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- Discover Hanoi's historic Old Quarter, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and Temple of Literature.
- Spend an unforgettable night cruising through the UNESCO-listed Halong Bay.
- Explore the charming Ancient Town of Hoi An and experience traditional farming in Tra Que Vegetable Village.
- Discover Da Nang's scenic coastline and Marble Mountains.
- Learn about Vietnam's history at the Cu Chi Tunnels.
- Cruise through the peaceful waterways of the Mekong Delta and visit local villages.
- Travel comfortably with domestic flights, private transportation, and experienced English-speaking guides.
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- Perfect for first-time visitors
- Balanced travel pace
- Includes Vietnam's UNESCO highlights
- Suitable for families and couples
- Comfortable transportation
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DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL
Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, meet your driver for an airport transfer with a private vehicle and English speaking guide. The driving distance is approximately 45 minutes. Your visa should be pre-arranged, or be sure that your visa-on-arrival letter is in your carry-on luggage. Please go to custom desk as your first point of entry into the country and present these documents for visa upon arrival. Overnight at hotel in HanoiMeals: NoAccommodation: Hotel in HanoiTransportation:Car/Van/CoachDAY 2: FULL DAY HANOI CITY TOUR
After breakfast, 8:30 AM we begin the full day city tour with Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and “House on stilt” at the same area with the Presidential Palace. We will then continue to the One Pillar Pagoda and the 900-year old Temple of Literature, the principal Vietnamese Confucian sanctuary, and its historical centre of learning. Made up of five courtyards, this is one of the few remnants of the original city. Lunch is served at local restaurantIn the afternoon visit the fascinating Ethnology Museum (closed Mondays), which is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. After that, you will enjoy one hour cyclo tour through the maze of bustling streets that make up Hanoi’s Old Quarter, then visit the colorful local markets where we meet stall holders and talk about their food and learn about local culinary. Then continue along both high streets and back streets exploring many corners in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.Finish the day with a Water Puppet show. This is a uniquely northern Vietnamese art form depicting scenes from rural life and episodes of national history. Accommodation in Hanoi City. Overnight at hotel💡 Tip for travelers: you can read our detailed guide about Hanoi here Discover Hanoi - A Journey Through Vietnams Culture, Cuisine, and HistoryMeals: Breakfast, LunchAccommodation: Hotel in HanoiTransportation:Car/Van/CoachDAY 3: HA NOI - HA LONG BAY
Early breakfast at hotel then depart to Halong. Embark at the cruise at around noon and enjoy your lunch. After lunch, continue to discover Halong Bay – the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Each cruise will have different schedule for and you may visit a beautiful cave, have some swimming or other activities. Dinner and overnight on board💡 Tip for travelers: Check out our comparison for a suitable choice Ha Long Bay Day Cruise or Overnight Cruise?Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerAccommodation: Halong Bay CruiseTransportation:Car/Cruise/FlightDAY 4: HA LONG BAY - HA NOI - DANANG – HOI AN/ Domestic Flight
An early wake up will give you a chance to try the Taichi class or just enjoy sunrise on the bay. Take part in other activities of the 2nd day while the boat cruise back to the habour. Disembark the cruise & your driver take you back to hotel in Hanoi for the flight to Danang.
Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up. Check in & Overnight at hotel in Hoian💡 Tip for travelers: Don't miss our guide for Hoian Top Things to Do in Hoi An, Vietnam: The Complete Travel Guide
Meals: Breakfast, LunchAccommodation: Hotel in HoianTransportation: Car/Cruise/FlightDAY 5: TRA QUE VEGETABLES VILLAGE - HOIAN ANCIENT TOWN WALKING TOUR
Our local guide will meet you at your hotel. Ride your bike/ Transfer by car to a farmer’s house in Tra Que vegetable village. Enjoy welcome drink then stroll around the vegetable garden with your guide before joining the farmer to learn and to practice the traditional farming ways in preparing the land, and fertilizing the land with seaweed which is exploited from the nearby river. The following steps are raking the ground, sowing or transplanting, watering, some other gardening activities. After farming activities, you will take a break in the restaurant then enjoy foot massage before taking part in preparing and cooking some of the famous local dishes such as “Banh Xeo” Pancake, “Tam Huu” rolls, seafood Spring rolls with the guidance of the farmer’s family or the chef. Enjoy your lunch with local specialties and with dishes that made by yourself.This afternoon, we enjoy a half-day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200-year-old Tam Ky ancestral house, and the Japanese Bridge. From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab traders. These people came primarily to trade in the high-grade silk, which is still produced in the area, as well as ceramics. Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town, popular with tourists for its eclectic architecture, tailors’ shops, and numerous cafes. Some of the buildings in the narrow streets have remained unchanged for more than a century.Meals: Breakfast, LunchAccommodation: Hotel in HoianTransportation:Car/CruiseDAY 6: HOIAN FREE & EASY DAY
Breakfast at your hotel.
Free at your leisure exploring the ancient town, going shopping, going to a café or just relaxing on nearby beaches which are few kilometers from the town center
💡 Tip for travelers: Read our comparison Hoi An or Da Nang for Families? Which Is Better?
Meals: Breakfast, LunchAccommodation: Hotel in HoianTransportation:Car/CruiseDAY 7: HOI AN - DA NANG - HO CHI MINH/ DOMESTIC FLIGHT
Check out your hotel. Our guide & driver will come to pick up. On the way to Hoi An, stop to visit Marble Mountain, a cluster of limestone hills famous for its caves, pagodas, and panoramic views. Visit Thuy Son (Water Mountain), the largest and most popular peak.
Explore Huyen Khong Cave, a mystical cave with a Buddhist sanctuary. Admire the stunning architecture of Tam Thai Pagoda and Linh Ung Pagoda. Stop by the local stone-carving village at the mountain’s base. After the visit, our driver will take you directly to Danang airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up. Check in & Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast, LunchAccommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi MinhTransportation:Car/FlightDAY 8: CU CHI TUNNELS- STORY OF WAR - HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR
Breakfast at your hotel.
This morning, our guide & driver will take you to Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height, the tunnel system stretched over 250km from Saigon to the Cambodian border and was three levels deep. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life during the U.S.-Vietnam War must have been like.
Lunch at a local restaurant. (By your own account)
This afternoon, our guide will show you the most interesting sights that Ho Chi Minh City has to offer. Depart for your hotel to the Reunification Palace; this beautifully preserved palace was the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam. On April 30th, 1975, the American War officially came to an end here. Enjoy visiting the War Remnants Museum where you can see countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting the second Indochina War. Afterward, visit the Notre Dame Cathedral with the distinct French colonial architecture and the Old Post Office, which was built sometime between 1886 and 1891. It is one of the best examples of classical French colonial architecture.
Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh
💡 Tip for travelers: Read our special guide for Ho Chi Minh Explore Ho Chi Minh City: 7 Attractions You Cant Miss
Meals: Breakfast, LunchAccommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi MinhTransportation:CarDAY 9: HO CHI MINH CITY - MEKONG DELTA - HO CHI MINH
Today start our excursion early; get in your private car to My Tho - one of the most scenic provinces in Mekong Delta -Vietnam's largest rice bow. In My Tho, boarding the motorboat at a pier and cruising on the Mekong River. Here, overlooking floating houses where fishes are farmed beneath the house (viewing from the motorboat) along Thoi Son Island.
Continuing the journey on the river until reaching Cồn Thới Sơn (Unicorn Island), from here taking a horse cart to reach a performance site where Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử - A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) can be heard and seasonal tropical fruit can be tasted (included). Before heading to lunch, passing through bee-keeping farm and enjoying honey tea, a typical Mekong house can be viewed here. Then, it is lunch time after a short walk.
After lunch, boarding the motorboat and heading to learn coconut candies making process from a workshop. Sample of candies can be tasted.
Back to the wharf where our driver will pick up and transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Meals: Breakfast, LunchAccommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi MinhTransportation:CarDAY 10: HO CHI MINH- DEPARTURE
Meet our guide & driver at the hotel lobby then transfer to Ho Chi Minh airport for flight.
Meals: BreakfastAccommodation: NoTransportation:Car
- Accommodation in shared twin room with air-condition (AC) and private bathroom (Check in time: 14.00/ Check out time: 12.00)
- 2D1N Halong Bay cruise
- Meals as stated in the programme B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner
- Transfers and tours with local English speaking guides in private air-conditioned vehicles
- All entrance fees, boat fees and / or cyclo fees as mentioned in the programme
- Drinking water and cold towels available on the vehicles
- International and Domestic flights (quoted separately, if requested)
- Surcharges for other language guides
- Surcharges for night-time services, especially applied for transfers with arrivals after 23:00 hrs and arrivals or departures before 06:00 hrs.
- Surcharges for Lunar New Year (TET) holiday, Peak season and Compulsory Gala Dinner (TBA at booking time)
- Personal travel insurance
- Personal expenditure, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, camera fees, communications, postage, gratuities etc.
- Meals and services other than mentioned in the programme
- Drinks with meals
- Visa
- Early check-in and late check-out at hotels, if not mentioned in the programme
- Tips
