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Three Week Conducted 
       
Vietnam Overland Tour

For only $3,815
per person twin share
This price includes airport taxes and levies of $420

Tour departs Australia April 1 and returns April 22, 2010
This must be the best value conducted tour to Vietnam as the price covers all of the following:

If you don't have a travel partner but wish to travel at twin share rates, we will do our best to match you up with another person. If you wish to have a single room, there will be an additional charge of $985.

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   Itinerary for Vietnam Overland Tour - April 2010
Note: Meals are included in the itinerary as B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner


31.03.10 Depart Brisbane at 11.45pm on SQ 246, arriving in Singapore at 5.50am the next morning.
01.04.10






 Brisbane passengers depart Singapore at 7.50am on SQ 172, arriving in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) at 8.55am.
Sydney passengers depart  at 9.05am on SQ 220, arriving in Singapore at 2.20pm.
Depart Melbourne at 11.10am on SQ 238, arriving in Singapore at 4.05pm.
Sydney & Melbourne passengers depart Singapore at 5.40pm on SQ 186 arriving in Saigon at 6.45pm. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
02.04.10
(B/L/D)		 Saigon
In the morning there is a short walking tour around downtown passing  the Opera House, City Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral & The Central Post Office. After that you visit the former Presidential Palace (Reunification Palace), the War Remnans Museum, China Town to visit Binh Tay, the biggest wholesale market in Vietnam, then to  Thien Hau Temple which is the oldest Chinese temple dedicated to the Sea Goddess. Lunch is at Pho 2000 Restaurant where you will have Pho a traditional Vietnamese Noodles Soup & spring rolls. The rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner is at a local Restaurant.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
03.04.10
(B/L)





 Saigon - My Tho (Mekong Delta)
Morning departure from hotel for coach trip to My Tho which is a two hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City. My Tho is a prosperous town of 200,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields.  Enjoy a 4-5 hour boat ride on the Mekong River and visit an orchard on an island, coconut candy workshop, bee farm with lunch on the way.  Return to Saigon late afternoon.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
04.04.10
(B/L)


 Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels
A half day tour to a fascinating tunnel network built by the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. Lunch is at a local restaurant. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Accommodation: Huong Sen Hotel.
05.04.10
(B/L/D)





 Saigon - Dalat
Depart Saigon for Dalat, a cool mountain resort built by the French in the 1920's as a hill station.  With  lakes, waterfall, evergreen forest and garden makes Dalat one of the most enjoyable places in Vietnam.  Beautiful drive through rubber, coffee & tea plantations.  A stopover at La Nga floating village, lunch is at Lien Do restaurant in Bao Loc. Arrive Dalat and  check  in at the hotel. Dinner is at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Hoang Anh Resort 
06.04.10
(B/D)




 Dalat
Morning Dalat city orientation tour with visits to the Crazy House, Bao Dai's Summer Palace, the Valley of Love and an embroidery workshop. In the afternoon enjoy a train ride through vegetable gardens to Trai Mat then visit Long Phuoc Pagoda, a famous beer bottle and ceramic fragments pagoda in town.  Dinner is at a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Hoang Anh Resort 
07.04.10
(B/L)




 Dalat - Nha Trang
Depart Dalat for Nha Trang, a very popular beach resort to Vietnamese and foreign tourists.  On the way stop at Dalat cable car station  for a 15 minute ride overlooking beautiful pine forest, flower and vegetable gardens and then Poklongiarai Cham Tower before a picnic lunch.  Arrive in Nha Trang mid afternoon and check in to your hotel.
Accommodation: Nha Trang Lodge Hotel.
08.04.10
(B/L)


 Nha Trang
Enjoy a morning boat trip to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium and Mieu Island then Mun island for swimming and snorkelling. Lunch will be at Bao Dai's Summer Palace.
Afternoon at leisure for own exploration of Nha Trang.
Accommodation: Nha Trang Lodge Hotel.
09.04.10
(B/L/D)



 Nha Trang - Qui Nhon
A long beautiful drive through prawn, crab farms, sugar cane & rice paddies. Lunch is on the way. Arrive at Qui Nhon mid afternoon. Free time to wander around. Dinner is at the hotel.
Accommodation: Hoang Anh Resort.
10.04.10
(B/L/D)


 Qui Nhon - Hoi An
A long drive to My Lai Memorial, where 504 villagers were killed by the American soldiers in 1968, six weeks after Tet Offensive. Picnic lunch  then continue on to Hoi An. Check  in at the hotel. Dinner is at an excellent café in town "LY".
Accommodation: Hoi An Hotel.
11.04.10
(B/D)








 Hoi An
A short walking tour around the town.  Discover the historical town of Hoi An, which was a prosperous seaport city during the 16th  to 18th  centuries.  Its community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architectural style with Vietnamese, Chinese and French influences.  
Hoi An is a good place for shopping, especially tailoring, very laid back and only 4kms to the beach, a good place to relax.
One hour cruise on Thu Bon river before a beautiful dinner with a cooking class in a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Hoi An Hotel.
12.04.10
(B/L)		 Hoi An - My Son - Hoi An
A half day tour visit to My Son, the imperial city of the Champa Empire from the 4th to 12th centuries. My Son Sanctuary is a large complex of religious ruins comprising of more than 70 architecture in My Son as a Cultural Heritage site in 1999. Lunch is at a local restaurant in Hoi An. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Accommodation: Hoi An Hotel.
13.04.10
(B/L)







 Hoi An - Hue
Depart Hoi An for Hue, the homeland of Nguyen dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam which ruled the country from1802 to 1945, across the Hai Van Pass (Pass of the Oceans Clouds), passing through many pretty re-tiled villages with fruit orchards, enjoying spectacular views of sky and sea.  Stop over at the 5 marble mountains and China Beach where the Americans came for R & R during the Vietnam War.  Lunch is at a nice cafe in Hue  "Mandarin".  One hour cyclo ride around this interesting city. 
Accommodation: Saigon Morin Hotel.
14.04.10
(B/D)






 Hue
Morning tour visiting the Citadel which was built from 1804 - 1833 then to Thien Mu Pagoda, a famous pagoda in Hue and Vietnam. Take a boat trip on the Perfume River and then back to the hotel.
Mid afternoon  there will be a tour to the tomb of Tu Duc, the 4th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty which ruled the country from 1848 to 1883 and the tomb of Khai Dinh, the 12th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty which ruled the country from 1916 to 1925, a beautiful mosaic building. Dinner is at a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Saigon Morin Hotel.
15.04.10
(B/L/D)




 Hue - Vinh
Depart Hue for Vinh, city in the north absolutely damaged by the American bombing in the Vietnam War which was rebuilt by East Germany, the homeland of a very famous  person in Vietnam & the world  Ho Chi Minh. Stopover at Ben Hai River known as DMZ, the  demarcation line between the North & the South in the Vietnam War.  Lunch in Dong Hoi. Arrive into Vinh late afternoon. Dinner is at the hotel.
Accommodation: Saigon Kim Lien Hotel
16.04.10
(B/L)		 Vinh - Hanoi
A tour  visit to Vinh the town where Ho Chi Minh (called by the people Bac Ho, Uncle Ho) was born and grew up.
Depart Vinh for Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , a very strong French influenced city in Vietnam which is one of the 10 most beautiful cities in Asia. On the way stop over at Tam Coc known as Dry Halong Bay. Lunch is at Dzung restaurant in Tam Coc. Arrive Hanoi early in the evening.
Accommodation: Galaxy Hotel or similar.
17.04.10
(B/L/D)		 Hanoi
In the morning you have a city tour of Hanoi with visits to the excellent Ethnology Museum, Temple of Literature built in the 11th century, which is known as Vietnam's first university. Lunch is at KOTO. In the afternoon you have a very interesting cyclo tour around the Old & French quarter of Hanoi. In the evening enjoy the Water Puppet Show. Dinner is at a nice local restaurant.
Accommodation: Galaxy Hotel or similar.
18.04.10
(B/L)


 Hanoi
A half day tour  with visits to Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Museum and Residence, One Pillar Pagoda and a short walking tour around the old quarter before lunch at "Little Hanoi" Restaurant. The rest of the day at leisure.
Accommodation: Galaxy Hotel or similar.
19.04.10
(B/L/D)

 Hanoi- Halong Bay
Morning at leisure. Lunch is at the hotel. In the afternoon you leave Hanoi for Halong Bay. Dinner is at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Saigon Halong Hotel (Ocean view room).
20.04.10
(B/L/D)		 Halong Bay
A 7 hour cruise on Halong Bay with seafood lunch on board.
Halong Bay is listed as world heritage, the area of outstanding beauty. "Dragon descending on the sea", as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has around 1,969 limestones islets rising from the clear emerald water, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. A visit to a beautiful cave and an opportunity for a swim during the cruise.
Farewell dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation: Saigon Halong Hotel (Ocean view room)
21.04.10
(B)		 Halong Bay - Hanoi
Leave Halong Bay for your drive back to Hanoi Airport.
Departing Hanoi at 1.30pm  on SQ 175, arriving in Singapore at 5.55pm.
Sydney passengers depart Singapore at 8.35pm on SQ 221, arriving in Sydney at 5.55am (22.04.10)
Melbourne passengers depart Singapore at 9.00pm on SQ 227, arriving in Melbourne at 6.10am (22.04.10)
Brisbane passengers  depart Singapore at 9.10pm on SQ 235, arriving in Brisbane at 6.40am (22.04.10)
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Conditions for Macleay Valley Travel's Vietnam

Deposits and Payments - A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per person is payable within 7 days of booking. This deposit is not refundable should you later cancel. The balance is payable in full 8 weeks prior to departure.

Refunds and Cancellations - Cancellations after final payment will result in a refund limited to whatever we can recoup from the airline.

Insurance - Adequate travel insurance is essential. We can arrange this for you if desired.

Passports - All travellers require a current passport with at least 6 months left on it at the end of the tour. Non-Australian passport holders require a re-entry visa for Australia.  Visas are required for all passport holders to Vietnam. Visa fee for an Australian passport holder is $72.00 and we charge $30.00 for processing.  Please note: Visa fees are subject to any increases imposed by the Vietnamese Consulate.

Basic Tour Price and Taxes - Air taxes and fuel levies are included in the basic tour price, and as air taxes and fuel levies change regularly  the exact amount will be advised at time of invoicing. At present air taxes and fuel levies come to $420 for the standard tour. Total tour cost may therefore change.

Not  Included in the Cost -  Travel insurance, visas and all items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, drinks, excess baggage, tips, meals (except those specified in the itinerary), etc. are not included in the cost.
Similarly, credit card payments can only be accepted if 2% is added to the price to help defray the heavy merchant fees charged to us by the credit card companies.

Breakaway Fee
All fully inclusive prices are based on group travel and any deviation from the set itinerary will incur a breakaway fee.

Booking through other Agents - As we keep the cost of our tours as low as possible, there is insufficient margin for us to be able to pay commission to other travel agents, so some bookings can only be accepted if the client pays the other agent's commission. 
Macleay Valley Travel is a fully licensed travel agent and as such any monies paid to us are fully insured by the Travel Compensation Fund. We are happy for any prospective traveller with us to check us out with your local Consumer Affairs (fair trading) department.

Health and Fitness -Macleay Valley Travel recommends that the passenger is reasonably healthy and/or fit to participate in this tour.  Persons with a disability requiring special assistance must be accompanied by a companion. Macleay Valley Travel and their representatives cannot provide this service.  Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to accept/decline or terminate a passenger's participation in the tour under certain circumstances.

Limitation of Liability - As Macleay Valley Travel acts only as agent for the Airlines, Hotels, Coach Companies etc., providing accommodation, transportation and other services, Macleay Valley Travel shall not be liable or responsible for death or injury to any person or loss or damage to any property including baggage arising out of or connection with any transportation, accommodation or other services, or resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of Government or other authorities, de jure or defacto wars, whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations, delays or cancellations caused by changes in schedules or itinerary, or over bookings or defaults or for any causes beyond Macleay Valley Travel's control or any loss or damage resulting from improper or insufficient passports, visas or other documents and neither Macleay Valley Travel, and its servants or employees shall be or become liable or responsible for any additional expenses or liability sustained or incurred by the tour member as a result of the foregoing causes.
Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to modify the itinerary or the accommodation if circumstances make this necessary, provided that the amended itinerary is of equal value or greater value than that of the original program.
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