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Vietnam Cuisine, Craft & Culture Tour
AVNCC14-E
Saigon/Hanoi 14 days/13 nights
A fully guided tour with local expert guides and a New Zealand Active Travel Co. Tour Manager. Explore first hand the delicious culinary flavours, unique art, crafts and tailoring of Vietnam.
What you will see and do:
- Tour with a Food, craft and art focus
- attend a Cooking School
- Sightsee in Saigon
- Stay with a local family in the Mekong Delta
- Visit historical Hoi An famous among other things for its tailors
- Cruise on Halong Bay and stay overnight on a Junk
- Visit Sapa's Hill Tribes
- Visit and stay with Hoa Binh's Ethnic communities
Accommodation:
Our group stays in three star modern hotels and accommodation is twin share and single supplements are available.
The only exception is our stay with a local family in the Mekong Delta and a homestay with the ethnic minority Thai people in Hoa Binh. Accommodation is basic, but clean with wonderfully hospitable hosts!
Group Size:
Tours are guaranteed to depart with 6 people and groups are no bigger than 12 travellers. This tour can also be done privately with local guides at any standard of accommodation, simply contact us for me details.
Reponsible Travel:
We support local communities by staying with local peoples and using locally owned hotels and other services where possible. This helps keep the money in the local communities that we visit.
