VIETNAM COOKING TOUR ~ New Taste Await You !

HOCHIMINH City - Mekong Rivers / MYTHO - NHATRANG Coastal City - HOIAN Ancient Town - HUE Royal City - HANOI - HOABINH / LAC Village - NINHBINH / HOALU - HAIPHONG - HALONG Bay
---15D / 14N---

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Day 1: ARRIVAL SAIGON- HOCHIMINH CITY
Welcome to HOCHIMINH City (Saigon) - the biggest city of Vietnam. On the way to hotel, stop-over at Neo-Roman Notre Dame Cathedral, Municipal Post Office, HoChiMinh City People Committee, also the old French City Hall before 1975, and Municipal Theatre built in 1899. Check-in and free leisure at night. O/N in HOCHIMINH CITY. 


Day 2:
HOCHIMINH CITY - MYTHO - A Mekong Tour (70 km) (B, L)
Breakfast. Drive to MyTho - The Gateway to Mekong Delta. Photo-Stop at CaoDai Temple-a colourful religion were combined of 4 biggest religions. Then, cruising along Mekong River to visit small islets, fruit gardens, visit farmer’s houses and taste delicious fresh fruits. After that, rowing to another islet to visit workshop with hand-made souvernirs & coconut candy. Drive back to HoChiMinh City in the late afternoon. O/N in HOCHIMINH CITY.


Day 3: HOCHIMINH CITY - COOKING CLASS (B, L)
Breakfast. This morning, you will enjoy cooking class at Vietnam Cookery Center.

08h00 - 09h00: Visit market with chef where you can mix yourself with the local residence in this market.

09h30 - 10h00: Welcome traditional tea at Cooking Center.

10h00 - 11h00: Starting the course by making green papaya salad and Vietnamese spring roll.

11h00 - 11h20: Relax and enjoy the 2 first creations.

11h20 - 12h10: Making the 2 - 3 remained dishes

12h10 - 12h30: have lunch with all dishes you have cooked.

12h30: Remittance of certificate and souvenir gift.

Note: Saturday is only reserved for groups from 4 pax & Sunday for groups from 15 pax minimum.

Afternoon, continue to visit the War Remnants Museum for a self vision, self consideration of American War and the cost of Peace. Rest time for your shopping at the BenThanh Market. Back to hotel and free at night. O/N in HOCHIMINH CITY.


Day 4: SAIGON - NHATRANG  (450 km) (B)
Breakfast. Check out for the journey to NhaTrang coastal City - the first choice for a memorable beach vacation in Vietnam. The highway is smoothly and cost you around 7 hours usually. We will stop somewhere for the rests or taking photos. Transfer to hotel for check in and free for your own leisure. O/N in NHATRANG.


Day 5: NHATRANG FULL DAY TOUR  (B, L)

Breakfast. Full day to discover NhaTrang - the beautiful coastal city in the Central. Firstly, take boat cruise to offshore islands for sightseeing, snorkling and swimming at Mun and Mot Islands. Tourists will visit Tam island, fishing village and TriNguyen Aquarium. Lunch at ConSeTre restaurant on Bamboo island. Then, visit Institute of Oceanography, LongSon pagoda. Finally come to Dam market for sightseeing and shopping. Back to hotel for a good night. O/N in NHATRANG.


Day 6: NHATRANG - HOIAN Ancient Town (500 km) (B)

Breakfast. Then, drive to HoiAn ancient town which was recognized as The World Culture Heritage. This calm town has many ancient houses, clan temples of hundreds year.  The trip will take about 8-10 hours. Arrive in HoiAN in evening. Check-in hotel and time for rest after a long journey. O/N in HOIAN .


Day 7:
HOIAN - COOKING CLASS  (B, L)

Breakfast. Today, you will ride bicycle to “Vegetable village TraQue tour and picnic lunch inside local residence’s houses”. On the way, stop to visit Nhat tomb and scenery of Vietnam countryside. Arrival TraQue Village, join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed such as: raking, sowing, watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Then prepare lunch with local families. You will cook by yourselves under well directions of local chef. Your lunch will consist of many local delicacies:“tam huu” spring roll, Banh xeo or the local pancake ..ect. After your lunch, take an short nap before learning how to harvest and wrap the vegetables. Then, ride back to HoiAn in the late afternoon. O/N in HOIAN .

Day 8: HOIAN - HUE (135 km) (B, D)

Breakfast. Check out and enjoy a sightseeing tour of HoiAn ancient town such as: the Japanese tile - roof bridge, PhucKien Temple (Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation), typical ancient houses, and the local museum. Besides, you will visit ThangLoi Silk Weaving Factory. Then, proceeding to Hue Royal City, passing many spectacular scenarios along the National Highway No. 1 with the breathing Pass of Ocean- Clouds, photo-stop at LangCo beach, stopping on peak to view over beautiful landscapes. Arrival in Hue. Check in hotel and have short rest. Evening, we will have the most exciting dinner set menu at the CUNGDINH RESTAURANT in the HUONGGIANG RIVERSIDE HOTEL with the Royal Feast banquet. It really is good time to look-back and live as the Oriental Lords with the King and Mandarins in golden times. Let's vote some people in your group will be...the King and the Queen. The rests will surely are the high ranking Civil / Military Mandarins. The ceremonial music band and traditional dance will perform during dinner. O/N in HUE .

 

Day 9: HUE - HANOI (1Hour by PLANE)  (B)
Breakfast. In morning, you spend time for strolling around the mighty Imperial City which was built in 1805 with some sections: the Royal Citadel, the Imperial Enclosure and the Forbidden Purple City, Noontime gate, Harmonized palace, Nine Dynasty Urns, HienLamCac, Royal Galary... Keep on visiting the Royal Tomb of King TuDuc. Then, transfer directly to PhuBai Airport for flight VN244 14.40-15.50HRS to Hanoi. Check in hotel and free leisure at night.
O/N in HANOI

Day 10:
HANOI - COOKING CLASS  (B, L)

Breakfast. It is time to join a cooking class with Northern Vietnamese style in Season’s Restaurant. Firstly, you will go to market with the chief and buy fresh food for our cooking class. Then, start to prepare lunch by yourselves under the well directions of our Vietnamese chef and his assistants. After lunch, transfer to hotel for a moment of rest. Afternoon, visit Vietnam History Museum - its building style and displaying will make you look back a History Vietnam richly, then visit Return-Sword Lake, NgocSon - Heroic Temple, But Tower where you will be fascinating with legendary stories from last 600 years. An interesting tour by tricycles, the small rickshaws will carry you strolling around Old Quarter and shopping streets, and St. Joseph Cathedral. Evening, enjoy the water puppet show, a unique art form of Vietnamese.
O/N in HANOI

 

Day 11: HANOI - HOABINH/ BANLAC Minority VILLAGE (82km)  (B, D)
Breakfast. Then, you take a journey to BanLac Village via HoaBinh town with s visit Muong Ethnic Minority Mountain Villages. After that, the boat cruise will bring you to the ethnic minority village of Lac. Visit to real hill tribe villages to explore the lives of local people in houses-on-stilts. Arrive the village, check in the guest hpouse for short rest. Tonight, a pleasant evening is waiting you with ethnic dancers and traditional instruments: Gong - Chien, drinking Can liquor in the open air atmosphere with local minority people. O/N in Lac Minority Village.


Day 12: HOABINH/ BANLAC-
NINHBINH  (128 km)  (B)
Breakfast with local people. Today, goodbye BanLac village. The boat returns to the harbour and our car waits for you travel to NinhBinh province for visit to VanLam Village. Then, take a rowing boat trip into beautiful landscapes with channels meandering between high rocks and grottoes and gaze with veneration at scenery of TamCoc Caves and BichDong Pagodas. Drive back to hotel and time of rest. O/N in Hoalu - NINHBINH.


Day 13: HoaLu / NINHBINH - HAIPHONG - HALONG BAY   (155 km)  (B)

Breakfast. Then, drive to HaiPhong, a City situated on the East Sea coastline. Short city tour in HaiPhong with visit to Grand Cathedral, DuHang Pagoda, and HangKenh Communal House. Then. Proceed to Halong Bay which is the most famous landscape in the country recognized as the World Natural Heritage.
O/N in HALONG.


Day 14: HALONG BAY - HANOI   (155 km)  (B, L)
Breakfast. Enjoy a sailing boat to cruise 5 hours on the Bay. The cruise will bring you to visit around the shapely islets of Fighting Cock, incense-burner and others, anchorging in Titop Islet where is the calm and so clean sand & transparent beach. Relaxing here will bring you the most wonderful sea bathing in calm, transparent water under the sunlight. Seafood lunch on board. Drive back to Hanoi in the late afternoon. O/N in HANOI. 


Day 15:  FLY BACK HOME FROM HANOI - WELCOME HOME ! (B)

Breakfast,.Free until check-out (check out time by 12.00HRS), transfer to Noi Bai Airport for departure to your next destination.

 

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