A Feast for the Senses Food Tour
26 September - 10 October with author Kim Fay
ITINERARY
Day 1 (1): Arrive in Hanoi (D)
Upon arrival, a guide is
waiting to transfer guests to the hotel. Hanoi
Sofitel Metropole –
THREE NIGHTS
Services
included:
Ø Private transfer
Ø Accommodation: Hanoi Sofitel Metropole
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Meet at Le Beaulieu Restaurant at 7.00pm for casual easy dinner (beverages/drinks at own expense) - get
to know your fellow travellers. This restaurant is located in the Sofitel
Metropole hotel. The friendly atmosphere
of this contemporary haute brasserie where patrons come to savour the best and
most authentic French cuisine in Vietnam. Le Beaulieu is particularly
well-known for Chef Denis's family recipes..
Day 2 (Hanoi (B, L, D)
Free
in the morning
Kim
will introduce us to her friends in Hanoi.
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Meet the
renowned French chef, Didier Corlou, at his restaurant La Verticale
which gained fame with French-Vietnamese fusion dishes created by the chef
himself. After a short introduction, enjoy a guided market visit and then
transfer to the chef’s villa, also known as “Carambola house”
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In the evening, we could do a night market and taste some great
street food which Kim thoroughly recommends.
Tonight we indulge in bun
cha on the streets. Bring along a healthy appetite, plus your camera and
notebook.
Services included:
Ø Accommodation: Hanoi Sofitel Metropole
Ø Cookery lesson with
Didier Corlou
Ø Dinner – street food
extravaganza
Day 3 (: Hanoi (B D)
Free time to hit the shops and to discover the Old Quarters on a
Cyclo? Be sure to taste a good few Ca phe da (Vietnamese iced coffee) as well
as a patisserie or two!
Meet for lunch at KOTO – Know One Teach One – this establishment
provides positive change to the lives of street/disadvantaged youth.
We’ll have dinner at the famous Cha Ca la Vong (as authentic as it comes).
(Drinks excluded)
Services
included:
Ø Accommodation: Hanoi Sofitel Metropole
Ø Lunch at KOTO
Ø Dinner at Cha Ca la Vong
Day 4 : Fly to Danang – Hoi An (B D)
Free for tai chi in the park, a strole to the Lake, or wander
through the lanes of Hanoi, until transfer to the airport for Danang, then
transfer to Hoian and check in the hotel.
Life
Heritage Resort Hoi An - THREE NIGHTS.
Kim Fay has numerous contacts/friends here in Hoi An. She has
great insight into this remarkable UNESCO town’s cuisine! We’ll start our
special time in Hoi An with a Foodie
Tour. We visit a family factory that
produces the famous White Rose ‘banh bao vac’. We’ll end today at a great wine tasting and
snack dinner.
Services
included:
Ø Private transfer
Ø Domestic flight Hanoi -
Danang
Ø Accommodation: Life Heritage Resort Hoi An
Ø Foodie
Tour Hoi An -
Ø Settle
into life in Hoi An with a good wine tasting event with some snack dinner Secret Wine
Garden Hoi An
Day 5 : Hoi An (B L)
Time
to meet the tailors in the morning, and then we make our way to a cooking
school for an afternoon cookery class at
the very famous Red Bridge Cookery School. We’ll meet Miss Vy. We go to the
Organic Tra Que herb village to see where all the freshest of herbs are
grown in this area. We’ll even pick some for our class. Then it back to the
kitchen for our lesson, and lunch afterwards.
Rest
of afternoon, evening is free to browse Hoi An streets, or simply indulge in a
spa treatment or what about a Photography tour? (Own expense)
Services
included:
Ø Half day Cookery Class
Ø Accommodation: Life Heritage Resort Hoi An
Day 6 : Hoi An (B L D)
After
breakfast today, today after breakfast we have a look at the production of the
magnificent ‘White Rose’. Then it’s back to the tailors for fittings and more
shopping, and café trying, sitting, sipping, enjoying. Tonight we’ll have in
indulgent dinner at the Nam Hai so
don’t eat too much during the day!
(Drinks
not included)
Services
included:
Ø White Rose Tour
Ø Set Dinner at Nam Hai
Ø Accommodation: Life Heritage Resort Hoi An
Day 7 : Fly to Dalat B D
Free until transfer to the airport for DALAT. Upon arrival, meet transfer to hotel for
check in.
Ana
Mandara Dalat – TWO NIGHTS. – Aah, Dalat, Kim’s favorite
spot. She’ll introduce us to a few secrets chefs/restaurants in Dalat.
Services included:
Ø Private transfer
Ø Domestic flight Danang -
Dalat
Ø Accommodation: Ana Mandara Dalat
Ø Dinner
at a French restaurant tonight – Long
Hoa.
Day 8 : Dalat (B D)
Today we’ve included a
visit to local markets, a meeting up with baguette makers, and have another
cookery lesson - get to make and taste those croissants/patisseries we’ve been
enjoying @ Lien Hoa Bakery.
We’ll have dinner at another
favorite super spot Nam Phan.
Services
included:
Ø Cookery
lesson/demonstration
Ø Dinner Nam Phan
Ø Accommodation: Ana Mandara Dalat
Day 9: Transfer to HCMC (B D)
Free until transfer to the airport for HCMC. Upon arrival, meet
transfer to hotel for check in. Park
Hyatt Saigon. We have time this
afternoon to have a stroll down Dong Khoi Street, Saigon, popping into a few of
their silk shops or go to the Ben Thann market for some amazing shopping
bargains.
The
Refinery for dinner tonight is a French bistro is built in the former
headquarters of the leading Opium refinery (hence the name) of old Indochine
Services
included:
Ø Private transfer
Ø Domestic flight Dalat -
HCMC
Ø Accommodation: Park Hyatt Saigon
Ø Dinner
at an Iconic spot – The Refinery
(drinks not included)
Day 10: HCMC (B, L, and Cocktails)
Today you will have a cooking lesson. You will meet your chef at
Ben Thanh market to purchase the ingredients you need. After that the chef will
take us to the cooking class at Hoa Tuc
restaurant.
In the afternoon, you can visit the highlights of Saigon. Notre
Dame Cathedral, The Post Office, The Opera House, the War Museum, etc. Meet for
cocktails at a roof top bar.
Services
included:
Ø Private transfer
Ø Cooking class and recipe
Ø Cocktails in Saigon,
reminiscent of days gone by!
Day 11: Fly to Siem Reap (B D)
Free until transfer to the airport for Siem Reap. What about a
brisk walk? Or find a park with the locals for some tai chi. or a swim in the
hotel pool, and a leisurely breakfast. We fly to Cambodia. Siem Reap. Upon
arrival, meet transfer to hotel for check in. Heritage Suits Siem Reap – THREE NIGHTS
Services
included:
Ø Private transfer
Ø International flight HCMC
- SIEMREAP
Ø Accommodation: Heritage Suites Siem Reap
Afternoon
free, available to have look around Siem Reap at your leisure. Time for a
massage I think? (Own expense)
Ø Abacus Restaurant for dinner tonight, meet
the Head Chef Pascal Schmit.
Day 12 : Siem Reap (B L D)
Half day to explore the temples – Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom –
We’ve got a very knowledge English Speaking guide.
We’ll meet for lunch at Sala
Bai Hotel School
This afternoon - we have a very special Book Club event right on the hallowed Temple Grounds with
our Author Kim Fay. She’ll give us Goosebumps as we walk through the pages of
her latest novel ‘The Map of Lost
Memories’.
Tonight we have dinner at our favorite spot in Siem Reap – our
own Hotel – Heritage Suites.
Services
included
Ø Half day temple visit
Ø Book club event with
Author Kim Fay
Ø Lunch at Sala Bai Hotel
School
Ø Dinner at Heritage Suites
Restaurant.
Day 13 : Siem Reap (B L D)
Half day to explore the temples.
Services
included
Ø Half day temple visit
Ø Lunch at Café de la Paix
Ø Dinner at Abacus
Restaurant Siem Reap
Ø We’ll
meet for lunch though – Café de la Paix-
Tonight we have our Last supper together. We’ve kept the best for last! If
that’s possible?
Ø Research
Discussion on Chef Johannes Riviere findings
in relation to Cambodian Food with a dinner. Because it’s our last meal
together.. it’s also a themed dinner… You’ll get notification of this theme
well in advance.
Day 14 (9th May 2013): DEPARTURE (B)
Free until transfer to airport for departure. End of services
City
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Hotel confirmed
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Room type
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Nights
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Hanoi
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Sofitel Legend
Metropole Hanoi
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Premium Room
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Three nights
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Hoian
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Life Heritage Resort Hoi An
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Junior Suite Garden View
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Three nights
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Dalat
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Ana Mandara Villas & Spa
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Villa
Studio
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Two
nights
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Ho Chi Minh City
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Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel
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Park Room
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Two nights
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Siem reap - Cambodia
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Heritage Suites Siem Reap
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Bungalow
Suite
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Three
nights
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Group
size
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Valid
from 01 Oct 2011 to 30 May 2013
Price per person in
USD/AU in party of
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10-14
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Sql
Sup
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Deluxe
+ Luxury
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US$4350
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US$
1648
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Packaged
Price Includes:
+ Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services.
+ Price quoted in Au of $4170 set (US$ rate fluctuates)
5.10.2012
+ All private transportation
+ Accommodation shared in Double/Twin room with daily breakfast
+ All domestic flights as per itinerary.
+ International air flight HCMC (Saigon) Vietnam to Siem Reap
Cambodia only
+ Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D:
Dinner)
+ Tissues and water on coach.
+ Visa On Arrival pre-approved letter.
+ Exclusive and personalized single agent/single customer
service.
+ No extra charge after services confirmation
+ 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
Packaged
Price Excludes:
+Tips and gratuities
+Meals not on itinerary
+Personal expenses - Laundry, personal telephone calls,
beverages, etc
+International Flight – Tour
starts in Hanoi and ends in Siem Reap
+Vietnam Visa stamp fee and entry fee ($25) two photographs.
+Cambodian Visa stamp fee ($25 plus minus)
