Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Vietnam's diverse and fascinating cultural heritage and food


This family trip concentrates on Vietnam's diverse and fascinating cultural heritage and food. From Da Nang you make your way to Hoi An via the Marble Mountains. The picturesque town of Hoi An was once one of South-East Asia's major trading ports and you have 3 days to explore this charming fishing town with its narrow streets, ancient family homes and Chinese Assembly Halls. You also have great chance to explore Vietnamese recipes well as taste Vietnamese food.

Tour Code : VTF 02
Tour Route: Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city - Da Nang - Hoi An walking tours - Hoi an cooking class - Da Nang - Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city
Starts/Ends: Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi
Tour Duration: 5 Days
Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
Tour Type: Landscape and Culture
Activity Level: Regular itinerary
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)

Brief itinerary:

Day 1 Arrival in Da Nang
Day 2 Da Nang – Transfer to Hoi An
Day 3 Hoi An – Cooking class
Day 4 Hoi An – Relaxing day
Day 5 Departure Da nang

Detailed itinerary

Day 1 Danang – Arrival
Welcome up on arrival at Danang airport by local tour guide and driver, we then transfer to our hotel/resort at Danang beach. Da Nang has a coastline of 30 kilometers long, famous for many beautiful seashores stretching from the north to the south such as My Khe, Nam O, Xuan Thieu, Thanh Binh, Tien Sa, Son Tra, Bac My An, Non Nuoc. They are calm seas with green water during four seasons.
Free at leisure in the rest of the day at beach. Overnight in Danang.

Day 2 Da Nang – Transfer to Hoi An (B)
This morning, we check out of our hotel and transfer to Hoi An. On the way we will visit Da Nang city with the Cham Museum, which houses the most complete collection of Cham Artifacts anywhere in the world. There is a walking tour with our guide in the afternoon around the ancient town of Hoi An

Day 3 Hoi An – Cooking class (B, L)
Our tour can start at 08:15 AM or at 01:30 PM. We will meet at the lobby of the hotel from where we can walk to Scout Cafe to have a refreshing drink. We then visit Hoi An’s colorful market and experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy place. We will have the opportunity to interact with local sellers while purchasing some of the ingredients which will be used in the upcoming cookery lesson.

Afterwards, we will board the Red Bridge boat for a leisurely cruise, of about 25 minutes, along Thu Bon River to the Cookery School. This will give us a chance to view local river life, so make sure our camera is in hand. Upon arrival, we will explore the cookery school’s herb and vegetable garden before learning about some of Hoi An’s as well as Vietnam’s more well-known dishes. The cookery lesson runs for about 2 hours, each dish is first demonstrated by the Red Bridge’s Chef before we prepare the dish ourselves. Included in the class is a brief introduction to Vietnamese food carving (plate decoration). After the lesson we can then enjoy our culinary creations.

Day 4 Hoi An – Relaxing day (B)
Today we are free and at our leisure to either go for shopping or to the beach etc.
Day 5 Danang – Departure (B)
We will transfer to Da Nang airport to take a flight to our home. Trip concludes.

Price & Included Features

About Price:
Since this is a private tour, the price per person varies and depends on many aspects, such as your group size, the hotel ratings and your departure date. If you want to get a custom price quote for this tour, please fill out the online inquiry form and give you as much information as possible about your trip. Our online travel consultants will be at your service and help you make the most of your travel time and dollars!
Trip price: please enquire for availabilities & the most up date price

Children Policy: 
Under 2 years old: free of charge
From 2 – 5 years old: 50%
From 5 – 12 years old: 75%
Above 12 years old: Charged as adult
Note: Trip cost is quoted base on American US dollars and for per person.

What's included
  • English speaking guide (Other languages upon requests)
  • Accommodations based on family room (triple room) 
  • All meals indicated in the itinerary: 4 Breakfasts; 1 Lunch
  • A/C transfers & transport by private van 
  • Entrance fees to the sightseeing indicated
  • Flight: Hanoi/Saigon – Da Nang – Hanoi/Saigon
  • Domestic airport tax
Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for more information about this family trip to Vietnam's diverse and fascinating cultural heritage and food and the others also. 

What we have for your family with a ten-day vacation in Vietnam?


The detailed Itinerary for your family trip retreat

Day 1: Arrive Ho Chi Minh City
Upon arrival at Ho Chi Minh's Tan Son Nhat International airport, you will be greeted by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in downtown. Overnight in Ho chi minh city.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour (B)
Morning private city tour in HCMC, the country's commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. Visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace , the Opera House and Hotel de Ville. Lunch at private home. Also visit the moving War Remnants Museum . Explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street , the city's upscale shopping boulevard with boutiques selling clothes and accessories designed by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high quality linens and housewares. Try the south's strong Vietnamese iced coffee and noodle soup at Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta (BLD)
This morning we set off for a drive through the Mekong Delta to the town of Vinh Long , well-known for its floating market. Here. we will board our private boat  for a cruise along the maze of waterways and canals to Vinh Long. We will stop at the home of a Bonsai gardener for a sumptuous Delta lunch, including the popular dish of 'Elephant ear fish, before continuing our exploration of the tributaries and canals of the delta. Toward the end of the day, we arrive homestay. Overnight in homestay.

Day 4: Mekong Delta - Hochiminh - Hoian (B)
You wake up to the sounds of the Mekong. After breakfast we take motor boat to visit some local workshop before we drive to the town of My Tho , where we will visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda and the Dong Tam snake farm. Transfer back to HCMC for flight to Da Nang city . Pick up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 5: Hoi An (B)
Morning private tour in Hoi An. From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab traders. These people came primarily to trade in the high grade silk, which is still produced in the area, as well as ceramics.
Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town, popular with tourists for its popular tailors shops, and numerous cafes. Some of the buildings in the narrow streets have remained intact for more than a century. We enjoy a half-day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200- year old Tam Ky ancestral house, and the Japanese Bridge. Following the tour there will be free time to shop or relax. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 6: Hoian – Hue (B)
in the morning we check out and take private vehicle to Hue approx 4 hours with some stop on the way including Marble workshop, China Beach, Hai Van Pass.
In the afternoon we arrive Hue then we take short tour to visit former Nguyen citadel and forbidden purple city. Stay in Hue

Day 7: Danang - Hanoi (B)
In the morning we take a tour to visit 1 Royal Tomb before we transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi for two-night stay. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 8: Hanoi (B)
Full Day City Tour in Hanoi : Vietnam 's artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. Shop for impressive modern art in the city's many galleries. Also visit Hanoi 's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature . in the evening we enjoy water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi .

Day 9: Halong Bay Excursion (BL)
Upon meeting you at your hotel at 8:00 am, we drive to Halong City , approximately 3 hours away. Once at Halong City you will board our private boat for a four-hour cruise of this stunning area, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves in the area. As we cruise, our boat staff will serve a sumptuous local seafood lunct. After 4 hours, we cruise back to the harbor and return you to your hotel in Hanoi . Overnight in Hanoi .

Day 10: Departure (B)
You enjoy the free time until transfer to airport for your departure flight.

Tour included

• All private transfer and transportation
• Accommodation in sharing rooms basis at 2 star hotel (check out at 12, check in after 12)
• Daily breakfast
• French or English Speaking Guide
• Domestic flights: HCMC - Danang, Hue - Hanoi .
• Domestic departures taxes
• Boat trip in Halong Bay
• Meals as stated in the itinerary
• Sightseeing tickets
• Services charges and government taxes

Tour excluded

• International flights, Visa and visa fees
• International departures taxes
• Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
• Travel insurance
• Drink
• Meals not mentioned in the program

Other services

Health & Fitness required:
There is easy to moderate suitable for all family with children from 4 years old must travel with at least mother or father, no requirement on this trip.

Special request: If you request triple-shared is possible and must be book at the time of reconfirm booking. Please make sure whether a double bed plus an extra bed is required or whether three separate beds are preferred. Where ever separate rooms for your children are booked, interconnecting or adjacent rooms will be requested in advance.

Meeting point: You will be welcomed at Tan Son Nhat airport HCMC and transfer to hotel.

Finishing point: We end at the Noi Bai Hanoi airport

What to take: We suggest you to take suitcase and day bag and jacket in Winter Hanoi from December to March. Take long paints, long sleeve, shorts, T-shirt, first aid.

This is just our sample itinerary. Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour or making it suit to your family wish.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Vietnam Family Tour - 7 Days to North Vietnam


This family tour take your family from Hanoi to Sapa where offer amazing landscapes through the North of Vietnam. It also offers your family holiday wonderful trekking tours to villages of minority people in Sapa in Vietnam.  

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi
Upon arrival in Noi Bai Airport, Hanoi, our guide and driver will pick your family up and transfer to your hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam. Your family will have pre-trip meeting with your guide. Free to take a walking tours to explore Hanoi City. Enjoy Water Puppet show in the evening (one of the most interesting shows in Hanoi, Vietnam). Your family will enjoy welcome dinner in a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam. Overnight in hotel. (Dinner)

Day 2: Hanoi City tour
Today, your family will have a full day of Hanoi City tour. Your family will visit Ho Chi Minh’s Complex that includes the Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda and Ho Chi Minh Museum and the Temple of Literature, first university in Vietnam. Your family will have lunch in a restaurant. After lunch, your family will explore Hanoi Old Quarters on Cyclo. After dinner, we take your family to Hanoi Train Station for the night train to Lao Cai. Overnight in luxury cabin in train to Lao Cai. (Breakfast)

Day 3: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van
Your family will arrive at Lao Cai Station early in the morning. Our bus will take your family to your hotel in Sapa, Vietnam. After breakfast, free to explore Sapa town. Lunch in a restaurant in Sapa town. Your family will take a short trekking tour to Lao Chai and Ta van villages in the afternoon. Overnight in hotel in Sapa. (Breakfast)

Day 4: Ham Rong - Ta Phin - Lao Cai
In the morning, we take your family up to Ham Rong Mountain to enjoy traditional music performance. After that, visit Sapa market. Lunch is in a restaurant in Sapa. After lunch, your family will visit Ta Phin village of Red Zao people. Transfer to Lao Cai by road. Overnight in train cabin back to Hanoi. (Breakfast)

Day 5: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay
Arrive in Hanoi, we take your family to hotel in Hanoi for shower and breakfast. After breakfast, your family to take our tour to Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Upon arrival in Ha Long Harbor, your family will embark our luxury boat in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Your family will savour fresh seafood as we cruise on the bay. Visit Sung Sot Cave. Enjoy a swim in the cool waters of the Bay. Dinner on board. Overnight on boat. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 6: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi
After breakfast, cruise to Ha Long Harbor. Enjoy lunch in Ha Long City. Transfer to hotel in Hanoi by road. Farewell dinner in Hanoi. Overnight in hotel. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 7: Airport
Do last minute shopping in Hanoi. Transfer to airport by road. Trip concludes. (Breakfast)

Package Includes:  
 * 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 3 dinners
 * Private air-conditioned transportation
 * Comfortable well located hotels
 * Comfortable twin sharing cabin on first class boat
 * Airport transfers on Day 1 and 7
 * English speaking tour guide
 * Return train tickets Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi
 * Private Cyclo
 * Water Puppet show
 * Sightseeing as listed in the itinerary
 * Site entrance fees

Package Excludes:
 * International air tickets
 * Airport departure tax
 * Drinks
 * Personal travel insurance (compulsory)
 * Extra meals, extra, transport cost, extra accommodation cost or other expenses not included
 * Medical expenses, emergency evacuation, vaccination charges
 * Excess bag charges and tips

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this family tour.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam


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3 options for 2 days family travel in Sapa

3 options for 2 days family travel in Sapa


This 2-day family tour includes the most important travel highlights in Sapa Vietnam. Take the overnight train to Lao Cai then enjoy 2 days hiking through terraced rice fields, local H’mong and Dzao villages.

Option 1:  Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan 

DAY 1:16 km trekking visit to Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van and Giang Ta Chai village picnic lunch, dinner and stay overnight in the Red Dzao family (Giang Ta Chai village)

DAY 2: 10 km trekking throughout unexplored mountain and forest via beautiful waterfalls and Rattan hanging bridge visit Su Pan, where black H'mong and Tay minority live together. Return Sapa by jeep from Su Pan.

Option 2 :Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Ban Ho

Day 1: 12 km by jeep then trek down hill to Ta Van of the Dzay minority. A longside Muong Hoa stream to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Dzao, lunch at local family. After lunch continue hiking to Ban Ho  to the Tay minority, the Tay have their own traditional house on stilts and we will enjoy our homestay night with a family to know their daily life, affairs and typical custom.

DAY 2: 2 km walking to a very nice waterfall discovered and named "Lavie " by the French during their colonial time in Viet Nam, enjoy swimming, then lunch. In the afternoon trek 4 km to reach the jeep to return to Sapa.

Option 3: FanSiPan climb the roof Indochina, 3143m 

DAY 1: Jeep to Silver waterfall. Tran Ton Pass. Start a strenuous trek of about 8 hrs through primitive forest, plenty of streamlines and bamboo forest. Camping and cook dinner at elevation 2700m, this is a night sitting around the campfire friendly and adventurous and may be once in a lifetime experience .

DAY 2: After breakfast a hard trek head up to the summit. At the top you will be vanquisher. Enjoy yourself, take the pictures and lunch then descend on the way down to the mountain foot and take the jeep back Sapa.


Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this family tour in Sapa.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam


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Many choices of one day Family Travel in Sapa Vietnam


Within one day in Sapa, we offer for your family travel many choices for your amazing trip explore the nice scenery nature of Sapa.

Option 1: Matra and Taphin

Get to know the daily life styles and specific custom of the Red Dao minority among stunning landscape. We will take a jeep  to Matra village of the Red Dzao then about 9 km trekking thought the forest to Ta Phin village. Visit Ma Tra and Ta Phin village, picnic lunch on the way and the jeep to return to Sapa from Ta Phin.

Option 2: Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai

The guide will pick up you at your hotel. First we take 6 km by jeep then 2 km walk down to Lao Chai village and on terraced rice fields to Ta Van, village of the Dzay minority. Lunch at a local family. Learn about their daily life, jobs and specific custom. A highlight of the day is trekking through bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai  home to the Red Dzao minority. Visit a wonderful waterfall and a suspension rattan bridge on the way to the main road for a jeep to return to Sapa.

Option 3: Bac Ha market (only on Sundays! )

120 km from Sapa, Bac Ha mountain town know to travelers as most colorful market of the hill tribes of the North west Viet Nam . Every Sunday market held by more than 8 ethic groups : Tay , Dzay , Black Dzao , Flower Mong...
Attend the market you will find back the actual case of trading barter by cattle , handicrafts ..
In the afternoon, walk to visit Ban Pho home to the Flower H'mong minority and visit the Cat King house. then drive back to Lao Cai station for a night train to Ha Noi  or drive back to Sapa again.

Option 4: Mountain bike tour

Depart from Sapa at 8: 00 am. Your support vehicle will transfer you to the starting point at the Silver Waterfall. A 3-km climb (about 50 min) over stunning Tram Ton Pass (the highest in Indochina) provides great view of the Hoang Lien Son Valley before a free-wheeling 26 km (about 1.5 hrs) glide to Binh Lu Junction. Binh Lu area is dotted with the villages of many hill tribes including: Thai, Dzao, H'Mong, Lu and Nung. After lunch, cycle 8 km to visit a Thai village and explore the Fairy Cave before meeting your support Jeep for a drive back to Sapa. Tour ends around 4 pm.
*Note : If you leave Sapa on a Sunday morning, you can choose to leave earlier or to save some time by taking the van to the top of the Pass, before gliding down to the Binh Lu Market.

Option 5: Sa Seng - Hau Thao - Hang Da - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai  ( 18kms trekking )

09.00 The guide will pick up you at your hotel and transferred out of Sapa town to walking path.You start the day tour walking along a large path for 2 hours going uphill the Den Thang range. Reaching to the top, enjoy the great view of the Fansipan Peak and the stunning Muong Hoa Valley opens wide in the sight. You continue hiking to Hang Da Village of the H’mong which sits at 1,800m hill-top. walking path sneaks on high elevation and offers amazing panorama of Muong Hoa Valley. You then trek down hill through several H’mong hamlets of the Hau Thao Commune which scatter on steep and rocky mountain side. You will have the opportunity to see different process making fiber from hemp: Spinning, weaving,…in these continue your trecking to Ta Van village of Dzay minority . Have picnich lunch in the Dzay house , discover their daily life style and enjoy landscape . The last village is trek through bamboo forests towards Giang Ta Chai waterfall, cross over a rattan suspension bridge and enter into Giang Ta Chai village which is inhabited by the Red Zao minorities. You will be picked up again and transferred back to Sapa town bout 16:00 pm.


Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam


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