The trip covers UNESCO-listed sites and major sightseeing throughout Vietnam, including old towns, historical relics, bustling cities, villages, valleys, rivers, bays, beaches, floating markets…
• Enjoy Hanoi‘s highlights with the old town, street food, natural lakes, ancient pagodas, top museums
• Discover Mai Chau with valley trekking, ethnic homestays, and beautiful views
• Experience Ninh Binh also known as “Halong Bay on land”
• Take a 5-star boat cruise in UNESCO-listed Halong Bay
• Tour Hoi An with UNESCO-list Old Town
• Explore Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city with its cafe culture, colonial architecture
• Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels to experience the underground tunnels from the Vietnamese-American conflict
• Boat in My Tho & Ben Tre in the Mekong River Delta through canals, floating markets, villages, fruit great gardens
Day 1 /Hanoi: Hanoi arrival – Airport pick up – Check in hotel – Welcome dinner if the time permits (D)
Day 2 /Mai Chau: Hanoi – Mai Chau Valley Trekking Tour (B)
Day 3 /Mai Chau: Mai Chau Trekking Tour (B)
Day 4 /Hanoi: Mai Chau – Hanoi (B)
Day 5 /Ninh Binh: Hanoi – Ninh Binh Boat Ride (B)
Day 6 /Ninh Binh: Biking Tour in Ninh Binh (B)
Day 7 /Halong Bay: Ninh Binh – Cruise & Overnight on a 5-star Cruise Ship in Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Day 8 /Halong Bay: Halong Bay Kayaking Tour (B, L)
Day 9 /Hoi An: Halong Bay – Fly to Danang/Hoi An (a 1hr flight) (B)
Day 10 /Hoi An: Hoi An Local Tour & Walking Tour (B, L)
Day 11 /Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): Hoi An/Danang – Fly to Saigon (a 1hr flight) (B)
Day 12 /Saigon: Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnels (B)
Day 13 /Mekong River: Saigon – Mekong River Delta Homestay/Hotel Tour (B, L, D)
Day 14 /Saigon: Biking Tour of the Mekong – Saigon (B, L)
Day 15 /Departure: Saigon – Departure (B)
Trip Package Includes
- Private A/C transportation as indicated in the program
- All intra-flights (Vietnam airlines, economy class, airline taxes & service charges included)
∗ HANOI (HAN) – DANANG (DAD)/ HOI AN: a 1hr flight
∗ DANANG (DAD) – HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON (SGN): a 1hr flight - 14 nights of accommodations at hotels
∗ 2 nights Hanoi
∗ 2 nights Mai Chau
∗ 2 nights Ninh Binh
∗ 2 nights Halong on the boat cruise
∗ 2 nights Hoi An
∗ 3 nights Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
∗ 1 night Mekong River Delta - Meals as indicated in the program: B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D = dinner
- Cruise & Overnight on a 5-star cruise ship in Halong Bay (A/C private double/ twin cabin for 02 persons on the cruise ship)
- Private boat to cruise in Hoi An and Mekong River as indicated in the program
- All admission costs at places mentioned in the itinerary
- Tour guides and local guides
- Visas
- All entrance fees
- All taxes & service charges
- Local sim card for cell phone
Trip Package Excludes
- Other meals and personal expenses that are not noted in the program
- Trip insurance
Hanoi arrival - Welcome dinner if the time permits
Private A/C transportation · Welcome Dinner · Tour guide · Hotel in Hanoi
After being met at the airport by a DH Travel tour guide, you will be transferred to Hanoi for check-in, recovery, and enjoy a welcome dinner if the time permits.
Overnight in Hanoi
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& Day 3 & Day 4: Hanoi - Mai Chau Trekking Tour
Private A/C transportation · Breakfast · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Homestay in Mai Chau
Mai Chau – a charming valley surrounded by green rice fields and beautiful limestone mountain cliffs is a new and exciting discovery for the first time all over again, the White Thai and Muong ethnic groups add to the valley’s charm with their stilt houses.
Poomcon – Vanmai – Samkhoe trekking route explores Maichau’s charm up and down hills and from one village to another, discover the culture and lifestyle of the local ethnic people through visits to their homes and discussions with locals, their friendliness will make you feel at ease, and it will be one of the highlights of your adventure tour in Vietnam.
Overnight in Mai Chau
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& Day 6 & Day 7: Explore Stunning Trang An and Surroundings
Private A/C transportation · Breakfast · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Hotel in Ninh Binh
Explore the stunning Ngo Dong River on a sampan rowed by locals, passing through rice fields and limestone mountains where the famous film “Indochine” was shot, it’s a fantastic trip with fantastic photos for professional photographers, biking on small, peaceful countryside trails from one village to the next will lead to discoveries, visit Dinh temple, Le temple, and the capital’s foundation to learn about Vietnam’s ups and downs in the 10th century, explore Bai Dinh Pagoda to see the stone carving art of 500 stone Buddhas.
Overnight in Ninh Binh
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& Day 8 & Day 9: Halong Bay Cruise Trip
Private A/C transportation · Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Cruise & Overnight on a 5-star cruise ship in Halong Bay
Explore Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Paradise on Earth.” The best part of Halong Bay tours is getting off the beaten path on the second day by cruising through thousands of incredibly shaped limestone islands to an isolated floating village of local fishermen – this section of The majestic section is also where James Bond’s “Tomorrow will never die” was filmed. Halong Bay tours also include kayaking, mountain climbing, sampan rowing, and cave exploration.
Overnight on the cruise ship in Halong Bay
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& Day 11: Explore Hoi An UNESCO-listed Site
Private A/C transportation · Breakfast · Lunch · Boat · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Hotel in Hoi An
Leave Halong Bay for Hoi An by a short flight. Explore the old town of Hoi An a World Heritage Site UNESCO and take Hoi An Local Tour by Walking, then enjoy Basket Boat, Fishing, and Cooking Class.
Overnight in Hoi An
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& Day 13 & Day 14: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Cu Chi Tunnels - Mekong River Delta Boat Trip
Private A/C transportation · Breakfast · Dinner · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Hotel in the Mekong & Saigon
Discover the amazing historical Cu Chi Tunnels, and the river-water life as well as the floating markets of the Vietnamese people in the Mekong River Delta.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
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Goodbye Saigon
Private A/C transportation · Breakfast
Airport transfer
Free time for more discoveries Saigon, until it’s time to transfer you to the airport to catch your flight back home or your next destination.