Sampan boat, Mekong River Bat Trang ceramic village
DAY 11 • Explore Hoi An • Optional Countryside Cruise & Street Food Experience tour
Enjoy a walking tour of Hoi An that includes the Phuc Kien Congressional House and the Japanese covered bridge. The balance of the day is on your own, or take part in our optional Countryside Cruise & Street Food Experience tour.
Meals: B, L | Hoi An Central Boutique Hotel or similar
DAY 12 • Hoi An • Explore Champa Ruins at My Son Sanctuary
Spend half of the day exploring the ruins of the Champa Kingdom at the temple complex of My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Return to Hoi An for lunch.
Meals: B, L | Hoi An Central Boutique Hotel or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
DAY 13 • Fly to Dalat • Home-Hosted Dinner Fly to Dalat today. This evening, enjoy a Home-Hosted Dinner with a local family.
Meals: B, D | Sammy Dalat Hotel or similar
DAY 14 • Dalat • Optional Dalat Agricultural tour • University student discussion
Today, you can choose to join an optional tour that focuses on Dalat’ s agricultural production. Later, gather as a group to visit Dalat University to learn about the Vietnamese education system during a discussion with a professor and local students.
Meals: B, D | Sammy Dalat Hotel or similar
DAY 15 • Explore Dalat • Overland to Nha Trang Enjoy a city tour of Dalat, including a walk along Xuan Huong Lake and a visit to Dalat’ s Central Market. After lunch, travel overland to Nha Trang.
Meals: B, L, D | Em Oi Hotel or similar
DAY 16 • Nha Trang • Village visit • Community lunch
Board motorbikes to visit a local village. Here, we’ ll explore a local market before helping to prepare a traditional lunch with a local family in their home.
Meals: B, L | Em Oi Hotel or similar
DAY 18 • Mekong Delta experience • Sampan ride • Coconut candy workshop
Discover Vietnam’ s Mekong Delta today, as we ride a motorized boat to Ben Tre. Walk through the village, then take a sampan ride along one of the town’ s canals. Later, visit a coconut candy workshop to learn about making sweet keo dua.
Meals: B, L | Central Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 19 • Cu Chi Tunnels • Conversation about Viet Cong
Tour the Cu Chi Tunnels, a vast underground network that allowed the Viet Cong to control a large area near the former Saigon. Then, we’ ll have the opportunity to discuss what life is like postwar with veterans who fought with the Viet Cong. Later, gather at a local restaurant for a Farewell Dinner.
Meals: B, L, D | Central Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 20 • Return to the U. S. Depart early this morning to the airport for your return flights home or to begin your optional post-trip extension in Cambodia: Angkor Wat & the Legacy of the Ancient Khmer Empire.
Meals: B
On Day 7, embark on an exclusive overnight cruise with dinner in Halong Bay, the“ emerald bay” of Vietnam.
DAY 17 • Fly to Ho Chi Minh City( Saigon) Rise early to fly to Ho Chi Minh City( Saigon). Then, embark on a city tour to see the Notre Dame Cathedral, Post Office, and more.
Meals: B, L, D | Central Palace Hotel or similar
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