Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
You'll arrive in Hanoi and get transferred to your hotel in the city center. After checking in around 2 PM, there's time to settle in before your 5:30 PM Street Food Walking tour. Your guide takes you through the Old Quarter's narrow alleys where you'll try authentic Vietnamese street foods like bánh chả, phở, bánh cuốn, and fresh beer. The tour wraps up at Hoàn Kiếm Lake by evening.
Included Activities
- Street Food Walking Tour in Old Quarter
- Tasting Vietnamese street foods including bánh chả, phở bò, gà, bánh cuốn, bánh cuốn, bánh gỏi, nem rán, bánh tôm, bánh mì, chè, bánh bao, bánh khoai, chuối, Bia Hơi, trà đá, café trứng and fresh fruits
Landmarks/POIs Hoàn Kiếm Lake Old Quarter - Day 2
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
After breakfast and checkout, you're picked up for the 4.5-hour drive to Ha Long City. Once at the pier, you board your cruise and have lunch while sailing past limestone islands. You'll hike up Titop Island for views across the bay, then kayak and swim in the water. By evening there's a sunset party on deck in traditional costumes, followed by dinner from the ship's chef. Later you can try karaoke, live music, or optional squid fishing.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Specially prepared lunch while cruising through Ha Long Bay), Dinner (Special dinner cooked by professional chef)
Included Activities
- Lunch while cruising Ha Long Bay
- Hiking to top of Titop Island with panoramic views
- Kayaking and swimming in Ha Long Bay
- Sunset party on sundeck with fresh local fruit
- Special dinner cooked by professional chef
Optional Activities
- Squid fishing during night entertainment
Landmarks/POIs Ha Long Bay Titop Island - Day 3
Ha Long Bay to Hanoi
You're up early to catch the sunrise and do Tai Chi with a master. Breakfast includes coffee, tea, and fresh fruits. The morning takes you to Surprising Cave, the largest cave in Ha Long Bay, before heading back to the ship for a 10 AM cooking class. After enjoying your farewell lunch onboard, the bus departs for Hanoi, arriving around 3:30 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast with coffee, tea, and fruits), Lunch (Farewell lunch served on cruise)
Included Activities
- Sunrise photography and Tai Chi exercises with master
- Visit Surprising Cave
- Cooking class on cruise
- Farewell lunch on cruise
Landmarks/POIs Surprising Cave - Day 4
Hanoi to Da Nang to Hoi An
Following breakfast and checkout, your guide leads you through Hanoi City visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda on Golden Fish Island, Vietnam's oldest pagoda from the 6th century. You'll tour the Ho Chi Minh Complex with his mausoleum and residences, then see the One Pillar Pagoda. Next comes the Vietnam Ethnology Museum covering 54 ethnic groups. Lunch includes 8 traditional Vietnamese dishes. After visiting Temple of Literature and Hoa Lo Prison Museum, you transfer to the airport by 4:30 PM to fly to Da Nang, then drive to Hoi An for hotel check-in.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes)
Included Activities
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda on Golden Fish Island
- Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex including mausoleum and residences
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda
- Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum or Women Museum
- Lunch with 8 traditional Vietnamese dishes
- Visit Temple of Literature
- Visit Hoa Lo Prison Museum
Landmarks/POIs Tran Quoc Pagoda Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex One Pillar Pagoda Vietnam Ethnology Museum Temple of Literature Hoa Lo Prison Museum - Day 5
Hoi An
Your guide picks you up in the morning for a 30-minute trip to the local market with a chef, where you'll see the day's ingredients. Then you head to Cam Thanh village by car or boat, passing through countryside dotted with water and coconut trees. You'll row a basket boat through the coconut jungle. By 11 AM there's a welcome drink before your cooking class where you prepare local dishes and taste what you've made. You're back at your hotel by 12:20 PM with the afternoon free.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch after cooking class featuring local dishes prepared during the lesson)
Included Activities
- Market visit with chef
- Transfer to Cam Thanh village
- Basket boat rowing through coconut jungle forest
- Welcome drink and rest
- Cooking class with local chef
- Enjoy cooked dishes
Landmarks/POIs Cam Thanh Village - Day 6
Hoi An to Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast and checkout with all your luggage, you head to Ba Na cable car and reach the peak by 9:30 AM. You'll see the Golden Bridge at 1,400 meters, walk through Le Jardin D'Amour flower garden, visit Linh Ung Pagoda with its 27-meter Shakyamuni statue, and explore French Village. Buffet lunch happens around noon, then you experience Fantasy Park's rides including the Alpine coaster and love wheel. You leave Ba Na by 3:30 PM, ride back down by cable car, and transfer to Da Nang Airport around 5:30 PM for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet lunch at Ba Na restaurant)
Included Activities
- Ba Na cable car ride to peak (4 World Records holder)
- Explore Golden Bridge at 1,400 meters altitude
- Visit Le Jardin D'Amour (Flower Garden of Love)
- Visit Linh Ung Pagoda with 27m Shakyamuni statue
- Explore French Village
- Buffet lunch at Ba Na restaurant
- Fantasy Park rides including Alpine coaster, love wheel, fire race, ghosts' house, Fairy Forest, Dinosaur Park, 5D wild west, 4D death race ride, 3D mega 360 degrees
Landmarks/POIs Ba Na Hills Golden Bridge Le Jardin D'Amour Linh Ung Pagoda Fantasy Park - Day 7
Ho Chi Minh City
You're picked up early morning between 7:30-8:00 AM for a full-day tour returning by 7 PM. Start at Independence Palace, a landmark by architect Ngo Viet Thu, then see French Colonial structures like Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office. The War Remnants Museum shows extensive Indochina War artifacts. After lunch at a local restaurant, you drive about 1.5 hours to Cu Chi Tunnel. There's an introductory video, then you explore the tunnel systems including living areas, kitchens, weapon factories, and hospitals. You'll taste special tea and cassava before returning to the city, with optional time for a shooting range.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Independence Palace (Reunification Palace)
- Visit Notre Dame Cathedral
- Visit Central Post Office
- Visit War Remnants Museum
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Cu Chi Tunnel tour with introductory video
- Explore tunnel systems, living areas, kitchens, weapon factories, hospitals, command centers
- Taste special tea and cassava
Optional Activities
- Shooting range experience (gun shooting)
Landmarks/POIs Independence Palace Notre Dame Cathedral Central Post Office War Remnants Museum Cu Chi Tunnel - Day 8
Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho to Can Tho
Following breakfast and checkout, you're picked up at 7 AM for a 1.5-hour bus ride through rice fields to My Tho town. You visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, the oldest and largest in Southern Vietnam with architecture blending Vietnamese, Khmer, and European styles. A cruise on the Tien River takes you to Tortoise Island, passing fishing ports and boat-building workshops. In Ben Tre province, known as the coconut country, you visit a coconut candy mill and try honey tea. Then comes a rowing boat trip through the coconut forest with lunch served in an orchard garden. After walking the village and sampling tropical fruits with folk music, a final boat trip through Tan Thach natural canal brings you to Can Tho where you check into a 3-star hotel and have dinner on a boat.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch served in the heart of orchard garden), Dinner (Dinner on boat in Can Tho)
Included Activities
- Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda
- Motorized boat cruise on Tien River to Tortoise Island
- View fishing ports, stilt houses, boat-building workshops
- Experience "Garden - Pond - Cage" agricultural model
- Coconut candy mill visit
- Honey tea tasting
- Basket boat rowing through coconut jungle forest
- Lunch served in orchard garden
- Village walk and fruit garden visit
- Tropical fruit tasting
- Listen to Southern Vietnamese folk music
- Participate in local daily activities
- Final boat trip through Tan Thach natural canal
- Dinner on boat in Can Tho
Landmarks/POIs Vinh Trang Pagoda Tien River Tortoise Island (Qui Islet) Ben Tre Province - Day 9
Can Tho to Mekong Delta to Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast, you take a boat through the Lower Mekong River tributaries. You'll see Cai Rang floating market, one of the region's most active spots, and watch how Vietnamese vermicelli noodles get made. The trek through the village includes learning to cross a traditional Monkey bridge made from a single bamboo pole. At My Khánh Tourist Village there's lunch, then the bus returns you to Ho Chi Minh City.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at My Khánh Tourist Village)
Included Activities
- Boat trip exploring Lower Mekong River tributaries
- Visit Cai Rang floating market
- See Vietnamese vermicelli noodle production
- Village trek and local contact
- Cross traditional Monkey bridge
- Visit My Khánh Tourist Village
- Lunch at My Khánh Tourist Village
Landmarks/POIs Cai Rang Floating Market My Khánh Tourist Village Mekong River - Day 10
Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap
You have breakfast at your hotel with free time until your flight. Make sure to check out by noon. Your driver transfers you to the airport for the flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia. When you land at Siem Reap International Airport, your driver meets you (no guide on this leg) and takes you directly to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is yours to spend as you like.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 11
Angkor Complex
You're picked up between 7:40-8:10 AM to start your 8:30 AM tour. You'll explore the Angkor Thom complex's impressive walls and discover Bayon temple, then head to Ta Prohm temple, known from the Tomb Raider film. Lunch at a local restaurant within the Angkor Complex serves Cambodian cuisine. Afterward you visit the massive Angkor Wat temple and then head to Phnom Bakheng for sunset views from the top (note the 300-person limit at peak times). You're back in town by 6:30 PM after sunset.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant with Cambodian cuisine)
Included Activities
- Angkor Thom complex tour
- Bayon temple visit
- Ta Prohm temple (Tomb Raider) visit
- Lunch at local restaurant with Cambodian cuisine
- Angkor Wat visit
- Phnom Bakheng sunset view from peak
Landmarks/POIs Angkor Thom Bayon Temple Ta Prohm Temple Angkor Wat Phnom Bakheng - Day 12
Banteay Srei and Surrounding Temples
Your morning tour starts at 8:30 AM beginning with Pre Rup Temple, then moving to the ornate pink Banteay Srei Temple known as the Citadel of Women. A neighboring restaurant serves classic Cambodian curries, soups, and stir-fries for lunch. The afternoon takes you to East Mébon, Ta Som, and Preah Khan temples, each built for different reasons at different times. Your guide explains the details and stories carved into these ancient walls. An air-conditioned ride brings you back to the city around 5 PM.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at neighboring eatery with classic Cambodian curries, soups, and stir-fries)
Included Activities
- Visit Pre Rup Temple
- Visit Banteay Srei Temple (The Citadel of Women)
- Lunch at neighboring eatery with Cambodian curries, soups, and stir-fries
- Visit East Mébon Temple
- Visit Ta Som Temple
- Visit Preah Khan Temple
Landmarks/POIs Pre Rup Temple Banteay Srei Temple East Mébon Temple Ta Som Temple Preah Khan Temple - Day 13
Siem Reap to Luang Prabang
You have breakfast at your hotel with free time at leisure until checkout at noon. Your driver meets you and transfers you to Siem Reap Airport for your flight to Luang Prabang. When you arrive in Luang Prabang, your driver (no guide) picks you up and takes you directly to your hotel for check-in and rest.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 14
Luang Prabang
After breakfast, you visit the Royal Palace Museum, built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family. A leisurely cruise upstream on the Mekong River shows you the tranquil countryside before reaching Pak Ou Caves with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues left by pilgrims. You stop at Ban Xanghai village where locals produce rice wine. Back in the city, you see Wat Sene and Wat Xiengthong with its sweeping two-tiered roof and ornate mosaics. Weather permitting, you visit Ban Xangkhong Thai Lue village for arts and crafts, and Ban Xienglek village for traditional Saa paper making. There's optional time for a petanque game with locals. Late afternoon stops at Wat Prabath for sunset views, and the evening takes you to the famous Night Market with handmade textiles from local and hilltribe people.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Royal Palace Museum
- Leisurely cruise upstream on Mekong River
- Visit Pak Ou Caves with gold lacquered Buddha statues
- Stop at Ban Xanghai village to see rice wine production
- Visit Wat Sene
- Visit Wat Xiengthong temple
- Visit Ban Xangkhong Thai Lue village (if time permits)
- Visit Ban Xienglek village for Saa paper making (if time permits)
- Visit Wat Prabath for sunset
- Visit famous Night Market
Optional Activities
- Join petanque game with local team
Landmarks/POIs Royal Palace Museum Mekong River Pak Ou Caves Ban Xanghai Village Wat Sene Wat Xiengthong Ban Xangkhong Thai Lue Village Ban Xienglek Village Wat Prabath Night Market - Day 15
Luang Prabang
Wake early to see the daily alms giving, a sacred Laotian tradition since the 14th century where over 200 Buddhist monks gather their meals from faithful residents. The temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace shows locals bartering rice, vegetables, fish, and chicken. After hotel breakfast, you climb 329 steps up Phousi Hill for panoramic views of the city and Mekong River. Then you transfer to Kuang Si, the area's largest waterfall with three tiers and a 50-meter drop into turquoise pools for swimming. There's optional time to walk to nearby Ban Thapene village for hidden waterfalls, or visit the Bear Rescue Center with rescued animals. On the return, you stop at Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center by the Mekong where weavers and batik makers produce quality fabrics with free tours every half-hour, one of the best sunset spots in Luang Prabang. You're back at your hotel by late afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Morning alms giving ceremony (over 200 Buddhist monks)
- Visit temporary morning market near former Royal Palace
- Breakfast at hotel
- Climb 329 steps to top of Phousi Hill for panoramic views
- Visit Kuang Si waterfall (three tiers, 50-meter drop)
- Swimming in azure pools at Kuang Si
- Visit Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center
Optional Activities
- Walk to Ban Thapene village to explore hidden waterfalls
- Visit Bear Rescue Center
Landmarks/POIs Phousi Hill Kuang Si Waterfall Ban Thapene Village Bear Rescue Center Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center - Day 16
Departure
You have breakfast at your hotel with free time for your own activities before transferring to the airport for your flight home. Remember to check out by noon.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
