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Tour code: STS - ACC VN 06 Day 1: HOME - HANOI (D) Arrival in HCMC, a very dynamic and charming city in South Vietnam, meet our representatives and go to check in a hotel. Time at leisure till dinner Enjoy welcome dinner in the hotel Overnight in Hanoi Day 2: HANOI (B-L-D) Full day for exploring the fascinating city of Hanoi where old and new things blend together, Vietnamese, Chinese and French cultures mix together. Activities: a pleasant walk around the peaceful Ho Chi Minh area, HCM Mausoleum, his house and garden, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Tran Quoc Pagoda After lunch at the popular Ngon restaurant with many local specialties, continue city tour with another pleasant walk at the beautiful Temple of Literature, a fascinating walk through the famous 36 busy streets of the Old Quarter Dinner at Hoa Sua restaurant which is a sort of vocational school for disadvantaged young people Overnight in Hanoi Day 3: HANOI (B) Full day free on your own for relaxation in the hotel and great shopping in the old quarter. Enjoy the hotel facilities such as swimming pool, bars, café', restaurants Overnight in Hanoi Day 4: HANOI - HALONG BAY (B-L-D) Morning check out the hotel, transfer to Halong Bay, a World Natural Heritage site. On the way, visit the Hong Ngoc handcraft center where there are many disable employees and visit the Dong Trieu ceramic village. Upon arrival, get on a junk and start cruising around. Enjoy fabulous seafood lunch, stunning sceneries, visiting a cave, and swimming in the sea Check in a hotel Enjoy dinner at the hotel and over night in Halong Day 5: HALONG - HANOI - HUE (B-L-D) After breakfast transfer to the airport to take a flight to Hue, the Royal city of the Nguyen Dynasty. Upon arrival, transfer to a hotel in Hue. After lunch in the hotel, free afternoon for leisure, enjoy the hotel facilities: swimming pool, bar's, massage, etc. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant Overnight in Hue Day 6: HUE (B-L-D) Morning enjoy city tour by car with visits to the interesting Royal Citadel , the serene Thien Mu Pagoda, a symbol of Hue, and the tomb of King Minh Mang, the second emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. Lunch in the hotel, free afternoon for leisure, enjoy the hotel facilities: swimming pool, bar's, massage, etc. Enjoy dinner at An Dinh Vien restaurant with Hue specialties at a local restaurant Overnight in Hue Day 7: HUE - DANANG - HOI AN (B-L-D) Morning check out the hotel and transfer to Hoi An. Arrival in Hoian, a very charming ancient town, another World Heritage site in Vietnam. Check in a beach resort and enjoy relaxation Lunch and Dinner in the hotel Overnight in Hoian Day 8: HOIAN (B) Full day free on your own for relaxation at the beach and great shopping in town. Enjoy the hotel facilities such as swimming pool, bars, café', restaurants Overnight in Hoian Day 9: HOIAN (B-L-D) Morning enjoy a relaxing city walk to more than 200 years-old temples and houses, visiting Hoian History Museum, Fujien Chinese Temple, Tan Ky Ancient house, Japanese Pagoda Bridge. Lunch at Ly's café with delicious local specialties. Afternoon take free time for shopping and hanging around town Dinner at local restaurant in town Overnight in Hoian Day 10: HOIAN (B) Full day free on your own for relaxation at the beach and great shopping in town. Enjoy the hotel facilities such as swimming pool, bars, café', restaurants Overnight in Hoian Day 11: HOIAN - HCMC (B-L-D) Morning flight from Danang to HCMC, the biggest and most populated city of Vietnam. Hotel check-in Have lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon take orientation walk in the city center Dinner at a local restaurant Overnight in HCMC Day 12: HCMC - CU CHI - HCMC (B-L-D) After breakfast, a one and half hour drive takes you to Cu Chi where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing an web-like tunnels system of more than 200km in length which used to be the shelters of guerrillas during the war against American troops. Return to Ho Chi Minh for lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, enjoy city tour with visits to War Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, a lacquer ware factory run by Vietnamese disabled and war veterans. Dinner at a local restaurant Overnight in HCMC Day 13: HCMC (B) Full day free on your own for relaxation in the hotel and great shopping in the city center. Enjoy the hotel facilities such as swimming pool, bars, café', restaurants, massage, sauna Overnight in HCMC Day 14: THE MEKONG DELTA (B-L-D) After breakfast, transfer to the green Mekong Delta, admiring the sceneries of rice fields, fruit gardens and visit Xeo Quyt, the former military base of the Vietnamese communist soldiers. Enjoy sightseeing around in the eucalyptus forests with beautiful ivies. Enjoy a lovely lunch with Southern food style of deep fried elephant-ear fish, big legged shrimps, and more. In the afternoon, drive back to HCMC Dinner in the hotel Overnight in HCMC Day 15: HCMC - SIEM REAP (B-L-D) Breakfast at the hotel and proceeding to the airport for the departure flight to REP. Arrival in the city of World Heritage, Angkor Wat! Our car and guide will pick you up at the airport then transfer to hotel for check-in. Time at leisure to enjoy the hotel facilities till dinner in the hotel Overnight in Siem Reap. DAY 16: ANGKOR HISTORICAL PARK (B-L-D) After breakfast at the hotel, visit the famous old palace, Angkor Thom within Angkor Thom are Bayon - Baphoun, Terrace of Elephant, Phemean Akas, Terrace of Leper king. Afterwards visit Taprom Temple. Back to Siem Reap town and have lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon, visit the amazing Angkor Wat. Dinner at a local restaurant Evening optional treatment with wonderful massage and spa O/N in Siem Reap DAY 17: TONLE SAP LAKE (B-L-D) Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the Tonle Sap lake to enjoy a boat trip through floating villages to learn how the local people live, visit a charity school. Afterwards back to Siem Reap. Lunch in the hotel. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the hotel facilities: swimming pool, bars, massage, etc. Dinner at local restaurant with buffet and traditional Apsara Show. O/N in Siem Reap. DAY 18: DEPARTURE (B) Free time till transfer to the airport for flight off. End of service Inclusions: - Hotel accommodation with buffet breakfast (based on twin sharing). - Any accessible tools provided for the guests' convenience such as wooden chairs, carriers, ramps - First aid kits - All meals indicated in the program - All ground transport on tour with A/C vehicles, 2 domestic flights, 1 international flight - All entrance fees for sightseeing - Local English, German, Italian, French speaking guides - Daily 2 bottles of water/pax Exclusions: - International flight tickets to Vietnam and from Cambodia - Visa fees on arrival (USD 40/person for Vietnam, USD 25/person for Cambodia) - International airport tax in Siem Reap (USD 25/person) - Personal Insurance - Personal expenses such as drinks, other meals, tips - Wheelchairs - any health care services involving doctors and hospitals - All other accounts not mentioned in the above inclusions. NOTES: - The chosen hotels are accessible with accessible lobby, lifts, restaurants - There are proper facilities in the bed room and bath room for people on wheelchairs - The chosen restaurants are accessible and comfortable to people on wheelchairs - Vans of 16 seat vans will be used as they have low floors and wide doors so more accessible to wheelchairs than other means of transportation. - Every wheel-chaired traveller is required to have a helper to push the wheelchair and to help him or her to get on and off the wheelchair. Vietnamese helpers are available for hiring.

HCMC - MY THO - HANOI - HALONG BAY (6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS) Code: VN6MT Day 1: HOME - HCMC (D) Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport with Air Asia at 18:30, warmest reception by our representative then transfer to a local restaurant for dinner. Afterwards, proceed to hotel for check-in. Overnight in HCMC. Day 2: HCMC - CU CHI - HCMC (B-L-D) After breakfast, a one and half hour journey to the world famous Cu Chi Tunnel where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing a web-like tunnel system of more than 200km in length which provide shelters for Vietnamese guerrillas during the Vietnam War against American troops. Go back to HCMC for lunch. After lunch enjoy city tour in HCMC, the biggest and busiest city of Vietnam, with visits to The Hundred Years Red Cathedral (Notre Dame Cathedral), The Old Post Office and The People's Committee Hall which were all built during the French colonial period. Then visit the Reunification Palace, the War Museum, a famous lacquer ware factory and the Ben Thanh market. Dinner will be served on the Saigon River Cruise along the Saigon River. Overnight in HCMC Day 3: HCMC - MY THO - HCMC (B-L-D) Morning transfer to My Tho city located on the Mekong riverside, visit the colourful Vietnamese Vinh Trang Pagoda and then take a wonderful boat ride on the Upper Branch of the Mekong River, visiting local houses and workshops of coconut candies, fruit gardens, boating through small canals. Have a lovely lunch with the Vietnamese Southern style (elephant ear fish, big headed prawn, spring rolls, etc). Drive back to HCMC for relaxation and shopping. Dinner will be served on the Saigon River Cruise at the end of the day. Overnight in HCMC Day 4: HCMC - HALONG BAY (B-L-D) After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, transfer directly to Halong Bay, a world natural heritage site since 1994. Then take a beautiful boat trip in Halong Bay to view multi-shaped rocks and visit the dramatic cave Paradise Grotto. A great seafood lunch will be served on boat. Later in the after noon, check in a hotel, enjoy seafood dinner at a local restaurant. Evening walk to Halong night market. Overnight in Halong Bay. Day 5: HALONG - HANOI (B-L-D) After early breakfast, check out the hotel, then transfer to Hanoi city, stop at the HCM Mausoleum and walk around the area, visit HCM's house and garden, the French Square, the One Pillar Pagoda. Then check in at a hotel. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon city tour, visit the Temple of Literature (the First university of Hanoi), Hoan Kiem Lake, walk in Old Quarter and shopping on silk street, gold & silver street, Dong Xuan market, etc. Enjoy the water puppet show Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. O/N in Hanoi. Day 6: HANOI - Departure (B) Biding farewell to Hanoi, transfer to airport to take the flight of Air Asia at 9:20 for journey home. Inclusions: - Hotel accommodation with buffet breakfast (based on twin sharing, ROH) - All meals indicated in the program - All ground transport on tour with A/C vehicles, boats, 1 domestic flight - All entrance fees for sightseeing and shows - Local English/ Chinese/ Thai/ French/ German/ Japanese speaking guide - Daily cold bottles of water and towels Exclusions: - International flight tickets to and from Vietnam - International airport tax (14 USD in HCMC) - Personal insurance - Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry, etc. - Tips for guide and driver - Bank fees in Vietnam side - All other accounts not mentioned in the above inclusions. Child policies: applied for child from 5 to 11 yrs old - Sharing bed with adult: 50% of tour cost - Extra bed: 75% of tour cost - Twin sharing: 100% of tour cost EXPLORATION OF VIETNAM AND LAOS (16 Days 15 Nights) Code: STS - VN - LAO 02 Day 1: VIENTIANE (D) Arrival in Vientiane, a small charming capital city, meet the guide and transfer to a hotel. After a short rest, we start visiting the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat Sisaket, the temple with thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. On the way to the famous and sacred structure of That Luang Stupa, we stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane's own Arc de Triumph. Over night in Vientiane. Day 2: VIENTIANE (B-L-D) Breakfast at hotel , Visit the Morning market where we will see a number of handicrafts for sale. We will also visit a number of workshop in and around Vientiane notably Phaeng Mai Gallery. Additionally, we will visit with Canadian businesswoman, Sandra Yuck of Caruso where she has developed a line of lifestyle products using wood as well as woven cloth, and continue to visit the central market. After lunch, take a trip by road to outskirts of Vientiane, following the road along the bank of Mekong river to visit the Buddha park of Xieng Khuan, the park (28km East of Vientiane), containing a combination of hundred status of Hindu divinities and Buddha. Enroute, we stop looms their stilt houses. We drive pass villages on the bank of Mekong through beautiful views of vegetable garden, tobacco plantation ... ect. It's nice make photo stops and see rural life of local people. We also have a nice view of the Mekong friendship Bridge as the border between Laos and Thailand after visiting then Buddha park, we return along another road back to Vientiane. Overnight in Vientiane Day 3: VIENTIANE - XIENG KHOUANG (B-L-D) Breakfast at hotel, free at leisure until your short afternoon flight to Xiengkhouang, which was devastated by American bombing between 1964 and 1973. Upon arrival, we transfer out to visit the Plain of Jars, an impressive archaeological site where hundreds of large stone jars are littered all over the plateau. We also have time, this afternoon seeing the old capital of Muang Khoun Province and the nearby villages, home to the Hmong hill tribe and Tai Dam people. They have an interesting local culture and a colorful history. Overnight in Phonsavanh Day 4: XIENG KHOUANG - LUANG PRABANG (B-L-D) Early morning, we visit Central Market of Phonsavanh to watch different Hill Tribes to barter and exchange merchandises. Then heading to Luang Prabang, enjoy mountainous sceneries, hill tribe villages, coffee and photo stops. Upon arrival in Luang Prabang, one of the most delightful places to visit in Laos, check in a hotel and start seeing the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun, the shrine of Wat Aham, Wat Mai. Climb up to the top of Phousi Mount for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a beautiful sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. From there, we explore Street Night Bazaar, where you can find the lovely collection and handmade textile by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang Day 5: LUANG PRABANG (B-L-D) Today, we enjoy a guided tour seeing the city's oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represent the classical architecture of Luang Prabang temple. We then embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a beautiful view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes. Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine. On return, we take a short drive to Ban Phanom, well known for its hand weaving. Overnight in Luang Prabang Day 6: LUANG PRABANG - HANOI (B-L-D) Breakfast, visit the National Museum at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of the artifacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right through the last sovereign, and the Central Market is not to be missed. Then transfer to the airport for flight to Hanoi Upon arrival in Hanoi, meet your guide and transfer to check in a hotel Enjoy delicious Vietnamese dinner at a local restaurant Take a night walk of Hanoi Old Quarter by night to be amazed by the unique hustle and bustle of the city. Overnight in Hanoi DAY 7: HANOI (B-L-D) Full day for exploring the fascinating city of Hanoi where old and new things blend together, Vietnamese, Chinese and French cultures mix together. Activities: a pleasant walk around the peaceful Ho Chi Minh area, HCM Mausoleum, HCM House, One Pillar Pagoda, another pleasant walk at the beautiful Temple of Literature, a good visit at the Fine Arts Museum. From here, enjoy a fantastic rickshaw ride through the bustle and hustle of Hanoi Old Quarter and a fascinating walk and shopping in the famous 36 busy streets of the Old Quarter. Overnight in Hanoi DAY 8: HANOI - HALONG (B-L-D) Morning check out the hotel, transfer to Halong Bay, a World Natural Heritage site. 12h15 : Board a Junk, check-in registration 12h45 : Start cruise 13h00 : Have lunch aboard 13h30 : A fantastic cruise in Ha Long bay, visit Dinh Huong island, Ga Choi island, Dog island, Sail island, visit Sung Sot cave and a swim at Titov beach. You can rent a kayak from the crew (exclusive) 17h30 : Drinking Vietnamese wine and enjoy sunset 19h30 : Enjoy dinner on board. 21h00: Fishing or relax and spending a night on board. DAY 9: HALONG - HUE (B-L-D) 07h00 : Have breakfast (cake, tea, coffee, milk). 07h30 : A morning cruise to visit Man's head island, Tortoise island, visit Luon cave by small bamboo boat. 09h00 : Arrange luggage and check-out. 10h30 : Have lunch onboard. 12h00 : Arrive Halong wharf, transferred to Noibai Airport for a flight to Hue. Arrival at Phu Bai Airport, proceed to Hue city, a World Heritage site in Vietnam. Check in at a hotel and rest till dinner. Overnight in Hue Day 10: HUE (B-L-D) Full day enjoy Hue's typical features: peaceful, traditional and beautiful. Activities: enjoy a lovely boat trip on the Perfume River to the beautiful Thien Mu pagoda, Tu Duc tomb, Khai Dinh Tomb. Have lunch at a garden restaurant with Hue typical food Afternoon: take a tour of the Citadel of the Nguyen Dynasty including the Imperial Palace, the Forbidden Purple City, the Emperor's private residence. Explore Imperial Museum, Thai Hoa Palace, or the Palace of Supreme Harmony. Visit the full-loaded Dong Ba market Dinner with the special treat of Hue Overnight in Hue Day 11: HUE - HOIAN (B-L-D) Morning enjoy a scenic drive to Hoi An via Danang, stop at the Fine Arts Cham museum After lunch, visit the Marble Mountains in Danang. Then continue to Hoian, a very charming ancient town, another World Heritage site in Vietnam. Relax till an interesting dinner with the best local specialties at the Ly's cafe Evening enjoy colorful lanterns of Hoi An, have your favourite clothes made overnight in Hoian Overnight in Hoian Day 12: HOIAN (B-L-D) 5:30 Early morning optional visit to the unique fish market Morning enjoy a relaxing city walk to more than 200 years-old temples and houses with a combination of Vietnamese traditional characters with Chinese and Japanese influence.. Enjoy pleasant shopping with much variety, low costs and friendly hostesses. Afternoon take a fantastic bicycle ride to explore interesting villages and the beautiful countryside, or free time for shopping or swimming in the South China Sea. Overnight in Hoian Day 13: HOIAN - HCMC (B-L-D) Free morning for shopping and relaxation in Hoian. Afternoon transfer to Danang airport to take a flight to HCMC, upon arrival meet our guide and transfer to a hotel. Free time for relaxation, massage and spa Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant and walk Saigon by night Overnight in HCMC Day 14: HCMC - CITY TOUR (B-L-D) Morning excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing a web-like tunnels system of more than 200 km in length which used to be the shelters of Vietnamese guerrillas during the war against American troops. Learn how the Vietnamese people make rice paper cakes and rice whisky at local workshops. Back to HCMC for lunch and enjoy the city tour with visits to the Reunification Hall, the War Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the central Post office, the city center and the Ben Thanh Market Enjoy the unique water puppet show Dinner at a local restaurant Overnight in HCMC Day 15: HCMC - MY THO - HCMC (B-L-D) Morning transfer to My Tho city located on the Mekong riverside, take a wonderful boat ride on the Upper Branch of the Mekong River, visiting local houses and workshops of coconut candies, fruit gardens. Enjoy memorable sampan ride through small canals and a tuk tuk ride on country paths. Have a lovely lunch with the Vietnamese Southern style (elephant ear fish, big headed prawn, spring rolls, etc). Drive back to HCMC Dinner cruise on the Saigon River Overnight in HCMC DAY 16: HCMC - Departure (B-L-D) Free time till departure for Home Sweet Home End of service Inclusions: - Hotel accommodation with buffet breakfast (based on twin sharing, ROH) - All meals indicated in the program - All ground transport on tour with A/C vehicles, boats, rickshaw, tuk tuk, etc., 3 domestic flights, 1 international flight LPQ-HAN - All entrance fees for sightseeing and show - Local English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Thai speaking guides. - Water en route Exclusions: - International flight tickets to Laos and from Vietnam - International airport tax (10 USD in LPQ) - Visa application service on arrival for Vietnam (USD 15/person for service, USD 25/person for visa fee) - Visa fees on arrival USD 25/pax for Laos - Personal Insurance - Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry, massage, etc. - Tips - All other accounts not mentioned in the above inclusions.