Viet Nam
March 22 – 30/2014
Itinerary:
March 22 (Saturday morning): Leave Honolulu for Ho chi Minh city, Viet Nam
March 23: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at night.
March 24:
*Morning: Take a short excursion to visit The Unification Hall (Old Presidential Palace), The War Museum. And Notre Dame Cathedral built in the French occupation.
*Afternoon: Mai Lien Orphanage, the orphanage founded by Catholic nuns and later visit Thien Hau Pagoda dates 19th century and is believe to be one of the oldest pagodas in Viet Nam.
March 25:
*Morning: Visit Ben Tre on the Mekong Delta, in the South. This island is not only amazingly beautiful but it is also the rice basket of the country with its rich agricultural soil. The area is peppered with paddies and orchards with all kinds of fruits. Visit markets, rice corn and coconut candy factories, and have some horse-drawn carriage rides.
March 26
*Morning: Visit Vuon Xoai (Mango Garden) – ride ostrich and visit crocodile farm.
*Afternoon: Phuoc Thien Orphanage in Binh Thuan Province, the orphanage founded by Buddhist nuns.
*Late afternoon: Arrive at a resort in Mui Ne, a small fishing village in the district of Phan Thiet (about 180 km north-east of Ho Chi Minh City). We will spend 2 nights at the resort.
March 27: Visit the Sand Dunes in Mui Ne.
March 28: Back in Ho Chi Minh city, visit Ben Thanh market (the biggest market in Viet Nam), the Art Museum, and do some shopping.
March 30: Leave for Honolulu via Japan in the early afternoon
March 30: (Sunday morning): Arrive in Honolulu in the morning.
Itinerary:
March 22 (Saturday morning): Leave Honolulu for Ho chi Minh city, Viet Nam
March 23: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at night.
March 24:
*Morning: Take a short excursion to visit The Unification Hall (Old Presidential Palace), The War Museum. And Notre Dame Cathedral built in the French occupation.
*Afternoon: Mai Lien Orphanage, the orphanage founded by Catholic nuns and later visit Thien Hau Pagoda dates 19th century and is believe to be one of the oldest pagodas in Viet Nam.
March 25:
*Morning: Visit Ben Tre on the Mekong Delta, in the South. This island is not only amazingly beautiful but it is also the rice basket of the country with its rich agricultural soil. The area is peppered with paddies and orchards with all kinds of fruits. Visit markets, rice corn and coconut candy factories, and have some horse-drawn carriage rides.
March 26
*Morning: Visit Vuon Xoai (Mango Garden) – ride ostrich and visit crocodile farm.
*Afternoon: Phuoc Thien Orphanage in Binh Thuan Province, the orphanage founded by Buddhist nuns.
*Late afternoon: Arrive at a resort in Mui Ne, a small fishing village in the district of Phan Thiet (about 180 km north-east of Ho Chi Minh City). We will spend 2 nights at the resort.
March 27: Visit the Sand Dunes in Mui Ne.
March 28: Back in Ho Chi Minh city, visit Ben Thanh market (the biggest market in Viet Nam), the Art Museum, and do some shopping.
March 30: Leave for Honolulu via Japan in the early afternoon
March 30: (Sunday morning): Arrive in Honolulu in the morning.
