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Half Day City Tour | |
Half Day Cu Chi Tunnels Tour |
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Full Day Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels | |
Full Day Vinh Long Tour in Mekong Delta |
 Your half day city tour of Saigon includes Presidental Palace, Notre Dame
Cathedral, the Old Post Office. Continue to China Town, Thien Hau Temple
and Binh Tay Market before returning to your hotel.TOP |
| Half Day Cu Chi Tunnels Tour |
 One of the highlights of your Vietnamese holiday is bound to be your visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing complex of underground bunkers about 40kms northwest of Ho Chi Minh City and near the Cambodian border. The tunnel system was commenced in the 1940's. During the US War, at one time the tunnels spread out for 350kms and were up to 7 metres deep. They served as shelter, storage facilities and a secret means of communication for the guerrilla army. An ingenious system of concealed entrances kept the occupants safe despite air attacks and many efforts to penetrate the tunnel complex.TOP |
| Full Day Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels |
 Drive to the extraordinary Cu Chi tunnels, just outside Ho Chi Minh City. During the Vietnamese War of Independence, Viet Cong guerillas built the labyrinth of narrow tunnels virtually underneath U.S. Military bases, using them to hide during bombings and to stage surprise attacks. Optional side trips en route to Cu Chi include visits to see how rural people live and work. View occupations such as cashew nut farming, duck breeding, rice farming and production of rice paper, a key ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. Proceed to the Holy See Temple at Tay Ninh to see an extraordinary ceremony practised by the Cao Dai religious sect.TOP |
| Full Day Vinh Long Tour in Mekong Delta |
 Drive to Cai Be. Upon arrival take a boat cruise to visit the floating market and local cottage industries: popcorn, rice paper. Continue the boat trip through canals to islands with stops at a local ship building yard, Hai Hoang's old house with wet rice cultivation processes on display. Lunch at a local house. After lunch continue to Vinh Long by boat where you will disembark and drive back to Saigon.TOP |
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Water Puppet Show | |
Half Day City Tour | |
Full Day Halong Bay Cruise |
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Bat Trang Ceramic Village Tour | |
Quan Ho Village Tour |
| Water Puppet Show |
 This evening, visit perhaps Vietnam's most famous performing artform, the Water Puppet theatre. Dating back to the 10th century, water puppetry started in the Ha Tay Province, where rice cultivation techniques, together with associated traditional occupations and customs, gave rise to the traditional and popular form of entertainment. This involves hand made and painted characters acting out traditional tales originating from both the countryside and the old Royal Court. Water puppetry is traditionally a northern specialty and Hanoi has a number of excellent theatres which have evening performances year round. During a performance the puppets are directed by puppet masters who stand submerged in the water behind a screen and direct the puppets through the use of long sticks. Traditional musical instruments are used to accompany the story.TOP |
| Half Day City Tour |
 This tour includes visits of One Pillar Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, Hoan
Kiem Lake, a walking tour of the Old quarter, Dong Xuan Market and Temple
of Literature. TOP |
| Full Day Halong Bay Cruise |
 Depart Hanoi in the morning (approx 0700am) and transfer to Halong Bay
for a four hour boat cruise with lunch. The cruise includes visits to Thien
Cung and Dau Go cave. Return to the pier for your transfer back to Hanoi.
Arrival back approximately 1900.TOP |
| Bat Trang Ceramic Village Tour |
 Bat Trang village is famous for its blue and white hand-painted ceramics.
In addition to traditional designs for tableware and garden pots, some
craftsmen are introducing more avant-garde designs by Hanian artists. We
reach the village by following a road atop the dyke bordering the Red River.TOP |
| Quan Ho Village Tour |
 Depart for Quan Ho village, Bac Ninh province, arrive and take a horse drawn cart to discover Dinh Bang rural village. Continue to Dinh Bang communal house and visit the site. Continue by horse-drawn cart to Do temple and enjoy local folk songs. Drive back to HanoiTOP |