General Information

Tour Route:  Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – Hoi An – Danang – Hanoi – Halong Bay

Duration:  7 Days 6 Nights
Date: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish
Start/ End: HCM/ Hanoi
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell you your specific requirements in the inquiry form)

Full Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival (D)

Welcome upon arrival by our local tour guide and driver, we then transfer to the hotel. Relax for the rest of the day then we have our welcome dinner at a fine local restaurant in town. In the evening, we can take a walk around the streets of Ben Thanh night market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 2: Saigon City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels (B)

Depending on the weather today, we can visit Cu Chi tunnels in the morning or afternoon. If our traveling time is in the rainy season, we will visit Cu Chi Tunnel in the morning and then a city tour in the afternoon. The tour guide will plan for us on tour.

Cu Chi Tunnel, otherwise known as the “Iron Triangle” or “Iron Land” is around 70km far from Ho Chi Minh city. It takes us more than 1-hour driving through the pleasant countryside; rubber plantations and rice paddies. From here, we will have a short time to enjoy the introductory video of how the tunnels were constructed; and then explore the maze of the tunnels that are widened for visiting. We also see various mantraps and the remains of a US tank, as well as various bomb craters made by 500lb bombs, dropped by B52 bombers. Relaxing time, we may try to use the real guns and bullets (your own paid – US$1/bullet).

After the Cu Chi tunnel tour, we travel back to Ho Chi Minh city for our half-day city tour. The highlights of this afternoon are the Reunification Palace (the former Presidential Place of the South Vietnam President in the past); the War Remnant Museum where we can see countless artifacts, photographs, and pictures documenting the second Indochina war; the Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: Mekong Delta (Cai Be Floating Market) – Fly to Da Nang – Hoi An (B, L)

After breakfast today, we check out the hotel for our day tour of the Mekong Delta to visit the colorful Cai Be floating market, and islands and then transfer directly to the Tan Son Nhat airport to take a short domestic flight to Danang, Hoi An at the end of the day.

Cai Be floating market is the wholesale market where the local people take their small boats to buy goods, fruits, and other farming products from big boats. The floating market is started from early morning to late morning. After the market, we take a rowing boat deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to see the real Vietnam island villages and people. After lunch at a local house, we have time to ride bikes along the village paths; then we boat back to the city where our own vehicle takes us back to Ho Chi Minh city for our flight to Danang.

Welcome upon arrival in Danang by a local guide and driver, we transfer to Hoi An, check-in, and relax. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 4: Hoi An Farmer & Fishing Eco Tour – Walking Tour (B, L)

This morning, we can choose bus or bike to cycle to a local farming village to join the daily work life of local farmers – hoeing and soil, watering veggies at an organic herb garden, riding water buffalo in the field, and enjoying the freshest air of the countryside beauty. After that, board the Hoi An Eco-tour boat and cruise to the mouth of the river where it meets the Cua Dai Sea.

We also learn and try our hand at local traditional fishing techniques using round and cast nets, and learn to paddle the strange and unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats. Explore the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers on both sides. Have relaxed fun by catching beautiful purple crabs on a bamboo basket boat. After visiting a local water coconut palm village, we take a walk around the village and have some tea and snack with local talks…

Back on board our Hoi An Eco-tour boat, enjoy our lunch and the cold beer or soft drink on the boat, then back to Hoi An town for a walking tour. Hoi An is one of the World Culture Heritages of Vietnam. This quaint riverside town still boasts a wealth of century’s old traditional architecture. The influences of several Asian cultures can be seen in old houses and waterside buildings. It is also famous as a place to be instantly created inexpensive tailored outfits. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 5: Hoi An – Danang – Fly to Hanoi – Hanoi City Tour (B, L)

Taking our breakfast box this morning today, we depart the hotel in Hoi An to Danang for our early flight to Hanoi. Welcome upon arrival then we transfer to the Capital city. On the way, we stop to visit the Museum of Ethnology which is known as one of the most interesting museums in Vietnam. The Museum of Ethnology is widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic minority people. Followings we visit the Temple of Literature, originally built as a temple to Confucius. This is the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education.

After lunchtime, we visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, the House on Stilt, the Presidential Palace, and the One Pillar Pagoda. Before relaxing our time at the hotel, we experience 1-hour cyclo tour around the Old Quarter, known as the 36 streets, this bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers, and then enjoy the unique Water Puppet show to hear to know Vietnamese traditional instruments and singing from the live musicians who play throughout the show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L)

Today we travel to Halong Bay, one of our World Natural Heritage with over 2000 limestone islands and islets. Arriving at the wharf in the middle day, we check in the boat then enjoy our seafood lunch while cruising deeper into the tranquil bay. Within 4 hours of cruising, we passed thousands of islands and islets with various names of Dogs, Fighting cocks, Head of Horse, Frogs…

We also visit one of the most beautiful caves of Halong Bay such as Thien Cung (Heaven Palace) Grotto with their fantastic history. End of the day, we travel back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 7: Hanoi Departure (B)

Our waiting vehicle will transfer us back to the Noi Bai International airport for our departure flight. Vietnam itinerary 1 weekend.

Package price ( usd/ person)

TOUR INCLUSIONS:

ü  Transfer with morden bus for the whole itinerary

ü  Accommodation with 3 star hotel

ü  Boat to visit Halong Bay

ü  Boat trip to visit Mekong delta

ü  Experienced English speaking tour guide for the whole trip

ü  Cyclo tour & Puppet show

ü  All meals mentioned in itinerary (B/L/)

ü  Entrance fees for 1 time visit

ü  Travel insurance

ü  2 mineral waters/ guest/ day

TOUR EXCLUSIONS:

ü  VAT

ü  Visa

ü  Domestic and International Flight tickets

ü  Early check-in and late check-out

ü  Private expenses

ü  Other service not metioned in the itinerary

ü  Tips to driver and tour guide

CHILDREN RATE:

ü  Child with age under 3 year-old, sleep with parent – Free

ü  Child from 4 to 9 year-old, sleep with parent quoted as 70% adult price

ü  Child from 10 year-old up, quoted as 100% adult price