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DAY 1 OF 14: Depart Fargo at 12:00 PM. Day 2: Hanoi - Arrive at 2:50 PM. Meet and Greet, rest at hotel. Day 3: Hanoi -Full day city tour. We will start in the Ho Chi Minh Complex, visit the amazing presidential palace, and house of stilts. We will stop and see the One Pillar Pagoda and shop at the Dong Xuan market. Day 4: Hanoi – Son la – We will visit local tea plantations in rural Vietnam. This will show a more traditional side of Vietnam. Day 5: Son la - Dien Bien Phu – We will visit the provincial museum, see the famous and historical old prison, Dien Bien Phu’s Museum, and see a war battle field. Day 6: Dien Bien Phu - Tam Duong – Today we will spend a full day in a mountainous region. Around here, native people wear older, more cultural clothing. We will arrive in Tam Duong in late afternoon. Day 6: Tam Duong – Sa pa – We will shop at local street markets in the afternoon and along the way to Sa pa, we can view natives working in mountains doing tasks such as logging and herding buffalo. Day 8: Sapa - Bac Ha –We will go to the Chinese border town of Lao Cai, visit very ethnic markets, and the former king's residence visit famous Maise Wine. Day 9: Bac Ha - Hanoi –We will drive back to Hanoi. This is a great photography moment and we will see true Vietnamese culture. Day 10: Hanoi – Ha long- Go to Hai Phong biggest port in North Vietnam. Hang Kenh Communal House many stores. Day 11: Ha long - Hanoi – We will go to Ha Long Bay for a luxurious 7 hour cruise, have a special local seafood lunch, and swim. If time allows, we will stop in the famous pottery village. Day 12: Hanoi- We will eat breakfast at the hotel. Thang Long Water Puppet Theater. Eat at Karaoke bar restaurant. Day 13: Hanoi- Pack up and prepare for trip home. Depart at 3 PM. Day 14: Arrive in Fargo at 6 PM

Round trip from Fargo: $1600 Takes 26hr 50min from Fargo to Hanoi.

Price per person: $2,700 US Dollars = 44,078,747 Vietnamese Dong. All prices include meals, hotel, airline tickets, and travel expenses.

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Facts: Vietnam has an area: 329,560 km2. The population is 84,402,966. The Largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. It’s shaped like the letter S. It’s densely forested. There is a mountain range called the Truong Son that extends for almost 1,300 km. Official language: Vietnamese Tour:

DAY 1 OF 14: Round trip from Fargo: $1600. Takes 26hr 50min from Fargo to Hanoi. Depart at 12:00 PM Day 2: Hanoi - Arrive at 2:50 PM. Meet and Greet, rest at hotel. Day 3: Hanoi -Full day city tour. Start in Ho Chi Minh Complex, presidential palace, and house of stilts. One Pillar Pagoda, dong xuan market DAY 4: HANOI - SONLA - Tea plantations, rural Vietnam, DAY 5: SONLA - DIEN BIEN PHU - provincial museum, nearby old prison, Dien Bien Phu’s Museum, war battle field DAY 6: DIEN BIEN PHU - TAM DUONG - full day in mountainous region, native people wear older more cultural clothing, arrive in Tam Duong in late afternoon. DAY 6: TAM DUONG - SAPA - street markets, view natives working in mountains Logging, herding buffalo, DAY 8: SAPA - MUONG KHUONG - BAC HA -Go to Chinese border town of Lao Cai. Visit very ethnic markets, visit former king's residence visit famous Maise Wine. DAY 9: BAC HA - HANOI -Drive back to Hanoi. Great photography moments and true Vietnamese culture. DAY 10: HANOI - HALONG- Go to Hai Phong biggest port in North Vietnam. Hang Kenh Communal House many stores. DAY 11: HALONG - HANOI - Ha Long Bay 7 hour cruise, seafood lunch, swim, famous pottery village DAY 12: HANOI- breakfast at hotel, free time from 10 AM to 5 PM. Relax at hotel DAY 13: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater. Depart at 3 PM DAY 14: Arrive in Fargo at 6 PM

Climate:

Cooler in Oct. thru April. Wet and hot from may to Sept. Go on trip in early Oct. Provinces

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Recreation

• Soccer, volleyball, tennis, swimming, and badminton are very popular. • Many people do karaoke in groups. •

Food

• Rice from bowl in hand, not on table. • Never take the last of anything, leave it for someone else. • Eat on bamboo mat on floor •