Best Of Vietnam: Art & Culture
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Overview
Highlights
- One-hour talk Saigon Through the Ages
- The contract between different living spaces in nowadays Saigon
- Cu Chi tunnels
- Jeep tour through city center by night
What's this trip about?
Details
Travel Themes
Destinations
Attractions
Activities
Trip includes
- Transportation by private vehicle with A/C as mentioned in the program
- Local English-speaking guide(s) as mentioned
- Breakfast at hotel and other meals mentioned in the program
- Accommodation in the category chosen or similar (2 persons/ 1 double room)
- Sightseeing fees and activities as mentioned
- Kayak, bike, boat for tours as mentioned
- Internal airfares in economy class Can Tho – Danang, Hue – Hanoi (in Economy class, subject to change)
Itinerary
Hotel: The Reverie Saigon
Upon arrival in Saigon, you will be transferred to your accommodations and assisted with check-in, enjoying the remainder of the day at your leisure.
Hotel: The Reverie Saigon Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Start your Vietnam exploration with an insight into its history. The talk charts Saigon’s fascinating story, from its earliest days as a remote Khmer outpost until it's nowadays. Lunch at a local restaurant. Lat...
Hotel: The Reverie Saigon Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Cruise the Saigon River on a speedboat to the notorious Cu Chi Tunnels. You’ll learn how the Vietcong used these massive subterranean networks of tunnels during wartime and be enlightened on their tactic...
Hotel: Coco Riverside Lodge Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Leaving Saigon to Vung Liem. Upon arrival, continue to your lodge fronting the banks of the Mekong River.
After lunch at the lodge, take a pleasant ride on quiet paths around the village to enjo...
Hotel: Azerai Can Tho Meals: Breakfast
This morning, embark on a boat to get a glimpse into the local life and learn about the versatile uses of coconut, the most popular fruit of this region. You’ll see a local market, the colorful Cao Dai Temple, and visit co...
Hotel: Anantara Hoi An Meals: Breakfast
Embark on a wooden boat for a river cruise. You’ll pass Ninh Kieu Quay and fishing villages before reaching the once-called Cai Rang Floating Market to observe the local life on the water.
Later in the day, fly to Da Nang where your local guide and driver will welcome you and transfer you to your accommodation in Hoi An. Evening at leisure.
Hotel: Anantara Hoi An Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Start your morning with a bicycle ride on quiet village roads, visit an ancestral house to learn more about the genealogy of a traditional Vietnamese family, meet a local family and watch the techniques they use to...
Hotel: Anantara Hoi An Meals: Breakfast
Today is free at leisure.
Hotel: Anantara Hoi An Meals: Breakfast
Today is free at leisure.
Hotel: The Ancient Garden House Meals: Breakfast
Have a leisurely breakfast. Your guide will meet you and take you to Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. Check-in your hotel and relax.
In the afternoon, take a scenic bike ride along the Nhu Y Ri...
Hotel: The Ancient Garden House Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Begin your tour at the Imperial Citadel, a massive complex offering a look back to the life, architecture, and power of the Nguyen Dynasty. Cap off your morning tour with traditional Hue cuisine fo...
Meals: Breakfast
Fly to Hanoi. Upon arrival, meet your guide, and check in the hotel for day-use before transferring to the train station to take an overnight train to Sapa. Overnight on the train (2 soft sleeper berths/ cabin).
Hotel: Topas Ecolodge Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Chill out in the back of your private car, enjoy the mountain landscape on the drive to Bac Ha Market. The Dzao, Hmong, as well as other hill tribes, gather together at this weekend market for trading and socializin...
Hotel: Topas Ecolodge Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Get an insight into the Hmong batik, and age-old hemp fabric dyeing method using beeswax to create patterns. Enjoy the intricate Hmong symbols, indigo color, then try your hand on some processes to learn more about ...
Meals: Breakfast
Take a walk in the spectacular views of mist-clad peaks and rice terraces to visit the village of Red Dzao, the most colorful ethnic group in Vietnam. Later in the day, say goodbye to Sapa and you'll be taken to an overnight train to Hanoi.
Hotel: Emperor Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Arriving in Hanoi. Transfer to your next destination, Halong Bay. You'll embark on a beautiful cruise for your overnight sail through the bay. Relax on the deck in the stunning scenery of the World Heritage Site and wait for the dramatic sunset over the seascape.
Hotel: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Meals: Breakfast, Brunch
Enjoy your cruising before driving back to Hanoi. Check-in hotel. In the late afternoon, enjoy a traditional water puppet show, an art form that has been closely associated with thousands of years of history of the Red River Delta.
Hotel: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Your Hanoi exploration takes off with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Later, meander on the beautiful courtyard of the thousand-year-old Temple of Literature. After lunch at a local restaurant, meet up with an art curator for a glimpse of how local artists create a mixture of the traditional and the modern in their works.
Hotel: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Hop on a Vespa see a morning flower market, Long Bien Bridge, then stop at a garden house. Meet a local woman, make the village’s specialty for breakfast, and learn about life in a suburban village ...
Hotel: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to Noi Bai International Airport to catch your flight home.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Tour Operator
As a luxury travel company committed to providing the highest quality, they treat each traveler as an individual. As no two people are the same, then none of their trips are the same. They serve those who want to have a genuine experience, to see the destination for what it truly is. Those who demand or expect the best of things, knowing that what makes or breaks your vacation are in the fine details.
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- First, most US/European based travel agencies only act as middle man and subcontract their clients to local agencies like them. They rely on local tour operators to run the operation at the destinations.
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3. Top Destinations
Exotic Voyages specializes in Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia.
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Because each itinerary is tailor-made, their travel style will be subtly different for each person or group. But in all itineraries, you can expect a high level of customer service, luxury travel touches, and unique experiences.
Single country trips are available, but the most popular are multi-country excursions throughout the Southeast Asia region.
They pride themselves on providing travelers with once-in-a-lifetime memories and experiences, and are also deeply committed to sustaining the beautiful locales they feature for generations to come. As a company, they are not only devoted to you, but to the countries and communities they travel in.
5. Activities
Cruise, Nature & Wildlife, Eco Retreats, Luxury Trip, Honeymoon Trip, Festive Tour, Family Vacation, Culinary Journey, Golf Tour, Private Group, Off-the-beaten-path, Solo Tours
6. About the company
Exotic Voyages is a luxury travel company offering private and tailor-made tours to various destinations in Asia. They have a passion for extraordinary journeys that are memorable and authentic. Whenever or wherever it is possible taking you along the paths less traveled to avoid areas of mass tourism.
They treat each traveler as an individual, which means that they listen to you and customize a vacation package based solely on each of your needs and desires. Since no two clients are the same, no two trips they create are entirely the same.
As their founder and CEO Vu Huy says, ‘Every great journey begins with a single step’ perfectly represents their core philosophy.
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Their greatest passion is to put their hearts, minds and souls into providing the highest possible standard of quality.
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9. Core Values
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They pride themselves on providing you with once-in- a-lifetime memories and experiences, but they are also deeply committed to sustaining these beautiful locales for generations to come. Overall, they are a company that is not only devoted to you, but their countries, their communities, and their future, that they would like to share with you, one step at a time.
10. Tour types:
Cruise, Nature & Wildlife, Eco Retreats, Luxury Trip, Honeymoon Trip, Festive Tour, Family Vacation, Culinary Journey, Golf Tour, Private Group, Off-the-beaten-path, Solo Tours
11. Accommodation Style:
Luxury 4 - 5 stars accommodations
Planning unique custom trips, Luxury accommodations and services, Connecting travelers to locals and authentic experiences
A luxury travel company committed to providing the highest quality, they treat each traveler as an individual.
They serve those who want to have a genuine experience, to see the destination for what it truly is.
They design their travel itinerary to be personalized and as fast or slow-paced as the traveler desires. This means if you’d like to spend 10 days long discovering as many temples as you can in Cambodia, or a week lounging on just a few pristine beaches in Thailand, they can make it happen.
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