Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
You'll arrive at Noi Bai International Airport and get transferred to your hotel in Hanoi. The afternoon and evening are free, so you can wander around the city on your own and get a feel for the place.
- Start point
- Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, 12200, Vietnam (We pick up customers from Noi Bai international aiport, 00:00 - 23:55)
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi
Landmarks Noi Bai International Airport 
- Day 2
Hanoi to Sapa
After breakfast, you board a sleeping bus at 06:20 heading northwest toward Sapa through mountainous terrain and rice field terraces. By early afternoon you'll arrive, grab lunch, then hike to Cat Cat Village to see Black H'mong tribal culture and traditional crafts with nice views. Dinner happens at a local restaurant, and there's an optional Love Market visit later (especially good Saturday nights).
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant), Dinner (Dinner at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Hiking to Cat Cat Village
- Visit Black H'mong tribe settlement
- See hydroelectric power station
- Experience tribal way of life and traditional crafts
- View terraced rice paddy fields and waterfall
Optional Activities
- Love Market visit (Saturday night)
Landmarks Cat Cat Village Sapa 
- Day 3
Sapa
Starting after hotel breakfast, you head to Fansipan Cable Car Station to ride the modern 3-wire system up to 3,143m (the highest point in Indochina). Have buffet lunch at the summit, then return to your hotel to relax. Later, dinner's at a local restaurant with free time to check out Sapa at night or visit the Love Market if Saturday.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Buffet lunch at mountain location), Dinner (Dinner at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Fansipan Cable Car ride
- Reach Fansipan summit (3,143m)
Optional Activities
- Love Market visit (Saturday night)
Landmarks Fansipan - Day 4
Sapa to Hanoi
Breakfast at your hotel, then time to shop or relax before checking out at 11:30. You'll have lunch, board the bus at 13:00 for the return to Hanoi, and arrive around 19:30 with time to settle in at your hotel.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Optional Activities
- Shopping in Sapa
- Relax at hotel
- Day 5
Hanoi
After breakfast, your guide picks you up to explore Hanoi's historical sites. You'll see the Ho Chi Minh Complex with his mausoleum and residences, the unusual One Pillar Pagoda, then the Vietnam Ethnology Museum (or Vietnamese Women's Museum if the first is closed). Later come Tran Quoc Pagoda on Golden Fish Island, the Temple of Literature from 1070, and Hoa Lo Prison museum. Lunch happens at a local restaurant, and there are optional cyclo rides around the Old Quarter or Water Puppet Show performances in the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex and mausoleum
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda
- Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum (or Vietnamese Women's Museum if closed)
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda
- Visit Temple of Literature
- Visit Hoa Lo Prison
Optional Activities
- Cyclo ride 45 minutes around Hanoi Old Quarter (5 USD/person)
- Water Puppet Show 50 minutes (5 USD/person)
- Cyclo ride and Water Puppet Show combined (10 USD/person)
Landmarks Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum One Pillar Pagoda Vietnam Ethnology Museum Tran Quoc Pagoda Temple of Literature Hoa Lo Prison - Day 6
Hanoi to Ninh Binh
After breakfast you depart for Ninh Binh province (120 km away) with a 20-minute break en route. You explore Hoa Lu, Vietnam's ancient capital, visiting temples of King Dinh and King Le, then cycle 45 minutes through the village. Buffet lunch features local specialties, then you take a boat through Trang An UNESCO site cruising past tunnel caves like Sang, Toi, and Nau Ruou. You're back in Hanoi around 18:30-19:00.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Buffet lunch at local restaurant with local foods including goat meat and fried rice)
Included Activities
- Visit Hoa Lu ancient capital
- Visit temples of King Dinh and King Le
- 45-minute cycling around village
- Boat trip through Trang An
- Explore Sang Cave (Light Cave), Toi Cave (Dark Cave), Nau Ruou Cave (Cooking Wine Cave)
Landmarks Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Trang An 
- Day 7
Hanoi to Halong Bay
After breakfast and checkout, your guide picks you up at 08:00 to drive to Halong Bay (UNESCO World Heritage Site). You check into your boat and have fresh seafood lunch while cruising past limestone karsts. The afternoon lets you visit caves, swim, or watch the sunset. After dinner at a seaside restaurant, there's squid fishing before you settle in for the night aboard.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch of fresh seafood on cruise), Dinner (Dinner at a restaurant)
Included Activities
- Halong Bay cruise
- Visit limestone karsts and islets
- Option to visit caves
- Option to swim
- Squid fishing
Optional Activities
- Visit karst grottoes
- Swimming
- Beach stop and sunset viewing
Landmarks Halong Bay 
- Day 8
Halong Bay to Hanoi
Wake early to catch the sunrise over Halong Bay with its limestone islets. After breakfast, you continue cruising where nearly every islet has its own name based on shape (Sail Island, Fisherman's Head Rock, Butterfly Rock, Turtle Islet). Then you return by car to Hanoi for hotel check-in with free time for leisure or shopping.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast on cruise), Lunch (Lunch on cruise)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing on Halong Bay
- Halong Bay cruising
Optional Activities
- Shopping
- Leisure activities
Landmarks Halong Bay - Day 9
Hanoi to Danang
After hotel breakfast and checkout, your car picks you up at 09:00-09:30 for transfer to Noi Bai Airport and your flight to Danang, arriving 13:25-14:00. You transfer to your hotel, then at 15:30 your guide takes you to Marble Mountains and Non Nuoc Ancient Stone Village (300 years old). Explore mountain caves and temples, have dinner with Hoi An specialties like cao lau and Hoi An chicken rice, then walk through the lantern-lit ancient town at night visiting markets and folk performances. You're back in Danang around 20:30.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant with Hoi An specialties (cao lau, Hoi An chicken rice))
Included Activities
- Visit Non Nuoc Ancient Stone Village (carving demonstration)
- Visit Marble Mountains
- Explore caves and temples (Linh Ung Pagoda, Huyen Khong Cave, Tam Thai Pagoda)
- Visit Hoi An Ancient Town
- Visit Nguyen Hoang night market
- Experience Bai Choi singing performance
Landmarks Marble Mountains Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village Linh Ung Pagoda Hoi An Ancient Town 
- Day 10
Danang to Ba Na Hills
After hotel breakfast, your car and guide pick you up at 07:30-08:00 for Ba Na Hills. You ride the cable car system (holding 4 world records) up past Mo stream with waterfalls and forests. Visit Linh Ung Pagoda and the 27m-high Shakyamuni Buddha statue, explore the colorful Love Flower Garden, and walk across the Golden Bridge at 1,400m with its giant supporting hands. Take another cable car to Ba Na summit and visit FANTASY PARK with games like the Love Wheel and Dinosaur Park. Buffet lunch is at 12:30, then you descend at 15:00 and return to Danang around 16:00-16:30.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Buffet lunch at Ba Na)
Included Activities
- Ba Na Hills cable car ride
- Visit Linh Ung Pagoda
- Visit Shakyamuni Buddha statue
- Visit Love Flower Garden (Le Jardin d'amour)
- Walk across Golden Bridge
- Visit FANTASY PARK (indoor amusement park)
- Amusement park games (most free)
Landmarks Ba Na Hills Golden Bridge Thich Ca Phat Dai (Shakyamuni Buddha Statue) - Day 11
Danang to Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast and checkout, you transfer to the airport at 10:45 for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City, arriving and checking into your hotel. At 17:15-17:30 you transfer to Saigon Port for an evening dinner cruise boarding at 18:00 and departing at 19:45. The boat cruises past Nha Rong Wharf, Bach Dang Wharf, Bason Bridge, and Tan Thuan Bridge while you enjoy buffet dinner with live performances including Philippine music and ethnic dances. You dock around 21:15.
- Meals
- Dinner (Buffet dinner on cruise with Philippine music and ethnic dance performances)
Included Activities
- Saigon River cruise
- Buffet dinner on cruise
- Philippine music performance
- Ethnic dance performances
Landmarks Saigon Port 
- Day 12
Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast you visit Independence Palace and see French Colonial structures like Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office. Then come the War Remnants Museum with Indochina war displays. Lunch follows, then you travel about 1.5 hours by bus to Cu Chi Tunnels. Watch an introductory video on tunnel construction, explore the remaining systems with living areas, kitchens, bedrooms, weapon factories, hospitals, and command centers. You can try special tea and cassava (the guerrillas' wartime food), with optional shooting range access. Return to Saigon in the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Independence Palace (Reunification Palace)
- Visit Notre Dame Cathedral
- Visit Central Post Office
- Visit War Remnants Museum
- Explore Cu Chi Tunnels
- Explore tunnel living areas, kitchens, bedrooms
- View weapon factories, field hospitals, command centers
- Learn about tunnel construction and wartime life
- Taste guerrilla's wartime food (tea and cassava)
Optional Activities
- Shooting range experience at Cu Chi Tunnels
Landmarks Independence Palace Notre Dame Cathedral Central Post Office War Remnants Museum Cu Chi Tunnels 
- Day 13
Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta
After breakfast you drive to My Tho on the Mekong River and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda from the late 19th century. Then board a sampan cruising past four islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. Stop at Unicorn Island to walk country lanes, see orchards, try tropical fruits, and hear local folk music. Take a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son Canal experiencing countryside life and visiting family businesses and a honey-bee farm with honey tea and coconut candy workshops. Lunch is at a local restaurant, then spend the afternoon cycling around Tan Thach Village meeting villagers or relax in hammocks. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda
- Sampan cruise past Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, Tortoise islands
- Walk around Unicorn Island
- View orchards and enjoy tropical fruits
- Listen to local folk music
- Hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son Canal
- Visit honey-bee farm
- Coconut candy workshop
- Cycling around Tan Thach Village
- Meet local villagers
Optional Activities
- Relax in hammocks instead of cycling
Landmarks My Tho Vinh Trang Pagoda Mekong Delta 
- Day 14
Ho Chi Minh City to Home
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, then check out and transfer to the airport for your departure flight home. You head off with great memories of your Vietnam tour.
- End point
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Ho Chi Minh City, 72100, Vietnam (We drop off customers at Tan Son Nhat international airport, 00:00 - 23:55)
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
