City Stay Vietnam. Saigon Half Day Ho Chi Minh City Walking Tour. Inclusions of City Stay. Half Day in the Life of Chinatown. Half Day Cyclo City Tour

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1 City Stay Vietnam Inclusions of City Stay All city stay tours depart daily except for those specified. English speaking guide, private car (or shared coach if it is Join-in tour), entrance fee. All prices are in Australian dollars per person and subject to change without prior notice. Saigon Half Day Ho Chi Minh City Walking Tour The best way to get to know this lively city is by foot. Experience the amazing sights, sounds and smells wandering the aisles of Ben Thanh Market. Visit the colorful marriamman Hindu Temple. Shop for just about anything in Flea Market street. Tempt the taste buds at Nhu Lan Baker shop and discover the traditions and customs of a small Chinese alley. price per person $65 $55 $35 Half Day in the Life of Chinatown Chinese culture has influenced Vietnamese society for centuries. Experience it first-hand on this tour through Chinatown. Light some incense at the Thien Hau Pagoda, visit traditional Chinese herbalists, the famous silk shops. price per person $55 $45 $25 Half Day Cyclo City Tour Cyclos are an iconic symbol of Vietnam to most people traveling there. To locals it s just another mean of transport. It s also a great way for you to see the sights of Saigon because you re right in the heart of the action. Your cyclo will take you to the Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office and the Opera House (3 hours). Then back to your hotel. price per person $60 $50 $45 Full Day Ho Chi Minh City Tour with Lunch Pick up from your hotel and visit to History Museum, Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Reunification Palace. After lunch, continue to visit the War Remnants Museum that was organized in charge of studying, collecting, examining, preserving and displaying the remnants of the wars against the invaders in Vietnam. Go straight to Chinatown to visit Binh Tay Market, Thien Hau Temple, Giac Lam Pagoda and a lacquer workshop or silk shop before we send you back to hotel. price per person $115 $95 $65 Full Day Saigon Special Tour with Lunch Ho Chi Minh city is so called Saigon which is well known as the Pearl of the Far East. It was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam from You ll get to see all the significant landmarks left behind by the French and American influence in Vietnam. Check out the majestically framed Independence Palace just yards away from the Notre Dame Cathedral and a stone s throw from Eiffel s famed Post Office. You ll get a final glimpse of the French legacy in Vietnam with the Opera House and the City Hall (from outside only). After that, you will have a chance to see 360 o panoramic view of the city from Saigon Skydeck and enjoy buffet lunch in Hoang Yen restaurant. Afternoon, you will experience an interesting trip to Saigon special streets by cyclo tour to: Dong Khoi (Luxury St), Huynh Thuc Khang (Flea market St), Le Cong Kieu (Antique St) and Pham Ngu Lao, De Tham, Bui Vien (Backpacker St). End tour at your hotel. price per person $170 $150 $ I CBT Holidays

2 Evening Saigon Water Puppet Show & Lady Hau Dinner Cruise This tour provides a chance to explore Ho Chi Minh City s nightlife. What a fascinating experience to enjoy the delightfulness of water puppet (17:00 to 17:50), a Vietnamese unique traditional stage art, performed on the water surface with accompaniment of live orchestra! Board modern and safety boat Lady Hau for a magnificent and memorable dining and entertainment spectacle on the Saigon River. All star delicacies of European and Asian Buffet will be prepared by executive chefs and show-cooks at the best. You will be accompanied by a magical sound-journey performed from one and only in-house orchestra. Chill out and get surprised (Running time: 19:15 to 21:15. Meeting point: Tan Cang Port). price per person $120 $105 $95 A O Show & Dinner at Koto Saigon Restaurant Pick up from your hotel at 5:30pm and transfer to the Opera House for the A O Show (a unique show in Saigon) [O] class. During its 60 minutes, the show will introduce you the spirit of Vietnamese people and their heritage in the daily life. The audience is gently introduced to many different tones of emotion as some may see flashes of their own reflection through the vivid yet poetical render. After the show, you can have your delicious dinner at Koto Saigon restaurant (Know One Teach One) a restaurant set up to train and educate street children with English and hospitality skills. price per person $115 $105 $100 Saigon Street Food Tasting Tour (Afternoon or Night Tour) 12:55PM or 05:55 PM -Pick up and introduction on how to get onto the motorbike. Riding on the back of a motorbike with a local Vietnamese driver who is trained in customer service and speaks fluent English. Visit Saigon different districts on the motorbike with trying local Vietnamese food during a 4-hour tour. Learn about Vietnamese food, culture, and the life of Vietnamese people through fun and interesting conversation with your guides. 05:00PM (10:00 PM) - Drop off. Number of Passengers Join in Tour Private Tour price per person $120 $190 Included: English speaking guide, transfer by Motorbike (driver included), entrance fee, meals. Note: Pick up & drop off for hotels in Saigon center (District 1) only. Half Day Cu Chi Tunnels (5 Hours) Easing your way into the underground world of these tunnels is an unforgettable experience. Built by the Viet Cong during the 60s, this amazing network of tunnels extended up to 250km at the height of the war and is now one of Vietnam s most visited sites. price per person $70 $55 $35 Full Day Tour To Tay Ninh - Cu Chi with Lunch Pick up from your hotel and take excursion to Tay Ninh with short visit to a rice paper kiln en route. Visit to Cao Dai Temple and attendance at a daily ritual service. Lunch served at local restaurant in Tay Ninh. Afternoon tour to Cu Chi underground tunnels, which served as hiding place, storage hall, medical center and dormitory, at Ben Duoc or Ben Dinh village, one of the most intriguing battlefields of the Vietnam war. Return to your hotel. price per person $135 $110 $65 Full Day Tour to Mekong Delta Cai Be Vinh Long with Lunch Enter deep into the Delta to Cai Be, one of the less travelled parts at the center of the agricultural basket that is the Mekong. Along the way, you ll travel the largest bridge in Vietnam, My Thuan Bridge which overlooks endless rice fields. After a two-and-half-an-hour drive, a boat takes you to the Cai Be colorful floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. Then, an optional stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how to make rice paper, coconut candy and pop-rice, pop-corn... The rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish... Lunch can be served at Ba Kiet ancient home. After lunch, you can walk around and then you will enjoy some kinds of fruits when listening to the traditional music. One more thing to do in this trip is biking! It will be so amazing to bike on village paths to see the local farms, houses, real life and the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in Mekong Delta. price per person $155 $125 $70 VIETNAM I 27

3 Full Day Mekong Delta My Tho Ben Tre with Lunch Picking you up at your hotel and departing for My Tho. Arriving at My Tho, visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda (which was built from the early 19th century). Then cruise the Mekong River for sightseeing of the river banks, visit the Four Islands of Dragon, Phoenix, Turtle, and Unicorn. Land on the Unicorn Island and visit different farms of tropical fruits or coconut candy workshop and taste freshly made candies or arrive at the bee farm and enjoy honey tea. You can enjoy seasonal fruits and listen to Southern Traditional Music performed by the locals. After lunch, stream the Vam Chua Canal (Ben Tre province) on the rowboat and ride on the carthorse along the countryside road. Return to the boat pier for your trip back to Saigon. price per person $105 $80 $45 From Hanoi Half Day Old Quarter Walking Tour Start your tour at Hoan Kiem Lake where locals often practice Tai Chi in the early morning. You visit the Ngoc Son Temple before heading to street selling one type of merchandise of silk or stainless steel. Rest with an authentic Vietnamese-style coffee at a local café. price per person $45 $35 $30 Full Day Hanoi Highlights with Lunch Get to know Hanoi with its unique old world Cham. Join the faithful at Ho Chi Minh s Mausoleum, his house on stilt, light incense at the One Pillar Pagoda and the ancient Literature Temple. After lunch wander to Ethnology Museum, before joining the locals at Hoan Kiem Lake. A cyclo ride takes you through Hanoi s lively Old Quarter. In the afternoon, enjoy the famous Water Puppet Theatre. price per person $130 $110 $72 Full Day Hanoi Arts And Crafts with Lunch Vietnam is famous for its tradition of fine arts and craftsmanship. Visit two of the oldest woodwork and painting villages in Asia and learn their history and methods. Dong Ho is for traditional painting and Dong Ky is famous for its delicate woodwork. After lunch, you make your way to Bat Trang is famous for its pottery and to Van Phuc where fine silk is made. price per person $115 $90 $50 Full Day Ha Long Bay with Lunch You ll be picked up from your hotel and travel through the Red River Delta, with its rice paddies and traditional villages. On arrival at Ha Long Bay you ll board your boat and spend the next 4 hours sailing this amazing place, stopping to explore caves and grottoes. After a fresh seafood lunch with one of the world s great natural wonders as a backdrop, you return to Hanoi. price per person $250 $185 $100 Full Day Tour To Hoa Lu - Tam Coc with Lunch Pick up from your hotel. Full-day excursion to Ninh Binh and take boat ride to Tam Coc Caves which are considered the inland Ha Long Bay. Lunch with Vietnamese food served at local restaurant. Visit to Dinh and Le Dynasty Temples at Hoa Lu, the former capital of Vietnam under Dinh dynasty (ruled from 968 to 980) and the early Le Dynasty (ruled from 980 to 1009). Return to Hanoi. price per person $130 $110 $75 Full Day Tour To Huong (Perfume Pagoda) with Lunch Pick you up at your hotel early morning, transfer to Perfume Pagoda, a complex of pagodas and Buddhist shrines. On arrival, take a sampan for a cruise along the gentle Yen River to reach Thien Tru Pagoda. Along the way, stop at Trinh Temple and visit pagodas. Lunch served at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, join a walking tour and explore Giai Oan Pagoda, Huong Tich Cave Return to Hanoi in the late afternoon. price per person $130 $108 $75 28 I CBT Holidays

4 Half Day Highway 4 Cooking Class with Lunch : Meet the host at Highway 4, 5 Hàng Tre St, for a welcome drink : Take a cyclo trip to Hom Market : Arrive at Hom Market for tour : Taxi (Or Cyclo) transfer from Hom Market back to Highway 4 Cooking Centre : Welcome drinks, kit out in chef outfits, receive full briefing : Begin cooking program (4 dishes), including food decoration skills training : Lunch & introduction to Vietnamese dining culture : End of the cooking course - a special gift from 4 Tours & farewell from the team. After that, transfer back to your hotel. price per person $125 $120 $85 Hanoi Street Food Tour in Old Quarter (Join-in Tour) Morning Tour: 08:00 12:30 & Afternoon Tour: 12:30 17:00 Pick up from your hotel, start the walking part of the tour early first visiting the colorful local markets where you meet stall holders and talk about their food. The walk then continues along both high streets and back streets exploring beaten corners in Hanoi Old Quarter that you would never know by walking yourself, enjoying elegance Hanoi through tranquility French quarter with birds singing. You will taste more than 10 entrées, drinking endless local beverage while chatting with street vendors. Our final destination is tasting room where you can taste a wide selection of these local delicacies bought directly from the vendors most of whom you saw or met on the tour and sharing about Vietnam culture through traditional food. The purpose of the tour is to provide you with a unique opportunity to experience and learn about exciting history, exceptional culture, as well as distinctive architecture of Hanoi following its unique cuisine trail Rest assured that the food is hygienically handled and provide a comfortable venue for the tastings. The benefit also goes back to the vendors as you buy directly from them. Number of Passengers Join in Tour price per person $75 Inclusion: English speaking guide (of Hanoi Street Food Tour), transfer by private car & walking, food courses + soft drinks Evening Hanoi Night Foodie Adventure (Join-in Tour) 18:00 22:00 (summer) or 17:30 21:30 (winter) Tour guide will see you at your hotel, ride to visit unique market held on 100-years-old bridge, admire fascinating sunset and meet up with very friendly vendors. You then head to the first nightly eatery for tasty seafood & drink Bia Hoi before continue along impressive ceramic road for Hanoi specialty Pho Cuon. After partly satisfy your tummy, you will explore a romantic Hanoi by visit West Lake and be a part of typical drive-through eating in Vietnam with an ice-cream. You then slowly experience Hanoi beauty with its architecture, history and nightlife.it is a unique moment completely immerging local atmosphere that only happens at night. Ride to the Hanoi Old Quarter at late evening, the area now looks reality back with its ancient capital, which beauty has never been found due to chaos and crowded vehicles during the daytime. Enjoy mouth-watering pancake while talking and watching the stall-owner process must be unforgettable memory. Stop for a cup of coffee served by Hanoi-style coffee shop to feel Hanoi heart. Hanoi culture and beauty now are alive with you than ever. Number of Passengers Join in Tour price per person $98 Included: English speaking guide (of Hanoi Street Food Tour), transfer by motorbike, food courses + soft drinks From Hoi An Half Day the Art of Lantern-making with Lunch Hop on your bike to spend the day at the home of a local lantern maker. Spend the day learning the ancient art of lantern making and getting to know some of the locals. Make your own lantern to keep as a reminder of this special experience. You can even pick up some cooking tips while lunch is being prepared. Pitch in and help, if you like. price per person from Hoi An $100 $90 $72 price per person from Da Nang $120 $110 $80 Half Day Hoi An Walking Tour The old section of Hoi An is made for walking with narrow alleys that take you past beautifully preserved, centuries old Chinese and Japanese merchant houses and across ancient covered bridge. Visit a temple and the town market, with its many tailors ready to make to order. price per person from Hoi An $45 $40 $35 price per person from Da Nang $68 $60 $55 VIETNAM I 29

5 Half Day Red Bridge Cooking School with Lunch * Start the day (08.15am or 13.30pm) with a drink at Hai Scout Café (98 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An Ancient Town, Tel: ) the meeting point. * Visit Hoi An s colourful market, and experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market. You will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and purchase some of the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later. * Board the Red Bridge boat for a leisurely cruise (25 minutes) along the Hoi An River to the Red Bridge Cooking School. This is a chance to view local river life, so make sure your camera is handy. * On arrival, explore the cooking school s herb and vegetable garden, before learning about some of Hoi An s and Vietnam s well-known dishes. The cooking lesson runs for about 2 hours each dish is first demonstrated by the Red Bridge chef s, before you prepare the same dish yourselves. Included in the class is a brief introduction to Vietnamese food carving (plate decoration). After the lesson, sit down and enjoy what you have cooked. * Bring your swimsuit and after the cooking tour has finished relax and enjoy free use of the 20-metre swimming pool - towels and showers provided. price per person from Hoi An $75 $72 $70 price per person from Da Nang $95 $92 $90 Inclusion: English speaking guide (of Red Bridge Cooking class), transfer by private car, food courses + soft drinks (lunch) Full Day My Son and Da Nang City Tour with Lunch Depart from Hoi An for the ancient Cham ruins of My Son. Once there visit the Tra Kieu capital which was the former administration center of Champa Kingdom. Discover the majestic ancient ruins at My Son including the ancient towers, which were built in the fourth century. On the way to Danang, stop for lunch at a local restaurant, before visiting the Cham Museum. Go to Ngu Hanh Son (Mountains of the Five Elements). Climb Thuy Son (Water) by the stone stairs and enjoy the panoramic view of the nearby countryside, and visit Huyen Khong cave before entering Tam Thai and Linh Ung pagodas. Rest at the foot of the mountain, where you can visit Non Nuoc stone village, where the local skillful sculptors create many marble products which are exported to many countries worldwide. Then return to Hoi An. price per person $125 $105 $70 Half Day Marble Mountain & Cham Museum Depart from Hoi An for Ngu Hanh Son (Mountains of the Five Elements). Climb Thuy Son (Water) by the stone stairs and enjoy the panoramic view of the nearby countryside, and visit Huyen Khong cave before entering Tam Thai and Linh Ung pagodas. Rest at the foot of the mountain, where you can visit Non Nuoc stone village, where the local skillful sculptors create many marble products which are exported to many countries worldwide. On the way to Danang, visit the Cham Museum before returning to Hoi An. price per person $65 $50 $30 Farming and Fishing for a Day (Join-in Tour) with Lunch (08.00am-14.00pm) day trip 6 hours The Farming & Fishing Life Tour provides you with a close-up and intimate exposure to both the local farming and fishing communities. Accompanied by your tour guide, you commence the day leisurely cycling along country roads witnessing local Vietnamese rural life first hand, discovering all manner of photo opportunities - coming and visiting a beautiful organic vegetable village, watering and planting vegetable, hoeing a soil with local farmer, riding a water buffalo in a rice paddy field; seeing ducks swimming along the rice farm or farmers tending their crops. The photo opportunities are endless. As well you will experience the friendliness of the local people greeting you along the way. Later you will board our Hoi An Eco-tour boat for a river cruise to meet and engage with local fishermen and enjoy a hands-on experience of traditional net fishing. You will also experience paddling the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat along the waterways of coconut palm paradise. This tour provides you with a cultural window into the ways of life of both the farming and fishing communities. price per person $115 $110 $105 From Hue Half Day Emperor s Tombs Set out on a tour of the Emperor's Residence, located about six miles (10km) away from Hue in a surrounding countryside of lush pine forest. See two of the most impressive Royal Tombs Tu Duc Tomb, the final resting place of the Nguyen Emperors. As you follow your guide around the beautiful complexes set amid temples, courtyards and pavilions, admire the ornate tombs built above ground to honor the emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty. En-route to visit Thien Mu Pagoda to see the 7-storey octagonal tower and an old Austin car, which transported Thich Quang to Ho Chi Minh City in 1963 for his self-immolation. Number of Passengers 2 3-6w 7-9 price per person $55 $50 $42 30 I CBT Holidays

6 Full Day Past and Present with Lunch Travel back in time to Vietnam s regal past with a private day tour of Hue Imperial City (The Citadel). A knowledgeable private guide will show you around the imperial grounds of the former palace complex, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. En-route to the colorful Dong Ba markets in Hue before taking a boat down the Perfume River to visit the 7-tiered Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh Mang Tomb. Return to your hotel in Hue. price per person $92 $78 $60 From Nha Trang Full Day Island Tour with Lunch This morning you are transferred to the harbour and board a boat to visit the nearby islands. Visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium, get a chance to snorkel and swim at Mun Island, try catching fish or snorkel to view their brilliant colours at close range. Then you re heading onto Tam Island for a special seafood lunch and a short relaxing on the beach. On the way back you will visit Fishing Village, you will have a chance to try the basket boat around the village. price per person $190 $158 $110 Inclusion: English speaking guide, transfer by private car, private boat (by wooden boat), entrance fee, 1 buffet seafood lunch, snorkeling gear, sundeck-chairs & mineral waters, cold towels. Full Day Village Cycling Tour with Lunch Get on your bike and out into the countryside to see the real Vietnam. Visit local villages and see how each one makes a living. Cycle past rice fields dotted with water buffalo and the conical hats of workers. Visit a 19th century home before stopping for lunch at a restaurant on the river. Rested and refueled you cycle back to Nha Trang. price per person $195 $125 $118 Inclusion: transport by bike and van, local guide, admission fees, Vietnamese lunch, fruit in season in the countryside & mineral waters, cold towels. Full Day Nha Trang Day Tour and Thap Ba Hot Springs with Lunch Take a full day tour in Nha Trang, visit the Cham Po Nagar Tower, one of the many relics of the Champa Kingdom, which was the most significant power in South Vietnam from AD, Cau Da Villa, Chong Rocks and Bao Dai s Villas, one of the few remaining examples of French colonial architecture in Vietnam. In the afternoon go to Thap Ba hot spring for a mud bath and hot spa. Enjoy a hot mineral water swim and shower and indulge in a revitalizing massage after many days of sightseeing. price per person $135 $120 $90 Inclusion: English speaking guide, transfer by private car, entrance fee, lunch, a private pool of special mud bath & mineral waters, cold towels. From Dalat Full Day Dalat City Tour with Lunch This is a wonderful way to see all the major sights in and around this scenic town, including the summer residence of Bao Dai, Vietnam s last Emperor. You also visit Truc Lam monasteries, Crazy House (Hang Nga House), XQ hand embroidery and the Dalat Market. The tour of a town renowned for its gardens and orchards wouldn t be complete without a trip to the Dalat Flower Garden to see a variety of orchids. price per person $110 $98 $68 VIETNAM I 31

7 Full Day Dalat Waterfall Visit Tour with Lunch Dalat is situated in the cooler climate of the Central Highlands and was once a former hill station founded by the French at the beginning of 20th century as a retreat from the constant heat of Saigon. Today, a city tour will start with Pongour Waterfalls. Datanla Waterfalls and Prenn Waterfall are also popular sights in Dalat. In the waterfall surrounding, there is a traditional bridge, a pool for crocodiles, and some wildlife such as bears, crocodiles and rubber dinghies. Finish tour by walking around Xuan Huong Lake. price per person $160 $140 $88 From Sapa Full Day Tour to Hill Tribe Village in Sapa with Lunch In the morning pick up at hotel. Start trekking to Lao Chai Ta Van Giang Ta Chai. You will meet some different minority people H mong, Zay, red Dzao. You can see different colorful dresses. After lunch served at local restaurant, you continue trekking to visit Cat Cat village and Cat Cat waterfall lying in a small valley. Back to Sapa town. price per person $80 $70 $60 Half Day Sapa Walking and Climbing Tour Early morning, you will walk to Sapa market to find out the daily life of the local people. Then you will discover Ham Rong Mountain which is situated in the center of Sapa town, is a remarkable tourist attraction. Shaped like a dragon s head in the clouds, Ham Rong Mountain is nearly 2000 meters high with green trees and colorful flowers almost all year round. Most tourists visiting Sapa do the exciting climb-up of the mountain. Standing on the highest point of Ham Rong Mountain, tourists will have a breathtaking view over the romantic Sapa town. This tour is not recommended for the elderly. price per person $35 $30 $25 From Phu Quoc Full Day Tour Phu Quoc with Lunch You will visit: *Pearl raising farm. *The busy activities of an ocean-front seafood marketplace and the fantastic scene of hundreds of colorful fishing boats cluttering the area. Get onboard to small islets for snorkeling and fishing. Lunch is served on board. *Sao Beach - one of the most beautiful beach of Phu Quoc. *Back to Duong Dong Town, stop at one traditional fish sauce processing house which contributes to making and maintaining PhuQuoc fish sauce branch name. *Experience activities of local people at Duong Dong market *Dinh Cau Temple the spirit Savior of the fisherman. Enjoy sunset on the ocean, back to hotel. price per person $85 $78 $70 Half Day Biking Phu Quoc From Duong Dong Town, the main location of Phu Quoc Island, you will ride bicycle 10km around the town and to the Northwest to picture at pepper garden, relaxing at beautiful beach. Sunglasses, mask, water and swimsuits are necessary items for your 10 kilometer trip to discover numerous cracking spots including Hon Que Viet (Vietnam s village spirit) ancient house, pepper farm, Dai Beach and Ong Lang Beach. On the way riding back to town stop at Duong Dong market to enjoy normal life of local people. price per person $65 $55 $48 32 I CBT Holidays