Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
- Start point
- Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Huyện Sóc Sơn, Hanoi 140800, Vietnam (Pick up at Noi Bai Airport)
Included Activities
- Private airport pick-up from Noi Bai airport
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi old quarter
- Taste local street foods
Landmarks Noi Bai International Airport Hanoi Old Quarter - Day 2
Tam Coc
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet lunch with local foods including goat meat at local restaurant in Ninh Binh)
Included Activities
- Visit Hoa Lu temples of King Dinh and King Le
- Buffet lunch with local foods including goat meat
- Rowing boat trip on Ngo Dong River through three caves (Hang Ca, Hang Hai, Hang Ba)
- Cycling through rice paddies and local villages
- English-speaking tour guide
- All entrance fees
- Complimentary water
Landmarks Hoa Lu Tam Coc Ngo Dong River Hang Ca Cave Hang Hai Cave Hang Ba Cave - Day 3
Hanoi to Halong Bay
- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional Vietnamese lunch on cruise), Dinner (Dinner with delicious Vietnamese foods on cruise)
Included Activities
- Visit Sung Sot cave (Amazing Cave)
- Hike to top of Ti Tov Island
- Swimming and sunbathing on Ti Tov Island
- Sunset party with fruit and wine
- Vietnamese spring roll cooking demonstration
- All entrance fees
- English-speaking tour guide
- Complimentary water
Optional Activities
- Watch movie on cruise
- Play cards on cruise
- Attend squid fishing game
Landmarks Halong Bay Sung Sot Cave Ti Tov Island 
- Day 4
Halong Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Brunch served while cruising back to Halong harbor)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing in Halong Bay
- Kayaking among mountains in Halong Bay
- Tai Chi lesson
- All entrance fees
- English-speaking tour guide
- Complimentary water
Landmarks Halong Bay 
- Day 5
Hanoi to Sapa
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Local dinner prepared with guide's family)
Included Activities
- Sleeper bus transportation Hanoi to Sapa
- 12km trekking through terrace fields from Sapa town to homestay
- Trekking through minority villages
- Visit waterfall on trekking route
- Local home-stay accommodation
- Cooking dinner with guide's family
- Local English-speaking tour guide
- All entrance fees
- Complimentary water in bus
Landmarks Sapa - Day 6
Sapa
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Breakfast with host family
- Trekking option: explore further villages, bamboo forests, terrace fields
- Farm work option: participate in harvesting, planting, or field care
- Shuttle bus to Sapa town
- English-speaking tour guide
- All entrance fees
- Sleeper bus Sapa to Hanoi
Optional Activities
- Visit local market in Sapa town
- Explore Sapa town independently
Landmarks Sapa Sapa Local Market - Day 7
Hanoi to Hoi An
Included Activities
- Private airport transfer from hotel to Noi Bai airport
- Flight Hanoi to Da Nang with 20kg checked luggage and 7kg hand luggage
- Private airport pick-up at Da Nang airport
- Transfer to Hoi An hotel
Optional Activities
- Visit Ho Chi Minh complex
- Visit Temple of Literature
- Visit Hoan Kiem Lake
- Visit Ngoc Son temple
- Water puppet show
- Hanoi street food walking tour
Landmarks Ho Chi Minh Complex Temple of Literature Hoan Kiem Lake Ngoc Son Temple 
- Day 8
Hoi An
- Meals
- Lunch (Light traditional local rice dishes at local farmer house; Lunch on boat cooked by Captain Cook)
Included Activities
- Cycling to local farming village on country roads
- Water buffalo riding experience (optional participation)
- Visit local home with welcome water
- Boat journey through coconut-palm waterways
- Learn and practice traditional fishing techniques with round and cast nets
- Paddle Vietnamese bamboo basket boats
- Participate in farmer daily activities (collecting seaweed, sowing, raking, watering, picking)
- Foot massage with local herbal treatment at farmer's home
- Lunch on boat cooked by Captain Cook
- Origami teaching (bird, grasshopper, flower)
- Basket boat dancing performance
- Mini-van hotel pick-up and drop-off in Hoi An
- Bicycles and helmets provided
- English-speaking guide
- Many photo opportunities
Landmarks Hoi An - Day 9
Hoi An to My Son and Thu Bon River
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit fishing village market with photo opportunities
- Visit My Son archaeological site with walking tour
- Traditional dance performance at My Son
- Boat trip on Thu Bon river (approximately 2 hours)
- Pass through Duy Hai fishing village, Tra Nhieu weaving village, Kim Bong carpentry village, Cam Thanh coconut jungle village
- All entrance fees
- English-speaking tour guide
- Transportation
- Complimentary water
Optional Activities
- Explore Hoi An old town
- Free time for independent activities
Landmarks My Son Cua Dai Bridge Duy Hai Fishing Village Tra Nhieu Weaving Village Kim Bong Carpentry Village Cam Thanh Coconut Jungle Village Thu Bon River Nguyen Hoang Dock - Day 10
Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Private airport transfer from hotel to Da Nang airport
- Flight Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City with 20kg checked luggage and 7kg hand luggage
- Private airport pick-up at Tan Son Nhat airport
- Transfer to Ho Chi Minh City hotel
Optional Activities
- Explore Hoi An old town
- Walk around old town and see traditional architecture
- Take photos of historic buildings
- Taste coffee by riverside
Landmarks Hoi An Old Town Tan Son Nhat Airport - Day 11
Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Sampan cruise around Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise islands
- Walk country lanes on Unicorn Island
- View orchards and tropical fruit on Unicorn Island
- Folk song music performance by local people
- Visit fruit plantation
- Hand-rowed sampan journey through Thoi Son canal
- Visit family businesses
- Visit honey-bee farm
- Honey tea tasting
- Coconut candy workshop
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Cycling around Tan Thach village
- Meet local villagers and experience daily life
- Option for hammock relaxation
- Boat trip
- All entrance fees
- English-speaking tour guide
- Transportation
Optional Activities
- Cycling around Tan Thach village
- Hammock relaxing for those unable to cycle
Landmarks My Tho Mekong River Dragon Island Unicorn Island Phoenix Island Tortoise Island Thoi Son Canal Tan Thach Village - Day 12
Ho Chi Minh City Departure
- End point
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Quận Tân Bình, Hồ Chí Minh 736400, Vietnam (Drop off at Tan Son Nhat airport)
Optional Activities
- Visit Ben Thanh Market
- Explore Chinatown
- Taste local foods
- Experience local daily life
- Cooking class
Landmarks Ben Thanh Market Chinatown
