Travel dates from 1 September 2024 to 30 September 2025 - see conditions for details and blackout dates.
Inclusions:
- 11 nights’ accommodation included 10 nights in hotel, 1 night on Halong Bay cruise
- Flight tickets Hanoi to Da Nang and Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city with 20 kg check and 7 kg hand carry
- Airport transfer private car in Hanoi, Da Nang Ho Chi Minh International Airport
- Guided Tour to Halong Bay – 2-day overnight cruise, Sapa trekking, Mekong Delta and Cu Chi Tunnel
- Transportation on tour
- Food is provided on days that state B (breakfast), L (lunch) or D (dinner)
- Tax and service charges
Exclusions:
- Return airfares from departure country to Vietnam
- Beverages, tips
- Other things not mentioned clearly in the packages
- Visa to Vietnam
- Travel insurance and other personal expenses.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi
Upon arrival, you will be picked up and dropped off at hotel in Hanoi central. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure.
Night 1: Overnight in hotel in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B/L/D)
7:45-8:15am: Their guide will meet you at your hotel to be picked up by shuttle bus. Enjoy the peaceful scenery as you travel through the countryside, farmland and Red River delta.
12:00-12:30: Arrive Tuan Chau Marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Meet the captain, crew and join in for welcome drink as they 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 Ha Long Bay
14:00: Explore the Surprising Cave – the most beautiful cave in Ha long Bay, one of the widest grottos in Ha Long Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.
15:30: Visit Titop Island for swimming, climbing up to the Top of the Island to take in the best view of Halong Bay. Continue cruising to a quiet area while enjoying the beautiful seascape on the way.
18:00: Enjoy a Sunset Party on the sundeck.
19:00 Dinner is served.
20:00 Socialise with other guests or just laze around.
Night 2: Overnight on Cruise
Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L)
6:30-6:45: Do Tai Chi or a photo hunt
7:00: Have breakfast on board while the boat starts cruising to the Natural Preservation Zone.
8:00: Kayak while exploring around the area or visit a floating house and learn about the daily life of the local fishermen who live there.
9:00: Board the cruise again. Take time to refresh and relax before checking out. Bags can be left in luggage store.
10:00: Join a Cooking Class where you learn to make Vietnamese traditional spring rolls before brunch is served.
11: 30-12:00: Disembark in the harbour at Tuan Chau Marina.
15:00-15.30: Arrive back at your hotel in Hanoi.
Night 3: Overnight in Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi – Bus to Sapa – Cat Cat Village trekking (B/L)
06:00-6.30: Pick up from the hotel, hop on a bus and depart for Sapa.
13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colourful traditional costumes of H'mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.
The tour guide will be waiting for you at the bus station. Then, please follow the guide to your hotel. Enjoy lunch with local Vietnamese dishes.
14.30: Enjoy a short trek to the gate of Cat Cat village, home of the Black H'mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Their local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals. Trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 3.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00: Arrive back at Sapa Town.
Night 4: Overnight in hotel in Sapa town.
Day 5: Sapa – Trekking to Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village – Hanoi (B/L)
Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking
9.30: Trek from Sapa to Y Linh Ho, then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.
Trekking Length: 7 – 10 km/Duration: 4 hours
12.30: Picnic lunch at Lao Chai Village
13.30: Heading to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people.
14.30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.
15:30-16.00: The tour guide will take you to your bus stop.
21.30-22.00: Arrive bus station in Ha Noi. You will take a taxi to come back hotel by yourselves.
Night 5: Overnight in hotel in Hanoi
Day 6: Hanoi – Airport Transfer – Fly to Da Nang (B)
Today, you will have free time to discover Hanoi old quarter until your driver comes to transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Da Nang then check in hotel in Hoi An.
Night 6: Overnight in Hoi An
Day 7: Leisure Day in Hoi An (B)
Today, you will have the whole day to explore Hoi An town on your own.
Optional tour: Ba Na Hill and Golden Bridge - way to paradise. (Surcharge applies)
Night 7: Overnight in hotel in Hoi An.
Day 8: Leisure Day in Hoi An (B)
You will have the whole day free in Hoi An, discover the beautiful ancient town on your own.
Optional tour: Hoi An cooking class or My Son Holy Land tour. (Surcharge applies)
Night 8: Overnight in Hoi An
Day 9: Hoi An – Airport Transfer – Arrive in Ho Chi Minh (B)
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. You will have some free time until your driver transports you to Da Nang airport to take a flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh and check in at your hotel. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure, discovering the most active city in Vietnam.
Night 9: Overnight hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Day 10: Mekong Delta (B/L)
Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart 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 islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time. In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Night 10: Overnight hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
Day 11: Cu Chi Tunnel (B)
07:30 - 07:50: Your tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and then start the drive to Cu Chi which located 45 km from HCM city. Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti-American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its original tunnel system of over 220 km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreign visitors. Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was "A Free Target Zone". The remnants visitors will see show Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there and visitors will see the remnants.
13:00: Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Night 11: Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Day 12: Depart Ho Chi Minh – Airport Transfer – Trip Ends (B)
Have breakfast at the hotel then free and easy. Your driver will then pick up you to transport you to the airport in Ho Chi Minh
Note: The itinerary can be changed due to the check-in time and the weather conditions. Check-in time 2.00pm and check-out time 12:00pm applied to all hotels in the package.
