Tour Overview
An ideal trip for af amily discovery of Vietnam between natural and cultural sites, and meetings with the local people and our good selection of comfortable hotels with rooms for your family
Highlights of the tour
- Imperial Dinner in Hue,
- Puppet show on the water in Ha Noi
- Flying kites in Hue for your children
- Cruises in Halong Bay and the Mekong Delta, bike rides in Hoi An and Hue
- The pace of the trip specially designed for your kids
Itinerary
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– Bat Trang ceramic village
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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& flying kites – imperial diner
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B,D
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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 - Sai Gon
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 9
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Sai Gon – Ben Tre – Sai Gon
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 10
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Sai Gon – Mui Ne
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B
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Driver
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Day 11
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Mui Ne free
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B
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Day 12
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Mui Ne free
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B
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Day 13
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Mui Ne – Sai Gon
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B
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Driver
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Day 14
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Sai Gon departure
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B
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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 temple located on the shores of the lake. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2
Ha Noi – Bat Trang ceramic village
Morning departure for BatTrang-thepotters' village, situated on the left bank of the Red River, about fifteen kilometers from Hanoi. This village is famous for a long time for originality, quality and beauty of ceramics. On arrival, a little tour of the town before starting the visit of a traditional factory.
Children will be introduced during a one-hour session, traditional ceramic techniques. They learn to make ceramic objects they can bring as a souvenir.
Back to Hanoi for lunch.
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 & flying kites – imperial diner
Boat and bike rideto the village of Sinh through the village of ThanhTien. Enjoy thecharm of the country side of Hue, ancient villages, pagodas and churches, populated riverslily...and its two ancient arts such as painting and votive paper folding flowers. Visit the Citadel dating from the19th century and a kite factory where you will have the chance to discover the traditional techniques of the Craft.The evening Imperial Dinner, composed of Vietnamese special ties willdelight your children dressed for the occasion in traditional costume.
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 5 o'clock in the morning, departure by car from your hotel to the fishing village of CuaDai(15 minutes transfer). Embarking on a boat. Navigate to the mouth of the Thu Bon River where you can enjoy the sunrise. At this time, hundreds of boats return from their night fishing. Meeting with the fishermen to go help them to get out the fruits offishing. Then how to drive a round boat( traditional boat in the shape of a basket).
Then, transfer to the village of Kim Bong carpenters, renowned for centuries for its exceptional exterity in the work of wood carving. Stroll through the village and visit some artisans workshops. Back to Hoi An. Rest of the time is free. Overnight in hotel.
Day 8
Hoi An – Da Nang – Sai Gon
Flight: 1 hour
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Danang airport for flight to Sai Gon
Pick up and visit the old colonial area aroundthe central Poste designed by Gustave Eiffel, Notre-Dame Cathedral and the famous Catinat street (Dong Khoi current). Overnight in hotel
Day 9
Sai Gon – Ben Tre – Sai Gon
Transfer: 200 km round trip – 5 hours drive
Morning departure to Mekong Delta. On arrival in the town of Ben Tre, you will board a local boat. It will take you to the river, to discover the daily activities of its inhabitants. Among other things, you can attend the manufacture of bricks and coir. You will continue to coves Nhon Thanh and Son Cai where local families have specialized in the manufacture of mats. You will have the opportunity to taste seasonal fruits. We will continue exploring the surroundings by bike ride. Your journey will continue through the rice fields and vegetable crops. In the afternoon, you will take a rowing boat in the cove Cai Coi before embarking again on a boat to explore the creek Cai Coi. Back to Sai Gon in the evening. Overnight in hotel
Day 10
Sai Gon – Mui Ne
Transfer: 210 km – 5 hours drive
Leaving from Ho Chi Minh City, we drive more than two hundreds kilometers through many scenic roads we would come to Mui Ne. you will be surely charmed by endless white sand beaches, isolated fishing villages and ample kinds of rare flora and fauna. After check – in the hotel, time is all yours for free walking along the beautiful beaches. Overnight in hotel
Day 11
Mui Ne free
Full day is free for your leisure or activities.
There is a hive of activities to participate in Mui Ne such as swimming, golfing, riding along rural landscapes or taking majestic photos on splendid sand dunes. Alternatives are available and you should ask for advises before setting off. Overnight at the hotel in Mui Ne.
Day 12
Mui Ne free
The next day on Mui Ne is also designed for your own relaxation. This is another chance to further discover enormous beautiful spots nearby, lazing on wonderful beaches under the sunlight or playing wide ranges of water sports.
Day 13
Mui Ne – Sai Gon
Transfer: 210 km – 5 hours drive
Morning time is for final discover surrounding before taking the drive back Ho Chi Minh City. Arrival in the late afternoon. Overnight in hotel
Day 14
Sai Gon departure
Rest of the time free for the last shopping until transfer to Saigon airport for your departure flight.
Accommodation:
Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Ha Noi
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Skylark hotek ***
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2
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Ha Long bay
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Marguerite Junk
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1
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Hue
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Asia hotel ***
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2
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Hoi An
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Vinh Hung Emeralda Resort ***
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2
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Sai Gon
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May hotel ***
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3
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Mui Ne
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Seahorse Resort ****
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3
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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 – Sai Gon, 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
- Imperial Dinner in Hue
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