Charming Vietnam

Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, you will be meet and transfer to hotel for check in. Free at leisure. Dinner will be served at a local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

After breakfast at hotel, leave Ho Chi Minh City for Cu Chi tunnels. On your way, you will pass by paddy fields. Here you will have the opportunity to meet villagers and witness how rice paper is made. Explore the amazing labyrinth of tunnels used by the guerrillas during the war. Lunch will be served at local restaurant. Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City and proceed for a half day city tour. Visit the War museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office, Ben Thanh market and other shopping center if time permits. Enjoy dinner at  local restaurants. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

After breakfast at hotel, we will take a full day trip to the watery world of the Mekong Delta, just 1 hour and half by road from Ho Chi Minh City. We will have a full day trip here to catch a glimpse of the famous Mekong River. Upon arrival we will take a boat trip along narrow waterways overhung with dense vegetation visiting the fish whalf, the 4 famous islands of Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle and Phoenix. Then take a short tour by “xe loi” (motorized rickshaw) to the bank of Mekong River visiting a rice farm, candy workshop and honey bee farm, then journey by sampan through the canals and mangrove forests where we watch the fishermen lay their fish traps. Enjoy time on the Unicorn island visiting the local fruit, tea mixed with bee’s honey, and enjoy a locally produced folkshow of traditional Mekong Delta music.

Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, the most famous pagoda in the south whose architecture is a mixture of Vietnamese, Kh’mer and Chinese. In the late afternoon, transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city. Evening enjoy your dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city

After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, our local guide will meet and greet you at the airport. Then, transfer to downtown for lunch at local restaurant before checking into hotel.

We then take a City Tour of Hanoi by cyclo through bustling of 36 streets (partial streets only) for about an hour. From this cyclo tour, you will get to see some of local trades.

After breakfast at hotel, enjoy a morning city tour to some of the city’s attractions including the fascinating Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (close on Monday & Friday) and Quan Thanh pagoda on the shores of Truc Bach lake. This pagoda dates from the 11th century and is said to protect this region from outside invaders. Next, visit the temple of Literature, then Ngoc Son temple in the centre of modern Hanoi. After lunch, we shall proceed to Ha Long Bay, one of Vietnam’s greatest natural wonders and was recognized as World’s Natural Heritage by UNESCO in 2000. This evening you will have a seafood dinner at one of the good local restaurant. Overnight in Ha Long bay.

After breakfast at hotel, take a 4-hour cruise on the emerald green waters of Halong among the 3,000 spectacular limestone Islands, visit grottoes and floating village. The cruise ends with a fresh seafood lunch on board. Back to Hanoi after lunch time and have dinner at local restaurant upon arrival in Hanoi. After dinner, enjoy Vietnam famous and unique water puppet performance, a unique and famous traditional performance. Overnight in Hanoi

After breakfast at hotel, free at leisure until departure time for transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your flight back home.End of services.