Vietnam Tour Itinerary
Day 1: 1/1/14
7 am: KST Sydney Airporter car arrives at your location, departing for Sydney Airport.
Approximately 8am: Arrive at SYD Airport.
11:35am: Qantas airlines, depart for Ho Chi Minh Airport.
8:20pm: Arrive at SGN Airport.
Approximately 9:10pm: Catch taxi to Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
9:30pm: Arrive and check in at Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
Day 2:
8:30am: Have breakfast at the Square restaurant in the Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
9:30am: Catch taxi to Chợ Bến Thành, Bến Thành, Ho Chi Minh City (market)
9:41am: Arrive at Chợ Bến Thành, Bến Thành for shopping.
11:00am: Walk to Phở 24, Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
11:08am: Arrive at Pho 24 Restaurant for lunch.
12:00pm: Catch taxi to Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
Afternoon continues with: Leisure activities at the hotel.
7:00pm: taxi to 62 Hai Bà Trưng, Bến Nghé, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Wrap and Roll restaurant)
8:30pm-10:30pm: Taxi back to Park Hyatt, light food and refreshments with live entertainment at hotel.
Day 3:
8:30am: Catch taxi to Nhà Hàng Temple Club, Tôn Thất Thiệp, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
8:35am-9:35am: Eat breakfast at Temple Club.
9:35am: Catch taxi to Park Hyatt Hotel
9:40am-10:30am: Leisure activities at the hotel.
10:30am: Catch taxi to Saigon Culinary Arts Centre
10:40am-10:55am: Walk to Balmore park, to café
10:55am: Walk back to Saigon Culinary Arts Centre
11:00am- 2:00pm: Vietnamese cooking lesson.
2:00pm: Catch Taxi from Saigon Culinary Arts Centre
2:15pm: Arrive back at Park Hyatt hotel.
2:15pm-3:45pm: Xuan Spa, in the hotel for Abhyanga massage
3:45pm-4:15pm: Xuan Spa, in the hotel for Indian Head Therapy
Afternoon continues with: Leisure activities at the hotel.
7:00pm: Catch taxi to Cyclo Resto Company Limited.
7:10pm-8:30pm: Dinner at Cyclo Resto
8:30pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
Day 4:
8:30am: Catch taxi to May restaurant
8:30am-9:00am: Eat Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am: Catch taxi to War remnants museum.
9:30am-11:00am: Tour the tradition food remnants.
11:00-11:10: Catch taxi to Ashima restaurant.
11:10-11:50: Eat lunch at the restaurant.
11:50-12:00pm: Catch taxi back to Park Hyatt Hotel.
12:00pm-3:00pm: Afternoon continues with leisure activities.
3:00pm-4:00pm: Fitness centre in hotel
4:00pm-6:00pm: Watch traditional Vietnamese dancing at the hotel
7:00pm-7:10: Catch taxi to Cục Gạch Quán Restaurant
7:10pm-8:00pm: Eating dinner at the restaurant
8:00-8:10pm: Catch taxi back to Park Hyatt Hotel.
Day 5:
7:00am-8:30am: Check out from Hotel. Catch taxi to Tan Son Nhat Airport
8:30am-11:30am: Check luggage
12:00pm-2:05pm: Flight to Hanoi airport, Vietnam.
2:05pm-2:45pm: Collect luggage
2:45pm-3:00pm: Catch taxi to Grand Plaza Hanoi Hotel, Hàng Thùng, Chương Dương Độ, Hanoi, Vietnam
3:00pm-5:00pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
5:00pm-6:00pm: Massage at Spa in hotel
6:00pm-7:30pm: Eat Dinner at the Le Jardin Buffet Restaurant at the hotel.
8:00-8:30: Sauna at the spa in hotel.
Day 6:
7.45am – 8.15am: Check out of hotel. Shuttle bus will pick you up at your hotel.
12.30pm: Arrive at Paloma office, Halong City. Transferred by tender to Paloma Cruise – enjoy welcome drink. Receive cruise briefing, check into cabins and begin cruise.
1:15pm – 2:30pm, have lunch on board
3:00pm: Head to Bai Tu Long Bay, pass the towns of Hon Gai and Cam Pha, Oan Lagoon, Mat Quy (Monster Head) and Am Tich (Teapot) Islets and Vung Vieng fishing village. Visit the Vung Vieng fishing village by local rowing boat then return to the vessel for leisure activites.
5:00pm: Drop anchor in the calm water surrounded by islets near Hang Trong.
Happy Hour (sunset party)
6:30pm: Vietnamese cooking demonstration on boat.
7:15pm: Set-dinner onboard.
8:00pm: Relaxing on your cabin or join the on board activities:
Day 7:
6:15am: Tai Chi on the Sundeck while complimentary tea & coffee are served
7:00am: Have breakfast in the dinning room.
8:00am: Explore the Surprise Cave (Sung Sot).
8:15am-10:00am: Transfer by tender to the Surprise Cave. Walk up about 100 steps to the cave entrance and tour the cave for approximately 45 minutes. Walk down about 100 steps and return to the boat.
10:00am: Freshen up and finish packing.
10:30am: Set Menu for lunch in the dining room. Relax on the sundeck or in the dining room enjoying the bay scenery as we approach the pier.
11:30am-12:00pm: Arrive at Hon Gai Habour.
12:00pm-4:00pm: Walk across Harlong bay floating food market.
4:00-7:00pm: walk back to boat and visit Castaway Island
7:00pm-7:10pm: Catch taxi to Hải Quân Restaurant
7:10pm: 7:40pm: Eating at Hải Quân Restaurant.
7:40pm: walk back to boat. Boat travels back to Hanoi.
Day 8:
7:00am: leave the boat and catch taxi to Hanoi Airport.
7:25am-10:40am: Luggage check in
11:00am-1:15pm: flight to Pleiku Airport.
1:15pm- 2:00pm: Collecting baggage.
2:00pm-2:20pm: Catch taxi to HAGL hotel 01 Phu Dong Tp, Pleiku, Vietnam
2:20pm-3:30pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
3:30pm-5:30pm: Relaxation in the Wellness Health Club
5:30pm-6:30pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
6:30-7:00pm: Entertainment at bar
7:00pm-7:15pm: Catch taxi to Gia Lai province, Vietnam (Night Market)
8:00pm: Have dinner at Thien Thanh restaurant (2 min walk from the market)
9:00pm: Catch taxi back to HAGL hotel
Day 9:
9:30: Have breakfast at hotel.
10:00-10:45: Catch taxi to Qui Nhon beach.
12:30: Walk along the beach for eating at fish markets.
1:00-2:00pm: Enjoy stay at beach
2:00-2:45: Catch taxi back to HAGL hotel.
3:00-4:30: Massage and facial at day spa
4:30-7:00: Leisure activities at the hotel.
7:00-8:30: Have dinner at restaurant in the hotel.
Day 10:
8:30: Walk to Cafe Dang Xua 156 Wuu, Pleiku, Vietnam
8:40am-9:20am: Eating at cafe
9:20am: Walk to Minh Thanh Temple 4A Nguyen Viet Xuan St, Pleiku, Vietnam
9:30am: 12:30pm: Touring the temple, eating lunch at any restaurants in the temple
12:30pm-1:30pm: Cooking demonstration
1:30pm-1:40pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
3:00pm-5:00pm: Gym at wellness club
7:00pm- Catch taxi to Tam restaurant
7:05pm-8:30pm: Eating at the restaurant
8:30pm: Catch taxi back to hotel.
Day 11:
8:30am: Catch taxi to White forest restaurant
8:40am: Arrive at restaurant for breakfast, buy food from nearby markets
9:30am: Catch taxi to T'Nung Lake. Bien Ho Commune, Pleiku, Vietnam
10:30am-2:00pm: Picnic at the lake.
2:00pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
3:00pm-5:00pm: Swimming in the pool at the hotel and other leisure activities
5:00-pm-7:00pm: traditional Vietnamese dancing at hotel
7:00pm catch taxi to Central Pleiku
7:00pm-9:30pm: eating dinner at any nearby restaurant and other food in the markets.
9:30pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
Day 12:
8:30am-9:10am: Tour bus picks you up from hotel to travel to Yally falls
9:10am-10:30am: Tour ride around the water falls
10:30am: Morning tea break, at the Nigh hay Nguyen restaurant (2 min walk)
10:30am-12:30pm: Tour continues
12:30pm-2:00pm: fishing at river near Yally Falls. Eating fish from a cooking demonstration
2:00pm- 3:00pm: Tour continues
3:00pm: Tour bus travels back to hotel
3:30pm-5:00pm: Massage at the day spa in hotel
5:00pm-7:00pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
7:00pm: Catch taxi to Dang Xua restaurant.
7:10pm-8:30pm: Eating dinner at the restaurant
8:30pm- Catch taxi back to hotel
Day 13:
8:30am: Catch taxi to Hong Van restaurant
8:45am-9:10am: Eating breakfast
9:10am: Catch taxi back to hotel
10:00am-2:30am: Traditional vietnamese music playing at hotel foyer with a cooking class.
Afternoon continues with leisure activities at the hotel
7:00pm: Have dinner at restaurant in the hotel
8:30: Fitness at wellness club
Day 14:
8:30am: Tour bus picks you up from hotel
9:30am: arrive at the Pleiku museum
9:30am-11:30am: touring food remnants from the Vietnam War
11:30am: morning tea at cafe in the museum
Tour continues with artworks and fossils
12:00pm: lunch at the restaurant in the museum
1:00pm: Tour bus travels to Hotel
1:00pm-2:00pm: Pack luggage
2:00pm- 2:45pm: catch taxi to Pleiku airport
2:45pm: Check in luggage and customs
6:10pm: Flight to Sydney Australia
7 am: KST Sydney Airporter car arrives at your location, departing for Sydney Airport.
Approximately 8am: Arrive at SYD Airport.
11:35am: Qantas airlines, depart for Ho Chi Minh Airport.
8:20pm: Arrive at SGN Airport.
Approximately 9:10pm: Catch taxi to Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
9:30pm: Arrive and check in at Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
Day 2:
8:30am: Have breakfast at the Square restaurant in the Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
9:30am: Catch taxi to Chợ Bến Thành, Bến Thành, Ho Chi Minh City (market)
9:41am: Arrive at Chợ Bến Thành, Bến Thành for shopping.
11:00am: Walk to Phở 24, Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
11:08am: Arrive at Pho 24 Restaurant for lunch.
12:00pm: Catch taxi to Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel.
Afternoon continues with: Leisure activities at the hotel.
7:00pm: taxi to 62 Hai Bà Trưng, Bến Nghé, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Wrap and Roll restaurant)
8:30pm-10:30pm: Taxi back to Park Hyatt, light food and refreshments with live entertainment at hotel.
Day 3:
8:30am: Catch taxi to Nhà Hàng Temple Club, Tôn Thất Thiệp, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
8:35am-9:35am: Eat breakfast at Temple Club.
9:35am: Catch taxi to Park Hyatt Hotel
9:40am-10:30am: Leisure activities at the hotel.
10:30am: Catch taxi to Saigon Culinary Arts Centre
10:40am-10:55am: Walk to Balmore park, to café
10:55am: Walk back to Saigon Culinary Arts Centre
11:00am- 2:00pm: Vietnamese cooking lesson.
2:00pm: Catch Taxi from Saigon Culinary Arts Centre
2:15pm: Arrive back at Park Hyatt hotel.
2:15pm-3:45pm: Xuan Spa, in the hotel for Abhyanga massage
3:45pm-4:15pm: Xuan Spa, in the hotel for Indian Head Therapy
Afternoon continues with: Leisure activities at the hotel.
7:00pm: Catch taxi to Cyclo Resto Company Limited.
7:10pm-8:30pm: Dinner at Cyclo Resto
8:30pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
Day 4:
8:30am: Catch taxi to May restaurant
8:30am-9:00am: Eat Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am: Catch taxi to War remnants museum.
9:30am-11:00am: Tour the tradition food remnants.
11:00-11:10: Catch taxi to Ashima restaurant.
11:10-11:50: Eat lunch at the restaurant.
11:50-12:00pm: Catch taxi back to Park Hyatt Hotel.
12:00pm-3:00pm: Afternoon continues with leisure activities.
3:00pm-4:00pm: Fitness centre in hotel
4:00pm-6:00pm: Watch traditional Vietnamese dancing at the hotel
7:00pm-7:10: Catch taxi to Cục Gạch Quán Restaurant
7:10pm-8:00pm: Eating dinner at the restaurant
8:00-8:10pm: Catch taxi back to Park Hyatt Hotel.
Day 5:
7:00am-8:30am: Check out from Hotel. Catch taxi to Tan Son Nhat Airport
8:30am-11:30am: Check luggage
12:00pm-2:05pm: Flight to Hanoi airport, Vietnam.
2:05pm-2:45pm: Collect luggage
2:45pm-3:00pm: Catch taxi to Grand Plaza Hanoi Hotel, Hàng Thùng, Chương Dương Độ, Hanoi, Vietnam
3:00pm-5:00pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
5:00pm-6:00pm: Massage at Spa in hotel
6:00pm-7:30pm: Eat Dinner at the Le Jardin Buffet Restaurant at the hotel.
8:00-8:30: Sauna at the spa in hotel.
Day 6:
7.45am – 8.15am: Check out of hotel. Shuttle bus will pick you up at your hotel.
12.30pm: Arrive at Paloma office, Halong City. Transferred by tender to Paloma Cruise – enjoy welcome drink. Receive cruise briefing, check into cabins and begin cruise.
1:15pm – 2:30pm, have lunch on board
3:00pm: Head to Bai Tu Long Bay, pass the towns of Hon Gai and Cam Pha, Oan Lagoon, Mat Quy (Monster Head) and Am Tich (Teapot) Islets and Vung Vieng fishing village. Visit the Vung Vieng fishing village by local rowing boat then return to the vessel for leisure activites.
5:00pm: Drop anchor in the calm water surrounded by islets near Hang Trong.
Happy Hour (sunset party)
6:30pm: Vietnamese cooking demonstration on boat.
7:15pm: Set-dinner onboard.
8:00pm: Relaxing on your cabin or join the on board activities:
Day 7:
6:15am: Tai Chi on the Sundeck while complimentary tea & coffee are served
7:00am: Have breakfast in the dinning room.
8:00am: Explore the Surprise Cave (Sung Sot).
8:15am-10:00am: Transfer by tender to the Surprise Cave. Walk up about 100 steps to the cave entrance and tour the cave for approximately 45 minutes. Walk down about 100 steps and return to the boat.
10:00am: Freshen up and finish packing.
10:30am: Set Menu for lunch in the dining room. Relax on the sundeck or in the dining room enjoying the bay scenery as we approach the pier.
11:30am-12:00pm: Arrive at Hon Gai Habour.
12:00pm-4:00pm: Walk across Harlong bay floating food market.
4:00-7:00pm: walk back to boat and visit Castaway Island
7:00pm-7:10pm: Catch taxi to Hải Quân Restaurant
7:10pm: 7:40pm: Eating at Hải Quân Restaurant.
7:40pm: walk back to boat. Boat travels back to Hanoi.
Day 8:
7:00am: leave the boat and catch taxi to Hanoi Airport.
7:25am-10:40am: Luggage check in
11:00am-1:15pm: flight to Pleiku Airport.
1:15pm- 2:00pm: Collecting baggage.
2:00pm-2:20pm: Catch taxi to HAGL hotel 01 Phu Dong Tp, Pleiku, Vietnam
2:20pm-3:30pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
3:30pm-5:30pm: Relaxation in the Wellness Health Club
5:30pm-6:30pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
6:30-7:00pm: Entertainment at bar
7:00pm-7:15pm: Catch taxi to Gia Lai province, Vietnam (Night Market)
8:00pm: Have dinner at Thien Thanh restaurant (2 min walk from the market)
9:00pm: Catch taxi back to HAGL hotel
Day 9:
9:30: Have breakfast at hotel.
10:00-10:45: Catch taxi to Qui Nhon beach.
12:30: Walk along the beach for eating at fish markets.
1:00-2:00pm: Enjoy stay at beach
2:00-2:45: Catch taxi back to HAGL hotel.
3:00-4:30: Massage and facial at day spa
4:30-7:00: Leisure activities at the hotel.
7:00-8:30: Have dinner at restaurant in the hotel.
Day 10:
8:30: Walk to Cafe Dang Xua 156 Wuu, Pleiku, Vietnam
8:40am-9:20am: Eating at cafe
9:20am: Walk to Minh Thanh Temple 4A Nguyen Viet Xuan St, Pleiku, Vietnam
9:30am: 12:30pm: Touring the temple, eating lunch at any restaurants in the temple
12:30pm-1:30pm: Cooking demonstration
1:30pm-1:40pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
3:00pm-5:00pm: Gym at wellness club
7:00pm- Catch taxi to Tam restaurant
7:05pm-8:30pm: Eating at the restaurant
8:30pm: Catch taxi back to hotel.
Day 11:
8:30am: Catch taxi to White forest restaurant
8:40am: Arrive at restaurant for breakfast, buy food from nearby markets
9:30am: Catch taxi to T'Nung Lake. Bien Ho Commune, Pleiku, Vietnam
10:30am-2:00pm: Picnic at the lake.
2:00pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
3:00pm-5:00pm: Swimming in the pool at the hotel and other leisure activities
5:00-pm-7:00pm: traditional Vietnamese dancing at hotel
7:00pm catch taxi to Central Pleiku
7:00pm-9:30pm: eating dinner at any nearby restaurant and other food in the markets.
9:30pm: Catch taxi back to hotel
Day 12:
8:30am-9:10am: Tour bus picks you up from hotel to travel to Yally falls
9:10am-10:30am: Tour ride around the water falls
10:30am: Morning tea break, at the Nigh hay Nguyen restaurant (2 min walk)
10:30am-12:30pm: Tour continues
12:30pm-2:00pm: fishing at river near Yally Falls. Eating fish from a cooking demonstration
2:00pm- 3:00pm: Tour continues
3:00pm: Tour bus travels back to hotel
3:30pm-5:00pm: Massage at the day spa in hotel
5:00pm-7:00pm: Leisure activities at the hotel
7:00pm: Catch taxi to Dang Xua restaurant.
7:10pm-8:30pm: Eating dinner at the restaurant
8:30pm- Catch taxi back to hotel
Day 13:
8:30am: Catch taxi to Hong Van restaurant
8:45am-9:10am: Eating breakfast
9:10am: Catch taxi back to hotel
10:00am-2:30am: Traditional vietnamese music playing at hotel foyer with a cooking class.
Afternoon continues with leisure activities at the hotel
7:00pm: Have dinner at restaurant in the hotel
8:30: Fitness at wellness club
Day 14:
8:30am: Tour bus picks you up from hotel
9:30am: arrive at the Pleiku museum
9:30am-11:30am: touring food remnants from the Vietnam War
11:30am: morning tea at cafe in the museum
Tour continues with artworks and fossils
12:00pm: lunch at the restaurant in the museum
1:00pm: Tour bus travels to Hotel
1:00pm-2:00pm: Pack luggage
2:00pm- 2:45pm: catch taxi to Pleiku airport
2:45pm: Check in luggage and customs
6:10pm: Flight to Sydney Australia