Enjoy the journey
DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (D)
Welcom to Hanoi, Vietnam’s bustling capital city. You are greeted by our tour manager then we start to enjoy our holiday by leading to Hanoi city.
In the afternoon, the sightseeing tour begins with a visit to the Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first National University.
Next is a visit to one of the most beautiful lakes of Hanoi – the Hoan Kiem Lake (Restore Sword Lake) & free shopping at Dong Xuan market, Old Quarter.
After that enjoy a cyclo tour around Hanoi Old Quarter which is considered the central and the soul of the city.
End the tour with a show of Water Puppetry, a unique stage art created by the Vietnamese peasants.
Dinner at Indian Restaurant
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
DAY 2: HANOI – HALONG (B/L/D)
Pick up around 08:00 at your hotel for Halong Bay Journey.
Around 12:00, you are welcome by cruise team, check in & enjoy a welcome drink while your cabin will be assigned.
Relax, sightseeing, and take photographs before lunch is served. It’s a wonderful opportunity to admire thousands of islands and islets with magnificent caves and grottoes the inside the islands, admires sparkling stalactites and stalagmites like germs, and listen to the legends of the Dragons and the land and seascape in the area.
Overnight on cruise in Ha Long Bay
Note: Lunch and Dinner are served on cruise with Vietnamese and International cuisine
DAY 3: HALONG BAY – HANOI - SAIGON (Br)
Early bird risers may be awarded a great chance to enjoy the sunrise and the amazingly peaceful breathtaking beauties of Ha Long Bay’s seascape in the early morning. Refresh your body & soul with a Tai Chi martial art less on the sundeck. After breakfast, you continue to enjoy the sightseeing tour on the cruise until noon, sightseeing, taking photographs & relax on board.
Lunch will be served on Cruise (or in a restaurant on land in Halong city, depending on different cruise programs).
Disembark at 11:00 AM then transferred to the airport for flight to Saigon.
Arrival in Saigon, hotel check-in and refreshment.
Overnight at hotel in Saigon
DAY 4: SAIGON – CU CHI TUNNEL – SAIGON (B/L/D)
After breakfast, embark on a historical adventure to Cu Chi Tunnels Discover the hidden underground world of the Cu Chi Tunnels and learn how the Vietnamese people survived the harsh conditions of the Vietnam war. Uncover the history behind the country’s culture and the stories of how the complicated networks of tunnels came to life.
Lunch at local Indian Restaurant
Back to Saigon in the afternoon and have a city tour. Kicking off with the Reunification Palace, the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and now a museum and venue for official receptions. You can visit the War Room from where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and most poignantly, the room where the North Vietnamese army took official control in 1975. Nearby stands the 19th century Notre Dame Cathedral, a major centre of Catholicism in modern Vietnam and one of the city’s major landmarks. Next to the cathedral stands the Saigon Central Post Office, a classic French colonial structure with huge ceilings that still functions as a post office today.
Finally head to Ben Thanh Market, packed to the rafters with everything from fruits to nuts, tourist kitsch to true bargains - it's the perfect place to pick up souvenirs for friends and family back home.
Dinner is served at Indian restaurant.
Overnight at hotel in Saigon
DAY 5: SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA – SAIGON (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Start our day by travelling to the Mekong Delta for a day exploring the any waterways and local cottage industries. Travel by road to Ben Tre where you'll embark on a river boat trip making a stop at a brickwork factory to see how bricks are traditionally made from molded clay. Next visit a coconut processing workshop located along the canal and a family workshop run by women making sleep mats. There'll be the chance to enjoy fruit and tea, and chat with the locals.
Leaving the canals behind take a motor cart (xe lôi) ride on shady roads, passing by rice fields and vegetable plains where farmers tend their crops. Enjoy Indian Lunch in Ben Tre before returning to the waters in a row boat leisurely cruising along palm-fringed creeks. Later return to the pier where a car will be waiting to return you back to Saigon.
Dinner at Indian Restaurant
Overnight at hotel in Saigon
DAY 6: SAIGON DEPARTURE (B)
Our Tour Manager and driver will pick you up at hotel then transfer to the airport for departure flight.
HOME SWEET HOME!
Included / Excluded
To help you plan your trip, we have put together a list of what's included and what's not included in your tour package. This will give you a clear understanding of what to expect and help you make any necessary arrangements before your journey begins.
- Hotel Accommodation with daily breakfast (shared in twin/ double room)
- Experience English speaking tour manager on tour
- Private transfer and transportation on tour
- Halong Bay Package tour (2 days 1 night), shared cruise and private cabin (2 pax/ cabin)
- Meals are mentioned on program (B: Breakfast, Br: Brunch, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)
- Entrance fees are mentioned on the itinerary
- Daily mineral water (2 bottles/ pax/ tour day)
- FOC is granted to every 16 pax group and based on sharing twin room.
- All flights with tax
- Travel Insurance
- Early check in or late check out
- Drinks and Beverages
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Surcharge 20% for Public Holidays:
o New Year: 31 December 2024 – 02 January 2025 (inclusive)
o Vietnamese New Year: 28 Januray – 02 February (inclusive)
o Unification Day and May Day: 28 April – 03 May 2025 (inclusive)
o National Day: 28 August – 04 Sep 2025 (inclusive)
o Christmas: 23 – 25 December 2025 (inclusive -
TIPPING for local guide, cruise team, tour manager and driver (compulsory):
o Group from 2 to 4 pax: 7-8 USD/ pax/ tour day
o Group from 5-7 pax: 5-6 USD/ pax/ tour day
o Group from 8 pax and up: 3-4 USD/ pax/ tour day - All other services are not mentioned on Inclusions
Tour Map
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