city tour (B L)Am: Have breakfast at your hotel then you will leave Hoi An for Hue, on the road via sightseeing Marble mountains to discover caves and pagoda in Five mountains, Cham Museum in Da Nang where displays the whole culture and collections of Cham people in Vietnam. Next is stopover at Hai Van Pass to enjoy the fresh air and have the whole panorama of Lang Co Beach as well as Cau Hai lagoon from the summit of this pass. You will have a chance to get the fanciful feeling as coming to the heaven in occasion of a cloudy day with the clouds cover around the Pass. When you arrive at Lang Co beach, you have free time to get the refreshment in one of the beautiful beach of central Viet Nam. Lang Co beach is recognized as one of the most beautiful beach bay in Asia. Arrive at Hue city at noon. Check into hotel. Have lunch at a restaurant.
Pm: This afternoon you make a city tour around Hue on cyclo to explore the green city with numerous of historic sites and landscapes. Cyclo or also called” Xich Lo” is also a unique cultural character of Hue people. The cyclo driver will ride you pass through streets under the tree shades and flowers bloom in summer to get the deeply of Hue beauties. At firsts, you will visit Forbidden City including King’s Palace, the Theatre, Nine Dynasty Urn, Five Phoenix Tower… You will have chance to enjoy Royal music in the Theater of The Forbidden Purple City to learn more of traditional music and Royal life and then go around Dong Ba market to enjoy the purchase of local people here. Maybe you can buy some souvenirs gifts in the market. Dong Ba is the busiest purchasing centre and the most famous market of Hue, so you can find all kinds of products supply for people have here. You are free to have dinner at a restaurant with traditional foods of Hue people. In the evening, you will enjoy Hue traditional songs – Hue folksong on Perfume River. Overnight in Hue.
Inclusion: Transport, English Guide, Entrance Fees, Breakfast, Lunch, Folksong, Hotel & Mineral Water
Day 4: Boat trip on Perfume River & City tour (B L)Am: Have breakfast at your hotel. Our guide take you for a walk to boat station go to Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas of Viet Nam, built depending on an interesting story. The boat called Dragon boat is the best way for you to enjoy the landscape along two banks of Perfume River passing under the famous construction Truong Tien Bridge, or Van Lau bank... The tranquility and pureness of this peaceful river are compared with the character of Hue’s people and the name “Perfume” brings the meaning and trait of the river. Then you take time to visit the Mausoleums of Nguyen’s Kings including Minh Mang Tomb, Tu Duc tomb to learn about two famous Kings of Nguyen Dynasty. Then the driver will ride you to visit Tu Hieu Pagoda to get more knowledge of the complex of Hue pagodas because Hue is also known as centre of Buddhism with the densely amount of pagodas. Have lunch at a restaurant.
Pm: This afternoon you visit traditional handicraft villages including incense stick making village, conical hat-making village to learn about handicraft villages in Hue. A souvenir gift for friends or relatives you should buy for memory. For those who love Hue, you can make tailor an Ao Dai traditional dress. It is not only the tradition of the country but also it is the specialty of Hue because there is nowhere in country Hue girl and woman wear Ao Dai is the most charming. To be responsible with society, your tour has a special destination to visit a social place – this is Orphanage Center of Hue city – where you can learn the difficult life of these children and deeply know what the hard situation they face in their life. Be very kind to support them some equipment schools or useful things in daily life. Free to have your own dinner. Overnight in Hue.
Inclusion: Transport, English Guide, Local Boat, Permission, Entrance Fees, Breakfast, Lunch, Hotel & Mineral Water
Day 5: Hue – Dong Hoi – Visit Phong Nha cave (B L D)
Am: Have breakfast at hotel. This morning guide and driver take you to Dong Hoi City for visiting Phong Nha Caves – recognized by UNESCO – a World Natural Heritage. Take a boat along Son River pass through river and forest to Phong Nha Caves and enjoy the wonderful sights of this cave. You will stop to visit Cung Dinh cave, Tien Cave and Bi Ky Cave with beautiful limestone formations. Back and have lunch at a restaurant.
Pm: This afternoon, the driver will ride you to Nhat Le beach for relaxing and chilling out at this beautiful white sandy beach. Have dinner at a restaurant. Tonight you can have more free time to discover the beauty of Dong Hoi. Overnight in Dong Hoi.
Inclusion: Transport, English Guide, Local Boat, Entrance Fees, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Hotel & Mineral Water.
Day 6: Dong Hoi – Dong Ha town & Back to Hue (B L)Am: Have breakfast at hotel, then the driver will transfer you back Hue city. Along the way, you stop at Quang Tri to visit Vinh Moc Tunnels – the bulky and unique system of underground passageways of Vinh Linh and Quang Tri people including school, home…, Hien Luong Bridge, and the 17th parallel. This is a chance for you to get more experiences of Vietnam history and people in the time of the war. Although time is passing but the result of this war in 20th Century still remains today and in future for dioxin that Quang Tri is the province has had the most affects. Have lunch at restaurant in Dong Ha.
Pm: You arrive back to Hue around 5 pm. Check in hotel. Free to have your own dinner. At night, you have more leisure time to walk around for more the charming discoveries of Hue city as well as people. Overnight in Hue.
Optional:Coming to Hue, you can have a Royal dinner at a restaurant. You will wear King/Queen customs, Royal mantles, Imperial Robes, taste Royal dishes and enjoy Hue folk song performed by musician and singers as a Royal family in Hue in the past. This is the wonderful time to try to be a King/ Queen.
Inclusion: Transport, English Guide, Entrance Fees, Breakfast, Lunch, Hotel & Mineral Water
Day 7: Departure Hue to Da nang (B)
Have breakfast at your hotel. Today is departure day and time to bid farewell to your guide. If you are continuing on a domestic flight, you can depart from Hue airport. For international flights, you will be transferred back to Da Nang International Airport for taking flight to next destination. End of tour. “Goodbye and see you again”.
Inclusion: Transport, Breakfast
