Itinerary
- Day 1
Ho Chi Minh City Arrival
Your driver meets you at Tan Son Nhat Airport with a Wonderscape signboard, then takes you directly to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Check-in happens around 2 PM, giving you the rest of the afternoon and evening to settle in and recover from travel.
- Start point
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Ho Chi Minh City, 72100, Vietnam (Arrival hall)
- Day 2
Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta and Return
Early start heading to My Tho in the Mekong Delta. You'll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda first, then board a sampan to cruise past the Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise islands. At Unicorn Island, walk through country lanes to see orchards and try tropical fruits while listening to local folk music. The day includes stops at a fruit plantation and a hand-rowed sampan ride through Thoi Son canal. A family honey-bee farm visit lets you sample honey tea and learn about coconut candy making. After lunch, you can either cycle around Tan Thach village to meet locals, or relax in hammocks if you prefer. Late afternoon return to Ho Chi Minh City.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda
- Sampan cruise around Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise islands
- Walking tour on Unicorn Island with orchards and tropical fruit tasting
- Folk song performance by local people
- Fruit plantation visit
- Hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal
- Honey-bee farm visit with honey tea and coconut candy workshop
- Cycling around Tan Thach village
- Meet local villagers and experience daily Mekong Delta life
Optional Activities
- Hammock relaxing for those unable to join cycling trip
Landmarks Vinh Trang Pagoda Dragon Island Unicorn Island Phoenix Island Tortoise Island Thoi Son Canal Tan Thach Village 
- Day 3
Ho Chi Minh City to Hoi An
Breakfast at your hotel, then the morning is yours for shopping or wandering Ho Chi Minh City independently. Your driver picks you up for transfer to the airport for your afternoon flight to Da Nang. Once there, you're taken to your Hoi An hotel for check-in. The evening is free to rest, walk around, or check out local shops.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Ho Chi Minh City independently
- Shopping in Ho Chi Minh City
- Day 4
Hoi An Eco-Village and Cooking Experience
Morning cooking tour runs from 8:30 AM to 1 PM. Start by exploring the coconut forest and stopping at a colorful local market to learn which ingredients locals use. Then head to Eco-Village Cam Thanh where you'll take a bamboo basket boat through nipa palm forest and pick up handmade souvenirs. You'll practice traditional fishing net techniques and watch for purple crabs in the canal. After learning how Vietnamese cooking methods differ from what you might know, you cook and eat 5 Vietnamese dishes you've made yourself.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch of 5 Vietnamese dishes prepared during cooking class)
Included Activities
- Morning market tour with local sellers
- Eco-Village Cam Thanh exploration by bamboo basket boat
- Nipa palm forest experience
- Handmade nipa palm crafts (hats, watches, rings)
- Fishing net demonstration and purple crab observation
- Traditional Vietnamese cooking class with 5 dishes
- Ingredient learning and traditional cooking methods
Landmarks Hoi An Old Town Eco-Village Cam Thanh - Day 5
Hoi An Free Day with Optional Activities
This day is completely free in Hoi An. If you book the optional tour, your guide picks you up with a bicycle to cycle through paddle fields and shrimp farms toward Tra Que vegetable village. You'll participate in digging, sowing, planting, and harvesting vegetables using traditional tools, then taste E Water, a local specialty. From there, continue cycling through rice fields and villages to meet lantern-making craftsmen. You'll learn their techniques and create your own lantern to take home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Full-day cycling and cultural tour with lunch
- Cycling through paddle fields and shrimp farms
- Tra Que vegetable village with hands-on farming activities (digging, sowing, planting, harvesting)
- E Water tasting at Tra Que
- Cycling through rice fields and villages
- Lantern-making workshop with craftsmen
- Create and take home a handmade lantern
Landmarks Tra Que Vegetable Village - Day 6
Hoi An to Hanoi
Spend your final morning in Hoi An before your private driver takes you to Da Nang airport for the flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, another driver picks you up and takes you to your hotel in Hanoi's city center. The rest of the day is yours to relax and explore at your own pace.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi city center independently
- Day 7
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay Cruise
After breakfast, the cruise team picks you up for the drive through the Red River Delta toward Ha Long Bay. You'll pass through green rice paddies and reach the bay by midday to begin your cruise around limestone rocks and karst grottoes. Seafood lunch is served on the boat, then you visit a famous limestone cave. The afternoon offers swimming or kayaking near floating villages and shops. Back on the boat for early dinner, with the evening free for optional boat activities or simply relaxing.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Seafood lunch served on boat), Dinner (Early dinner served on boat)
Included Activities
- Scenic drive through Red River Delta
- Ha Long Bay cruise and limestone rock exploration
- Karst grotto exploration
- Seafood lunch on boat
- Limestone cave visit
- Swimming or kayaking near floating villages and shops
Optional Activities
- Optional evening activities on the boat
Landmarks Ha Long Bay 
- Day 8
Ha Long Bay to Hanoi
Rise early to catch the sunrise over Ha Long Bay and breathe in the ocean air. Breakfast is served on the boat while you cruise leisurely past thousands of islands. Stop at a floating fishing village to hear stories from the fishermen about their daily life. Lunch comes as you cruise back toward Ha Long City pier. You'll arrive back in Hanoi between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast served on boat), Lunch (Lunch served on boat during cruise back to Ha Long City)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing in Ha Long Bay
- Leisure cruise through Ha Long Bay islands
- Photography opportunities
- Floating fishing village visit
- Fishermen's stories and daily life
Landmarks Ha Long Bay - Day 9
Hanoi Departure
Have a healthy breakfast on your final morning, then handle check-out by noon. Spend time at local markets picking up souvenirs before your private driver takes you to the airport for your flight home. Your trip ends today.
- End point
- Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, 12200, Vietnam (Departure gate)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Shop at local markets for souvenirs
