{"id":3204,"date":"2006-03-09T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-09T00:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php\/vietnam-encompassed-itinerary\/"},"modified":"2018-12-20T22:35:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T11:35:38","slug":"vietnam-encompassed-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=3204","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam Encompassed Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/3558\/1526\/1600\/VNintro01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/3558\/1526\/320\/VNintro01.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vietnam Encompassed<\/strong><br \/>Join members of the<br \/>Bendigo Camera Club<br \/>On a 12 day Photographic Tour of Vietnam<br \/>Departing Friday September 15th<br \/>Returning Thursday September 28th<br \/>Itinerary:<br \/>Day 1 &#8211; Arrive Saigon. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing.<br \/>(B)<br \/>Day 2 &#8211; Visit Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple<br \/>(B, L)<br \/>Day 3 &#8211; Visit Mekong Delta and Cai Rang Floating Market<br \/>(B, L)<br \/>Day 4 &#8211; Fy to Danang. Transfer by van to Hoi An.<br \/>(B)<br \/>Day 5 &#8211; Hoi An sightseeing including Japanese covered bridge, Tan Ky<br \/>(B)         house, Fukien Chinese Congregation &#038; silk shop<br \/>Day 6 &#8211; Travel to Hue via Hai Van Pass<br \/>(B)<br \/>Day 7 &#8211; Perfume river cruise to Thien Mu Pagoda, Mausoleums of Tu Duc<br \/> (B)       &#038; Hkai Dinh, Imperial citadel, Dong Ba market. Please note train depart at 16.55<br \/>             Overnight train to Hanoi &#8211; soft sleeper<br \/>Day 8 &#8211; Arrive in Hanoi and transfer to Halong Bay. Cruise on Halong Bay.<br \/> (B, L, D) Overnight on boat. Arrive early at 5am. Transfer to aiport and p\/u JewelJunk at      <br \/>             8.30 am<br \/>Day 9 &#8211; Return to Hanoi in the morning. Using buffalo Jewel Junk boat &#8211;<br \/> (B, L)   back to Hanoi at 4pm &#8211; no sightseeing in Hanoi included. Overnight train to Sapa.<br \/>Day 10 &#8211; Arrive in Sapa. After breakfast begin trekking. Overnight in village with local<br \/>(B, L, D) family<br \/>Day 11 &#8211; Return to Sapa. Afternoon in Sapa exploring the market area<br \/> (B)         Before overnight train to Hanoi.<br \/>Day 12 &#8211; Arrive in Hanoi in early morning. Day use rooms. Free time to explore Hanoi<br \/>               before transferring to airport for evening flight home.<br \/>Number of Days: 12<br \/>Cost for 8+ travellers:<br \/>AUD$1170 per person based on twin share<br \/>AUD$330 per single supplement if required<br \/>Airfare: [from Melbourne]<br \/>Singapore Airlines shoulder season fare to Saigon returning from Hanoi AUD$1035 plus<br \/>taxes (approx AUD$300) per person. Please note that airfare and taxes are subject to<br \/>change until paid in full. Seats may be limited.<br \/>Includes:<br \/>\u00b7 Soft sleeper train: Hue &#8211; Hanoi, Hanoi &#8211; Lao Cai &#8211; Hanoi<a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/3558\/1526\/1600\/VRS.0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/3558\/1526\/320\/VRS.0.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\u00b7 Domestic airfare: Saigon &#8211; Danang<br \/>\u00b7 All transfers and land transportation<br \/>\u00b7 Accommodation on twin share basis with daily breakfast<br \/>\u00b7 Meals: as shown on itinerary [B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner]<br \/>\u00b7 English speaking guide only<br \/>\u00b7 Sightseeing fees and permits during guided time<br \/>\u00b7 Domestic airport taxes<\/p>\n<p>Not Included:<br \/>\u00b7 International departure tax from Hanoi<br \/>\u00b7 Travel Insurance<br \/>\u00b7 Vietnam Visa<br \/>\u00b7 Personal spending<br \/>\u00b7 Tipping\/Gratuities<br \/>Notes: Land prices are based on current costs and exchange rates. While we try not to<br \/>increase our prices, sometimes this is beyond our control. We reserve the right to<br \/>amend prices without notice at any time and ask you to reconfirm the cost with us<br \/>when you book.<br \/>Terms;<br \/>$250 deposit [non refundable, non transferable] for land content, balance 60 days prior to departure<br \/>$250 deposit for airfare, balance in 14 days<\/p>\n<p>If desired, members can make their own arrangements for the International flights into<br \/>Saigon and out of Hanoi provided they coincide with the departure time of the group.<\/p>\n<p>This Itinerary has been planned specifically for our group, with photographers in mind and the pricing is dependant on a minimum of 8 participants.<\/p>\n<p>If we do not get 8+ particpants , we plan to join the Intrepid \u201cSpirit of Vietnam Northbound\u201d Code VSQ departing on Sunday September 17th and ending Tuesday September 26th.<br \/>This trip is of 9 days duration and visits the major cities but does not include the hill villages of the Sapa valley. The same international flights can be used, allowing an extra day in Saigon.<\/p>\n<p>Intrepid are a very reputable travel company and have been conducting tours in South East Asia since 1989. They employ over 300 staff, have over 300 different trips to 50 different countries.<\/p>\n<p>Check out their website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\">www.intrepidtravel.com<\/a> for more information and booking conditions.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to book a place on this great trip please contact ;<br \/>Bendigo Camera Club<br \/>Vicki Harrington<br \/>Phone 03 54 436952<br \/>Mobile 0414 436952<br \/>Email; harringtonvicki@hotmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vietnam EncompassedJoin members of theBendigo Camera ClubOn a 12 day Photographic Tour of VietnamDeparting Friday September 15thReturning Thursday September 28thItinerary:Day 1 &#8211; Arrive Saigon. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing.(B)Day 2 &#8211; Visit Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple(B, L)Day 3 &#8211; Visit Mekong Delta and Cai Rang Floating Market(B, L)Day 4 &#8211; Fy to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":4828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/VNintro01.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6XlND-PG","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}