Treasures of South Vietnam

PROPOSAL : TREASURES OF SOUTH VIETNAM – 12D11N

DEPARTURE : 01 Jan 2014 – 30 September 2014

NUMBER OF PAX : TBA

PREPARED FOR : TBA

Vietnam is now firmly on the world stage, but only since the

early 1990’s travellers started arriving. Today visitors from all

over the world have the opportunity to discover the beauty of

Vietnam. Brilliant green rice fields, bustling city streets, grand

colonial buildings, colourful markets, temples and pagodas,

deserted sandy beaches, glorious mountain scenery, colourful

ethnic minorities, delicious cuisine, luxurious hotels and resorts,

THIS IS VIETNAM TODAY.

The country is divided into three distinct regions, the south, the

centre and the north. The northern capital Hanoi, is the seat of

government and home of the revered Ho Chi Minh. This is the

artistic and cultural heart of the country, with Hoan Kiem lake

at the centre. In the Old Quarter, at the Temple of Literature, in

the colonial buildings and the museums the past comes to life.

Saigon is the commercial powerhouse of the country, with

international hotels, shiney malls, old markets, museums, China

Town and café life. The city is truly multi-cultural.

There are Seven World Heritage sites in Vietnam declared by

UNESCO in 2011. The spectacular natural wonder of Ha Long Bay (1994), the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park

(2003), the central sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi (2010), Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (2011),

Complex of Hué Monuments (1993), Hoi An Ancient Town (1999), My Son Sanctuary (1999). Vietnam offers the

ultimate in adventure and luxury travel

VIETNAM DESTINATION

Day 1: HO CHI MINH CITY ARRIVAL (-/-/-)

Welcome to Vietnam! Asia Destinations’ guide and driver will pick you up at the airport and take you into the city

centre by private car. Hotel check in and free time to relax.

In the afternoon, start your half-day city tour to see Saigon’s historic landmarks.

The city, is the dynamic commercial centre of Vietnam. Despite the hustle and bustle, the city retains its

connections to the past. A stroll down Rue Catinat (of Graham Greene's 'The Quiet American') will reveal more

colonial classics; the Opera House, a three-story classical theatre (outside visit); the former Hotel de ville

constructed in 1901, now The People's Committee building with no public access; the Notre Dame Cathedral, a

stunningly massive red-brick edifice with twin spires (open only 3-4pm everyday otherwise just outside visit); the

Central Post Office influenced by Renaissance architecture; and the former Presidential Palace headquarter of the

Saigon government during the past conflicts.Return to your hotel and free time to discover more of the city on your

own.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: CU CHI TUNNELS (B/-/-)

After breakfast at hotel, your guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby to enjoy a 2-hour-drive north west of Saigon

to Cu Chi tunnels, through urbanized areas and typically lush southern Vietnamese countryside. The tunnel

complex was dug in 1948 for the guerrillas to hide from invaders. It also served as communication routes and for

food and weapon caches as well as hospitals and living quarters for guerrilla fighters throughout the French and

American wars. Visit the underground villages to understand the tunnels’ history, life in the tunnels and the

Vietnamese’s resilience during the conflicts. Return to Ho Chi Minh city with free time for the rest of the day to go

shopping or relax at the hotel on your own.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 3: HO CHI MINH CITY - CAI BE (B/L/D)

Today, after breakfast at the hotel, your driver will pick you at the hotel lobby and drive you by private car or coach

to Cai Be in the Mekong Delta; known as the country’s ‘rice-basket’. Embark on a 3-hour drive with ever-changing

views – from the rapidly developing Saigon city to the hectic delta. On arrival, board the cruise at noon with a

welcome drink and an experienced crew to look after you. Check into the cabins and enjoy a delicious lunch on the

upper deck while the boat sails leisurely towards canals on the Mekong River. Rest on the deck, or relax at the bar

as the boat maneuvers through the mass of local boats. See the fruit drying facilities and traditional wooden

shipbuilding yards on both sides. A village visit on the banks of Co Chien or Mang Thit is an opportunity to

appreciate the local way of life of the Delta people and their hospitality. If you would like to explore, stop at an

orchard or a nearby paddy field. Enjoy the sunset with a sundowner before dinner while cruising on Mekong River.

Overnight on board in the delta

Day 4: CAN THO – CHAU DOC (B/L/-)

Enjoy an early breakfast at approximately 06.30am, as the boat departs for Can Tho. Watch the sunrise on the

river. Leisurely cruise up the Bassac river while passing the beautiful scenery. Here you will see the local floating

market, where many boats laden with fruit, vegetables and fish jostle for trade. Sellers advertise their wares by

crying out across the waters, or tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see them from a distance. Upon

arrival at Ninh Kieu wharf, disembark your cruise. Your local guide in Can Tho will pick you up and accompany you

on the journey to Chau Doc. In the late afternoon, you will drive 30 Km from Chau Doc to Tra Su Cajuput forest.

Here you will take a boat trip through Tra Su cajuput forest renowned for its untouched natural beauty and its

sanctuary for flora and fauna. Return to Chau Doc in the evening.

Overnight in Chau Doc

Day 5: CHAU DOC – HO CHI MINH CITY (B/L/-)

After breakfast, we will visit the Chau Doc city attractions

including: Chua Xu Temple, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, fishing farm, Cham mosque and Cham village – Cham is one of

the ethnic minorities of Vietnam. Experience the local life in the Mekong Delta before returning to Ho Chi Minh

City (about 7 hour driving). Arrive at Ho Chi Minh City and check in hotel.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 6: HO CHI MINH CITY – NAM CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK (B/-/-)

After breakfast at the hotel, your driver and your guide will pick you up to depart for a trekking day in Nam Cat

Tien National Park (around 3-hour drive by private car). The 70,000 hectare park is home to various species of giant

trees and wild animals. A leisurely hike in the Ben Cu area of the park is available. Return to your guesthouse in the

park and after dinner take a night ride by jeep deep into the Nui Tuong forest to look for nocturnal animals.

Overnight at Cat Tien guesthouse

Day 7: NAM CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK – LAK LAKE (B/-/-)

In the early morning, take a jeep ride to Bau Sau, the staging point for the day’s trek (round trip 10km). Trek for

three and a half hours deep into the forest then take a canoe around the lake. If lucky, you may see some unusual

birds and mammals which live in the forest and wetlands. Then hike back to the jeep for the drive back to the

guesthouse. Check out and continue to Dak Lak province (around 6-hour drive) which is a home to several ethnic

minorities such as Ede, Mnong, Jarai. Hotel check in and enjoy a traditional ‘gong’ show and dance performance of

the Mnong tribes. Overnight in Lak Resort

Day 8: LAK LAKE – BUON MA THUOT (B/-/-)

Breakfast at the hotel then visit Lak lake that is considered the biggest natural lake in the Central Highlands

surrounded by mountains and pretty villages of Jun and M’lieng ethic people. Stroll around the Jun village to

discover the daily life of Mnong minority and enjoy an elephant ride (for one hour) to M’lieng village. Continue for

one-hour by car to Buon Ma Thuot which is a large city in a coffee plantation region, and a provincial city of Daklak

province. Upon arrival Buon Ma Thuot City, you will visit some local attractions including Khai Doan pagoda, Lac

Giao temple and the Ethnographic Museum with good collection of artefacts of the local hilltribe people. Arrive at

your hotel in Buon Ma Thuot for check –in and free time for relaxation.

Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot.

Day 9: BUON MA THUOT – DA LAT (B/-/-)

After breakfast at the hotel, your driver and guide will drive you from Buon Ma Thuot to Da Lat by car (around 4

hour). Upon arrival in Da Lat, hotel check in and we take a stroll through the French Quarter with french

architectural villas, especially Dalat Cathedral (also called Chicken Church) - one of the oldest and typical of the

architecture constructions of Dalat. Return to your hotel for check in and free time for your rest in the evening.

Overnight in Da Lat.

Day 10: DALAT (B/-/-)

This cool retreat, in the central highlands was discovered by the French during their time in Vietnam. Dalat was

developed as an escape from the intense heat of the lowlands. Here the French buit villas and planted flowers and

alpine shrubs. The town is set amongst forests and lakes and is now a major tourist venue. It is an ideal location for

hikers and mountain bike enthusiasts.

After breakfast, start your day with a tour of Da Lat City and its surroundings. 6km south west of Dalat is Datanla

Waterfall which is not so imposing or tumultuous as some others in Dalat but it exerts an extraordinary attraction

to adventurers. Continue to Thien Vien Truc Lam pagoda located on Phoenix Mountain and next to Tuyen Lam

lake. Every year, from all over the world, hundreds of Zen followers come here to practice meditation. We will visit

Da Lat’s Flower Garden considered a natural museum that houses a fine collection of native and exotic flowers

In the afternoon, drive up the hill to the Summer Palace of the last Emperor of Viet Nam – Bao Dai, and visit his

residence giving you an insight to how royalty would have lived in the 1930s with its wonderful location

Visit Crazy House, with its unusual architecture with strange shapes with unsual roofs and rooms. This guesthouse

and art gallery was designed by the daughter of a former Vietnamese President. Each room is decorated with a

specific theme, such as Ant Room, Bamboo Room, the Eagle Room, etc.

Drive up the hill to the French-built rail station opened in 1928. The old steam engine is still there, but replicas have

replaced the old cars. Take a back-in-time train ride 7km to Trai Mat, passing vegetable and flower gardens. Hard

seat, open air, loud machine, all part of the experience! Visit Linh Phuoc pagoda built from old pieces of glass,

pottery bowls and porcelain between 1949 and 1952.

Return to your hotel by private car and relax. Overnight in Da Lat

Day 11: DALAT – MUI NE/ NHA TRANG / HO CHI MINH CITY (B/-/-)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will return directly back to Ho Chi Minh City by car or your driver will drive you to

Mui Ne or Nha Trang for a beach extension (surcharge for the accommodation in Mui Ne/Nha Trang). Overnight in

Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 12: HO CHI MINH CITY DEPARTURE (B/-/-)

Free time for shopping or discover more of the city on your own until the transfer to the airport for your onward

flight.

“where journeys begin”

TOUR COST : NET PRICE IN USD

Valid 01 Oct 13 – 31 Dec 13

Categories/ Group size 1 pax 2 pax 3-4 pax 5-6 pax 7-10pax Single Supplement

Standard Category 2,703.00 1,466.00 1,174.00 925.00 869.00 291.00

Superior Category 3,112.00 1,661.00 1,374.00 1,125.00 1,069.00 499.00

Deluxe Category 3,528.00 1,865.00 1,579.00 1,330.00 1,274.00 709.00

All rates are net, quoted per person in U.S.$ in half twin room. Please add the single supplement if you book a

single room (Except on 1 Pax).

Valid 01 Jan 14 – 30 Apr 14




Deluxe Category 3,687.00 1,950.00 1,650.00 1,390.00 1,331.00 741.00



Valid 01 May 14 – 30 Sep 14




Deluxe Category 3,653.00 1,932.00 1,663.00 1,373.00 1,314.00 724.00



Surcharge 50 USD per group per day for any booking falling on 30th,, 31st January, 01st ,02nd February 2014 (Lunar

New Year in Vietnam)

Surcharge 30 USD per room at Cat Tien Forest Floor Lodge during Peak Season (21December 2013 -6 January 2014)

& National Holidays

LIST OF HOTEL USAGES:

Standard Category Superior Category Delxue Category

HO CHI MINH CITY HO CHI MINH CITY HO CHI MINH CITY

Elios Hotel

Superior Room

Add: 233 Pham Ngu Lao, District 1

Tel: 084838385584

Web: www.elioshotel.vn

MEKONG DELTA

Le Cochinchine Cruise

Private cabin

Dong Hoa Hiep, Cai Be

Tel: 084838114863

Web:http://mekong-

emotion.com/Boats/2/Le-Cochinchine-

Cruise-in-Comfort.aspx

CHAU DOC

Chau Pho Hotel

Superior

Trung Nu Vuong, Chau Doc

Tel: 084763564139

Web: www.chauphohotel.com

NAM CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK

Cat Tien Guesthouse

JUN VILLAGE

Lak Resort

BUON MA THUOT

Dakruco Hotel

Superior Room

30 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Buon Ma Thuot

Tel: 08450039888

Web: http://www.dakrucohotels.com

DALAT

Best Western Dalat Hotel

Eden Saigon Hotel

Deluxe City View

38 Bui Thi Xuan, Dist. 1

Tel:084862913371

Web: www.edensaigonhotel.com

MEKONG DELTA

Bassac Cruise

Private cabin

144 Hai Ba Trung, Ninh Kieu, Can Tho

Tel: 0847103829540

Web: http://transmekong.com/

CHAU DOC

Victoria Chau Doc Hotel

Superior Room

32 Le Loi, Chau Doc

Tel: 084763865010

Web:

http://www.victoriahotels.asia/en/our-

hotels-in-viet-nam/chau-doc-hotel


Cat Tien Guesthouse

JUN VILLAGE

Lak Resort

BUON MA THUOT

Dakruco Hotel

Deluxe Room

30 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Buon Ma Thuot

Tel: 08450039888

Web: http://www.dakrucohotels.com

DALAT

Saigon Dalat Hotel

Equatorial Hotel

Deluxe Room

242 Tran Binh Trong, District 5

Tel: 084838397777

Web: https://www.equatorial.com/hcm/

MEKONG DELTA

Bassac Cruise

Private cabin

144 Hai Ba Trung, Ninh Kieu, Can Tho

Tel: 0847103829540

Web: http://transmekong.com/

CHAU DOC

Victoria Chau Doc Hotel

Deluxe Room

32 Le Loi, Chau Doc

Tel: 084763865010

Web:

http://www.victoriahotels.asia/en/our-

hotels-in-viet-nam/chau-doc-hotel


Forest Floor Lodge

JUN VILLAGE

Lak Resort

BUON MA THUOT

Saigon Ban Me Hotel

Suite Room

3 Phan Chau Trinh, Buon Ma Thuot

Tel 08450036856666

Web: www.saigonbanmehotel.com.vn

DALAT

Ana Mandara Dalat Hotel

http://www.elioshotel.vn/

Superior

09 Le Dai Hanh, Da Lat

Tel: 084636252999

Web: www.dalatplazahotel.com.vn

Deluxe

180 Duong 3/2, Da Lat

Tel: 084633556789

Web: www.saigondalathotel.com

Villa Room

Le Lai, Da Lat

Tel: 084633555888

Web: www.anamandara-resort.com

INCLUDING:

Accomodations based on twin share

Transportation: private car or coach and shared cabin on train

English-Speaking Guide applied for day-tour only

Meals as mentioned in the program (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)

Entrance Fees

Boat Trip as mentioned in the program

EXCLUDING:

International flight ticket to & out Vietnam

Domestic flight ticket (separate quotation)

Meals not mentioned

Visa letter and Visa stamp fee at the airport (around 45 USD/person)

Drinks and personal expenses

Optional tours

Tips and gratuities for tour guide and services

Any other items not mentioned

Compulsory Chrismas & New Year Gala Dinner

BOOKING PROCEDURE

Booking will be confirmed on receipt of advance deposit only.

Asia Destinations (ASD) requires 20% advance deposit to hold the booking.

(2) Balance 80% must reach Asia Destinations (ASD)30 days prior to tour departure date.

LIABILITY

The prices are subject to amendment should the Transporters/ Hoteliers amend their rates prior to

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commencement of the tour.

REFUND

After commencement of Travel, no refund in full or in part will be given for services included in the program,

which are not utilized.

HOTEL CHECK IN- CHECK OUT TIME

Hotel Check in - Check out time is usually 12h00 am.

Extended check in - check out time may be granted subject to availability and agreement by the participating

hotels.

POLICY REGARDING CANCELLATION / NO SHOW / EARLY DEPARTURE

. Cancellation charges would be effective from the date we receive advice in writing and cancellation charges

would apply as follows:

* Before 30 days - 10% of the total tour / service cost

* From 15 days to 07 days - 15% of the total tour / service cost

* From 07 days to 02 days - 25% of the total tour / service cost

* From 02 days (48 hrs) to departure - 50% of the total tour / service cost

TRAVEL INSURANCE

To travel around Asia Destinations (ASD)highly recommended that participants have travel insurance.

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Treasures of South Vietnam