Day 1 Ha Noi – Arrival
Arrive in Ha Noi and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.
Welcome dinner at Ly Club restaurant.
Overnight in Ha Noi (Movenpick hotel / classic room or Melia hotel / deluxe)
[Dinner]
Take a full day tour to explore Ha Noi’s illustrious history.
In the morning, visit the imposing marble edifice housing the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (CLOSED ON MONDAYS & FRIDAYS) before moving onto his wooden stilt house and the One Pillar Pagoda.
You will then explore the first university of Vietnam, the Temple of Literature, which is imbued with the profound philosophies of Confucianism. In the afternoon, visit the Hoan Kiem Lake, the Ngoc Son Temple, and an ancient Vietnamese "long house". A one-hour cyclo tour of Ha Noi’s Old Quarter allows you to catch a glimpse of ancient Ha Noi and learn about traditional Vietnamese architecture.
Cruise along on a Vespa through streets of Ha Noi by mingling in the crowd of locals going home after work. You will see the scene of complex traffic while riding through different bustling streets. Stop by some street food restaurants to try the different tastes of local foods. Immerse yourself in the excitement of Vietnamese music such as rock and jazz while on the excursion. Transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Ha Noi (Movenpick hotel / classic room or Melia hotel / deluxe)
[Breakfast, dinner]
Drive through rice paddy fields to Ha Long Bay (PRIVATE CAR / WITHOUT TRANSFER GUIDE). You will board a junk for a cruise among the hundreds of islets of Ha Long Bay while enjoy lunch. Drop anchor in the late evening for an overnight stay among the dramatic limestone peaks rising out of the sea.
Overnight on Ambassador Signature cruise / balcony cabin [Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
Spend the morning cruising through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Ha Long Bay before returning to the wharf. Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your flight to Da Nang (PRIVATE CAR / WITHOUT TRANSFER GUIDE). Upon arrival, transfer to Hoi An.
Overnight in Hoi An (Royal Hoi an McGallery / deluxe room). [Breakfast]
Set off on a walking tour to explore this World Heritage Site. Highlights include an ancient merchant house, the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the vibrant riverside market. In the afternoon, visit one of Hoi An’s famous lantern workshops and learn how to make one yourself.
Drive to Tra Que Village and walk to a farm to discover traditional gardening methods. Taste the local specialty “Tam Huu” spring rolls and indulge in a traditional herbal footbath.
Transfer to Cam Thanh Coconut Village and take basket boat in the village.
Overnight in Hoi An (Royal Hoian McGallery / deluxe room). [Breakfast]
Free at leisure.
Overnight in Hoi An (Royal Hoian McGallery / deluxe room). [Breakfast]
Check out and drive to Da Nang to visit the Cham Museum which houses the world’s finest collection of Cham artwork before continuing a coastal drive via the Cloudy Pass and the photogenic village of Lang Co to the ancient capital of Hue. Arrival in Hue, check in hotel.
Take an afternoon boat cruise on the peaceful Perfume River to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and then take a car to the poetic mausoleum of Emperor Tu Duc.
Overnight in Hue (Silk path Grand Hue / Pre classic) [Breakfast]
Morning visit the Imperial Citadel. The spectacular Citadel (which was built in accordance with strict principles of geomancy) houses a series of palaces, ornate halls, libraries, residences, and colleges.
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, transfer to a hotel and the rest of the day is at your leisure to explore the city.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Caravelle hotel / deluxe) [Breakfast]
In the morning, you will visit the amazing Cu Chi Tunnels where Vietnamese guerrillas built a labyrinth of narrow tunnels as hideouts during the war. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon for a half-day city tour. Highlights include the photo stops at the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Central Post Office. Visit a local market in Chinatown and either the Thien Hau Temple or the Quan Am Pagoda.
Visitors are welcome to visit the BOARC Gallery and witness the masterpieces made by thousands of bamboo sticks. Such icons as Vietnam Heritages (Hanoi's One-Pillar Pagoda, Ngo Mon gate, Temple of Literature) as well as global landmarks like the Tajmahal, Notre Dame De Paris, Mandala Universal BigBen...
Created by the artist Hoang Tuan Long, a new art genre by combining the precision laser cutting technique with the Vietnamese traditional bamboo arts and shifted his full-time attention to bamboo craft artworks. Some of the products, community artworks, have been proposing for auction to get funds for supporting disadvantaged and needy children.
After learning the procedure and technique, you can experience it by yourself. First involve to the meaningful community artworks and then for a souvenir product individually created for you. It takes around 45 minutes to complete the tour.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Caravelle hotel / deluxe) [Breakfast]
Our excursion leaves the bustle Ho Chi Minh City behind as we travel to the rural area of the Mekong Delta. On our way, we will pass through the landscape of rice paddies and vast waterways.
On the journey we will travel by motorboat to experience how locals make their living along the riverbank like processing coconut, making coconut charcoal. Disembark and start cycling on the island roads to a farm that grows Suong Sam – a native plant in Southeast Asia which is used mostly in local refreshments. Pick the leaves and learn how to make Suong Sam, a dessert jelly. Enjoy a typical Mekong delta lunch served at a villager’s house. The excursion also includes a sampan ride through a canal lined with water coconut palms to the main Mekong River. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Caravelle hotel / deluxe). [Breakfast, Lunch]
Free until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your departure.
[Breakfast]
