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Region: Vietnam Packaged Tours

Note: The itinerary indicated below is a sample itinerary only. All Packaged Tours can be designed to suit your individual requirements.

5 Days - 4 Nights

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City &ndash Dalat
The drive from Ho Chi Minh City to Dalat (approx. 7 hours) passes through spectacular countryside as the road weaves through plantations, villages and mountains to the plateau of the Central Highlands. There will be opportunities to stop at silk weaving farms and coffee and tea plantations en-route as we explore this verdant region. Check in to your hotel.
Late afternoon visit the town's bustling central market, renowned for its fresh vegetables and fruit that is rarely found in a tropical country they even grow strawberries here and environs. Take a tandem or horse ride around Xuan Huong Lake (on your own expenses).
Overnight Dalat.
(Lunch)

Day 2: Dalat
This morning you will explore Dalat highlights tour. Much delight will be taken in an exploration of Dalat's architecture - from the villas of the 'French Quarter' to the unusual guesthouse shaped with each annex shaped like a different animal, known as the 'Crazy House'! You will visit the Tuyen Lam Lake and its pagoda, the former Railway Station (in use only for an optional steam train ride) and Dalat Cathedral. Continue to visit Bao Dai's Summer Palace that sits on a hill just outside the main centre. Bao Dai was the Last Emperor of Vietnam and the Palace has been preserved exactly as he left it in 1954. It is a classic example of art deco that is a tourist attraction in itself. Afterward, you go to visit. Subject to opening times, also visit the Ethnic Museum, which houses a fascinating display of artefacts and traditional costumes.
Lunch at local restaurant and afternoon is at leisure.
Overnight Dalat.
(Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 3: Dalat &ndash Nha Trang
Enjoy a spectacular drive through the lush Ngoan Muc mountain pass to the coastal plain near Phan Rang. The highland crops of coffee, tea and vegetables are replaced with that of tobacco, grapes and rice as the road descends into the dry climate. Follow the sparkling coastline to the resort town of Nha Trang (approx. 5 hours).
Lunch at local restaurant upon arrival
This afternoon, you will do a highlight tour of Nha Trang. Visit to Visit Long Son Pagoda, which was founded in the late 19th Century. From the pagoda, those more energetic will have the chance to climb the 152 stone steps leading to the giant white Buddha seated on a lotus blossom. There are superb views of the whole city from the platforms around the Buddha (14 metres high), which was built in 1963. You will also visit Dam market in the centre of Nha Trang - one of Vietnams' most interesting local markets. There's a colourful selection of local produce. Fruit, vegetables and seafood are the most common but you will also see dried seahorses and lizards - popular specialities of Nha Trang! Evidence of the ancient Cham civilisation of Vietnam can be seen in Nha Trang at the hill top Po Nagar Cham Towers. Built between the 7th and 12th Century and named in honour of the former Cham Princess who introduced her people to profitable weaving and wet rice cultivation techniques, it is still used as a centre for worship today. Walk across Ha Ra Bridge below to photograph the abundant fishing boats moored in the shallow Nha Trang harbour. Boats are
brightly painted in blue and red - an engaging sight against a typically azure sky.
Overnight Nha Trang.
(Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 4: Nha Trang
Enjoy a morning of exploration in the countryside on the People of Nha Trang tour.
Just a few kilometres from Nha Trang's beachfront is the picturesque countryside dotted with palm trees and fruit orchards. Here the local people go about their daily business, with farming and cottage industry traditionally the mainstream of their simple lives. Board a small, motorised boat for a delightful look into the nearby rural areas of Nha Trang. Visit the household bakery that supplies the surrounding villages with delicious French style baguettes. The aroma wafting from the primitive oven is tantalising! The village path leads us to the home of one family who weave mats from rushes, which grow abundantly in the area. Two people working together will weave just four mats in a day, which will be taken to the local market and traded for food and other essentials.
Visit a local home - these are traditionally laid out in the same manner throughout the village. Ancestor worship is an important part of daily life in Vietnam and a large area of these small homes is usually reserved for the family alter. Pass through a fruit orchard boasting a plentiful supply of tropical fruits - sample some at a riverside cafe, where you may see children playing or bathing with their water buffalo at the end of a days' work in the rice paddies.
The rest of the afternoon and evening is at leisure for you to enjoy the beach.
Overnight Nha Trang
(Breakfast)

Day 5: Nha Trang &ndash Ho Chi Minh City
Transfer to Cam Ranh airport for the short flight to Ho Chi Minh City
(Breakfast)