When you arrive at Noi Bai International airport, you’ll be smilingly met and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day will be all yours to stroll around the Old Quarter of Hanoi
| Overnight in Hanoi

Have breakfast at your hotel before visiting a day of fascinating exploration starts with a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (exterior only) and the former president’s stilt house where Uncle Ho lived from 1958 to 1969. We then head to the iconic One-Pillar Pagoda and the Museum of Ethnology. In the afternoon we visit the Temple of Literature; Ngoc Son Temple; Hoan Kiem Lake; and enjoy a water puppet show performance, a unique Vietnamese art form that takes its origins from rural festivals in Vietnam. We then take a fun stroll around the Old Quarter to explore 36 old streets before heading to a traditional coffee shop to enjoy a glass of refreshing Bia Hoi, locally brewed beer.

| Overnight in Hanoi
|  Breakfast, Lunch

Following breakfast, you will go to our tour of magical Ha Long Bay takes in a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has over 3,000 limestone islets rising from the clear emerald waters, many of them containing picturesque grottoes. Our excursion starts with a drive to the Bay (160km, approximately four hours) for the overnight cruise. The boat leaves the pier between 12.30-1 pm, with lunch served immediately after departure. Then we are free to discover magical Ha Long Bay which is known as the ‘dragon descending into the sea.’ Optional activities include swimming, kayaking, cooking demonstrations, and night squid fishing.
| Overnight on board
|  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Have breakfast on board. We continue the cruise through magical Ha Long Bay until we dock at noon and proceed to Hanoi International Airport for the flight to Da Nang (Flight is not included.

Lunch and dinner are to your arrangement.

Please note: The regular flight for the seat-in-coach transfer is HAN DAD – VN 181 (departure time approximately 4.00 pm – subject to availability). In the case of a different flight, a surcharge applies for a private transfer from a local restaurant on the way from Ha Long to Hanoi Airport and from Da Nang Airport to the hotel in Hoi An.

| Overnight in Hoi An
|  Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, we will undertake a fascinating walking tour to discover the historic town of Hoi An which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Its sizeable community of foreign merchants resulted in unique architectural styles with Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese influences. We visit Phuc Kien Hall, the Japanese Covered Bridge, Tan Ky old house, and a silk workshop.
| Overnight in Hoi An
|  Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, we drive to Hue, through the spectacular Hai Van Pass (if weather permits), and then visit the Cham Culture Museum in Da Nang. In the afternoon, we will visit the Imperial Citadel and Dong Ba Market.
| Overnight in Hue
| Breakfast, Lunch

Have breakfast at your hotel before embarking on a boat trip on the Perfume River and then visit Thien Mu Pagoda and Tu Duc Tomb. We then embark on a short cycling tour to an ancient village near Hue to immerse ourselves in the greenery of the ‘Garden City. You will be welcomed to an ancient garden house where the host family will not only share with you their lifestyle and traditions – they will invite you to enjoy an authentic home-prepared meal with ingredients sourced from their garden. Then enjoy a relaxing herbal footbath sourced from plants in their garden. We then transfer to the airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Flight is not included).

After arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, you will transfer you to the hotel.

Please note: There is a supplement for a cyclo instead of a bicycle (only between 1 Nov – 31 Dec 2020). The regular flight for the seat-in-coach transfer is HUI SGN – VN 1375 (approximately 6 pm departure – subject to availability). In case of a different flight, a surcharge applies for a round-trip private transfer from the hotel to Hue Airport and from Ho Chi Minh City International Airport to the hotel.
| Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
| Breakfast, Lunch

Have breakfast at your hotel before we drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing complex of underground tunnels used by the Viet Cong during the American War, followed by the return to Ho Chi Minh City.

After lunch, we will tour the War Remnants Museum, the Central Post Office, and walk outside of the Reunification Palace, with free shopping time at the central Ben Thanh Market, or Le Cong Kieu Street, which has stores selling antiques and then Yersin Market.

| Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
| Breakfast, Lunch

Have breakfast at your hotel on the final day of your trip. Depending on your departure time, you will be transferred to the airport (flight is not included airport code SGN) at the appropriate time.
| Breakfast