Vietnam Mountains, Minority Ethnic Groups And Relaxation

Arrive in Ho Chi Minh (or Saigon)- Tan Son Nhat International Airport. You will be met at the airport by your English-speaking guide and transferred to your hotel in downtown Saigon.

Overnight in Saigon.

Wake up with the crowing of the cock - a typical sound of the countryside every morning. We visit the local market by bike accompanied by your host and then return home for breakfast.

We continue to discover the island by bike crossing the fields and the beautiful countryside landscapes to understand local life. 

After lunch at the home of the inhabitants, we say "goodbye" and take the ferry back to the dock. Return to Saigon. Overnight at the hotel.

In the morning, we will take a boat trip to the Cu Lao Cham Island. Upon arrival at the pier of Bai Lang, visit the 300-year-old well of the Cham and Hai Tang pagoda. Walk to understand the life of fishermen on the island of Cu Lao Cham. Free time on the white sand. Lunch on the island of Cham. At 1.30 pm return to Hoi An. Afternoon at leisure in Hoi An in the old quarter or at Cua Dai Beach.

Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

Transfer to Hue 120km from Hoi An via the Nuvole hill which offers a splendid view of the center. Stop in Danang to visit Marble Mountain and the Cham Museum. Arrival at the hotel in Hue for check-in. In the afternoon, depart by bicycle to visit the Imperial city of the Nguyen dynasty (1804 - 1945) where hundreds of years old architectural works are preserved, including palaces.

Overnight at a hotel in Hue.

6.30a.m: arrive at Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. You will have breakfast and some time for a rest. 

Then we will trek around Sapa, about 12 km, to Lao Chai village and keep going along Muong Hoa Valley - the bottom of the Sapa Valley to get to Ta Van village which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. These are Black H’Mong and Dzay ethnic villages. We will visit the people in their homes, visit schools and observe how they work the terraced rice fields surrounding the villages. It is an opportunity to admire the most beautiful rice terraces of Sapa and to meet the inhabitants, the children. The afternoon will be at leisure so you can explore Sapa for yourself the church of the Madonna del Rosario, the Sapa market, a lively meeting place for the various ethnic groups in the area and where the red Dzao and the black H'mong and the Kinh sell their products.

Overnight in a hotel in Sapa.

08:00A.m: We depart from the hotel. This excursion takes you to visit a selection of the numerous attractions in Nha Trang City. First, the car will drive you to Cau Da for a visit to the Vietnam Oceanographic Institute to see the whole collection of sea creatures in Nha Trang Bay. After that, you will go to Long Son Pagoda, Catholic or Stone Church built in French colony time, Chong Promontory Rocks, and the Po Nagar Temples. The tour ends after the visit to the local Dam Market.

Overnight at hotel in Nha Trang.

Free to Nha Trang for maritime activities or just relax on the beach.

Breakfast included.

Overnight at hotel in Nha Trang.

Free time until the transfer to the airport for the flight to Saigon and take your flight back from Saigon depending on the time of your flights.

Breakfast included.