OVERVIEW

Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi city tour
Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay
Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Hoi An
Day 5: Explore Hoi An Ancient Town
Day 6: Hoi An Biking tour
Day 7:  Hoi An Ancient Town - Free time
Day 8: Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh city
Day 9: Mekong Delta
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh - Departure

FULL ITINERARY

[*Notes]

- This itinerary is a privately guided tour, designed just to show you what is possible.
- We can tailor this trip, it's inclusions and the accommodations, to meet your requirements, budget, and interests.

 

DAY 2: HANOI - CITY TOUR

08.00 AM: After breakfast at the hotel, our tour guide will come to the hotel and pick you up, then we will start the Hanoi city tour

We will start with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex. Here you can visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the corpse of Uncle Ho kept there. Next you will visit the Presidential Palace - a nice French architecture in the garden and Ho Chi Minh House on stilt. Visiting the house you will see the simple life of Ho Chi Minh - the president in Vietnamese's spirit forever. We will finish this area with One Pillar Pagoda - one of the most attractions in Hanoi you cannot miss with the special in architecture.

Having lunch and you will continue to the Temple of Literature - The first University of Vietnam. The next destination will be Museum of Ethnology to learn more about Vietnam Culture. Next we will explore Hanoi by traveling through the Old Quarter with 36 ancient streets in a traditional cyclo. This slow - speed tour will give your great chance to fully enjoy the classic and modern of the capital. We will end the tour at about 04.00 PM then it is your free time to go shopping, relax in Hanoi.

 

 

DAY 3: HANOI, HALONG BAY

08.00 AM: Our driver will pick you up at the hotel, departing 3.5 hours to Halong Bay – the World Natural Heritage recognized by UNESCO twice. Upon arrival, embark the cruise and enjoy welcome drink while having tour briefing. A sumptuous lunch will be served on board while the ship sailing further to the Bay, make your time to admire its dramatic limestone islands.

You can rest at your leisure on the sundeck or relax in your cabin. In the afternoon, you will have time to swim in the warm and calm water or get on kayaks of your choice. Kayaking is very easy for all levels and ages to do. Our expert and experienced guide surely instruct you basic paddling steps before leading you to explore the extraordinary beauty of Halong Bay. After 01 hour exploring the bay, we will get back to the cruise for relaxation before attending Cooking class in the late afternoon.

Enjoy the superb dinner and stay overnight on board.

 

 

DAY 4: HALONG BAY - HANOI - HOI AN

We will continue our journey on Halong Bay in early morning. A Tai Chi Class on the sun deck is a must that you should not miss when on cruise.
Sitting on the upper deck; you can relax, sight-seeing while taking photos of the magnificent beauty of the rocky islands rising from the emerald water of the bay.
After breakfast, we will explore Sung Sot cave - one of the finest and widest grottoes of Halong Bay. Next keep cruising and passing the fishing village with its unique way of life.

At 10.30 AM, our boat cruises back to the jetty, and you will enjoy the last moment in the bay before having a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
You leave the boat around 12:00 at noon, we go ashore and transfer back to Hanoi.

About 04.30 PM, you will arrrive at your hotel in the Old Quarter.

Our private car will wait for you at the hotel, transfer you directly to the airport for your flight to Danang. When arriving in Danang, you will be welcomed and transferred to the hotel by our tour guide and driver. Stay overnight in Hoi An.

 

DAY 5: HOI AN CITY TOUR

08.30AM: our tour guide will accompany with you and we will make time to discover the charm of Hoi An, be appealed by the unique beauty of the Old Town and you surely fall in love with her. From 16th to 18th centuries, it was a busy international port for merchants coming from every parts of the world to trade and buy the high quality silk still produced here. Nowadays, Hoi An has become an attractive destination luring a lot of tourist by its eclectic architecture, skillful dress-makers and street cafes. Go sightseeing through the narrow streets of the Old Town, passing by the Ong Pagoda, the Chinese Assembly Hall, the Tan Ky ancestral house. Enjoy local food lunch in a famous restaurant before taking a local sampan boat and following the Thu Bon river to visit Thanh Ha Pottery Village. In the late afternoon, back to your hotel and relax at your leisure.

 

 

DAY 6: HOI AN - CYCLING TOUR

08.30 AM: Your guide will meet you in your hotel lobby, then you will cycle around Hoi An towards through paddy field, Ba Le market, kindergarten ... until reaching Van Lang fisherman village and Bay Mau coconut water forest - about 7 hectares, surrounded by mangrove forests, canals, houses covered by coconut water leaf . This place had ever been the refuge for people and local soldiers during the Vietnam War. Nowadays, it is famous for providing the most seafood products.
You will be warmly welcomed at Mr. Han – a 3 generations family, taste of green tea and stroll through the village. You will row a basket boat within the hands of skillful locals and discover their techniques of traditional fishery in water coconut forest.
Back Mr. Han’ family for enjoy a foot bath with medicinal herbs, traditional therapeutic practice before getting ready to prepare lunch with a local family. Lunch will feature many local delicacies, such as Tam Huu spring rolls, Banh Xeo local pancakes, grilled fish in banana leaf and others.
After lunch, free time and take a short rest before returning to your hotel by car at about 3.30PM. Free on your own. Overnight in Hoian.

 

DAY 7: HOI AN - FREE DAY TO RELAX IN HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN

Today is another day for you to get insight into peaceful beach in Hoi An enjoy whatever facilities or activities that you've missed at the previous day. If you would like to explore the Vietnam's history and local life you should spend time to go to the ancient town, by shuttle bus or bike, to explore the unique old architecture as well as go shopping. Overnight stay in Hoi An.

 

 

DAY 8: HOI AN - HO CHI MINH

After breakfast, is your free time to walk around the Hoi An ancient town, go shopping, admiring the ancient architecture or relax at the beach.

About 02 hours before the flight, our driver will come to your hotel and drive you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City - one of the most modern cities in Vietnam which give you a fascinating insight into rich culture and history . When arriving at the airport, you will be taken to your hotel to check -in.

Free to discover the city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

DAY 9: MEKONG, HO CHI MINH

07.30 AM: Today our guide will take pick you up at the hotel loobby and take you to Mekong Delta and we will explore the unique life of local people here.

Cai Be floating market is the first stop on the journey exploring the beauty of Mekong Delta. From early morning the waterway becomes the maze of wooden boats packed with fruits, vegetables, food. Sellers hang up a long pole with a sample on the top to show buyers their products, which is a unique feature of this distinctive market. Afterward, we may make some stopovers at local workshops to learn how rice paste, coconut candy and pop-rice are made.

There is also a handicraft village nearby where you can see how the locals make rice sheets, fish sauce, soya sauce, cooking salt and sew coconut-leaves for cottage proof.

After a delicious local food lunch, we will travel around in a rowboat and see the traditional wooden houses, palm trees and the daily activities such as fishing and picking up fruits in the Mekong Delta. You can also stop to visit nursery garden where young trees of different types of fruits are cultivated by the skillful growers of the Mekong Delta to produce the world famous fruits and vegetables.

The cruise will end at around 3.30 PM. Then drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.

 

DAY 10: HO CHI MINH - FLY BACK HOME

Free time at your leisure until we pick you to the airport for your flight back home. With the sincere thanks for your travel to Vietnam, hope that you have enjoyed your Vietnam trip and look forward to see you again!