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09 days/08 nights |
| Starts
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Ho Chi Minh City
(Saigon) |
| Ends
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Hanoi |
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Day
1: Saigon Arrival
Arrive
at Saigon airport, meet the guide with the welcome signboard.
Transfer to hotel for check in with an orientation tour of
Saigon city to have an overview of Saigon. If
time permits, dinner at one of the finest local restaurant in
Saigon. Free at your own leisure. Overnight
at hotel in Saigon.
Day 2: Saigon Cooking Class (Meals:
B/L)
Morning
cooking lesson at the Vietnam Cookery Center: the hands-on
cooking course is conducted by a professional chef and
translated by a MC who will explain the teaching of the chef
and talk about the history and culture of Vietnamese cuisine.
The lesson includes a market visit and lunch. Afternoon
excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels : Cu Chi was an important base
during the American War, because of its strategic location.
The Vietcong built a 200km long network of tunnels connecting
command posts, hospitals, shelters, and weapon factories. Dug
out by hand tools without the use of cement, this amazing
network was only recently opened to tourists. Overnight at
hotel in Saigon
Day 3: Saigon - Mekong Delta (Meals: B/L)
Leave
your hotel at 7.30 for a 3-hour drive to Cai Be with stop en
route at Trung Luong Bonsai garden for a tea break. Upon
arrival, board a motorized boat to visit the popcorn cake,
rice paper making family before visiting the lively floating
market of Cai Be. Then continue by boat towards Vinh Long
province to see the diverse fish traps in order to learn a
kind of lazy fishing. After cruising along small shady canals,
we step ashore and take a chance to watch a typical and
interesting music show of the Mekong cultural life. Lunch is
at the home/ bonsai garden. Afternoon, take a walk for about
half an hour to enjoy the rural peaceful atmosphere of the
countryside life, on the way we can also stop en route to
learn more about fruit trees. Continue by boat to visit the
brick and pottery factories. Back in the car at about 3 pm to
drive to Can Tho. On arrival in the capital city of the Mekong
Delta, do a walking city tour, including the local evening
market to take photos of the busy trading activities before
checking in the hotel. Overnight in Can Tho.
Day 4: Mekong Delta - Saigon (Meals:
B/L)
Early
morning board for a 3-hour cruise to Cai Rang and Phong Dien,
2 big floating markets with stops at a Bun Tau noodle factory
and a short trek before arriving at a rice-husking mill. You
can even try passing one of the many fragile monkey bridges
along the canals photo shot. At the floating markets, you will
discover a typical way of displaying and advertising farm
products of local people gathering on the Mekong river to
trade their goods. Drive back to Saigon with a lunch stop at
My Tho. Overnight at hotel in Saigon.
Day 5: Saigon - Danang - Hoi An (Meals:
B)
Morning
transfer to the airport to take flight to Danang. Pick up upon
arrival to Danang. Visit the fascinating Cham Museum, famous
China Beach and the Marble Mountains en route to charming Hoi
An. Known as Faifo to early Western traders, it was one of
South East Asia's major international ports and today it still
retains that special old-world feel. Enjoy a walking tour
through the Old Quarter and try some of the local specialties.
Hoi An is also famous for its large number of tailor shops, so
if you want to have a new wardrobe made up, this is the time
to do it. Overnight in Hoi An
Day 6: Hoi An Cooking Class (Meals:
B/L)
We
start the day (8.45am) with a drink at Hai Scout Cafe as our
meeting point.
Visit
Hoi An's colourful market, and experience the amazing sights,
sounds and aromas of this busy market. We will have the
opportunity to interact with the local sellers and purchase
some of the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson
later. We board the Red Bridge
boat for a leisurely cruise (25 minutes) along the Hoi An
River to the Red Bridge Cooking School. This is a chance to
view local river life, so make sure your camera is handy.
On arrival, we have a chance to explore
the cooking school's herb and vegetable garden, before
learning about some of Hoi An's and Vietnam's well-known
dishes. The cooking class is an interesting and fun way to
learn about the local cuisine - the class runs for about an
hour and 15 minutes, and includes demonstrations from the
school's chefs as well as the chance for us to help prepare
some dishes. Included in the demonstration is a brief
introduction to Vietnamese food carving (plate decoration).
Free at leisure by your own to explore the ancient town of Hoi
An or shopping at tailor shops. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Day 7: Hoi An - Danang - Hanoi (Meals: B)
Morning
transfer to Danang airport for flight to Hanoi. After check-in
hotel in Hanoi we enjoy 1 hour cyclo tours around the
Hanoi City's old quarters and the traditional water puppetry
show. Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 8: Hanoi Cooking and Sightseeing Tours (Meals: B)
Morning
cooking class: Today's class begins with a walk, accompanied
by the Chef of the Spices Garden Restaurant, to the local
market, where participants get a chance to learn all about
Vietnamese ingredients. After that, everyone rolls up their
sleeves in the kitchen to prepare a proper Vietnamese meal.
After the class lunch will be served in the Spices Garden
Vietnamese Restaurant to sample all the different dishes
prepared during the class. This afternoon you will discover
Hanoi with an English speaking guide. Part of your tour will
include sightseeing by cyclo, a bicycle type taxi, by which
you'll discover the Old Quarter made up of the so called
"36 streets," most of which are named after the
crafts or merchandise traditionally sold there. Dinner tonight
at another of Hanoi's fine restaurants. Afterwards enjoy a
performance of a traditional water puppet show. This fantastic
art form originated in northern Vietnam and is best seen in
Hanoi. The Municipal Water Puppet Theater is located on the
shore of Hoan Kiem Lake. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi City.
Day 9: Hanoi Departure (Meals: B)
Free
at leisure until transferring to the airport to take departure
flight for next destination.
Meals:
Breakfast
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