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Duration:
 10 Days / 9 Nights

Although the trip is short, it includes all the best highlights throughout Vietnam, starting from the south to the central and ending in the north

10 Days Best of Vietnam from Saigon

Special Features

Discover Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam’s largest city with its colonial architecture, coffee culture, bustling life

Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels to view historical relics and the underground tunnels from the Vietnamese-American conflict

Enjoy Danang with its beautiful beaches, unique local food, spas, sightseeing

Tour Hoi An with its beautiful beaches and the old town, a UNESCO-listed site since 1999

Explore Hue, the first-world UNESCO cultural heritage site in Vietnam

Enjoy Hanoi, with its highlights are the old town, street food, natural lakes, ancient pagodas, top museums

Visit Halong Bay, a UNESCO-listed site with thousands of limestone islands rising out of the sea

Experience Hai Phong Port City with famous casinos, beautiful beaches, islands, local food

Day 1 /Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): Saigon arrival – Pick up & Check in hotel – Welcome Dinner if the time permits (D)

Day 2 /Saigon: Saigon City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels – Saigon (B)

Day 3 /Hoi An: Saigon – Fly to Danang (a 1hr flight) – Hoi An, UNESCO-listed Site – Walking Tour (B)

Day 4 /Hue: Hoi An Local Tour of Boat, Fishing, Cooking Class – Hue (B, L)

Day 5 /Hue: Hue, UNESCO-listed Site – City Tour & Boat Trip (B)

Day 6 /Hanoi: Hue – Fly to Hanoi (a 1hr flight) – Hanoi City Tour (B)

Day 7 /Halong Bay: Hanoi – Halong Bay, UNESCO-listed Site – Cruise & Overnight on a 5-star Cruise Ship (B, L, D)

Day 8 /Hai Phong: Halong Bay Cruise – Hai Phong Port City (B, L)

Day 9 /Hanoi: Hai Phong Tour – Hanoi Short Tour (B)

Day 10 /Departure: Hanoi – Departure (B)

Trip Package Includes

•  A/C private transfers indicated in the program
•  All intra-flights (Vietnam airlines, economy class, airline taxes & service charges included)
     ∗  HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON (SGN) – DANANG (DAD): a 1hr flight
     ∗  HUE (HUI) – HANOI (HAN): a 1hr flight
•  9 nights of accommodations
    ∗  2 nights Ho Chi Minh City

    ∗  1 night Hoi An
    ∗  2 night Hue
    ∗  2 nights Hanoi
    ∗  1 night Halong Bay on the cruise ship
    ∗  1 night Hai Phong
•  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 Hue 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 that are not noted in the program

•  Trip insurance

Day 1:

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – Pick up & Check in hotel - Welcome Dinner

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · Dinner · Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Highlights:

Ho Chi Minh City

Activities:

After meeting a DH Travel tour guide at the airport, you are transferred to your hotel in the center of Ho Chi Minh City for check-in, recovery, welcome dinner if the time permits, and overnight.
Overnight in Saigon

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Day 2:

Saigon City Tour - Cu Chi Tunnels - Saigon

Included:

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

Activities:

After breakfast at the hotel, we begin a full-day tour of Ho Chi Minh City and the Cu Chi Tunnels. Firstly, we pass by the now-demolished wartime American Embassy and then visit the Reunification Palace, the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until April 1975, the French colonial structures of Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office, the Jade Emperor Pagoda, and the War Remnant Museum. Continuing our trip to the bustling Ben Thanh Market, the largest market in southern Vietnam.
Lunch at a local restaurant in Saigon before exploring the Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnel network built by Vietnamese fighters during their long struggle for independence. Return to Saigon hotel around 5:30 PM for free time. This evening, stroll through the outdoor night market of Ben Thanh for unique souvenirs and street food.
Overnight in Saigon

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Day 3:

Saigon – Fly to Danang – Hoi An Walking Tour

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · Breakfast · Internal flight Nha Trang – Danang/Hoi An · All entrance fees · Hotel in Hoi An

Activities:

After breakfast, we leave Saigon for Danang/Hoi An by a 1hr flight, upon arrival at Danang airport, pick up and transfer you to your lovely hotel in Hoi An, a UNESCO-listed site. This afternoon, take a walking tour of Hoi An’s old town, including the famous Japanese Covered Bridge, the Pottery Museum, the 200-year-old Tan Ky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda, and the vibrant market.
On the walking tour, you will see many low-tiled houses scattered along the small streets, and you also have a chance to tailor-made clothes in a flash in the old town. You can spend your rest time exploring Hoi An and relaxing at Cua Dai Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam.
Overnight in Hoi An

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Day 4:

Hoi An Tour of Cycling – Boat & Cooking Class - Hue

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · Breakfast · Lunch of Cooking Class · All entrance fees · Hotel in Hue

Activities:

After breakfast, our tour starts on the Thu Bon River to visit a local fishing village and along country lanes viewing local life and pause to see farmers toiling in their rice fields, peddle your way through palm forests, across bridges and fields of water buffalo…Take a short break with a local family at Cam Thanh Village before enjoying a 30-45-minute ride on a Traditional Basket Boat (round boat) in the Water Coconut Palm Forest, learn how to sail the basketboat and spend your time catching fish and “purple crabs” in the canal.
Continue to Tra Que Organic Vegetable Village where a large variety of vegetables are produced for the local community. At the village, you will be shown environmentally sustainable practices which the local villagers have used for centuries. Have lunch with a local family. Afterward, we leave Hoi An for Hue, stopping along the way to see the main sights of Danang, including Cham Museum and Marble Mountain as well as Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Beach. Upon arrival in Hue, check in the hotel.
Overnight in Hue

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Day 5:

Hue City Tour & Boat Trip

Included:

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

Activities:

Breakfast at the hotel, then around 8 a.m., we begin our full-day tour of Hue. Firstly, we cruise along the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda (The Heavenly Lady Pagoda), then explore Tu Duc King’s tomb, which is one of the most beautiful works of Nguyen Dynasty Royal Architecture, the tomb is located in a vast pine forest. Then we go to a local restaurant in Hue Center for lunch before taking a trip to Garden House and Dong Ba Market, the largest market in Hue. Transfer you back to the hotel.
Overnight in Hue

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Day 6:

Hue – Fly to Hanoi – Hanoi City Tour

Included:

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

Activities:

After breakfast at the hotel, our driver picks you up and transfers you to Hue Airport to catch a short flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival in Hanoi, you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in. This afternoon, we take a half-day Hanoi city tour to explore the Ethnic Museum and enjoy a cyclo tour through Hanoi’s old town before transferring you back to your hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi

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Day 7:

Hanoi – Halong Bay – Cruise & Overnight on a 5-star Cruise Ship

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Tour guide · Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · All entrance fees · Cruise & Overnight on the cruise ship in Halong Bay 

Activities:

After breakfast, at about 8 AM our driver will pick you up and start the 3 hours drive to Halong Bay, a UNESCO-listed site. 12h00 – 12h30 Embark on the cruise ship followed by cruise briefing, 13h00 – 15h30 Savor a delectable lunch on cruises along the limestone islands of Fighting Cock and Turtle Island, 15h30 – 17h30 visit Sung Sot (Surprise) Cave and kayak along the hidden parts of the bay, 17h30 – 19h00 Go swimming, snap photos, or relax as the sun starts to set, 7 PM dinner is served.
Overnight on the cruise ship in Halong Bay

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Day 8:

Halong Bay – Hai Phong – Optional Casino

Included:

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

Activities:

06h00 – 07h00 Start your day with swimming, exercise, or a photo hunt, 07h00 – 11h00 Breakfast should be served at sunrise. Cruise to Fishing Village, pass Dog Rock and Incense Burner, and then return to the harbor around 11h00. Then, 12h00 to disembark the cruise ship. Transfer you to Hai Phong Port City, check in the hotel and the rest of the day is free for you to explore Hai Phong or participate in Casion in Hai Phong, which is one of Vietnam’s largest casinos.
Overnight in Hai Phong

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Day 9:

Hai Phong Tour - Hanoi Short Tour

Included:

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

Activities:

After breakfast at the hotel, we take a short tour of Hai Phong to visit the Hai Phong Opera House, the Du Hang Pagoda, and the Hang Kenh Communal House, also known as the Kenh Temple. Then, return to Hanoi for lunch at a local restaurant in the heart of the Old Quarter before continuing to see some of the other highlights of Hanoi City, including the Temple of Literature, which was built in the 11th century as Vietnam’s first university, Quan Thanh Temple, and the Fine Art Museum.
Overnight in Hanoi

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Day 10:

Hanoi – Departure

Included:

Private A/C transportation · Breakfast 

Highlights:

Airport transfer

Activities:

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