Cultural Riches of Southern and Central Vietnam Tour

Pick-up at the airport. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Accommodation twin/double/triple sharing; Check-in time: 14:00, Check-out time: 12:00

We will enjoy a cruise along the Mekong River to one of the Islands (located in the town of My Tho). We will then take a paddle-boat to cruise through the narrow canals of the Mekong. One interesting thing about transportation in this region is that mostly everybody here travels by boats or ships because the number of canals is very interlaced. Here a system of transportation on water is developed so much. By travelling on canals, we can discover many distinct things such as along with the banks, a number of coconut trees grow side by side. The paddle-boat ride provides an interesting look into the local cottage industry of making coconut candies. We will then have a lunch of ‘Elephant-Ear Fish’ combined with other delicious Vietnamese dishes - a local specialty. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, which is recognized as a national historical and cultural relic with distinctive architectural and spiritual values, a place worth visiting should not be missed.
In the evening, step into the bustling streets of Vietnam when sitting on the back of our tour guide and drivers, you will have lifetime chance to feel a bit scaring but safe moving in the chaotic transportation in Vietnam to experience famous local street foods. We will go to an old park to taste "Banh Trang Tron" - Vietnamese Rice Paper Salad, "Bo Bia" - a Vietnamese Spring Rolls. Continue heading to another busy area for "Banh Xeo" - Crispy Vietnamese Pancake, "Trung Vit Lon" - Half-hatched Duck Eggs. Next, we will stop to try some of Sai Gon’s famous "Oc" - Steamed and Roasted Shell and Snail and local beer.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Accommodation twin/double/triple sharing; Check-in time: 14:00, Check-out time: 12:00

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Tan Son Nhat International airport to go to Hoi An. Upon arrival at Da Nang airport, pick up and transfer to the hotel. Check in and relax. Overnight in Hoi An.
Accommodation twin/double/triple sharing; Check-in time: 14:00, Check-out time: 12:00

Discover Hoi An’s countryside and its local foods by bicycle. Local foods in Hoi An are known and enjoyed by the tourists once setting foot here. We will ride to a local restaurant for Hoi An specialty - Cao Lau. Cao Lau is a traditional Hoi An specialty composed of local noodles, pork, fresh vegetables and rice paper. The noodles are made with local sticky rice soaked in the water that must be taken from Ba Le Well: the oldest well in Hoi An, believed to have the best water anywhere. We then bike through the countryside to a Tra Que Village. Vegetables from this village are distributed to most of the restaurants in town and specially make the Cao Lau to have a perfect taste. You will also learn how to make special “white rose” dumpling cakes with a local family and taste your products. Continue riding to Cam Nam to enjoy the Yin and Yang food such as: Banh Dap (“cracked or smashed rice pancake”), Che Bap (“corn and coconut sweet soup”). Overnight in Hoi An.
Accommodation twin/double/triple sharing; Check-in time: 14:00, Check-out time: 12:00

The Marble Mountains (Vietnamese: Ngu Hanh Son; literally "five elements mountains") is a popular sightseeing location in Da Nang because of its alluring beauty. Stone steps carved into the mountain lead to a Buddhist Pagoda. There are plenty of exercises going up with many steps for a beautiful view from the top of the mountain. We will then visit the stone village where the skilled local sculptors create many marble products. Then, you will go to Am Phu Cave where there is a replica of “Heaven and Hell”, eerie underground tunnels while listening to the clapping of bats' wings in the cave.
Before getting back to the hotel, we head to Son Tra Linh Ung Pagoda. Built under the reign of King Minh Mang in the Nguyen Dynasty (the 19th century), legend has it a Buddhist statue drifted downstream to the area and got anchored at a sandy embankment.
Have free time in the afternoon. Overnight in Hoi An.
Accommodation twin/double/triple sharing; Check-in time: 14:00, Check-out time: 12:00

Are you excited to learn how to cook Vietnamese food? Then join our unique, hands-on cooking class with locals. Start at a coffee shop in the Market and study some Vietnamese for your own shopping at Hoi An Central Market. Choosing ingredients for your cuisines is very important, if your ingredients are fresh and green enough, your cuisines will be delicious and fragrant otherwise, they will be not good at all. Vietnamese food is various with different flavours and ingredients.
Take a boat ride from Market to the local house, refresh yourselves with a very nice ancient town scene. The local enthusiastically demonstrate how to prepare each dish before guiding you in the preparation of your own dish. After the lesson, you will enjoy the meal you have prepared. Hopefully, through this trip you can understand and know more about Vietnamese cuisine in general and Hoi An cuisine in particular. You will receive an e-recipe after the class to practise at home.
In the afternoon, transfer to Da Nang International airport to go to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, pick up and transfer to the hotel. Check in and relax. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Accommodation twin/double/triple sharing; Check-in time: 14:00, Check-out time: 12:00

Have breakfast at the hotel and relax until the time of transfer to Tan Son Nhat International airport for your departure flight.
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