Meridian Holidays - Good Morning Vietnam

11 days / 9 nights visiting Saigon, Hue, Danang, Hoi An, Overnight Halong Bay Cruise, Hanoi

DAY 01 DEPART VANCOUVER
Depart Vancouver to Hong Kong via award-winning Cathay Pacific Airways.

DAY 02 HONG KONG / SAIGON
Arrive Hong Kong early morning and connect onto your flight to Saigon. Welcome to Saigon! Sightseeing in Saigon. Overnight in Saigon.

DAY 03 SAIGON (Breakfast)
Saigon is the largest of Vietnamese cities, this teeming metropolis are 300 years of timeless traditions and the beauty of an ancient culture, one will see the hustle and bustle of Vietnamese life everywhere. The city chums and bubbles. We will visit the Cu Chi Tunnels. Never discovered American Forces, the Cu Chi Tunnels were an important Vietcong base during the American War. Stretching over 200km, this incredible underground network, dug by hand out of hard laterite, connected command posts, hospitals, shelter and weapon factories. Sightseeing in Cholon (Chinatown) before return to your hotel in Saigon.

DAY 04 SAIGON (Breakfast)
Excursion to Ben Tre with boat trip on Mekong River. Overnight in Saigon.

DAY 05 SAIGON / HUE (Breakfast)
Fly from Saigon to Hue. Excursion to Thien Mu Pagoda with boat trip on the Huong Glang river located on the bank of the Pefume River. Visit the Old Imperial City, Imperial Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. Overnight in Hue.

DAY 06 HUE/DANANG/HOI AN (Breakfast)
Travel by vehicle to Hoi An with sightseeing in Danang. Visit Cham Museum, the Marble Mountains. Sightseeing in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

DAY 07 HOI AN (Breakfast)
A full day for you to explore Hoi An on your own. Overnight in Hoi An.

DAY 08 HOI AN/DANANG/HANOI (Breakfast)
Transfer to Danang airport for flight to Hanoi. Sightseeing in Hanoi includes the Temples of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and the Rising Sun bridge, the Old Quarter and a Water Puppet show before return to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 09 HANOI/HALONG BAY (onboard a traditional junk—B/L/D)
By vehicle from Hanoi to Halong Bay. Cruise aboard traditional junk among the emerald waters and craggy limestone cliffs of Halong Bay. Sail pass picturesque islands, floating villages, fishermen casting their nets and pearl fisheries and observe the rhythms of daily life on the bay. Overnight in cabin onboard.

DAY 10 HALONG BAY/HANOI (Breakfast)
Continue your cruise through Halong Bay. Embark and transfer by vehicle to Hanoi. Remaining of day is at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 11 HANOI/HONG KONG/VANCOUVER (Breakfast)
This morning you will visit the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex, the Museum of Ethnology. Transfer to Hanoi airport for your departure flight back home.