Arrive in Hanoi and You’ll be warmly greeted at Hanoi airport and transferred to the hotel. If time permits, take an orientation tour and a chance to acclimatize ourselves. 

Overnight in Hanoi.

Hotel check-in time: 14.00 pm

Leave Hanoi and travel east to Halong Bay, one of Vietnam’s most picturesque and iconic destinations. Board a beautiful junk and spend a full day and night cruising the bay's 3000 magnificent limestone islets. In the afternoon, enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board. An overnight boat trip is the best way to enjoy this Vietnamese must-see.

Overnigt onboard.

Wake up to fresh coffee whilst cruising on to other spectacles of the bay that invite comparisons from fighting cocks to mystical dragons! After lunch we disembark and return to Hanoi for a flight to Danang, on arrival in Danang transfer 40-minutes to Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years.

Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast at the hotel. Take a morning bike ride through the rural scenery of Hoi An to a small vegetable planting village located on the banks of Tra Que lagoon. Tra Que village has been known for its special aromatic herbs. Join local people in their daily works of planting and watering vegetables. Then learn to cook some local specialties. Enjoy what we have done for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Hoian town, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site because of its unusually well-preserved ancient streets and homes: Japanese Bridge, a Sino-Vietnamese-Japanese merchant house, the Chinese Fujian Temple, Hoian central market, and the Culture Museum. The town also affords excellent shopping opportunities.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Transfer to Da Nang Airport after breakfast for the short flight to dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by the locals. Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon, visit the most outstanding sights in the very centre of Saigon: the Reunification Palace, the War Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, the City Hall, Ben Thanh Market, etc.

Overnight in Saigon.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. The trip today includes a visit to the fussy temple and the noon service of Caodai. Combining aspects of Christian, Buddhism, Muslim, Taoism and Confucius into a single religion, Caodai is a fascinating Vietnamese religion. Continue to the legendary network of underground combat tunnels of Cu Chi, where our guide will explain how the guerillas survived and fought during the Vietnam War. The adventuresome may feel like to explore underground, the second and even third level of the system. 

Return to Saigon for the night.

Following breakfast, drive south of the city to the Mekong Delta, a remarkable agricultural area referred to as ‘the rice bowl of Vietnam’. On arrival in My Tho, take a boat trip to see life on the Mekong River. Visit family workshops producing handicrafts and candy from coconut on and island. Enjoy a horse cart ride to a typical Mekong Delta house where folk music is performed by amateurs. Row a sampan through the small canals and side arms of the river to further experience river life. Taste freshly picked seasonal tropical fruits in an exuberant orchard and sample local specialties for lunch. Mid-afternoon, we travel on to Can Tho City for overnight.

We take a morning boat tour of Cai Rang and delve in the sights and sounds of this extraordinary market. Hundreds of boats packed with local produces gather and make for an exciting maze. Boats come to us from all sides, offering fruits, vegetables, plants, foods, etc… Sellers advertise their wares by hanging samples high atop bamboo poles so that their customers can find from afar. It is a great view of how commerce actually happens in the Mekong. Do a brief city tour including Binh Thuy ancient house and the Khmer Munirangsyaram Pagoda before returning to Saigon flying to Nha Trang, a coastal city in the north of Saigon.

Overnigt in Nha Trang.

Free day in Nha Trang for your family to enjoy beach time.

Option 1: Nha Trang City Tour

Option 2: A fun day at Vinpearl Land Nha Trang, an entertaiment complex including water park

Overnight in Nha Trang.

Fly back to Ho Chi Minh city and catch your departing flight.