http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/ Day Trips - Vietnam Open Tour Homepage en-us Copyright (C) Vietnam OpenTour VietnamOpenTour Daily group tour. Ha Long Bay, located in the Gulf of Tonkin, covers an area of 1500 square km. With more than a thousand limestone peaks soaring from its crystalline emerald water this area is one of the natural wonders of Vietnam and now one of four World Heritage listed sites in Vietnam. Visitors have constantly marveled at Halong Bays natural beauty. The tiny islands are dotted with innumerable beaches and grottoes created by the wind and the waves that make a excellent backdrop for swimming or just lazing about on the boat deck.      View more picture of Halong Bay     ITINERARY  8:00 departure. Enjoy the interesting 3.5 hour drive to Ha Long city. Arrive in Ha Long city. Lunch. Then take a boat trip about 4hrs journey. Cruise through the emerald waters between the limestone outcrops and long corridors, visit THIEN CUNG cave or SUNGSOT cave. Back to Halong city where your minibus will be waiting for you to take you back to Hanoi. 20h30 Arrive in Hanoi. Superior : Nomal (Vietnamese lunch) Deluxe : Seafood and kayaking.   Inclusive services : Transport, boat trip, entrance fee, lunch and guide.   Exclusive services : Drinks, other cost is not mentioned in inclusive services. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/halong-bay-full-day.html .  ITINERARY   Kenh ga 7h00 Leave to Van Long then have a boat trip around natural caves and grottoes, admire the wonderful landscape of the tourist area.  12h00 Picnic Lunch.  12h30 take about 3 hours road ride to the ferry-boarding a boat and cruising along Hoang Long river (that is mean the Dragon river), watching beautiful shaped limestone formation, rice paddies to visit the floating village Kenh Ga ( Chicken Canals-see lonely page ). Enjoy the life and activities on the river that you can image like water puppet show on the theatre. Visit Hotmineral-Spring ( Natural stream). Transfer back to Hanoi.   Inclusive services : Transport, entrance fee, lunch and guide. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/van-long-floating---kenh-ga-geyser---full-day.html U$ 49/ per (Private tour for group of 2 pers). CucPhuong National Park is located 100km south of Hanoi in Ninh Binh province. The park is conveniently located on the route to several tourist attractions, including Bich Dong Pagoda, Hoa Lu, and Sam Son Beach. It was officially opened in 1960 as the first national park in Vietnam. Cuc Phuong National Park is surrounded by several limestone cliffs, the highest being May Bac, meaning silver cloud, with a height of 656m. There are plenty of plants and mammals living in the park. There are an estimated 2,000 different species of flora and the 450 species fauna account for 38 of the national fauna.     View more pictures   ITINERARY   AM : 7h00 depart to Ninh Binh .Arrive Cucphuong , 10h30 Visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre. Lunch.   PM : 1h00 Depart to the Park Centre, on the way visit the Cave of Early Man ( had over 7000 year) , on the way admire the primary forest with 1000 year Old Tree.   Inclusive services : Transport, entrance fee, lunch and guide. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/cuc-phuong-national-park---full-day.html Group tour. Often referred to as “Inland Ha Long Bay ”, the area of Tam Coc and Hoa Lu is characterised by the limestone geology that gives rise to the towering karsts that make this picturesque area so unique.  On this enjoyable day trip, the atmosphere is relaxed as you casually pedal and paddle your way past green rice fields, along waterways and through underground passages.      View more pictures   ITINERARY   AM :   8.00 leave Hanoi by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of Le and The Dinh Dynasties.  Bus transfer or cycle for an hour on picturesque quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops to Tam Coc (12km) for lunch. PM :   Boat trip to visit TamCoc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. D ive back to Ha Noi.  Tour ends  around 6pm. Inclusive services : Transport, boat trip, entrance fee, lunch and guide.   http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/hoa-lu---tam-coc---full-day.html Group tour price. The Perfume Pagoda is one of the highlights of the Hanoi area and one of the most important religious sites in Buddhist Vietnam. Every spring, after the Vietnamese New Year, thousands of Vietnamese pilgrims come here to pray for all the health and prosperity they need to get them through the year. The pagoda itself is built into limestone cliffs and can only be reached by boat and foot, as there are no roads into this area. You will glide along scenic waterways and walk up steep mountain paths visiting the pagodas and temples that were built in this area over the last centuries.     View more pictures   ITINERARY   AM : Departure at 8h00. The bus to pick you up at hotel and take 2 hours road trip. Then you take row-boat trip to go visit that land on the Yen stream "romantic time" about 1 hour to Thien Tru harbour. Then you will enjoy time to trekking go up and down visit the main cave so nice, step by step you will arrive Huong Tich cave on the top of the mountain. To see Golden-Silver tree, rice stuck....One hour down. Have lunch at bottom mountain in restaurant beside.   PM : After lunchtime, you will see the Heaven Kitchen pagoda and to know about Buddhism ancient architectural at Le Dynasty. Then you will come back by row-boattrip and 2 hours road trip to Hanoi and arrive at about 18h00.   Inclusive services : Transport, boat trip, entrance fee, lunch, guide. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/huong-pagoda---full-day.html . Regarded as a cradle of Vietnams culture - The Red River delta is best known for its handicraft villages and traditional seasonal festivals. We offer you the unique opportunity to see the real rural life of Vietnamese peasants living in these handicraft villages. This tour is also interesting for those who are interested in Buddies philosophy.      View more pictures   ITINERARY   PRG-1 (Half day) : BAT TRANG : Pick up at hotel and transfer to the riverside village of Bat Trang Village, where distinctive ceramics are made and used throughout the delta region for over 500 years. The vitality of this village is still blown up by the hundreds of pottery kilns on fire day and night. We stroll around various cottage industries and watch craftsmen forming, painting and glazing their products in traditional ways. The trip ends after arrival in Hanoi.   PRG-2 (6 hours) :  VAN PHUC, a silk village is a great place to silk cloth being produced on the loom .There is a showroom where you can buy silk by the meter, much more exciting that buying it in the shops! Continue to visit TRAM pagoda & TRAM GIAN pagodas.   PRG-3 : BAT TRANG - an old pottery village, DONG HO - a painting village, here they make 'Giay do' paper and paint them with traditional designs. All of paper is made by hand and some, still in the traditional way with all natural products. BUT THAP pagoda, DONG KY - carpentry village. Here they made furniture inlaid with mother of pearl and finished off with layer of clear lacquer. In laying the mother of pearl is highly labour intensive, see how it is delicately sawed info fine fish-bone sliver and paints takingly set into wood.   PRG-4 : THAY (master pagoda) & TAY PHUONG pagoda. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/traditional-village-and-pagoda---full-day.html Full day. Ha Noi was once a collection of villages that eventually grew into quarters dedicated to particular crafts, where skilled artisans continue to practice their skills that have been handed down for centuries. Whether it is art, history, museums or ancient pagodas, tell us what interests you and we’ll take you on a memorable tour that includes Ha Noi’s Old Quarter where you can shop and learn about the history of family trade. Worth a visit are the Temple of Literature (ad 1070), Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda (ad 1049), Tran Quac Pagoda (17th Century), Museum of Ethnology... ITINERARY:     View more pictures 8h00 AM Departure. Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho"s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh"s house on stilts. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi . Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple ( Taoist, dating from the Ly Dynasty ) and Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West lake ( One of the oldest in Vietnam ).  Lunch. PM : After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum, continue to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Vietnam"s first university constructed in 1070, it"s gardens and well-preserved architecture offers a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam"s past.  We will take you past Hoan Kiem Lake, see the peaceful waters, and visit Ngoc Son temple. For the end of the tour journey visit by coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarter.  Free for shopping. Note:   On Monday and friday morning, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ethnic museums are closed - Bat Trang pottery village will be arranged as substitution. Inclusive services : Transport, entrance fee, lunch and tour guide.   Exclusive services : Drink, other personal cost     http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/hanoi-city-tour.html (1 day)-  Private tour price : From $ 50/per Rice fileds, floating markets, daily life of the Mekong Delta people. ITINERARY     Vinh Long  6:00 Pick up at hotel the depart for Cai Be by car/van , stop for photos at Tan An town over the flat rice fields. On arriving in Cai Be, start the motorized boat ro visit the Cai Be floating market, experience how people exchanging goods, fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. Visitors then roam into the small villages to visit the orchard, fruit plantation. Keep cruising to Vinh Long through small canals to enjoy the charm of the Upper Mekong Delta. Visit some hand made family business products such as the coconut candy mill, the crispy rice popcorn. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village the green pearl of Vinh Long town where you can indulge yourself into the nature . Have lunch with fresh river food served in the heart of the garden. Enjoy the southern Vietnamese traditional folk music. Take a nice walk through the bonsai garden. Meet the car/van in Vinh Long. Return to HCMC. Finish the trip around  17:00 at your hotel. Inclusive services : A/C car or van , English ( French, Janpanese ) speaking tour guide, boat trips, 1 lunch with local speciality - Elephant eared fish , fruit, honey tea, entrance fee. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/-cai-be-floating-market---vinh-long.html Daily  - 1 day. My Tho city , which sprawls along the Upper Mekong River is one the closest cities in the mighty Mekong Delta to Hochiminh city ( Sai Gon ). Visitors can reach the city for 1 ½ hours drive along the National Highway's the green rice fields. Those who are in tight schedule can take a day tour to My Tho with boat trips around the 4 beatiful islands named as Dragon, Unicorn, Pheonix, Tortoise island with fruitful garden. Enjoy the rowing ride unther the shadow of the water-coco nut palm along the tiny canals in Ben Tre province is realy remarkable. Friendly local famers with cheerfull smile invites guests fresh fruits right in their orchards. You can sometimes cactch up the Vietnamese traditional folk music while walking through the villages to experience how they garthering for traditional birth, weddings parties or a death ceremony in the Vietnames coutyside path.     Ben tre     ITINERARY   A smooth one and half hour bus ride passing rice fields and stopping over the National highway No.1 , leads visitors to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong. The morning trip continues on the motorised boat to enter My tho city to through Bao Dinh natural canal. Vicitors then pay a visit to the My tho street fruit market alongside the canal. Here they can join in with the daily activities of the local people and enjoy the atmosphere. Visitor then take a cruise on the Tien river to the Qui ( Tortoise island ). On the way, they view the fishing port, stilt houses, boat building workshops, the other Dragon, Pheonix and Unicorn island. Lunch will be served right in the heart of the orchard to the sound of " Southern Vietnamese folk music ", performed by the islanders. After visiting the coconut candy mill, the amazing rowing boat trip on the small canal is something visitors can not miss. Then continue on to Ben Tre province - " the country of coconut " , to see a typical agricultal model call " Garden - Pond - Cage " , then enjoy the relaxing honey tea. Visitors" expectaions will be fullfiled by final boat trip back to My Tho on the Tan Thach natural canal, which is fully covered with water coconuts. Head home to Hochiminh city by bus.   Inclusive servises : A/C bus, English speaking tour guide, boat trips, 1 lunch, fruit, honey tea, entrance fee.   Exclusive services : Other costs http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/my-tho---ben-tre.html From U$ 49/ per. This tour is for those people who wish to simply relax without having to rush from one place to another. The French as a holiday resort built tam Dao, 80 km from Hanoi, in the beginning of this century for the well to do. It is situated north west of Hanoi at an elevation of almost 1000m. Because of this the temperature remains a pleasant and comfortable level year round. These days Tam Dao is popular with day-trippers from Hanoi who wish to escape the stress of city life for a day or two.   ITINERARY We leave Hanoi at around 0730 for a 2-hour journey along highway 23. Once we turn off the highway the road becomes narrow and very winding as it climbs into the mountains. We spend the day at Tam Dao lazing by the swimming pool, hiking to the Silver Waterfall or to the Temple of the Goddess of the Jungle. We leave Tam Dao around 1600.       Inclusive services : English speaking guide Additional meals as indicated within the itineraries All transport Admission fees and permits during guided excursions http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/tam-dao-hill-station-full-day.html (3 Days 2 Nights) - Group tour price : 297 . Set in its own private estate on renowned China Beach, the high class Furama Resort has it all: 200 luxurious rooms and suites with spacious balconies, private view of the ocean or the freshwater swimming lagoon. Sports and leisure activities include a scuba diving school with experienced international instructors, water skiing, snorkeling, tri-maran sailing, tennis, golf-driving and fitness classes. Danang is 1 hour from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi by air.       ITINERARY Day 1 : Hanoi/ HoChiMinh - Danang Arrival in Danang, meet and transfer to hotel. Overnight at Furama Resort. Day 2 : Danang Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure on the beach for own activities. Overnight at Furama Resort. Day 3: Danang-Hanoi//HoChiMinh Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Danang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh.   Standard : Standard room. (Run of house) Deluxe : Lagoon View VIP : Ocean View   Inclusive services : Returned air-ticket from Hanoi// Ho Chi Minh - Danang - Hanoi//Ho Chi Minh by Vietnam Airlines 2 nights accommodation at Furama Resort (Room only - no Breakfast) Roundtrip transfer between Danang airport to resort without guide (Rates are nett inclusive of tax and service charge.) http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/danang-relaxation-packages-at-fujama-resort.html Long Hai is located 30km north-east of Vung Tau. Take this short beach break to relax there. It takes about 2 hours to make the 120km journey from Ho Chi Minh City. There are several places to visit quite close to Long Hai; the caves at Minh Dam, underground tunnels at Dia Dao, and the Chua Phap Hoa Pagoda.. 3 days / 2 nights - VOT-PB04 Long Hai is located 30km north-east of Vung Tau. Take this short beach break to relax there. It takes about 2 hours to make the 120km journey from Ho Chi Minh City. There are several places to visit quite close to Long Hai; the caves at Minh Dam, underground tunnels at Dia Dao, and the Chua Phap Hoa Pagoda.     ITINERARY Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City-Long Hai Leave Ho Chi Minh City by road for Long Hai about 120km to the south. The rest of day is free to relax by the pool or on the sandy beach. Overnight at hotel. Day 2: Long Hai-Long Hai A full day at leisure in the resort or on the sandy beach. Overnight at hotel. Day 3: Long Hai-Ho Chi Minh City The morning is at leisure before checking out around noon and heading back to Ho Chi Minh City. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/long-hai-beach-break---3-days---2-nights---code---vot-pb04.html The busy seaport of Danang in central Vietnam is the country’s fourth-largest city. The French named the city Tourane after it succeeded Hoi An (Faifo) as a vital deep water trading port in the 19th century. More recently, Danang was made famous in the Hollywood film “Good Morning Vietnam”. A short drive from downtown takes visitors to the splendid beaches of Non Nuoc (China Beach), My Khe and Tien Sa. Danang is also the gateway to World Heritage sites: My Son, Hoi An and Hue.. 4 days / 3 nights - The busy seaport of Danang in central Vietnam is the country’s fourth-largest city. The French named the city Tourane after it succeeded Hoi An (Faifo) as a vital deep water trading port in the 19th century. More recently, Danang was made famous in the Hollywood film “Good Morning Vietnam”. A short drive from downtown takes visitors to the splendid beaches of Non Nuoc (China Beach), My Khe and Tien Sa. Danang is also the gateway to World Heritage sites: My Son, Hoi An and Hue.     ITINERARY Day 1: Danang Arrival Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi, transfer to Tan Son Nhat or Noi Bai Airport for the short flight to Danang. Welcome and transfer to The Furama Resort is an international standard beach resort located on the white sand of the famous Non Nuoc Beach. Time at leisure, enjoy one of The Best Resort in Vietnam. Overnight at Furama Resort or similar. Day 2: Danang Breakfast. Full day free at your leisure or more discovery around the surounding on your own. Overnight at Furama Resort or similar. Day 3 Danang - Hoi An - Danang Breakfast. Transfer to Hoi An, take a walking tour of Hoi An, discover the historic town which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Visit Hoi An colourful local market, Tan Ky old house, Fukien Assembly Hall, and the 400-year-old Japanese covered bridge.Travelers can also see local residents raise silkworms and produce silk for Hoi An's burgeoning textile industry. Lunch in a typical local restaurant. Overnight at Furama Resort or similar. Day 4: Danang Departure Breakfast. Leisure time until transfering to the airport for your flight. Inclusive services : - Accommodation with meals as indicated - Transfers, tours with English/French/German speaking local guide - Entrance fees - Return air ticket from Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi to Danang and domestic airport tax - Service charge, room tax and handling fee Exclusive services : - International airport tax from Tan Son Nhat airport at USD 12.00 or Hanoi at USD 14.00 nett per person - Personal insurance - Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry & etc. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/danang-beach-break---4-days---3-nights---code---vot-pb02.html . (Half day tour)   Located 60km from Hochimnh city, Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti - American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreign visitors. The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers alongside the road. Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, When Cu Chi was " A Free Target Zone ". The remnants visitors will see, show Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there and visitors will see the remnants. # Includes : A/C car or van , English speaking tour guide, entrance fee to the tunnels. # Departure time, meeting point : as requested. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/cu-chi-underground-tunnels.html .     Pick you up at your hotel at around 16:30, cyclo ride around the trading area in Hanoi Old Quarter. Around 18:30 stop at Thang Long theatre for Water puppet show. After the show finish, enjoy a dinner at a local restaurant with special dish of Vietnam. And then transfer back to your hotel.   Includes:  Transportation (cyclo),  Entrance fees,  Speaking guide (English or French), Dinner.   Excludes: - Drinks. - Insurance. - Personal expenses. - Tip. http://www.vietnamopentour.com.vn/vietnam-tour/day-trips/hanoi-city-tour-cyclo-water-puppet-show-dinner.html