Wedding
8 January
Traditional Vietnamese Ceremony
In the early morning we will hold a traditional Vietnamese tea ceremony at Ha’s parents house. It usually takes place at 9 AM and ends before lunch time.
Reception
We will hold a reception in the afternoon. The whole ceremony will occur from probably 5 PM to 9 PM. The first hour is for welcome drinks and finger food. In a traditional Vietnamese wedding that Ha vividly remembers, people usually start having the first course at 6:30 PM and finish the last course at 9 PM.
After Party
Yes yes, it’s party time.
Tour
9 January
Streetfood Tour
Say what now? A food tour right after the “going wild” night? Nja, you are on vacation! No work is going to stop you!
Supermarket
We’ll visit a supermarket so people can stock up on supplies needed for the next day(s).
Da Lat
10 January
Bus trip
We’ll be taking a tour bus in the morning to the beautiful mountain city of Da Lat.
The bus will take around 7 hours, we’ll be leaving in the morning so don’t forget to set your alarm!
Evening
After the long bus trip it would be nice to have some food and stretch our legs, this is a great time to visit Da Lat’s famous evening market.
11 January
Morning
We start the day with a nice breakfast at the local market.
Midday
After breakfast we’ll visit a mushroom-themed village, yes you heard that right.
Evening
We’ll have dinner at a very nice hot-pot restauraunt with some amazing views.
12 January
Morning
The second day is the day for some local specialty breakfast. With full bellies we’ll visit a Buddhist temple made from empty bottles.
Midday
The next event is a bit of a drive, so we’ll bring some nice lunch. After eating a lot it’s important to stay have enough fluids in your body for proper digestion, that’s why the next event will be a tea tour.
Evening
The last evening where the big group will be together.
13 January
The great split
This is the part where most people will be going their separate ways, unless you’re going to Da Nang with us this also the part where you’ll have to start booking your own itinerary. What follows are the routes people will take:
Option #1: Back home
A couple of people will be going back home by airplane with a stop in Saigon.
Option #2: Da Nang
13 January
Bus
First we’ll be taking the bus to Nha Trang at 9:00. This will take 4 hours. We’ll arrive around 13:00.
Nha Trang
In Nha Trang we can hang out a bit on the beach, eat some nice food and relax.
13-14 January
Train
After a relaxed day and a full stomach we’ll be taking the sleeping train to wake up in Da Nang. The train will take about 10 hours.
We’ll take train SE22, which leaves at 19:48 and arrives at 6:30 in the morning in Da Nang.
14-19 January
Adventure
It’s time for adventure!
19-20 January
Train
This is an optional train you can take if you decide to go back to Saigon. Thomas and Ha will take this, so if you want to join us let us know!
The train will take about 16 hours so we need to be prepared with plenty of food.
Option #3: Hoi An
19 January
Plane
Everyone going to Hoi An will be taking the plane to Da Nang.
Taxi
After landing in Da Nang people will take a taxi to Hoi An.
19-? January
Relaxing
Time to take it easy. Hang out and swim at the beach, drink a lot of cocktails, go to nice restaurants; this is why they call it holiday.
Option #4: Solo Travel
19-? January
True adventure
Fully immersing yourself in another culture and environment by throwing yourself into the unknown. Engaging with local people around you without any barriers, whilst making your own plan. This is travel in it’s purest form.