Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
- Start point
- Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, 12200, Vietnam (Noi Bai International Airport Pick Up )
Optional Activities
- Explore the streets of Hanoi independently
- Day 2
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Your cooking creations at beautiful garden villa)
Included Activities
- Local wet market tour with ingredient shopping
- Learn Vietnamese phrases for daily communication
- Welcome drink made with 100% natural herbs
- Learn Vietnamese words and cultural beliefs behind ingredients
- Prepare authentic Vietnamese traditional dishes
- Decorate dishes creatively
- Celebrate with local wine
- Enjoy cooking creations at garden villa
- Receive certificate and group photos
- Day 3
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hearty lunch at local restaurant), Dinner (Dinner at Ly Club Restaurant)
Included Activities
- Vintage Vespa scooter tour through Old Quarter
- View Opera House
- Explore Train Street
- Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum area
- See President's Place and Parliament House
- Pass Huu Hiep Lake
- Visit US plane crash site from 1972 bombing raids
- Ride along West Lake
- See Monument to John McCain
- Visit hidden island village in Red River
- Meet resident family and learn about local life
- Visit kumquat farm
- Stop for famous egg coffee at local coffee shop
- Cross Long Bien Bridge
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Dinner at Ly Club Restaurant
Landmarks Hanoi Opera House Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Huu Hiep Lake West Lake Long Bien Bridge - Day 4
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Seafood lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel by bus across Red River Delta
- Board cruise at Ha Long Bay
- View limestone rocks and karst grottoes
- Enjoy seafood lunch
- Time on sundeck
- Kayaking or swimming to explore karst grottoes
Optional Activities
- Attend optional activities on boat
Landmarks Ha Long Bay 
- Day 5
Ha Long Bay to Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast (Served in dining room), Lunch (Brunch while sailing back to harbor)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing from sundeck
- Breakfast in dining room
- Tai Chi class on sun deck
- Visit limestone cave with stalagmites and stalactites
- Brunch while sailing back to harbor
- Day 6
Hanoi to Hoi An
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Hoi An during leisure time
- Day 7
Hoi An
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Selection of well-known local dishes)
Included Activities
- Visit local farming village
- Learn about daily life of local farmers
- Taste white rose dumplings
- Taste banh beo (steamed rice cakes)
- Taste banh nam (rice dumplings)
- Taste my quang (flavorful rice noodles)
- Taste Hoi An pancakes
- Taste barbeque pork rolls
- Taste famous bahn mi sandwich
- Enjoy best Vietnamese coffee
Optional Activities
- Explore Hoi An by night
- Day 8
Hoi An
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Delicious lunch at Red Bridge Cooking School)
Included Activities
- Welcome drink at Hai Cafe
- Visit Hoi An's colorful market
- Interact with local sellers
- Learn about cooking ingredients
- Boat cruise along Hoi An River
- Visit Red Bridge Cooking School herb garden
- Two-hour cooking class with demonstrations
- Prepare dishes under chef guidance
- Learn Vietnamese food carving (plate decoration)
- Lunch at Red Bridge Cooking School
- Day 9
Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Ho Chi Minh City during leisure time
- Day 10
Ho Chi Minh City
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Vespa scooter ride through Saigon
- Experience Vietnamese pancakes at local vendors
- Learn history and significance of dishes
- Taste authentic Vietnamese noodle soups (Bun Bo Hue, Banh Canh, or Mien Ga)
- Visit hidden coffee shop
- Learn to make Vietnamese coffee with Vietnamese filter
- Taste Vietnamese sweet desserts
- Day 11
Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hearty breakfast), Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Trip to Mekong Delta and My Tho
- Sampan cruise around four islands (Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, Tortoise Islands)
- Walk on Unicorn Island through country lanes
- View orchards
- Enjoy tropical fruits
- Experience folk music performance by local people
- Visit fruit plantation
- Hand-rowed sampan ride through Thoi Son canal
- Visit family business
- Visit honey-bee farm
- Enjoy honey tea
- Coconut candy workshop
- Cycling around Tan Thach village
- Meet local villagers
- Experience local daily life
Optional Activities
- Hammock relaxing for those unable to join cycling trip
Landmarks Mekong Delta My Tho - Day 12
Ho Chi Minh City
- End point
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Ho Chi Minh City, 72100, Vietnam (Tan Son Nhat International Airport Drop Off)
- Meals
- Breakfast (Healthy breakfast)
Optional Activities
- Visit local markets
- Buy souvenirs
