Itinerary
- Tour
Highlight :
- Ho Chi Minh
City
- Mekong Delta
Guest House
- Nah Trang
- Hoi An
- Hue
- Halong Bay
- Days 1 -
Arrive Ho Chi Minh Hotel
Formerly
known as Saigon,
cosmopolitan Ho Chi
Minh is packed with
pagodas, roadside
shops, high rises &
reminders of the
Vietnam war. Tonight
meet your Tour
manager & fellow
travellers at the
hotel. Tantalise the
tastebuds as you hit
the thriving Ben
Thanh markets - you
can pick up anything
from tasty local
foods to Vietnam's
iconic conical hats.
- Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City to
Mekong Delta
Guesthouse/ ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
It’s a 2 day journey
into the Mekong
Delta. We'll try out
sampans ( local
boats ), take in
local industries &
see floating markets
& fish farms -
giving a glimpse of
everyday waterway
life. Tonight, see a
musical performance
before dinner at our
local guest house.
- Mekong Delta ctuise
- See local demonstrations
- Visit a local tea garden
- Days 3 -
Mekong Delta to
Ho Chi Minh City Hotel/ ( Breakfast )
We head back to Ho
Chi Minh City via
the Viet Cong's
legendary tunnels in
Cu Chi. See traps,
hidden doors & some
of the 250kms of
tunnels that
Vietnamese
resistance fighters
dug by hand - you
can even go down
into the skinny
tunnels & experience
them first-hand!
- Visit to the Cu Chi tunnels
- Day 4 -
Ho Chi Minh City to
Nha Trang
Hotel/ ( Breakfast )
View the Notre Dame
Cathedral, General
Post Office & the
Presidential (or
Reunification)
Palace on our city
tour. We also visit
the War Remnants
Museum for some
history on the
Vietnam War. Explore
the city before
catching a flight to
Nha Trang, famous
for its golden
beaches & idyllic
turquoise waters.
- View the Notre Dame Cathedral
- General Post Office & Presidential Palace
- Visit to the War Remnants Museum
- Days
5 - Nha Trang Hotel/ ( Breakfast )
Sink into
the laid-back beach
lifestyle with a
free day to enjoy
the sun & sea. Do
your own thing or
take off to the
gorgeous offshore
islands on our
optional cruise with
swim stops,
snorkelling &
banquet lunch.
Afterwards perhepas
indulge in a mineral
mud bath & hot
springs experience
before getting a
taste of Nha Trang
by night!
- Day 6 -
Nha Trang to Hoi An
Hotel/ ( Breakfast )
Fly to Danang and
travel down to Hoi
An. We take a guided
walking tour through
the Old Quarter,
before some free
time. Explore this
city, known for it's
colourful cloths &
made to order
tailors, then taste
why Vietnamese food
has such a good
reputation with an
optional cooking
class.
- Visit the city's Old Quarter & Japanese covered bridge
- Days 7 - Hoi An Hotel/ ( Breakfast )
Maybe head
to the untouched
Cham Island on a
speed boat cruise.
With snorkelling,
secluded beaches &
delicious local food
prepared a beach -
side restaurant,
this is a great way
to spend the day.
Otherwise there's
galleries, antique
shops in the old
town or take a walk
along the historic
waterfront to the
local markets.
- Day 8 -
Hoi An to Hue Hotel/ ( Breakfast )
There are stunning
coastal views while
driving over the
'Pass of the Ocean
Clouds' to the
former Royal City of
Hue. Visit the
colourful imperial
Tu Duc tomb with its
intricately
decorated pavillions
& the 7-storied
Thien Mu Pagoda
before we board a
dragon boat & drift
down the Perfume
River before dinner
at a family-run
restaurant.
- Cross the Hai Van Pass
- Perfume River cruise
- Visit the Thien Mu Pagoda & the Tu Duc Mausoleum
- Days 9 -
Hue to Hanoi Hotel/ ( Breakfast )
Start the morning
with a cyclo tour
before our flight to
Hanoi. Full of
French flair.
Chinese culture &
Vietnamese vitality.
It's an open - air
museum. Walk the
wide Parisian -
style boulevards &
take in the
shuttered mansions,
or relax with bia
hoi ( draught beer )
& people - watch
- Days10
: Hanoi to Halong
Bay
Junk
Boat
( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Today we board a
traditional junk
boat on Halong Bay
for our overnight
cruise. See amazing
views as we pass
hidden coves, sheer
cliffs & stunning
beaches. We check
out the Sung Sot
Caves & stop for a
swim in an idyllic
lagoon before
docking for sunset.
- Visit the Sung Sot Caves
- Boat cruise of grotto island
- Visit a traditional fishing village
- Days 11
- Halong Bay to
Hanoi
Hotel/
( Breakfast, Lunch )
Wake
to more fantastic
views from the junk
before we return to
Hanoi. Later you
could try Hanoi's
world - famous water
puppet performance
before our optional
farewell dinner at
KOTO restaurant,
where former
disadvantaged youth
are trained in
hospitality skills.
- See the Temple of Literature
- Day 12 -
Hanoi
( Breakfast )
Your Tour ends after breakfast, so it's time to say farewell to your group.
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