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CAI BE FLOATING MARKET – VINH LONG

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:10:16 +0000

6:00 Pick up at hotel the depart for Cai Be by car/van , stop for photos at Tan An town over the flat rice fields. On arriving in Cai Be, start the motorized boat ro visit the Cai Be floating market, experience how people exchanging goods, fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. Visitors then roam into the small villages to visit the orchard, fruit plantation. Keep cruising to Vinh Long through small canals to enjoy the charm of the Upper Mekong Delta. Visit some hand made family business products such as the coconut candy mill, the crispy rice popcorn. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village the green pearl of Vinh Long town where you can indulge yourself into the nature .Have lunch with fresh river food served in the heart of the garden. Enjoy the southern Vietnamese traditional folk music. Take a nice walk through the bonsai garden. Meet the car/van in Vinh Long. Return to HCMC. Finish the trip around. 17:00 at your hotel.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	95 usd	55 usd	43 usd	38 usd

Note: Prices net per person in US$, and may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· A/C car or van

· Sightseeing and entrance fee at all mentioned sites

· Boat trip

· English/French speaking local guide

· 1 lunch with local speciality, fruit, honey tea

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Drinks

· Personal expenses

· Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites

· Others not mentioned in the price above

MY THO – BEN TRE TOUR

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:55:30 +0000

Our car will pick up at your hotel in early morning. Upon arrival at My Tho, cruising along small creek to Mekong River estuary, to Con Phung (Phoenix Island) and stop over a garden restaurant at a local house for Vietnamese lunch. The motorized boat cruise more along natural creeks and quiet village in Ben Tre Province. Visit orchards, bee – keeping farm, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruit, traditional music, see round a distillery, explore the local coconut candy production process, taste candy & coconut pulp. On the way back to Ho Chi Minh with stop at Cao Dai temple in Ben Luc town. Arrival at your hotel in the late evening.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	87 usd	48 usd	39 usd	29 usd

Note: Prices net per person in US$, and may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· A/C car or van

· Sightseeing and entrance fee at all mentioned sites

· Boat trip

· English/French speaking local guide

· 1 lunch with local speciality, fruit, honey tea

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Drinks

· Personal expenses

· Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites

· Others not mentioned in the price above

CU CHI TUNNELS & CITY TOUR

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:46:44 +0000

Depart: 08:00hrs Return: 18:00hrs

Morning trip to CuChi Tunnels.

The afternoon trip will show you the real Saigon through the eyes of a local. Visit the bustling Cholon market and a hidden Chinese pagoda. The Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, City Hall.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	60 usd	40 usd	35 usd	25 usd

Note: Prices net per person in US$, and may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· A/C vehicle transfer with driver

· Sightseeing and entrance fee at all mentioned sites

· English speaking local guide

· Vietnamese lunch

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Drinks

· Personal expenses

· Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites

· Others not mentioned in the price above

SAIGON CITY TOUR

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:28:19 +0000

This full day sight-seeing will give you a glimpse of downtown SaiGon and the BinhTay Market in Cho Lon with stop over at ThienHau, a 150 year old Chinese Temple, Lacquerwares workshop and Jade Emperor pagoda. Afternoon visit War Remnants Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the historic Central Post Office.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	60 usd	40 usd	30 usd	25 usd

Note: Prices net per person in US$, and may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· A/C vehicle transfer with driver

· Sightseeing and entrance fee at all mentioned sites

· English speaking local guide

· Vietnamese lunch

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Drinks

· Personal expenses

· Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites

· Others not mentioned in the price above

NHA TRANG CITY TOUR – FULL DAY

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:50:39 +0000

This excursion take you to visit a selection of the numerous attractions in Nhatrang city. First the car will drive you to Cau Da for a visit the Vietnam Oceangraphic Institute. After that, you will go to Long Son Pagoda, Chong Promontory Rocks and The Po Nagar Temples. The tour end after the visit to local Dam Market.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	59 usd	34 usd	32 usd	29 usd

Note: Prices net per person in USD, and may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· English speaking guide

· A/C vehicle transfer with driver

· Vietnamese lunch

· Boat trip

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Expenditure a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.

· Entrance fee

· Personal insurance

FULL DAY CITY & MY SON TOUR

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:44:29 +0000

In the morning, take a private car from Hoi An Town to My Son Holy Land. Back to Hoi An for lunch. After the relax, it is light excursion to go around tiny town of Hoi An for city tour: 400 years old Japanese Bridge, 300 years old Chinese temple, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants’ house. Tour end at about 16.30 pm.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	87 usd	54 usd	46 usd	37 usd

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· Private car, Entrance fees, English/French speaking guide

· All transportation and transfers

· Vietnamese lunch

· Boat trip

· Admission fees and permits where applicable

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Entrance fees

· Personal insurance

Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.

DANANG CITY – HOIAN TOWN – FULL DAY

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:43:20 +0000

Known under the French as Tourane, it succeeded Hoi an (Faifo) as the most important port in central Vietnam during the19th century. This coastal city lies on a river and is surrounded by mountains, with a busy port and splendid beaches.

Pick up at your hotel transfer to Cham Museum, visit and enjoy 1-hour cyclo ride along Han River with stop over local marker. Continue drive to visit Marble Mountains, the caves temples, shrines and pagodas can be reached by climbing steep steps. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, explore the ancient city of Hoian‘s treasures: the Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Phung Hung Merchant House, Quang Dong Assembly during a guided tour.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	90 usd	55 usd	45 usd	35 usd

Note: Prices net per person in US$, and may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· A/C vehicle transfer with driver

· Sightseeing and entrance fee at all mentioned sites

· English speaking local guide

· Vietnamese lunch

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Drinks

· Personal expenses

· Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites

· Others not mentioned in the price above

HUE CITY BY CAR – FULL DAY

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:32:54 +0000

HUE CITY BY CAR – FULL DAY

Located in the heart of central Vietnam, straddling the famed Perfume River, Hue remains a historian’s dream come true, with its vast legendary attractions.

Pick up you at your hotel at around 08:30 and then take a full day to discover Hue, former Imperial capital during Nguyen Dynasty.Take a boat for a cruise on the gentle Perfume River to the seven – storey Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank. Continue by car and visit Emperor Minh Mang’s Mausoleum.Lunch at a local restaurant.In the afternoon, vist Emperor Tu Duc and Emperor Khai Dinh’s Mausoleums. Stop on the way to see how conical hats and incense sticks are made.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	62 usd	35 usd	27 usd	22 usd

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· English speaking guide

· All transportation and transfers

· Vietnamese lunch

· Admission fees and permits where applicable

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· International airfare to/from Vietnam

· International airport tax at USD 14.00 nett per person

· Personal insurance

Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.

DISCOVERY HUE CITY BY BOAT

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:28:54 +0000

Our guide will pick you up at your hotel around 08:30. Take a boat for a cruise on the gentle Perfume River to the seven – storey Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank. Continue by car and visit Emperor Minh Mang’s Mausoleum. Admire the beautiful landscapes around riverbank. Lunch at a local restaurant and then transfer back to the hotel.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	77 usd	42 usd	34 usd	27 usd

Note: may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· English speaking guide

· All transportation and transfers

· Vietnamese lunch

· Boat trip

· Admission fees and permits where applicable

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Entrance fees

· Personal insurance

· Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.

Sapa by train

vietnamtravelnow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:25:58 +0000

SAPA BY TRAIN

A former French hill station, located in the middle of the breaktaking landscapes in the north of Vietnam, Sapa is one of the most wonderful places in Asia and is a magical combination of landscapes, ethnic cultures and bracing mountain air. There are excellent areas for hiking through lush mountain valleys to the remote villages of diffirent minorities, including the Black H”mong and the Red Dzao ….

21:00 pickup at the hotel. Transfer to railway station for a night train LC1 at 22:00 to Sapa.

Day 1 : Sapa – Cat Cat

AM : about 6h30 arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa .Check in and have breakfast in the hotel .After lunch trek to Cat Cat village of Black H”Mong tribe .Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Back to hotel for dinner and enjoy the night in Sapa town.

App .4 hours trekking – 8 km . Meals: B – L – D Accommodation: Hotel.

Day 2 : Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van

After breakfast you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area .Have a picnic lunch on the way .You go back to Sapa by motorbike/jeep. Get yourself fresh with a shower in the hotel”s day room before transfer down to Lao Cai Station for the night train back to Hanoi.

App .7 hours trekking – 15 km – Meals: B – L . Accommodation: Overnight train.

PRIVATE TOUR:

Group	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-5 pax	6 pax
Price USD/ per	343 usd	205 usd	168 usd	132 usd

Note: Prices net per person in US$, and may change depending on high or low season.

TOUR COST INCLUDES:

· Accomodation

· Transport

· Entrance fee

· Meals, English/French speaking local guide

· Train tickets soft-sleeper air conditioning (Royal/ RATRACO train) 2 ways

TOUR COST EXCLUDES:

· Drinks

· Personal expenses

· Others not mentioned in the price above