Price for the tour : (per person) 50 US$ (double room) and 70 US$ (single room),
including hotel on Sunday 16 in Hanoi, dinner, breakfast and lunch.
Hotel : Horison Hotel in Hanoi
Tour 1B : Excursion to Halong Bay (2 days and 2 nights)
Arrival on Monday 17 July afternoon in Hanoi. Welcome. Dinner.
Night in hotel (5*****) in Hanoi.
Tuesday 18 July morning : Departure for Halong Bay.
The bay with its numerous islands was designated as UNESCO World
Heritage site
Hotel in Halong on Tuesday 18 night.
Wednesday 19 July morning : Boat trip in Halong Bay to view the remarkable
geological formations and a visit to the grottoes.
Lunch will be served on the boat.
Return to Hanoi on Wednesday 19 afternoon for conference registration.
Price for the tour : (per person) 100 US$ (double room) and 150 US$ (single room),
including 2 hotel nights and meals from Monday dinner to Wednesday
lunch.
Hotels : Heritage (in Halong) and Horison (in Hanoi)
Price for the tour : (per person) 100 US$ (double room) and 150 US$ (single
room), including 2 hotel nights and meals from Tuesday July 25 afternoon
to Thursday July 27 morning.
Hotels : Heritage (in Halong) and Horison (in Hanoi)
Tour 2 : Hanoi - Hue - Danang - Hoi An - Saigon - Dalat - Phan Thiet -
Mekong Delta - Saigon.
(10 nights and 11 days)
Thursday July 27 :
Morning: Free time. Lunch at 11:15. Departure from Hotel Horison to Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi) at 12:30 by bus. Flight to Hue. Arrival in Hue at 14:35.
Transfer to Hotel and City tour.
Friday July 28 :
Boat trip to Thien Mu pagoda, Minh Mang tomb.
Visit of Tu Duc tomb, Inner Citadel, Dong Ba market.
Traditional music evening.
Saturday July 29 :
Departure to Danang by bus tour. Visit of Lang Co beach.
Visit of the famous ancient town Hoi An.
Hotel in Danang.
Sunday July 30 :
Visit of My Son.
Visit of the Cham Museum, Marble Mountain and rest on Non Nuoc beach.
Hotel in Danang.
Monday July 31 :
Departure from Danang Airport to Tan Son Nhut (Saigon Airport).
Bus to Dalat.
Hotel in Dalat.
Tuesday August 1 :
City tour. Visit of a minority village : Lat.
Hotel in Dalat.
Wednesday August 2 :
Departure to Phan Thiet, a small fishing town and seaside resort.
Hotel in Phan Thiet.
Thursday August 3 :
Before sunrise : visit of famous sand hills.
Leisure time at the beach.
Hotel in Phan Thiet.
Friday August 4 :
Bus to Saigon. Installation in hotel.
City tour.
Hotel in Saigon.
Saturday August 5 :
Departure to Mekong delta; on both sides are fruit tree gardens & rice
paddies, cross a couple of bridges on different rivers.
Boat to Thoi Son Island : paradise of tropical and subtropical fruit tree
gardens.
Hotel in Saigon.
Sunday August 6 :
Free time to visit Saigon.
Lunch and transfer to airport if needed.
End of the tour.
Price for the tour : (per person) 700 US$ (double room) and 900 US$ (single room),
including 10 hotel nights and meals from Thursday July 27 lunch to Sunday
August 6 lunch.
Hotels :
Tour 3 : Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi. (4 nights and 5 days)
Note : The tour to Dien Bien Phu is cancelled due to very difficult
road coditions in July and August.
From Thursday July 27 to Monday July 31
Thursday July 27 :
Bus trip from Hanoi to Sapa
Breakfast at 7:30. Bus departure to Sapa at 8:30.
Stop along the way to take pictures of beautiful scenery, walking
amongst tea plantations and forest alternating with terraced rice fields.
Hotel in Sapa (4****)
Friday July 28 : (part of this day will
involve walking)
Excursion to Cat Cat lake and Cat Cat village (H' Mong
people.) Visit Cau May and Thac Bac waterfall.
Evening enjoy musical
performance by H' Mong people at Green Bamboo hotel .
Saturday July 29 : (part of this day will involve walking)
Excursion deeper into the mountains to explore the the way of life the H'
Mong and Red Dao people in Ta Pin hamlet. Climb Ham Rong mount to
enjoy orchid garden and wonderful scenery of the whole Sapa
tonwlet. Visit of Love Fair.
Sunday July 30 :
Bus trip to Lao Cai at the Chinese border and Bac Ha. Visit of Bac Ha
market, the most beautiful and interesting market in North Viet Nam.
Monday July 31 :
Return bus trip to Hanoi.
Arrival in Hanoi in the afternoon.
End of the tour
Price for the tour : (per person) 300 US$ (double room) and 400 US$ (single room),
including 4 hotel nights and meals from Thursday July 27 lunch to Monday
July 31 lunch.
Hotels :
Sapa : Victoria Sapa Resort (3 nights)
Bac Ha or Sapa for the 4th night depending on hotel availability.
At the request of some participants who wish to return to Hanoi in the
evening of July 30, a shorter version of Tour 3 is planned.
Tour 3A : As Tour 3 until Saturday July 29.
On Sunday July 30, the trip
to Lao Cai is cancelled and replaced by the return bus trip to Hanoi.
(Arrival in Hanoi
around 18:00)
The price may be reduced and the exact amount will depend on the number of
people interested in Tour 3A.