Halong Bay Long Son Pagoda, Nha Trang
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
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
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
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 enjoying lunch at a local’ s home. Meals: B, L | Em Oi Hotel or similar
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
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 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
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On Day 4, enjoy a traditional water puppet demonstration in Hanoi.
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