Day 1: Hanoi Arrival - City Tour (L, D)

• Morning: Our guide will welcome you at Noi Bai international airport and transfer you to hotel for check-in.
• Lunch at selected restaurant
• Afternoon: visit Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple and The Huc Bridge, and then visit and go shopping at the Old Quarters.
• Dinner at selected restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Morning: visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum; One-pillar Pagoda and House-on-stilts. Then visit West Lake with Tran Quoc Pagoda and Dong Xuan market
• Lunch at restaurant.
• Depart for Ha Long Bay. Upon arrival in Ha Long, check-in hotel and at leisure.
• Dinner with fresh seafood at local restaurant and overnight in Ha Long.

Day 3: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi - Lao Cai (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Enjoy a 4-hour boat cruise on Ha Long Bay to explore the picturesque grottoes such as Thien Cung and Dau Go cave.
• Lunch with seafood specialty on board.
• Return to Hanoi with stopover at Minh Anh Shopping Center.
• Upon arrival in Hanoi, enjoy a performance of the traditional Water Puppet.
• Dinner at selected restaurant
• After dinner, transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for the overnight train to Lao Cai.

Day 4: Lao Cai - Sa Pa - Lao Chai, Ta Van, Giang Ta Chai - Sapa (B, L, D)

• Arrive in Lao Cai in early morning and transfer directly to Sa Pa.
• Breakfast at local restaurant. Enjoy car trip in Sa Pa to visit Lao Chai village - a black H’mong ethnic minority village. Walk from Lao Chai to Ta Van village to experience the daily lifestyle of Giay ethnic minority hill tribe. Take a picnic lunch on route.
• Continue the trip to visit Giang Ta Chai - a Red Dzao ethnic minority village. Return to Sa Pa by car.
• Dinner at selected restaurant and overnight in Sa Pa.

 

Day 5: Sa Pa - Ta Phin - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Morning: at leisure. Check out and have lunch at local restaurant.
• Afternoon: visit Ta Phin where you can see villages of the Red Dzao & black H’mong minority group. Return to Lao Cai and stop for shopping at Coc Leu local market.
• Dinner at selected restaurant and transfer to Lao Cai Railway Station for the overnight train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train.

 

Day 6: Hanoi Arrival - Ho Chi Minh City (B, D)

• Upon arrival in Hanoi early morning, pick up from Hanoi Train Station and transfer for breakfast at local restaurant before transferring to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city.
• Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh city, pick up and transfer to hotel for check-in. At leisure.
• Dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

 

Day 7: Cu Chi Tunnels - City Tour (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel.
• Morning: land trip to Cu Chi Tunnels – the underground hand-dug tunnels with over 200 km and served as shelters for Vietnamese guerillas during the Vietnam War.
• Lunch at selected restaurant.
• Afternoon: visit Re-unification Palace (former Presidential Palace), War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office and go shopping at Phuong Nam Lacquerware Center and Ben Thanh central market.
• Dinner cruise on Saigon River and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 8: Mekong Delta Tour (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel.
• Depart for My Tho - the main town of Tien Giang Province on Mekong Delta area. Lunch at local restaurant in My Tho. Take a boat ride along Tien River to visit Thoi Son Islet. You can see a local fishing village with floating fish farm, houses-on-stilts and fruit orchards along the river bank. You can also visit tropical orchards, bee farms and taste natural honey, honey wine and tropical seasonal fruits while enjoying traditional local folk songs. If you wish, you can also try to row a boat along the creeks. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
• Dinner at selected restaurant and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City Departure (B)

Breakfast at hotel. At leisure until transfer to airport for departure.

Tour Highlights

- Visit the thoundsand-year-old romantic city of Hanoi with a blend of ancient, colonial French style and modern touch
- Explore one of the UNESCO's World Natural Heritage with thousands of islets dotted in Ha Long Bay
- See the colorful and slow life style of minority ethnic groups including the Black H'Mong.
- Experience the vibrant city once known as the 'Pearl of the Far East" with famous sightseeing spots of the Vietnam War undergound Cu Chi Tunnel and the real lifestyle of southerners on Mekong river.

Package rates

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Note:

(B): breakfast, (L): lunch, (D): dinner