Start Hanoi
End Ho Chi Minh City
Desinations
Days 12
Xin chao! Welcome to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Our driver will wait for you at arrival hall and then transfer you to the hotel for your check-in.
Free time at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Old Quarter area.
Have a breakfast at hotel.
7.30 - 8.00: Tour guide will pick you up at hotel lobby and head to Ninh Binh province.
After 2.5 hours, you arrive at Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam in 10th century. You will have a deeper side about Vietnamese history as well as culture through visiting Hoa Lu ancient capital and King Ding temple. Move to Am Tien Cave, a famous check-in point in Ninh Binh recently. You will climb up 205 stairs with tree-covered path to reach the cave, you will have a stunning view of Ao Giai Lake and mountains.
12.30: Have set menu lunch at the local restaurant with Vietnamese dishes.
In the afternoon, you will have special experience with a sampan boat trip on Tam Coc. Your boat will follow Ngo Dong’s river and lead to three emerald water caves: Hang Ca, Hang Hai and Hang Ba. You can be overwhelmed by the landscape of beautiful caves were filled up many shimmering stalactites which formed in thousands of years by nature.
You will come back to Hanoi and the hotel around 18.45.
Overnight at hotel in Old Quarter area.
Have early breakfast at your hotel.
7:00: You will be picked up and depart to Sapa following Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway. Along the way, you will have a chance to enjoy the beauty of northwestern mountains, terraced fields are sparkling in the sunlight, or dim in thick fog. Have a short break time in 30 minutes and then continue the trip to Sapa.
13.00-13.30: Arrive in Sapa, have lunch at the restaurant, and check in the hotel.
14.30: The tour guide picks you from the hotel and takes you on to walk to the Moana. A check-in area with man-made structures but arranged in harmony with nature to create a unique, strange, and beautiful landscape. The check-in area is only 500m from the Stone Church, with the view embracing the Hoang Lien Son range and the majestic Fansipan peak. This place consists of seven categories, attracting young people by many unique miniatures. They are a Bali heaven gate, Moana girl statue, infinity lake, golden hand, death swing, a lonely tree, and coffee area.
18.30: Having dinner with your group. After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside a charcoal fire, or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market - one of the unique cultures of ethnic minorities in the northwest of Vietnam.
Overnight at a hotel in Sapa.
07.00: Have breakfast in the hotel restaurant and enjoy a cup of coffee while watching the Sapa panorama view.
08.30: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in twentieth century.
You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minotities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools... Come back the hotel.
11.30: Check out the hotel and have lunch.
The spare time you can choose relax at the hotel or go tho the centre to drink coffee, buy souvernirs for your beloved ones. 15.00: Get on the car and go back to Hanoi.
21.00: Arrive in Hanoi. Tour ends.
Overnight stay at the hotel in the Old Quarter.
Have a breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
7.45 - 8.30: Tour guide will pick you up at hotel lobby and head to Halong Bay. When you arrive to Ha Long, you will have a short break time before taking a tender to move to cruise.
Check in your cabin and enjoy the welcome drink.
13.30: Have lunch with Vietnamese dishes and observe beautiful landscapes while cruising to Bai Tu Long Bay.
Bai Tu Long Bay belongs to Ha Long city which located near to Ha Long Bay. The bay owns the similar landscapes compared to Halong Bay with many limestone mountains on emerald water. The bay also has many notable destinations but is less crowded as Halong Bay. Do you find excited to explore Bai Tu Long Bay? You will go to Cap La island which belongs to Bai Tu Long Bay. You will spend your time to experience kayak activity. Sit on boat and follow to the water’s flow, you will see many karsts and islets covered trees. Move through karsts in fresh air and breathtaking views, it will be the great moments in day!
After funny experience with kayak, it is Sunset time with tea and fresh fruits. Then, you will be received guidelines from the chef to cook some Vietnamese dished by yourself.
Enjoy the dinner on board around 19.30.
Have free time at night. You can choose to join some activities: play games, squid fishing and sing karaoke.
Overnight on board.
You will start your day with Tai Chi class on sundeck at 06.30. Let’s reset your body with gentle exercise in a stunning view of the bay. It also is great chance to hunt the sunrise on the cruise between the bay, you can see the progress when the sun rises from horizon to the east.
Have a breakfast on board before discovering Thien Canh Son Cave. Go inside the cave, you will be amazed by many stalactites which were formed in thousands of years with full of different shapes and sizes. Stroll around the cave, you will find many interesting stalactites with similar shapes like animals, flowers, etc. Besides that, you will be listened about the history of Bai Tu Long as well as this this cave from tour guide to have a better understanding about this area’s value.
You will come back to the cruise, check out your cabin and to join in fruit craving activity. This time will give you a detailed answer and satisfy your curiosity. Maybe you will find a new hobby! Take the guidance from guide and begin to make your own artwork.
While the cruise returns to Hon Gai Harbour, you will enjoy the last lunch on board around 11.00.
After disembarking at the Pier, you will get on the bus to come back Hanoi. Drop you off at your hotel around 17.00.
You will be transfer to the airport for your evening flight to Danang city by our private car. Do your check-in at the airport and then fly to Danang.
Landing in the beautiful beach city - Danang, our driver will wait for you and take you to the hotel.
Overnight at a hotel in Danang.
Have a breakfast at hotel.
You will spend the first day at the central part of Vietnam to explore Hue city where used to be a capital.
8.00 - 8.30: Tour guide will pick you up at hotel lobby to Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam.
On the way, you will see amazing views of the nature. You will pass to the best coastal roads in the world, the Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Beach. You will have time here to observe the landscapes and take photos. Stop at the Khai Dinh Tomb, the last tomb of Nguyen dynasty. You will be amazed by sophisticated details and the architecture. Be sure that your camera is ready, you can find the beautiful views whenever!
12.30: Have lunch with Hue style dishes to recharge your energy.
In the afternoon, you will move to the Imperial Citadel, the most important place with interesting history. Walk around and get the introduction from tour guide to have a better understanding about this ancient capital. Then take a drive to go Thien Mu Pagoda with beautiful location near Perfume River (Huong River). You will have an unforgettable moment to get the Dragon Boat on Perfume River. Sit on the boat, follow the river’s flows slowly and observe the views of city along the river.
Come back to Danang and drop you off at the hotel around 18.30.
Overnight at the hotel in Danang.
Today, you will visit one of the must-see destinations in Danang city, Ba Na Hills with Golden Bridge. This is a French style village with ancient villas. Because located in high location, its weather is cool and comfortable.
Have a breakfast at a hotel.
7.30 – 8.00. Our tour guide will pick you up to Ba Na Hills, to reach Ba Na Peak you will get the cable car which hold two Guinness World Records: the world’s longest single cable car system and the world highest gap between its departure and arrival station.
You will visit J’Jardin Zone with French architecture buildings such as: Tinh Tam Garden, French Stable, Old Villas. Besides that, you also take a look of Linh Ung pagoda with giant Buddha statue and Linh Uyen garden.
You also have opportunity to look at Golden Bridge with two giant hands holding below by your own eyes, a famous check-in spot in that time. Take your time to have a panorama view from the bridge with 1414 m above the sea level.
After having lunch at a restaurant around 12.00, you will move to Fantasy Park, one of the most morden indoor game center in Asia.The last destination for this day is Linh Ung Linh Tu Pagoda to find peace and have a panorama view of Dang Nang city.
After returning to the hotel around 16.30, you will come back to the hotel to collect luggage to transfer to Hoi An town.
Check in at the hotel in Hoi An.
Spend one night at hotel in Hoi An.
Have a breakfast at a hotel.
7.30 - 8.00: Depart My Son Sanctuary, a capital of Champa Kingdom from 4th to 13th century which was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Let’s explore the sanctuary!
This is a complex of more than 70 Hindu temples covered by mountains. The temples’ architecture represents for different periods in Champa Kingdom’s history and all of them are influenced by Hinduism. Walk around the sanctuary, look at the design of temples and take advantage of this opportunity to find out more about interesting culture of Champa.
After the noon meal at the restaurant, you will take a drive to Hoi An ancient. This time for you to discover this beautiful town. Recently, Hoi An is one destination that you cannot miss in the central of Vietnam. You will explore Hoi An narrow lanes lined with centuries-old houses influenced by Chinese, Japanese, French and European architectures and stop over Hoi An Museum, Ancient Houses, Art Craft Manufacturing Workshop and Japanese Covered Bridge.
When you come back the hotel around 16.40 from Hoi An – My Son tour, our driver will pick you at the hotel to transfer to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh city.
Flight lands. Meet the driver at arrival hall with the welcome board which has your name and then move to the hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
Enjoy the breakfast at your hotel.
Our car and tour guide will pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century.
Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.
The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip.
Have dinner with your group on the way to Can Tho.
Overnight in Can Tho
Breakfast at the hotel.
Take a leisure boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River) then visit to Cai Rang floating market which is the liveliest one in the whole of region.
Have lunch at the restaurant to recharge your energy.
Walking trip to visit the fruit plantation and local noodle factory. Visit Binh Thuy communal house and Munir Ansay Pagoda - a Khmer pagoda, renowned for its unique structure.
Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon.
Overnight staying in a hotel in HCMC.
Have your last breakfast at the hotel.
You will have free time until our private car comes to your hotel and picks you up, then transfer you to the airport for your flight.
Finish your trip in Vietnam for 12 days, hope you get happy time and interesting experiences about our country with us and wish to see you in the near future!
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