General Information
Tour Route: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Can Tho – Hoi An – Hue – Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Halong Bay – Hanoi
Duration: 14 Days
Departure Date: Any Time You Wish
Start/ End: Ho Chi Minh City/ Hanoi
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival (L, D)
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh (B, L, D)
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta Exploration (B, L, D)
Day 4: Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh – Hoi An (B, L, D)
Day 5: Traverse in Hoi An Ancient Town (B, L, D)
Day 6: Hoi An Ancient Town – Hue (B, L, D)
Day 7: Explore Heart-touching Hue (B, L, D)
Day 8: Hue – Hanoi (B)
Day 9: Explore the Ancient Hanoi Capital (B, L, D)
Day 10: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hanoi (B, L, D)
Day 11: Hanoi – Splendid Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Day 12: Full-day Halong Bay Exploration (B, L, D)
Day 13: Halong Bay – Back to Hanoi (B, L, D)
Day 14: Hanoi Departure (B)
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival (L, D)
Welcome to Vietnam – Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City!
On arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to the hotel in the downtown. After check-in, you will be free on your own to stroll around the city center to get acquainted with the friendly liveliness of this dynamic city.
In the evening, your private car will transfer you to a local restaurant to have a welcome dinner. After that back to your hotel by the car. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh (B, L, D)
After breakfast at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh, your local guide and driver will meet you at the hotel and then depart your 1.5-hour drive to Cu Chi Tunnels. The tunnels were utilized as the shelters of guerrillas in the war against American Troops. After that, the driver will transfer you back to the hotel for lunch.
A free afternoon until 6:00 pm, be flying high with the night excursion & street food adventure start. Be picked at the hotel and your first stop is Café zoom to “witness the world goes by” and savor fresh cocktail and appetizer before exploring the favorite local eating places.
One of these special things of this tour is that tourists can experience the nightlife of Saigon – the never-sleep city the way locals do, all made from the back of a Vespa.
This exciting trip starts with a ride to China Town and then heading to District 4 through the bustling streets and alleys to witness the nightlife of people living here, try street seafood and cold drinks in a place that the foreigners cannot find. Don’t forget to try Banh Xeo, a specialty of Saigon.
Leave District 4, go ahead to District 3, immersed in the live music in a hidden Vietnamese-style coffee shop. And then, we will be dropped off at the hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta Exploration (B, L, D)
In the morning, the guide will take you to Cai Be pier from Ho Chi Minh by car via Trung Luong Freeway. The program will depart with a visit to Cai Be Floating Market. Then, board a boat to get deeper into the countryside, relish in a peaceful time here. Get back to the boat and come to An Binh Island, then traverse to Ut Trinh Home. After lunch, we can walk around the lush orchard and enjoy some cups of tea while listening to music in the antique house.
Next, walk in the local village, learn how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop rice,.. Take a visit to the brick kilns where you can witness how the locals make beautiful potteries from clay. Your cruise will end at Vinh Long city.
Meet the car and drive to Can Tho for overnight accommodation.
Day 4: Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh – Hoi An (B, L, D)
In the very early morning, our guide will accompany with you to depart for Cai Rang floating market where locals go to buy and sell many fresh fruits vegetables from boats at all sizes. Also, it is the most original ones and bustling places in the region. If you have experienced many exciting days when traveling to Vietnam, surely you get out of bed early one day to witness this lovely local market to fulfill your Vietnam Holiday.
The boat trip takes you to the unique “advertisement” of local business – “Cay Beo”, then sit on the local trading boat, see the boasting activities in the market, witness the local life in stilt house along the river. Turn back to the hotel for breakfast and relaxation.
About a scheduled time, your guide will take you back to Ho Chi Minh Airport and get a flight to Danang. Lunch en-route at a local restaurant.
When arriving in Danang, you will be welcomed by our driver and transferred to the hotel in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 5: Traverse in Hoi An Ancient Town (B, L, D)
Your private driver will come to take you to your hotel in Hoi An to Hoi An Impression Theme Park. The park is a boat that brings tourists back in time to one of the busiest commercial ports in Asia in the XVI-XVII century and carries memories of Hoi An 400 years ago back to contemporary people.
After having a panoramic view of an ancient Hoi An through interesting activities and models displayed in the park, at 19:00, let’s move to the area for the impressive Hoi An memories show. This show is an incredible spectacle. The sheer scale of it is comparable to an Olympic Games opening ceremony. Located in an over 25,000 square-meter area, the stage itself is more like a Hollywood set featuring both watery and mountainous scenery and using modern staging techniques, lighting technology, and elegant audio effects. Boasting a cast of 500 actors and dancers, it uses stunning and spectacular imagery and as a viewer, you are invited along a 400-hundred-year journey of the town’s growth with all of its grace and prosperity.
Hoi An Memories show begins at 19h30 and finishes at 20h45 every day (except Tuesday).
After the show, be transferred back by private car to your hotel.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An Ancient Town – Hue (B, L, D)
In the morning, your guide and driver will go to your hotel to pick you up and we will head to Ba Na Hills.
Take the cable car to Ba Na Hills station, stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet Hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French.
Then, continue to move up by cable car to the sacred Nui Chua Mountain – the peak of Ba Na range, visit Nghinh Phong top, Orchid Garden, Le Nim Villas, and try-on hill climbing train (it’s first and unique funicular in Vietnam). Next, visit an Old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar), stunning flower garden Le Jardin D’amour.
Strolling around the famous Golden Bridge amid the foggy hills of the mountain, see the mesmerizing and majestic view of Danang. Savor lunch at a restaurant on Ba Na Hills.
In the afternoon, you’re free to join in games in Fantasy Park, the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam.
Later on, transfer from Ba Na Hills to Hue by a two-hour drive. Overnight at the hotel in Hue.
Day 7: Explore Heart-touching Hue (B, L, D)
Today morning, we will start our trip to Hue Old Citadel. The rise in the antique land, board on a private boat for cruising on the romantic Perfume River. Take a visit to the charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) in the converge of rivers, enjoy the great view on the Perfume River and surrounding. From here, take a drive to King Minh Mang tomb and King Tu Duc Tomb.
Savor lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, join in a Hue city tour, including most of the highlight in here as Hue Old Citadel, the Forbidden Purple City.
Overnight in Hue.
Day 8: Hue – Hanoi (B)
After the flight to Hanoi, you will be picked at the airport and then transferred to the hotel in Hanoi.
Welcome to Hanoi, the heart of Vietnam, considered as a blend between the distinctive tradition and the modern beauties.
You’re free today to discover Hanoi Old Quarter and taste the scrumptious local dishes in the city. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Day 9: Explore the Ancient Hanoi Capital (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we embark your Hanoi City Tour.
The first stop of today is the Ho Chi Minh Complex, in which you can visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum – where the corpse of Uncle Ho kept here.
The next destination is the Presidential Palace, a nice French architecture in the garden and then visit Ho Chi Minh on stilt. Finish the morning exploration at One Pillar Pagoda, one of the most attractions in Hanoi that you cannot miss when visiting Hanoi.
Have lunch and then continue to the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam. After that, visit the Museum of Ethnology, where displays much about the culture of Vietnam.
Later on, explore Hanoi by traveling through 36 ancient streets in Hanoi Old Quarter by the slow-speed cyclo tour. Witness both the classic and modern beauty of the capital before the free shopping & recreation time.
Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Day 10: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hanoi (B, L, D)
Start your day by a scenic drive to Ninh Binh – the place of hidden gems.
Arrival in Ninh Binh city and we first pay a visit to Hoa Lu – the ancient citadel of Vietnam, then visit the two temples: Temple of King Dinh and King Le, admire the unique architecture dating back the dynasty in the past.
Transfer to Tam Coc and have lunch here. Board a small sampan to visit Tam Coc – the second Halong Bay with the majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, tranquil countryside landscapes, …
After that, join in a cyclo tour to Bich Dong Pagoda nearby and then climb up the mountain to have a spectacular view of the pagoda and Tam Coc.
Drive back to Hanoi for overnight accommodation.
Day 11: Hanoi – Splendid Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Today, we have a 3.5-hour drive to Halong Bay, proudly the World Natural Heritage recognized by UNESCO.
Upon arrival, embark your cruise and enjoy welcome drink while having tour briefing. A scrumptious lunch served right on the board welcomes you while the ship sailing further to the bay, admire the dramatic limestone islands.
In the afternoon, enjoy your time to swim or kayak around the bay (Kayaking is quite easy for all ages to do).
Savor dinner and overnight on board.
Day 12: Full-day Halong Bay Exploration (B, L, D)
After a sunrise Taichi lesson on the sundeck to get the energy up for today’s adventures, nice breakfast with local dishes and fresh fruit juices is served.
Then, we continue discovering Halong Bay in the off-beaten-track areas, admire the majestic views, deep in the sea for swimming, join in kayaking, and much more.
In the afternoon, back on the cruise and take some time to freshen up when the cruise head to the overnight zone. Spend the second night on cruise in Halong Bay.
Day 13: Halong Bay – Back to Hanoi (B, L, D)
Our journey on Halong Bay in the early morning starts with a Taichi class on the sundeck. Sit on the upper deck and relax, sight-seeing while capturing a series of photos about this magnificent beauty of the rocky islands rising from the emerald water in the bay.
After breakfast, traverse in one of the finest and largest grottoes of Halong Bay. Then, keep cruising and passing the bay with the spectacular scenery.
Before leaving the bay, you have a farewell lunch with traditional Vietnamese dishes.
Arrive and overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Day 14: Hanoi Departure (B)
After breakfast, you’re free to enjoy the last moment in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and be ready for your flight back.
Our driver will pick and transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.
Your Vietnam Holiday Package ends. Hope to see you in another trip!
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