Cross Vietnam from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on a journey of heritage, waterways and food. Start with a Hanoi city tour, then explore Hoa Lu’s temples, Tam Coc by sampan and the Mua Cave viewpoint in Ninh Binh. Spend a night aboard a Ha Long Bay cruise before flying from Hanoi to Da Nang and continuing to Hoi An. A bicycle visit to Tra Que Vegetable Village includes gardening and cooking, while the Ancient Town walk covers trading-era landmarks. Another day brings the Ba Na Hills cable car, Golden Bridge and buffet lunch. Fly south to Ho Chi Minh City for its landmarks and the Cu Chi Tunnels, then visit My Tho and the Mekong Delta for river travel, orchards and workshops. Three- or four-star hotels, two domestic flights and a cruise are included. The PDF’s final day is labelled Day 12; confirm the corrected date before publishing.
Covers northern, central and southern Vietnam in one connected programme.
Includes a night on Ha Long Bay, not only a day visit.
Links rural activities in Ninh Binh and Tra Que with major city heritage sites.
Two included domestic flights reduce long overland transfers between regions.
The Mekong Delta and Cu Chi add contrasting southern experiences.
Red River, is one of the most ancient capitals in the world, where travelers can find well-preserved colonial buildings, ancient pagodas, temples, and unique museums within the city center.
Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.
Visit Tam Coc which means literally “Three Caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields.
Visit Ha Long Bay – the World Natural Heritage and the World Wonder.
Exploring Sung Sot cave - one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Halong Bay
Visit Bana Hill. (Sun World Ba Na Hills is endowed with all climateand natural advantages for a tourist area
Visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals
Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, after completing immigration and customs procedures, you will be warmly welcomed by our driver, the transfer you to your hotel for check in (The standard check in time is 2:00 PM). The rest of the day is your free time.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meal (s): None
Hanoi City Tour (Shared tour)
Hanoi, located on the banks of the Red River, is one of the most ancient capitals in the world, where travelers can find well-preserved colonial buildings, ancient pagodas, temples, and unique museums within the city center.
8:00 – 8:30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.
08:45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located in the West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
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 pagoda in the world.
Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
11:15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.
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 the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.
15:15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which was 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 the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Lunch
Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hanoi (Shared Tour)
7:00 – 7:45: Our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotels in the Old Quarter Area, Hanoi. Head the south of Hanoi for 110 km. After 2 hours, you will arrive in Ninh Binh. First stop at Hoa Lu, you will have quick visit two temples built in honor of the emperors Dinh Le, their sons, and the Queen… to know why Hoa Lu was build as capital of Vietnam in ending of nine century.
12:00: Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine.
13:30: Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “Three Caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.
15:30: Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with specious view of the nature.
17:00: Return to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi
19:00 – 19:30: Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Lunch
Hanoi – Ha Long Bay
Leave Hanoi for Ha Long Bay in the morning. On arrival, embark our deluxe junk for a 2D1N cruising tour around picturesque Ha Long Bay – the World Natural Heritage and the World Wonder. It’s exciting to explore caves and go swimming at island’s beach. Lunch and dinner are served on board. The night fishing programs are available for you to experience. You stay overnight on boat.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Ha Long Bay – Hanoi – Flight to Da Nang – Hoi An
Your early morning starts with Tai-chi course on sundeck. Exploring Sung Sot cave. This is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Halong Bay. The cave has some unique rock formations which couldn’t be found anywhere else. The path to the mouth of Sung Sot Cave is under a canopy of leaves. Walking through steep stone steps, tourists may have the feeling of climbing on mountains and experience the excitement as if they are stepping into the sky.
Then continue cruising until disembark the junk and transfer to the airport in Hanoi for flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, our driver will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel to check in.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Brunch
Hoi An – Tra Que Vegetable Village – Ancient Town (Shared Tour)
Depart from your hotel and ride bicycle in 30 minutes to Tra Que herb village. Take a short stroll around the vegetable garden and listen to the history of the village. Then join gardening activities in preparing the land, fertilizing with seaweed, raking the ground, sowing, watering, picking vegetables… Enjoy foot soak before getting to prepare lunch at a local restaurant inside the village. Join cooking with “Tam Huu” spring roll, “Banh xeo” – a local pancake of people in Viet Nam middle region … After your morning excursions and lunch, you learn how to harvest and wrap the vegetables.
Continue to the charming ancient town of Hoi An for a guided walking tour. Visit the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge, the historic Fujian Assembly Hall, a beautifully preserved ancient merchant house, and the bustling Hoi An Central Market, where you can experience the town’s vibrant local life and traditional trading culture.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Lunch
Hoi An – Ba Na Hills – Hoi An (Shared Tour)
7:30 – 8:00: Pick you up from your hotel and join to our group to visit Bana Hill. (Sun World Ba Na Hills is endowed with all climateand natural advantages for a tourist area. Here, visitors are immersed in experiences of European cultural tranquility and exiciting stops where festivities know no ends).
9:30 – 9:45: Experience cable car system: You will admire the high by the most modem cable car system in Southest Asia. The cable car system at Ba Na set a Guinness record as the world’s longest single-cable car of 6,771.61m. The world’s longest unconnected cable here is 11,587m and the world’s heaviest cable bunch weighing 141.24 tons.
After finishing the first cable car, You will visit France village, Linh Ung pagoda, Flower garden and Golden bridge. You will see panorama of Danang city from here.
11:45 – 12:00: Have lunch with buffet at Arapang, the restaurant located on Du Dôme Square which can accommodate up to 4,000 guests and offers over 90 buffet dishes.
13:00: You got free time to play game at Fantasy Park, the largest indoorrecreational area of Vietnam that spares thousands of indoor games for families and children.
14:30: Return to your hotel in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Lunch
Hoi An – Da Nang – Flight to Ho Chi Minh
After breakfast, enjoy some free time in Hoi An before departing for Da Nang Airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, meet your driver and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure for you to relax or explore the vibrant city at your own pace.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.
Meal (s): Breakfast
Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnels – City Tour (Shared Tour)
Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeingthe beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. Have lunch at local restaurant.
Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs.
Return to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Lunch
Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Ho Chi Minh (Shared Tour)
A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1 brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong.
On arrival at My Tho, after visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. Boats pass by the fish rafts along the Tien River, overlooking the Rach Mieu Bridge. Stroll along the village road, visit the orchard and enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music” performed by locals.
Riding a hand-rowed sampan through the Tan Thach canal. Then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals.
Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant. Then the motorboat will take you back to the cruise. Meet on the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta, and you are guaranteed to take home your private collection of beautiful memories.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Lunch
Ho Chi Minh – Departure
Enjoy free time at your leisure until your private transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of services.
Meal (s): Breakfast
| Evaluation criteria | Standard | Deluxe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 1110 | 1210 |
| Hotel | All 3-star hotels | All 4-star hotels |
| Duration | Still the same | Still the same |
Information is being updated.
• Domestic flights: Hanoi – Da Nang, & Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh (Economy Class). • 2D1N cruise in Ha Long Bay, all meals included as stated in the itinerary.
Accommodation on double/ twin/ triple-shared room.
Excellent local English - speaking guides.
• Boat trips as specified in the itinerary. • Entrance fees for all visits as mentioned in the itinerary. • Private airport transfer in comfortable, high-quality vehicles. • Mineral water in all trip. • 24/7 personalized customer support
International flight.
Travel insurance.
• Meals, if not specified in the itinerary. • Beverages with meals • Tips for driver, tour guide and porter.
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We offer a wide range of tours, from luxury resorts, cultural and historical explorations, to nature experiences and personalized tours. All are flexibly designed according to the needs and style of each customer. We offer a wide range of tours, from luxury resorts, cultural and historical explorations, to nature experiences and personalized tours.
We offer a wide range of tours, from luxury resorts, cultural and historical explorations, to nature experiences and personalized tours. All are flexibly designed according to the needs and style of each customer. We offer a wide range of tours, from luxury resorts, cultural and historical explorations, to nature experiences and personalized tours.
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