Vietnam escorted Alex Veit and Guided in Hebrew
by Dror Marcus
A Modular tour Vietnam- Cambodia
Vietnam 20
February - 5 March 2006 or continue to Cambodia until 7 March 2006.
20.02:
Tel-Aviv-Bangkok: Fly with El-Al
airlines non-stop to Bangkok.
21.02: On ward
flight to Hanoi:
Arrive in Hanoi,
the present capital of Vietnam. Transfer to hotel. Orientation tour of the city.
Overnight in Hanoi: Sofitel Plaza, First Class hotel, or similar. ( 2
nights)
22.02: City tour
of Hanoi: Start
full day city tour of this charming capital Hanoi city. The tour includes visits
to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum,
Temple of Literature, Lake of the Restored Sword, the Old Quarter of “36 streets
and 36 wares”. Cyclo ride around the tree-line boulevards. Overnight in
Hanoi: Sofitel Plaza First Class hotel, or similar.
23.02: Hanoi – Ha
Long Bay:
Drive 160 km to
Halong City. Arrive in Haiphong, the gateway to Halong, visit this colonial port
city to visit Hang Kenh Temple and Du Hang Pagoda. Arrive in Halong.
Overnight in
Halong city at. Halong Plaza Hotel, Tourist Class hotel. or similar. ( 1 night)
24.02: Halong -
Hanoi:
Drive to the dock, we board our private junk for a relaxing cruise through
spectacular Halong Bay visiting islands and islets while enjoying a fresh
optional seafood lunch served on board. After lunch, disembark our junk and
return to Hanoi. Transfer to the Hanoi train station for an overnight train ride
to Lao Cai, Sapa leaving Hanoi at 21:30 ( not final). Overnight on train.4
passengers to a cabin. No singles available!!
25.02: Lao Cai
Sapa:
Arrive in the morning at Lao Cai Station, near the Chinese border, and take our
private vehicle for a scenic drive to the hill station of Sapa. Enjoy the
spectacular views of rice-terraced mountains and Black Hmong and Red Dao hill
tribe people dressed in their colorful wares walking along the roadside. After
checking into the hotel and breakfast, begin a walking tour through the market,
where hill tribe people from villages afar converge here on Saturday.
Overnight in Sapa Victoria, very
good First Class hotel. or similar. ( 1 night)
26.02: Sapa - Bac
Ha - Lao Cai, Lao Cai - Hanoi:
Drive to Bac Ha,
visit its colorful market which swells on Sundays as the Flower Hmong hill tribe
gather here to exchange goods. After lunch, return to Lao Cai stop along the way
at quaint villages to observe the rural lifestyle of northern hill tribe people.
Late afternoon departure to Lao Cai Station to take the overnight train back
to Hanoi.
27.02: Hanoi -
Tom Coc:
Early morning
arrival Hanoi, transfer to the hotel for freshening up. Drive to Hoa Lu located
in the delta of the Red river. Sail through wonderful swamps of Tom Coc and
visit the temples of Le and Dinh. Overnight in Hanoi Sofitel Plazaa,First
Calss hotel, or similar. ( 1 night)
28.02: Danang -Hoi
An.
Flight to Danang, upon arrival visit the Cham museum. Drive to Hoi An. A former
international trading port during the 17-18th
century, Hoi An is a charming small town with an eccentric mix of western and
eastern-influenced architecture. Take a walking tour on its narrow cobblestone
streets visiting former merchants houses, Phuc Kien Pagoda, the 400year old
Japanese Covered Bridge and the colorful bazaar. Sail on the Thu Bon River.
Overnight at Hoian
Beach Resort ,First class hotel, or similar.( 1 night)
1.03-2.03: Danang-
Saigon - Mekong - Delta:
Transfer to the
airport in Danang for flight to Saigon. Continue south to Can Tho, known as the
West Capital of Vietnam (Hanoi is the East one) and the capital of Mekong Delta.
The route passes through green rice paddies, fruit gardens and canals, etc.
Board a boat for a 3 hour cruise to Cai Rang and Phong Dien, floating markets
and much more. Return to Saigon. 1.03 Overnight Can Tho Victoria hotel, very
good First Class hotel, or similar. 2.03 Overnight in Saigon: Majestic
Deluxe hote,. or similar. ( 2 nights)
Pax going to
Cambodia only 1 night)3.03:
Saigon City tour.
Overnight in
Saigon: Majestic Deluxe hotel. or similar.
3.03 Option:
Afternoon continue to Sean Reap Cambodia.( see program below)
4.03: Saigon - Cu
Chi - Tay Ninh - Saigon:
Drive to Tay Ninh,
located near the Cambodian border and birthplace of the Cao Dai religion. Visit
the Great Cao Dai Temple and observe the noontime prayer as priests dressed in
colorful robes and their followers chant below the “All Seeing Eye.” Continue
to the famous Cu Chi tunnel to explore the underground tunnel system built by
Vietnamese guerilla fighters during the war.
Depart by flight
Saigon-Bangkok. Onward flight with EL-Al airlines flight, non stop to Tel-Aviv.
or onward to
Cambodia: Flight Saigon to Siem Reap.
5.03:
Arriving back in Tel-Aviv early morning.
Cambodia: On the Roots Of The Khmer Empire 3-7
March 2006
3.03: Saigon-Seam
Reap: Afternoon
flight to Seam
Reap. Transfer and over night First Class hotel. (3 nights)
4.03-6.03 Siem
Reap:
Tour of Angkor Thom Temples, Bayon, Phimeanakas, Terrace of the Elephants,
Terrace of Leper King, the Temple of Angkor Wat, Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm and
much more.
6.03: Afternoon
Transfer to airport for flight to
Bangkok and onward flight with EL-Al airlines flight, non stop to Tel-Aviv.
7.03: Arriving back in Tel-Aviv early morning.
Please note:
The order of the daily program might change according to the internal flights.
Also you must note that changes might be made to the program, as traveling in
South East Asia not the same as traveling at home. The level of service is some
what lower than we are used to and a lot of patience is called for.
Prices Per person in
double room is all-inclusive:
Vietnam tour only (11 nights-14 days)
: for a group over 16 pax: $3190
Single
supplement: $370 For small group 12-15 pax additional cost of $265
Vietnam & Cambodia Tour (13 nights - 16 days)
: for a group over 16 pax: $3785
Single supplement: $460 For small
group 12-15 pax additional cost of $295
Tour includes:
- Registration /cancellation fee: $47.
- All tipping to guides, drivers, & hotel staff
abroad: $5 per day according to number of days in each section of the trip.
- All visas according to program: Cambodia $20 ,
Vietnam $30 .
- Flight route Tel-Aviv- Bangkok-Hanoi and
Saigon-Bangkok-Tel-Aviv with El-Al Airlines including 20 Kg baggage.
Ticketing: Thai Air group tickets: $1050
(Thai Air code sharing
group
tickets with no mileage with El-AL):
Finale cost of ticket only on day of issue!
Does not include oil hikes after 1 Oct 2005 !!
- All airport,
security taxes and oil hikes on International portion only as of : 1 Oct 2005
: $190.
- All international
and domestic flights as mentioned in the program incl. 20 Kg baggage.
- All hotels and
standards as mentioned in the program.
- Breakfast and
Dinner daily according to number of over nights of each section of the tour..
- Air-conditioned
coach transportation as per itinerary. - All entrance fees as mentioned in
the itinerary.
- Escort
Alex Veit
, who will be escorting this tour and it will be guided in Hebrew by Dror
Marcus!
- Guiding in
Hebrew by specially chosen guest guide Dror Marcus
* Please
check with your local health authority, what types of vaccinations are
required such as: against malaria, Hepatitis B and A and any other requirements.
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