9 days Hanoi - Halong - Hoi An - Cu Lao Cham Island - Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnels - Mekong Delta

Welcome to Hanoi – Vietnam!

Upon arrival, the local driver will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport; it takes us 35 minutes driving to the centre of Hanoi then check-in at hotel. Free at leisure rest of day. Overnight in Hanoi.

Please note: Standard check in time is 14:00. Early check in is subject to availability of the hotel

Night activities suggestion: enjoy local beer at Ta Hien Streets, experience the ambience of sleepless street with life music, the young people of Hanoi and also foreign tourists. Hundred of bars and pubs in the Old Quarter are also at your disposal or just simple spend your time at shopping malls or various boutique Shops.

Have breakfast at hotel and check out. 

From Hanoi, at 8AM, head East for more than 3,5 hours by shuttle bus to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994. The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddy fields and rural villages, where hard-work farmers are busy with their farming jobs, ploughing buffaloes or planting seedling. Upon arrival in Halong, we’ll take a big boat to cruise the Bay to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending-dragon” bay, created by thousands odd-shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes. After a lunch of fresh seafood on board, we can visit the Surprising Grotto, stop for swimming or kayaking, passing floating villages and approach islets to enjoy their beauty in close distance. Back to the boat for dinner late afternoon. Evening attend activities on the boat or relax at your own leisure. Overnight on the boat near Titov Beach. 

Please note the program may be little varied upon the cruise you choose. Depending on the cruise, kayak will be included or not.

After breakfast, visit by boat to Luon Cave, a ring-shaped pool inside an island in Halong with absolutely tranquil landscape and emerald water. Back to the Wharf of Halong passing the densest area with many islands that have been named the Cock-Fighting Rock, Sail Island, Incense burner rock or Sea Dog Rock. Arrive at Halong Wharf around 11.00. Return to Hanoi then transfer to the airport for the flight to Danang. 

Upon arrival, a local driver will pick up and transfer to the hotel in Hoi An. Free at leisure rest of day. Overnight in Danang. 

Around 08.00 am, pick up from your hotel, drive out from Hoi An to My Son, one of the Vietnams' most important remaining sites from the Champa Kingdom. Declared a Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999, My Son is a cluster of Hindu temples once dedicated to the god Shiva. A guide leads you through the ruins, which were built between the 4th and 14th centuries, and explains the significance of their location in the heart of a beautiful valley.

As you explore, learn about the Champa Kingdom, which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism. Your guide also introduces you to the unique architecture of the temples, originally built with wood, and later reconstructed with bricks after a fire. My Son encompassed over 70 temples up until the 13th century, making it a sanctuary of Hinduism at the time. After exploring the site to your heart's content, head back to Hoi An with an easy transfer to the city. Free at leisure rest of day. Overnight in Hoi An. 

Spend a day on Cham Island with a day excursion from Hoi An. Relax and enjoy your vacation, as you snorkel in the clear waters, go for a swim, sun on the beach, or take a walk around the island and sightsee. Your trip includes a Vietnamese seafood lunch.

In May, 2009, UNESCO accepted Cham Island as a World Biosphere Reserve thanks to its topography, the biodiversity value as well as the unspoilt and attractive landscape.

8:00am: Our tour guide and driver pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An, introduce briefly about the tour program and transfer to Cua Dai Harbor for local maritime procedure briefing. We take a speedboat ride to Cham Island while relaxing & enjoying the beautiful landscape. Upon arrival in the island, you will be escorted to visit some interesting sites of the island such as Au Thuyen, Tay Tang pagoda and fishing village. Then, enjoy fishing, snorkeling or a diving experience on beautiful coral reefs followed by a seafood lunch - including the fish you caught earlier.

2:30pm: Time for swimming and relaxing at Bai Chong Islet beach.

3:30pm: We now the cruise boat for your return trip to the mainland.

4:00pm: Arriving back at Cua Dai Harbor, our driver and guide provide return transfer back to your hotel.

Rest of day will be free on your own to discover the town or cycling along Thu Bon to Cua Dai Beach. Overnight in Hoian.

Breakfast at hotel and check-out hotel. Relax till driver pick up and transfer to the Airport to take the midday flight to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

Upon arrival, you will be welcomed at the Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer to the hotel to check-in. 

Around 13.00pm, we start the city tour at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Have a walking tour on Nguyen Hue street to take the photos of the Opera House and the Ho Chi Minh Committee (outside). From here, walking to Ben Thanh Market one of the most typical symbol of Saigon to experience the daily life of the locals and do shopping the hand-made goods there. Transfer back to hotel. Overnight in HCMC. 

Have breakfast at the hotel. Picked up at the hotel and join SIC tour to My Tho the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products like coconut candy, rice paper,… Upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop at one of 4 islands in the area for sightseeing. Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation. After that, you will embark on the small boats rowed the local people through the small cannels with water coconut trees to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee. After that enjoy the horse-cart trip through the tranquil road of the village. We continue getting on the big boat to visit the vast area. Enjoy your light lunch at a local restaurant nearby Mekong River. Afternoon, drive back to Saigon with a stop to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pagoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture. Drop off at your hotel and overnight in HCMC. 

Morning visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be. You even can try to crawl some dozens of m on the tunnel underground to have the real experience. Return to HCMC. Free at leisure rest of day. Overnight in HCMC. 

Breakfast at hotel and check out. You are free until transfer to airport for departure flight. 

Please note: Standard check out time is 12:00. Late check out is not included.