Day 1
ARRIVAL IN HANOI (-/-/-)
Welcome to Hanoi - Vietnam!
Upon arrival, picked up by our local driver and transfer to your hotel for check-in. Free time to rest after your long haul flight. Accommodation in Hanoi.
Note: check-in at the hotel is at 2pm. Early check in is subject to availability with supplement.
Day 2
HANOI – ORIENTATION CITY TOUR (B/-/-)
Breakfast at hotel.
8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City
08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda which built in the 6th century located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake
09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world
Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area
11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam
Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays
12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine
with 8 delicious dishes.
14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century
15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton
16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel or get dropped off at Train Street. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3
HANOI – NINH BINH - HANOI (B/L/-)
07:30 – 08:00 – Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 120km modern bus-journey through verdant landscape. Stop over for a rest on the way.
10:30 – Arrive Hoa Lu, once ancient capital of Vietnam dating back to the 11th century. Having been eroded over the millennia, the dilapidated ruins have nearly been absorbed by the spectacular scenery creating a mystical atmosphere that will besure to titillate your imagination, visit King Dinh and Le Temple.
12:00 – Enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a local restaurant, a great place to savor the intense flavours of Vietnamese food then go to Tam Coc for a stunning boat trip.
13:00 – Board the sampan boats, owned by locals, gently sailing along Ngo Dong river, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and peaceful villages, and passing “Hang Ca”, “Hang Hai” and “Hang Ba”.
15:00 – Leisurely cycling on country road around village 16:00 – Get on shuttle bus to return to Hanoi.
18:30 – Drop off at your hotel/ accommodation’s door steps in Hanoi Old Quarter. Trip ends.
Late afternoon, we return to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4
HANOI – SAPA (B/-/-)
Early morning, board on our Deluxe Minivan to Sapa which is an incredibly picturesque town that lies in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range near the Chinese border in northwestern Vietnam, known as "the Tonkinese Alps". Sapa and its surrounding region is host to many hill tribes, as well as rice terraces, lush vegetation, and Fansipan, the highest peak in Vietnam.
Upon arrival, check in your hotel and at leisure in the rest of the day to explore Sapa at your own pace.
Overnight in Sapa.
Day 5
SAPA – HANOI (B/-/-)
The 100-year-old hill station with magnificent landscape of mountains, pinewoods and mysterious mist, Sapa, always inspires every artist and photographer who used to stopover or hear about this unique place. This morning, you are free to stroll around the marketplace of Sapa and Sapa church to discover this special ambiance of hill tribal minorities.
Our Deluxe Minivan will take you back to Hanoi in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 6
HANOI – HALONG BAY (B/L/D)
If you wish to see how the Hanoi people rise and shine in the morning, wake up early and run to a lake close by your hotel, you can join an exciting scene of hundreds of locals, passionately attentive in their morning exercises of Tai Chi quan, jogging, martial arts, classical dance and so on.
After breakfast at the hotel, on shuttle bus, we will head to Halong Bay, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO since 1994 and 2006, and check-in our overnight boat. Enjoy a trip on Halong with stops to visit caves or to swim and enjoy the sunset on the sea. Dinner with fresh seafood! Overnight onboard.
Note: the program may vary slightly depending on the final confirmed cruise
Day 7
HALONG BAY – HANOI – FLIGHT TO DANANG – HOI AN (B/BRUNCH/-)
The Vietnamese call the “South China Sea” by a point-oriented name “Eastern Sea”, so you may guess how miraculous it is seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay. The boat will take us to go about marvelous areas, where almost each islet has its own name, adopting its shape or reminiscent, including the Fisherman’s Head, Turtle, the Sail, the Incense Burner Rock, the cute Sea Dog Rock or Cock Fighting Rocks and so on.
Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi around noon time by shuttle bus.
On the way, pick up by car to Noi Bai airport for your onward flight to Da Nang.
Upon arrival at the airport, welcome from the local driver and transfer to the hotel in Hoian. Overnight in Hoian.
Day 8
HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN (B/-/-)
Breakfast at hotel.
This morning is for Hoian ancient town – when walking over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls and Trading Houses, Pagodas, and stroll around the market located by Thu Bon river, you may find out the same feelings of the artists, who see the charm of Hoi An a magical old world of Oriental feel and source of inspiration.
At leisure in the afternoon. This is also a wonderful town to shop for lanterns, soft silk, raw silk, or get your clothes tailored within a day. Late afternoon is open for our optional tour by boat to a small ceramic village in Thu Bon River. Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Hoian.
Day 9
HOI AN – DA NANG – HUE (B/-/-)
After breakfast at hotel, we will check out and depart to Hue by Deluxe Mini-van
Being recognized by UNESCO as the 1st Cultural World Heritage for Vietnam, Hue is highlighted by the old royal architectural works and the most traditional Vietnamese lifestyle. We will discover the charm of the city from the Royal Citadel, Forbidden City and Hue Royal Museum. Move on to the town of Phu Mong along the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda. Overnight in Hue.
Day 10
HUE – HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR (B/L/-)
Breakfast at hotel. Rest until the time of transfer to the airport to take the morning flight to Ho Chi Minh.
Welcome at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer to the hotel to drop off luggage.
13:00 PM: Take the morning trip: visit to Cho Lon (Big Market) and Thien Hau Pagoda which is located in China Town. Continue to Bach Dang harbor. After checking in the waterbus tickets, and stabilizing your seat, the boat will start to depart. During the trip, you will have a unique view of the most typical commercial buildings of the city including the Vinhomes Central Park urban area, the magnificent Landmark 81 tower, the Bitexco Financial Tower, the green peaceful District 2. A lot of stunning moments are waiting for you. Try to discover the soul of this land - Saigon River by water bus, maybe you will realize many miracles, a more accurate view of the land once called Paris of Indochina or the Pearl of the Far East.
18:00 PM: Transfer back your hotel.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Please notes!
- The Notre Dame Cathedral have been being restored, so the guests just visit outside
- Drop-off time is subject to traffic, weather...so the finished time could be later than expecting.
Day 11
HO CHI MINH – MEKONG DELTA (MY THO & BEN TRE) – HO CHI MINH (B/L/-)
Pick up: 07:30 – 08:00 (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position).
Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.
In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. End trip. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Please notes!
- Drop-off time is subject to traffic, weather...so the finished time could be later than expecting.
Day 12
HO CHI MINH CITY – DEPARTURE (B/-/-)
Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure till transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
End of services!
Please note: Hotel check-out time is at 12:00
