Tour Program
Day 1: Hanoi arrival
You will be warmly welcome upon arrival Hanoi airport and transferred to your hotel by our driver. Free at the rest of the day. Meals are on your own. Overnight in Hanoi
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Guide: N/A
Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi city tour
Morning pick up and enjoy a full day Hanoi city tour including Ho Chi Minh complex
(Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Museum, The Presidential Palace, House on stilt and One Pillar Pagoda). Continue to visit the Temple of Literature – the First University of Vietnam. Lunch in a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit one of the most interesting museums in Hanoi – The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. It is not only a valuable centre for the exhibition and the preservation of cultural heritages of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam but also a centre for ethnographic research employing many experts on the different ethnic groups. People come to the Museum just not to visit or entertain, but also to learn about these ethnic groups, their cultural diversity and the uniqueness of each group and region, as well as traditional values throughout the Vietnamese country.
Return to Hanoi center for an hour walking tour around Hanoi Old Quarter to discover the daily life of Hanoian. Return to your hotel. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Hanoi
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Guide: Local English speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay
After breakfast, pick up and transfer from your hotel to Halong Bay. Arrive to Halong at noon and get on our traditional wooden boat/cruise. Enjoy your time for relaxing, sightseeing and swimming. Visit the Floating Fishing village and swimming if the weather permits. Meals are included. Overnight on board.
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Guide: Local English speaking guide on board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Cruise in Halong Bay/ Private AC cabin
Day 4: Halong – Hanoi
You’ll wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves and birds welcoming the new day. You will have an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay and after breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto. Then you will have a walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Then you will drive back to Hanoi and stay overnight. Dinner is on your own. Overnight in Hanoi
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Guide: Local English speaking guide on board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 5: Hanoi – Hue
Morning transfer to Noi Bai airport for your flight to Hue. Upon arrival at Phu Bai Airport you will be transferred directly to your hotel. In the afternoon you will embark on a tour of the city, including the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and Dong Ba market. Dinner and you will stay overnight in Hue.
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle/ air-plane
Guide: Local English speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 6: Hue – Hoi An
Morning enjoy your breakfast in the hotel before starting a full day tour to discover the ancient capital city. You first board a private boat for cruising on the romantic Perfume River, visit Thien Mu Pagoda & the ornate Minh Mang’s tomb. Lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, leave the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Hue for transfer to Hoi An. We will travel over the Hai Van pass, stop in Danang for a visit to the Cham Museum and handicraft villages on the foot of Marble Mountain before arriving in Hoi An. Once in Hoi An, we will check into our hotel and have some free time to explore the town. Dinner is on your own. Overnight in Hoi An.
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Guide: Local English speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Day 7: Hoian – My Son – Hoi An
In the morning, our guide will come to meet you at your hotel for the transfer to My Son, a World Heritage, 50 km southwest of Hoi An. Located in a lush valley, My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries. My Son, considered to be in the same league as some of Southeast Asia’s greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia. These towers and sanctuaries was built from the 7 to 13 centuries. Spend times to discover this area and return to Hoian town at noon.
Free at the rest of the day for your shopping or discover the ancient town. Meals are on your own. Overnight in Hoian
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Guide: Local English Speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Day 8: Hoi An – flight to Saigon – Saigon city tour
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Saigon. Upon arrive to Saigon, we enjoy a day tour to visit the most beautiful places in this area including Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum. Lunch in a local restaurant. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Saigon
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle / air -plane
Guide: Local English speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 9: Saigon – Mekong River Delta – Saigon
Morning pick up at your hotel for the transfer to Mekong River Delta. Enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields.
On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit& honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by locals.
Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy& observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to Saigon. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Drop off at your hotel. Dinner is on your own. Overnight in Saigon.
Summary:
Transfer: Shuttle bus modern AC vehicle
Guide: Local English speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 10: Saigon departure
Free until time for your transfer to the airport for your flight back home. Trip ends.
Summary:
Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Guide: N/A
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A
