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16 Days Best of Vietnam

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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
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Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
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Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 25
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Hanoi

    Start point
    Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Huyện Sóc Sơn, Hanoi 140800, Vietnam (Our driver will pick you up from the airport then transfer you to the hotel)

    Optional Activities

    • Hanoi Foodie Tour on foot (Traditional food tour and Old Quarter Sightseeing)
    • My Village Show (Vietnamese Bamboo Circus with live traditional music)
    Landmarks
    Hoan Kiem Lake
    Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh
    Temple of Literature
    Fine Arts Museum
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  2. Day 2

    Hanoi to Halong Bay

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch with sampling regional fresh seafood while cruising on Halong Bay, passing Incense Burner island, Fighting Cock islet, Stone Dog), Dinner (Set-menu dinner with a variety of Vietnamese and Asian foods)

    Included Activities

    • Cruise on Halong Bay
    • Kayaking through Halong Bay landscape
    • Visit Titov Island
    • Swimming or relaxation on sun-deck
    • Sunset party on boat
    • Cooking class (making spring rolls and fish sauce)
    • Squid fishing on boat
    • Karaoke
    Landmarks
    Halong Bay
    Incense Burner Island
    Fighting Cock Islet
    Stone Dog
    Titov Island
    Soi Sim Beach
    Rang Dua Island
    Surprising Cave
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  3. Day 3

    Halong Bay to Hanoi

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast with coffee, tea and bakeries on board), Lunch (Traditional Vietnamese lunch while cruising back to the pier)

    Included Activities

    • Morning exercises on sun-deck
    • Visit Surprising Cave (Hang Sung Sot)
    • Relax on sun-deck
    Landmarks
    Surprising Cave (Hang Sung Sot)
  4. Day 4

    Hanoi to Sapa

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel or take-away breakfast), Lunch (Lunch at the restaurant in Sapa)

    Included Activities

    • Trekking from hotel to Cat Cat village of H'mong
    • Visit waterfall at Cat Cat village
    • Visit hydroelectric power station built by the French
    • Learn about local culture, customs and traditional crafts (weaving, carved silver, hand forged agricultural tools)
    Landmarks
    Cat Cat village
    Sapa Town
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  5. Day 5

    Sapa Trekking to Hanoi

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch at the restaurant or picnic lunch at the village)

    Included Activities

    • Trekking through terrace rice fields
    • Visit Y Linh Ho hamlet
    • Visit Black H'mong village - Lao Chai village
    • Trek along Muong Hoa stream and paddy fields
    • Visit Ta Van village
    • Learn about Zay ethnic people and traditional bamboo houses
    Landmarks
    Y Linh Ho hamlet
    Lao Chai village
    Ta Van village
    Muong Hoa stream
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  6. Day 6

    Hanoi

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Optional Activities

    • Hanoi City Tour
    • Hoa Lu Citadel – Tam Coc Boat Trip Tour
    • Trang An Grottoes – Bai Dinh Pagoda Tour
    Landmarks
    Hoan Kiem Lake
    Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh
    Temple of Literature
    Fine Arts Museum
  7. Day 7

    Hanoi to Hue

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
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  8. Day 8

    Hue

    Meals
    Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)

    Included Activities

    • Dragon boat cruise on Perfume River
    • Visit Thien Mu Pagoda
    • Visit Imperial Citadel
    • Visit Nguyen Hue Royal Antiques Museum
    • Visit Dong Ba Market
    • Visit Khai Dinh King's Tomb
    • Visit Minh Mang King's Tomb
    • Visit conical hat village
    • Visit incense stick making village
    Landmarks
    Perfume River
    Thien Mu Pagoda
    Imperial Citadel
    Nguyen Hue Royal Antiques Museum
    Dong Ba Market
    Khai Dinh King's Tomb
    Minh Mang King's Tomb
  9. Day 9

    Hue to Hoi An

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)

    Optional Activities

    • Photo stop at Lang Co Beach
    • Photo stop at Hai Van Pass
    • Photo stop at Marble Mountains
    Landmarks
    Lang Co Beach
    Hai Van Pass
    Marble Mountains
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  10. Day 10

    My Son and Boat Trip

    Meals
    Lunch (Soft lunch (Quang-style noodle with pork and shrimp) served on boat)

    Included Activities

    • Visit fishing village
    • Visit My Son - Cham ruins
    • Traditional dance performance at My Son
    • Walking tour of Cham ruins
    • Boat trip on Thu Bon River
    • Visit Duy Hai fishing village
    • Visit Tra Nhieu weaving village
    • Visit Kim Bong carpentry village
    • Visit Cam Thanh coconut jungle village
    Landmarks
    Cua Dai Bridge
    My Son
    Hoi An River
    Thu Bon River
    Duy Hai fishing village
    Tra Nhieu weaving village
    Kim Bong carpentry village
    Cam Thanh coconut jungle village
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  11. Day 11

    Tra Que Vegetable Village and Cooking Class

    Meals
    Lunch (Meal prepared during cooking class using learned cooking methods)

    Included Activities

    • Bicycle to Hoi An's colorful central market
    • Interact with local market sellers
    • Learn about ingredients
    • Ride through small roads and rice paddies
    • Visit typical local house
    • Learn about farming life
    • Plant beansprouts
    • Foot massage with local herbs
    • Traditional Vietnamese cooking class
    • Make flower and animal decorations from vegetables
    • Enjoy cooked meal
    Landmarks
    Tra Que vegetable village
    Hoi An's central market
  12. Day 12

    Hoi An

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Optional Activities

    • Cycle around Hoi An ancient town
    • Visit traditional Chinese mansions
    • Shopping
    • Visit tailors
    • Visit nearby beach
  13. Day 13

    Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
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  14. Day 14

    Mekong Delta

    Meals
    Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)

    Included Activities

    • Sampan cruise on Mekong River
    • Visit Unicorn Island
    • Walk country lanes
    • See orchards
    • Sample tropical fruits
    • Enjoy folk song music
    • Hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal
    • Visit family business
    • Visit honey-bee farm
    • Enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop
    • Cycling around Tan Thach village
    • Meet local villagers
    • Hammock relaxation
    Landmarks
    Mekong River
    Dragon Island
    Unicorn Island
    Phoenix Island
    Tortoise Island
    My Tho
    Thoi Son canal
    Tan Thach village
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  15. Day 15

    Cu Chi Tunnels

    Included Activities

    • Introductory video on tunnel construction
    • Explore Cu Chi tunnel systems
    • Explore living areas
    • Explore martial facilities
    • Enjoy special tea and cassava

    Optional Activities

    • Real shooting gun experience
    Landmarks
    Cu Chi Tunnels
  16. Day 16

    Ho Chi Minh City

    End point
    Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Hồ Chí Minh, 736400, Vietnam (Our driver will transfer you to Ho Chi Minh airport. Trip ends.)
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

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    January 1st, 2026
    Our trip to Vietnam with Swallow Travels in December 2025 was exceptional. Rosie provided outstanding assistance...
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    December 5th, 2025
    We had the best 2 weeks in Vietnam! Just for context, I would usually book everything myself on a holiday but this...
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    July 18th, 2025
    Thank you so much for arranging an amazing trip for our family. Every aspect of the trip went as planned thanks to...
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    November 8th, 2023
    Highly recommend Swallow Travel! This is a long overdue review. Well organized with joining different groups for...
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  • 16 Days Best of Vietnam reviewer 5
    November 23rd, 2022
    Really well planned tour. Easy to contact swallow travel if needed. They were fast and efficient
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    September 16th, 2019
    We purchased 14 day tour North to South Vietnam with Swallow Travel and were look after by Jenny. The tour was well...
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    Patrick

    Asked on December 23rd, 2025

    I am traveling solo and just want to check which dates have a good number of people on the tour as I want to do this with others. I can be flexible

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    • Swallow TravelOperatorWritten December 2025

      The day tours are join-in day tours. You may meet the different people on each day tours. And normally, we always have from 4 to 25pax per day tour. If you prefer smaller groups, we have groups from 2 to 12pax per day tour. You can upgrade to the smaller groups with a surcharge. Some tours are not availabe and has less passengers during Vietnamese Tet Holiday (from 4 Feb to 22 Feb 2026). The high season is from Oct to May. The highest number of foreign tourists visit Vietnam from December to May (except during the Vietnamese Tet holiday). You can do the trip during this time if you want to meet more people during the day trip as well as in your free time.

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    Donald

    Asked on September 11th, 2024

    I am interested in this tour. Do you have any suggestions on how to include Tam Coc? I am flexible on the dates, looking at late Nov / early Dec 2025 for 6 adults.

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    • Swallow TravelOperatorWritten September 2024

      There is one free day on 16 Days Best of Vietnam itinerary: Day 6. On Day 6, you can do a day trip to Ninh Binh to visit and enjoy Tam Coc boat trip. There are 2 options: OPTION 1: Hoa Lu Citadel - Tam Coc Boat Trip - group tour (Lunch). OPTION 2: Hoa Lu Citadel - Tam Coc Boat Trip - Mua Cave - group tour (Lunch) - you have to hike up (500 steps) to Mua Cave's viewpoint. It's suitable for visitors who have good health condition and like active outdoor activity. The price of Tam Coc day tour is from 42 USD per person.

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    Max

    Asked on May 31st, 2024

    would like private car with driver in the cities, at least on days when there are tours. If any free dates; we can try the city transport or taxis. A group cruise is fine. Stay in 3 star hotels; and would also like cost for 4 star hotels.

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    • Swallow TravelOperatorWritten June 2024

      Regarding the private services, we do have private travel services. But I recommend you the join-in and sharing services for Halong Bay Cruise trip and the transfer Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi to save your money. Because it's about more than 300km ( 5 - 6hrs of driving) from Hanoi to Sapa, the price of private transfers for 2 people will make the tour price much higher. We do have the sharing limousine ( reclined seats), you can travel with VIP seats on a sharing limousine ( cheaper and more comfortable than a private normal 4-seat car).

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    Andy

    Asked on February 16th, 2023

    on the 12th days I need to join Bana hill and stay at the Danang hotel ? OK ?

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      TravelerWritten February 2023

      I hope it can be included in the tour package ? how much does it cost to upgrade to 5 star ?

    • Swallow TravelOperatorWritten February 2023

      No it is not included into this tour package. But we can customize it at a surcharge. Do you still want us to add Ba Na hill tour and change one night in Danang on day 12? We will give you the extra cost to upgrade to 5 star accommodation option when we hear from you.

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    Is this group tour running around 4/3/2022 or 4/4/2002 or 4/5/2022??

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      We run our tours daily so you can start the tour with us any dates in April 2022. If you have any special requests or food allergies during the trip, please let us know.

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    Theresa

    Asked on February 3rd, 2022

    Want to do Vietnam. Would need visa guidance. What options do you have for a 14 or longer trip.

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    • Swallow TravelOperatorWritten February 2022

      We can arrange tourist visa for you or guide you how to apply it online via our government website once Vietnam government make announcement official when they reopen the borders to all international tourists. We can customize your trip as your request at best price.

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