Experiences and travelling – Gastronomic experience in Vietnam
Let us introduce you our new gastronomic trip to Vietnam
Price per person starts from $ 2375
Lifestyleandroses special tours
Vietman Flavors and Culture : 11 nights / 12 days
Vietnam is a rich destination. Its cuisine includes a variety of flavors and a great combination of ingredients.
Traditional Vietnamese cooking is greatly admired for its fresh ingredients, minimal use of dairy and oil, complementary textures, and reliance on herbs and vegetables.
Enjoy a unique gastronomic experience
DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY (-/-/D)
Arrive at Ho Chi Minh Private transfer to the Hotel.
- Evening Dinner in a local restaurant
DAY 2: HO CHI MINH CITY (B/L/-)
Mai Home cooking class and lunch : you will visit a local market where you will discover different ingredients and flavors from South
Afternoon : sightseeing tour of the Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
DAY 3: HO CHI MINH CITY
– MEKONG DELTA (B/L/-)
After breakfast you will be taken to Ben Tre South Province famous for its coconut production, and peaceful canals. You will visit Huu Dinh Village , Sampan and a noddles Stroll through this beautiful village with a bike.
- Lunch at a local
- After lunch back to the pier to go back with the boat to Ben Tre and then to Ho Chi Minh
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
DAY 4: HO CHI MINH CITY- DANANG – HOI AN (B/-/-)
After breakfast you will be driven to the airport to take a short flight to Danang. Upon arrival a car will be waiting for you to drive you for 40 minutes to Hoi An.
After check in you will walk through the Chinese Assembly Halls , Japanese bridge and a local market.
Overnight in Hoi An.
DAY 5: HOI AN – RURAL LIFE EXPERIENCE (B/ L/-)
Morning stroll with a bike through the picturesque landscape of Hoi An where you will discover rice fields, water buffalos, coconut tree gardens, and meet some of the villagers. You will ride along the river with flat- bottomed wooden canoes and learn how to catch crabs. After reaching the organic village of Tra Que you will meet a local family, enjoy a cup of tea and collect vegetables from their garden and cook a traditional meal including dishes like Banh Xeo and Tam After lunch you will have herbal foot massage.
Afternoon at leisure
Overnight in Hoi An
D AY 6 : HOIAN – H U E – COOKING CLASES INA GARDEN HOUSE (B/-/D)
Day to discover the ancient Vietnamese Capital and i ts impressive monuments, temples and palaces. Morning visit to the Cham Museum. Afternoon you will visit the UNESCO site Hue Imperial City and Hue Garden
Evening Hue Cooking class + dinner
Overnight in Hue
DAY 7: HUE (B/-/D)
After lunch you will be taken to a local house where 3 generations share roof. Continue to a Local Market to buy ingredients for Lunch. Visit an ancestry temple a n d l e a r n a b o u t r e l i g i o u s customs. Back to the house to start the traditional cooking class. Afternoon Dragon Boat Cruise through the Huong River until Hon Chen Temple, Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh manges
Overnight in Hue
DAY 8: HUE – HANOI (B/-/-)
After Breakfast you will take a short flight to Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital. Tour through the city : Literature Temple, Tran Quoi Pagoda, Hoan Kiem Lake, and Ngoc Son
Overnight in Hanoi
DAY 9: HANOI – STREET FOOD TOUR (B/L/-)
- Morning stroll through the Old Town and then to the Chon Hang Be Market or Dong Xuan Market to discover stunning variety of fruits and vegetables, herbs, and spices.
- Afternoon free to relax and enjoy the Overnight in Hanoi
DAY 10: HANOI – HALONG BAY (B/L/D)
After 3,5 hours driving you will reach Ha Long Bay , one of the Natural Wonders of the World “UNESCO site” to board typical Vietnamese boat that will take you thorough emerald water colored river, floating
Overnight on board
DAY 11: HALONG BAY
HANOI (brunch/-/D)
Morning brunch while cruise continues though different islets .
After disembarkation you will be taken back to
- Farewell dinner Restaurant Overnight in Hanoi
DAY 12: HANOI (B/-/-)
You will be driven to the airport to take your onward flight.
Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and casting that spectrum of flavors – that certainly changed my whole palate, the kind of foods I crave. A lot of dishes I used to know became boring to me.
“Anthony Bourdain”
Hotel Category | Superior | Deluxe | Premium |
Ho Chi Minh City | Central Palace Hotel | The Myst Dong Khoi | Hotel des Arts |
Hoi An | Hoi An Silk Marina | Almanity Resort | Naman Retreat |
Hue | Eldora Hotel | Indochine Palace | Pilgrimage Village |
Hanoi | The Lapis | Hotel de l’Opera | Sofitel Métropole |
Ha Long Bay | Flamingo Cruise | Indochina Sails | Jasmine Cruise |
This tour is valid between 1 Oct 2018 – 20 Dec 2018 Based on double room accommodation
Included:
- 11 nights double room accommodation.
- Private car with an English speaking driver during the entire
- Cooking classes as specified in program
- Meals as specified in
- Entry tickets to monuments specified in program.
- Local taxes
- Economy Flights :
- Ho Chi Minh – Danang
Hue – Hano
Not Included:
- Food and Drinks not mentioned in the program.Insurance, tips and personal expensesExpenses related to Visas
- Activities during free time
- Single room supplement
- Flight in and out of Southeast Asia
Cancelation Policy:
(Charges according to the cancelation day) :
- More than 35 days before arrival : No charges
- Between 30 to 35: 15%
- Between 21 to 30: 25%
- Between 10 to 20: 50%
- Between 5 to 10: 75%
- Between 3 to 5: 90%
- Within 2 days of arrival : NO REFUND