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Our Sleeping Car provides a bed on 5 overnight legs between stop-over destinations/hotels on tour.   The smooth progress of the train eats up the kms while we sleep/relax and watch the towns, fields, mountains and coastline go serenely by.    Our Dining Car includes a Bar and entertainment system 

TOUR ITINERARIES & GROUP NUMBERS
Rail Tours in 2008 and 2009 are scheduled for April/May, June, August, Sept and Oct/Nov (see 18 Day Itinerary over page).    Limited tours means potential travelers need to book early to avoid disappointment.    Each tour offers 12 to 20 places - with 12 being the minimum group size for tour to proceed.

TOUR HOTELS

Sai Gon:  Continental Hotel ****
Vung Tau: Dic Star Hotel ****

Nha Trang:  Nha Trang Lodge ****

Hoi An:  Hoi An Pacific ****

Hue:  Green Hotel ****

Ha Noi:  Majestic Salute or Hoa Binh Hotel ***

Sa Pa:  Chau Long Hotel ***

Ha Long Bay:  Chinese junk ***

TOUR SUMMARY

# 2500KM in air-con Dining & Sleeper Cars  

# 17 Lunches/17 Dinners at good restaurants  

# 11 nights in great hotels (4 & 3 Star), 1 night on a Chinese Junk, and 5 nights on a private train.

# Airport transfers to/from hotels included

# Luggage porterage included throughout tour

# Air-conditioned coach for all day tours

# All entry fees and guide services included

# 24/7 services of Australian tour escort

TOUR DATES IN 2009

Dates similar to 2008*..to be confirmed in Oct 2008.

(Tour Dates for 2008...see link on WELCOME page).

TOUR BOOKINGS
Call: 03-52563038 or 0414 403 038

Franko's Vietnam Tours.

3 Hillson Grove, Ocean Grove.  Vic 3226

email: feonsnotes@yahoo.com.au   
Both individual and group bookings welcome. 

TOUR GUIDE/ESCORT
Most tours are escorted by Frank O'Brien...a former soldier/linguist during the war era who has been escorting tours on Vietnam's iron horse since 1992.   At least one tour each year is escorted by Frank's daughter Natalie O'Brien-Pavey.   Additionally, all tours include a national guide (Vietnamese) who remains with tour group all the way to Day 18.     See "Tour Escort".