JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA & VIETNAM ITINERARY:
DAY 1: USA or Canada/Hong Kong
Board your overnight flight to Hong Kong.
DAY 2: Hong Kong
On arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel.
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
DAY 3: Hong Kong
Visit the busy Sheung Wan Market, then take a tram ride to
Victoria Peak. Later, travel by motorized sampan through
Aberdeen, stopping for a dim sum lunch. Tonight, join your
fellow travellers over cocktails and dinner. Mandarin Oriental
Hong Kong B L D
DAY 4: Hong Kong/Kunming/Lijiang
Fly to Lijiang for an afternoon walking tour of its Old
Town. Grand Lijiang Hotel B
DAY 5: Lijiang
Today's explorations include two picturesque Naxi villages:
Baisha and Longquan. Continue to Heilongtan (Black Dragon Pool)
Park, home to the Dongha Research Institute Museum. This
evening, attend a performance of traditional Naxi and Chinese
music. Grand Lijiang Hotel B L
DAY 6: Lijiang/Zhongdian
Driving north along the great Yunnan/Tibet Highway, stop at
the charming village of Shigu (Stone Drum), which sits above the
historic "First Bend in the Yangzi River." Also view the
stunning Tiger Leaping Gorge, cutting across the mighty Yangzi
River. Gyalthang Dzong Hotel B L D
DAYS 7-8: Zhongdian
Spend two full days in awe-inspiring Yunnan. Visit the
Songzangling Monastery, the village of Ringha and stroll the Old
Town and Central Market. Travel north through the Napa Hai
Forest Reserve, Penzira and Gongzhou. Gyalthang Dzong Hotel B L
D
DAY 9: Zhongdian/Kunming/Hanoi, Vietnam
Fly to charming Hanoi for an afternoon at leisure. Hotel
Sofitel Metropole B
DAY 10: Hanoi/Ha Long Bay/Hanoi
Weather permitting, fly by helicopter to scenic Ha Long, the
"Bay of the Descending Dragon," for a cruise through grottoes
and islands. Hotel Sofitel Metropole B L
DAY 11: Hanoi
Today, visit the essential sights of Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh's
house, One-Pillared Pagoda, Quanh Tanh Temple and the Fine Arts
Museum. Stroll the halls and gardens of the Confucian Temple of
Literature. Hotel Sofitel Metropole B L
DAY 12: Hanoi/Hue
Fly to Hue to visit the Imperial Citadel and the lavish Tu
Duc or Khai Dinh mausoleum.
La Residence Hotel & Spa B L
DAY 13: Hue/Ho Chi Minh City
Arrive in Vietnam's southern capital Ho Chi Minh City in
time for an afternoon visit to the 19th-century Thien Hau Pagoda
and Cholon's colorful Chinatown. Sheraton Saigon B
DAY 14: Ho Chi Minh City
Travel to the tunnel network at Cu Chi. After lunch at a
local restaurant, return to the city to tour the Presidential
Palace with a stop at Notre Dame Cathedral. This evening, join
fellow travellers over cocktails and dinner. Sheraton Saigon B L
D
DAY 15: Ho Chi Minh City/USA or Canada
Board your onward flight. B
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