HIGHLIGHTS OF VIETNAM - 9 DAYS/ 8 NIGHTS - From: 490$

You will be greeted at Hanoi Airport and transferred to the city for hotel check-in. From 13.30 room is under your service. You have the rest of the day free to explore Hoan Kiem Lake vicinity and the Hanoi’s famous 36 streets of the Old Quarter. You can easily find some yummy foods in this colorful cuisine for your own meals. Back to the hotel for overnight.

In the morning, you will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum for the first (closed on Monday and Friday), then visit the traditional stilt house and the revered One-Pillar Pagoda along the trip. The next destination is the thousand-year-old Temple of Literature – also Vietnam’s first university . Afterwards, have a visit to the Ethnology Museum (closed on Monday) where you can explore the diverse and unique cultures of the 54-ethnic Vietnam.

Remark : From 08 September to 08 November Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for annual maintenance.

Departure for Halong Bay after the city tour, along the trip you will pass through the vast Red River Delta, where you can see those emerald rice paddy fields. Before sunset you will arrive Ha Long for hotel check in. Have your own meals there, and overnight at the hotel.
Staying overnight on boat is optional.

In the morning, you will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum for the first (closed on Monday and Friday), then visit the traditional stilt house and the revered One-Pillar Pagoda along the trip
Remark : From 08 September to 08 November Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for annual maintenance.

Departure for Halong Bay after the city tour, along the trip you will pass through the vast Red River Delta, where you can see those emerald rice paddy fields. Right before noon you will arrive Ha Long to board a boat. Now It’s time for your story in the marvelous Halong Bay, where one of Southeast Asia’s must-come destinations is waiting for your exploration. Fresh seafood, which is one of factors to make Ha Long Bay famous, will be served for your lunch. Enjoy an enchanted night on boat.

After having breakfast at hotel, move to the pier and board a boat. Spend five hours cruising through the magical Halong Bay. Have lunch on boat with fresh seafoods. After lunch, you will be transferred to Haiphong Airport for flight to Danang. Our guide will be waiting for you at Danang Airport to transfer you to the hotel in Hoi An. Have your own dinner and spend your night at the hotel.
ALTERNATIVE DAY 3 IF OPTION OF STAYING ON BOAT TAKEN

Early morning is the best moment to enjoy the bay. Wake up early and have breakfast on boat, then we take a quiet cruise through amazing caves and strangely shaped islands hidden in the fog of the bay. In the late morning. Back to the pier and disembark, then transfer to Haiphong Airport for flight to Danang. Our guide will be waiting for you at Danang Airport to transfer you to the hotel in Hoi An. Have your own dinner and spend your night at the hotel.

Take a waking tour along Hoi An town, to understand why this town is recognized  as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, to feel the marvel that every other visitors felt when they look at all those unusually well-preserved ancient streets and homes. More than two-century-old Chinese houses that you can explore while walking through the quaint cobblestone streets of the town. The Chinese Temple, Japanese Bridge and Phung Hung Chinese-style trading house are also the places that should not be ignored. Then fall into the peaceful atmosphere of the countryside by taking a short biking tour to the beautiful villages surrounding Hoi An (other options of transferring are by cyclo or by private vehicle). Your are free at your leisure in the afternoon. Buy yourself some souvenirs or spend more time to explore Hoi An in your own way. Find your own meals in this colorful unique cuisine. Have a good night at your hotel!

This morning, we will move to Hue acrossing the Hai Van Pass, which is also a great scenic. From the pass, you will have the perfect view out over the central coastline – an excellent panoramas in Vietnam. At your next stop, immerse in the breathtaking sight of the long white sandy Lang Co beach. In the late morning you will arrive Hue for hotel check-in. Afterwards, immerse in the distinct and enchanted atmosphere of the city by taking a cyclo tour. Then you will visit the Hue’s famous Imperial Citadel. Have your own meals and overnight at the hotel.

In the morning at around 8 am, get a bicycle to ride along Perfume River through a winding path heading to the Thien Mu Pagoda. On the way, you will have a chance to explore Vietnamese’s rules of geomancy, as we visit a typical garden house built exactly according to this rules. After visiting the pagoda, by boarding a boat trip you will get to the Minh Mang Mausoleum. Afternoon is for visiting Tu Hieu Pagoda and Tu Duc Mausoleum. Hue is one of our paradise of cuisine. Have some scrumptious foods here, and hope you get back to the hotel with satisfaction.

In the morning, move to Hue Airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You will be met at the airport and transferred to the city. Before checking in at the hotel, you will visit the Old Saigon Post Office, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the War Remnants Museum and Dong Khoi Street – some of famous historic landmarks in Ho Chi Minh city. Afterwards, pay visits to Cho Lon, the ethnic Chinese district, especially Thien Hau Pagoda and Binh Tay Market. Have your own meals and overnight at the hotel

Leave the city in the morning to visit Cu Chi Tunnels. Vietnamese soldiers, and even people of all ages, together built that incredible tunnel network during the intense war against America. In the late afternoon, go back to Ho Chi Minh City. You are free for the rest of the day. Discover the colorful cuisine here on your own, and spend your night at the hotel.

Have a nice free morning time there, until we transfer you to the airport for your flight. Room is available before noon only. Enjoy your last meals there on your own, and our service end here.