DETAILS ITINERARY:

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL & HALF DAY CITY TOUR

Upon arrival in Hanoi, be met by our car driver & guide transfer to city center visiting Ho Chi Minh complex including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside only), his house-on-stilts, the One-Pillar pagoda. Continue on West Lake & Tran Quoc Pagoda regarded as the most ancient pagoda in Hanoi. Then we pass by the famous Train street for taking photo (outside area only) if wish. Drop into a vintage coffee shop nearby, where you sit on very small chairs as is the special style of Hanoi and taste a cup of Vietnamese coffee or Fruit. This also offers a perfect opportunity for people-watching, to get a better idea of the daily activities of the local daily lifestyle, visit Hoan  Kiem Lake, shopping at 36 Old Quater. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Please note: the standard check in time is 14:00 – 15:00pm. Early check in is not included and subject to hotel availability

⮚ Transfer: Private car 

⮚ Guide: English speaking guide

⮚ Meal: No

DAY 2: HANOI – NINH BINH – TAM COC- HOA LU (B)

Have breakfast at hotel, Our guide will meet you at your hotel start  110km car -journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.

Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century, go through small villages with back drop of a maze of limestone mountains. In the afternoon, boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, a very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery. At the end of day, transfer back to Hanoi, overnight in Hanoi.

⮚Transfer: Private car

⮚ Guide: English speaking guide

⮚ Meal: Breakfast at hotel

DAY 3: HANOI – HALONG BAY (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Halong Bay – a UNESCO World Heritage site (160km driving one way – 3.5hrs drive). This will be your first opportunity to see some of the rural areas of Vietnam. The drive goes through the Red River delta, so we’ll have plenty of chance for taking photo of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy field.

12h00 – 12h30: Embark Halong Cruise. Enjoy welcome drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.

13h15: Have lunch while cruising in the magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay, admiring the fascinating rock and the beautiful of Halong Bay from your cruise.

16h00: Join a guided visit to Stalemate Cave in Ha Long Bay.

17h20: Return to Cruise, enjoy the sunset while relaxing with happy hours from now to dinner time at the bar.

18h00: Enjoy happy hours various drinks on discount. Taking part in a Cooking Demonstration & Food Décor Class with our Chef.

19h00 – 21h00: Dinner is served on cruise restaurant.

21h00 – 22h00: Time of second happy hours to the late night or join Squid Fishing with the crew, sing Karaoke or just laze around or relax in your cabin. 

Please note the program may be little varied upon the cruise you choose.

⮚Transfer: Private car

⮚ Guide: English speaking guide on Cruise

⮚ Meal: Breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner on Halong Cruise

DAY 4: HALONG – HANOI – FLY TO HOCHIMINH (B/ Brunch)

06h30: Welcome a new day with amazing dawn on the cruise. Refresh your body & soul by a Tai-Chi Lesson on sundeck. 

07h00 – 08h00: Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast.

08h00 – 09h00: Climb to the peak of Island for the panoramic views of the bay. Relax on the beach, swim in the emerald water. 

09h00: Return to Cruise for freshening up. 

09h30: Check out your cabin and continue roaming around the picturesque route toward Bai Tho Mountain near the harbor. 

Enjoy a brunch on board before arriving at Ha Long City Pier at noon where transportation will be waiting for and drive back to Hanoi for your onward flight to HCMC. 

Upon arriving Tan Son Nhat airport, you will meet our guide and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in HCMC

⮚Transfer: Private car

⮚ Guide: Sharing English speaking guide on Cruise

⮚ Meal: Breakfast at hotel, brunch on Halong Cruise

DAY 5: HOCHIMINH – CU CHI TUNNEL & HALF DAY CITY TOUR (B)

Today you will enjoy a half-day private excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels consist of more than 200 km of underground tunnels, connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels including innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers, and kitchens.

Today, the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life was like during the U.S.-Vietnam War. You will be able to discover the tunnel systems and learn about this part of Vietnam’s past. 

Afternoon, take a half-day city tour to visit outside of Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (is renovating until 2022), a neo-Roman cathedral built by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles, Saigon Central Post Office, which was designed and constructed in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. Then, visit the War Remnants Museum, which features an extensive collection of exhibits including weaponry, photos and documentation on Vietnam’s wars with the French and Americans. End of day, you have free time to go shopping at Ben Thanh Market

⮚Transfer: Private car

⮚ Guide: English speaking guide 

⮚ Meal: Breakfast at hotel

DAY 6: HO CHI MINH – MEKONG DELTA (B)

In the morning, pick up from hotel transfer to Mekong Delta. Taking Cruise on the Mekong river for sightseeing: the view of the river’s banks, fish – floating market and islands of Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix. Land on Unicorn Island: Visit a bee-farm and enjoy honey-tea. Visit coconut candy workshop, taste fresh candies (BenTre Province). Get on a horse-cart on the countryside road. Visit an orchard of tropical fruits, enjoy seasonal fruits and listen to Southern traditional music. Discover Vam Chua natural canal (Ben Tre province) by rowing boat.

Then, transfer you back to Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

⮚Transfer: Private car

⮚ Guide:  English speaking guide

⮚ Meal: breakfast at hotel

DAY 7: HOCHIMINH DEPARTURE (B)

Today is your last day in Vietnam. Spare some time for shopping and the driver will take you to Airport for your departure flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: N/A

Guide: No 

Please note: 

• Standard check in time is 14:00 – 15:00pm. Early check in is not included.
• Standard check out time is around 11:00 – 12:00. Late check out is not included.

We hope you have had a memorable trip and wish you pleasant onward travels!