Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
Your driver meets you at Noi Bai airport and takes you to your hotel in central Hanoi. Later in the afternoon, you'll join a food tour through the Old Quarter where you'll try local dishes and learn about the city's culture and history.
Included Activities
- Food tour in Hanoi Old Quarter with local food tasting
Landmarks/POIs Hanoi Old Quarter - Day 2
Hanoi
After breakfast, a guide picks you up for a jeep tour of Hanoi. You'll travel from the Old Quarter through the French Quarter, checking out backstreets, local homes, markets, and seeing how people live in the city's quieter neighborhoods.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Jeep tour of Hanoi Old Quarter and French Quarter
- Guided tour of Hanoi landmarks and local neighborhoods
Landmarks/POIs Hanoi Old Quarter Hanoi French Quarter - Day 3
Hanoi to Ninh Binh
You head to Ninh Binh after breakfast for a full day exploring the ancient capital. The itinerary includes Hoa Lu with its King Dinh and King Le temples, then a boat ride through Trang An with its 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and forested mountains. You're back in Hanoi by evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit to Hoa Lu 10th-century capital ruins
- Visit to King Dinh Temple
- Visit to King Le Temple
- Boat trip through Trang An grottoes
- Lunch at local restaurant
Landmarks/POIs Hoa Lu King Dinh Temple King Le Temple Trang An Grottoes - Day 4
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
A 3-hour drive takes you to Ha Long Bay (UNESCO World Heritage site) after breakfast. You board a cruise, have lunch while sailing, and then do activities like sightseeing, kayaking, swimming, and exploring caves. You'll sleep on the cruise overnight.
- Meals
- Lunch (Served on cruise while sailing to Ha Long Bay)
Included Activities
- Shared boat trip in Ha Long Bay
- Sightseeing in Ha Long Bay
- Kayaking in Ha Long Bay
- Swimming in Ha Long Bay
- Cave exploration in Ha Long Bay
- Lunch on cruise
Landmarks/POIs Ha Long Bay - Day 5
Ha Long Bay to Hoi An
Your morning starts with coffee or tea and breakfast on deck, taking in the views. After exploring more of Ha Long Bay, brunch happens while you sail back to port. From there, it's a transfer to Hanoi airport, a flight to Da Nang, and then to Hoi An for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Brunch (Served on cruise while sailing back to port)
Included Activities
- Morning exploration of Ha Long Bay
- Breakfast on cruise
- Brunch on cruise
Landmarks/POIs Ha Long Bay - Day 6
Hoi An to Da Nang
Following breakfast, you walk through Hoi An's ancient town seeing the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda, and the riverside market. Then you visit Thanh Ha to try ceramics-making, check out Marble Mountain's Buddhist and Hindu shrines, stop at Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village and Linh Ung Pagoda, and finish at Da Nang's Museum of Cham Sculpture.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Hoi An ancient town
- Visit to Japanese Covered Bridge
- Visit to Phuc Kien Pagoda
- Visit to riverside market in Hoi An
- Visit to Thanh Ha Pottery Village with ceramics-making lesson
- Visit to Marble Mountain with caves and Buddhist and Hindu shrines
- Visit to Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village
- Visit to Linh Ung Pagoda
- Visit to Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture
Landmarks/POIs Hoi An Ancient Town Japanese Covered Bridge Phuc Kien Pagoda Thanh Ha Pottery Village Marble Mountain Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village Linh Ung Pagoda Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture - Day 7
Hoi An
After breakfast, you learn lantern-making from a local family in Hoi An. Then you head to Cam Thanh coconut village for a basket boat ride through the coconut forests, spending time with local fishermen and learning about their daily life and community.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Lantern-making lesson with local family
- Visit to Cam Thanh coconut village
- Basket boat ride through coconut forest
- Learn about Vietnamese fishermen and community
Landmarks/POIs Cam Thanh Coconut Village - Day 8
Hoi An
The day is yours to do as you like after breakfast. You can wander around Hoi An at your own pace or spend time relaxing on the nearby beaches.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Hoi An on your own
- Relax on Hoi An beaches
- Day 9
Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast, you have free time until your driver picks you up to take you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Hoi An at your own pace
- Day 10
Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi
Your guide picks you up after breakfast for the 1.5-hour drive to Cu Chi Tunnel where you'll see wooden entrance doors, various traps, and bomb craters from the Vietnam War. After lunch at a local restaurant, you return to Ho Chi Minh City for visits to the War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Central Post Office.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit to Cu Chi Tunnel with detailed war history
- View of secret entrances, traps, and bomb craters
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Visit to War Remnants Museum
- Visit to Reunification Palace
- Visit to Notre Dame Cathedral
- Visit to Central Post Office
Landmarks/POIs Cu Chi Tunnel War Remnants Museum Reunification Palace Notre Dame Cathedral Central Post Office - Day 11
Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta
After breakfast, you head into the Mekong Delta where boats, houses, and markets sit on countless rivers and canals. You cruise along branches of the Mekong, stop at local workplaces and a village where you walk through coconut plantations. Lunch happens at a local rural restaurant before heading back to Ho Chi Minh City.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local restaurant in rural area)
Included Activities
- Boat trip through Mekong Delta
- Visit to local workplaces
- Visit to quiet village in coconut plantation
- Lunch at local rural restaurant
Landmarks/POIs Mekong Delta - Day 12
Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap
You have free time after breakfast to explore Ho Chi Minh City on your own. Your driver then transfers you to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap, where you're taken to your hotel for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Ho Chi Minh City on your own
- Day 13
Angkor Complex
You start at the South Gate of Angkor Thom and see the Bayon Temple, then move through the Terrace of the Elephants, Baphuon temple mountain, Royal Palace Area, Phimeanakas pyramid, and Terrace of the Leper King with its carved mythological figures. Ta Prohm comes next with its ancient trees. After lunch on your own, the afternoon focuses on Angkor Wat temple with its five towers. Evening is free for the night market and dinner.
Included Activities
- Guided tour of South Gate of Angkor Thom
- Visit to Bayon Temple
- Visit to Terrace of the Elephants
- Visit to Baphuon temple mountain
- Visit to Royal Palace Area
- Visit to Phimeanakas
- Visit to Terrace of the Leper King
- Visit to Ta Prohm temple
- Visit to Angkor Wat temple
Optional Activities
- Lunch at your own account
- Visit to Angkor night market
- Dinner at bars and pubs at your own account
Landmarks/POIs Angkor Thom South Gate Bayon Temple Terrace of the Elephants Baphuon Royal Palace Area Phimeanakas Terrace of the Leper King Ta Prohm Angkor Wat - Day 14
Temples and Villages
This morning you visit Wat Thmei to see the glass-walled stupa with Khmer Rouge victims' remains, then explore Artisans d'Angkor silk center to watch the entire process from worms to finished cloth. West Baray Big Pond follows as an ancient water reservoir. After lunch on your own, you take a wooden boat on Tonle Sap lake to see Khmer floating villages, visit the 18th-century Wat Bo temple with Reamker wall paintings, browse the local market, and explore Les Artisans d'Angkor.
Included Activities
- Visit to Wat Thmei (Killing Field)
- Visit to Puok - Artisans d'Angkor silk production center
- Silk production process tour
- Visit to West Baray Big Pond
- Traditional wooden boat ride on Tonle Sap
- Visit to Floating Villages on Tonle Sap
- Visit to Wat Bo temple
- Visit to local market
- Visit to Les Artisans d'Angkor – Chantiers Ecole
Optional Activities
- Lunch at your own account
Landmarks/POIs Wat Thmei West Baray Tonle Sap Lake Floating Villages on Tonle Sap Wat Bo - Day 15
Departure
You're transferred to the airport this morning for your flight home or to your next destination. Tour services end here.
- Meals
- Breakfast
