Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Half Day City Tour

Upon arrival in Hochiminh City, be met by our car driver and be transferred to the hotel for check-in
(checkin time is 2pm, early check-in is not included).
In the afternoon, you will take a half-day city tour. Start your trip by visiting The Independence Palace, designated as a historical monument for having witnessed significant changes in Saigon’s history and keeping the essence of Eastern culture. Next, visit outside of Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (is renovating until 2022), a neo-Roman cathedral built by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from
Marseilles, Saigon Central Post Office, which was designed and constructed in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel.

Then, visit the War Remnants Museum, which features an extensive collection of exhibits including weaponry, photos and documentation on Vietnam’s wars with the French and Americans. You also have free time to go shopping at Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Hochiminh city.

Day 2: Mekong Delta Day Trip

Depart from Saigon for the 1.5hr drive to My Tho, situated in the Mekong River Delta, exchanging city scenes for lush rice paddies and fruit farms. At the pier, embark on a fascinating motorboat excursion past stilt houses, fish farms and scenes of countryside living. Arrive at Turtle Island, and sample freshly picked fruit and coconut milk while interacting with a local farming family. Visit a family-run coconut candy workshop, utilizing Ben Tre’s famous coconuts. Explore more of the Delta from a rowing sampan through a network of small canals. A local lunch of local specialties will be served at a local restaurant before returning to Hochiminh City in mid-afternoon. Spend last night in HCMC.

Day 3: Fly to Hanoi – City Tour

You’re free this morning before transferring to the airport for the flight to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi, you’ll be met by our driver and guide. Go ahead to a city tour. The first place is Ho Chi Minh’s House, a simple wooden house in a tranquil setting where Ho Chi Minh lived and worked. Then next to the special One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to the 6th century Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, located on a small island in West Lake. Then visit the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first national university built in the late 11th century. You’ll walk around the Hanoi Old Quarter and join a 45- min cyclo tour through the famed Old Quarter. Conclude the day by watching an entertaining water puppet performance, a uniquely northern Vietnamese art form said to have originated in the flooded rice fields of the Red River Delta. The show uses colourful wooden puppets to depict scenes of rural life and episodes of national history set to music. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 4: Ninh Binh Day Trip

Breakfast at hotel. Pick-up from your hotel, we do a 2.5 hour-drive (110km to the South) off the city to Ninh Binh town areas – where to be called “Halong inland” and the other: ancient capital. It will be an exciting day highlighted firstly by a 2hrs local boat ride in Tam Coc streams that we will enjoy the spectacular scenery while gliding along the river among rice paddies and ranges of limestone mountains
peaking up towers over you. Optional: You can do cycling around the idyllic village to explore sceneries (at your own expense).
After lunch, take a short transfer (4km) through the peaceful country road to Hoa Lu, once the Vietnam’s ancient capital 11 centuries ago. Here are the two temples dedicated to the King Dinh and King Le, the founder of the capital in 10th century. Back to the vehicle to return to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Night on Cruise

Depart for a 2.5-hour journey to Halong Bay. Make a stop en route for some refreshment (around 15-20 minutes). On arrival in Halong Bay, This UNESCO World Heritage site boasts a wild beauty of clustered limestone islets and crescent beaches. Then board your deluxe junk, settle into your cabin and prepare your appetite for an enjoyable lunch on deck. Settle on board your main boat to begin a 2-day/1 night
cruise through the spectacular Ha Long Bay. Afterward, take an exhilarating kayak trip through the lagoon, have a refreshing swim, or simply relax on board and enjoy the sunset. Overnight on junk.
Accommodation: Halong cruise (Joined boat – private cabin, 2 persons per cabin)

Day 6: Halong – Hanoi – Departure

Wake up early and take a position on the upper deck to witness the sun rise over the bay, a cup of hot tea in hand. Early morning is truly a magical time on the bay as the limestone karsts appear all around you in different shapes, sizes and colors. Continue sailing through magnificent Ha Long Bay. Enjoy a brunch on board before arriving at Ha Long City Pier at noon, where transportation will be waiting, and
drive ahead back to the airport in Hanoi for your departure flight.
End of our services. Cam On & Hen Gap Lai! The Tour ends here with happy memories for a lifetime 😊