Tour Overview
From Hanoi to the Mekong Delta, this complete trip through the most beautiful sites in the country with steps off the beaten track let you to meet the local people. Halong Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin, the rural life of the Red River Delta, the monuments of Hue, the charming Hoi An. The beach break in the midle of the trip give you the relax moment before discovering the exoticism of the Mekong Delta with floating markets...
Highlights of the tour
- Visit the most beautiful sites in Vietnam
- Cruise the legendary Ha Long Bay with overnight aboard a luxury junk
- Visit the old town of Hoi An, the capital of charm classified as World Heritage by UNESCO
- Stay in Nha Trang Beach - Azure coast of Viet Nam: long white sandy beaches, warm water all year
- Escape to the heart of the Mekong River, with its picturesque floating markets in a world half-water
Itinerary
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Day
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Itinerary
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Meal
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Accompaniment
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Day 1
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Hanoi arrival
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D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 2
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Hanoi visit
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 3
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Hanoï – Ha Long Bay
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 4
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Halong Bay - Ha Noi - Hue
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 5
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Hue visit
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 6
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Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 7
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Hoi An visit
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 8
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Hoi An – Da Nang – Nha Trang
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 9
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Nha Trang visit
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 10
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Nha Trang free
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B
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Day 11
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Nha Tran – Da Lat
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 12
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Da Lat visit
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 13
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Da Lat – Sai Gon
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 14
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Sai Gon – Cai Be
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 15
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Cai Be – Vinh Long – Sai Gon
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 16
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Sai Gon visit and departure
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 1
Ha Noi arrival
Transfer: (30 km - 45 minutes)
Arrival at Hanoi airport by your morning flight. Welcome by your guide and transfer to the hotel in the center of the city. Installation at the hotel and free time to relax until 3:00 p.m.
The end of the afternoon is spent for a short tour of the Vietnamese capital by tramway. You will discover a city of poetry, a market town, a city that will amaze you with the lives of its inhabitants, a city toggling between tradition and modernity.
Return to your hotel after a stop at Hoan Kiem Lake, in the heart of Hanoi. Visit Ngoc Son templelocated on the shores of the lake. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2
Ha Noi visit
Start your day of exploring Hanoi with a walk in the gardens of the former Palace of the Governorof Indochina, now become the Presidential Palace. Discover the One Pillar Pagoda on stilts of Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modern Vietnam, and the inside of his Mausoleum (except Monday and Friday when visiting the interior is impossible).
You can also visit the pagoda Tran Quocat the edge of the large Lake (West Lake), and the Museum of Ethnography, which offers a way of life, customs and habits of the 54 ethnic minorities populating Vietnam.
In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Literature, the first national university in the original architecture built in the eleventh century and now dedicated to the worship of Confucius and the Scholars. This Temple has become the symbol of Hanoi and the Vietnamese Culture.
In the evening, you will enjoy a puppet show on the water, folk art of the peoples in the Red River Delta. Overnight at hotel
Day 3
Ha Noi – Ha Long bay
Transfer: 200 km – 4.5 hours drive
After breakfast, transfer by road to Halong Bay, the eighth wonder of the world. This journey give you a chance to see the rice fields and the countryside of the Red River Delta.
On arrival around noon, check in a beautiful wooden junk for a cruise enchanting 2 days / 1 night in Halong Bay.
During this cruise, you can explore this vast chaos of karst mountains, caves, lagoons with all these ghostly shapes that can be seen from far away. It is so nice to feel completely lost and discovering every second new forms of increasingly tormented rocks. In addition, the play of light, clouds and mist creates unexpected atmospheres. It is the same life on the bay with all its fishing boats, whole families who either live in floating houses or aboard simple craft.
In late afternoon, the ship dropped anchor for the night in the bay. It is then possible for you to swim in the emerald sea or kayaking.
The lunch and dinner are served on the junk menu with excellent seafood. Overnight on board the junk in private cabin.
Day 4
Ha Long bay – Ha Noi – flight to Hue
Transfer: 200 km – 4.5 hours drive
Flight: 1 hour
Morning in the bay, this is a special time for meditation and take a morning bath.
The buffet breakfast is served while the junk starts up slowly towards the pier. The return cruise allows you to discover other parts of the bay, including the Heavenly Palace Cave or the Cave of Surprise.
Landing at 11:30 and taken the road towards Hanoi. Direct transfer to the airport. On the road, visiting a traditional pottery village. This village, which stays away from mass tourism, still keeps the shapes of the oldest villages of the Red River Delta. Evening flight to Hue (flight for about 1:00). Arriving in Hue around 20:00, reception and transfer to your hotel.Overnight at hotel.
Day 5
Hue visit
Visiting Hue begins in the morning with a visit to the Imperial City of the Nguyen Dynasty (1804-1945). Discover the main monuments of the World Heritage: The Flag Tower, the Porte du Midi, the Pavilion of Edicts, the Palace of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden Purple City ...
After visiting the Imperial City, 1 hour cruise on the Perfume River, a beautiful romantic river which is a source of inspiration for many musical and literary creations of Vietnam. Landing at the foot of the Thien Mu Pagoda, old and original Buddhist monument. Visit Pagoda before returning to the town for lunch.
The afternoon is reserved to the visit of the royal tomb of Tu Duc, built in the middle of frangipani and pine trees on the plans. Among the many tombs of the Nguyen kings, that of Tu Duc is the roomiest, most beautiful and closer to nature. Being himself a poet, Tu Duc was the architect of his last house he has built a whole philosophy of Oriental life.
Back in town, short stop visiting a village making incense sticks, common worship which, according to Buddhist belief, are used to establish communication between the living world and the afterlife. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6
Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An
Transfer: 110 km – 3.5 hours drive
Departure by road to Hoi An, the unique city of Vietnam remained intact to become an invaluable cultural and historical heritage, through the famous clouds col that offers from it top a superb panorama view on the coast of Central Vietnam .
Halfway stop at Danang, colonial Turan to visit for an hour the Cham Museum, which houses a large collection of sculptures of civilization Kingdoms Chams now missing.Arriving in Hoi An in late morning at the hotel.
The afternoon is spent on visiting the old part of the city full of charm human scale, with major interests: Fujian dedicated to the patron goddess of fishermen and sailors, and the Japanese bridge built in 1593, between the Chinese and Japanese neighborhoods, the house of Tan Ky, one of the jewels of the hoiannaise architecture, the museum of ceramics; tailor shops...Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Day 7
Hoi An discovery
At 5o'clock in themorning, departureby car from yourhoteltothefishing village ofCuaDai(15 minutestransfer). Embarking on aboat.Navigate tothe mouth of theThu BonRiverwhere you can enjoythesunrise.At this time, hundreds of boatsreturn from theirnight fishing.Meeting with thefishermento gohelp them to get out the fruits offishing.Thenhow to drivea roundboat(traditional boat in the shapeof a basket).
Then,transfer to thevillage ofKimBongcarpenters, renowned for centuries foritsexceptional dexterityin the work ofwoodcarving. Stroll throughthe village andvisit someartisansworkshops. Back toHoi An.Rest of thetimefree. Overnight in hotel.
Day 8
Hoi An – Da Nang – Nha Trang
Flight: 1 hour
Afterbreakfast athotel, transferto Danangairport forflight toNha Trang.
Arival in Nha Trang, you will be welcome and transferred to the city.
In the afternoon, you will go to Long Son Pagoda, Cathedral or Stone Church built in French colony time, Chong Promontory Rocks and the Po Nagar Temples. The tour ends after the visit to local Dam Market. Overnight in the hotel
Day 9
Nha Trang free
Full fay is free for your leisure or visit.
Two options you can choose :
Option 1: Countryside tour
River Cruise – Country life – Horse Cart - Rice fields – Village market
Apart from the beautiful beach and ocean, there is a River name "Cai" that is endowed to Nha Trang. Come aboard the scenic river tour. Before boarding the boat, you will be taken to Cham Po Nagar Towers which is one of the best architectures of Cham People. After viewing the Cham Po Nagar Towers, start the boat trip up to the river. Enjoy the beautiful scenery that unfolds along the banks. See the very old and ancient house with more than 200 years old & try different fruits in seasons, the handicraft workshops, village markets, the Vietnamese people in their natural scenery & daily life. Lunch time & relaxing are on the Riverside Restaurant. How is different between swimming in the river and in the sea, why not try? Customary Vietnamese lunch provided in a local restaurant.
Option 2: Discovery Nha Trang bay by speed boat
Tri Nguyen Aquarium - Tranh Beach - Mun Marine Park - Fishing Village - Con Se Tre Village
Nha Trang is famous for the beautiful islands that surround this resort city. If you haven't yet taken a boat trip out into the clear waters of the South China Sea, then this is your opportunity to truly see Nha Trang. Clear water with excellent visibility make the snorkeling and diving at Hon Mun a must.
Also on the tour is a stop at the uniquely fashioned Tri Nguyen Aquarium, crafted like a barnacle covered pirate ship. Enjoy a stop at your own private beach, where water sports are available. Not to be missed is docking alongside one of the floating fishing villages, to see where the city's freshest catch are caught.
Day 10
Nha Trang – Da Lat
Transfer: 190km – 5 hours drive
Dalat – the jewel of the Central Highlands. It is featured by a park-like environment, with lovely temperature 15°-24°C and sunlight all year round, which create numerous waterfalls, pinewood hills, lakes and evergreen forests and gardens.
Upon arrival, you will first visit Prenn waterfalls about 10km away from Dalat on the way, then Tuyen Lam Reservoir, Truc Lam grandiose temple. Have lunch, then take the horse cart round the hilly roads of Dalat to the graceful Xuan Huong Lake in the centre of the city is highly recommended. Evening, if you like to hike around by yourselves, remember that coffee and cake in Dalat are some of the best in Vietnam and easily to be found in any finer cafes. Overnight in Dalat.
Day 11
Da Lat – Lat village
Starting off at 08:00 AM, we drive on paved road to reach Lat Village, dipping in wonderful natural beauties along. Then that would be time to stroll around the village to discover daily, cultural and religious lives of local tribe. Leaving impressive Lat Village behind, we keep biking through picturesque farmland and forests before stop for lunch on pine hill and heading to Valley of Love. Afterwards we would roll by the valley to back to the hotel.
Rest of time is free for your own leisure or discovery. Overnight in hotel
Day 12
Da Lat – Sai Gon
Transfer: 290km – 8 hours drive
Today we have to make a long journey from Da Lat to Sai Gon.
Departure at 8:00AM from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City. Stop at a tea and coffee enterprise at Bao Loc for enjoying café and tea.Arrive back to Ho Chi Minh City , check in hotel and free time. Overnight in hotel
Day 13
Sai Gon – Cai Be
Transfer: 110 km – 3 hours drive
After breakfast at hotel, pick up at your hotel and transfer to Cai Be town on the Mekong at 3:00 drive from Ho Chi Minh city. Installation Mekong Lodge located in the middle of a typical village in the Mekong Delta. Bike ride in the village, strolling in orchards, tasting tropical fruits. Opportunity to take a cooking class or a course of carving fruits and vegetables.Dinner and overnight in bungalow.
Day 14
Cai Be – Sai Gon
Transfer: 110 km – 3 hours drive
After breakfast, boarding a small boat for a moving cruise on the Mekong. Visit the floating market of Cai Be frequented by many boats from the various regions of the delta.
The boat head for a particular village representative of the entire region of the Mekong Basin. Visit an old house in typical Vietnamese architecture.
Continued cruise to An Binh Island. Stop to visit a bonsai garden or nursery. Discovery of a manufacturing ceramic and tile.To Vinh Long, landing and drive back to Ho Chi Minh city. Arriving late in the day. Overnight Hotel Sai Gon.
Day 15
Sai Gon visit and departure
The morning is spent on the discovery of the former Saigon. Visit the old colonial area around the central Poste designed by Gustave Eiffel, Notre-Dame Cathedral and the famous Catinat street (Dong Khoi current).
Then departure to China town Cholon to discover a little more this booming economic capital. Visit of the Binh Tay market and Thien Hau pagoda called the heavenly Lady. Rest of the time free for the last shopping until transfer to Saigon airport for your departure flight.
Accommodation:
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Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Ha Noi
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Moonview 2 hotel ***
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2
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Ha Long bay
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Marguerite Junk
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2
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Hue
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Asia hotel ***
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1
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Hoi An
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Thuy Duong 3 hotel ***
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2
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Nha Trang
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The Light hotel ***
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2
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Da Lat
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Blue Moon hotel ***
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2
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Cai Be
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Mekong Lodge ***
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1
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Sai Gon
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Sapphire hotel ***
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1
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Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
Our services include:
- Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
- 2 days/ 1 night cruise on the sharing confortable junk in Ha Long bay
- Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
- Domestic flights: Ha Noi – Hue and Da Nang – Nha Trang, economic class, airport tax included
- English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
- Water puppet show in Ha Noi
Our services do not include:
- Other meals not mentioned
- Other services not mentioned
- Visa fee to Viet Nam
- International Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance
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