Itinerary
Day 1:(Monday): Hanoi Arrival
16 Jan
Arrival Noi Bai airport
You’ll be collected and transferred to
the hotel
Late dinner at our private koshered
restaurant.
HOTEL: DAEWOO HOTEL 5*,
http://www.hanoi-daewoohotel.com
Day 2: (Tuesday) : Hanoi 17 Jan
After breakfast at our hotel, prepared under our Mashgiach’s supervision, we’ll
visit the top Hanoi sights: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda,
Temple of Literature, Hilton Prison, Hoan Kiem Lake area, Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi
Old quarter by cyclo.
Both lunch and dinner will be in our private koshered restaurant.
HOTEL: DAEWOO
Day 3: (Wednesday) : Hanoi - Ha Long Bay Cruise – Hanoi 18 Jan
Breakfast at Hotel
Options – we will be offering the helicopter transfer to and/or from Ha Long Bay
and also a bus trip which we recommend everyone to take in one direction to enjoy
the sights and the local handicrafts centre en route. (If you prefer, you can take the
helicopter there and back!!)
After boarding our tour boat, we’ll enjoy the lunch prepared fresh on board with the
ingredients we brought. Then, sit back to enjoy a cruise for about 4 hours through
the emerald waters between the limestone outcrops and long corridors, visiting
THIEN CUNG DAU GO cave- the most beautiful cave in the bay.
Dinner in our hotel: DAEWOO
Day 4: (Thursday): Hanoi – Hue 19 Jan
After breakfast at the hotel,
there’ll be some time for
shopping and roaming in Hanoi
before we transfer to Noi Bai
airport for our flight to Hue
(13.20-14.30). Lunch will be
supplied from our restaurant, to
be eaten while waiting for the
flight.
Once in Hue, we’ll visit the Dong
Ba market, the Imperial Citadel
from where the Nguyen Dynasty
ruled between 1802 and 1945,
and the ruins of the Purple
Forbidden City
Dinner in another specially koshered restaurant.
HOTEL: Imperial 5*
http://www.imperial-hotel.com.vn
Day 5: (Friday): Hue morning – afternoon drive to Hoi An 20 Jan
Breakfast at the hotel.
We’ll take a boat trip on the
famous Perfumed River to visit
Thien Mu pagoda, the Forbidden
city and Khai Dinh tomb. In the
early afternoon
we’ll drive to Hoi An, arriving
15h30. Shabbat: at 17h30
Dinner at the hotel supplied by
Chabad of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).
HOTEL: VINH HUNG RESORT
4*, HOI AN. – best hotel by Old
City where we will be walking on
Shabbat – private room for group
Hotel: Vinh Hung Resort: www.vinhhunghotels.com.vn, deluxe room
Day 6: (Shabbat): Hoi An 21 Jan
Breakfast at hotel.
Walking tour to visit Hoi An’s ancient
town, the Japanese bridge and Phuc
Kien Pagoda. We’ll visit the silk
factory to watch the tailors and the
local market.
All meals at hotel.
Overnight at Vinh Hung Resort
Day 7: (Sunday):
Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City 22 Jan
(VERY) early transfer to DaNang airport for
06.05 flight to HCMC (ex-Saigon). Arrive
07.15. Drive to Vinh Long in Mekong Delta
region where we’ll take a river tour of the
Cai Be floating market. Then we’ll
experience a bicycle tour in Vinh Long,
visiting a fruit farmer and tasting his
delicious fruits.
HOTEL: SOFITEL PLAZA HOTEL - 5*
http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-2077-
sofitel-saigon-plaza/index.shtml
Day 8: (Monday) HCMC 23 Jan
Breakfast at hotel.
Starting early morning, trip to Chu Chi tunnels, around 75kms west from Ho Chi
Minh city, and visit the Vietnam War related site.
Return to the city for a tour including Re-Unification Palace, Notre Damn
Cathedral and the General Post Office, see
Nguyen Hue flowers street
decorated for the New Year TET Festival.
HOTEL: SOFITEL PLAZA HOTEL
Day 9: (Tuesday) : HCMC – Siem Reap 24 Jan
Breakfast at hotel.
Another early transfer -
to HCMC airport for flight
to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Start tour of Angkor
temples complex.
Before the end of the
day, we will climb up a
hill and watch the
sunset over the great
plains (depending on the
sky conditions…) and
transfer to the hotel.
Dinner to be accompanied by local folk Apsara Dance Show.
HOTEL: BOREI ANGKOR HOTEL – 5*,
www.boreiangkor.com
Day 10: (Wednesday) : Siem Reap 25 Jan
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day to explore Angkor further. Our tour will include: the ruins of the
city of
Angkor Thom with its unique structures such as The Bayon, The Phmeanakas,
The Terrace of the Elephants and more. We will learn about the ancient ways of
life and the historical events from the bas-reliefs inscribed on the walls. We will also
visit the unrivaled mighty Angkor Wat, which is the biggest structure left almost
fully intact, with its huge surrounding moat and corridors. And in Tha Phrom
temple we will be able to value the great power of the jungle.
HOTEL: BOREI ANGKOR HOTEL
Day 11: (Thursday): Siem Reap- Departure 26 Jan
Breakfast at hotel.
Excursion by boat on Tonlé Sap Lake to watch floating village
and the
surrounding rice fields on the way. Return to the city and visit Artisans d’Angkor
artists school for traditional crafts.
Early dinner.
Late check-out from hotel by 18:00 and transfer to the airport for departing
flights. 19.30 / 21.10 for BKK; 00.20 – TLV
22.00 for Seoul – NYC
**Please be advised that Vietnamese New Year – TET, falls on 22- 25
Jan
2012. That means flights and hotels are full. Markets and most commerce
are closed.
The Kosher Travel Club invites you to an unforgettable tour to a unique and almost undiscovered world. Vietnam and Cambodia offer exquisite natural scenery and some of the warmest, friendliest people you ever will meet. Vietnam‘s culture is interwoven between city life and traditional tribal practices. Despite the scars of its recent history the country possesses a serene environment. And wherever you look, there is lots and lots of water. Added to it is the magnificence of the Temples of Angkor and the unique Cambodian culture. This is an exhilarating, thrilling and breathtaking experience.