Dear Damien, clb TK, and gang,
Enclosed please find the itineraries my real estate 'sister-in-law' put forward. She owns or manage Esyway Travel (you ask her... I never did).
As priorly mentioned, US$399 total (saved you $81x6 something eh, Damien? You should get us RockBand Wii Special Edition for FREE haha!!! Best yet, get BandHERO Wii instead, it's just out. somewhere around $250, with No Doubt, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 as pplayable avatars... (don't know much about these games either, I play real instruments...). In case you wouldn't, no worries, help me get the stuffs, bring 'em over.
There is also an $400+ scenario, do you wanna spend more or cut costs even more, just lemme know, I do the talking for you.
Friends, we now are having 6 people on this trip. The more the merrier, albeit only 4 slots left. (Maximum = 10 people), later-comers fall under different pricing policies.
Gotta run...
btw, the guy who wants music games is Brian @ thephoinix.com (dunno whether that's the spelling), Yankee, will hook you guys up, he might want to tag along as well.
* Itineraries below, I suggest printing for better reading, contact info @ the very end.
Cool regards,
T
15 December 2009: Arrival in Hanoi
Arrive in Ha Noi Capital at 12h30 and transfer to hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Ha Noi.
16 December 2009: HANOI - HALONG BAY (B,L,D)
0800 depart for the 3.5-hour drive to Halong Bay. Journey there through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta, observe everyday life of Vietnamese villagers as they work the rice fields, take pigs to the market on bicycles and plough the fields with their water buffaloes. Arrive in Halong City late morning and board your traditional junk for the overnight journey into the Bay. En route a seafood lunch will be served. Following cruise by rock formations with such names as Sail, Dog and Dinh Huong (incense pot). Towards the end of the day set anchor for the night. As the sun sets over the bay dinner is served on board with fresh seafood, salads, and fruits. Overnight on the junk.
17 December 2009: HALONG BAY – HANOI-SA PA (B,L)
On your return to Halong City enjoy a wholesome brunch as your junk weaves through strange-shaped limestone rock formations which invite comparisons from fighting cocks to dragons and even General de Gaulle's nose! Upon disembarkation your driver will meet you for the transfer back to Hanoi. Arrive back Hanoi in the afternoon.
You will have some time for leisure until transfer time to depart for Sapa-Lao Cai.
Overnight on train.
18 December 2009: Lao Cai – Sapa- Ta Phin- Cat Cat – waterfall (B)
Arrive Lao Cai in the early morning, transfer to Sapa Town. After the breakfast in local restaurant, you’ll visit Ta Phin Village. Ta Phin is an unique village where 2 enthic groups, Black H’Mong and Red Dao minorities, live their own way with no cultural mixture. You’ll experience how different they are in many ways by visiting the local house.
Back to Sapa at noon.
In the afternoon, you depart for visiting to Cat Cat village. Enjoy beautiful lanscape scenery along road. Upon reaching a waterfall and hydroelectric station, we will take a short reste before continuing our a trek on the dirt trail through rice paddy terraced field. The area is still covered by rain forest under the protection of Hoang Lien National Park.
We’ll arrive in Y Linh Ho village inhabited by black H’Mong people where we’ll have one more rest before climbing toward the main road. Our vehicle will pick us up there and drive us back to Sa Pa.
Overnight in Sapa.
19 Decembre 2009: Sapa-Lao Chai-Ta Van (B)
After breafast at the hotel. Our guide pick you up for visting Lao Chai village, a Back H’Mong ethnic minority. You will then be able to walk from Lao Chai to Ta Van village where the Giay ethnic minority hill tribe lives. Here you’ll be able to rest and enjoy a dilicious lunch prepared by your guide in the local house.
Back to Sapa at lunch time
Free time to visit Sapa town.
Overnight in Sapa.
20 December 2009: Sapa-Bac Ha-Ha noi (B,L)
After breakfast, you will be transferred to visite Bac Ha market, located in the Bac Ha small town,is the largest one in the area. Every Sunday, the different and colorful ethnic minotiry come all here to sell their homemade products or buy something for their family. They are H’Mong, Phu La, Black Dzao, Tay or Nung minorities. Some of these ethnic minorities can’t be met in any other area. Your lunch is provided in a local restaurant.
After lunch, back to Lao Cai city. You have free time to visit market, buy souvenirs or rest in the hotel until the time departure back to Ha Noi at night.
Overnight on train.
21 Decemer 2009: Ha Noi
Arrive Ha noi in the early morning. Transfer to hotel. You have a free day for rest.
Overnight in Ha Noi.
22 December 2009: Ha Noi city tour (B)
Today we’ll have a day easy tour of the 1000 year old city of Ha Noi. We’ll will visit different highlights of Ha Noi including: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, the Ngoc Son temple, the Temple of Literature - 1st University of Vietnam.
In the Afternoon, drive to the Museum of Ethnology. The Museum of Ethnology is one of Vietnam’s best with interactive displays and a wide collection of well preserved objects and documents. It is also a great place to learn about Vietnam’s 52 ethnic minority peoples.
Back to Ha Noi centre and enjoy a Water Puppet Show.
Ovenight in Ha Noi.
23 December 2009: Ha Noi-Departure (B)
After breakfast, transfer to Noi Bai airport for your onward flight.
End of your journey in Viet Nam.
PROPOSED HOTEL AS PER ITINERARY
| City |
Option 1 (Hotel 2stars)
| Option 2 (Hotel 3stars)
|
| Halong | Bai Tho/Huong Hai junk |
Bai Tho/Huong Hai junk |
| Sapa |
Gold Sea hotel | Royal View Sapa |
| Hanoi | Nhat Tien/Indochine 1 |
Flower/Thang Long Opera |
PRICE NET PER PERSON IN US DOLLARS IN TWIN SHARE BASIS
|
No. of client per group | Option 1
(Hotel 2stars) | Option 2
(Hotel 3stars) |
| 6-7 pax |
399USD/ Pax | 442USD / Pax |
| 8-10 pax | 395USD / Pax |
438USD/ Pax |
| Single Supplement |
97USD / Pax | 132USD/ Pax |
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