Day 1:
Hanoi
arrival (/D)
You are warmly welcomed by our Tour guide at Noi Bai
Airport
and transferred to your hotel in
Hanoi
capital. Be free and relax after long journey. In the evening, attend Water Puppet Show and enjoy welcome dinner. Overnight in
Hanoi
Day 2: Halong bay – the World heritage (B/L/)
Leave
Hanoi
at 8:00 for
Halong
Bay
, The World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty on the Ocean. Upon arrival, embark the private boat cruising around the islands, islets, caves and grottos on
Halong
Bay
. Enjoy seafood lunch on boat and take a short excursion to
Surprising
Cave
and short swim (if weather permitted). Drive back to
Hanoi
and end tour at about 19:30. Overnight in
Hanoi
.
Day 3:
Hanoi
-
Hue
(B/L/)
Start visiting Hoan Kiem lake, the lake of the Restored Sword, our architecture and our way of life with small streets and its name "Old quarter", Tran Quoc pagoda and Quan Thanh temple. Lunch at local restaurant. Then, visit Van Mieu, the first national
university
of
Vietnam
, Ethnology museum. In the late afternoon, take flight to the
Imperial
City
–
Hue
City
. Overnight in
Hue
Day 4:
Hue
city tour (B/L/D)
Start the tour with a visit to Imperial Citadel and King Khai Dinh tomb, King Tu Duc Tomb, Thien Mu Pagoda. Then embark a boat cruising along Perfume river to admire sunset and enjoy Vietnamese traditional folk song on boat. Overnight in
Hue
Day 5:
Hue
- Danang - Hoi An (B/L/)
Drive to Hoi An town, which is about 120km from
Hue
through Hai Van pass and Lang Co beach, one of the most beautiful
beach
of
Vietnam
. Stop to visit Cham museum which is the open air collection of Cham sculpture with many of the sandstone carvings to understand Cham Culture. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An - Danang - Ho Chi Minh
City
(
Saigon
) (B/L/)
In the morning, take a walk to visit ancient tiny town, Hoi An, Japanese covered bridge, some Chinese Assembly Halls, and some typical Vietnamese houses of 18 century. Time for shopping or relaxing on the bank of Thu Bon river before taking late afternoon flight to
Ho Chi Minh city
. Overnight in
Ho Chi Minh city
.
Day 7: Ho Chi Minh
City
((B/L/)
The tour begins with
Reunification
Palace
,
War
Museum
, Notre Dame Cathedral. After lunch, continue to visit Binh Tay Market, Thien Hau Pagoda, bustling
Chinatown
which should not be missed. Overnight in
Ho Chi Minh City
Day 8: Tayninh - Cu Chi (B/L/)
Start the tour to Tay Ninh and
Cu Chi. Drive
to Tay Ninh to visit the famous
Cao
Dai
Temple
and attend the noon service of the bizarre Cao Dai sect - an extraordinary mix of all the world's great religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. Proceed to Cu Chi to visit the military base of Vietnamese Army which is a system of tunnels to understand how people lived, struggled and won the war. Return to
Ho Chi Minh City
in late afternoon. Overnight in
Ho Chi Minh City
(
Saigon
)
Day 9: Ho Chi Minh city -
Mekong
Delta (B/L/)
Leave the busy city for
Mekong
delta region. Upon arrival at Cai Be, enjoy the local lifestyle on a boat navigating around the small canals in the delta region. Observe the floating market where sellers and buyers bargaining and exchanging their goods from their boats. Roam around and observe how people make their living from fruit trees such as coconut, corn and other local product. Then drive back to Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in
Ho Chi Minh City
(
Saigon
).
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh city - Departure (B)
Free time for shopping before transferring to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure.