OVERVIEW

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, check in and join an orientation tour

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Cooking Class Attend a Vietnamese cooking class and visit Cu Chi Tunnels

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho - Mekong Delta Check out, visit Mekong Delta

Day 4: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City Continue Mekong Delta tour, drive to Ho Chi Minh City

Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City - Danang - Hoi An Fly to Danang, drive to Hoi An Old Quarter, visit Hoi An

Day 6: Hoi An Cooking Class Visit a market, attend Hoi An cooking class, visit vegetable garden,...

Day 7: Hoi An - Hanoi Fly to Hanoi, check in, cycle around Hanoi Old Quarter

Day 8: Hanoi Cooking and Sightseeing Tour Join a cooking class and visit Hanoi

Day 9: Hanoi Departure.

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[*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 4:CAN THO - HO CHI MINH CITY

Waking up early to prepare for a 3-hour cruising tour to 2 big floating markets in Can Tho, Cai Rang and Phong Dien. There, you will discover a typical way that local people display and advertise their farm products on the Mekong River to trade. Visiting a Bun Tau noodle factory, take a short trek then explore a rice-husking mill. You will have an opportunity to try passing one of the many fragile monkey bridges along the canals photo shot. Finally you will drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 5: HO CHI MINH CITY - DANANG - HOI AN

In the morning, you will fly to Danang and then drive to Hoi An Old Quarter. During the trip, you will visit the fascinating Cham Museum; the Marble Mountains. With more than 1000 years of history, Hoi An was the principle port of the Cham Kingdom from 7th to 10th centuries, and was a major international port for Western and Asia traders from the 16th to 18th centuries. High grade silk and ceramics - two main products trading in this area are still produced now. Today, Hoi An is famous for its eclectic architecture, tailors shops, and numerous cafes. Here you will enjoy a walking tour through the Hoi An Old Quarter visiting Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, Phung Hung Ancient House… and try some local specialties before spending an overnight stay in Hoi An.

 

DAY 6:HOI AN COOKING CLASS
You will attend a Hoi An cooking class near Hoi An River. A chef will be supposed to take you all to a Hoi An colorful market to experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market. You will be able to shop for ingredients to use in the cooking lesson later. Then spend about 25 minutes boarding the Red Bridge boat along the Hoi An River to the Cooking School while viewing local river life. Upon arrival, before learning some of Hoi An's and Vietnam's well-known dishes you will have time to explore the herb and vegetable garden of the school. It takes about an hour and 15 minutes to run the cooking class – an interesting and fun way to learn about the local cuisine. The school's chefs will show you their demonstrations, brief introduction to Vietnamese food carving, and teach you how to prepare some dishes. At last, spend your free time exploring the ancient town of Hoi An or shopping at tailor shops before an overnight stay in Hoi An.

DAY 7: HOI AN - HANOI

You will leave Hoi An for Danang Airport to back to Hanoi. After checking in the hotel in Hanoi and freshen up, you will have an hour cycling around Hanoi Old Quarter, where you can explore hundreds of specialty shops which sell many things like the name of the street there, such as Hang Gai Street, Hang Thiec Street, Hang Trong Street, etc. Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 8:HANOI COOKING AND SIGHTSEEING TOUR

You will join a cooking class in the morning. Firstly, the Chef of a famous local restaurant will guide you to the local market and teach you Vietnamese ingredients. Next, you will be taught to prepare a proper Vietnamese dishes. Afterwards, enjoy your lunch with your newly cooking achievement. In the afternoon, you will follow an English speaking guide to explore Hanoi discover the Old Quarter and it’s so called "36 streets", most of which are named after the crafts or merchandise traditionally sold there. Stop to visit the Temple of Literature which known as the first University of Vietnam dating back to 11th century. Then take a chance to visit Thang Long Water Puppet Theater near Hoan Kiem Lake for watching a traditional Water Puppet performance - a unique Vietnamese art form hailing from Southeast Asia's wet-rice culture at least 1,000 years ago.

DAY 9:HANOI DEPARTURE

You will have free time to discover more about Hanoi on your own. You can do shopping, go sightseeing or just relax before leaving for Noi Bai Airport for onward flight. End of tour services.