Itinerary
- Day 1
Ho Chi Minh
Your driver meets you in the arrival lobby at Tan Son Nhat International Airport after you clear customs. The transfer to your hotel takes about 30 minutes depending on traffic. Once you check in, the rest of your day is completely open - some people rest after the flight, others head out to grab dinner or walk around the hotel area to get oriented.
- Start point
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Ho Chi Minh City, 736900, Vietnam (Tan Son Nhat International Airport)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Prague Hotel or similar), Hotel (Alagon Saigon Hotel & Spa or similar), Hotel (The Myst Dong Khoi or similar)
- Day 2
Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta
After breakfast at the hotel, you head to My Tho to experience the Mekong Delta properly. A sampan takes you through mangrove waterways where you can stop at local orchards to taste tropical fruits while folk music plays. You'll see a coconut candy workshop and honeybee farm, then either cycle around Tan Thanh village or relax in a hammock if that appeals more. By evening you're back in Ho Chi Minh.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Prague Hotel or similar), Hotel (Alagon Saigon Hotel & Spa or similar), Hotel (The Myst Dong Khoi or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Vinh Trang pagoda
- Cruise down river around beautiful river islands
- Taste tropical fruits at orchards
- Experience folk music performance
- Visit local coconut candy workshop
- Visit honeybee farm
- Cycling trip around Tan Thanh village
Optional Activities
- Relax in hammock at village
- Walk around the village
Landmarks Vinh Trang Pagoda My Tho Tan Thanh Village 
- Day 3
Ho Chi Minh
This morning covers Ho Chi Minh's colonial sites and war history - Independence Palace, the exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral, and Central Post Office show the old French influence, then the War Remnants Museum provides context. After lunch, you head out to Cu Chi Tunnels where you'll watch an introduction video and walk through the actual tunnel system soldiers used during the war. They serve tea and cassava as a simple meal, showing what people ate underground.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Prague Hotel or similar), Hotel (Alagon Saigon Hotel & Spa or similar), Hotel (The Myst Dong Khoi or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Independence Palace (Reunification Palace)
- Visit Notre Dame Cathedral exterior
- Visit Central Post Office
- Visit War Remnants Museum
- Explore Cu Chi Tunnels
- Watch introduction video at Cu Chi Tunnels
- Taste special tea and cassava at Cu Chi Tunnels
Landmarks Independence Palace Notre Dame Cathedral Central Post Office War Remnants Museum Cu Chi Tunnels 
- Day 4
Ho Chi Minh to Hoi An
Your hotel pickup gets you to Ho Chi Minh airport for your flight to Da Nang. Once you land, a driver transfers you to Hoi An and checks you into the hotel. From there, you can wander through the old town at your own pace, checking out the lantern-lined streets and picking a restaurant for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kim An Hotel or similar), Hotel (Silkotel Hotel or similar), Resort (Palm Garden Resort or similar)
- Day 5
Hoi An
You start at a local market selecting ingredients with a chef who explains what you'll cook. Then it's off to Cam Thanh village where a basket boat glides through coconut jungle. Back at the restaurant you learn to prepare Vietnamese dishes and then sit down to eat everything you made. The drive back to your hotel ends the day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch prepared during cooking class)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kim An Hotel or similar), Hotel (Silkotel Hotel or similar), Resort (Palm Garden Resort or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit local market with chef
- Basket boat rowing through coconut jungle forest
- Cooking class with local chef
- Welcome drink at restaurant
Landmarks Cam Thanh Village 
- Day 6
Hoi An to Hanoi
Your hotel arranges a pickup for Da Nang airport to catch your flight to Hanoi. After landing, a driver meets you and takes you to your Hanoi hotel. Check-in happens early afternoon, leaving you the rest of the day to settle in, grab dinner, or rest.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (La Dolce Vita Hotel or similar), Hotel (Tirant Hotel or similar), Hotel (Apricot Hotel or similar)
- Day 7
Hanoi
Your guide picks you up to tour Hanoi's important sites. You'll see Tran Quoc Pagoda on Golden Fish Island, the Ho Chi Minh Complex with his mausoleum and residences, and the One Pillar Pagoda. Lunch features Vietnamese food, then you visit the Temple of Literature, the country's first university, and finish with the Hoa Lo Prison museum, which covers Vietnam's war history.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Vietnamese cuisine at restaurant (vegetarian foods available))
- Accommodation
- Hotel (La Dolce Vita Hotel or similar), Hotel (Tirant Hotel or similar), Hotel (Apricot Hotel or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda
- Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex and mausoleum
- View Ho Chi Minh's residences
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda
- Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum or Vietnamese Women's Museum
- Visit Temple of Literature
- Visit Hoa Lo Prison
Landmarks Tran Quoc Pagoda Ho Chi Minh Complex One Pillar Pagoda Vietnam Ethnology Museum Vietnamese Women's Museum Temple of Literature Hoa Lo Prison 
- Day 8
Hanoi to Halong Bay
Leaving Hanoi after breakfast, you reach Halong Bay by around noon and board a cruise ship. Lunch happens while the boat moves through hundreds of limestone formations. The afternoon brings swimming, kayaking, or cave visits depending on your boat's schedule. By evening the cruise anchors and you watch the sunset before dinner on board.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch served while cruising through limestone islets), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (Le Journey Cruise or similar), Berth / Cabin (La Pandora Cruise or similar), Berth / Cabin (Doris Cruise or similar)
Included Activities
- Swimming in Halong Bay
- Kayaking in Halong Bay
- Cave visits (depending on boat itinerary)
- Sunset viewing
Optional Activities
- Relaxing time on board
Landmarks Halong Bay 
- Day 9
Halong Bay to Hanoi
Wake early to catch the sunrise over Halong Bay from the deck with breakfast. The cruise heads back toward port while you relax on board, then eat an early lunch before disembarking. Back in Hanoi by afternoon, you have free time to explore neighborhoods or rest at the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast served aboard while cruising back to port), Lunch (Early lunch before disembarking)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (La Dolce Vita Hotel or similar), Hotel (Tirant Hotel or similar), Hotel (Apricot Hotel or similar)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing over Halong Bay
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi independently
Landmarks Halong Bay 
- Day 10
Hanoi
The morning is yours to relax or do some last-minute exploring around Hanoi. A driver picks you up at the hotel to get you to the airport for your flight back home.
- End point
- Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, 140800, Vietnam (Noi Bai International Airport)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Free time to explore Hanoi in the morning
