Essential Vietnam: Vietnam Trip 12 Days - Private 12 Days 11 Nights

08.00: Our tour guide and car pick you up from your hotel, transfer to Ha Long Bay.

08.30: Departure to Ha Long Bay for 4,5hours, including a short break on the middle way and depends on the traffic 

12.00: Arrive to Tuan Chau Harbor, 12:15 Welcome to cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.

12.30: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

15.00: Visit Tung Gau Area. The airy and fresh air, cool breezes, blue sea and sky, and natural seascape will captivate any visitors setting foot here. Especially, Tung Gau of Lan Ha Bay is extremely suitable for enjoying kayaking and swiming and then Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village

17.30: Come back to our cruise and relax.

19.30: Time for dinner enjoying special food on the cruise.

21.00: Evening entertainments: play games on the cruise: cards game, chess, karaoke, squid fishing, and overnight on the cruise.

Includes: Cabin on cruise, Transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner; kayaking; swimming; all entrance fees

06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck.

07.00: Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have a breakfast.

08:00: Arriving Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave) and joining with guide to visiting and explore the cave

10:00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. Join cooking class guided directly by our chef cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.

11:00: Enjoy the lunch on the cruise.

12:00: Our cruise are landing in Ha Long Bay Harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.

12:30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus.

14:30: Stopover in Hai Duong Province to visit a ceramics workshop.

16:00 – 16:30: Arrive in Hanoi. Free at leisure or you can arrange your own dinner

Then, guide transfer you to Noi Bai Airport for flight to Hue. Tour guide in Hue pick up and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Hue

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast and lunch; all entrance fees, flight ticket Hanoi - Hue

08.30: Our tour guide will pick you up at hotel for Hue city tour. We start to visit Thanh Toan Bridge - The only other tiled roof bridge in Vietnam aside from the one in Hoi An. This wooden arch bridge has been built for the local villagers who are out for farming and fishing. The old bridge served and still serving the local villagers on their daily life needs. The bridge connects the local market and the village houses. 

Visit Minh Mang Tomb - The tomb of the most beloved Emperor of Nguyen dynasty. Minh Mang Tomb is considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. The impressive architecture that complements with the nature gives you a good impression of the Emperor who lives within the walls of the 18 hectares tomb.

Continue to Khai Dinh Tomb - The smallest but the most expensive tomb of all. Every corner of the tomb is very detailed which reflects how luxurious the emperor was. Lunch in a restaurant that serves Western, Asian and Vietnamese food.

Afterward, we keep going to Citadel - Imperial City, which is the home of Vietnam's last royal dynasty - the Nguyen Dynasty. This is the highlight of the tour. You will learn the rise, struggles and fall of the Nguyen Dynasty and how it affected the whole country. 

We will take a short stop in Thien Mu Pagoda - The oldest pagoda in Hue city. Then, get on a dragon boat cruise to see the sunset on the way back to the city. 

After the tour, drop you off at your hotel in Hue. Overnight in Hue.

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast and lunch; all entrance fees

Breakfast at hotel.

08.00: Pick up and transfer to Hoi An along Highway No1 which links Hanoi in the North to Sai Gon in the South of Vietnam. This driving is reputedly by the beautiful landscapes in all Vietnam, taking you past coastal fishing settlements, most notably Lang Co Beach with its stunning lagoon backdrop. The driving also takes you over Hai Van Pass (or "pass of the ocean clouds"). Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Hoian.

The afternoon is spent strolling through the narrow streets of this atmospheric old town. This Hoi An former port, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is full of architectural gems that show a range of influences. Around the 17th century, Hoi An was one of the busiest ports in South East Asia. Enriched by the proceeds of this trade many merchants constructed beautiful homes. You should start by visiting Japanese Bridge, Quan Cong Temple, Fujian Temple, one of the old houses and the local market. Then, take a boat trip on Thu Bon River. Overnight  in Hoi An.

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast and lunch; all entrance fees

08.00: Our guide and car will pick you up at hotel and start visiting My Son Holyland, another UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in a lush valley, My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries. My Son, considered to be in the same league as some of Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia. These towers and sanctuaries were built from the 7th to 13th centuries. Having lunch at a local restaurant.

Continue visiting The Marble Mountain & Non Nuoc Village. Climb up the stone stairs and enjoy the panoramic view of the nearby countryside, and visit caves, pagodas. Get down the mountains in another direction to visit the stone village in here, where the local skilled sculptors create many Marble products, which are exported to countries worldwide. Then transfer to Danang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, tourguide pick up and transfer to your hotel and free at leisure

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast and dinner; all entrance fees; air tickets Danang - Hochiminh

08.00: We wil take the morning Cu Chi Tunnels tour. After your breakfast, starting from your hotel to Cu Chi Tunnels. Once in Vietnam, you must visit this spot. This is where guerilla warfare optimized and exemplified. You’ll learn the clever design of the tunnels and the strategic use of trap doors. Even with B-52 bombers dropping 30-ton loads of explosive, turning the jungle into a pockmarked moonscape, 30 thousand American troops failed to conquered the area! You’ll have a chance to crawl around a portion of the 121 km long, multiple-layered tunnel. You’ll learn how thousands of guerillas managed to stay underground many days at a time, also their great technique to conceal smoke from their cooking. There’re a lot more to enjoy, even a chance to fire real AK bullets…

Have a lunch in a local restaurant 

13.30: In the afternoon, keep continue to visit the city, including: Central Post Office, designed by Gustave Eiffel, and Notre Dame Cathedral, inspired by its counterpart in Paris.

Next, visit the moved War Remnants museum which presents a partial, but riveting, view of the American war, as it is known in Vietnam.

Continue your city tour with a visit to District 5, formerly known as Cho Lon or Chinatown. Cho Lon, or ‘big market’, with its congested streets is where most of the city’s ethnic Chinese population lives. The district lives up to its name in the form of Binh Tay wholesale markets. Founded in 1778 the market sells a stunning array of goods and produce, ranging from fish to incense.

We will finish our city tour with a stop at Thien Hau temple, otherwise known as ‘The Temple of the Heavenly Lady’, to marvel at its intricate friezes and coils of incense. Come back to hotel for relaxing.

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast and lunch; all entrance fees

7.00 – 7.30: The driver will pick you up in Ho Chi Minh City and proceed to Can Tho City.

11.30:  Arrive to Ninh Kieu Dock, boarding the cruise vessel and check-in

12.00:  Panorama cruise and lunch on board around 13.00

16.00: Guided land excursion – walking in orchards and small villages

17.30:  Return to the boat for refreshment and to enjoy the sunset on the top deck

19.00:  Dinner on board. Overnight on cruise

Includes: Cabin on cruise; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner; all entrance fees

6.30: Morning cruise and morning tea break served on board

8.00: Check-out of cabin. Excursion on rowing sampan, exploring small canals of Tan Phong Islet, coconut candy producing family.

10.00: Bicycle ride on back roads or walk in a small village along the Mekong Canals

11.00: Disembark to Cai Be Dock and proceed to Ho Chi Minh City. Lunch en route

15.30: Arrive to Ho Chi Minh City.

In the evening, meet up again with our tour guide and driver to have a farewell dinner for us to say thank you again for joining our tour and we can share our experience we got together during the tour. 

Spend the last night at the hotel before your departure next day.

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast and lunch; all entrance fees

Breakfast at hotel. Free at your own time until the driver meets you then transfers to the airport for your flight home or next destination. Tour ends.

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast and lunch; all entrance fees