Today you will explore Vietnam’s charming capital. With its wide tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes, and ancient oriental pagodas, Hanoi is an eclectic mix that offers something for everyone.

Full day exploring the ancient capital will take you to Hanoi’s key sites. In the morning, you start a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Complex (the exterior of Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and stilt house), the nearby One Pillar Pagoda; the Presidential Palace; the Temple of Literature.
In the afternoon, stop at the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda & West Lake, then travel back to French quarter for Hoa Lo Prison Museum – also known as “Hanoi Hilton” and “Maison Centrale”, a key historical site during French colony and Vietnam war.
Ending the tour with the Water Puppet Show about daily Vietnamese in the countryside that used to be performed in Lakes or Ponds in the traditional villages.
Estimated duration:7 – 8 hours
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

After breakfast, at 8:30am we depart by car to Halong - the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On arrive at the jetty in Halong City around noon, embark on your cruise and get a warmly welcome onboard.
In the afternoon, the cruise itinerary includes more activities such as kayaking or cave visits on the vast sea, cooking class onboard to challenge your skills in preparing a very famous Vietnamese dish (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or you can just spend some time relaxing on board.
Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations while you unwind yourself on the sundeck of the cruise and immerse in the magnificent sunset falling down over the horizon.
You will be served lunch and dinner on board.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: on cruise

The sun rises on Halong in the morning and a light breakfast is served on board, followed by brunch time while cruising slowly back to the shore.
This is the time you can take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of the bay as you navigate back to Halong City.
Disembark by noon then meet your driver at the dock and drive to Noi Bai Airport to catch your domestic flight to Hue. On arrival, pick up by our local team and transfer to your hotel. Free evening.
Flight: afternoon flight – Vietnam Airlines
Meals included: Brunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

After breakfast, you will start your full day tour to discover the history-rich Hue imperial capital. Start with a visit to local bustling Dong Ba market, then touring to Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, created in the 19th century for the Emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty.

After lunch time, tour to Emperor Tu Duc’s tomb, one of the most popular, imposing and impressive of the royal mausoleums, designed by Emperor Tu Duc himself before his death.
Next, visit the oldest Thien Mu (Celestial Lady) pagoda – symbol of Hue overlooking the Perfume River. From the pagoda pier, come back to town by a relaxing Perfume River cruise and enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the River, if weather permits, incredible sunset over the river!
Estimated duration: 7 – 8 hours
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

At 8:30am, your guide and driver will meet you up again and start your journey to Hoian. The car drive overlooking the bay, will promise incredible coastal lines between two cities. You are able to make a few stops along the route for fresh air or photography chances, including the breathtaking beach of Lang Co.
On arrival Hoian, the stunning riverside town around noon and have lunch at your own account before setting on a brief walking tour to discover the old town of Hoi An, a World Heritage Site classified by UNESCO. This fusion town is famous for its tailors and preserved architecture. You will have chance to pass by most of the main attractions of the town: Chua Ong Pagoda, the Chinese Assembly Hall, the 200-year old Tan Ky ancestral house and the famous Japanese Bridge.

Return to the hotel for a free evening to chill on the pool or later on wander in the town lighting with colorful lantern at night for handicraft shopping, tailor-made your unique outfits or try some signature local food.
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Parameter: Hue – Hoian/Driving: 138km/3 hours
Estimated Hoian visits: 3 hours

After enjoying breakfast at your hotel, you depart to Tra Que village by cycling (private car or motorbike option if you cannot ride a bike).
Your expert guide will firstly brief the history of the village, vegetables cultivation as well as learning more about how Vietnamese use herbs in traditional medicine.
After a quick tour around the lush vegetable garden, with the assistance from the local farmers you will participate in farming activities such as preparing, planting, fertilizing, picking the vegetables.
After finishing all the works, you will take a break and prepare lunch with a local host. Then, enjoy the lunch with many local delicacies including Tam Huu spring roll, Banh xeo or the local pancake of the people from the middle region. The tour will end with a delightful foot massage as a gift for your honored day as the local.
Back to the hotel for free afternoon.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Distance and duration of the cycling tour: 6 kilometers - 30 minutes
Estimated tour duration: 5 hours

Being the largest city in Vietnam and is informally referred to as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is remarkable for the harmonious blending of traditional values with northern Vietnam and western cultural features. Skyscrapers dot the city and everywhere are the signs of growing status cars, upscale cafés, fine dining, and trendy nightlife. And yet the city still retains a unique Vietnamese feel with the hustle and bustle of the local markets, incessant horns, and local vendors on every street corner.
Free until your private transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Saigon/ HCMC
Arriving in Tan Son Nhat airport, you will meet your local guide before drive to hotel for your check-in time. Leisure time.
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Optional Vietnam original life in a show (with supplement)
Grab your tickets to the A O Show, staged at the historic Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh, is an excellent way to discovery Vietnamese life depicted in a most authentic way. Scheduled in 60 minutes on the fixed dates of the month, check out with our Travel Designer to not miss out your chance to experience unique merge of bamboo circus, acrobatics acts, contemporary dance, traditional Vietnamese music.

At 8:30AM, head out by car to discover the incredible network of underground tunnels at Cu Chi tunnels. Along the way, witness the frantic city scenery transitions into a more peaceful rural setting. See the rice paddy farms, quaint roadside vendors, and increasingly lush gardens. Once you arrive, begin with a tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels and get explained the Viet Cong’s strategy to victory in the Vietnam War. Used to call tunnels rats and headquarter of VC to attack Saigon during Tet offensive 1968. By visiting this historical site, you will not only look back to the Vietnam War and but also learn more about the world.
Note: The tunnels is not recommended for people with claustrophobia
After spending the whole morning visiting these long tunnels, you will return to the city to explore Saigon on a walking tour to the city’s most impressive sites and landmarks including the Independent palace or Reunification Palace-Head quarter of the South Republic of Vietnam during wartime, then move on with War Remnants museum. Finally, leisure stroll around French quarter with Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Post Office, Opera house, Ben Thanh market before back to the hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon

Start your day early at 8:00am and travel out Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre, also known as the “Green Venice” of Vietnam in the rural Mekong delta.
First stop at Vinh Trang Pagoda, an ancient southern architectural gem in Tien Giang en route. On arrival, take a boat on Ben Tre River – one of tributaries of Mekong River. Stop at brickwork to see how to make bricks in handy traditional style by printing and baking.
You will make several stops along the way to discover different local workshops, allowing you to understand better the specialties of the local economy. Take a walk to family workshop making sleep mats.
Afterward, being on a cart powered by a motorized rickshaw or biking and traveling through some tranquil villages where vegetables gardens to be able to touch on real life and find out about tropical culture from Peasants. Lunch at local restaurant with regional specialties, such as “elephant-ear fish” and freshwater shrimps. The the afternoon, take a rowing-boat along water palm creek and boat back to the pier where your car will take you back to the city hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Distance & duration by car HCM – Ben Tre: 90 kilometers - 2 hours
Notes:
Cycling: 4 to 5 kilometers - 30 minutes
Terrain: Good road, easy to ride

Free until private transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for your outbound flight.
Bon voyage!
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A
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