Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Hanoi
Your guide meets you at Noi Bai International Airport and drives you to your hotel in Hanoi. After checking in, the rest of your day is yours to wander around the city at your own pace. Later this evening, you'll head to a Welcome Dinner at one of Hanoi's top restaurants.
- Start point
- Hanoi, Vietnam (Airport)
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner at one of the finest restaurants in Hanoi)
Included Activities
- Welcome Dinner at a fine restaurant in Hanoi
Optional Activities
- Leisure exploration of Hanoi
- Day 2
Hanoi City Tour
Following breakfast, you'll see Ba Dinh Square and the Ho Chi Minh complex, then walk through the Temple of Literature. The afternoon takes you to the Museum of Ethnology, and from there you'll take a cyclo ride through Hanoi's old quarter with its narrow streets and local life. By evening you'll settle in for a traditional water puppet show at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ba Dinh Square visit
- Ho Chi Minh complex visit
- Temple of Literature visit
- Museum of Ethnology visit
- Old quarter of Hanoi cyclo tour
- Traditional water puppet show at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Landmarks Ba Dinh Square Ho Chi Minh Complex Temple of Literature Museum of Ethnology Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre - Day 3
Halong Bay Junk Cruise
This morning you leave Hanoi for Halong Bay (175km away) and board a junk boat for a 4-hour journey. Along the way you'll pass Dog Islet, Cock Fighting Islet, and Turtle Islet before visiting the Dau Go and Thien Cung caves. Fresh seafood lunch happens onboard, and then you return to Hanoi for the night.
- Meals
- Lunch (Delicious fresh seafood lunch)
Included Activities
- Junk boat cruise in Halong Bay
- Dog Islet, Cock Fighting Islet, and Turtle Islet viewing
- Dau Go cave visit
- Thien Cung cave visit
- Fresh seafood lunch
Landmarks Halong Bay Dau Go Cave Thien Cung Cave 
- Day 4
Hanoi to Hue
After breakfast, you'll transfer to the airport and fly to Hue. Once your guide meets you there, you'll head to your hotel to settle in. During the afternoon, you'll explore the Imperial City, see the Forbidden Purple City, and browse Dong Ba market before the day winds down.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Imperial City visit
- Forbidden Purple City visit
- Dong Ba market visit
Landmarks Imperial City of Hue Forbidden Purple City Dong Ba Market 
- Day 5
Hue to Hoi An
You'll board a dragon boat after breakfast and cruise the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda and Emperor Tu Duc Tomb. In the afternoon, you travel through the scenic Hai Van Pass with ocean views, stopping at the Cham museum, My Khe beach, and Marble Mountain before arriving in Hoi An.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Dragon boat cruise on Perfume River
- Thien Mu pagoda visit
- Emperor Tu Duc Tomb visit
- Hai Van Pass traverse
- Cham museum visit
- My Khe beach visit
- Marble Mountain visit
Landmarks Thien Mu Pagoda Emperor Tu Duc Tomb Hai Van Pass Cham Museum My Khe Beach Marble Mountain - Day 6
Hoi An
This morning features a walking tour through Hoi An's town center, where you'll check out the Japanese Merchant Houses, the Japanese bridge, Chinese temples, and old pagodas. Your afternoon is free, so you can shop, relax on the beach nearby, or place an order for custom-made clothes to pick up tomorrow.
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Hoi An town
- Japanese Merchant Houses visit
- Japanese bridge visit
- Chinese temples visit
- Ancient houses visit
- Pagodas visit
Optional Activities
- Shopping
- Visit to nearby beach
- Custom clothes tailoring service
Landmarks Japanese Merchant Houses Japanese Bridge Hoi An Ancient Town - Day 7
Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City
You'll transfer to Da Nang airport in the morning for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City. After landing, you head out to the Cu Chi Tunnel to walk through the underground network used during the Vietnam War. You'll watch a video about tunnel construction, explore the maze, see mantraps and bomb craters, and view an American tank. The rest of your day is open to explore Ho Chi Minh City on your own.
Included Activities
- Cu Chi Tunnel tour and exploration
- Introductory video on tunnel construction
- Viewing of mantraps and exhibits
- American tank and bomb crater viewing
Optional Activities
- Leisure exploration of Ho Chi Minh City
Landmarks Cu Chi Tunnel 
- Day 8
Mekong Delta Floating Market and Farewell Dinner
Departing at 08:00am, you travel to Cai Be to cruise the floating market among local barges loaded with fruits and vegetables. Optional stops include workshops where they make rice paste, coconut candy, and pop-rice. After lunch, you walk around sampling fresh fruits and listening to traditional music, then bike through village paths to see local farms and traditional fruit-picking. The cruise finishes at Vinh Long city, and then you drive back to Ho Chi Minh City for a Farewell Dinner with your guide.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in Mekong Delta), Dinner (Farewell Dinner)
Included Activities
- Cai Be colourful floating market cruise
- Local barges exploration
- Lunch in Mekong Delta
- Fresh fruit tasting with traditional music
- Village path biking
- Local farms and houses exploration
- Ancestral fruit-picking methods viewing
- Farewell Dinner
Optional Activities
- Local workshops visit (rice paste, coconut candy, pop-rice making)
Landmarks Cai Be Floating Market Vinh Long 
- Day 9
Departure
You have free time this morning to do whatever you'd like before your transfer to the airport for your departure flight home.
- End point
- Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam (Airport)
Optional Activities
- Leisure activities
