There are few times in a man's life when he has the opportunity to walk the places that profoundly shaped the rest of his life - places that have deep meaning for him - places with names like: Saigon, Cu Chi, Da Nang, China Beach, Dong Ha, Route 9, Khe Sanh, and many, many more. This tour covers such famous sites in which you served or that you have heard. It starts in Saigon – the old capital of South Vietnam and finishes at the DMZ – once the partition line between the two Vietnams.
Day 1: Arrival – Sai Gon ( D )
Pick up at Tan Son Nhat airport. Transfer to hotel. Free for leasure. Overnight in Sai Gon. Hotel: Sen Viet ( 3 star hotel )
- Ho Chi Minh City or Sai Gon in night
Day 2: Sai Gon city tour ( B, L )
After breakfast we will have an early departure for a full day of seeing the local sites including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the old Post Office, the Presidential Palace and the Army Museum. We will have lunch in a local restaurant before departing to famous Cu Chi Tunnel system – a 200 km long tunnels used by the VC guerrilas during the Vietnam War. Drive back to Sai Gon. Overnight in Sai Gon.
Hotel: Sen Viet ( 3 star hotel )
Day 3: Sai Gon – Mekong delta ( B, L )
Morning departure for the Mekong Delta to board a boat in the quaint provincial town of My Tho and then wind our way through the labyrinth of small canals bordered by tiny villages. After viewing the endless fields of rice paddies tended by peasants in their traditional conical-shaped hats we transfer to a sampan for a tour of scenic Thoison Island. We will have lunch on the island and view the unique pottery produced on the island. Drive back to Sai Gon.
- Experience the floating life of the locals here
Overnight in Sai Gon.
Hotel: Sen Viet ( 3 star hotel )
Hotel: Sen Viet ( 3 star hotel )
Day 4: Sai Gon – Da Nang – Hoi An ( B, L )
We check out and catch a morning flight to Da Nang. On arrival in Da Nang we have lunch at a local restaurant then take a city tour of Da Nang with visits to Cham Museum containing the finest collection of Cham sculpture , the China Beach - once famous as an R&R for U.S soldiers during the Vietnam war and the five sacred hills known as the Marble Mountains containing dozens of Buddhist shrines where you will get a panoramic view of the whole city. Then transfer to Hoi An. Check in into Pho Hoi Riverside hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.
- Hoian - The most beautiful and worth-living city of Vietnam
Hotel: Pho Hoi Riverside hotel ( 3 star hotel )
Day 5: Hoi An – Hue ( B, L )
The ancient architecture of Hoian is a fascinating combination of Vietnamese traditional characters with Chinese and Japanese influence. There are plenty to see in this delightful and tranquil town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridge, the Chinese Fujian Assembly Hall, the 200 year old Tan Ky House and the vibrant market of Hoi An to shop for souvenirs.
We visit these on our morning walking tour past many low tiled houses scattered along the small streets and assembly halls which reflect the town's multi-cultural past. After lunch at a local in Hoi An we drive to Hue. We have a photostop on the top of Hai Van pass; a view from the top of the pass is one of Vietnam’s most impressive panoramic scenes. On arrival in Hue transfer to Vina or Orchid hotel. Overnight in Hue.
Day 6: Hue city tour ( B, L )
This day we will explore the city of Hue. In the morning we take a boat trip on the Perfume River to riverside pagoda of Thien Mu which now becomes the symbol of Hue, then transfer by car to visit the Imperial City and the Purple Forbidden City - the royal residence the Nguyen Emperors destroyed during the 1968 Tet. ( however it is still fascinating to walk among the ruins).
- Hue is famous for its ancient architectures of emperors
Lunch at a local restaurant. We spend this afternoon visiting the two royal tombs of the Nguyen Emperors; the first one is the elaborate tomb of Emperor Tu Duc - one of the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty, and the Emperor himself had the longest reign of all in the Nguyen Dynasty ( 1847-1883 ).
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