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From North to South, from countryside to town, from the mountain to the sea, you will have a chance to see all the best of Vietnam within 3 weeks. We offer a wide range of accommodation, interesting activities and unforgettable experiences.
Arrive at Noi Bai Airport. You are welcomed by our team at the exit gate. Transfer to the hotel (~45 mins). Check in and recover from jetlag.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: N/A
With ochre-coloured colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and scenic lakes, Hanoi is full of charm. Its history is tied to French colonialism and the architecture, cuisine and local culture still bear evidence of the French influence. You might choose to wake up early this morning, as the entire city seems to do just that. A walk around the lake observing the morning Thai Chi is like a dream.
Come back to your hotel and have breakfast before meet up with your guide for the half-day tour to see the top attractions in Hanoi. The Ho Chi Minh Complex, which consists of the Presidential Palace (outside), the One Pillar Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and his stilt house, is one of the destinations on the day tour of Hanoi. Additionally, you have the opportunity to go to the first national institution, The Temple of Literature, which was founded in the eleventh century. In a tranquil pagoda by a lake, you can learn about Buddhist principles. Explore a variety of activities and Vietnamese folk games, such as calligraphy and mandarin square capture (O An Quan), at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.
Exploring the Train Street and street food in Old Quarter where you can make your way along the winding lanes that were renowned for their guilds that produced specialty crafts. Today, the names of the streets still refer to their location or primary commodity
Tour-guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast at your hotel, drive to Pu Luong Nature Reserve. The drive is about 4 hours with stops en-route for refreshment.
Check in your resort and enjoy some rest before taking a leisure walk to get close to village life, interact with locals living in the neighborhood. Glimpse at daily life, walk around working farmland and terrace rice fields, and get to know more about the local culture.
Tour-guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, our guide will take you on a trekking route that suits your fitness, from easy walk to challenging trek, depends on your desire and your health.
Pu Luong offers the scenic landscape of the steep slopes of the mountains & valleys covered with terraced rice, dotted with small settlements of wooden houses on stilts where local Thai ethnics live from generations to generations.
The terraced rice fields during or after the harvest season are beautiful.
The walk will be through the rice fields, villages with stops at local families to learn about their tradition or simply enjoy the panoramic view.
Later afternoon, transfer back to enjoy the peacefulness of your resort.
Tour-guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Cham River, where you begin your walk in search of stunning water wheels. Get up close to each wheel and discover how water is moved from river to handmade bamboo aqueducts via simple constructions of all sizes.
Plan your travel so that you can have a chance to attend the colorful Pho Doan Market which is scheduled every Sunday and Thursday.
You will then drive to Ninh Binh. Check in your resort and relax.
Tour-guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Our first visit today is to visit Trang An – the place of special geological characteristics and historical sites from the early time of Vietnam. Going through hundreds of years under the effects of nature, limestone mountains and caves having various shapes of stalactite inside have become the main scene of this area. Covering these limestone mountains are tropical forests with the diversity of flora and fauna, which brings fresh air and breathtaking landscape for Trang An. The area is best explored by rowing boat.
Next, transfer to Dancing Cave, known as “Hang Mua”, the destination has been one of the favorite sites for those visiting Ninh Binh. You will take a leisure bike ride through the lodge before conquering 500 stone steps to the peak, you will be given a great viewpoint to admire the stunning panoramic view of Tam Coc.
Transfer back to your resort & relax.
Tour-guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, we will pick you up to embark on a journey to the mesmerizing Halong Bay.
On arrival, you are welcomed on board and served a mouth-watering lunch while cruising through the bay. Depending on which cruise you choose, the detailed itinerary will include a visit to karst cave, kayaking (an extra option on most of the boats, some boats have kayaking included), swimming in crystal water, and enjoying the landscape or relaxing at the sundeck. The day will end with a sumptuous dinner on board, and you will spend the night under the starry sky.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves, fresh air, and breeze. A brand new day comes. Following breakfast, you can discover a breathtaking limestone grotto before returning to the boat for a scenic cruise back to the dock.
Your boat will arrive at the harbor by 11:30 am, and your driver is waiting to take you to the airport to take a flight to Hue. Arrive in Hue, meet our driver then depart to the hotel. Overnight in Hue.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Start our sightseeing today at Thien Mu Pagoda to visit one of the most ancient and historic Buddhist place. From here, board a dragon boat cruising the Perfume River to Imperial City. Visit the charms of The Citadel in this former Imperial City with many well-preserved royal monuments in Hue. Exit the Citadel and take a walk through the streets, Tinh Tam Lake, a long the branch of Huong River and stop at Dong Ba Market, the biggest local market in Hue. Visiting a local market is the best way to learn about a local’s life, habits and a piece of local culture.
After your lunch at the local restaurant, we will then take a 10-min drive to Thuy Xuan conical hat village to visit a local family who produce the traditional hat and incense.
You can have many photos taken with creative decoration from colorful incense sticks made by people here. Return to your hotel for relax.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After your leisure breakfast and enjoy your resort, we depart to Hoi An, stop to visit Lang Co Beach- is known for having one of the most beautiful natural coastal landscapes in Vietnam, it has a very beautiful and long stretch beach, in an arc shape, with mountains in the background of Bac Ma National Parkover, and stopover the scenic Hai Van Pass – meaning the Pass of Ocean Clouds, which boats a spectacular panoramic view of the central coastline from the summit. Both places offer numerous photo opportunities.
Then we will stop to visit Marble Mountain, a group of five small hills made from limestone and marble. A well-known pilgrimage site with peaks, caves, tunnels and temples, we will walk up Thuy Son (Water Mountain), where we discover secret hidden grottos filled with religious statues and places of worship. Along the way we are sure to see locals ambling along or Buddhist monks making their way to prayer.
Once a vital seaport on par with Macau, the now-tranquil Hoi An has been incredibly well preserved. Its fascinating medley of architecturally diverse 400-year-old buildings and perfectly intact streetscapes have merited it UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Check-in your hotel and relax.
Then, free to walk into the heart of Hoi An, a former trading port that welcomed Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab merchants between the 16th to 18th Centuries. Nowadays, Hoi An is famous for its stunning restored architecture, homemade silk, expert tailors, distinctive yellow walls and delicious noodles and seafood. Its relaxed vibe and pedestrian streets make this town a pleasure to discover by foot. Along your stroll, stop off at the city’s best cultural landmarks. Start with a wander through the Chua Ong Pagoda, a stunning Chinese-style structure built in 1653 to honour the Chinese general Quan Cong. Then, head onward to the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, famous for the Jinshang Temple dedicated to the goddess of the sea. Since the city’s culture was linked closely with the sea – and the safety of merchant sailors that frequented its shores – this temple is one of the most historic and significant in the entire town. Then, we wander onward to the 200-year- old ancestral Tan Ky House and the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge built by Japanese craftsmen and doubling as a temple. Learn about how the bridge was constructed and how it became a major landmark in the city.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you take the half day tour to My Son – the sanctuary of Cham culture. You will walk into the ruins of ancient My Son holy land to recall the Champa people’s glory days dating from the 4th to the 13th century. Afternoon, balance your leisure time between lounging at the beach or happily emptying your wallet while browsing the world of handicrafts and souvenirs that Hoian has to offer or simply stroll along the riverside to get a feel for the olden days of the busy Faifo merchant port. Overnight in Hoi An.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for a short afternoon flight to Da Lat – the most romantic and European style city in Vietnam. On arrival transfer and check in to your hotel.
Evening free to explore the town on your own.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After your breakfast, our guide and driver will take you out to Cau Dat farm where you can hunt for clouds and visit the green tea farm, the next stop is Ve Chai pagoda which is built and decorated by thousands of pieces of broken ceramics. The, relax at the weasels coffee farm to understand the way to make real coffee from weasels and enjoy a cup of coffee. Last but not least, we will see old train station and Bao Dai’s villa which is a base for the last Emperor on his many hunting expeditions to the surrounding hill. Come back to your hotel and go for a walk to Da Lat night market on your own to discover Da Lat nightlife. Overnight in Dalat.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast
Late in the morning, our driver to pick you up for a ride to Nha Trang. The drive is scenic, with splendid views and natural landscape along. After about 3- hour drive, we arrive in Nha Trang, check in and leisure.
Tour guide: N/A
Meals: Breakfast
Free at leisure on your own to enjoy the beach and resort.
Tour guide: N/A
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, enjoy your resort and check-out, then meet up with your driver for the transfer to the airport to take a short flight to Saigon. Upon arrival, check in your hotel.
Remainder of the day is free at leisure on your own. Overnight in Saigon.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast
Today, we set out to the outskirts of the city to Cu Chi and witness the tremendous work done by V.C and guerrilla fighters during the Vietnam war, the complicated network of tunnels that remains to these days.
Back to the city centre and tour to all the hot spots including Central Post Office, Reunification Palace and the provocative War Remnants Museum; browse for some souvenirs at the bustling BenThanh market or stroll along the ancient Rue Cardinal (now Dong Khoi Street) to see how fascinating and extraordinary the city’s life and lights seem not to stop until midnight.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast
We will be transferred around 2,5- hour drive to Cai Be and board our boat. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew to serve you is ready to check you into the cabins. Lunch is served while en route. The cruise slips into the canal, in the middle of the river, between markets and churches, a unique opportunity for a glimpse of the very varied life on the banks as well as on the water. Visit to a village on the banks of a river, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants while visiting their orchard or rice fields nearby.
Back on board and rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. Dinner is served on board. The boat sets anchor, overnight on board.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide on board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We may get up for breakfast as early as 06:30 am. The ship then departs towards Can Tho. Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, transfer onto a local boat to navigate through and visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens and return to the Ninh Kieu pier. By mid-morning, the boat trip will end on shore at Can Tho where your driver will take you back to Saigon. Check in our hotel and relax.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide on board
Meals: Breakfast
Free for your own leisure until pick up and transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Tour guide: N/A
Meals: Breakfast
