Discovery of Central Highlands and Northern 

  14 days / 13nights

Day 01: Hochiminh city - BuonMathuot by 4WD ( L )
Am: 8h00 pick up from your hotel in Hochiminh city depart for BuonMathuot city. A good Central Highlands base for visits to ethnic minority villages and to a national park, where elephants still roam and elephant treks are available.Stop on the way at Duc Trong and many others place for taking photos. Arrive BuonMathuot at 18h00 Pm. Overnight at hotel.
 
Day 02: Buon Ma Thuot - Don village - Yordon Nationational park. ( B, L )
8:00 transfer to Buon Ma Thuot (50 km) for visiting the villages of the Ede people : Akothong. Then visit Yordon National park by elephant riding. You wll see many coffee plantion, coffee has long been the main stay of local economy , and the fortune of the area are highly dependent on the price of the bean. Return and overnight in Banmethuot.
 
Day 03: Buon Ma Thuot - PleiKu ( B, L )
Morning: Visit Draysap -Gialong Falls, both waterfalls sharing a stretch of Krong Ana river, are stunning and offer a good river side trekking opportunities. Pm : Transfer to Pleiku, surrounded plantations and large number of Montagnards , the ethnic hill tribe. Stop over on the way. Overnight in Pleiku.
 
Day 4 : PleiKu - Kontum - Konklo 192km ( B, L )
Am : depart to Kontum - There are several sights in the town and this is also the gate way to the historic Hochiminh trails. Check in hotel
Pm : Visit Seminary and Hill tribe Museum, Wooden church and the villages of BahNar people.

Day 5 : KonKlor II - KonKoTu ( B, L,D )
Morning: Breakfast at village. 7:30 trek through paddy fields to KonJoRi village then cross forest to DakBla River. Continue the trek along DakBla River to bamboo hanging bridge. 12:00 lunch picnic at DakBla River. Swim in DakBla River
Afternoon: 14:00 Boating in DakBla River to KonKoTu village. Visit KonKoTu. 18:30 dinner in Rong house. 19:30 enjoy traditional Gong music, Xoang dance and drink local jar-wine. Overnight in Rong house.

Day 6: Kon Ko Tu - Kon Tum ( B, L,D )
Morning: Car picks up at KonKoTu and transfer to KonTum for breakfast. then to Kon Ray (40 Km) Visit the villages of Sodra & JoLung people, come back Kon Tum.
8:00 transfer to YaChim commune (20 km) for visiting the villages of the JaRai people such as: PleiRo Lay, PleiWeh and PleiBua and sight seeing Yaly lake.

Day 7: Kon Tum - Dakto - Hoian by Hochiminh trails ( B, L )
8:00 transfer to Hoian , stop over at Dakto, 42 km north of Kontum, was a major battlefied dung the American War. Arrive Hoian town in the afeternoon. Check in and overnight at hotel.
 
Day 8 : Hoian - Myson ( B, L )
8:00Drive to visit My Son, a ancient religion center of the Cham people in the past, 55 km to the South West of Hoi An town, the most important remains of the kingdom of Champa and a Unesco World Heritage site. Return to Hoian. Free time to visit the town. Overnight at hotel in Hoian.
 
Day 9 : Hoian -Danang - Hanoi - Maichau ( B, L ) Flight
Am : Transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Hanoi. Pick up at the airport and transfer to Maichau Hoabinh. The evening we see a performance of traditional dance followed by local rice liquor. Overnight in Mai Chau at the village.

Day 10 : Maichau - NinhBinh ( B, L )
Short cycling around Mai Chau valley. The stunning mountainous scenery and simple lifestyle of the Thai hill tribe people are a highlight of Mai Chau although conditions are very basic.
Pm : Depart to NinhBinh via ManDuc and Hochiminh trails. Overnight at Thuyanh hotel.

Day 11 : Ninhbinh - Halong bay ( B, L )
Am : Visit Tam Coc restaurant. Have rowing boat trip along Ngo Dong river that drive you through the three marvelous caves - Tam Coc. Lunch at the restaurant. Transfer to Halong bay. Overnight at hotel .
 
Day 12 : Halong -Hanoi ( B, L )
Boat trip on the bay (5 hours) to visit typical islands and caves. Lunch on boat. Enjoy the landscape of the immense bay with 5,000 islets. Bathing at a beach at The Titop Islet. islands. Explore Sung Sot (Amazing) cave Cruise back throught stunning scenery of th bay
Lunch. Disembark . Pick up and return to Hanoi. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Day 13 : -Hanoi city tour free time ( B, L )
Visit to HoChiMinh Mausoleum, HoChiMinh's House-on-stilt, HoChiMinh Museum (or Ethnic Museum), Van Mieu (Temple of Literature). Lunch
P.M: Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple. Cyclo tour (2 hours) to visit Old Quarter of Hanoi and Dong Xuan Market. Night in Hanoi.
 
Day 14 : departure ( B )
Breakfast at hotel. Free until transfer to airport for departure.

End tour.
  
Accommodation offering in this trip
Cities Standard Superior class
BuonMathuot -Thanh cong hotel or  DamSan
Pleiku - Duclong  or TreXanh
Konketu -  Rong house 
Kontum - QuangTrung or  Indochine
Hoian - ThuyDuong 3 
Maichau - Village Maichau Lodge
NinhBinh - ThuyAnh hotel 
Halong bay  -  HongMinh hotel or BachDang hotel
Hanoi - Classic  or ThienThai

 Tour Cost includes: 
- Transportation in mountain by Ford Everest 4 X 4 - Ford Transit group over 4 pax
- Meal as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = Lunch ( full meals on trekking )
- Accommodation : twin sharing room at the below mentioned hotel
- English or French speaking guide
- Entrance fees and permission to indicated sights
- Flight from Danang to Hanoi
- Traditional Music in Maichau
- Private boat in Halong bay, Hoalu
 
Tour Cost excludes:
Airport taxes; Visas; travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers.
Trip Summary:
Where Trip starts in Hochiminh city and ends in Hanoi
When All year round;
Grade Moderate to Strenous;
Accommodation Simple guest-houses (Standard),
Tourist-class hotels (Superior);
Transport Private car or bus, public train, etc.;
Meals As indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) Vietnamese food