VIETNAM

Living Traditions Cooking Tour 10 Days/ 9 Nights

From ZAR16 550 per person

TOUR ITINERARY

Share meals, recipes and laughter with Vietnamese cooks

Day 1: Arrive Hanoi

Transfer from Hanoi Airport to your hotel.

Day 2: Hanoi - City Tour

Tour the old quarter in a cyclo and join Buddhist nuns for a vegetarian lunch. (B,L)

Day 3: Hanoi

Shop for produce in a morning street market with a local chef and try your hands at making traditional Vietnamese dishes. (B,L)

Day 4: Hanoi - Halong Bay

Enjoy a day cruise through the limestone islands in a traditional junk boat. (B,L)

Days 5-6: Hanoi to Hue

Fly to Hue and explore past emperor’s tombs. (B) Tomorrow visit Thien Mu Pagoda, the Imperial Citadel and the former home of a Princess for a cooking class of Hue’s ‘Imperial Cuisine’. (B,L)

Day 7: Hue to Hoi An

Drive over the Hai Van Pass to Hoi An. Enjoy a half day walking tour of Hoi An’s old town this afternoon. (B)

Day 8: Hoi An to Saigon - Mekong Delta

Fly to Saigon. Upon arrival tour the Mekong Delta. Cruise the canals by small boats, stopping at bonsai gardens and craft villages. Drive to Saigon later this afternoon and check
in to your hotel. (B,L)
 

Price Guide

Living Traditions Cooking Tour 10 Days/ 9 Nights
Departs Daily
Hotel Category Twin Share Single Person
Validity 01 Nov 09 - 31 Oct 10**
Standard R16 550

R28 025

Superior

R20 380

R36 115

Deluxe R27 865

R51 095

** Peak season, Christmas and New Year’s Eve surcharges are applicable.
Prices are for the listed hotels in low season only and are subject to availability.
Alternate hotels may be used and could incur additional fees.
Check for availability of chosen hotel before booking.

Hotels - Standard / Superior / Deluxe

Hanoi - Platinum 2 Hotel / Sunway Hotel / Sofitel Metropole
Hue - Asia Hotel / Saigon Morin Hotel / Imperial Hotel
Hoi An - Van Loi Hotel / Ving Hung Resort / Victoria Hoi An
Saigon - Palace Hotel / Duxton Hotel / Caravelle Hotel
 

Travel Info

Country Info

Inclusions

  • All accommodation
  • Transfers and domestic flights as listed
  • Private touring as specified with local English speaking guide including entrance fees
  • 9 Breakfasts
  • 6 Lunches

Exclusions

  • Personal expenditure such as drinks, laundry service and souvenirs
  • International Flights and Taxes
  • Tipping
  • Land Only package excludes visa fees and arrival and departure transfers
  • Local airport taxes if applicable
  • Compulsory insurance of any kind
     

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