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Duration:
 7 Days / 6 Nights

Although this 7-day tour is short, it includes all of the major sightseeing from the north to central and the south of Vietnam

7 Days Best of Vietnam

Tour Highlights 

•  Enjoy highlights of Hanoi the capital of Vietnam with the old town, street food, natural lakes, ancient pagodas, and top museums

•  Experience Halong Bay a UNESCO-listed site with thousands of limestone islands rising out of the sea. Kayaking around the tall limestone karsts, popping into some caves, relaxing on the cruise ships

•  Explore Danang with beautiful beaches, islands, sightseeing, unique local food, and spa retreats 

•  Visit Hoi An a UNESCO-listed site with an old town, beautiful beaches, and one of Southeast Asia’s important trading ports in the 15th century

•  Travel to Hue a UNESCO-listed site with the Imperial City and 19th-century Citadel, take a riverboat trip on the Perfume River, try local food

•  Discover Ho Chi Minh City the largest and most bustling city in Vietnam with its magnificent French colonial architecture 

Day 1/ Hanoi: Hanoi arrival – Airport pick up – Meet your tour manager at hotel to go over any questions in your itinerary (D)

Day 2/ Ha Long Bay: Hanoi City Tour – Halong Bay (B)

Day 3/ Danang: Halong Bay Boat Trip – Fly to Danang Beach City (a 1hr flight) – Free (B, L) 

Day 4/ Hoi An: Danang Tour – Hoi An Walking Tour (B, L) 

Day 5/ Hue: Hoi An – Hue City Tour (B)

Day 6/ Ho Chi Minh City: Hue – Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (a 1hr flight) – City tour (B) 

Day 7/ Departure: Ho Chi Minh City – Departure (B)

Trip Package Includes

•  All A/C private transfers at all places as indicated in the program

•  All intra-flights (Vietnam airlines, economy class, tax & service charge included)
         ∗  HANOI (HAN) – DANANG (DAD): a 1hr flight
         ∗  DANANG (DAD) – HO CHI MINH CITY/ SAIGON (SGN): a 1hr flight

•  6 nights of accommodations
        ∗  1 night Hanoi

        ∗  1 night Halong Bay
        ∗  1 night Danang
        ∗  1 night Hoi An
        ∗  1 night Hue
        ∗  1 night in Ho Chi Minh City

•  Meals as indicated in the program: B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner

•  Private boat to cruise in Hue, Mekong Delta, and Halong Bay as indicated in the program

•  All admission costs at places mentioned in the itinerary

•  English-speaking tour guide

•  All entrance fees

•  All taxes & service charges

•  Local sim card for cell phone

 

 

Trip Package Excludes

•  Other meals and personal expenses are not noted in the program

•  Insurance

Day 1:

Arrival in Hanoi - Pick up - Check in hotel & Meet your tour manager - Welcome Dinner

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · Welcome dinner · All entrance fees · Hotel in Hanoi

Highlights:

Hanoi 

Activities:

Upon your arrival at Noi Bai International 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.

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Day 2:

Hanoi City Tour – Halong Bay

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Breakfast · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Hotel in Halong Bay

Activities:

A one-day city tour of Hanoi –  drive to Ho Chi Minh, where we will spend a couple of hours visiting: Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum, and one pillar pagoda. Next,  see the Temple of Literature, originally built as a temple to Confucius. It is the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education. Lunch will be at a fine local restaurant in Hanoi.
In the afternoon, we will visit one of the most interesting museums in Vietnam, the Museum of Ethnology, widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic minorities. Next, tour the city by car to see the real life of the Hanoi locals as well as the different parts of the city. Then enjoy a memorable one-hour cyclo ride around the Old Quarter, known as the 36 streets.  Have your cameras ready! This bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. Originally, the 36 street names were related to the products being sold there. Before we go back to the hotel, we will have a chance to enjoy the unique Water Puppet show. Hear the Vietnamese traditional instruments and songs from the live musicians who play throughout the show. Then we head to a hotel in Halong Bay.
Overnight in Halong

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Day 3:

Halong Bay Boat Trip – Fly to Danang

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · Boat · All entrance fees · Breakfast · Lunch · Internal airfare Hanoi – Danang · Hotel in Danang

Highlights:

 Halong Bay Thien Cung Grotto  Dau Go Cave Danang

Activities:

We board a boat after breakfast at the hotel for a four-hour boat ride through Halong Bay to visit the Thien Cung and Dau Go grottoes, followed by a seafood lunch on board. After that, we transfer to Hanoi International Airport for a one-hour flight to Danang. When you arrive at Danang International Airport, you will be greeted and driven to your hotel near My Khe beach, one of the world’s most beautiful beaches to check in. The rest of your time can be spent relaxing on the beach or exploring Danang, a city worth visiting in Vietnam because of its beautiful beaches, unique local cuisine, and spa retreats.
Overnight in Danang.

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Day 4:

Danang Tour – Hoi An Walking Tour

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Breakfast · Hotel in Hoi An

Activities:

After breakfast, we will take a trip to the most beautiful attractions in Danang, including the Cham Museum, Marble Mountain, and My Khe Beach. After lunch, we head to Hoi An to enjoy our walking tour through the old town of Hoi An, which was a prosperous seaport city from the 16th to the 18th centuries, with its large foreign merchant community, it developed a distinct architectural style influenced by Vietnam, China, and Japan. Then visit the Phuc Kien hall, the Japanese covered bridge, Tan Ky’s old house, and the traditional occupation workshop in Hoi An’s ancient town.
Overnight in Hoi An

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Day 5:

Hoi An - Hue City Tour

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Breakfast · Hotel in Hue 

Activities:

We depart for Hue after breakfast via the Hai Van Pass (Pass of the Ocean Clouds), passing through many picturesque red-tiled villages with fruit orchards and enjoying spectacular views of the sky and sea. Arrive in Hue, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam, and transfer to your centrally located hotel for check-in, followed by a visit to the Tu Duc tomb. In the heart of Hue, have lunch at the royal restaurant. In the afternoon, we take a boat down the Perfume River to Thien Mu Pagoda to explore before visiting the Imperial Citadel, the Forbidden Purple City of Hue, and the Dong Ba Market.
Overnight in Hue.

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Day 6:

Hue - Fly to Ho Chi Minh City - Tour

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Breakfast · Internal airfare Hue – Ho Chi Minh City · Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Activities:

Breakfast at the hotel, then free time until transfer to the airport for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City also known as Saigon. When you arrive in Saigon, you will be greeted and taken to your hotel for check-in. After lunch, take a half-day city tour of Ho Chi Minh City, visiting Chinese Town, Thien Hau Pagoda, the Museum of War Remnants Saigon, and the former Presidential Palace. In this city tour, we also pass well-known tourist attractions such as Notre Dame Church and the Central Post Office for photo opportunities.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

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Day 7:

Departure - Ho Chi Minh City

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Breakfast 

Highlights:

Airport transfer

Activities:

Free time for more discoveries in Ho Chi Minh City, until it’s time to transfer you to the airport to catch your flight back home or your next destination.