8 DAY | Vietnamese Voyage
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This tour visits: Vietnam
Step into pho-real Vietnam for the voyage of a lifetime. Swing past buzzing cities,
learn a thing or two (or more), feast on Vietnamese treats and work on your tan
as you float through majestic Halong Bay. #Winning! Vietnam is the perfect
island-city combination - you won’t be disappointed.
The Bucket List
More Inclusions
Dinner at social enterprise restaurant Koto, Hanoi
7 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners
Ho Chi Minh City street eats tour
6 nights in hostels & hotels, 1 nights sailing on a traditional
Cruise in Halong Bay
junk boat
Guided cyclo tour of Hanoi
Flights between all major cities
Guided tour of Hoi An
Guided tours of all major cities
Guided tour of Ho Chi Minh City
Awesome Local Trip Leader
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Enter chaos and culture as you meet the group in Ho Chi Minh City. You’re in Vietnam - get excited! Dive head first into Ho Chi Minh City
madness (legit madness) with a street eats tour. What a way to start!
Included today:
-Guided tour of Ho Chi MInh City
Meals:
-Dinner
Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City
Rise and shine for an optional visit the Cu Chi tunnels for a lesson in Vietnamese resilience. Later, have you slurped some pho yet? A.k.a
steaming broth and slinky rice noodles? By the end of the trip, cravings will be pho-real. Tonight: the city is all yours as you wander free. Top
tip: let loose and find a rooftop bar to sit high with the tangled power lines (you’ll soon see...)
Meals:
-Breakfast
Optional activities:
-Visit to Cu Chi tunnels.
Day 3 - Ho Chi Minh City to Hoi An
Pack yo’ bags as we fly upwards to the food capital of Vietnam - seriously, unreal. Give it 10 minutes, and we promise you’ll be hooked on Hoi
An. Make tracks through the city with a guided tour. On the menu tonight: an optional street eats tour. If you think you’ve eaten it all, nah-ah
not even close. Chopsticks at the ready.
Included today:
-Guided tour of Hoi An
Meals:
-Breakfast
Optional activities:
-Hoi An street eats tour
Day 4 - Hoi An
Free day = awesome-ness! FYI:UNESCO World Heritage site alert. Stroll over the Japanese Covered Bridge or visit the Cam Nam Village - just a
short boat, skip and a jump away. If you need to squeeze some tanning time, go for it. This is a coastal town, remember? Later, flex your
culinary skills and learn the the A to Z of Vietnamese cooking (optional).
Meals:
-Breakfast
Optional Activities:
-Cooking class
Day 5 - Hoi An to Hanoi
Enter Hanoi. Take it all in - the pagodas, the traces of French-Chinese occupation and scooters x1000. Tonight’s dinner fare is at Koto, a
restaurant providing training and skills to young teens. Walk out satisfied knowing that wherever the dollars are spent it's going to a great
place. #Winning.
Meals:
-Breakfast
-Dinner
Day 6 - Hanoi
Rumble through the capital today. Tick off the Dong Xuan market and masses of mausoleums’ paying tribute to the resting place of Ho Chi
Minh with an included cyclo ride. Tonight: another optional walking nomfest via street eats tour. We may or may not be slightly obsessed.
How could you resist?
Meals:
-Breakfast
Optional activities:
-Street eats tour
Day 7 - Hanoi to Halong Bay
Leave the mainland for dust and kick over to Halong Bay. Oogle the masses of limestone pillars poking from with water as you float past on
traditional junk boat. Ah-maz-ing! Your mission today? Chill. And Swim. And more chills. Maybe a quick kayak sesh, then tuck into dinner
onboard.
Included today:
-Cruise Halong Bay
Meals:
-Breakfast
-Lunch
-Dinner
Day 8 - Halong Bay to Hanoi
Pack your bags and get ready for our afternoon farewells. Before we go, jump in the jade waters for one last post-brekky swim before we
head back to Hanoi (aww).
Meals:
-Breakfast
-Lunch
Accommodation
Hostel Plus trips host our most eclectic types of accommodation. While modern hostels make up the majority of your overnighters you could
also stay in hotels (free upgrade – yeah!).
The ‘More Inclusions’ section details what type of accommodation will be used for overnight stops on your trip.
The number of people to a room on Hostel Plus trips will vary. For hostels you will have multi-share rooms and share with between 3 and 5
others while in hotels there will be twin or triple-shares (and the odd quad-room). Bungalows can be up to 4 people to a room.
Please note: When staying on a Hostel Plus trip, multi-share accommodation is single-sex and therefore couples should not expect to share a
room.
Optional Activities
On all trips we have arranged extra activities that we think will enhance your travel experience, but you have a choice as to whether or not
you will participate. These are not included in the cost of your trip. They are usually organised on a group participation basis and should be
taken into consideration when budgeting your spending money.
None of the Optional Activities on your trip are operated by Topdeck, nor do they form part of your contract with Topdeck for your trip.
Topdeck arranges the activity as an agent of the local supplier. Should you participate in any Optional Activities your contract will be with the
local supplier and their conditions will apply.
Please note: while we make every effort to keep these prices as accurate and up-to-date as possible, they are subject to change and in rare
circumstances the actual price may vary slightly to what is published here.
Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City
Cu Chi Tunnel tour 850,000 VND
AO show 650,000 VND
Vietnam - Hoi An
Street eats tour 750,000 VND
Vegetable Village tour 460,000 VND
Cooking class at the Red Bridge cooking school 700,000 VND
Vietnam - Hanoi
Street eats tour 750,000 VND
Vietnam - Halong Bay
Scenic flight with seaplane 2,200,000 VND
Meals
Your included meals are detailed in the 'More Inclusions' section of this document.
Breakfasts are included every day in the hotel (except on the first morning). They are usually 'continental breakfasts', which are typical in
most countries. A typical breakfast may consist of cereals with milk or yoghurt, bread, croissants, cold meats, cheese and a range of spreads,
with fruit juice, tea or coffee to drink. It is rare to get a hot breakfast in Asia, though on some occasions there may be some hot food available
as well.
Included evening meals are in local restaurants or accommodation places, and are either two or three courses. In most cases table water is
provided with the meals, and if you wish to purchase additional drinks you can do so at your own expense.
If you have any dietary requirements we will make every effort to cater to your specific needs as long as you advise your travel agent or
Topdeck Trip Consultant when you book, or make note of this in the Topdeck app when you check in (refer below). But please be aware that
although we will do everything in our power to arrange it, we cannot guarantee that every restaurant we use will be able to cater to all
dietary needs, particularly in Asia. We also cannot cater for tastes or dislikes, as most of our included evening meals feature a set menu.
No Tip Necessary
Your Topdeck crew never expect tips themselves and will not ask for any; that’s not what friends do! We also know how much tipping can
cost you. So go ahead, spoil yourself with the money you will save by travelling with Topdeck (just don’t forget Mum’s souvenir).
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