Transport

Private car Hoi An – Hue All private transfer airport

Others

Air ticket Sgn – Da Nang, Hue – Ha Noi All private transfer on the trip

Accommodation

8 nights Hotel 1 night on cruise in Ha Long Bay

Meals

Meals inclusive in itinerary ( 9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunchs, 1 Dinner)

Guide

Daily group tour follow itinerary (transport, English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch): -Mekong delta full day -Cu Chi tunnel half day -Hoi An make lantern and be a farmer at the plantation -Hue city with citadel and King tombs -Phong Nha Cave or Thien Duong cave (optional) -Ha Long Bay overnight on cruise

Not included:

Optional

Other activities and services are not included

Insurance

Travel insurance is not covered in the tour price. You can organize travel insurance with your preferred insurance company.

Flights

Internal flight is included (Air ticket Sgn – Da Nang, Hue – Ha Noi)

Others

Personal entertainment expenses Personal costs: telephone fee, laundry, tip for tour guide Meals out of tour (lunch and dinner at freetime) Round trip International airfare to Viet Nam Viet Nam Invitation letter or visa

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Day 1 Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival

Meal not included
On arrival Ho Chi Minh City, we will see at the airport and transfer to center for check in hotel. You are free time for leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 2 Day 2: Mekong Delta – My Tho & Ben Tre
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Mekong Delta – My Tho & Ben Tre

Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch.
Get a chance to taste the real Vietnam and let the splendid views cover your senses. This trip allows you to visit the local factories and see how local products are made. Also, you will meet the friendly local people and have a lot of wonderful experiences on land and at the river while see the floating fish market and fish farm. Let’s discover a hard-working land with traditional people, which will give you more appreciation on life!
7h30 a.m Our tour guide welcome you at Vietnam Adventure Tours office, then transfer to the City of My Tho by bus. During 1.5 hours bus drive to My Tho join activities of local people and enjoy nice scenery of green rice paddy fields. We visit Vinh Trang pagoda - biggest pagoda in Mekong delta. Continue going to My Tho, where we take a boat trip along Mekong River. During a boat cruise along Mekong River, you can see fish cages, floating houses on the river.
The boat take you to small canal, where is the place you totally escape from the busy town. The boat cruise in the coconut trees canal takes you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. We disembark and have a walk around the village. Stop at a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performance by the villagers.
Continue walking on the village’s road to coconut candy shop, learn how to make candy, show some handicraft made by coconut tree. Take a walk through village with two sides there are so many kind of fruits, flowers, trees, local houses, children in Mekong delta, take your time to have nice photos and enjoy nature scenery. Then, we head to the local restaurant. Lunch is set with special Vietnamese food at here. Enjoy lunch under tree shadow you will feel the life is so beautiful.
After lunch you relax half an hour to walk around the village or biking, travel on the river to back the ferry, transit to the bus back Ho Chi Minh, arriving in Ho Chi Minh city at around 4:30pm. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Day 3 Day 3: Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day

Meal included: Breakfast
08:30 We depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels for 60km from Ho Chi Minh City. Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti - American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220 km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreigner.
The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers along the side of road. You will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was "A Free Target Zone ". The remnants you will see that Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels, you have a chance to find out!
14:30 The bus back HCM. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh.
Day 4 Day 4: Da Nang – Hoi An By Plane
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Da Nang – Hoi An By Plane

Meal included: Breakfast
Morning: Breakfast at hotel.
Our driver takes you to the airport for Da Nang flight.
Arrive to Da Nang, our car take you to Hoi An (40 minutes drive). Check in hotel in Hoi An.
You are free to discover the ancient town: Japanese Bridge, Lantern road, traditional tailor shop, enjoy the specialities. Besides, you can view sunset at Cua Dai beach. Spend overnight in Hoi An.
Day 5 Day 5: Biking Hoi An Village With Activities – Hue
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Biking Hoi An Village With Activities – Hue

Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch
8:00 Our local guide will pick you up at the hotel’s lobby. After that, you will ride a bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the city. Here you will get a short introduction to the history, shape, and color of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. Especially, you will be shown how to decorate and make your own lanterns you can also keep it as a souvenir.
First, you will say goodbye to your host to continue going to the vegetable village named Tra Que Village. Join the farmers as they prepare the land, fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Watch and participate in raking, sowing, watering the greens, picking vegetables, and more. We will having lunch here. Finally, get back to Hoi An by bicycle.
4:00 pm Private car to Hue for 3 hours drive, you will check in hotel. Spend overnight in Hue.
Day 6 Day 6: Phong Nha Cave
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Phong Nha Cave

Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch
6:30
Start at your hotel and depart to Phong Nha Cave. On the way, our guide will introduce the Holy Land of La Vang (it is named the Minor Basilica), Hien Luong Bridge and Ben Hai River. When Arriving in Quang Binh, you will have chance to visit some magic location such as: Phong Nha Cave, Ke Bang national Park. After that, you will be served lunch at Xuan Son Boat Station (in Phong Nha).
13h00
We will start visit Phong Nha Cave by boat on Son River. Then, proceed to explore the caves named Bi Ky grotto, Cung Dinh grotto, Tien grotto.
15h00
You will be picked you up at the boat station by car and continue to depart for Hue city on Ho Chi Minh Trail, via Truong Son Martyrs’ Cemetary.
19:30
We will return to Hue and overnight here.
Day 7 Day 7: Hue City – Ha Noi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Hue City – Ha Noi

Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch
Morning:
Our bus and guide will meet you at your hotel in Hue to start the tour to discover loyal and historic places as follows:
Minh Mang Tomb
Khai Dinh Tomb
Seeing Vietnamese Kungfu Performance Shown of Võ Kinh Vạn An (if possible)
Tu Duc Tomb
Conical Hat and Incense Make Villages.
Afternoon:
You will enjoy your meals at local restaurant: Buffet 50 dishes which has diversity in Hue local Specialties, Western and Asian food. After having lunch, we continue to visit the other famous places:
Imperial City (Đại Nội)
Thien Mu Pagoda (400yrs old)
From the pagoda, you will take a dragon boat on Perfume River. During that time, you will be relaxed in fresh cool wind and enjoy the beautiful sceneries on the way. We will spend 30 minutes for coming back to Hue City
16:30 Tour will be ended. Return your hotel to check out and then we will take a flight to Ha Noi capital.
Evening Arriving Ha Noi, car transfer to the center and spend overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 8 Day 8: Ha Noi – Ha Long
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Ha Noi – Ha Long

Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
(Your hotel – Tuan Chau marina - Halong bay - Lunch– Surprising Cave – Titop Island – Sunset party – Dinner – Onboard night activities)
07.45 – 08.15 approx
- Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus or private car pick up
- Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta
- Get your camera ready to take photos. Comfort break. The time from Hanoi to Halong bay is approximately 3 ½ hours.
12 – 12.30 approx
- Arriving Tuan Chau marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing.
- Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind
- Set sail as lunch is served
- Join us for a typical local lunch in the dining room or at the outdoor dining area.
Afternoon
- Arrive at Surprising Cave (Hang Sửng Sốt), explore the cave and find out how the cave was named a Surprising.
- Heading to Titop island area. Drop anchor in the calm water surrounded by beautiful islets. Visit Titop island for swimming and snorkeling or do the short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong bay from here
- Heading back toward the sleeping area
Early evening
- Summit on the sundeck watching the sunset, enjoy Sunset party. It’s ideal time to make acquaintance with new friends, sharing your traveling experience or simply watching the sunset
- An authentic Vietnamese menu is served
- After dinner, reward yourself with a large selection of cocktails at our bar, or take for you one of our onboard activities: book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing…
Day 9 Day 9: Ha Long – Ha Noi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Ha Long – Ha Noi

Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch
(Tai Chi - Breakfast – Luon Cave – Cooking Demonstration – Lunch – Farewell at your hotel)
06:30
For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body, joining Tai Chi session to full charge your energy for the day.
07:00 – 08:00
Local breakfast is served
08:00
- Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets as we sail through the calm emerald waters heading to Luon Cave (Hang Luồn)
- Take your option either exploring the cave yourself on kayak or comfortably on bamboo boat rowed by the locals.
09:00
Check out the cabins, at your leisure while our cruise taking you pass by other beautiful highlights in the bay.
10:00
You will join with our short class of Cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served.
12:00
Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew say farewell.
Transfer to minibus or private and return to Hanoi.
Arrival back at your hotel approximately 16:30-17:00
Stay overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 10 Day 10: Ha Noi Departure / See You Again
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Ha Noi Departure / See You Again

Meal included: Breakfast
You will have breakfast at hotel. Relax time in Ha Noi until transfer to the airport for the flight back home. See you again!

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Vietnam South To North - 10 Days

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Itinerary of your trip Vietnam South To North - 10 Days

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival

Day 2: Mekong Delta – My Tho & Ben Tre

Day 3: Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day

Day 4: Da Nang – Hoi An By Plane

Day 5: Biking Hoi An Village With Activities – Hue

Day 6: Phong Nha Cave

Day 7: Hue City – Ha Noi

Day 8: Ha Noi – Ha Long

Day 9: Ha Long – Ha Noi

Day 10: Ha Noi Departure / See You Again

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