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VIETNAM BIKE TOUR

v   SAIGON - CU CHI TUNNELS - MEKONG RIVERS / VINH LONG - CAN THO - PHAN THIET BEACH / MUI NE BAY - DALAT - NHA TRANG BEACH - DANANG - HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN - HUE ROYAL CITY - HANOI - NINH BINH / HOA LU ANCIENT CAPITAL - HALONG BAY
--- 20 days / 19 nights ---

 

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Day 1: ARRIVAL IN HO CHI MINH CITY (by A/C car)
Arrival in the Airport. Warmly welcome to everybody, a moment of courtesy meeting of the tour guide in the meeting point's Noi Bai Airport.
Welcome to
Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City, a young city with the age of more than 300 years, a center of culture, education, commerce and tourism of Vietnam, the biggest city of Vietnam mix with the West and the Orient, and once known as the “Pearl of Far East”. Transfer to hotel for check-in (at noon) and free time.
Time to make sure all the bikes are fitted for each guests. Adjustments and installations of any accessories to the bike.
In
the evening, you will be on the boat cruise on Saigon River for having dinner (not included), enjoying Vietnam traditional performance and getting the admirable feel of the charming view of river, viewing to Saigon-by-night.
Return to hotel and free time at night. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Day 2:  FULL DAY TOUR IN HO CHI MINH CITY (by A/C car, your bicycle)
After breakfast at hotel, enjoy full day bicycle tour for your discovery in Saigon. Firstly, stopover for souvenir’s photo at the first buildings and Saigon’s landmarks of Neo-Roman Notre Dame Cathedral - one of the most splendid and typical of the beautiful French-built churches in Ho Chi Minh city, next Municipal Post Office - Saigon's French-style main post office to admire and take photos of its nice architecture that is one of the Ho Chi Minh City's symbolizing images. Next, visit the Reunification Palace – a symbol of Saigon old Government before 1975, (also called former President Palace) to learn the sorrowful historic of Vietnam Ideology War from 1954-1975, then bike slowly along a historical boulevard which the impressive buildings as the old US Embassy the Prime Ministerial building and many more, there are like the historical witnesses to the ups and downs, political upheavals of a Nation and its generations.
Continue to a
lacquerware / Silk factories/shops and Handmade Workshops where the skillful artisans will explain and show you the whole interesting and complicated process to produce a beautiful lacquerware from wood, egg shell, oyster shell, lacquer, and sewing, embroidering the pictures and long-dress (Ao Dai)... you will see the handicraftmen working on the products and the collections of excellent lacquerwares and Ao Dai / longdress at these Workshops too.
Finally, visit the
Ben Thanh Market - a most typical market of Vietnam, and the streets of handicraft shops in the heart of Saigon with how many things are available for your choice: jewelry, gold and silvers items, silk, lacquer-ware, woodcarving, ready-made clothes... all at extremely attractive price.Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B)

 

Day 3: HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS (by A/C car 70km, your bicycle)
Morning drive straight to Cu Chi Tunnels located at the threshold of Saigon and adjacent to the revolutionary base, played an important role in the two wars of resistance against French and American. Visitors will have a lot of questions as knowing that Cu Chi was an “underground village” with its labyrinth of interlaced tunnels having a combined length of more than 200 km of tunnels built here by the Communist travelling are the highlight of South Vietnam tours. You will be guided to the bedrooms, meeting rooms, air-raid shelters, smokeless kitchens, and experience life underground during your short visit to this extraordinary tunnel complex. Opportunity to crawl into the tunnels for discovering and hearing all things of it. You can also try shooting with real bullets here (not included).
Back to Ho Chi Minh City and free time. You can enjoy bicycle tour around the city by yourselves.  Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B)


Day 4: 
HO CHI MINH CITY - MEKONG RIVERS (CAI BE - VINH LONG) (by A/C car 136km, your bicycle)
After breakfast, enjoy an interesting trip to Vinh Long town via vast expanses of rice paddies. En route, visit the Cao Dai Temple in Ben Luc town, a colourful religion combined of 4 biggest religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism and Confucianism.
Then continue to Cai Be to visit floating market, making rice-paper mill, making pop-rice mill, orchards, making coco-nut candy, etc... Proceed visiting old-styled house: Mr Cai Huy (1860) or nursery garden or An Binh orchards to enjoy fruits. Set off and a moment on peak of My Thuan bridge, the longest and most beautiful bridge of Vietnam measuring 1,600m across the Mekong River, for gaze away out to rivers & delta. Then, transfer to hotel for check-in and rest time. Overnight in Vinh Long.
(B)

 

Day 5:  VINH LONG - CAN THO (by A/C car 34km, your bicycle, boat)
After breakfast, travel to Can Tho. Cross Lower River by big ferry to reach Can Tho - the capital of Mekong Delta.
Upon arrival and transfer to the boat quay for a motor - boat ride on the Mekong River and its canals to enjoy the beautiful rural sceneries peacefully, visit to Cai Rang floating market on the busy rivers with thousands of rowing, sampans, canoes, motor-boats are buying, selling, exchanging the grain and specialities of Delta. Explore the treasures, strange-looking views of Mekong Rivers.

Transfer then to hotel for check in and time of resting.
Overnight in Can Tho. (B)

Day 6: 
CAN THO - HO CHI MINH CITY - PHAN THIET BEACH (by A/C car 370km)
This morning, breakfast at the hotel then check-out, drive back to Ho Chi Minh City and straight to Phan Thiet, one of the leading relaxed destinations in Vietnam, where you have wonderful days for relaxation.
Check in and free time for enjoying activities at the resort. Overnight in Phan Thiet. (B)

 

Day  7-8:  PHAN THIET BEACH - NE CAPE FREE DAYS FOR SELF DISCOVER NE CAPE & ITS PHAN THIET BEACH - NE CAPE FREE DAYS FOR SELF DISCOVER NE CAPE & ITS BEACH  (by your bicycle)
Daily breakfast at hotel. Free days for enjoying and feeling the unforgettable wonderful time in the beautiful seaside spot in Vietnam. Interesting bike tour to Mui Ne - a fishing village as well as a familiar tourism area - located 24 km east of Phan Thiet. It is found on Route 706, and features sweeping sand dunes and beautiful rows of palm trees. The beach is shallow and sloped, the water is clean and blue and the sun rarely hides behind clouds.
Take your time to free at leisure. You would enjoy yourself free-care fulldays to sun-sea bathing on beach
or just relax yourself and lazing around to discover the exotic sightseeings. A selection of non-motorized water sports for pro or just water-sport lessons, specially in Phan Thiet beach - Mui Ne cape at www.windsurf-vietnam.com , inclusive of kayaking, catamaran, body boarding and wind surfing by your own…. Let’s making the most of unforgettable senses of the restful days truly in your life. Come to Phan Thiet and stay in Phan Thiet, you will remember forever its nice memories. Overnight in Phan Thiet. (B)

 

Day9: PHAN THIET BEACH - DALAT (by A/C car 227km, your bicycle)
Today, morning traveling to Da Lat The City of Love.
Arrival in Da Lat well known as
“The City of Eternal Spring”, “Le Petit Paris”,Switzerland in miniature” because of its cool climate, its environment, romantic landscapes of mountain ranges, pine forests, lakes and waterfalls….
Before checking into hotel, discover t
he Datanla Waterfall, situated in the middle of Prenn Mountain Pass. The cascading waterfalls down to the ground before disappearing again through layer after layer of marble lying scattered in a small stream. Check-in and refreshment.
Evening you can promenade along Xuan Huong Lake in the tranquil and the romantic space. Overnight in Dalat. (B)

 

Day 10: DALAT TREKKING BIKING FULLDAY TOUR (by A/C car, jeep, your bicycle)
After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy full day for enjoying a delighted trekking-outing, ride to Langbiang Mountain, then take the climbing 4 wheels to the second peak of Lang Biang mountain. A moment stay here to enjoy panoramic view of mountain with deep green valleys, ethnic villages, plateau cities etc. Back the mountain’s foot by jeep, stop at middle gate to conquer the first peak of Lang Biang at a height of 2,163 metres. On the way, visitors will gaze with veneration at the beauty of the flowers forest, and can listen to the Natural songs of wild birds/beast, enjoy the full of Dalat’s fresh cool air in the morning. On the top of the mountain, visitors can see the panoramic view of Dalat of the spring, the trip to the highest peaks there will also particularly interesting. It is good to be able to get the chance to walk away from the hurly burly of Vietnamese motor cycles ! Descend the foot of Langbiang Mountain.
Afternoon, visit a magnificent Palace, which were built on the top of hills, located in beautiful natural surroundings according to French designs. The Palace were owned by high-ranking officials during the French domination and Bao Dai King - the last king of Vietnam and is the extremely interesting with its design that you will visit. You can continue to visit the National Botanical Institute – a romantic place with the hill slopes to be full of blossoming flowers, there are rose multifola, commom sunflower, lilies, pensé, tubèreuse, mimoza, cymbidium and numberless kinds of cattleya, bonsais, and colourful tropical vegetations. Finally you can ride and take a cable car to see the panorama of Dalat.
Back to hotel for free time and a good night.
Overnight in Dalat. (B)

Day 11: 
 DALAT - NHA TRANG (by A/C car 215km, your bicycle)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave Dalat for Nha Trang coastal city.
The trip takes visitors crossing Ngoan Muc Pass with an imposing natural picture. The scenery of mountains and forests follow each other without end after each sinuous section of the pass makes you giving endless commendation. You have stop to visit a famous Hinduism tower nearly one thousand years old of Chams: Po Klong Garai. Then visit Hoa Lai tower of Chams built early the 9th century.
Check in and refreshment at hotel.
Overnight in Nha Trang. (B)

 

Day 12: NHA TRANG fullday tour on surroundings (by A/C car, boat, your bicycle)
Enjoy a fullday tour with island discovering and sightseeings in Nha Trang.
Travel by
bicycle along the seaside to visit Hon Chong Promontory, is a small crescent shaped bay, a marble peninsula with massive rock laying on top once together, continuing forward to the north direction and along seaside, you will see a masterpiece of Nature when viewing the unspoiled beaches and sheer cliffs, ride along the boardwalk through Nha Trang town.
Then boat cruises will take you to offshore islands for sightseeing and seabathing at Mun, Tam islands, and it is very interesting when you enjoy snorkeling under the turquoise water to view the impressive world of fish and coral in the ocean. The boat trip also combines
with the visits to Fishing village and Tri Nguyen Aquarium. A sea food lunch will be served at the Con Se Tre Restaurant on the Bamboo Island. Boat cruises bring you back to Nha Trang city.
If the time permit, we will proceed to visit Nha Trang Cathedral.
Ride back to the hotel and free time. Overnight in Nha Trang. (B, L)

 

Day 13: NHA TRANG - DANANG - HOI AN (by A/C car 35km, plane)
Today, free time till check out, transfer to the airport for morning flight to Da Nang City, an ancient land closely connected with cultural traditions, mixing the famous beautiful sites, the white sand beaches.
Meet at the airport then drive
direct from the airport to visit the Museum of Cham Sculpture, began in 1915. This is the only museum dedicated to preserving the unique Champa sculptural heritage in South East Asia. There are about 300 items of sculpture exhibited here. Most of them are original works carved in sandstone, some are terracotta. Items exhibited include altars statues and decorations from Cham towers and palaces. The statues include the Gods Siva Vishnu Brahma as well as the brahmanists Buddhas dancers and musicians elephants lions the holy cow Nandin and the holy bird Garuda. These date from the 7th century to the 15th century.
Then to
Hoi An ancient town, lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Danang, has a distinct Chinese atmosphere with low, tile-roofed houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets still remains almost intact. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. All the houses were made of rare wood, decorated with lacquered boards and panels engraved with Chinese characters. Pillars were also carved with ornamental designs.
Afternoon enjoy
a walking tour, the best way to discover Hoian ancient town, visit The Japanese Covered Bridge where retains a harmony of architectural styles, combining Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese cultural characteristics. Ong Pagoda is one of the typical pagodas in Hoi An's old quarter, built in 1653 and is dedicated to Quan Thanh De Quan (Quan Van Truong). Fukienese Assembly Hall was built in 1692 by Chinese Phuoc Kien merchants, is architecturally unique with its artistic ornaments and beautiful statues, Chinese architectural style combined with Vietnamese workmanship has enriched it with Hoi An’s cultural character. Tan Ky Ancient House, constructed almost two centuries ago as the house of a Vietnamese merchant. It has always been lovingly preserved and now looks almost exactly as it did in the early 19th century, Hand-made Silk workshop as a last destination. Check-in and free time.
In the evening, you can take a time to linger on the quiet roads in ancient town and communicate with local people, so you will gradually feel Hoi An with its unique traditional characters and history.
Overnight in Hoi An. (B)

 

Day 14: HOI AN - DA NANG - HOI AN (by bicycle 35km)
After breakfast, bike to visit the stone carving villages at Marble Mountains, where visitors will see the skilful artisans working on the products of marble / granite and visitors can choose a collection of excellent stone products for souvenir. Afternoon, free leisure in Hoi An ancient town. Overnight in Hoi An. (B)

 


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