Vietnamese Market Tour

Overview

Trip code: ADV0009VN12D

Destination: Vietnam

Itinerary

Arrive in Hanoi - Noi Bai International Airport. You will be met at the airport by your English speaking guide and transfer to your hotel in downtown Hanoi.

In afternoon, we will visit Hom Market - On the northeast corner of Hue and Tran Xuan Soan, this is a good general-purpose market and excellent for local fabric if you plan to have clothes made. This market is crazy (Similar to Dong Xuan Market ) fabric everywhere. There's not a lot of patchwork cottons or non stretch fabrics, but there's some fantastic jerseys, stretch wools, chiffons, satins, embroidered and sequined material, tulle, fleece - endless!

One of the famous market in Ha Noi is Dong Xuan - Hanoi’s oldest market Dong Xuan mainly sells bulk food items, clothing and accessories targeted towards locals in its three stores of packed aisles. Come though simply to experience a typical Southeast Asian wet market on the ground floor and in the market’s surrounds, where you’ll see plenty of colorful fresh produce as well as sacks full of dried mushrooms, fish and other dry goods. Upstairs is mainly cloth and clothes, and there’s a food hall here too, though the ones just outside the market seem to attract more of a crowd, at least during the day (perhaps its busy early morning). Shops surround the streets leading onto the market; we snapped up some coffee filters at one of the shops just outside the market for 20,000 dong each.

Dinner in local restaurant

Overnight in Hanoi.

Distance: Noi Bai Airport – Hanoi Central: 30 km for 50 minute transfer

08:00A.m: We will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Museum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the French colonial Styled Presidential Palace, and the historical Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam, built-in 1070 in honor of Confucius.

In the afternoon we will see the Museum of Ethnology and then attend a traditional Water Puppet show. This art originates from rural festivals in Vietnam. The artists – men and women – stand waist-deep in the water to manipulate the puppets, making them move about, talk and laugh and even dance on the surface of the water. The audience is meant to experience the atmosphere of a village festival. Then visit Hoan Kiem Lake (The Restored Sword Lake) and the Ngoc Son Temple, which is on an island in the northern part of the lake. We will enjoy a Cyclo tour along the narrow streets of the Old Quarter of Hanoi. The Old Quarter includes 36 old streets with each name representative of the type of merchandise sold in it.

After dinner at a local restaurant (pay by yourself), we will transfer to Railway Station for a night train to Lao Cai

Overnight in train (Cabin 4 bed)

Arrived in Lao Cai and had a small breakfast in a restaurant near the station. Transfer by private car to Bac Ha to visit the local market depending on the day (Coc Ly market on Tuesday, Can Cau market on Saturday, and Bac Ha market on Sunday). Then depart for Sa Pa with stops along the way to take pictures. This is a very pleasant trip that takes you past impressive landscapes including terraced rice paddies. Visit the ethnic minorities such as the Nung, H’Mong, and Dao… and enjoy their market wares. Sapa is noted for its silk clothing and lacquerware as well as handmade items from ethnic minorities.

Arrive at the town, free time to discover the Sapa church and the Sapa market by yourself, where the red Dzao, the black Hmong, and the Kinh sell their products. Overnight in Sa Pa.
Distance Lao Cai – Sapa: 60 km => about 1hour 30minute

08:00am: After breakfast, we will trek around Sapa, about 12 km, to Lao Chai - Ta Phin village. These are Black H’Mong, Red Dzao and Dzao ethnic villages. We will visit the people in their homes, visit schools and observe how they work the terraced rice fields surrounding the villages. Ta Phin - country of the Red Dzao to meet the locals and understand their traditional medicines. 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.
16.30: Get on the bus to go back to Lao Cai station.
Dinner at your account.
Overnight at the A/C soft sleeper cabin to Hanoi (schedule: 21:15 – 05:30)

Arrive in Ha Noi.

After breakfast in local restaurant,

07:30-08:00 am. After breakfast, drive to Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Whoever comes to Vietnam should not miss the chance to visit Halong Bay, a picturesque blend of harmonious transition between the mountains and the sea. Halong Bay is in the Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf and stretches over an area of 1,500 km2 with three thousand green islands that look like jewels.

We will take a cruise on the bay (for 4 hours) to visit the caves and enjoy a fresh seafood lunch on the boat while experiencing the majestic beauty of Halong Bay. Drive back to Hanoi late afternoon. Overnight in Ha Long.

Distance: Hanoi-Halong: 165km à 4 hour transfer included break time on the way

After breakfast in hotel.

Visitors to Ha Long impossible not to visit the area “Flea market”. Here freshly caught seafood fresh longer be sold right on the banks of the extremely affordable price. Crushed concrete met three individual woman has been out of the river bank of the sitting, a little later, the kids fishing theft also add a basket of shrimp, add the bucket bag oysters, Galaxy, fresh messages out messages sitting together. You can buy any fresh seafood in here.

After that, transfer to Ha Noi for flight to Da Nang.

Dinner in local restaurant.

Overnight in Da Nang.

After breakfast in hotel.

We will visit Han Market. Han Market’s ground level is where locals shop for fresh vegetables, seafood, and butchered meat in the early morning. There are also numerous fruit stalls set in front of the market, where you can purchase tropical fruits such as bananas, mangoes, durian, and jackfruit. Ideal as souvenirs for loved ones back home, make sure you stock up on prepacked chilli paste, Ly Son garlic, rice crackers, and dried squid, all of which are available on the same floor. Han Market’s indoor food court offers just about any Vietnamese dish you can think of, from mi quang (Vietnamese turmeric noodles) and com tam (broken rice) to banh xeo (crispy pancake) and goi cuon (Vietnamese spring rolls)

In the afternoon, transfer to Hoi An - Ancient Town.

We enjoy a walking tour of Hoi An Old Town. Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, Tan Ky old house, a handicraft market where you can see the artists at work making beautiful silk lanterns, the Cantonese Assembly Hall, temples and pagodas in the Chinese architectural style, and the large colorful market.

In the late afternoon take a boat trip on the Thu Bon River to enjoy the sunset.

Dinner in local restaurant and visit Hoi An night market.

The mainstay of the night market are the silk lanterns that Hoi An is famous for, with the growing number of stalls keeping the prices competitive. The choice of styles is endless, with traditional silk, lace and chiffon alongside detailed hand painted cottons — in fact just like the local tailors will whip up any design you throw at them usually on the spot.

Lanterns are not the only thing on offer though, with plenty of stalls laden with trinkets, jeweler, and silk fans and, um, cheese graters — according to that stallholder” foreigners like cheese”. They line the street from sunset till 21:00 or 22:00, with the lantern stalls opening up slightly earlier at around 16:00. The best time to visit is as night falls and An Hoi becomes the island of a thousand lanterns.
Overnight in Hoi An

Have a breakfast in hotel.

It’s worthwhile to wake up early to visit the Hoi An fish market, located on the Thu Bon River, behind the main market area. When the fishing boats arrive and the local activity starts, the place is a real photographer delight. As with most markets in Asia, the best time to visit is around 6 – 7am each morning, when it’s at its busiest.

At that time, visitor can walk around the narrow streets in the early morning, when there’s nobody around to give the place its busy look. There are no tourists, no shops open. It‘s a new experience of Hoi An.

In the afternoon, transfer to Da Nang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Arrive in Ho Chi Minh – Tan Son Nhat International Airport. You will be met at the airport by your English speaking guide and transfer to your hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh

Dinner in local restaurant.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Distance: Tan Son Nhat Airport – Saigon Central: 7 – 8km for 30 minute transfer

Have a breakfast at hotel

08:00: We enjoy a city tour to see Reunification Palace and Ben Thanh Market. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral (1877-1883) right on the square and the beautiful French-style Post Office (1886-1891), with its glass canopy and iron structure designed by Gustave Eiffel. Then, visit the famous War Remnant Museum, with armored vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons displayed both outside and inside. Then, continue to Cholon, visit Binh Tay Market is the Central Market of Cho Lon in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Famous for being one of the cheapest markets in Ho Chi Minh, many retailers buy their wholesale goods at Binh Tay and sell them on at other markets around the city. After that, visit the Chinese quarter, and Discover the Thien Hau Pagoda, build by the Cantonese congregation in the 19th century. Free time to explore on your own, or for shopping.

Dinner in local restaurant.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast, 08:00 A.m we depart to Cai Be. Upon arrival at Cai Be, embark on a private boat to cruise around Cai Be Floating Market to see local people selling, buying, and exchanging goods from their boats. Visit a local garden and house to see orchards, rice crisped producing process, etc... After lunch cruising along river to see peaceful tranquil life of villagers, admire the marvelous natural setting of the Mekong Delta region. About 3 pm, the boat will arrive at Vinh Long Market; walk around to explore Vinh Long Market before transfer to Can Tho.

In evening, you will visit Can Tho market. An ideal time to start is 5:30 pm when your stomach has raised a call. Meet up our friendly guide on foot, we visit famous sights in Can Tho town as Old Market, Ong pagoda, night market, food street. Sample Mekong pizza, sugar cane juice, mango salad, yummy!

Together with our guide, we walk through the streets, enter into every corner that hard to reach by a normal traveler; at local restaurants and food stalls, enjoy deep fried cakes, sweet cakes, black chicken,”Nem nướng” known as BBQ pork with vegetable, rice paper and special sauce. Following is a taste of Mekong Delta Fried Shrimp Cake “Bánh Cống”.

Already enjoy the Mekong taste, how about the Mekong sound? Let us take you to a live music coffee shop. With a drinks offered in excited atmosphere, you are freely listen to the voice of our Can Tho singer, see how people show their passions, their life stories together at night; have more discuss about the culture and custom, blow all worries out of your mind, just enjoy this moment as a local.

The tour should be finished at around 8:30 pm, freely walk back to your hotel.

Overnight in Can Tho

Distance: Saigon Central – Cai Be : 110km for 03 hour transfer

After breakfast.

We will depart Ninh Kieu wharf by shuttle-boat, you can see bustling activities along Can Tho riverbanks. This chance you may know how local people go fishing with plenty of fish traps and how they transport passengers as well as products by the waterway. A real local life around you to understand deeply how they love & close with the land. Approaching Cai Rang floating market – one of the most specific markets of the Southwest, the people sell fruits and agricultural products of the whole region.

After that, you wil transfer back to Ho Chi Minh.

Dinner in local restaurant.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Hochiminh departure. Free time at leisure for last-minute shopping before transferring to the airport for departure home

Inclusions

Accommodation in the category chosen or similar (subject to availability) based on double/twin sharing with daily breakfast: 01 night in Ha Noi; 02 nights on train; 01 night in Sapa; 01 night in Ha Long; 01 night in Da Nang; 01 night in Hoi An; 03 nights in Ho Chi Minh; 01 night in Can Tho
All local boat rentals as mentioned in the program. Cruise on private junk in Ha Long bay.
Transfer from and to the airports by private vehicle with A/C. Transportation by private vehicle with A/C.
Local English speaking guide(s) in Vietnam.
Meals as mentioned in the program. B: 11 Breakfast,L: 01 Lunch, D: 11 Dinner.
All entrance fees and sightseeing as mentioned in the program. Mineral Water (01 bottle/pax/day)
Superior train Hanoi – Lao Cai and Lao Cai – Hanoi. Air-conditioned cabin with soft sleeper berths (04pax/ cabin).
Insurance during tour in Vietnam

Exclusions

Late check out or Early check in
International flight/ Domestic flight tickets and airport taxes.
All internal/ regional flight tickets in economy class with/without departure tax (? USD/Pax).
Tips & personal expenses. Personal insurance. Any service not clearly mentioned in the program.

Accommodation

3* First Class : 3-Star Hotel

4* Superior : 4-Star Hotel

5* Deluxe : 5-Star Hotel

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