Leave Ha Noi by road for the picturesque day’s journey to Sapa, in the far northwestern corner of
Vietnam
. There are many photo opportunities along the way and after a lunch stop at Yen Bai visit Dao and H’mong villages en route. Arrive at Lao Cai in the late afternoon where you can gaze across the Red River at
China
on the opposite bank.
Morning excursion to My Tho town in the Mekong Delta. Boat trips on Mekong Delta to an island and enjoys tropical fruits of the season and visit to local people’s houses. Continue for hand rowed sampan ride along palm shaded small canals. Return of My Tho, and then to
Ho Chi Minh City
Leave
Ho Chi Minh City
after breakfast and head south to Can Tho deep in the Mekong Delta. Break the journey at My Tho, 2 hours drive south of HCMC, to visit the ornate Vinh Trang Pagoda and a family-run rice-noodle factory.
Tra Que is a charming little village on the edge of Hoi An, the village is named after the sweet scented vegetables that spice up the everyday meals of the Pho Hoi people. Here a new spirit for traditional Hoi An dishes like Cao Lau, Quang noodles, the local ‘Tam huu’ spring roll (made from Tra Que vegetables) and cake with meat (Banh xeo) has been enlivened
Go to the enchanting Thanh Nam Fishing Village,stay and work with the accommodating local people and learn how to catch fish in this traditional fishing area.
My Son, located 50 km from Hoi An, was an imperial city during the Cham dynasty, between the 4th and 12th centuries. The My Son Sanctuary is a large complex of religious relics that comprise of more than 70 architectural works.
Hoi An was one of the major trading centres of Southern Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An has a distinctly Chinese atmosphere with low, tiled houses and narrow streets, the original structure of some of these streets still remains almost intact.
Tradition has it that Kim Bong was first settled in the 15th
century by four soldiers of King Le Loi’s army returning from the North. They saw its potential and fell in love with the area, bringing their wood working skills and founding Kim Bong’s four most notable craft families, Huynh, Nguyen, Phan and Truong, whose descendants are still working in the village workshops today.
