Vietnam

Day 1 HA NOI ARRIVAL

Arrival Hanoi airport, warm welcomed by our guide & driver then transfer to the city.

Day 2 HA NOI FULL DAY CITY TOUR

AM : Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex  which features the life of Ho Chi Minh, the nation’s founder. At the complex, visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the colonial Presidential Palace, the One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.

PM : continue the tour to one of the following museums of choice namely : the Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Vietnamese History, the Museum of Revolution, the Museum of Military History or the Museum of Ethnology. Go to Hoan Kiem Lake and visit Ngoc Son Temple on the lake. Next, take a one-hour cycle tour of the Old Quarter of Hanoi .Finish the tour at the Thang Long Opera Theatre with a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show.

Day 3 HA NOI – HA LONG OVER NIGHT ON BOAT

8:00 AM : transfer to Ha Long Bay. Stop half way to visit a handicraft workshop of fine clothes and embroidered paintings. Arrive in Ha Long City at 11:30 AM and check in aboard the booked junk right after the welcome drink is served. Start cruising while having lunch on board and enjoy the mighty bay view. PM : The bay cruise will continue with up close sighting of Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, Dog Island, Sail Island, a visit to Sung Sot Cave and swimming stop at Titov Beach. Relax to enjoy the bay view at sunset, have dinner after, go fishing at 09:00 PM and spend a night on board.

Day 4 HA LONG – HA NOI – HO CHI MINH

06:30 AM : refresh your body and mind with a Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck. Have tea and coffee onboard before proceeding to Titov Islet or SoiSim Island to trek and swim. Check out at 09:30, have a buffet brunch while cruising back to shore. Disembark at 11:00 AM to transfer to Hanoi. PM: Free at leisure until meet our guide then transfer to airport for flight to Hochiminh

Day 5 HO CHI MINH FULL DAY CITY TOUR & CU CHI TUNNELS

AM : Transfer about 75 km North-west of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The driving time is approximately 2hours. Arrive in Cu Chi Tunnels, start discovering the famous Tunnels. Return to the city. PM : Take a city tour to visit the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, the Saigon Central Post Office, Cho Lon area or the city’s China Town and the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist structure in Vietnam built by the Cantonese community in the area in 1909.

Day 6 FULL DAY MEKONG DELTA (MY THO) (B)

AM : Travel past miles of flat rice fields, along a bustling road to the Mekong Delta, the world’s largest delta and Vietnam’s largest rice bowl. On arrival in My Tho City, board a motorboat and navigate through intricate canals while observing the local daily life up close as well as the landscape of waterways and lush islands. Land on Thoi Son Island where you can listen to Southern traditional music performed by native artists. Next, you will visit households with traditional occupations of home-based coconut candy and rice-wine making , visit a bee farm and taste tea with fresh honey from the beehives and enjoy fresh fruits. PM : On the return to My Tho, stop to visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda, You might enjoy a lovely lunch at a local Vietnamese restaurant before find the way back to Ho Chi Minh.

Day 7 HO CHI MINH DEPARTURE (B)

Meet our guide & driver at the hotel lobby then transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for flight…