Vietnam Trip

Hi all,

I've gotten another quote from STA (a different vendor). They are able to put together a 6D/5N trip for S$1k. I kinda prefer this vendor as they have been used by Photographic Society of Singapore thus they are more well verse in knowing what photographers might want.

This is the proposed itinerary.

Day 01
( Dinner )
Overnight Train
Singapore / Hanoi
Meet at the airport this morning and depart for your flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, meet the local guide then head for tour around the city. Visiting the Museum of Ethnology. Proceed for dinner. After dinner head to train station and board the soft sleeper train to Lao Cai.
Day 02
( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
Arrive Lao Cai - Sapa
Upon arrival at Lao Cai, proceed to Sapa by van. Check in hotel. After breakfast, head to Cat Cat Village by van.
Day 03
( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
Sapa
Walking around Sapa area in the morning. In the afternoon trek to a hilltribe and overnight at the hilltribe. Trek from Sa Pa to Y Ling Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van. Homestay at Ta Van Village.
Day 04
( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
Overnight Train

Sapa – Hanoi
Head back to Sapa travelling through some villages. Free time to roam in the market before heading to train station for sleeper train back to Hanoi
Day 05
( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
Arrive Hanoi
Drop bags at the hotel and head to the Old Quarter. Head to Dong Xuan Market in the afternoon. In the evening, after dinner, proceed to Water Puppet Show.
D06
( Breakfast )

Hanoi / Singapore
Free at leisure till departure transfer to airport

I'm proposing that we either travel somewhere between 27/11 - 02/12 or 09/12 - 14/12. What I need is Quentin and Elliot to confirm the number of members who can go and can afford. (For alumni members, we can only confirm the trip based on the number of present mjc students who can go)

For those who find that 1k is expensive for Vietnam, pls check the newspapers. Many tours to Vietnam are already near to 1k and that's not inclusive of tax. Please do not compare with last year's Perth trip. If we are to go this year, it will cost about 1.8k. Blame it on inflation and fuel surcharge... Lastly we are going for a photography trip and not a shopping trip, so no Hong Kong and places like that.

If the response is not good, then there will simply be no trip.

So Elliot and Quentin, pls email me the response this Friday (29th August).

Mr Cheng