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International colloquium in mechanics
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Nha Trang, Vietnam August 14-18, 2000

TRANSFER AT HO CHI MIMH AIRPORT AND POST-CONFERENCE TOURIST TOURS.

1. TRANSFER SERVICES

For the participants who need a short stopover in Ho Chi Minh City, our tourist agency partner :

   VIETRAVEL
   190 Pasteur Street, Dist. 3, HCM, Viet Nam
   Tel : 84-8-8228898, Fax : 84-8-8299142
   E-mail : vietravel@fmail.vnn.vn
   Responsible person for Nha Trang'2000 : Miss Vy Thanh

proposes the following services and prices :

Pick up at Tan Son Nhat airport, transfer to hotel (one way/ car and guide)

- 1 person      : USD 21/person
- 2 persons     : USD 11/person
- 3-6 persons   : USD 08/person
- 7-10 persons  : USD 04/person
- 11-15 persons : USD 03/person
- 16 persons up : USD 02/person

2. OPTION TOURS

For the participants who desire some pre- or post-conference tours, the above mentioned partner proposes the folowing programmes and prices :

* One day to Cu Chi – Tay Ninh

Depart for Tay Ninh, the Headquarter of one of Vietnam’s most interesting indigenous religious Caodaism. Visit the Cao Dai great temple at the Sect’s Holy See, the most string structures in all of Asia. Enjoy Noon ceremony of Caodaism. Continue to visit tunnel system of Cu Chi (over 200km long). Stop over a local farmer’s home to see how to make Rice papers. Back to HCMC. Transfer to hotel. End of services.

No. person       Usd/person
   1                 76
   2                 45
  3-4                37
  5-9                28
 10-14               25
   16                22
   21                21
   26                20

Price inclusive: entrance fee, lunch, good airconditioned car, English or French speaking guide.

Exclusive: drinks in meal, personal expenses, services not mentioned.

* One day to Mekong delta (My Tho)

Excursion to My Tho, capital of Tien Giang province. Visit honey and coconut candy factory. Cruise on Tien river for a visit of Thoi Son islet, farmer’s home, fruit garden, enjoying tropical fruit with local tea. Visit Vinh Trang pagoda, an ancient pagoda in Mekong delta. Go back to Trung Luong restaurant for Vietnamese special dishes as fried elephant ear fish, spring rolls…

No. person      Usd/person
   1               88
   2               50
  3-4              40
  5-9              31
 10-14             23
   16              22
   21              21
   26              20

Price inclusive: entrance fee, lunch, good airconditioned car, cruise, English or French speaking guide.

Exclusive: drinks in meal, personal expenses, services not mentioned.

* 5 days in the Middle of Vietnam (1)

Day 1: Nha Trang – Da Nang – Hoi An (lunch, dinner)

Pick up at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to Da Nang. Arrive in Da Nang, pick up at the airport, transfer to Hoi An – an ancient town (well known as Faifo in the 18th and 19th centuries). Check in hotel. Take a walk for visiting ancient houses, Chinese pagoda, Japanese covered bridge, Hoi An market. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 2: Hoi An –My Son – Hoi An (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Coach trip to My Son – a holy land of Cham Civilization (from the 4th to 12th centuries) with about 70 architectural works especially the temps and the towers. Picnic lunch. Back to Hoi An.

Day 3: Hoi An – Hue (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Coach trip to Hue. Stop by Hai Van pass (the pass of Ocean Clouds) for photos. Arrive in Hue, capital of the Nguyen Dynasty. Check in hotel. In the afternoon: imperial citadel, flag tower, Nine Holy Cannons, Ngo Mon gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Imperial museum, palace of Supreme peace, Dong Ba market, conical hat making village. Royal dinner. Overnight in Hue.

Day 4: Hue (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit tombs of Khai Dinh and Tu Duc. Excursion by Dragon boat on Perfume river to Linh Mu pagoda, Hon chen temple, and Minh Mang tomb. Overnight in Hue.

Day 5: Hue – HCMC (Breakfast)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to HCMC. End of services.

 No. of person         Usd/person
     1                    412
     2                    245
     3-4                  213
     5-9                  179
   10-14                  164
     16                   160
     21                   157
     26                   156
 Single supplement         52

Price inclusive: entrance fees, fullboard as in itinerary, land transportation, English or French speaking guide, twin sharing accommodation, cruise.

Exclusive: airtickets, domestic airport tax, drinks in meals, personal expenses, services not mentioned.

* 5 days in the Middle of Vietnam (2)

Day 1: Nha Trang – Da Nang – Hoi An – Da Nang (Lunch, Dinner)

Departure from Nha Trang to Da Nang. Pick up at the airport, transfer to Hoi An – an ancient town (well known as Faifo in the 18th and 19th centuries). Take a walk for visiting ancient houses, Chinese pagoda, Japanese covered bridge, Hoi An market. Back to Da Nang. Overnight in Da Nang.

Day 2: Da Nang – Hue (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Coach trip to Hue. Stop by Hai Van pass (the pass of Ocean Clouds) for photos. Arrival in Hue, capital of the Nguyen Dynasty. Check in hotel. In the afternoon: imperial citadel, flag tower, Nine Holy Cannons, Ngo Mon gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Imperial museum, palace of Supreme peace, Dong Ba market, conical hat making village. Royal dinner. Overnight in Hue.

Day 3: Hue (Breakfast,lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit tombs of Khai Dinh and Tu Duc. Excursion by Dragon boat on Perfume river to Linh Mu pagoda, Hon chen temple, and Minh Mang tomb. Overnight in Hue.

Day 4: Hue – Phong Nha Grotto (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Depart for Quang Binh to explore Phong Nha Grotto, one of the largest caves and grottoes in the world with length of 22km. Going down Troe river to Phong Nha. Visit underground 2.5km deep, Dry cave, palace of stalagmites and stalactites, and Dark cave. Back to Hue. Overnight in Hue.

Day 5: Hue – HCMC (Breakfast)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to HCMC. End of services.

No. of person          Usd/person
     1                   491
     2                   285
    3-4                  243
    5-9                  198
   10-14                 180
    16                   172
    21                   167
    26                   166
Single supplement         53

Price inclusive: entrance fees, fullboard as in itinerary, land transportation, English or French speaking guide, twin sharing accommodation, cruise.

Exclusive: airtickets, domestic airport tax, drinks in meals, personal expenses, services not mentioned.

* 11 days VN at a glance

Day 1: Nha Trang – Da Nang – Hoi An – Da Nang (Lunch, Dinner)

Departure from Nha Trang to Da Nang. Pick up at the airport, transfer to Hoi An – an ancient town (well known as Faifo in the 18th and 19th centuries). Take a walk for visiting ancient houses, Chinese pagoda, Japanese covered bridge, Hoi An market. Back to Da Nang. Overnight in Da Nang.

Day 2: Da Nang – Hue (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Coach trip to Hue. Stop by Hai Van pass (the pass of Ocean Clouds) for photos. Arrival in Hue, capital of the Nguyen Dynasty. Check in hotel. In the afternoon: imperial citadel, flag tower, Nine Holy Cannons, Ngo Mon gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Imperial museum, palace of Supreme peace, Dong Ba market, conical hat making village. Royal dinner. Overnight in Hue.

Day 3: Hue (Breakfast,lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit tombs of Khai Dinh and Tu Duc. Excursion by Dragon boat on Perfume river to Linh Mu pagoda, Hon chen temple, and Minh Mang tomb. Overnight in Hue.

Day 4: Hue – Phong Nha Grotto (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Depart for Quang Binh to explore Phong Nha Grotto, one of the largest caves and grottoes in the world with length of 22km. Going down Troe river to Phong Nha. Visit underground 2.5km deep, Dry cave, palace of stalagmites and stalactites, and Dark cave. Back to Hue. Overnight in Hue.

Day 5: Hue – Hanoi (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi. Coach to Hai Phong. City tour: Visit Hang Kenh Communal House (1856) with a lot of high valuable works such as Ngo Quyen statue, bronze gongs, and many ancient objects. Du Hang Pagoda built in the 17Th century; there remains a lot of sculpture statues, and graving wood panels of parallel sentences. Visit Doson Casino in the evening. Dinner and overnight in Hai Phong.

Day 06: HAIPHONG - CATBA - HANOI (Breakfast,lunch, dinner)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to boat station. Take an express boat to Catba island. Cruise on Halong to admire spectacular landscapes. Limestone island with strange shapes scatter in clear emerald water. Back to Hanoi in the evening. Enjoy a Water Puppet Show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 07: Hanoi (Breakfast, lunch)

Breakfast at hotel. City tour: visit Quan Thanh pagoda, Museum of Ethnography, One pillar pagoda, temple of Literature. In the after noon: cyclo trip to visit Sword lake, old quarter. Free at leisure for shopping. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 08: HANOI – Ninh Binh – Lao cai (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Pick up at hotel. Depart for Ninh Binh. Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital (the 10th century), the first Capital of Vietnam, temples of Dinh King, Le King… In the afternoon, visit Tam Coc – well known as "Ha Long on land". Excursion by Sampan downstream the river wallowing in immense green fields extending along the river’s banks with endless ranges of mountain threading under three large beautiful caverns. Continue to visit Bich Dong pagoda – well known as "the 2nd beautiful cavern in Vietnam", with ancient works of architecture built on the high side of a mountain. Back to Hanoi. Dinner. Transfer to railway station for taking train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train.

Day 09: Lao Cai – Sapa (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Arrival in Lao Cai, visit Huu Nghi bridge on the Sino Vietnamese Border Gate. Depart for Sapa, acrossing terraced fields and pine forests. Visit the market of ethnic people, which is very famous with the name " Love market" usually held on Satureday every week. Visit two villages of Dao and H’mong ethnic minorities. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 10: Sapa – Laocai – Hanoi (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Depart for Hanoi, on the way stop to visit a village of Nung ethnic minority with houses on stilts under the shadow of the fan palm forests. Lunch at Yenbai – the land of emeralds and sapphires. Arrival in Hanoi, transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 11: Hanoi – HCMC (Breakfast, lunch)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to HCMC. End of services.

No. of person          Usd/person
     1                    1322
     2                     758
    3-4                    652
    5-9                    516
   10-14                   451
    16                     424
    21                     405
    26                     404
Single supplement          119

Price inclusive: entrance fees, fullboard as in itinerary, land transportation, English or French speaking guide, twin sharing accommodation, cruise.

Exclusive: airtickets, domestic airport tax, drinks in meals, personal expenses, services not mentioned.

* 3 days to Highland (Buon Me Thuot)

Day 1: Nha Trang – Buon Me Thuot (Lunch, Dinner)

Pick up at hotel. Depart for Muon Me Thuot – the land of coffee and the cradle of ethnic people. Visit Lak lake – the hunt and the rest for the last king in Vietnam – Bao Dai. Riding on elephant to visit Jun village of M’nong ethnic minority and Bao Dai residence. Overnight in Buon Me Thuot.

Day 2: Buon Me Thuot (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Visit Don village. Back to hotel for lunch. City tour: Ethnography museum, Lac Giao Communial house. Free at leisure. Overnight in Buon Me Thuot.

Day 3: Buon Me Thuot – HCMC (Breakfast)

Breakfast at hotel. Depart for HCMC. On the way stop to visit D’ray Sap waterfall with a romantic legend of Romeo and Julliette in Vietnam. Arrive in HCMC, free at leisure until departure.

No. of person        Usd/person
    1                   419
    2                   233
   3-4                  195
   5-9                  153
  10-14                 143
   16                   131
   21                   124
   26                   122
Single supplement        44

Price inclusive: entrance fees, fullboard as in itinerary, land transportation, English or Speakin guide, twin sharing accommodation, cruise.

Exclusive: airtickets, domestic airport tax, drinks in meals, personal expenses, services not mentioned.

3. HOTEL IN USE

Da Nang       : Royal hotel
Hoi An        : Vinh Hung 2 hotel
Hue           : Century hotel
Ha Noi        : Heritage hotel
Hai Phong     : Huu Nghi hotel
Sapa          : Buu Chinh hotel
Buon Me Thuot : Thang Loi hotel

4. DOMESTIC AIRTICKET COST

- Nha Trang - Da Nang : USD 40/person/1 way
- Hue - HCMC          : USD 72/person/1way
- Hue - Hanoi         : USD 72/person/1way
- Hanoi - HCMC        : USD136/person/1way

Domestic airport tax: VND 20,000 (USD1.43)

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