DAY 1: Hanoi Arrival
Fly to Hanoi. Upon arrival, our driver & guide will be holding a sign with your name to welcome you at Noi Bai International airport, be transferred to your hotel to check in. The rest of the day is free at leisure or explore the city by yourself.
Meals: None.
DAY 2: Hanoi City Tour
Our guide will pick you up at your hotel to start the day with some sightseeings including to explore Vietnam’s charming capital. With its wide tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and ancient oriental pagodas, start a Hanoi’s key sites: the Ho Chi Minh Complex (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and stilt house), the Presidential Palace, the nearby One Pillar Pagoda; the Temple of Literature; West Lake including the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda. Then, learn about the 54 different ethnic groups in Vietnam by visiting the Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology. The end of the day’s explorations is to enjoy a traditional water puppet show.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Overnight on Cruise
Our guide and shuttle bus will pick you up at lobby of hotel at 8.00 and start the journey east to Halong Bay, through picturesque rice-farming villages of the Red River Delta, where we see every day Vietnamese village life. On arrival, we board a beautiful traditional junk and spend a full day and night cruising the bay’s 2000 magnificent limestone islets. In the evening when the boat is anchored in the middle of the stunning lagoon, we enjoy a wonderful seafood meal and later there is opportunity for an evening swim from the side of the boat. Spend the night on our luxurious boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi city
Get up early and participate in Tai Chi session on the top deck or simply relax and enjoy the sunrise over the bay’s towering islands. Enjoy a morning cup of coffee or tea, before setting out to explore nearby islands by rowboat. Return to the junk for breakfast then take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of Halong. Have brunch on board the boat before returning to Halong pier to get back Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 5: Hanoi - Fly to Da Nang - Hoi An
Free time at leisure until the transfer to airport for your flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, be transferred to your hotel in Hoi An to check in and over night at hotel in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6: Hoi An - Cycling to Tra Que
After breakfast, 9.00AM start the cycling through the countryside to the small farming community of Tra Que Vegetable Village. Here you can enjoy the lush green countryside and see the farmers at work, later learn to make Vietnamese spring roll and free on foot massage by herbs. Enjoy a free afternoon back in Hoi An, it is time for you to explore art and handicraft galleries, try on clothes tailor-made, relax at the riverside restaurants or take the short journey to the nearby beach. Overnight in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7: Hoi An - My Son - Da Nang - Hoi An
Our guide will pick you up at 8.00AM and start half day city tour to Da Nang with a stop at the Marble Mountains en route which is fascinating maze of cave and temples, hidden with five sacred marble rocks. Next, cross Thuan Phuoc Bridge to visit Son Tra penasula named as a Monkey island. Visit Son Tra to admire the beauty of the whole city, then visit Linh Ung pagoda, Dragon Bridge, the Da Nang museum and have a lunch at local restaurant before departing to My Son, My Son 70 km southwest of Da Nang, was the capital of the once almighty Champa Kingdom. It boasts a complex of ancient ruins that date back 1,700 years. This is the most complete example of ancient Champa ruins that Vietnam has maintained. Transfer back to Hoi An and free leisure on your own way. Overnight in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 8: Hoi An - Da Nang - Fly to Nha Trang
Free time at leisure until the transfer to airport for your flight to Nha Trang. Upon arrival, be transferred to hotel to check in.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9: Nha Trang city
Free time at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10: Nha Trang
Free time at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 11: Nha Trang
Free time at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 12: Nha Trang - Fly to Ho Chi Minh
Free time at leisure until the transfer to airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival, be transferred to hotel to check in.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 13: Ho Chi Minh Sightseeing - Cu Chi tunnel
Breakfast at hotel, after picked up at 8.00AM, you will take a short sight-seeing: visit Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, the War Remnants Museum. Then, a half-day excursion to the 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 you a unique experience and a feel of what underground life during the U.S.-Vietnam War must have been like. Return Ho Chi Minh late afternoon and free time at leisure in your own way.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 14: Ho Chi Minh - Cai Be Floating Market
After breakfast our guide and driver will pick you up to visit one of the must visit regions of the Mekong delta, we visit Cai be floating market, cruising among the local barges stuffed-full of fruits and vegetables. Visit some local workshops then enjoy a delicious lunch served at a local house in the cool shade of An Binh Island’s orchards. In the afternoon, take a traditional rowboat and venture deeper into the countryside, floating through narrow canals to enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Stop at a nursery garden to discover how farmers along the delta produce their world famous fruits and vegetables. The cruise ends around in Vinh Long. Get on bus and tranfer back to Ho Chi Minh.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 15: Ho Chi Minh Departure
Free time until the transfer to airport for your departure flight back home. End of the holiday, say good bye to Vietnam.
Meals: Breakfast
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