Upon your arrival at the airport in Hanoi, look for a greeting board with your name, and our tour guide will escort and transfer you to your hotel in the city center.
Today, if time permits, you will have a welcome meeting with the salesperson who contacted you directly via email to go over any questions or changes to your itinerary…and IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, PLEASE ASK HIM/HER THAT DAY…, followed by dinner at a traditional local restaurant in the heart of Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi

Breakfast at the hotel, then depart for Ninh Binh also known as “Ha Long Bay in Land” (without the sea but in the rice fields), taking in the rural scenery along the way, upon arrival, we visit the ancient citadel of Hoa Lu.
Have lunch at a restaurant before taking a rowing boat through the rice fields to Tam Coc (Three Grottoes) and biking to Bich Dong on a country road until transfer back to Ha Noi.
Overnight in Hanoi

This morning, we visit the Ho Chi Minh complex and the Temple of Literature then we stop for lunch in a local fine restaurant. This afternoon, we visit the Ethnology Museum, the West Lake area (Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda), Ngoc Son Temple, and Hoan Kiem Lake.
We have one hour to take a cyclo tour to travel around the Ancient city to see the daily Life of Hanoi. Enjoy our dinner at the fine restaurant before escorting you to Hanoi Railway Station to catch a night train to Lao Cai/ Sapa.
Overnight on the train

The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station at approximately 06:00. There will be a vehicle waiting to pick you up and you will enjoy breakfast at a fine restaurant near Lao Cai Railway Station before driving for 3 hours to Bac Ha Sunday Ethnic Market, which is the largest market in the region with 10 minority groups in the Bac Ha region, a place where many ethnic groups gather to buy and sell, eat and drink together, here it is a good chance for you to buy the unique homemade handicrafts and clothes of the locals.
In the afternoon you will have a 2-hour trek to Ban Pho village (Flower H’Mong people), in the village, there are local houses for you to learn about their lifestyle and traditional customs, as well as to homemade wine from corn. Then transfer you to Sapa town to check in the hotel and discover the Sapa night market nearby your hotel.
Trekking distance: 5km
Overnight in Sapa

Breakfast in the hotel and then embark on a lovely trek that will take you along buffalo paths and trails and through several hills tribe villages Lao Chai & Ta Van, home to Black Hmong, and Dzay people, which is a spectacular walk-through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet, you will enjoy the wonderful scenery that surrounds you on the valley floor, the walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice-terraced fields and scattered villages.
Then, transfer you back to Lao Cai Railway Station for dinner before catching a night train back to Hanoi.
Trekking distance: 10 km
Overnight on train

At around 5 AM, the train arrives at Hanoi Railway Station. The tour guide will escort you to the hotel to relax until having breakfast.
Around 8-8:15 am, our driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby to move to Halong Bay.
Noon Receptionists welcome guests at the Hạ Long International Harbour.
12:30 Captain welcomes guests to cruises by tender. Check-in cruise, while enjoying a welcome drink, safety briefing, and check-in cabin.
12:45 Leaving Hạ Long International Harbor, discover the Halong Bay – natural wonders of the world. Have lunch with special foods while cruising through famous sights by limestone karsts…
14:45 Cruises stops at Bo Nau cave, the core area of the world’s natural heritage. Transfer by tender to Suprise Cave – one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay.
15:45 Leaving Suprise cave, transfer by tender to the Ti Top island was named by Uncle Ho, after Gherman Stepanovich Ti Top – the Soviet astronaut who visited in 1962. Enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach, or climbing the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. On the top of the mountain, you can see the corner of magical Halong Bay …
17:00 Back to the cruise. Relax and enjoy the sunset on the sun deck.
Go to the overnight place – Titop 587.
18:00-19:00 HAPPY HOUR – Buy 1 drink get 1 free (wine excluded)
18:30 Enjoy the Vietnamese cooking demonstration
19:00 Have set menu dinner
20:30 Evening activities include: film entertainment, mini-games (in the dining room), squid fishing, massage (contact the Cruise manager for service price).
Overnight on a 5-star cruise ship in Halong Bay

06:00 Morning call (if you request).
06:30 Enjoy Tai Chi instructions on the sundeck in 30 minutes while cruising to Luon cave.
07:00 Enjoy a light breakfast in the restaurant.
08:00 Visit Luon cave by kayak, one of the caves open to the form of beautiful endemic vegetation of Halong Bay. Visit Luon cave by a traditionally woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman (public ticket 50.000đ/person).
09:00 Then come back to Athena Cruise, relax, and check out of the cabin. Please put your luggage outside the door. Our porters will collect and get them ready on the Pier for you. Finally, the cruise disembarks from Hạ Long International Harbor.
09:30 Check out the cabin. Enjoy the brunch buffet menu served in the dining room. Settle bills in the dining room after brunch (if you have one).
10:45 Transfer by tender back to Hạ Long International Harbour and disembarkation, then transfer you back to Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi

Today it is free time for you to explore Hanoi until catching a short flight to Hue. Upon arrival in Hue, pick up and check into the hotel. The rest time is free.
Overnight in Hue

This morning we drive to the Perfume River to embark on a riverboat journey and visit the Thien Mu Pagoda (the Pagoda of the Heavenly Lady). After that, we continue to the elaborate Tu Duc tombs of the Nguyen emperors. Before returning to the hotel, we will visit Dong Ba market the largest market in Hue.
Overnight in Hue

Breakfast at the hotel, then we will travel through the high pass of Hai Van with its spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean en route to Hoi An and visit the Cham Museum, My Khe Beach, and the Marble Village.
In the afternoon you will enjoy a walking tour of the Old Town of Hoi An, a UNESCO-listed site with its narrow, winding streets, visiting the Fukien Assembly Hall, the 200-year-old Tan Ky house, the Japanese covered bridge, the Hoi An Museum, and the handicraft workshops. After that, you will have free time to go shopping, go to the nearby beach, or even have some clothes made which can be picked up the next day.
Overnight in Hoi An

After breakfast, at 9 a.m., you are picked up to begin the trip. First, we head to the local market to learn about the daily activities of locals and to buy items for our cooking class.
Before our culinary session, we take a ride on a Traditional Basket Boat (round boat) through the Water Coconut Palm Forest to learn how to sail it and spend time catching fish and “purple crabs” in the canal. Return to your hotel for free, or go shopping for tailor-made items in Hoi An’s ancient town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Stay overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast at the hotel, we catch a flight to Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon, upon arrival, you are picked up and transferred to the hotel.
This afternoon, we visit the major sights of Vietnam’s largest city, including the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until the end of April 1975, explore some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Old Saigon Post Office, and seeing the bustling Ben Thanh Market where anything and everything is for sale.
Overnight in Saigon

8 AM Pick up in hotel lobby. Mekong Delta boat trip to My Tho and Ben Tre, famous for small wooden boats, sweet candy, and local folk songs. Then we head to Chau Doc.
Overnight in Chau Doc

After breakfast at the hotel, we board a speed boat to Phnom Penh, departing Vietnam at 7:00 a.m, upon your arrival in Phnom Penh at about 12:30 pm, you will be met and transferred to our hotel to check in and relax.
In the afternoon, we begin the tour with the Silver Pagoda, which is located in the Royal Palace Enclosure and the Royal Garden. Following that, we go to the National Museum, which was built in the Khmer style in the 1920s and houses a large collection of Khmer art. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

After breakfast at the hotel, our driver will pick you up and take you to the airport to catch our short flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up and take you to the hotel.
This afternoon, we’ll go to Angkor Wat, which is only about six kilometers north of Siem Reap town and six kilometers south of Angkor Thom, was constructed during the first half of the 12th century (113 – 5BC), it is the largest and best preserved Angkor Group monument, as well as an architectural masterpiece, is one of the world’s finest monuments due to its perfection in composition, balance, proportions, reliefs, and sculpture.
We will catch the sunset from the hilltop temple of Phnom Bakheng at the end of the afternoon. This evening, we enjoy a Buffet Dinner with the Khmer Traditional Dance Show at a local restaurant.
Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at the hotel. Today, we continue our trip to the amazing temple complex of Angkor, including Angkor Thom and Angkor Temple Complex.
Overnight in Siem Reap

Today we leave Siem Reap for Vientiane, Laos on a short flight. Upon arrival to Vientiane, you are met and transferred to the hotel for check-in. The rest time is free.
Overnight in Vientiane

This easygoing city and temple tour begins at Vat Sisaket, one of the oldest temples in Vientiane, featuring over 6,840 remarkable Buddha images. Next up is the stunning Ho Phra Keo, the famous That Luang Stupa and Anousavari, or the Victory Gate inspired by L’ Arc de Triomphe in France.
Our last stop is at the Talaat Sao (Morning Market), where you can find hundreds of shops selling superior silk weaving, metalwork, and woodcarving pieces. After lunch, visit the surroundings of Vientiane including Buddha Park, and Ban Nong Bouathong weaving village, and enjoy a stroll along the Mekong River at sunset.
Overnight in Vientiane

Today, we leave Vientiane for Luang Prabang on a short flight. Upon arrival at Luang Prabang, you are met and transferred to the hotel for check-in. Then, if time permits, we enjoy Laos Elephant Camp.
Ovenright in Luang Prabang

In the morning: We visit the local market, the National Museum (formerly the Royal Palace), the temple of Wat Mai and Wat Visoun, Wat Aham, and Wat Xieng Thong. In the afternoon: Boat trip on the Mekong River.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

You have free time to explore Luang Prabang until it is time for our driver to pick you up and transfer you to the airport to catch your flight back home or your next destination.