Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Arrival (N/A)
Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, a professional tour guide and driver will introduce you to the city’s highlights, including food, drink, traffic, and culture, and transfer you to your hotel.
Note: Hotel check-in time is at 2:00 pm.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh city (B)
Have breakfast at your hotel.
9:00 am: Visit the Independence Palace, once South Vietnam’s President’s Office, showcasing its late 1960s and 1970s style and a bunker basement, including the North Vietnamese tank attack in 1975.
Visit Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, a picturesque spot with French colonist influences, built between 1863 and 1880, for a leisurely tour.
The Saigon Central Post Office, designed by Gustave Eiffel, is a stunning, functioning post office in the city, surrounded by beautiful indoor decorations.
Visit Binh Tay Market in Saigon’s Chinatown, the largest market in the city, offering clothing, souvenirs, food items, and a food court for local delicacies and street food.
Visit Quan Am Pagoda, an ancient city pagoda dedicated to Guan Yin, Taoism, and folk worship of the “Queen of Heaven.”
Finally, visit the Traditional Medicine Museum (FITO) to explore medicinal herb recipes, magic potions, and unique antique tools.
End of the day, drop you back at the hotel.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Ben Tre (B, L, D)
Have breakfast at your hotel.
8:00 am: Hotel pickup for transfer to Ben Tre, Mekong Delta River region, coconut candy production. Visit Hung Vuong Pier, the boat trip, and Mr. Tu Lo’s brick kiln. Enjoy a boat trip to Nhon Thanh Village, where you can taste fresh fruits, bike through the villages, and enjoy a lunch with elephant ear fish. Discover local life and continue with a boat ride on a canal.
Visit Ben Tre, where you’ll meet the homestay host, participate in making Banh Xeo Nam Bo, have dinner, and stay overnight.
Day 4: Ben Tre – Long Xuyen
Enjoy a 1-1.5-hour bike ride from Dong Hoa to Tam Binh, passing durian, sapota, and longan gardens. Interact with locals, visit the village market, and return for refreshments. Extend to Ngu Hiep Island for an hour-long walk. This tour offers unique and authentic excursions in a luxurious and authentic location. Participants can rent a motorbike and ride pillion. Visit Kien An Cung pagoda, Huynh Thuy Le’s house, Sa Dec market, Cao Dai temple, and a crocodile farm before staying overnight.
Day 5: Long Xuyen – Ho Chi Minh city (B, L)
The morning involves visiting the authentic floating market and village in Long Xuyen, visiting Cu Lao Ong Ho, taking a boat trip to Ton Duc Thang’s museum, and taking a bike ride on the peaceful island before returning to Saigon.
Day 6: Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh – Hoi An (B, L)
Have breakfast at your hotel.
8:00 am: Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground city where Viet Cong conducted resistance against American troops. Over 250km long, dug over 20 years using pickaxes and shovels. The tour includes special tunnel visits to the Ben Duoc Memorial Temple in 1993.
Visit the Cao Dai Temple, a sacred Vietnamese attraction influenced by Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Roman Catholicism, where you can attend midday mass.
Have lunch at a local restaurant, then transfer back to the city center. Take a flight to Danang. Upon arrival at Da Nang airport, a professional tour guide and driver will introduce the city’s highlights, including food, drink, traffic, and culture, before driving along the beautiful coastline.
Day 7: Hoi An (B, L)
8:00 am: Pick up from the hotel, visit Hoi An town center, visit Cam Pho, the oldest communal house, and learn Japanese tea ceremony or coconut leaf toy making with a local expert. Enjoy a non-touristic experience.
Visit Hoi An’s iconic Chua Cau, a 17th-century Japanese covered bridge that has been preserving its original style for 400 years and allowing easy access to the Japanese quarter from Chinese neighborhoods.
Explore Hoi An’s authentic Quan Thang ancient house, featuring fine architecture and sculptures by Kim Bong carpentry village craftsmen, offering a glimpse into Hoi An family life.
Visit the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall and Kim Bong village, known for wood carving. The artisans inherited techniques from northern Vietnam and later adopted Chinese and Japanese sculptures. Explore the village, visit a carpenter’s workshop, and buy wood products as souvenirs.
Explore Tra Nhieu village on cycling trails, witnessing unique crafts like mat weaving, bamboo sampan basket making, and shipyard crafts while being surrounded by palm and rice fields, buffaloes, and farmers.
Explore the Thu Bon River from Tra Nhieu, visiting fishing farms and water palm trees. In Cam Thanh, relax at a fisherman’s house, enjoy green tea and foot massages, and prepare local dishes. Later, take a bamboo sampan basket boat to the water palm tree forest for a relaxing experience. Transfer back to the hotel at the end of the day.
Day 8: Hoi An – My Son – Hoi An (B, L)
8:00 am: Tour guide and driver pick up from hotel for a half-day excursion to My Son, sacred valley of Champa Kingdom, 40km from Hoi An Town. Recognized as a World Culture Heritage site by UNESCO, preserves 70 ruined architecture works. Your tour guide will provide an in-depth explanation of cultural, historical, and architectural values while visiting relics and attending a traditional Champa dancing show before leaving the sanctuary.
After the excursion, travel back to city.
Day 9: Hoi An – Hue (B, L)
8:00 am: Pick up from hotel, travel to Hue via Da Nang, visit Cham Museum, My Khe Beach, Linh Ung Pagoda, take photos of fishermen, drive to Hue, and make a stop at Hai Van Pass for an ocean view.
Arrive in Hue, enjoy lunch, and visit Thien Mu Pagoda, a 1601-year-old spiritual highlight with an octagon tower and stunning Perfume River view.
The tour includes visiting the Hue Citadel, the only imperial city symbol in Vietnam, and exploring the city’s three parts: Kinh Thanh, Hoang Thanh, and Cam Thanh. The most beautiful sites are concentrated in this area.
Day 10: Hue – Ha Noi (B)
Arrive at Hanoi railway station, meet a tour guide and driver, enjoy breakfast, visit the Temple of Literature, walk to Khue Van Cac, visit World Heritage “stone steles,” and explore Quoc Tu Giam, Vietnam’s first national university.
Visit the Ethnology Museum to learn about Vietnamese culture through traditional costumes, tools, and houses. In Hanoi, visit the French Quarter, a “little Paris” with boulevards and government offices. Visit Ho Chi Minh City’s mausoleum and Presidential Palace. Explore the One-Piel Pagoda, a city symbol, taking 1 to 2 hours, depending on the number of travelers.
Explore Hanoi’s traditional streets, including Ba Da, Lan Ong, Lo Ren, Dong Xuan, and Ta Hien, with a tour guide taking you to the Hanoi Great Cathedral, Lan Ong Street, and Dong Xuan central market. Enjoy local food and drinks in the vibrant Ta Hien Street area. Experience unique water puppet shows, first aareng in thperformances, whichy, showcasing daily life, culture, and beliefs of Vietnamese people, culture, and traditional music performances.
Come back to the hotel. End of the day
Day 11: Ha Noi (B, L)
Upon breakfast, transfer to Cai Be, visit Cao Dai temple, and embark on a private boat cruise on the Mekong River, experiencing the river’s rhythm and canals. Explore craft workshops, visit the ancient Phu Chau pagoda, enjoy lunch at an open-air restaurant, and enjoy seasonal fruits while rowing in canals. Return to Saigon in the late afternoon.
Day 12: Ha Noi – Ninh Binh – Ha Noi (B, L)
8:00 am: Visit the Red River Delta countryside from Hanoi, then meet a 3-generation rural family in Van Long, where you’ll learn about their idyllic lifestyles through intimate conversation. Explore the beautiful landscapes of rice fields, a river, and limestone mountains on a 15-kilometer bike ride or walk through villages. Visit the 11th-century Thung La temple and enjoy authentic conversation with guardian Mr. Tuong. Explore Van Long Nature Reserve on a sampan boat trip. Enjoy a boat trip to an embroidery village, where you can learn traditional techniques from local craftswoman Mrs. Lam and potentially see white monkeys and egrets on the cliffs.
Day 13: Ha Noi – Bai Tu Long bay (B, L, D)
8:00 am: Pick up at hotel in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, drive three hours to Bai Tu Long Bay, pass through Red River Delta villages, stop for a bathroom break, arrive at harbor, and meet at cruise reception.
12:45 pm: Warmest welcome drinks from our staff. Listen to a briefing on safety on board, then check in at your cabin.
1:30 pm: Lunch is being enjoyed while leisurely cruising to the center of Bai Tu Long Bay.
3:00 pm: Cruise to Cap La Island in Bai Tu Long Bay, where you can enjoy kayaking, swimming, and relaxation in the breathtaking nature.
5:30 pm: Enjoy Sunset Time, a “Happy Hour” with tea and fresh fruits, and a cooking class with our guide, allowing you to make Vietnamese cuisine.
7:00 pm: Beautiful set dinner aboard.
8:30 pm: Enjoy sundeck relaxation, music, squid fishing, and karaoke activities with tour guide support. Overnight on board in Bai Tu Long Bay
Day 14: Bai Tu Long bay – Ha Noi (B, L)
06:30 am: Start your new day off well by doing Tai Chi.
7:00 am: Western-style and traditional Vietnamese cuisine will both be offered for breakfast. There are tea and coffee options.
8:00 am: Explore the Thien Canh Son cave. Your tour guide will go over the background of this Mother Nature-created cave, as well as Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay.
09:30 am: Return to your yacht via tender and complete packing. Please empty your cabin of any personal items; large bags may be left outside the cabin (the crew will take you straight to the pier).
10:30 am: Participate in the fruit carving activity and showcase your creativity.
11:00 am: Take pleasure in a typical Vietnamese meal.
12:00 pm: Disembark at Hon Gai Pier
At the harbor, return trip to Hanoi. Have a rest in the middle of the way. Drop off at your hotel (in the Hanoi Old Quarter).
Day 15: Ha Noi (B)
A driver will pick you up at the hotel lobby (Ha Noi Old Quarter) for about 45 minutes to Noi Bai airport (international or domestic hall according to your request). Thanks for the visit to our city.
Note: International flights require you to be at the airport for 3 hours and domestic flights are 2 hours before departure time.
