Posted on September 3, 2010.
Vietnam Classic Tour Vietnam Tour Classic
Code: VN01 Roads: Saigon - Phan Thiet - Nha Trang-Da Nang - Hoi An - Hue - Hai Phong-Ha Long - Hanoi Duration: 11 Days
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Day 1: Saigon - Arrival
Day 2: Saigon
Day 3: Saigon - Phan Thiet - Nha Trang
Day 4: Nha Trang
Day 5: Nha Trang - Danang - Hoi An
Day 6: Hoi An - Hue
Day 7: Hue
8: Hue Day - Hanoi
Day 9: Hanoi - Halong
Day 10: Halong - Hanoi
Day 11: Hanoi - Departure
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Day 1: Saigon - Arrival
On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, you are met and transferred to the hotel. Ho Chi Minh City is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This bustling metropolis, contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bicycles and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping area and sidewalk cafeds. (If time permits) we stroll through the downtown to explore the different ways local life.Overnight Saigon.
Day 2: [Saigon B]
Visit Saigon and Cholon (Chinatown) 8 hours
Saigon is the largest of Vietnamese cities, with the bustle of Vietnamese life visible everywhere. There are street markets, sidewalk cafes and sleek new bars. The city churns and bubbles. But in this teeming metropolis are 300 years of tradition and the timeless beauty of an ancient culture. To the west of the city is District 5, the huge Chinese neighborhood called Cholon, which means "big market". Cathedral: Built between 1877 and 1883 and located in the heart of the Saigon government. It has a neo-Romanesque form and two high square towers, iron arrowheads. In front of the cathedral is a statue of the Virgin POST OFFICE Mary.CENTRAL: a French-style building with a glass canopy and iron frame, situated next to Notre Dame. The structure was built between 1886 to 1891 and by far the largest post office in Vietnam.CITY HALL: completed in 1908, also known as "City Hall" and located at the north end of Boulevard Nguyen Hue. With its facade adorned with gingerbread, it looks like the mayor of a French town. (Can be viewed from the outside only). OPERA HOUSE: built around the turn of the century and first renovated in the 1940s, the building housed the lower division of the National Assembly. Today is a Municipal Theatre and also known as the Saigon Concert Hall. (Can be viewed from the outside only). Emperor Jade Pagoda: was a meeting place for the Chinese secret societies. It was very colorful and mysterious ambience.
Reunification Palace: This was the Independence Palace of South Vietnamese president and was stormed by tanks 30 April 1975, which means the fall of South Vietnam. It has been preserved in its original state.WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM: collections of weapons and photographs from two Indochina wars are exhibited along with the original French guillotine was here in the early 20th century.
Ben Thanh market: the central market of Saigon, its surrounding streets are one of the most vibrant city. Any staple, worn or used by the average resident of Saigon is available here.GIAC LAM PAGODA: the oldest pagoda in Saigon, built in the late 17th century. Because the last reconstruction here was in 1900, architecture, layout and decor are virtually unaffected by the modernist renovations that have transformed so many other religious structures in Vietnam. Ten monks live in this pagoda, which also incorporates aspects of Taoism and Con.
