Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Taste Hanoi's street food including traditional Pho at a local restaurant
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda
- Visit Quan Thanh Temple
Landmarks Tran Quoc Pagoda Quan Thanh Temple 
- Day 2
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex including mausoleum (or skip if preferred), Presidential Palace, historic Stilt House, and One Pillar Pagoda
- Temple of Literature (Confucian temple and first university of Vietnam)
- Walk around Hoan Kiem Lake and visit Ngoc Son Temple
- Rickshaw ride through Hanoi's Old Quarter
- Water Puppet Theatre performance
Optional Activities
- Egg coffee at Pho Co Café with views of Hoan Kiem Lake (approximately 3-4 euros per person)
Landmarks Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Presidential Palace One Pillar Pagoda Temple of Literature Hoan Kiem Lake Ngoc Son Temple Hanoi Old Quarter - Day 3
Halong Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel in Hanoi), Lunch (Lunch on the cruise), Dinner (Seafood dinner on the cruise)
Included Activities
- Cruise through Halong Bay with junk boat
Landmarks Halong Bay 
- Day 4
Halong Bay to Hue
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast on the cruise)
Included Activities
- Morning cruise through Halong Bay
- Flight from Hanoi to Hue
Landmarks Halong Bay 
- Day 5
Hue
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Boat trip on Perfume River to Thien Mu Pagoda
- Visit Imperial Palace and venerable imperial city of Hue
- Visit Trang Tien Bridge and Dong Ba Market
- Excursion to Hue's royal tombs and garden houses
Optional Activities
- Dinner at Y Thao Garden Restaurant (traditional Hue garden house with exhibition)
Landmarks Thien Mu Pagoda Perfume River Imperial Palace of Hue Trang Tien Bridge Dong Ba Market - Day 6
Hue to Hoi An
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Stop at Cloud Pass
- View Lang Co beach
- Hike to Marble Mountain in Danang with panoramic views
Landmarks Cloud Pass Lang Co Beach Marble Mountains 
- Day 7
Hoi An
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel), Lunch (Lunch in Tra Que village (self-prepared))
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Hoi An old quarter including Chua Ong Pagoda or Phuc Kien Pagoda, Assembly Hall, Tam Ky House, and Japanese Bridge
- Cultural show with traditional music and dance performances
- Visit to Precious Heritage Museum
- Bike tour to Tra Que village with vegetable farm walk
- Foot bath and foot massage in Tra Que
- Prepare own lunch in Tra Que village
Optional Activities
- Van transfer available for those unable to complete bike tour
Landmarks Hoi An Old Quarter Chua Ong Pagoda Phuc Kien Pagoda Japanese Bridge Precious Heritage Museum Tra Que Village - Days 8 - 11
Hoi An
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Optional Activities
- Red Bridge cooking class with boat tour (morning, English guided) - market shopping tour and guided cooking lesson
- Hoi An Eco Tour at local fishing village (afternoon, English guided, 13:30 start, 4 hours duration)
- My Son ½ day trip to Tra Kieu ruins and My Son ruins
- Excursion to Ba Na Hills with visit to Golden Bridge (150-meter pedestrian bridge supported by giant hands)
- Hoi An Kayak tour - sunrise paddle to local life (04:30-05:15, EUR 40 per person, min. 2 people)
- Hoi An Kayak tour - sunset paddle to Lantern Town (15:00-18:00, EUR 34 per person, min. 2 people)
- Hoi An Kayak tour - easy paddle along Cocopalm River (2 hours, EUR 31 per person, min. 2 people)
- Hoi An Kayak tour - Cocopalm Forest to Craft Village (08:00-11:30, EUR 33 per person, min. 2 people)
- Hoi An Kayak tour - Old Town to Mangrove Forest (08:45-11:00, EUR 40 per person, min. 2 people)
Landmarks Hoi An My Son Tra Kieu Ba Na Hills Golden Bridge Cua Dai River - Day 12
Hoi An to Saigon
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Flight from Danang to Saigon
Optional Activities
- Morning optional tours in Hoi An before departure
- Half-day tour to Cu Chi tunnels (approximately 80 km from Saigon, 1.5 hours drive) - requires morning flight booking, includes private AC vehicle transfer, German-speaking guide, and entrance fee (minimum 2 people)
Landmarks Cu Chi Tunnels 
- Day 13
Saigon
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral
- Visit Saigon Post Office
- Visit Reunification Palace with basement artifacts and museum
- Visit Ngoc Hoang Pagoda (Jade Emperor Pagoda)
- Explore authentic Vietnamese market
Optional Activities
- Dinner on Indochina Junk Cruise along Mekong River with buffet and entertainment (EUR 46 per person, minimum 2 people)
- Dark City Tour by Vespa (approximately 4 hours, English guided) - includes drinks, Vietnamese restaurants, cookshops, nightclub with live music, Vespa, driver, guide, food and drinks
Landmarks Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral Saigon Post Office Reunification Palace Ngoc Hoang Pagoda - Day 14
Saigon to Ben Tre - Mekong Delta
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel), Lunch
Included Activities
- Boat trip on the Mekong River in Ben Tre
- Visit to local farm with local fruit and tea sampling
- Rickshaw ride to restaurant
- Small boat journey on narrow waterways
Landmarks Ben Tre Mekong Delta 
- Day 15
Saigon Departure
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
