- Duration: 12days/ 11nights
- Start: Ho Chi Minh city
- Ends: Hanoi city
- Character: Culture tour & Sightseeing
- Places to visits (routing): Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi tunnels - Mekong delta - Da Nang - Hoi An - Hue - Hanoi city - Halong bay
Brief Itinerary & Route map
- DAY 1: Ho Chi Minh city - street food tour
- DAY 3: Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong Delta
- DAY 3: Mekong Delta - Ho Chi Minh city
- DAY 4: Cao Dai temple - Cu Chi tunnels
- DAY 5: Ho Chi Minh - My Son sanctuary
- DAY 6: Hoi An walking tour
- DAY 7: Hoi An - 1/2 Hue city tour
- DAY 8: Hue - Perfume river - Hanoi
- DAY 9: Hanoi city tour
- DAY 10: Ninh Binh - Halong bay
- DAY 11: Halong Bay - Hanoi
- DAY 12: Hanoi Departure
Details of Tour's Program
DAY 1: Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City - Street food tour (D)
Arrival Ho Chi Minh meet our guide at the airport and transfer to HCM city, check in hotel then taking down street for enjoy SaiGon by night with famous street foods tour within four stops, including Vietnamese dessert-in-a-glass at a local market. Where containing some dishes you’ll try will have a little taste of France, the former colonial rulers of Vietnam. Some dishes contain flavors from China, which ruled Vietnam for 1,000 years. Return hotel for overnight.
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Ho Chi Minh City Hall Ho Chi Minh City Hall
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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
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Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City
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DAY 2: HCM city - Mekong Delta - Can Tho (B/L/D)
Have breakfast, Leave Saigon for My Tho. My Tho is located on the northern banks of the Mekong river and is the closest town in the Delta area to Ho Chi Minh City, about 2 hours drive away. In the center of the town close to the river there is a large market that sells just about anything that can be eaten or is used in day to day business. Around the My Tho area you will find a maze of small canals that can be explored on one of the many organized boat tours. Enjoy a boat ride on the Mekong River and visit an orchard on an island, with lunch en route. Continue with a visit to a snake farm and then continue driving to Can Tho. Check-in hotel (or Homestay) and stay overnight in Can Tho.
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Can Tho City Can Tho City
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Mekong Floating Village Mekong Floating Village
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Boat Trip Visit Mekong Boat Trip Visit Mekong
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DAY 3: Floating market - Can Tho - HCM city (B/L/-)
Have breakfast, Early morning board for a 3-hour cruise to Cai Rang and Phong Dien, 2 big floating markets with stops at a Bun Tau noodle factory and a short trek before arriving at a rice-husking mill. You can even try passing one of the many fragile monkey bridges along the canals photo shot. At the floating markets, you will discover a typical way of displaying and advertising farm products of local people gathering on the Mekong river to trade their goods. Drive back to Saigon with a lunch stop at My Tho. Upon arrive, check in hotel then free at leisure to enjoy yourself. Dinner by your own and overnight in hotel.
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DAY 4: Cao Dai Temple - Cu Chi Tunnels - HCM city (B/L/-)
After breakfast, Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel then transfer to Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh - a province 95 km South East of HCMC, close to Cambodia border. The Cao Dai Temple is like a Walt Disney fantasia of the East. Its exterior is decorated with multi-colored dragons of all shapes and sizes competing for space with a number of swastikas. Above the main entrance is the all-seeing holy eye, the symbol of the Cao Dai sect. The interior is just as engaging as statues of Jesus Christ, Buddha and the Hindu god, Brahma, stand side by side. Cao Dai Temple is the eclectic mix of colors and the amazing use of architecture create a space of beauty, spirituality with a somewhat surreal flavor to western palates! (For the midday service which was unbelievable in Cao Dai Temple - do not miss this!). Have lunch and transfer to Cu Chi Tunnels. You’ll learn the clever design of the tunnels and the strategic use of trap doors, turning the jungle into a pockmarked moonscape, 30 thousand American troops failed to conquered the area! You’ll have a chance to crawl around a portion of the 121 km long, multiple-layered tunnel. You’ll learn how thousands of guerillas managed to stay underground many days at a time, also their great technique to conceal smoke from their cooking. There’re a lot more to enjoy, even a chance to fire real AK bullets. Afternoon drive back to hotel. check in and free at leisure, dinner by your own and overnight in hotel.
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DAY 5: Ho Chi Minh city - Da Nang Arrival - My Son sanctuary(B,L)
Have breakfast, then transfer to airport for flight to Da Nang, pick up on arrive, then transfer to the world heritage site, upon arrive have lunch at local restaurant, then get on a Jeep style vehicle which take you 2km to the ruin towers and sacred land of Cham people. The complex is comprised of seventy Hindu-like towers and temples dating from the second century. This site is a Must-See for those people who are interested in architecture and ancient civilizations and is now one of seven UNESCO World Heritage sites in Vietnam. Afternoon, drive to Hoi An stop over at marble mountain. Check in hotel on arrive, have diner by your own and overnight in hotel.
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My Son Sanctuary My Son Sanctuary
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My Son Sanctuary Trip My Son Sanctuary Trip
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My Son Sanctuary building My Son Sanctuary building
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DAY 6: Hoi An Walking Tour - Thu Bon River with Handicraft Village - Short Cycling (B,L,D)
Have breakfast, then drive down tow by enjoy walking tour of Hoian Ancient Town to visit some stop as Hoi An’s Colorful Local Market, Tan Ky Old House, Fu Jian Assembly Hall, and the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge. Enjoy Cyclo tour an hour to getting around forwarding to the port, Check in hotel and have lunch at local restaurant in the harbor, after lunch, embark on the boat to enjoy boat journey to Thanh Ha pottery village where you can learn and enjoy the daily life of Thanh Ha people. Observing the steps of making a pottery product: vase, pot, kettle, cooking pot… After Thanh Ha village, keep cruise along Thu Bon River to go to Kim Bong Village. Upon arrive, walking along village to see the local people work on woods. See the local people explaining about their wood works flowing handy traditional techniques. You will also make a stop in the carpentry workshop where carpenters create hand crafted furniture and sculptures as well as a range of souvenirs. After this, Enjoy short cycling tour by bicycle, cycling around beautiful island taking picture, enjoy green view and fresh air of this countryside landscape. Late, afternoon, enjoy cooking class with famous local cuisine with Hoi An and Vietnam traditional foods. Return Hoi An and Overnight in hotel.
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Hoi An Ancient Town Hoi An Ancient Town
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Phu Kien Assembly Hall Phu Kien Assembly Hall
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Phu Kien Temple Phu Kien Temple
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DAY 7: Hoi An Town - Hue city Tour (B,L)
Have breakfast. Then transfer to Hue city, have some stop en-route as marble mountain, lang co beach...upon arrival Hue, check in hotel and have lunch. This quiet city is widely known for the magnificent architecture of its citadels, palaces, royal tombs, pagodas and temples built under the Nguyen Dynasty. We visit the major sites including the Imperial Citadel with Forbidden Royal City like in Beijing. Free shopping in Dong Ba market. Dinner by your own and overnight in Hue.
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DAY 8: Hue Perfume River - Hanoi city (B,L)
Have breakfast, then departure to harbor for enjoy dragon boat trip along the scenic Perfume River for sightseeing, during boat trip, you can take beautiful picture of Perfume river and peaceful city. After an hour, boat will stop in front of famous Thien Mu pagoda, step up and visit Pagoda - one of ancient Pagoda in Hue, where you have change to learn more about Vietnam Buddhism, after pagoda, keep going by boat to visit Ming Mang Emperor’s mausoleum. Have lunch pack on boat. Afternoon return your hotel for refresh. Late afternoon, transfer to Phu Bai airport for flight to Hanoi. Upon arrive Hanoi, picking up at Noi Bai airport, then transfer to city for checking in hotel. Dinner by your own and overnight in hotel.
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Day 9: Hanoi city tour (B,L,D)
Have breakfast, and enjoy full day city tour will cover the main boulevards of Hanoi, Temple of Literature. Visit to the prestigious Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the famous One Pillar Pagoda. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy a one hour Cyclo ride around the Old Quarter. Enjoy an incredible Water puppet performance. Dinner by your own and overnight in hotel.
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Guiding about Hanoi Guiding about Hanoi
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Ho Chi Minh house on stilts Ho Chi Minh house on stilts
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The Temple of Literature The Temple of Literature
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Day 10: Hanoi - Halong bay (B,L,D)
Early breakfast, drive from Ninh Binh to HaLong bay, upon arrive check in boat and getting through Halong bay while seafood lunch is served. Rest your eyes on the azure waters of this magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons's teeth, passing picturesque area around Mat Quy islet, Am islet, get to Cua Van fishing village and enjoy a pleasant bamboo boat row to through the village with a museum and a school floating homes and visit Tien Ong cave then back on board to enjoy sunset, relax and have dinner, stay overnight on cruise. Free evening to join some activities of board games or squid fishing.
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Halong bay boat jumping Halong bay boat jumping
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Halong Kayak Boats Halong Kayak Boats
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Lunch Served Lunch Served
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Day 11: Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L/-)
Wake up and enjoy sunset and morning for Tai Chi, have breakfast then visit Thien Canh Son cave, enjoy more view and islands of Halong bay, check out and have lunch before cruise getting back harbor. Off the boat and say good bye crew then take the bus getting back to Hanoi. Upon arrive Hanoi, check in your hotel. Free at leisure and have dinner by your own.
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Halong bay front of Cave Halong bay front of Cave
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Halong bay islet Halong bay islet
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Halong bay cave Halong bay cave
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Day 12: Hanoi Departure (B/-/-)
Have breakfast, free at leisure for shopping or relax until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for flight home. End of tour services.
Price & what to includes
Tour cost = $1485 USD/Pax (Min= 2 PAX)
(Others group >2 or < please contact for suitable price)
Tour Cost Inclusive
- Hotel*** accommodation with daily breakfast
- Boat trip at Mekong delta and Ha Long Bay
- Private transfers and transportation on tours
- Domestic ticket from SGN to DaNang and Hue - Hanoi with airport tax
- Entrance fees on tour
- Meals as specified mark (B= Breakfast; L= Lunch; D= Dinner)
- English/ Mandarin speaking guide
- Mineral water and cold towel on car/van/bus
Tour Cost Exclusive
- Vietnam visa arrangements (If requirement)
- All International flights to Ho Chi Minh and from Hanoi and airport taxes
- Drinks & Other personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Early check-in and late check-out
- Tipping/gratuities
- Others not mentioned in the itinerary
Policy for children
- Child under 6 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: Free of charge.
- Child from 6 - under 12 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: 50% of charge
- Child from 6 - under 12 years old sharing room with two (2) adults with extra bed: 75% of charge
- Child under 12 years old sharing room with one (1) adult: 90% of charge
- Child from 12 years old and above: 100% of charge