Vietnam Cultural Heritage Tour 14 Days

Fourteen days of cultural tourism focuses upon Vietnamese art, handicrafts and Vietnamese cuisines
(This is an example of one of our tailor-made Vietnam holidays - we'll be pleased to design similar luxury vacations or value-for-money holidays with dates, itinerary, luxury travel and Vietnam travel information, all customised to your personal preferences)

 

Highlights: Hanoi, fine arts museum and local artists, craft villages, Ha Long Bay, Vietnamese cuisine cooking classes, Hue Citadel, Royal Tombs, Museum of Antiquities and Hue garden houses, the Hai Van Pass, Hoi An, the Marble Mountain and Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Our Cultural tour begins with ...

... . four days in Hanoi, starting with time to recover from your flight. In the evening, you’ll enjoy a water puppet show – a Vietnamese traditional art.

The following day constrates upon aspects of Vietnamese art ranging from the Fine Arts Museum to an old man who brush-paints traditional calligraphy. Another day takes you into the craft villages dotted around Hanoi. We've chosen silk weaving, manufacturing furniture with inlaid mother-of-pearl, and ceramics, and added a Quan Ho music performance for good measure.

Next, you'll have a morning cookery class where you'll get to know classic northern dishes such as 'pho', Hanoi's delicious noodle speciality and cook your own lunch. The remaining afternoon is free to allow you to shop, wander or relax as you wish.

Meals: three breakfasts, three lunches.
Escort/guide: transfers from and to the airport, the first evening, and two days thereafter

A day in Ha Long Bay

An early-morning drive across the Red River Delta takes you to Vietnam’s most fanous heritage area. There'll be time for sightseeing and finding out about the fascinating 'karst' process that created. On the way back, you'll stop off at a craft village specialising in ceramics

Meals: one breakfast and one lunch
Guide: fully escorted from leaving Hanoi until returning.

 

Three days in Hue

After a free morning and a flight to Hue, you'll have a day and a half to experience the unique atmosphere of the Imperial heritage, one aspect of which is a distinctive cuisine including basic dishes, local specialities and a royal tradition.
You'll find out more when you met the owner of one of the city's garden house, who will not only show you round, but also prepare, cook and serve your dinner.

Certainly, you'll have time to visit the sights of Hue, the Citadel, the tombs of the Nguyen Emperors, and we'll also fit in a couple of craft villages: conical hats, bronze products and incense sticks.

 

 

Meals: three breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner
Guide: two and a half days from arrival in Hue

Two days in Hoi An
To reach Hoi An, the most spectacular road in Vietnam which winds along the coast with magnificent views of beaches to one side and lush hills to the other. This half day journey is often a highlight of a Vietnam tour for photographers, with plenty of opportunities to stop at rustic fishing villages to meet with the local can capture amazing images of the scenary. You'll also visit the famous Marble Mountains en-route. Hoi An, a charming gem in Vietnam's cultural crown, was once an major commercial port ancient town with amazing ancient Chinese communal houses, bustling fish markets, cobbled streets and traders with push-carts singing out to potential buyers. You'll have an expert guide to show you around and accompany you on a trip up the Thu Bon river to meet the members of a couple of communities that specialise in carpentry and pottery.

Meals: two breakfasts and two lunches
Guide: both days

Three days in Ho Chi Minh City

A free morning until your noon flight to Ho Chi Minh City. It's brash, noisy and obsessed with commerce, but it's undeniably exciting. We've left the rest of the day free for to adjust!

On the following day, you'll 'do' the sights - the museums, the Jade Emperor and so on, and a visit to a lacquerware workshop to show you the remarkably complicated process involved. There's plenty to see and do in the city, and there's a good range of bars and restaurants.

We've included another cookery class on the next day - southern food, this time. By now, you should be an expert in Vietnamese cuisine and able to astonish your friends at dinner parties back home. We've also added visits to some of the better art galleries.

 

 

Meals: three breakfasts and two lunches
Guide: transfer and two days

Time to leave!
You'll be free until your car arrives to take you to Ho Chi Minh City airport.

Meals: one breakfast

 

 Prices (person in US dollars):

 

Currency converter: Exchange rate will be applied as shown in our Table of Exchange Rate.

 

At the time of quotation, Vietnam Exotic Tours reserves the right to adjust prices to take account of unusual movements in currency markets, hotel and transport costs as a result of inflationary price pressures in oil and other commodity markets.

 

These prices are valid until September 30, 2011. Please note that bank transfer fees are not included.

 

* ‘Single room occupancy’ refers to the accommodation element of the programme only, and applies to someone who is travelling with others but requires an additional room for him or herself. Single traveller prices are available on request.

 

Rates:

 

Tour duration: 14 Days/13 Nights
Tour Operates: Year Round / Tailor-made
Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best deal based upon your travel period and specific touring requirements.

NOTE: Supplement will apply for travelers booking a single room

Our Vietnam Cultural Heritage Tour includes:
• Daily breakfast and accommodation sharing a twin or double room.
• Domestic flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue and Danang – Ho Chi Minh City , including domestic airport taxes.
• Boat cruises as specified in the programme.
• Tours and transfer in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced safe driver.
• The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary
• Entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
• Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants.
• VAT and other taxes

Our Vietnam Cultural Heritage Tour does not include:
• International flight tickets and airport tax.
• Visas
• Dinners, except as specified above.
• Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
• Camera fees (if any)
• Insurance.

 

Other tours:

• Vietnam Heritage Tour 9 Days

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