If you are interested in taking photographs, attempting new cuisine, learning about the history of the region, unwinding on the beach, or seeing magnificent scenery, then this 9-day Central Vietnam Grand Discovery is for your consideration. Come to Hue, also known as the Imperial City, enjoy delicious local cuisine, trek through the breathtaking Phong Nha Caves, and more on this thrilling journey!
Overview
Day 1: Da Nang Arrival – Hoi An 
Day 2: Hoi An – Tra Que Village
Day 3: My Son Sanctuary Discovery
Day 4: Hoi An – Hue
Day 5: Half-day Hue City Tour
Day 6: Hue – Dong Hoi
Day 7: Dong Hoi – DMZ
Day 8: Phong Nha Cave – Paradise Cave
Day 9: Quang Binh Departure
Itinerary
- You will be picked up at Da Nang Airport and transferred to the hotel in Hoi An
- Take the rest of the free day to explore Hoi An with some activities such as walking around this city or joining the Hoi An motorbike street food tour to taste the best local food or enjoy the artistic performance of the Hoi An Memory Show.
Meals: NA
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Activities:
Morning
- 8:00: Meet the tour guide at the hotel lobby after breakfast
- Walk to the bicycle shop to take your own bicycle
- Ride to Tra Que local farm to do the farming work such as preparing the land, fertilizing with seaweed from the local lake, raking the ground, sowing, watering greens, and picking greens.
- Relax with a foot massage and herbal foot bath after doing the gardening
- Join the host family in preparing lunch that includes some local food such as tam huu spring roll, banh xeo.
- Farewell to your host family and ride back to Hoi An
Afternoon
- Walk around the ancient town
- Visit old houses, temples, wooden bridges, museums, etc.
- Find unexpected places such as a back street
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Morning
- 8:00: Pick up at the hotel lobby by the tour guide for the half-day tour to My Son Sanctuary which was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage. It will take 1 hour to get there.
- Explore the groups of ruined temples.
- Learn more about the history of the Champa Kingdom.
- Visit to the Sa Huynh Champa Culture Museum in Tra Kieu.
- Come back to the hotel.
Afternoon
- Have the whole afternoon free to explore Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Morning/Afternoon
- 8:00: Pick up at your hotel in Hoi An. Take the shuttle bus for the transfer to Hue in about 3 hours.
- Take a lot of beautiful views on the way.
- Start the Cyclo Street Food Tour by taking cyclo from your hotel to cross over the historical Trang Tien Bridge
- Enjoy the busy atmosphere on the street and the daily life of local people
- Visit the Ho Chi Minh Memorial House at 112 Mai Thuc Loan St where President Ho Chi Minh lived with his family from 1895 to 1901.
- Taste Hue local foods such as Hue beef vermicelli soup (Bun Bo Hue); Hue Pancake (banh khoai); Filtered tapioca dumplings (banh bot loc); literally water ferm cake (banh beo), steamed shrimp rice cake (banh nam); and sticky rice dumplings (banh ram it).
Evening
- Go shopping, photography, and sightseeing in Hue night market.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Morning
- 8:00: Start the city tour.
- Get on a boat to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the most beautiful and ancient architectural structures of worship in Vietnam
- Pay a visit to Dong Ba Market the biggest market in Hue
- Visit the Imperial Citadel which is a walled enclosure within the citadel of the city of Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty.
Afternoon
- Have a free afternoon to explore Hue after ending the tour around 12:00 at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
- After having breakfast in the hotel, catch the train to Dong Hoi for about 3 hours.
- Transfer to the hotel in Dong Hoi city.
- Enjoy free time to explore the city.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh
Morning
- 8:00: Pick up at the hotel in Dong Hoi by the tour guide and driver and transfer to Vinh Moc tunnels for 2,5 hours.
- Recommend some stops on the way like small churches and former US Bases.
- Go through the DMZ, and cross the Ben Hai river on Hien Luong Bridge.
- Visit the museum which contains photographs and memorials of the war.
- Take a fascinating tour of the Vinh Moc Tunnels where you will explore the tunnels walk past huge bomb craters, an amazing fighting trench, and even venture into the tunnels.
- See the tiny living rooms, food and weapon storage, and school that villagers would have survived on
- Drive to Cua Tung Beach where you have some time to swim and have a picnic lunch by the beach
Afternoon
- Go back to your hotel in town.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh
Morning
- 8:00: Pick for the Phong Nha and Paradise Cave in Dong Hoi after breakfast at the hotel
- Travel in depth in the jungle where you have a chance to enjoy the real wilderness of Vietnam
- Get on a boat to reach Phong Nha Cave after 25 minutes. It is called a water cave and is famous for its amazing rock formation
- Have lunch at the local restaurant.
Afternoon
- Visit Paradise Cave, the longest dry cave in Asia, and one of the most beautiful caves in the world.
- Go back to the hotel in town after exploring Paradise Cave.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh
- Have breakfast at the hotel.
- Transfer to the airport to take the next flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: NA
Prestations incluses
Includes
- 8 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches
- Car, Train, Bicycle
- Hotel (8 nights)
- Accommodation in Twin/ Double sharing
- All transport within Vietnam (including airport pick up & see off)
- All in-tour stationed local English speaking guide.
- Meals as indicated in the program
Excludes
- Hotel EARLY check in & LATE check out
- Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner in the accommodation.
- Transport to or from Vietnam
- International or departure taxes
- Vietnam Visa or Passport Fees
- Travel Insurance while in Vietnam
- Tips, laundry and gratuities
- Meals not marked on itinerary
- Any other personal expense not mentioned
FAQs
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Package name: Central Vietnam Grand Discovery 9 Days
