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| City | Optional Tour | Duration | Type | Rate (AUD/Pax) | Remark |
| Sai Gon | Water Puppetry & Cruise Dinner | 3 Hours | Private Tour | 220 | Min 2 pax |
| Hoi An | My Son Holly Land | Half Day | Seat In Coach | 90 | Min 2 pax |
| Hoi An | Rural Life At Coconut Village | Half Day | Seat In Coach | 70 | Min 2 pax |
| Hoi An | Hoi An Countryside by Vespa | 4 Hours | Seat In Coach | 100 | |
| Hanoi | Hanoi Evening Street Food | 3 Hours | Private Tour | 120 | Min 2 pax |
Program: WATER PUPPETRY & DINNER ON SAIGON PRINCESS CRUISE (Private tour)
Included: Pick-up hotel to water puppet theatre by tricycle. Water puppets show entrance ticket. Transportation: Water puppet theater to Saigon port & Saigon port to hotel. English speaking guide. The most luxury dinner cruise in Saigon with 5 dishes menu of choice (Asian seafood/ Fusion/ European)
Duration: 3 hours
Itinerary: Early in the evening, at around 18:00pm, our guide will pick you up at hotel for the tour begins with a tricycle trip from your hotel to the water-puppet theatre. Water-puppetry is an ancient puppet tradition and an important part of Vietnamese culture. In water-puppetry, puppets are played on the surface of a pool of water, while a Vietnamese orchestra of professional musicians accompanied by an array of talented singers provide background music for the performance. Enjoy watching the puppet show and learning more about Vietnamese rural life and folklore. Many of the programs, especially those involving the tales of day-to-day living, often have a humorous twist. After the show, we’ll take you to Saigon River to board a junk for a cruise. Take the time here to admire the lights of Saigon city from the river. Dinner will be served on the cruise, which you can enjoy while cruising along Saigon River. The tour ends around 9.30pm, when we’ll return you to your hotel.
Program: MY SON HOLLY LAND (Seat in coach – MINIMUM 2 PAX)
Included: Pick-up & drop-off at hotel in Hoi An. English speaking guide. Boat trip. Entrance fee. Lunch in a local restaurant.
Duration: Half day tour
Itinerary: At about 07:30 morning our guide pick you up at your hotel and depart to My Son Sanctuary – The World Cultural Heritage, located 45 km from Hoi An. My Son is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the 4th to 15th centuries. We will spend 2 hours to discover the site by walking throughout the landscape, learning histories with our local English-speaking guide, enjoying the Champa’s traditional performances. Get back to van and move to a local house to learn how to make rice paper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later then have lunch in another local house and relax with cold herbal tea while feeling the cool wind & fresh air of the countryside. Take a boat trip on Hoai River for the way back to Hoi An. From the boat you will enjoy the beauty of typical peaceful countryside in Vietnam. Arrive at Hoi An ancient town and finish tour at hotel around 14:00.
Program: RURAL LIFE AT COCONUT VILLAGE (Seat in coach – MINIMUM 2 PAX)
Included: Hotel pick-up & drop-off. English speaking guide. Bamboo basket boat. Entrance fee. Lunch in a local restaurant.
Duration: Half day tour
Itinerary: At about 09:00 am our guide picks you up at hotel lobby and transfer to the motorboat for travelling to Cam Thanh water coconut village. While the boat cruises along the river, observing beautiful Hoi An rural lives with water coconut forest in the background. Transferring from the main boat to the bamboo basket boat and slowly rowing to the village. During these basket boat tours, you will learn more about the water coconut ecosystem, as well as how the locals of Cam Thanh Village spend their days. Your guide may show you how to paddle the basket boat you are in and may even allow you to paddle for a little bit if you wish. One of the most mesmerizing parts of your Cam Thanh Coconut Village tour will be when you are in the middle of the beautiful water coconut forest. A feeling of calm will be present, and you will appreciate every moment you are there, away from your ordinarily busy life. Together with local fishermen, throwing fish nets, catching fishes, mud-crabs, coconut mussels (an indigenous specie that can only be found here) and turning coconut leaves into fun items. Arrive at the village around 11:30 and take a welcome drink for a short nap before lunch with Vietnamese set menu in a local restaurant. Transferring back to your hotel after lunch and finish this tour at around 13:30 pm.
Program: HOI AN COUNTRYSIDE VESPA TOUR (Seat in coach)
Included: Pick up and drop off IN & AROUND Hoi An Ancient Town. Vintage Army style motorbike/scooter/Vespa – driver – petrol for entire journey. Experienced & licensed driver. Tickets & Entrance Fees. Taxes & permits. Helmet & rain poncho. English speaking guide. Home-cooked meal at local family. Local travel insurance
Duration: 4,5 hours (Morning tour: 07:30 – 12:00 Lunch end tour/ Afternoon tour: 14:00 – 18:00 Dinner end tour)
Itinerary: Morning tour: 7:30-12:30 depart by motorbike and return Hoi An Town Centre (at our meeting point) by shuttled transfer.
Afternoon tour: 14:00-18:30 by motorbike and return Hoi An Town Centre (at our meeting point) by shuttled transfer. Meet at the designated location and begin your Hoi An Countryside Vespa Tour.
Visit a local farm, learn about rice, vegetable, and cereal crop cultivation, and experience the daily life of local farmers. Discover traditional occupations in the countryside, such as weaving, rice-wine making, and woodcarving. Learn about newer industries like bird’s nest farming and aquaculture.
Lunch/Dinner: Head to a local family’s home for a delicious home-cooked meal, providing you with a unique insight into the lives of middle-class Vietnamese people. Reflect on your experiences and the new friendships formed during your day in the countryside. Say goodbye to your local hosts and return to the designated drop-off location by shuttle transfer, bringing with you the memories of an unforgettable journey through rural Hoi An.
Program: HANOI EVENING STREET FOOD – Private tour (MINIMUM 2 PAX)
Included: English speaking guide, Hanoi Street food & drinks as mentioned.
Duration: 3 hours
Itinerary: Your English-speaking local guide will give you an insight into the intricacies and traditions of Vietnamese food culture including details on ingredients and historical backgrounds of popular northern dishes. Walking through the maze of bustling streets that make up Hanoi’s Old Quarter, we tempt our taste buds with the famed Hanoi dish Bun Cha Ta, Nem Ran, Pho… at a local eatery. Watch in awe as the skilled chefs demonstrate for you how this tasty dish is put together. Continuing into the atmospheric heart of the Old Quarter, we wander past street stalls and quiet residential lanes where you can observe local life that has changed little since Hanoi was founded over 1000 years ago. Now, it’s time for dessert as we venture down a small alley to join in the local tradition of feasting on fresh fruit served in a cup and smothered with crushed iced and condensed milk – this specialty is one not to be missed! Your local guide will take you to one of Hanoi’s best kept secrets, a hidden café inside the old quarter. This hard-to-find café is one of the few lefts in the city that still serves egg coffee, a scrumptious local delicacy that we will sample whilst admiring the hustle and bustle of the city center below. Or, if coffee is not your style, a cold beer awaits! At the end of our Hanoi Street food tour you are free to continue exploring the area or your guide will assist you with directions or a taxi back to your hotel.
