Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
Your private driver will be waiting when you land in Hanoi and takes you straight to your hotel. Once you check in, the rest of the day is open for you to wander the historic streets at your own pace. Head back to the hotel whenever you're ready to settle in for the evening.
- Start point
- Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Huyện Sóc Sơn, Hanoi 140800, Vietnam (Noi Bai International Airport)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (San Premium or similar), Hotel ( Tirant Hotel or similar), Hotel (Apricot Hotel or similar)
Optional Activities
- Explore the streets of Hanoi and see historic charm, architectural marvels, and local products
- Day 2
Hanoi
Start the day at a local wet market where you'll walk through with your guide, picking out ingredients while learning about Vietnamese food culture. From there, you head to a cooking kitchen where you'll prepare authentic Vietnamese dishes, plate them nicely, and sit down to eat what you've made at a garden villa with local wine included.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Your cooking creations enjoyed at beautiful garden villa)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (San Premium or similar), Hotel ( Tirant Hotel or similar), Hotel (Apricot Hotel or similar)
Included Activities
- Walk through local wet market to buy ingredients and learn about Vietnamese culture
- Learn useful Vietnamese phrases for daily communication
- Enjoy kitchen's signature welcome drink made with 100% natural herbs
- Learn the Vietnamese words and cultural beliefs behind each ingredient
- Learn how to prepare authentic Vietnamese traditional dishes
- Decorate dishes in creative ways
- Celebrate your cooking creations with local wine
- Receive certificate and participate in group photos
- Day 3
Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Tam Coc - Mua Cave
This morning you depart for Ninh Binh province to see ancient Vietnam. Check out Hoa Lu, which served as the capital from 968 to 1010, and learn about the feudal dynasties that ruled from there. After that, you cycle around the village and then spend about an hour and a half on a bamboo boat through Tam Coc. Later, climb nearly 500 steps up Mua Cave to see the lotus fields spread out below before heading back to Hanoi.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet at Ninh Binh Excursion Restaurant (5-star) featuring local dishes including goat meat, spring rolls, fish, chicken, fried rice, vegetable salad, with vegetarian options available)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (San Premium or similar), Hotel ( Tirant Hotel or similar), Hotel (Apricot Hotel or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam
- Learn about Vietnamese feudal system under the Dinh, Le, and Ly dynasties
- Cycling tour around the village to explore local way of life
- Bamboo boat ride in Tam Coc (1.5 hours)
- Climb Mua Cave (Dragon Peak) with nearly 500 steps to the top
Landmarks Hoa Lu Tam Coc Mua Cave - Day 4
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
After checking out, you travel across the Red River Delta where the rice paddies are bright green, eventually reaching Ha Long Bay. You'll board a cruise and take in the limestone rocks and karst formations from the boat. Lunch is seafood, and you'll have time to relax on the sundeck. Later in the afternoon, go kayaking or swimming to get closer to the grottoes, then return to the boat for an early dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Seafood lunch on cruise), Dinner (Early dinner on cruise)
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (Le Journey Cruise or similar), Berth / Cabin (Aquamarine Cruise or similar), Berth / Cabin (Doris Cruise or similar)
Included Activities
- View fantastic views of limestone rocks and karst grottoes
- Enjoy seafood lunch
- Kayaking or swimming in karst grottoes
- Time at leisure on boat with optional activities
Optional Activities
- Optional activities on the boat
Landmarks Ha Long Bay 
- Day 5
Ha Long Bay
Get up early to watch the sunrise from the sundeck while having breakfast. Join a tai chi class on the sun deck to get your mind and body moving. Visit a limestone cave with stalagmites and stalactites inside. The boat heads back to harbor while you have brunch on board, and then you transfer to your Hanoi accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast served in dining room), Lunch (Brunch while cruise sails back to harbor)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (San Premium or similar), Hotel ( Tirant Hotel or similar), Hotel (Apricot Hotel or similar)
Included Activities
- Watch sunrise on sundeck
- Breakfast in dining room
- Tai Chi class on sun deck
- Visit limestone cave with stalagmites and stalactites
Landmarks Limestone Cave - Day 6
Hanoi to Hoi An
After breakfast at your hotel, you have free time to do as you please until your driver arrives to take you to the airport. You fly to Hoi An, get transferred to your hotel, and check in. The rest of the day is yours to explore the town however you want.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kim An Hotel or similar), Hotel (Silkotel Hoi An or similar ), Hotel (Palm Garden Hoi An or similar)
Optional Activities
- Leisure time exploring Hoi An after hotel check-in
- Day 7
Hoi An
Your guide meets you at 2:30 pm in Hoi An City Center to begin the walking tour. You visit the busy market, then head to Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall with its colorful gates and dragon decorations. See the old houses like Phung Hung and Tan Ky, and walk through the Museum of Folk Culture in a 150-year-old Chinese merchant building. You'll catch some art performances at the Traditional Performing Arts House, check out handicraft shops and galleries, and later take a boat ride to release a flower lantern into the night while the lantern streets glow around you.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Hoi An specialty food)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kim An Hotel or similar), Hotel (Silkotel Hoi An or similar ), Hotel (Palm Garden Hoi An or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Hoi An Market
- Visit Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall
- Visit ancient houses (Phung Hung Ancient House and Tan Ky Ancient House)
- Visit Museum of Folk Culture in Hoi An
- Enjoy art shows at Hoi An Traditional Performing Arts House
- Visit handicraft shops and artwork galleries
- Explore smaller laneways and local neighborhoods
- Boat ride and release flower lantern
Landmarks Hoi An Market Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall Phung Hung Ancient House Tan Ky Ancient House Museum of Folk Culture in Hoi An Hoi An Traditional Performing Arts House Japanese Bridge - Day 8
Ba Na Hills - Golden Bridge
Your minivan picks you up between 7:30 and 8:00 am for the trip to Ba Na Hills via cable car. This cable car is the most modern in Southeast Asia and gives you great views over Da Nang's coast. You visit the Golden Bridge with its unique design, Le Jardin D'amour with its nine gardens, and Linh Ung Pagoda. Then you take a second cable car up to the French Village. Lunch is a buffet, and after that you board the Lava Train to see multiple spots including Helios waterfall, Time Gate, and Moon Kingdom. You'll explore Fantasy Park with its Fairy Forest, Dinosaur Park, and various rides and games. The cable car brings you back down at 3:00 pm, and you arrive at your hotel by around 4:45 to 5:45 pm.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet at restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kim An Hotel or similar), Hotel (Silkotel Hoi An or similar ), Hotel (Palm Garden Hoi An or similar)
Included Activities
- Ride the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia
- Visit Dream Stream Cable car Station
- Visit The Golden Bridge
- Visit Le Jardin D'amourn (9 gardens)
- Visit Linh Ung Pagoda
- Visit French Village
- Watch Street Music and Art statues
- Visit Campanile
- Visit Nine Floor Goddess Shrine
- Visit Tombstone Temple
- Watch Carnival Performance Show
- Visit Square Du Dome
- Ride Lava Train from Sun Kingdom
- Visit Helios waterfall
- Visit Time Gate
- Visit The Moon Kingdom
- Explore Fantasy Park including Fairy Forest, Dinosaur Park, 5D wild west, 4D death race, 3D mega 360, Jurassic Park, Freefall Tower, Horror House and over 90 free games
Landmarks Ba Na Hills Golden Bridge Linh Ung Pagoda French Village - Day 9
Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City
Have breakfast at your hotel and enjoy free time before your driver picks you up for the airport. You fly to Ho Chi Minh City, get transferred to your hotel, and check in. The rest of the day is yours to settle in and explore at your own pace.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Acnos or similar), Hotel (Alagon Saigon Hotel or similar), Hotel (The Myst Dong Khoi or similar )
Optional Activities
- Leisure time exploring Ho Chi Minh City after hotel check-in
- Day 10
Ho Chi Minh City
Your English-speaking guide meets you at 6:00 pm at your hotel lobby for a scooter tour through Saigon. After getting safety instructions, you ride through the evening rush hour traffic to reach real local food vendors. Try Vietnamese pancakes while your guide explains the history of local dishes. Stop at authentic spots to eat Vietnamese noodle soups like Bun Bo Hue or Banh Canh. Visit a small hidden coffee shop where you'll learn to make traditional Vietnamese coffee using a Vietnamese filter. Finish with Vietnamese desserts, and you'll be back at your hotel by 9:30 pm.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Vietnamese pancakes, Vietnamese noodle soups, coffee at hidden coffee shop, and Vietnamese desserts)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Acnos or similar), Hotel (Alagon Saigon Hotel or similar), Hotel (The Myst Dong Khoi or similar )
Included Activities
- Ride through Saigon by scooter with English-speaking guide
- Visit real local vendors
- Try Vietnamese pancakes and learn about their history and significance
- Enjoy Vietnamese noodle soups (Bun Bo Hue, Banh Canh, or Mien Ga)
- Visit hidden coffee shop and learn how to make traditional Vietnamese coffee with Vietnamese filter
- Try Vietnamese sweet desserts
Landmarks Saigon - Day 11
Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta
Your driver picks you up at 7:20 am. After a good breakfast, you travel to My Tho on the left bank of the Mekong River. From there, you board a sampan and cruise past the four islands known for their dragon, unicorn, phoenix, and tortoise names. Stop at Unicorn Island to walk the country lanes, see orchards, taste tropical fruits, and listen to folk songs from locals. Ride a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and visit family businesses, a honey farm, and a coconut candy workshop. Lunch happens at a local restaurant, and then you can either cycle around Tan Thach village to meet people and see daily life, or kick back in a hammock. You head back to Ho Chi Minh in the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hearty breakfast), Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Acnos or similar), Hotel (Alagon Saigon Hotel or similar), Hotel (The Myst Dong Khoi or similar )
Included Activities
- Board sampan and cruise around four islands (Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise Islands)
- Stop at Unicorn Island and walk country lanes
- See orchards and enjoy tropical fruits
- Enjoy folk song music performed by local people
- Visit fruit plantation
- Ride 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 to meet locals and experience local daily life
- Hammock relaxing for those not cycling
Landmarks Mekong Delta My Tho Unicorn Island Thoi Son Tan Thach Village - Day 12
Ho Chi Minh City
Enjoy a good breakfast on your last day and take care of your hotel checkout. You'll have time to visit local markets and pick up souvenirs before heading to the airport for your flight home.
- End point
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Quận Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City 736900, Vietnam (Tan Son Nhat International Airport)
- Meals
- Breakfast (Healthy breakfast)
Optional Activities
- Visit local markets and buy souvenirs
