Hanoi and Dien Bien 6 Days / 5 Nights

Tour Code: DB5

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)
On arrival at Noi Bai Airport of Ha Noi, meet and ransfer to hotel for check in. The rest of the day free at leisure.

Day 2: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Xa Linh - Son La (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Mai Chau, approximately 150 km from Hanoi which is home to several ethnic minorities, particularly the White Thai and Muong ethnic group. Their traditional stilt houses are large structures with palm leaf roofs and polished bamboo floors. The kitchen is located in the center of the house; the cooking as well as the weaving of the colorful Tho Cam, the material used to make their clothes, takes place there. Visit Thai ethnic minority village. Lunch enroute, then continue to Son La with stopover at Xa Linh Ethnic Village of Flower H' Mong and Green H' Mong. Arrive in Son La and check in at hotel.

Day 3: Son La - Dien Bien (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit Son La Penitentiary before departing to Dien Bien with visit of Thaun Chau Market. On the approach to Thuan Chau, large groups of ethnic people may be seen making their way to and from the market, laden with baskets of goods. Continue road to Dien Bien with cross the most spectacular pass in Vietnam, which is famously named by local people as Pha Din Pass meaning "The Heaven and the Earth". Lunch at a local restaurant. A drop-by to the ethnic families is well worth en route from Son La to Dien Bien and check in at hotel. Overnight in Dien Bien Phu.

Day 4: Dien Bien - Hanoi (B/L/D)
Breakfast. Visiting of Dien Bien central market before visiting of A1 Revolutionary Heroes's Cemetery Dien Bien Phu Historic Victory Exhibition Centre, General De Castries's Bunker, Old Muong Thanh Bridge and Nam Rom river. Lunch at a local restaurant. 14.30h transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi.. arrive Ha Noi airport around 16.30hr. Meet and transfer to hotel for check in. Dinner at restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Full day Hanoi City tour (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Full day city tour: Ho Chi Minh's Maosoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and the entire months of October & November), Still House, One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, built in the 11th century as Vietnam's first university. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Museum of Ethnology. Take 1 hour cyclo to visit Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple. Attend the famous performance of a water puppet show, the unique Vietnamese traditional art. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi - Departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel and at leisure until transfer to Noi Bai International Airport for your onward flight.

Hanoi and Dien Bien 6 Days / 5 Nights
Validity: November 1, 2005 - October 31, 2006
All Rates are in US Dollar per person

Validity: November 1, 2006 - October 31, 2007
All Rates are in US Dollar per person

Tour Cost Include the following Services:
- Accommodation at hotels in twin sharing with daily breakfast,
- Land transportation with stationed English/German/French speaking guide,
- Entrance fees and boat fees,
- Water puppet show,
- Meals as mentioned in the program,
- Local train and domestic air ticket and airport tax.

Tour Cost Exclude the following:
- International airport taxes,
- Beverage (beer, wine and other soft drinks) and personal expenses,
- International air ticket,
- Visa upon arrival including visa stamp fee at airport: 35 USD per person,
- Supplement for Spanish/Japanese/Italian speaking guide.