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FRANKO’S Rail Tours commence in Saigon
and follow the glorious coastline
of South East Asia,
and the course of the Red River
to the NW mountain region
near the Chinese Border

5 nights and 2 afternoons on the train
with 12 nights in hotels
in 7 different regions of VIETNAM

Saigon: 5 Days/4 Nights
Nha Trang: 2 Days/1 Night
Hoi An: 3 Days/2 Nights
Hue: 1 Day/1 Night
Hanoi: 4 Days/2 Nights
SaPa: 2 Days/1 Night
Ha Long Bay: 1 Day/1Night

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Note: Ticketed Rail Tour includes 14 nights in hotels
(1 extra night in both Hoi An and Hanoi - win win!)

DISTANCES - VIETNAM
Saigon to My Tho = 90km
Saigon to Vung Tau = 130km
*Saigon to Nha Trang = 450km
*Nha Trang to Da Nang = 540km
Da Nang to Hoi An = 35km
*Da Nang to Hue = 110km
*Hue To Hanoi = 660km
*Hanoi to Lao Cai = 380km
Lao Cai to Sa Pa = 35km
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay = 150km

*Rail distance from Saigon to Hanoi is 1716km
Total Rail Tour Journey involves 2476km by train
and around 800km by tour coach

DISTANCES - CAMBODIA
Siem Reap to Phnom Penh (road) = 315km
Saigon to Phnom Penh (air) = 220km
Phnom Penh to Vientiane (air) = 750km
Siem Reap to Luang Prabang (air) = 985km

DISTANCES - LAOS
Hanoi to Vientiane (air) = 465km
Vientiane to Luang Prabang (road) = 390km
Vientiane to Phnom Penh (air) = 750km
Luang Prabang to Phonsavan (road) = 270km
Hanoi to Luang Prabang (air) = 408km