Vietnam Highlights 7 Days

Welcome to Hanoi – Vietnam!
Upon arrival, You will be welcomed at the Tan Son Nhat airport by our driver and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Overnight in Saigon. Overnight in Saigon.
 

After breakfast at hotel, picked by at hotel (by taxi or local driver) to meeting point and drive heading to My Tho the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products like coconut candy, rice paper,… Upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop at one of 4 island in the area for sightseeing. Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation. After that you will embark on the small boats rowed by the the local people thru the small cannels with water coconut tree to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee. We continue getting on the big boat to visit the vast area. Afternoon, drive back to Saigon with stop to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pogoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture. Overnight at hotel in Saigon. Overnight at hotel in Saigon.

After breakfast at hotel, picked by at hotel (by taxi or local driver) to meeting point and we start the city tour at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral (outside), built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. We continue visiting the War Museum where diverse exhibits on the Vietnam and Indochina Wars are displayed where you will learn more about the military history of Vietnam which will make you think about war crimes and the Vietnamese who must suffer the terrible torture during the time of war.

Afternoon, drive to visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be.  You even can try to crawl some dozens of m on the tunnel underground to have the real experience.

Late afternoon, transferred back to downtown. Overnight in Saigon.
 

Breakfast at hotel. Check out and transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi. 

Upon arrival, picked up by the driver and transferred to check in hotel in the old quarter. (The check in time is 14:00pm).

Afternoon, Let’s start our city tour from Temple of Literature, the 1st University in Vietnam then continue to Ba Dinh Square - the biggest square in Hanoi where all biggest cultural, political events of the cities for taking photos of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Exterior). Later have an overall view of the capital by a “cyclo” visit, which will start around the Old Quarter of Hanoi, stop near Hoan Kiem Lake (the “Sword” Lake). Overnight in Hanoi.
 

Have breakfast at hotel and check out. 

At around 8:30 – 09:00, picked up at hotel by our shuttle bus and head East for more than 3 hours to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994, with the green paddyfields and rural villages shown along the road. Upon your arrival in Tuan Chau pier, check in the cruise and have your lunch. Our cruise passes by Dog Head and Swan Islands before reaching to Luon cave area, the perfect combination of lime-stone mountains and jade-green sea by bamboo boat with local people. Later, visit the Titop Island around one hour for swimming, sun-bathing or getting a panoramic view on island peak. As the sun sets over the bay, we head back to our cruise and relax. Dinner will be served with local seafood. After dinner you may choose to enjoy drinks from the bar or experience squid fishing. Overnight on board.

The program will be little varied upon your chosen cruise.
 

Breakfast on cruise. Enjoy the morning view of the beautiful landscape with a cup of coffee or tea. You will visit the impressive Cave of Ha Long Bay – Surprising Cave (Sửng Sốt), a truly awesome and amazing cave to experience. On the way back to the marina while serving lunch, you can take amazing pictures of Mother Nature showing full of typical islets in Halong Bay. Check out your cabin then cruise back to Tuan Chau pier at 11:00AM. Disembark and our shuttle bus will transfer back to your hotel in Hanoi for check in. Your free time for own sightseeing. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel. Your time at leisure and explore the city by your own until transferring to the airport for the onward flight home. (Check out time is 12:00pm)

Optional tours: Because of the late departure flight, you can consider to sign in our optional tour as below:
FULL-DAY NINH BINH – HOA LU – TAM COC – BICH DONG  CAVE. TOUR CODE: NB01 (Group tour/Private tour)
Timing: from 8:00 – 18:00
Pick-up and drop-off point: Hotel in the Old Quarter area
Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel. Today will be your great chance to visit to Ninh Binh, one of the oldest capitals of Vietnam. The area is featured by lots of well-known sceneries, which include Tam Coc Caves and Hoa Lu ancient capital with the old temples dedicated to King Dinh & King Le reigned in 10th century. The visit in Ninh Binh starts by a visit to the shady Dinh and Le temples, the site that used to be the kings’ palace in 10th century. Further discovery in Ninh Binh will be continued by a boat trip in Tam Coc where spectacular limestone karsts jut out from the green paddy fields reminding about Guilin (China) and Halong Bay of Vietnam, which gives this scenery the name “Halong-bay-on-land”. Continue visit Bich Dong Pagoda which was built on mountain side featured by its unique architecture of perfect combination of ancient pagodas with cross-covered roofs, natural caves and majestic mountains. The Pagoda has three temples – Ha Pagoda, Trung Pagoda, Thuong Pagoda named as their positions from the foot hill to the top of the mountain. Once you reach to Thuong Pagoda, you will be treated with a beautiful scenic view of the surrounding countryside… Afternoon transfer back to Hanoi, meet your driver at the meeting point who will transfer you to the airport for the onward flight.

TOUR PRICE: including all sightseeing, transfers, entrance fee, English speaking tour guide:
Group Tour: USD 30/person
Private tour: USD 65/person (applied from 2 pax up).

HANOI CITY TOUR AND BAT TRANG CEREMIC VILLAGE (private tour)
Timing: from 8:00 – 18:00
Pick-up and drop-off point: Hotel in the Old Quarter area

Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel. Let’s start our city tour with a visit to the Complex of Ho Chi Minh which includes Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday and all afternoon) , his house-on-stilts and fish pond, and the One-Pillar Pagoda. After that we will move on to the Museum of Ethnology, where you can find an excellent full collection of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam and wonderful implications of artifacts and patterns from their traditional handicrafts and clothes. 

Afternoon visit Bat Trang Ceramic Village, founded in 15th century in the suburb of Hanoi, which has been renown for centuries for their products of refined porcelain, terra-cotta, crackle glazed pottery for Vietnamese use and shipping abroad. Learn how to make a handicraft pottery and immerse yourself in traditional culture as well as the local's daily life. Leaving Bat Trang, we back to city center.

TOUR PRICE: including all sightseeing, transfers, entrance fee, English speaking tour guide:
Private tour: USD 55/person (applied from 2 pax up).