Vietnam Experience
10 Days/9 Nights

Per Person Double

FC=First Class  D=Deluxe

* Land and Air includes airfare via Cathay Pacific Airways from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Bangkok and within Asia. ** Land Only includes air/land transportations within Asia, but not airfare from the US to/from Bangkok.

Day 1, Arrive Hanoi
Transfer to Grand Hotel or Hilton Hotel.

Day 2, Hanoi
Full-day city tour includes Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, his former residence, the 900-year-old Temple of Literature, the Fine Arts Museum and the Central Market. Tonight enjoy a water puppet show and dinner. (B/L/D)

Day 3, Hanoi/Halong Bay
Travel by road from Hanoi to Halong Bay via Haiphong. Overnight at Halong Plaza Hotel. (B/L/D)

Day 4, Halong Bay/Hanoi
Enjoy a morning cruise around Halong Bay, where limestone formations rise steeply out of the water to form thousands of uniquely shaped islands. Return to Hanoi in the afternoon. Ovenight at Sunway Hotel or Hilton Hanoi Hotel. (B/L)

Day 5, Hanoi/Danang
Fly to Danang. Visit Cham Sculpture Museum and ancient town of Hoi An. Overnight at Hoi An Hotel or Palm Garden Resort. (B/L/D)

Day 6, Danang/Hue
Drive to Hue and enjoy the mountain views over the Hai Van Pass. Visit the royal citadel and take a boat trip along the Perfume River to the Thien Mu Pagoda. Overnight at Huong Giang Hotel or Morin Hotel. (B/L/D)

Day 7, Hue/Saigon
Fly to Saigon. Afternoon sightseeing at the Presidential Palace and Cholon Chinatown district. Overnight at Grand Hotel or Sofitel Plaza Hotel. (B/L)

Day 8, Saigon
Full-day city tour includes visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels, the Quang Pagoda Chinese Market, the History Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral. (B/L)

Day 9, Saigon
Drive to My Tho for a full-day excursion. Visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda. A boat trip takes you past fishing villages and farmlands of the Mekong Delta. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon. Dinner includes a musical performance. (B/L/D)

Day 10, Depart Saigon
Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. (B)

Day 10, Saigon/Bangkok/Yangon
Arrive in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly called Burma), and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon sightseeing includes a sunset visit to the 2,500-year-old Shwe Dagon Pagoda and its 325-foot central stupa sheathed in gold. Overnight at Traders Hotel.

Day 11, Yangon/Bagan
Morning flight to Bagan, the city of 13,000 temples. Full-day sightseeing includes a memorable experience at Bupaya Pagoda for the panoramic view over the Ayeyarwady River and the many ancient monuments that make this one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia. Overnight at Tharabar Gate. (B/L/D)

Day 12, Bagan
Continue touring Bagan and its surroundings. Your excursion takes you overland to sacred Mt. Popa, an extinct volcano crowned with shrines at the peak, 777 stairs up from its base. (B/L/D)

Day 13, Bagan/Mandalay
Morning flight to Mandalay and transfer to Sedona Hotel. Full-day sightseeing in Mandalay, home of the largest marble Buddha in the world and center for Burmese art, architecture and handicrafts. (B/L/D)

Day 14, Mandalay/Yangon
Return to Yangon by air. More sightseeing in Yangon. (Traders Hotel) (B/L)

Day 15, Yangon/Bangkok
Fly to Bangkok. (B)