The Citadel - Hue Fukien Chinese Congregation Hall - Hoian
Saigon & surrounds - The mighty Mekong - Inner Mekong adventures - The best beaches - Central highlands - Cruise up the mighty Mekong -
Cycling Hanoi - Dry Halong - HaLong Bay - MaiChau - Sapa BacHa - Road of world heritage -
Great Angkor Temples - Visit HoChiMinh highway - Cycling Vietnam
ROAD OF WORLD HERITAGE
HUE - HOI AN
The Citadel - Hue
Fukien Chinese Congregation Hall - Hoian
We arrive Danang airport in the morning. Pick up and transfer to visit to the Cham Museum. Founded in 1915 by the Ecole Francaise d’Extreme Orient, this collection of Cham sculpture is the finest in the world. Many of the sandstone carvings, including altars, lingas, garudas… are exquisitely detailed. Pass along China beach, 7 km of white and soft sand where American soldiers come for R&R during war time. Proceed to The Marble Mountains, 5 limestone hills carved by rainwater housing grottoes, pagodas and temples dedicated to Buddhist, Confucian and Taoists divinities. Continue to Hoi An, a riverside town 30 km south of Da Nang that was one of South East Asia’s major international ports during the 18th and 19th century. Check in hotel and dinner with Hoi An specialities. Overnight in Hoi An.
Morning walking tour of the Ancient Town, one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The visit includes stops at HoiAn Museum, PhucKien Communal House, Japanese Covered Bridge and an Old Vietnamese House, still inhabited by the descendants of the first settlers, and a local artist studio. Lunch in typical restaurant in the Ancient Town. In the afternoon take a boat trip on Thu Bon river to visit the boat building and carpenter village of Kim Bong and Thu Ha. Here you have a chance to talk and interact with the local people. Overnight in Hoi An.
Morning visit to the archaeological site of MySon, Vietnam’s most important center the ancient kingdom of Champa and a Unesco World Heritage site. Lunch in restaurant by Han river, then proceed to Hué, stopping at the top of HaiVan Pass to watch the beautiful bay of DaNang with China Beach underneath. Arrival in the evening, check-in hotel. Overnight in Hue.
Breakfast in hotel, then transfer to Royal Tombs area to visit TuDuc Mausoleum. Walk to Tuan market and board a dragon boat to Minh Mang tomb, one of the less visited due to its distance from the city, but probably the most remarkable. Back to Hué city on Perfume River. Stop along the way to visit ThienMu pagoda, a symbol of Hué. Here, we can stroll around the gardens in the pagoda.
Disembark and commute to a minibus for visiting the Imperial Citadel, built in 1805 during the reign of Emperor Gia Long on the model of Beijing’s Forbidden City. On the way back to hotel, end the day with a stroll to the bustling Dong Ba market.
Free until transfer to the airport for flight to next destination.
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Services included:
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TuDuc tomb
MySon Cham ruin |
We arrive Danang airport in the morning. Pick up and transfer to visit to the Cham Museum. Founded in 1915 by the Ecole Francaise d’Extreme Orient, this collection of Cham sculpture is the finest in the world. Many of the sandstone carvings, including altars, lingas, garudas… are exquisitely detailed. Pass along China beach, 7 km of white and soft white sand where American soldiers come for R&R (Rest & Recuperation) during war time. Proceed to The Marble Mountains, 5 limestone hills carved by rainwater housing grottoes, pagodas and temples dedicated to Buddhist, Confucian and Taoists divinities. Continue to HoiAn, a riverside town 30 km south of Da Nang that was one of South East Asia’s major international ports during the 18th and 19th century. Check in hotel and dinner with HoiAn specialities. Overnight in HoiAn.
Day 2 : Hoi An (B)
Morning walking tour of the Ancient Town, one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The visit includes stops at HoiAn Museum, PhucKien Communal House, Japanese Covered Bridge and an Old Vietnamese House, still inhabited by the descendants of the first settlers, and a local artist studio. Lunch in typical restaurant in the Ancient Town. In the afternoon take a boat trip on ThuBon river to visit the boat building and carpenter village of KimBong and ThanhHa. Here you have a chance to talk and interact with the local people. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 3 : Departure (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for next destination.
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Services included:
Not including: Insurance, meals, flight fare, personal expenses. |
HoiAn river
Fishing boat to market in HoiAn |
Saigon & surrounds - The mighty Mekong - Inner Mekong adventures - The best beaches - Central highlands - Cruise up the mighty Mekong -
Cycling Hanoi - Dry Halong - HaLong Bay - MaiChau - Sapa BacHa - Road of world heritage -
Great Angkor Temples - Visit HoChiMinh highway - Cycling Vietnam
