10 Days 9 Nights Holiday in Vietnam

“Xin chào” - Welcome to Hanoi – the heart of Vietnam. You will be welcomed by our guide and driver at airport then transfer to hotel in city for check in. (Check in time: 14.00. Early check in at surcharge).

Located at the center of Red River Delta and with more than one thousand years’ history, Hanoi became the capital of Vietnam. Visiting Hanoi, you will not only witness a busy developing city through modern architects and busy streets but also learn more about history, culture, nature and friendly local people

Refresh yourself after a long flight and be ready for a wonderful trip to explore our home – Vietnam.

Overnight at hotel

Meals: None

At around 8am, our guide will pick you up at hotel for a full day tour around Hanoi with a start at Ho Chi Minh Complex includes: Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from outside), the Presidential Palace, the house on stilt, the botanical garden and the One-pillar pagoda. This used to be the residence of the Governor of Indochina until 1954, it became the place where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked until his last day.

Continue the tour to Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam and also the place where worship Confucius. Coming here, you will have a talk deep with our guide about education history of Vietnam since a thousand year ago until now.

Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon, spend your time to learn about the bitter sweet history of Vietnam at Hoa Lo Prison. Hoa Lo Prison was built in 1896 by the French to house Vietnamese patriots during Indochina War, and later, it was used by Vietnamese to hold American pilots who were shot down during the Vietnam War. Hoa Lo Prison also had other name as “Maison Central” by the French and “Hanoi Hilton” by American servicemen.

Enjoy one hour for cyclo tour around the Old Quarter - the bustling heart of Hanoi to see the daily life of local people and French architecture along ancient streets. Skilled craftsmen started to migrate and artisan guilds were formed on the famous "36 Streets", the Old Quarter has been a commercial center since the 11th century.

The day will be wrapped up with a Water Puppet Show, a traditional art form closely linked with the agricultural roots of the Vietnamese people on the Red River Delta

Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Early breakfast at hotel then departure to Halong, drive across the Red River Delta and reach the cruise lounge before noon. Have a short time to relax before embark at the cruise. Take your key from the crew and enjoy relaxing time in your own cabin or at sundeck before having lunch at the restaurant.

After lunch, continue your journey to discover Halong Bay – the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northern Vietnam. Each cruise will have different schedule for your trip and you may visit a beautiful cave, have some swimming or other activities like sunset party, cooking demonstration etc before dinner.

After dinner is your free time. You may choose to enjoy fresh air on the sundeck or try your luck with squid fishing and just laying in your own cabin.

Dinner and overnight on board

Note:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

If you don’t mind, please try to wake up early and join the Taichi class with the crew and enjoy watching sunrise on the bay. Take part in other activities of the 2nd day while the boat cruise back to the Habour.

Farewell with the crew and Halong. Meet your guide and driver again for transfer back to Hanoi.

Free time on your own before transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for an overnight train to Hue. (SE3/1930-0830/Sharing 4-berth air-conditioned cabin - Subject to change)

Note: There is no hotel in Hanoi. In case guest needs, kindly advise by return.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Meet your guide and driver at Hue Railway Station then transfer to a local restaurant for breakfast.

After breakfast, start your visit with first stop at Imperial Royal Citadel – home to 13 Kings of Nguyen Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam. Then, take a boat trip along Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and a garden house.

Have a late lunch at local restaurant before transfer to hotel for check in. Rest of the day is your free day.

Overnight at hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Check out hotel and have a short drive to Tu Duc Royal Tomb. The tomb includes numerous separate memorials connected by pleasant walkways surround a lake. The major portions of the tomb complex were completed from 1864-67, along with future temple buildings that served as a retreat for Tu Duc and his many wives during his lifetime.

Your journey continues with a 3 hour drive to the south with a green view of the stretch of Truong Son mountain range on one side and a spectacular view of the East Sea on the other. En route, you will have a short break at peak of Hai Van Pass for photo shot before reaching Danang – the beach city in the Center Vietnam.

Lunch at local restaurant before continue your trip to Hoi An. Check in your hotel and relax.

Afternoon, take a short walking tour around Hoi An Town across ancient streets of Hoi An, lined with Chinese traders’ homes and wooden houses reincarnated as restaurants, cafés, and outlets for local artists, craftsmen and tailors. Explore 400 years old Japanese Bridge, 300 years old Chinese temple, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants' house etc.

Free in the evening. Overnight at hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Have a full day at leisure to explore Hoi An town and beach on your own or join our excursions at surcharge.

Overnight at hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at hotel then meet your guide for transfer to Danang airport for flight to Saigon.

Upon arrival Ho Chi Minh airport, meet your guide and driver for transfer to local restaurant for lunch.

Afternoon, enjoy a city tour to The Reunification Palace, the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until April 30, 1975. Close to the palace some of the best examples of French colonial architecture are represented in the forms of Notre Dame Cathedral (outside) and the Central Post Office. Finish the day with a stop at Ben Thanh Market where you could try your ability in bargain to get unforgettable gifts to your family and friends at home.

Overnight in Saigon

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Your guide will meet you at hotel then take a beautiful drive through the Mekong Delta.  Known as the rice bowl of Vietnam because of its large rice production, the area has also diversified into activities related to aquaculture.

Embark your boat at Hung Vuong Pier for boat trip on Ben Tre river. You will witness lively activities in morning as fishing, coconut cargo boats carrying on river, visit a traditional brickwork to see how to make bricks by hand, have a look stages of coconut processing from husk off, prize out to peel out by hand at a coconut workshop. Go on small waterway and stop at local house to see feeding bee, enjoy honey tea. Walking along canal to coconut candy workshop, have a look them making candy by hand, try some sweet, enjoy some fruits and listen to local music as well. Go on by boat, and walk to farmer house who making sleeping mats.

Continue with a ride on rural tracks or drive tuktuk through coconut grove, vegetable plains (cucumber, bitter melon...). Keep going by row boat on shady palm tree canal and stop for lunch at riverside restaurant. Boating back Hùng vương pier by motorboat.

Meet your driver again for transfer back to Saigon.

Overnight in Saigon

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy the last day in Ho Chi Minh City on your own before transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for flight back home.

Check out time: 12.00. Late check out at surcharge

Meals: Breakfast