Vietnam Spring Break 2011: Sand Dunes in Mui Ne

For those who are worried about Noel after her ostrich "experience," here she is enjoying the dunes.

Logan and Annalise

Itinerary

March 20 (Sunday morning): Leave Honolulu for Ho chi Minh city, Viet Nam

March 21: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at night.

March 22:

*Morning: Take a short excursion to visit The Unification Hall (Old Presidential Palace), The War Museum. And Notre Dame Cathedral built in the French occupation.

*Afternoon: Mai Lien Orphanage, the orphanage founded by Catholic nuns and later visit Giac Lam Pagoda dates from 1744 and is believe to be the oldest pagoda in SaiGon.

March 23:

*Morning: Visit Ben Tre on the Mekong Delta, in the South. This island is not only amazingly beautiful but it is also the rice basket of the country with its rich agricultural soil. The area is peppered with paddies and orchards with all kinds of fruits. Visit markets, rice corn and coconut candy factories, and have some horse-drawn carriage rides.

March 24 - 26:

*Morning: Visit Vuon Xoai (Mango Garden) – ride ostrich and visit crocodile farm.

*Afternoon: Phuoc Thien Orphanage in Binh Thuan Province, the orphanage founded by Buddhist nuns.

*Late afternoon: Arrive at a resort in Mui Ne, a small fishing village in the district of Phan Thiet (about 150 km north-east of Ho Chi Minh City). We will spend 2 nights at the resort.

March 26 - 27:

Back in Ho Chi Minh city, visit Ben Thanh market (the biggest market in Viet Nam) and do some shopping. Leave for Honolulu via Korea very late in the evening of March 27 and arrive at Seoul, Korea in the morning, with a possibility of spending a day in Seoul

March 28: (Monday morning): Arrive in Honolulu in late morning.

Vietnam Spring Break 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

Sand Dunes in Mui Ne

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