8 DAYS VIETNAM FROM HANOI TO HOCHIMINH CITY

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Hanoi City Tour (L/D)

Pick up at the airport and then transfer you to the hotel in Hanoi City’s center – the most exciting place for tourists. Depending on your flight schedule, our guide will take you to Hanoi City Tour which offers layers of Chinese and French influence, gaggles of scooters and a wealth of world-class restaurants. Visit the revered Temple of Literature, dedicated to Confucius and the site of the country’s first university, or wander through the notorious Hoa Lo Prison Museum, once filled with American prisoners of war. Note: Check in time is 14:00 pm. After dinner at a local restaurant, enjoy a water puppet show at Thang Long Theatre.

Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B/L/D)

7:45-8:15 AM: Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus picks up. Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmland and Red River delta.

12:00 – 12:30 Arriving at Tuan Chau Marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Meet the captain, crew and join us for a welcome drink as we tell you about life onboard.

12:30: Check in your cabin. Time to refresh.

13:00: A delectable lunch is served while cruising ahead to HaLong Bay

14:00: Explore the Surprising Cave – the most beautiful cave in Ha long Bay, one of the widest grottoes in Ha Long Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.

15:30 visit Titop Island for swimming, climb up to the Top of the Island to take the best view of Halong Bay. Continue cruising to the quiet area while enjoying the beautiful seascape on the way.

18:00: Enjoy the Sunset Party on the sundeck.

19:00 Dinner is served.

20:00 Socialize with other guests or just laze around

Overnight stay onboard Cruise Ship in Halong Bay

Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L)

6:30 – 6:45 Take part in a Tai Chi Class on the deck.

7:00 Breakfast on board while the boat starts cruising to the Natural Preservation Zone.

8:00 Kayaking to explore around the area or visit a floating house and learn about the daily life of the local fishermen who live there.

9:00 Take time to refresh and relax before checking out. Bags can be left in the luggage store.

10:00 Join the Cooking Class where you can learn to make Vietnamese traditional Spring rolls before brunch is served.

11: 30 – 12:00 Disembark at the harbor Tuan Chau Marina.

17:00 Arrive in  Hanoi. # Hanoi Hochiminh Tour

* Because of cruising conditions, the program may be changed slightly due to specific weather or tide conditions without prior notice to visitors. Wi-Fi is available although internet connectivity is limited due to the geography of Ha Long. Timeline is just approximate

Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Day 4: Hanoi – Excursion to Hoa Lu – Tam Coc in Ninh Binh Province (B/L)

7:30-07:45: Our tour guide and driver will drive you to Ninh Binh province, 120 km away from Ha Noi.

9:30: A short break for 20 minutes to relax

10:30: The first destination on this trip is Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, the very first capital of Vietnam. You will know the reasons why the capital was decided by Vietnam’s ancestors to be Hanoi at that time. You will be extremely impressed by the outstanding architecture of the temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second Emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17th century.

11:45: Buffet lunch in the restaurant with a variety of local foods like goat meat, fried rice…Vegetarian food is always available in the buffet lunch.

13:00: Continue the excursion to Tam Coc (Three Cave) by a 1,5-hour bamboo boat ride. During the boat trip, you will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky and stunning cave system. All make a masterpiece which Vietnamese people call this area “Halong Bay on land’’.

14:30: The trip is followed by 45 minutes cycling around the village to discover the life of local people.

15:30 – 16:00: Come back to our shuttle bus and to Hanoi

18:30: Arrive at the hotel in Hanoi

Overnight stay in Hanoi. #Hanoi Hochiminh Tour

Day 5: Ha Noi – Flight To Ho Chi Minh City (B)

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Pick up and transfer to the hotel at the most touristic area of Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh – Vietnam’s largest economic and cultural center, boasts soaring skyscrapers that tower over charming French colonial structures and traditional pagodas from Saigon’s yesteryear. Past the bustling streets and dizzying traffic.

Take a short city tour to Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office and Reunification Palace right in the heart of the city. Cruise dinner along the Saigon River is an optional experience you would love to have.

Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City. # Hanoi Hochiminh Tour

Day 6: Ho Chi Minh City –  Mekong Delta Tour (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Leave the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River.

Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which dates back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islets known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise.

Stop over at Unicorn Islet, walk around the country lane and see orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk music performance by the local people. After visiting a fruit plantation, ride a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the Mekong Delta’s countryside with a stop at the family-run business producing honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and visit a coconut candy workshop.

Time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, where you will meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Back to the boat and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City. # Hanoi Hochiminh Tour

Day 7: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnel Tour (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departing for Cu Chi will take approximately one and a half hours by driving.

Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will watch an introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time.

Then, spend your time exploring the remaining area and tunnel systems which include the specially constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers. The complex helps whoever living inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purposes during the war.

The tour ends at a meeting room where special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. Optional activity will be for those who want to try the real shooting gun.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City – Departure (B)

Free time after breakfast until being transferred to the airport for departure flight. Note: Check in time – 14.00pm and check out time – 12.00pm

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