The Basic Itinerary

Am traveling with an Australia-based small tour group called Travel Indochina. The itinerary is below.

Vietnam time is 11 hours ahead of US Eastern time.

Best way to reach me is by Internet, as I will stop by Internet cafes once in a while.

Here's the itinerary.

Saturday, Oct 8
0020am Eva Air Flight No. 31 to Chiang Kai-Shek Airport in Taipei, Taiwan ( with a stop in Seattle on the way ) Connecting flight to Saigon ( Ho Chi Minh City ) arrive Sunday 1140am Vietnam flight ( 24 hours plus total flight time )

Oct 9-13 at Grand Hotel in Saigon
Phone 84-8-8230163
http://www.precisionreservations.com/ph-aspx-hotel_id.10974-db-hoteldatabase/HotelDisplay.htm

Oct 13-14
Flight to Dalat
One night stay at Novotel Dalat
Phone 011-84-63-825777
http://www.sino.net/vietnam-hotels/Novotel-Dalat572.html


Oct 14-16
Nha Trang. Stay at Yasaka Saigon Hotel in Nha Trang
Phone 011-84-58-820090
http://www.asiarooms.com/vietnam/nha_trang/yasaka_saigon.html

Oct 16-18
Flight to Hoi An, stay in Hoi An Hotel
011-58-510-861445
http://www.vietnamtourism.com/hoian_hotel/

Oct 18-19
Ground transport to Hue, the old imperial capital, site of battle during Tet offensive in 1968
One night in Huong Giang hotel
Phone 011-58-54-822-122
http://www.precisionreservations.com/ph-aspx-hotel_id.11002-db-hoteldatabase/HotelDisplay.htm

Oct 19-22
Ground transport to Hanoi. Stay at the Hanoi Hilton! ( Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel )
Phone 011-58-84-4-9330500
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=HANHITW

Oct 22-23
Last night at the Guoman Hotel in Hanoi
Phone 011-84-4-822-2800
http://www.planetholiday.com/hotel/43398.htm


Oct 23
1245 Eva Air flight from Hanoi to Taipei, then transfer to 747 to Seattle/Newark. Arrive at 1110 the same day!