Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at Bonsai cruise on the Saigon River)
Included Activities
- Bonsai cruise on the Saigon River with welcome dinner
Landmarks Tan Son Nhat International Airport Saigon River 
- Day 2
Ho Chi Minh City Sightseeing
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tour of Reunification Palace
- Visit Municipal Theatre
- Visit City Post Office
- Visit Notre-Dame Cathedral
- Visit War Remnants Museum
- Walk through main shopping boulevard
- Visit Ben Thanh Market
- Explore Cholon (Chinatown)
- Visit Thien Hau pagoda
Landmarks Reunification Palace Municipal Theatre City Post Office Notre-Dame Cathedral War Remnants Museum Ben Thanh Market Binh Tay Market Thien Hau Pagoda - Day 3
Mekong Delta
- Meals
- Lunch (Local special dishes), Dinner
Included Activities
- Motorboat tour of Thoi Son islet
- Visit family-run coconut candy mills
- Horse-cart ride through villages
- Southern Vietnamese folk music performance
- Lunch with local special dishes
Landmarks Thoi Son Islet Mekong Delta - Day 4
Cai Rang Floating Market and Return to Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cai Rang floating market tour on motorized boat
- Visit Binh Thuy communal house
Landmarks Cai Rang Floating Market Binh Thuy Communal House - Day 5
Cao Dai Temples and Cu Chi Tunnels
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Cao Dai Temples in Tay Ninh
- Observe Cao Dai midday service
- Visit Cu Chi Tunnels
Optional Activities
- Crawl through safer parts of Cu Chi Tunnel system
- Shooting range - fire assault rifles such as M16 or AK-47, or light machine gun M60
Landmarks Cao Dai Temples Cu Chi Tunnels - Day 6
Ho Chi Minh City to Hue
- Meals
- Dinner (Hue Citadel Royal style dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Hue Citadel Royal style dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks Hue Citadel 
- Day 7
Hue Sightseeing
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hue famous street foods - Bun Bo Hue, Banh Khoai, Nem Lui Hue), Dinner
Included Activities
- Dragon boat cruise on Perfume River
- Visit Thien Mu pagoda
- Visit King Minh Mang's tomb
- Visit King Tu Duc's tomb
- Hue street food tasting - Bun Bo Hue, Banh Khoai, Nem Lui Hue
- Private tour of Hue Citadel
- Visit Dong Ba Market
Landmarks Thien Mu Pagoda King Minh Mang's Tomb King Tu Duc's Tomb Hue Citadel Dong Ba Market Perfume River - Day 8
Hue to Hoi An
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Scenic stop at Hai Van pass with panoramic view over Lang Co beach
Landmarks Hai Van Pass Lang Co Beach 
- Day 9
Hoi An Ancient Town and Tra Que Vegetable Village
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hoi An famous street foods - Rice and Chicken, Banh Mi Hoi An, Cao Lau Hoi An)
Included Activities
- Walk through Hoi An Ancient town
- Visit Japanese Covered Bridge
- Visit Chinese Assembly Halls
- Handicraft workshop
- Traditional arts performance
- Hoi An street food tasting - Rice and Chicken, Banh Mi Hoi An, Cao Lau Hoi An
- Bicycle ride to Tra Que Vegetable village
Optional Activities
- Experience being a farmer in Tra Que Vegetable village
- Foot massage with Tra Que herbs
Landmarks Hoi An Ancient Town Japanese Covered Bridge Tra Que Vegetable Village - Day 10
Hoi An to Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Water puppet show - unique Vietnamese art performance
Landmarks Noi Bai Airport - Day 11
Hanoi Sightseeing
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hanoi street food tasting - Pho Hanoi, Banh Cuon, Bun Cha Hanoi with Vietnamese coffee), Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Visit House-on-Stilts
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda
- Visit Tran Quoc pagoda
- Hanoi street food tasting - Pho Hanoi, Banh Cuon, Bun Cha Hanoi
- Vietnamese coffee at street pub
- Visit Temple of Literature
- Visit Hoa Lo Former Prison
- Visit Ngoc Son Temple
Landmarks Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum One Pillar Pagoda Tran Quoc Pagoda Temple of Literature Hoa Lo Former Prison Ngoc Son Temple - Day 12
Lao Cai to Sapa
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Short walking tour to Cat Cat village
- Visit Cat Cat waterfall
Optional Activities
- Explore mountainous town of Sapa on your own
Landmarks Cat Cat Village Cat Cat Waterfall 
- Day 13
Sapa Trekking and Return to Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant), Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Soft trek to Ta Van village
- Soft trek to Lao Chai village
- Visit H'Mong and Day ethnic villages
- Lunch at local restaurant
Landmarks Ta Van Village Lao Chai Village - Day 14
Hanoi to Halong Bay Cruise
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast and Vietnamese coffee in Hanoi), Lunch (Lunch while cruise is sailing past thousands of islets), Dinner (Vietnamese set menu dinner)
Included Activities
- Watch local morning exercise at lakes in Hanoi
- Breakfast and Vietnamese coffee
- Board cruise at Tuan Chau Harbor
- Welcome drink
- Lunch while sailing past islets
- Visit Pearl Farm village
- Kayak around Pearl Farm village
- Visit Titop Island
- Cooking demonstration by cruise chef
- Sunset cocktail on the sundeck
- Vietnamese set menu dinner on cruise
Optional Activities
- Sunbathing at Titop Island
- Swimming at Titop Island
- Climb to peak of Titop Island for panoramic views
- Chat around the bar on cruise
- Watch Vietnamese films on cruise
- Play cards or chess on cruise
- Squid fishing on cruise
Landmarks Halong Bay Titop Island Pearl Farm Village - Day 15
Halong Bay Cruise and Return to Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast (Light breakfast), Lunch (Light lunch while sailing past thousands of islets)
Included Activities
- Tai Chi on the sundeck at sunrise
- Light breakfast
- Transfer by tender to Sung Sot Cave
- Sung Sot Cave exploration
- Light lunch while sailing past islets
Landmarks Sung Sot Cave - Day 16
Departure from Hanoi
Optional Activities
- Last-minute souvenir shopping at Hanoi Old Quarter
Landmarks Noi Bai International Airport Hanoi Old Quarter
