Day 1: Arrival Hanoi
Welcome to Vietnam, transfer of 45 min to your hotel in town, hotel check in. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi - City tour (B/L)
Morning departure from you hotel on the three wheels of a cyclo you will be guided through Hanoi history and culture & people and get some more shocks of the culture. This tour draws to: the Ho Chi Minh complex, Temple of literature, one of the Museums (Ethnology, Fine Art, Army, Women, History...) with lunch at restaurant then back to the Old Quarter for some more exploration.. Short break before the night train to Sapa
Day 3: Lao Cai /Sapa (B)
Get Lao Cai Railway Station at about 06:00, welcome and ttransfer to Sapa. Breakfast just right after hotel check in. Free at leisure at the hotel in the morning.
In the afternoon, visit Ta Van (Day) village, where you will enjoy a walk and discover the traditional way of life of welcoming people. Rice paddies, wooden bridges, and rivers. This area, which still remains unspoiled, offers magnificent scenery.
Overnight in Sapa.
Day 4: Sapa Surrounding/Hanoi (B/L)
Pleasant drive to Tafin village (12km from Sapa) of Red Dzao ethic. Touring to the village to visit Tafin handicraft shop and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have a good choices to buy woven and textile brocades, which is made by ethic people. Visit Tafin Cave and small hamlet of Black H'mong people. Return to Sapa and take a transfer to Lao Cai station for night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train.
Day 5: Hanoi – Ha long Bay of the World Heritage(B/L/D)
Arrival from Sapa in the early morning. Take a mini van Ha Long city then boat cruise straight to the Bay with seafood lunch served on the Bay, cruise along the wonderful Bay in the afternoon with cave visit and swimming, dinner and sleep on boat
Day 6: Ha Long Bay – Hanoi-Hue (B/L)
Morning enjoythe sunrise, that would be great photos as it is raising up from the ocean and through the peaks of the limestone islands Breakfast and lunch served on boat before driving back Halong city then directly to Noi Bai airport for the late flight to Hue. Welcome and transfer for hotel check in.
Day 7: City tour of Vietnam last feudal dynasty(B/L)
Morning visit the Imperial Citadel and Emperor Khai Dinh’s mausoleum. In the afternoon visit Emperor Tu Duc’s tomb, Dong Ba market. Overnight in Hue.
Day 8: Hue - Boat trip then to Hoian - the charming old town(B/L)
Morning boat trip at 7.30 a.m along Perfume river to visit Thien Mu Pagoda emperors’ tombs of Minh Mang. Leave Hue in the late afternon by a mini van for Hoi An, on the way stop for Hai Van Pass, Cham Museum, Marble mountain, Lang Co Beach. Hotel check in upon arrival. Overnight in Hoian
Day 9: Hoian - Walking tour in the ancient town(B/L)
Breakfast at hotel then join the walking tour to discover around Hoi An- the old Tan Ky House, Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall. Shop for tailored made silk products or spend your time at the wonderful beach. Free at leisure at night in Hoian.
Day 10: Da Nang - Nha Trang - the best beaches & corals(B)
Breakfast from hotel then airport transfer to Da Nang for fligh to Nha Trang, welcome and transfer to your hotel then free to chill out on the beautiful and white sandy beach. Overnight in Nhatrang
Day 11: Nhatrang –island boat trip(B/L)
Leave hotel after breakfast to boat station for boating to visit 3 or 4 islands with the most beautiful corals. Enjoy lunch on the island. Chilling out on the beach.....then visit the fishing village before returning to Nha Trang. Overnite in Nhatrang.
Day 12: Flight to HCM, City tour of SaiGon(B/L)
Morning flight from Nhatrang to Saigon. Welcome at the airport and take a short city tour of SaiGon to visit Reunification Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral, former US Embassy, War crimes Museum, Chinatown, Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Saigon
Day 13: Day trip to Tay Ninh and Cu Chi tunnels(B/L)
Spending full day to Tay Ninh with the Great CaoDai temple (a mixture of Buddhism, Confucius, Taoism, Hinduism and Christian). Seeing the noon mass (~one hour). Lunch in Tay Ninh. In the afternoon, we visit Cu Chi - a fabulous tunnel. You will have an opportunity to get the unique experience of guerillas living and fighting underground during the war. Get back Saigon in the late afternoon. Overnight in SaiGon.
Day 14: Sai Gon – Visit the fertile Mekong delta(B/L)
One day with busy branches of the Mekong and into the peaceful canals. Visit an island orchard, see the daily life of farmers and try exotic seasonal fruits unique to the region. See what life is really like for Mekong locals by exploring a quiet island on foot, call on coconut-candy workshop and visit a bee farm to try some honey with rice wine or tea. Back Saigon in the late afternoon. Overnight in Saigon
Day 15: Sai Gon (B)
Free space for you to relax, shop, note and well pack after the long visit throughout Vietnam for your flight home on the next day!
Day 16: Departure Sai Gon, Goodbye Vietnam(B)
Free at your leisure until your next departure.