Itinerary
- Tour
Highlight :
- Mekong Delta
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Nha Trang
- Hoi An
- Hue
- Halong Bay
- Sapa
- Days 1 - Arrive Ho Chi Minh Hotel
Start your
Vietnam Explorer
this evening in Ho
Chi Minh City, still
referred to as
Saigon, a
cosmopolitan city
that combines
Vietnamese flair
with US influences
post the Vietnam War
and is one of the
most dynamic and
progressive cities
in Asia with great
places to eat and
drink. The French
also left their
fingerprints all
over this ‘Paris of
the Orient’, from
architecture like
the Notre Dame
Cathedral to the
best pastries this
side of the Eiffel
Tower.
- Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City to
Mekong Delta Home stay / ( B, L, D )
It’s a 2
day journey into the
Mekong Delta. After
experiencing the
Mekong-style Cai Be
floating markets,
lunch at a local
home then bike ride
the surrounding
rural area, passing
a raft village,
pottery factories
and local cottage
industries. Meet
your home stay
family, and get to
experience
Vietnamese life
first-hand, enjoying
dinner with them
this evening.
- Days 3 - Mekong Delta to Ho
Chi Minh Hotel / ( B, D )
Life begins early in
Asia and we rise to
see the morning life
of rural Vietnam as
the village awakes.
Returning to the
host family for
breakfast we bid
farewell and
continue our cruise
of the Mekong,
visiting a rice wine
workshop and a Long
Thanh communal house
before returning to
Ho Chi Minh City.
- Days 4 - Ho Chi Minh to Nha
Trang Hotel / ( B )
It’s a free morning
so you could pick up
an option to visit
the Cu Chi tunnels.
This 200km network
of tunnels were made
by the Viet Cong to
infiltrate
unsuspecting US base
camps. Spend the
afternoon seeing the
landmarks of this
bustling city like
Notre Dame
Cathedral, the
Presidential Palace
and the War Remnants
Museum with history
on The Vietnam War.
Score a bargain in
the Ben Thanh
Markets, selling
everything from
fresh produce to
fabrics, handicrafts
and everything in
between! Then it’s a
flight to Nha Trang.
- Days 5 -
Nha Trang Hotel
/ ( B )
Ranked one of the
top beaches in
Vietnam, take the
pace of your trip
down a notch and
enjoy this waterside
resort town while
soaking up the rays
and swimming in the
warm waters. Do your
own thing, or you
could bliss out with
a mineral mud bath
warmed by natural
hot springs or
there’s a full day
snorkeling cruise to
offshore islands
- Days 6 -
Nha Trang to Hoi An Hotel
/ ( B )
Fly to Danang and
travel down to the
UNESCO World
Heritage listed Hoi
An. Join a walking
tour through the Old
Quarter, pagodas and
markets before
biking the
surrounding
countryside. Free
time this afternoon
to explore the
town’s galleries and
boutiques - perfect
for gifts!
- Days 7 -
Hoi An Hotel
/ ( B )
Enjoy another day in
this little historic
gem of a town. A
former trading port
famous for wooden
houses, Chinese
influenced temples
and silk shops; it
is the perfect place
to have clothes
tailor-made at tiny
prices. Get up close
and personal with
the locals by taking
an option to spend a
day working with the
local village
farmers.
- Days 8 -
Hoi An to Hue Hotel
/ ( B )
There’s stunning
coastal views while
driving over the
“Pass of the Ocean
Clouds” to the
former Royal City of
Hue. A dragon boat
is your ride to
pagodas featuring an
eclectic mix of
western and eastern
influences.
Following a visit to
the Royal Tomb and
the older, fortified
Citadel, it’s a free
afternoon. Take an
optional ride
through the
Forbidden City, once
occupied by
Emperors, or join a
cooking class in Hue
Royal cuisine in a
renovated former
royal house.
- Days 9 -
Hue to Hanoi Hotel/ ( B )
Swap the coast for
the city and fly to
Hanoi. Tour the
capital where you’ll
find a unique mix of
Vietnamese, Chinese
and French
influences and where
history and
modernity live side
by side. Wind your
way through the
narrow streets of
the Old Quarter, sip
cappuccinos, the
renowned Vietnamese
coffee, in road side
cafes or relax in
one of the many
parks or lakes.
- Days 10
- Hanoi to Halong
Bay Overnight
Cruise/ ( B, L, D )
Drive out from Hanoi
to the spectacular
Halong Bay. Board a
traditional Junk
boat for an
overnight cruise
through the surreal
and breathtaking
landscape of these
World Heritage
listed waters where
over 3,000 limestone
islands rise right
out from the water.
Watch the
unforgettable
scenery as we cruise
past mountains,
islands, beaches and
grottos while we
lunch onboard. Take
a bamboo row boat to
explore the lagoon,
coral and water
tunnels or watch
sunset over Titov
Mountain. Enjoy
dinner onboard.
- Days 11
- Halong Bay to
Hanoi Hotel/ ( B, L )
Wake to a view of
sunrise over jade
green waters. View
the simple fishing
villages perched on
the tiny islands,
swim and relax on
the large deck
before enjoying
lunch and heading
back to Hanoi.
- Days 12
- Hanoi to Sapa Overnight
Train / ( B )
Spend the morning
exploring Hanoi
before a late check
out. Pack your
trekking shoes -
you’re off to the
far north near the
Chinese/Vietnamese
border via an
overnight train to
Lao Cai. Continue on
to Sapa.
- Days 13
- Sapa Hilltribe
Trek Guesthouse
/ ( B, L, D )
Hiking from Sapa to
the village of the
Black Hmong tribe,
local paths provide
vistas of terraced
paddy fields, green
valleys and
opportunities to
meet the locals.
After lunch from
local stalls
continue to Muong
Hoa Valley to spend
the night in the
villages’ stilt
houses.
- Days 14
- Sapa to Hanoi Overnight
Train / ( B, L )
The trek continues
towards Red Dao
village and Giang Ta
Chai passing stone
carvings at
prehistoric sites.
Take lunch by a
waterfall and trek
back to Sapa town.
Freshen up at a
guesthouse and take
an optional dinner
before jumping
aboard the night
train to Hanoi.
- Days 15
- Hanoi
There’s an early
morning arrival into
Hanoi where the tour
ends and it’s time
to say farewell to
your Contiki crew.
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