Nature Discovery

Location: Vietnam

Duration: 12 Days - 11 Nights

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Description

Activities on tour: walking, trekking, biking, boat cruising and rowing, birdwatching

Highlights on tour: visit many famous national parks in Vietnam

Visit Hanoi – the capital of Vietnam where you can see the developing life of people, and the famous traditional cultural and historical spots.
Enjoy relaxing time in Halong Bay– the world natural heritage awarded by UNESCO with amazing beauty of the bay, interesting activities, delicious meals..
Hai Phong– the city of red Poinciana flowers”, the biggest seaport city in Northern Vietnam. The city is famous for beautiful beaches, Catba national park, unique cuisine…
Hue cityis the ancient Capital under Nguyen Dynasty, and has many cultural vestiges, famous for royal Tombs. Hue is also considered the origin of imperial courteous royal music, has a lot of beautiful beaches and poetic Perfume river
Discover Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) – the biggest city in Vietnam with famous shopping centers, old French architecture buildings.

Itinerary

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Day 1: ARRIVE IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport, transfer to the hotel. An afternoon tour round Ho Chi Minh city including the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 2: HO CHI MINH CITY - NAM CAT TIEN (B)

Drive to Nam Cat Tien National Park, the biggest and most primitive national park in Vietnam with more than 50 kinds of rare animals named in the Red Book of the world, some ramain only in Vietnam. 70,000 hectare park is home to various species of giant trees and large wild animals such as Asian elephant, bison and rhinoceros. Take an easy trek to the jungle. (Optional night jeep ride into Nui Tuong forest to look for nocturnal animals).

Overnight in Nam Cat Tien.
Day 3: BAU SAU (B)

Morning jeep drive to Bau Chim (Bird park), opportunity to enjoy a wonderful show of all kinds of birds. Trek for two and a half hours deep into the forest to Bau Sau (Crocodile lake) areas. In Bau Sau, we ourselves row the boat around a lake, then trek back to the jeep for the drive back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 4: HO CHI MINH CITY - HUE - BACH MA (B)

Morning flight to Hue, transfer to Bach Ma Mount (1,444 metres over sea level). Enjoy panoramic views of lagoons, sand dunes and mountains. Afternoon trek (5km) along park trails to explore the diversity of the local fauna and flora.

Overnight in Bach Ma.
Day 5 : BACH MA - HUE (B,D)

Bach Ma, a birdwatchers’ paradise, home to 330 species of bird. If lucky enough, we can see countless birds at close range along the trails. Spend the whole day trekking (7km) through a dense jungle.

Return to Hue, enjoy a typical royal dinner with Hue traditional royal music.

Overnight in Hue.
Day 6: HUE - HANOI (B)

Visit the Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden City. Boat cruise on the romantic Perfume River to Hue’s most ancient and revered site, Thien Mu pagoda. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport for a short flight to Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 7: HANOI - CUC PHUONG (B)

Morning visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (close on Monday & Friday), One-pillar pagoda, West Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Temple of Literature. Afternoon transfer to Cuc Phuong National Park.

Overnight in Muong ethnic village.
Day 8: CUC PHUONG (B)

Whole day discover Cuc Phuong National Park, home to 2,000 species of flora, 1,800 species of insect, 320 species of bird, 70 species of mammal…

Overnight in Muong ethnic village.
Day 9: CUC PHUONG - HANOI (B)

Visit the park museum, the botanical garden with a collection of 252 species of rare plant and the endangered primate rescue centre, followed by a seminar on primate rescue. Afternoon, drive back to Hanoi to enjoy a fantastic water puppet show, a theatrical genre reflecting the agricultural civilization of thousands of years ago.

Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 10: HANOI - CAT BA (B)

Drive to Haiphong then take the boat to Cat Ba Island which consist of tropical evergreen forests, fresh water swampy forests, coastal mangrove forests, small fresh water lakes, sandy beaches and offshore coral reefs which are still very dense and unknown to the civilised world. Afternoon is free to relax or explore the island.

Overnight in Cat Ba.
Day 11: CAT BA - HANOI (B)

Start a long trek (5-7 hours) through Cat Ba National Park to explore a wide range of the tropical fauna and flora which impress us with its beauty. Opportunity to meet some rare animals named in Red Book. Take the express boat to Hai Phong and travel back to Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 12: DEPART HANOI (B)

Free at leisure until transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure flight.

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