Located in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a captivating country known for its rich history, diverse culture, stunning landscapes, and delicious cuisine. From bustling cities to serene countryside and pristine beaches, Vietnam offers a wide range of experiences for travelers. Hanoi, the capital city, is a bustling metropolis that combines French colonial architecture with vibrant Vietnamese culture. The city is known for its historic sites, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, and Temple of Literature. Exploring the narrow streets of the Old Quarter is a must, where you can immerse yourself in the local atmosphere, taste delicious street food, and shop for handicrafts. Heading east from Hanoi, you’ll discover the iconic natural wonder of Halong Bay. This UNESCO World Heritage Site features thousands of limestone karsts and islands rising from emerald waters. Taking a cruise through Halong Bay allows you to marvel at the breathtaking scenery, visit hidden caves, and enjoy activities like kayaking and swimming.
In central Vietnam, Da Nang stands out as a modern and dynamic city. It serves as a gateway to popular destinations such as Hoi An and the Marble Mountains. Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is renowned for its well-preserved ancient town, adorned with colorful lanterns, traditional architecture, and a lively riverside ambiance. It’s an ideal place to explore local markets, visit tailor shops, and indulge in Vietnamese cuisine.
Further south lies Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. This vibrant city offers a mix of old and new, with modern skyscrapers standing alongside French colonial landmarks. Don’t miss the bustling markets of Ben Thanh and Binh Tay, as well as historic sites like the War Remnants Museum and the Cu Chi Tunnels, which provide a glimpse into Vietnam’s wartime past.
Beyond the cities, Vietnam’s natural beauty is showcased in places like the Mekong Delta, a maze of waterways and floating markets. The mountainous region of Sapa in the northwest offers breathtaking rice terraces and opportunities for trekking and homestays with local ethnic minorities.
Vietnamese cuisine is renowned worldwide, offering a delightful fusion of flavors and fresh ingredients. From the famous pho and banh mi to spring rolls and fragrant seafood dishes, exploring the local culinary scene is a highlight of any trip to Vietnam.
With its rich history, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality, Vietnam offers a captivating and diverse experience for travelers seeking adventure, culture, and natural beauty.
INDICATIVE ITINERARY (IT MAY CHANGE)
Below mentioned itinerary is tentative itinerary, date and timings of the tour program can be changed by local tour operator final itinerary will be handover to guest on arrival.
If you are booking any optional tour from your side or planning to visit any meeting or conferences by your own, kindly coordinate with the ground tour operator for scheduling of your existing tour as your tour operator might not be in a condition to change your sharing tour itinerary. Such tours done on own is not the responsibility of the tour operator.
Welcome to Ha Noi – the capital of Vietnam! The driver will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport; on the way visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho – and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. You’ll also visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum where you can learn about the remarkable man and what he did for Vietnam and the world.
9.30: You’ll visit the One Pillar Pagoda, which is actually a group of structures that collectively make up a pagoda built over the water in the middle of a square lake. After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. From there, it’s onto the Temple of literature, which was Vietnam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius. Afterwards, you’ll visit Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart and soul of Ha Noi.
Finally, you’ll stop in at MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY. This superb museum showcases the depth of Vietnamese cultural diversity with an astounding collection of 15,000 artifacts gathered from throughout Vietnam. Maps, displays and dioramas are labelled in Vietnamese, French and English. Displays portray a typical village market, the making of comical hats and a Tay shamanic ceremony; videos show the real thing. You can also check out a traditional Black Thai house reconstructed in the museum. There's also a centre for research and conservation where scientists from all over the world study traditional Vietnamese cultures, after City tour Drop to Hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
A 90km drive south of Hanoi will lead you to Ninh Binh, the site of the one capital city of ancient Vietnam before Hanoi took its leading role in 11th century. The area is featured by lots of well- known sceneries, which include Tam Coc Caves and Hoa Lu ancient capital with the old temples dedicated to King Dinh & King Le reigned in 10th century. The visit in Ninh Binh starts by a boattrip in Tam Coc where spectacular limestone karsts just out from the green paddy fields reminding about Guilin (China) and Halong Bay of Vietnam, which gives this scenery the name “Halong-bay- on-land”. Further discovery in Ninh Binh will be continued in the site that used to be the kings’ palace in 10th century and now famous for the wooden relieves of the shady Dinh and Le temples. Late afternoon back to Hanoi.
Enjoy Breakfast at hotel.
08:00 the driver picks up and head East for more than 3 hours to Ha Long Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994. The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddy fields and rural villages, where hardworking farmers are busy with their farming jobs, ploughing buffaloes or planting seedling. Upon arrival in Ha Long, we’ll take a big boat to cruise the Bay to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending-dragon” bay, created by thousands odd shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes.
After a lunch of fresh seafood on board, we can visit the Surprising Grotto, stop for swimming or kayaking, passing floating villages and approach islets to enjoy their beauty in close distance. Evening attend activities on the boat or relax at your own leisure.
Overnight on the boat near Titov Beach.
After breakfast, visit by boat to Luon Cave, a ring-shaped pool inside an island in Ha Long with absolutely tranquil landscape and emerald water. Back to the Wharf of Ha Long passing the most densely area with many islands that have been named like the Cock-Fighting Rock, Sail Island, Incense burner rock or Sea Dog Rock. Arrive at Ha Long Wharf around 11.00. Return to Ha Noi around 4PM.
The driver picks up and transfer to the airport for flight to Da Nang. Arrival in Da Nang, the driver pick up and transfer to hotel.
Enjoy breakfast at hotel 15:50 tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Hoi An Ancient Town. En route to Hoi An, our bus stops at the Marble Mountains where we spend time exploring Huyen Khong Cave, Tam Thai Pagoda and the Heaven Gate. Move to the Stone Carving Village of Non Nuoc so that you can admire stone fine art and buy some nice souvenirs. Then head to Hoi An. Arrive in Hoi An and move to Hoi An Ancient Town where we take chance to visit the Fukian Assembly Hall to encounter an excellent work of architecture that is also considered as a heritage of historical significance, and admire the Japanese Covered Bridge which is a beautiful example of Japanese architecture. Walking and spending some minutes shopping in the ancient town. 20:00 – 21:00 Back hotel in Da Nang.
Stay overnight in Da Nang.
Enjoy Breakfast at hotel.
08:30am- Pick up at your hotel and transfer to Ba Na Hills to enjoy the beautiful view of from the cable car up to the summit. Upon arrival have sightseeing and take photos at the world-famous Golden Bridge, continue to flower garden Le Jardin D’amour where has many kinds of beautiful flowers, Take another cable car route to reach French Village at the height of 1138 meters for experience architecture here.
PM: You will spend more time playing games at Fantasy Amusement Park (almost normal games and 4D Movie already included in the tour package but only some games which have reward, you will pay fee by yourself). After that you will take cable car back the foot and transfer to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Arrival in Ho Chi Minh, the driver picks up and transfer to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
08:30 Our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, and drive 1,5 hours to Mỹ Tho. We will stop along the way for refreshments and toilet.
Upon arrival, we board a motor-boat and cruise along a vast network of canals and channels to enjoy wonderful views of the Mekong River,
Cross the River to the other side, you will stop ata traditional work shop to witness a step-by-step process on how to make coconut candy, honey farming… while trying some yourself and listening to traditional music.
Enjoy what local people offer by hand rowing a sampan along the shady, breezy canal. We will transfer to local transportation called Xe Lôi to travel throughout the villages.
Take rest after lunch before boarding the motor-boat back to Mỹ Tho.
08.30 AM: After breakfast at hotel, your private guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. A one and half hour drive takes you toCu Chi Tunnels where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing an web-like tunnels system of more than 200km in length which used to be the shelters of guerrillas during the war against American troops.
After wards, you will be back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Free until the driver pickup and take you to the airport for your flight to back home.