JOYFUL VIETNAM FAMILY TOUR ALL INCLUSIVE

Warmly welcome your family on arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport by our private van on your 1^st day of 12 Days – Joyful Vietnam Family Tour All Inclusive, then transfer to your hotel. After hotel check in, you are free at your leisure. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh

• In the morning, transfer to Cu Chi tunnels – a marvelous underground network constructed by Viet Cong soldiers during the long struggle for independence. This 121-kilometer-long complex of tunnels is also served as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters.
• After having lunch in Ho Chi Minh city, take a half day tour around the city including the Reunification Palace, Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office.
• Transfer to the theatre to enjoy cultural show My Village.

The show starts at 6:00 PM and finishes at 7:00 PM. Illustrating delicately the poetic Vietnamese village through its stunning cirque, the cultural show My Village draws viewers to the world of top-notch art creativity, where whoever stepping into will bring home unforgettable memories of the charm of Vietnam.

• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

• Our guide and driver will pick you up and drive you more than 2 hours from Ho Chi Minh to Ben Tre, where your family will start the discovery of Mekong Delta
• Ride your bike along peaceful village paths in the origin of coconut, take a sampan boat trip on small zigzag canals, discovering the life of local people in riverside.
• Take the chance to see how coconut candy is made at its origin
• Boarding another boat trip in Ba Lai River, watching how local people fish on the river
• Transfer to your homestay in Can Tho and overnight in a bungalow for family, experience a true taste of the local

• Wake up to the sounds of the Mekong River welcoming a new day
• Take boat trip to join in the Cai Rang floating market – one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and jostling for space to sell their goods
• Sample local fruits while our boat takes you cross myriads canals
• Visit an ancient house of Binh Thuy, which was built in 1870 with French style in architecture but still remained traditional features of Southern style
• Transfer back to Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh for your flight to Danang. On arrival, our dirver will pick up your family and take you to your hotel in Hoi An
• Overnight in Hoi An

• Start a walking tour around the Ancient Town with wonderful combination of Japanese and Chinese architecture and traditional culture:
• The Old Town of Hoian – an remarkably well-preserved South-East Asian trading port dating form the 15^th to the 19^th century
• 400-year old Japanese Bridge (Chua Cau Pagoda) is covered and resembles a Japanese pagoda.
• Fujian Assembly Hall is served as the gathering place for residents, traders and visitors from a specific area in China called Fujian (Phuc Kien).
• Join a class to learn how to make lanterns which are considered as an important signature of Hoi An. People believe that hanging lanterns in front of their house brings luck, happiness, and wealth to the family.

We provide the bamboo that forms the base of your frame; you do the rest. Your instructor will show you how to make your lantern from the first to the last step and how to make your own Hoi An lantern. We provide beautiful silk so that you can choose your own color pattern, and design. Take this interesting course in lantern making from a helpful professional. Once completed, these lanterns are easy to fold, carry, or put in your luggage. Take an original, enjoyable, hand-made souvenir home from your visit to Hoi An.

• Overnight in Hoi An

• After breakfast, take a gente bicycle tour in village paths of Hoi An to Tra Que village. Stop along the way to visit local villagers and see how they use their surrounding resources to craft a living using age old methods.
• Hop on a unique basket boat, the whole family will have some fun time with a journey through the untouched waterways, fringed by river coconut palms. Take the opportunity to see a local fisherman dredge the river bed in search of river snails.
• Enjoy the village tour to nurseries and herb gardens abundant with bird’s eye chilli, lemongrass, basil, coriander and spring onions, all thriving in the rich soil.
• Roll your sleeves up and start learning how to make a cripsy “banh xeo” – the most famous specialty of Hoi An with the guidance of local family farmers. Sit back and enjoy your culinary creations at the family table overlooking the villagers tending their arable land
• Relax and enjoy a traditional herbal foot massage in the garden.
• Board your bicycles for a gentle ride back to Hoian and your hotel taking in the rice paddies and farmers leading home their Bison along the country roads.
• Overnight in Hoi An

• You have the day free at your leisure to enjoy yourselves on An Bang beach. Swimming, doing some water sports or just simply lying sunbathing on stretches of white sand.

An Bang beach is about 5km from the central town, you can easily get there by taking a taxi or gently riding a bicycle from your hotel. There are also different options of  beachfront resort for your family to select.

• Overnight in Hoi An

• Have breakfast at hotel and then transfer to the airport for your flight to Hanoi.
• On arrival, transfer to your hotel. Check in hotel and take some rest
• In the afternoon, join a guided street food tour of Hanoi, walking around the Old Quarter.

Start your street food tour with an overview of local ingredients by visiting a local food market with your guide. With some background knowledge, it’s time to hit the streets and start your food adventure. Walk down some small alleys and bustling streets and savor some of Hanoi’s specialties like draught beer, local bread with BBQ pork, sticky rice (Optional Bun Cha), Green Papaya with beef salad and Egg Coffee…

• Overnight in Hanoi

• Have a full day discovering the historic Hanoi Capital – the city of French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples
• Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and “House on stilt” at the same area with the Presidential Palace and the famous One Pillar Pagoda (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on every Monday and Friday).
• Next, we will also make a visit to the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, which is now dedicated to Confucian worship.
• In the afternoon, head to the interesting Ethnology Museum, which features well-presented tribal art, artefacts and everyday objects of 54 officially recognized ethinic groups of Vietnam, gathered from across the nation, and examples of traditional village houses.
• Hop on a cyclo tour around the unique Old Quarter of Hanoi for about 1 hour
• Have fun time watching a fantastic water puppet show
• Stay overnight in Hanoi

• You will be picked up from your hotel in Hanoi and head to Halong through the new highway Hanoi – Halong, which will take about more than 2 hours
• Warmly welcomed on board by smiling crew staff then take a hearty lunch while the cruise sails among mesmerizing evergreen karsts to the heart of the World Heritage Halong Bay
• Visit tranquil Viet Hai village, experience riding bike around the small village and have the chance to meet and get to know about the local people there
• Back on board and enjoy a sunset party from the sundeck, contemplating the most magnificent moments on the wonder bay, when the sun goes down to the ocean

• Commence the day early in the morning with a Tai Chi Class or just simply sit back, take a morning coffee and enjoy the sunrise on the bay
• Explore Luon Cave (Tunnel Cave) – a must-see destination. Family members can choose either fun kayaking or sitting on a small bamboo boat.
• Check out and have a brunch while the cruise sails back to the port, crossing craggy karst towers of Halong Bay
• Get disembarked and transfer back to your hotel
• Stay overnight in Hanoi

After breakfast, free and relax on your own leisure until being picked up by our driver and transferred to the airport for your departure flight back home. 12 Days – Joyful Vietnam Family Tour All Inclusive ends here. It’s time to say goodbye, Viet Prestige Travel would like to thank you for traveling with us and warmly welcome you to come again in the future!