Middle highland is the terrain where many battles took place and destroyed both the nature and the life of minority groups here. How is it now when bombs and guns have gone away for decades?
Come and see the way nature maintains its external beauty with grand waterfalls, evergreen forests and colorful flower hills, witness the way people keep their traditional life and the strength that enable them to stand up and go ahead after losing everything in wars. Meet with this land again...
Itinerary in Brief:
Day 1: Saigon arrival (D)
Day 2: Saigon – Bien Hoa – Cu chi Tunnel (B, L)
Day 3: Saigon – Quy nhon - Kontum (B, L, D)
Day 4: Kon tum (B, L, D)
Day 5: Kon tum (B, L, D)
Day 6: Kon tum – Buon mathuot (B, L, D)
Day 7: Buon ma thuot – Nha trang (B, L)
Day 8: Nha trang island tour (B, L)
Day 9: Nha trang – Saigon (B)
Day 10: Saigon departure (B)
Itinerary in Details:
Day 1: Saigon arrival (D)
Arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport, welcome and transfer to hotel by Asia View Travel guides with signboard, check in, relax. If time permits, We pass the now-demolished wartime American Embassy before we visit the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Ho chi minh. (The first day’s programme can be re- arranged according to your arrival time in Ho chi minh).
Day 2: Saigon – Bien Hoa – Cu chi Tunnel (B, L)
Morning drive to Thu Duc, Bien Hoa and Long Binh before departing for the Cu Chi Tunnels. At the height of the Vietnam war, the tunnel system stretched from the outskirts of Saigon all the way to the Cambodian border of over 250 kilometers of tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years starting in the 1940s, let the Viet Minh and, later, the Viet Cong, control a huge rural area. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers. In places, it was several stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.... getting married, giving birth, going to school. The ground here is hard clay, which made this whole thing possible. But even so, the planning and construction was incredible. People dug all this with hand tools, filling reed baskets and dumping the dirt into bomb craters. They installed large vents so they could hear approaching helicopters, smaller vents for air and baffled vents to dissipate cooking smoke. There were also hidden trap doors and gruesomely effective bamboo-stake booby traps. Today, the trees and bushes have grown back. And since 1988, two sections of tunnels have been open for visitors. Drive back to Hochiminh City.
Day 3: Saigon – Quy nhon - Kontum (B, L, D)
Pick up, transfer to the airport for flight to Quy Nhon. Travel to Kontum via Highway No.19 with stop over at An Khe and Manyang passes, luncheon in Pleiku with local veteran's representative. Overnight in Kontum.
Day 4: Kon tum (B, L, D)
Full day jeep excursion into the areas surrounding Kontum. Overnight in Kontum.
Day 5: Kon Tum (B, L, D)
Drive to Nhon Hoa Village for an elephant ride exploring the jungles in the proximity of Ia Drang Valley, hike in the surrounding areas of the ethnic people. Dinner and entertainment with the Montagnards. Overnight in Kontum.
Day 6: Kon Tum – Buon Ma Thuot (B, L, D)
Drive to Buon Ma Thuot, capital of Daklak Province, to explore the areas surrounding the last major battle site of March 1975. Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot.
Day 7: Buon Ma Thuot - Nha Trang (B, L, D)
Excursion to Nha Trang via Highway No.21 with stop over at Cham Ponagar Towers, free for exploration in Nha Trang. Relax at the hotel or beautiful beaches in Nha trang.
Day 8: Nha trang island tour (B, L)
Start from your hotel to Cau Da port. Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island is the first place to visit, many sea species of Nha Trang/Khanh Hoa province make a small ocean world there. Mun Island is the best island for snorkeling where you can see lots of lives colorful corals and fish. Visit a fishing village and taking a fresh lunch at the island. On the way back you will be able to see caves in which the sea swallows make their nest.
Day 9: Nha trang – Saigon (B)
Free and relax at beautiful Nhatrang beach until transfer to the airport for flight back Saigon. Check in, relax. Free at leisure.
Day 10: Saigon departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel, free time until transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Say goodbye Vietnam.
Thank you for travelling with Asia View Travel.
Accommodation Options
|
Location |
Standard |
Superior |
First class |
Deluxe |
|
Saigon |
Le Duy 2* |
Liberty III 3* |
Rex 4* |
Sofitel Plaza 5* |
|
Kontum |
Local hotel |
|
Buon Ma thuot |
Tay Nguyen 2* |
Damsan 3* |
Swissbell Hotel Dakruco 4* |
Swissbell Hotel Dakruco 4* |
|
Nha trang |
Huu Nghi 2* |
Que Huong 3* |
Yasaka 4* |
Sunrise Beach Resort 5* |
Tour includes:
• All accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels
• All tours & transfers in private air-conditioned vehicle or Jeep as stated in the itinerary
• Private English or French speaking guide
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary at local restaurant with local foods (B = breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Boat cruise as stated
• Domestic arifare & airport taxes: Saigon – Quy Nhon, Nha trang- Saigon
• Entrance fees and permits for all sights visited
• Mineral water & towel
• Government taxes & Service charges
Tour excludes:
• International flights to and from Vietnam
• Vietnam visa arrangement (upon request visa on arrival at 15 USD, not including stamping fee at 25 USD)
• Meals not indicated in the itinerary
• All other services which are not mentioned above
• Personal travel insurance (Compulsory)
• Personal expenses such as Telephone and Laundry bills
• Tips and gratuities