| Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D) |
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Arrive at Noi Bai international airport. Visa arrangements. Welcomed by your local tour guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel in the city center. Take an orientation on the tour. Overnight in Hanoi. |
| Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B, L) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Today we commence our exploration of Hanoi by visiting the Ho Chi Minh complex, starting at the President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum. We continue to his humble “house on stilts”, his musuem and the 11th century One-Pillar Pagoda. Afterwards we go to the Museum of Ethnology, which is an excellent museum containing the ethnic costumes of the various minorities of Vietnam, as well as relics, tools and even full size replicas of their homes and buildings.
After lunch in a great local restaurant, we continue to visit the Temple of Literature which was the first Vietnam University dating to 1070. You will take short time to visit the Hoa Lo Prison Musuem before head to the Old Quarter. You will have one hours for shopping & walk around Hoan Kiem Lake in the middle of the city and visit Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy water puppet show. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight in Hanoi. |
| Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B, L, D) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Our bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel. On the way to Halong city enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and daily Vietnamese village life. Arrive in Halong board Halong Phoenix Cruiser. Lunch is served with a welcome drink while the boat cruises the bay to enjoy the beautiful limestone seascape. After visiting Amazing cave we stop at a floating house and go kayaking to Luon cave to enjoy the quiet atmosphere of the bay. Fresh fruit platter will be served followed by a dinner between 6h30 and 7h00 pm. Overnight on board. |
| Day 4: Halong bay - Hanoi (B, L) |
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Sunrise breakfast and cruise around the clear & emerald water to another part of Halong bay with a close up view of stunning limestone peaks such as Drum cave, Man’s head Islet… Heading to Van Gia fishing village you will have the opportunity to understand more about the fishermen’s daily life. Having lunch on board with a variety of local foods, enjoying the rest of the boat trip before back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi |
| Day 5: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Hanoi (B, L) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Depart for Hoa Lu, enjoying the rural scenery along the road. Visit Hoa Lu old citadel. Lunch. In the afternoon, take a rowing boat along the tiny canal among the rice fields to visit Tam Coc (Three Grottoes).
17: 00 Back to Hanoi. Check into hotel. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight in Hanoi. |
| Day 6: Hanoi - Hue (B, L) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Pick up and transfer from your hotel in Hanoi to the airport for the flight to Hue. Pick up and then transfer to your hotel in Hue. Take a trip to visit Hue City and King’s tombs (Khai Dinh’s Mausoleum). Dinner on guest's account. Overnight in Hue. |
| Day 7: Hue City Tour (B, L) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Boat trip to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh Mang's Mausoleum. Visit the Imperial Citadel in the afternoon. The tour ends by shopping at Dong Ba Market. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight at hotel in Hue. |
| Day 8: Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An (B, L) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Da Nang. Spend time in Lang Co beach en route, taking photographs from Hai Van Pass (The pass of Sea and Cloud). Visit Cham Museum in Da Nang. Afternoon visit Marble Mountain and enjoying sea/sun bathing on China beach. Arrive in Hoi An. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight in Hoi An. |
| Day 9: Hoi An - Nha Trang (B, L) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Visit Hoi An - an old trading town, some 30km from Da Nang. Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, Tan Ky Old house, Assembly Hall Chinese, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Hoi An Museum and Market. Lunch at restaurant.
Transfer from Hoi An to Da Nang airport for flight to Nha Trang. The guide will welcome and escort you to the hotel. The rest of day is open to explore Nha Trang or spend time on the beach. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight in Nha Trang. |
| Day 10: Nha Trang - Boat Trip to Islands (B, L) |
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08: 00am start by boat trip to Hon Tam Island and fishing village in Nha Trang, visit coral island and Tri Nguyen Aquarium. Return to hotel. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight in Nha Trang. |
| Day 11: Nha Trang - Da Lat (B, L) |
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After breakfast, leave Nha Trang for Da Lat - The charming city in the Highland. Visit okrongarai Cham Tower and enjoy the beautiful scenery en route when going over Ngoan Muc Pass. Visit Hoa Binh market, Prenn Water Fall and Tuyen Lam Pagoda in Da Lat. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight in Da Lat. |
| Day 12: Da Lat - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Visit Flower Garden, Former Palace of Emperor Bao Dai - The last Emperor of Vietnam. Lunch. Afternoon, transfer to Ho Chi Minh city. You will pass through many large coffee farms and rubber forests to reach the most bustling city in Vietnam. Also visit La Nga market on the way. Arrive Saigon city in late afternoon. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Day 13: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Mekong Delta (B, L) |
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Breakfast, then drive southward to Mekong Delta. Boat trip in My Tho through tiny canals and quiet villages. Lunch in a nice local restaurant with an inside garden. Afternoon transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city with a stop over at Vinh Trang pagoda for visiting. Dinner on guest's account. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Day 14: Ho Chi Minh City Tour - Departure (B) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Visit Reunification Palace, General Post Office and War Museum. Lunch is arranged in a nice local restaurant. PM: Transfer to the airport for flight back home.
End of services. Our staff will give you the warmest goodbye and hope to see you again. |
