VietnamCulture, nature & unforgettable experiences

Meet the guide and driver at Noi Bai International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Visit Ba Dinh Square and photograph the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum from outside, then continue to the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi’s Old Quarter, also known as the 36 Streets.

• Ba Dinh Square
• Temple of Literature
• Hoan Kiem Lake and Old Quarter

Drive across the Red River delta to the coast and board a beautifully crafted junk for an overnight cruise through Ha Long Bay. Enjoy a seafood lunch, a quieter area for relaxation, a cave or floating-village visit, kayaking when conditions allow, sunset on the sundeck and an optional cooking demonstration.

• Ha Long Bay overnight cruise
• Seafood lunch and limestone karsts
• Cave, floating village or kayaking option

Begin with an optional Tai Chi session as tea and coffee are served at sunrise. Continue exploring the bay, enjoy a light brunch while cruising to the pier, then transfer back to Hanoi and fly to Da Nang. On arrival, transfer to the coastal hotel.

• Sunrise Tai Chi option
• Light brunch on the return cruise
• Flight from Hanoi to Da Nang

Visit Cam Thanh village and the Bay Mau coconut forest by bamboo basket boat. Learn traditional paddling, fishing, shrimp catching and coconut-leaf handicrafts, then walk through Hoi An Ancient Town to see the Japanese Bridge, Chinese Assembly Halls, ancient houses, markets and lantern-lit streets.

• Bay Mau coconut forest basket boat
• Traditional craft demonstrations
• Japanese Bridge and Hoi An market

Travel to Ba Na Hills and take the cable car to an altitude of 1,487 metres. Explore the ecological park, theme park, pagoda and mock French village, then walk across the Golden Bridge for uninterrupted mountain views before returning by cable car.

• Cable car to 1,487 metres
• Golden Bridge
• French Village and theme park

Transfer from the hotel to Da Nang airport and fly to Ho Chi Minh City, the dynamic southern metropolis historically called Saigon. On arrival, meet the driver and transfer to the city-centre hotel.

• Short transfer to Da Nang airport
• Flight to Ho Chi Minh City
• City-centre hotel arrival

Drive around 60 km to Cu Chi and explore the underground town, hidden trap doors, tunnels, kitchens, bedrooms, weapons factories, field hospitals and command centres. Visit lacquer and rice-paper workshops, taste special tea and tapioca, then return for a city tour covering Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Post Office, Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum and a local market if time allows.

• Cu Chi Tunnels and documentary film
• Lacquer and rice-paper workshops
• Saigon city landmarks and market

Enjoy the day at leisure until the transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for the departure flight.

• Day at leisure
• Airport transfer
• Departure from Saigon