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IMPRESSIONS FROM VIETNAM
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, Hoian, Hue, Hanoi, Halong Bay.
Vietnam, as diverse as its landscapes, its people and the different peoples who have inhabited and influenced it, make this country an unforgettable experience for its great cultural, natural and gastronomic richness.
MAI CHAU, SAPA OR VIETNAM BEACH EXTENSION OPTION EXCLUSIVE CATAI CIRCUIT OR REGULAR CIRCUIT WITH SPANISH-SPEAKING GUIDES
Day 1 Portugal / Ho Chi Minh
Departure by flight to Ho Chi Minh City by the chosen route. Night on board.
Day 2 Ho Chi Minh
Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. Transfer to hotel. Free time for leisure. Accommodation.
Day 3 Ho Chi Minh (Mekong Delta)
Half board. Departure by road to My Tho and continue by motorboat on the Mekong River to enjoy the scenery. Arrival at the Xep canals, disembarkation and tour of the village. Visit a local family to taste tropical fruit, tea and honey wine. You will tour the village in a horse-drawn cart. Lunch in a restaurant. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 4 Ho Chi Minh / Cuchi / Ho Chi Minh / Danang / Hoian
Half board. Visit to the Cu Chi tunnels, a historic site of the war against the USA in the south of the country, famous for its tunnels and underground galleries that reached a length of 200 km.
which reached 200 km in length and where the Viet Cong could move underground with great ease without being seen in order to attack their enemies. We will see the annexes, the kitchens, the infirmaries, etc. Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, panoramic views of the exterior of the Cathedral, the colonial-style post office building and the Reunification Palace. Visit to the War Museum and Ben Thanh market. Departure by flight to Danang. Arrival and onward journey by road to Hoian.
Day 5 Hoian
Half board. Visit the Japanese covered bridge and the Phuoc Kien pagoda. Continue to one of the old merchants' houses and the Hoi An Museum. Lunch in a restaurant. Free time in the afternoon.
Day 6 Hoian / Hue
Half board. Departure by road to Hue, where we will see the funerary complexes of the Minh Mang kings. Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the famous Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen dynasty reigned from 1802 to 1945. Continue by boat on the Perfume River to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and finish at the Dong Ba market.
Day 7 Hue / Hanoi
Half board. Departure by flight to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam and the country's main economic center. Visit to the exterior of Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda and the Tran Quoc Pagoda. Visit to the Temple of Literature, dedicated to Confucius and the literati. Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, a walk in the city center to see the Ngoc Son Pagoda and a bike ride in the old part of the city.
Day 8 Hanoi / Halong Bay
Full board. Departure by road to Halong Bay. Board a traditional Vietnamese junk. Cruise around the bay with a stop for a possible swim, explore some of the caves and enjoy the sunset. Lunch and dinner on board.
Day 9 Halong Bay / Hanoi | Halong Bay / Hanoi / Lao Cai*
Breakfast. In the morning, the cruise will continue along the waters of the bay. Disembark and transfer by road to Hanoi.
* Sapa Extension
Breakfast. Return to a hotel in Hanoi to freshen up. Transfer to the train station and departure by train to Lao Cai. Night on board.
Day 10 Hanoi / Portugal | Lao Cai / Sapa* | Hanoi / Mai Chau** | Hanoi / Vietnam Beach (Nha Trang or Phu Quoc)***
Breakfast and free morning. Departure by return flight on the chosen itinerary. Night on board (with some airlines, the flight is daytime and you will arrive at your destination the same day).
* Sapa Extension
Half board. Arrival in Lao Cai and transfer to the hotel. Breakfast. Cable car ride to Fansipan Peak, known as "the roof of Indochina". To reach the top, you'll have to climb 600 steps. Return by cable car and continue to Sapa. Lunch in a restaurant. Departure for the valley where the H'mong and Giay tribes live.
** Extension Mai Chau (Eco lodge)
Half board. Transfer by road to Mai Chau, a Thai minority village, via Hoa Binh (135 km approx. from Hanoi). The peculiarity of this area is the surrounding landscape which can be admired from the top of Cun Mountain where you can see a magnificent panorama of the Mai Chau valley, where you will arrive in the late morning. Lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon, a bike ride through the surrounding villages (Na Thia, Nhot, Pom Coong, Lac and Chieng Chau, etc.).
*** Vietnam beach extension (Nha Trang or Phu Quoc)
Breakfast. Departure by flight to Nha Trang or Phu Quoc. Regular transfer to the hotel.
Nha Trang. It's a beautiful place with a white sand beach and turquoise waters that has become a place of relaxation with new and improved hotels.
Phu Quoc. It belongs to the Kien Giang peninsula, located about 48 kilometers off the Vietnamese coast. In recent years, the island has become an important tourist center.
Day 11 Portugal | Sapa / Hanoi* | Mai Chau / Hanoi / Portugal** | Vietnam Beach***
Arrival
* Sapa Extension
Half board. Drive through the village of MaTra, of the Black H'mong ethnic group, to see the rice fields. Continue to the village of Ta Phin, of the Red Dzao ethnic group. Lunch. Return by road to Hanoi (approx. 5 / 6 hours). Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
** Mai Chau extension (Eco lodge)
Breakfast. Morning at leisure. Return by road to Hanoi. Departure by return flight along the chosen route. Night on board.
*** Vietnam beach extension (Nha Trang or Phu Quoc)
Breakfast. Free days at your disposal to enjoy the beach, water sports and your chosen hotel.
Day 12 Hanoi / Portugal* ** | Vietnam Beach**
* Sapa Extension
Breakfast and flight back to Portugal. Night on board.
** Mai Chau extension (Eco lodge)
Arrival
*** Vietnam beach extension (Nha Trang or Phu Quoc)
Breakfast. Free days at your disposal to enjoy the beach, water sports and your chosen hotel.
Day 13 Portugal* | Vietnam Beach / Portugal***
* Sapa Extension
Arrival.
*** Vietnam beach extension (Nha Trang or Phu Quoc)
Breakfast. Departure by return flight along the chosen route. Night on board.
Day 14 Portugal***
*** Vietnam beach extension (Nha Trang or Phu Quoc)
Arrival
Our services
Regular flight, economy class (reservations in special classes). Bed and breakfast. 6 lunches and 1 dinner (drinks not included). Transfers and regular visits (shared with other clients), with local guides in Spanish. Night and visits in Halong Bay without a guide on board with English-speaking boat staff. Travel insurance
Option with Mai Chau: Visits with a local Spanish-speaking guide. 1 lunch (drinks not included). Sapa option: Visits with a local Spanish guide. 2 lunches (drinks not included). Option with Vietnam Beach: Regular transfers (shared with more clients) with driver only.
Important to know
Price "from" based on Turkish Airlines, class V, for travel from May 4 to September 28, in category B hotels.
Air taxes included: TK: 540€.
Option with Mai Chau: Price "from" based on Turkih Airlines, class V, for travel from May 4 to June 17, in category B hotels.
Airfare included: TK: 540€.
Option with Sapa: Price "from" based on Turkish Airlines, class V, for travel from May 4 to August 3, in category B hotels.
Airfare included: TK: 540€.
Option with Vietnam Beach: Price "from" based on Turkish Airlines, class V, for travel from May 4 to September 27, in category B hotels with Sol Beach Hotel 4★ in Phu Quoc in a standard room.
Airfare included: TK: 610€.
Visits and transfers can be shared with other Catai clients on the same dates, on exclusive departures.
The local train to Sapa is simple, with shared quadruple cabins with 4 beds and a shared bathroom in each car, with no cleaning service during the journey. The air conditioning is centralized and not adjustable. The train does not have a restaurant car, but it does have a snack and drinks service.
Private quadruple cabin for two people (p. / pers.): 60€.
Departures
Mondays and Saturdays (4 Jan-20 Oct).
Departure notes:
Turkish Airlines: Lisbon / Porto.
Hotels
Ho Chi Minh.
2 nights
Cat. B:
Harmony - Orchid Saigon
4★
Cat. A:
Grand Saigon - Grand Saigon
5★
Hoian.
2 nights
Cat. B:
Hoian Historical - Hadana
4★
Cat. A:
Little Oasis - Alegro
4★ Sup.
Hue.
1 night
Cat. B:
Eldora - White Lotus
4★
Cat. A:
Indochine Palace - Silk Path Grand
4★ Sup.
Hanoi.
2 nights
Cat. B:
The Q - Le Jardin Haute
4★
Cat. A:
Pan Pacific - Du Park
5★
Halong Bay.
1 night
Cat. B:
Ambassador - Paradice Elegance
4★
Cat. A:
Ambassador - Paradice Elegance
4★
Mai Chau extension.
1 night
Cat. B:
Mai Chao Ecolodge
4★
Cat. A:
Mai Chao Ecolodge
4★
Sapa Extension. Train.
1 night
Chapa Express
No classification (quad cabin)
Chapa Express
No classification (quadruple cabin)
Sapa extension Sapa
1 night
Cat. B:
BB Sapa
4★
Cat. A:
Sik Path
4★
Vietnam beach extension.
3 nights
Cat. B and A: Depending on the hotel chosen
