Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
Your driver meets you at Noi Bai Airport and takes you by private car to your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. The drive takes about 40 minutes through the city, so you'll have time to settle in and get your bearings before evening.
- Day 2
Hanoi
Morning starts with a bicycle tour through Hanoi where you'll explore neighborhoods and streets the way locals do. Later in the evening, you head out for a street food experience that takes you through markets, past food carts, and into hidden dining spots around the city to try the real thing.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Real Hanoi Bicycle Experience
- Real Hanoi Street Food Experience
- Day 3
Hanoi to Halong City
An early pickup from your hotel takes you to Tuan Chau International Marina in Halong City. You board the Heritage Cruises boat at 12:30 and spend the day cruising through limestone mountains in Lan Ha Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago. Stops include Ba Trai Dao beaches for kayaking or swimming, then a Vietnamese cooking class before dinner with local food.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch served at L'indochine Restaurant onboard), Dinner (Memorable dining experience with local food in intimate and romantic setting)
Included Activities
- Cruise through Lan Ha Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago
- Visit Ba Trai Dao beaches
- Kayaking or swimming in Lan Ha Bay
- Vietnamese cooking class
- Sunset viewing aboard cruise
- Evening squid fishing
Landmarks Lan Ha Bay Cat Ba Archipelago Ba Trai Dao Gulf of Tonkin - Day 4
Halong City to Hanoi
Start early on the sundeck doing Tai Chi to welcome the day. After breakfast, you visit a floating fishing village house to learn about local culture and traditions. Later you check out and have brunch while cruising back to Tuan Chau Marina, then the drive back to Hanoi takes a few hours and gets you there around 3 to 3:30 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Light and nutritious breakfast at restaurant), Brunch (Delicious buffet brunch while cruising back to harbor)
Included Activities
- Tai Chi on sundeck
- Visit floating fishing village house
- Cruise back to Tuan Chau Marina with scenic viewing
Landmarks Halong Bay - Day 5
Hanoi to Ninh Binh
Transfer to Trang An Eco-Tourism for a two-hour boat trip winding through waterways with mountain ranges and caves surrounding you in Ninh Binh province. After lunch at a local spot, you cycle to Mua Cave for photos with views, then stop by Bich Dong Pagoda before heading back to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant in Tam Coc)
Included Activities
- Boat trip through Trang An Eco-Tourism waterways and caves
- Biking around Tam Coc to Mua Cave
- Visit Mua Cave for panoramic photos
- Visit Bich Dong Pagoda
Landmarks Trang An Tam Coc Mua Cave Bich Dong Pagoda - Day 6
Hue
Once you arrive in Hue, an evening food tour starts at 5:30 PM with cocktails or cold beer to kick things off. You visit a family-owned Banh Beo restaurant to roll your own cakes, then ride through the city past the Perfume River and Citadel walls, stopping at local restaurants for grilled pork skewers, Vietnamese pancakes, and other traditional fare. The tour ends at a Vietnamese dessert shop.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Hue food tour with multiple restaurant stops featuring cocktails, traditional Vietnamese cuisine, grilled pork skewers, Vietnamese pancakes, and desserts)
Included Activities
- Hue food tour with cocktails or cold beer
- Family-owned Banh Beo restaurant with cake rolling experience
- Local restaurant dining with classic Vietnamese dishes
- City ride viewing Perfume River and Citadel walls
- Vietnamese dessert shop visit
Landmarks Perfume River Hue Citadel - Day 7
Hue to Hoi An
Morning departure from Hue includes stops at Elephant Springs where you can wade in rock pools, then Lang Co Beach for photos. You cross Hai Van Pass with its cloud-covered peaks and ocean views, stop at China Beach with white sand for lunch and time to look around, then visit the marble structures at Marble Mountains before arriving in Hoi An around 4 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit Elephant Springs for wading in rock pools
- Stop at Lang Co Beach for photos
- Cross Hai Van Pass
- Visit China Beach
- Visit Marble Mountains
- English speaking guide
- Transport support by motorbike
- Entrance fees
Landmarks Elephant Springs Lang Co Beach Hai Van Pass China Beach Marble Mountains - Day 8
Hoi An
An early boat trip takes you into Ba Mau coconut forest to learn fishing from local people and row basket boats. After that, you cycle through Tra Que Vegetable Village, join a cooking class with a local family to make Hoi An special foods, and have lunch together. Later you change into farming clothes, walk through the gardens using traditional methods, then soak your feet in Vietnamese herbs before returning to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at family home during cooking class)
Included Activities
- Fishing experience with local instruction
- Visit Ba Mau water coconut forest
- Basket boat rowing
- Fishing for field crab
- Bicycle tour through Tra Que Vegetable Village
- Cooking class with local family
- Lunch at family home
- Farming experience in traditional garden
- Vietnamese herb foot soak
Landmarks Ba Mau Coconut Forest Tra Que Vegetable Village - Day 9
Hoi An
This day is yours to spend however you like in Hoi An. Walk the cobbled streets and check out art galleries, rent a bike to cycle through rice paddies to An Bang Beach, browse the markets for paintings and ceramics and colorful cloth lanterns in Chinese shop houses, or visit one of the many tailors for custom clothing. A meal at a riverside restaurant rounds out the day nicely.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Browse cobbled streets and art galleries
- Hire bike and cycle through rice paddies to An Bang Beach
- Shop for paintings, ceramics, and cloth lanterns
- Visit tailors for custom clothing
- Dine at riverside restaurant
- Cooking class
Landmarks Hoi An Old Town An Bang Beach - Day 10
Hoi An to Danang
You get picked up from your Hoi An hotel and driven to Danang International Airport for your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
