Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi's Old Quarter and city sights
- Day 2
Hanoi
- Meals
- Lunch (Vietnamese cuisine with eight delicious dishes at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda on Golden Fish Island
- Explore Ho Chi Minh Complex including gardens and residences
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda
- Tour Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (or Women's Museum if closed)
- Vietnamese lunch at local restaurant
- Visit Temple of Literature
- Tour Hoa Lo Prison Museum
Landmarks Tran Quoc Pagoda Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum One Pillar Pagoda Vietnam Museum of Ethnology Temple of Literature Hoa Lo Prison Museum - Day 3
Hanoi - Ba Vi
- Meals
- Lunch (Homemade lunch in Mrs. Chin's garden)
Included Activities
- Visit village with Mr. Duoc (veteran and tea expert)
- Learn about tea leaf processing
- Tour tea plantation with 30-year-old trees
- Participate in tea leaf harvesting
- Cooking lesson and homemade lunch at Mrs. Chin's home
- Guided village tour with Mrs. Chin
- Visit local workshops (tofu making, rice milling, hammer artisan)
- Cycle through rice fields
- Herbal foot soak at Mr. Chau's house
- Boat trip on Da River
Landmarks Ba Vi - Day 4
Hanoi - Halong Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel before departure), Lunch (Seafood lunch on the sundeck), Dinner (Early dinner on the cruise)
Included Activities
- Cruise through Halong Bay
- Kayaking or swimming near limestone formations
- Overnight stay on cruise boat
Optional Activities
- Optional on-board activities in the evening
Landmarks Halong Bay 
- Day 5
Halong Bay - Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast in dining room), Brunch (Final brunch on cruise)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing at natural wonder
- Tai Chi class on sun deck
Landmarks Halong Bay - Day 6
Hanoi - Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Chiang Mai city
- Day 7
Chiang Mai
Included Activities
- Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
- Climb Naga staircase with 306 steps
- Visit Wat Suan Dok
- Tour Wat Chedi Luang
Landmarks Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Wat Suan Dok Wat Chedi Luang 
- Day 8
Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional meal at sanctuary)
Included Activities
- Hotel pickup and transfer to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
- Learn elephant stories and history
- Change into traditional Karen clothing
- Meet and feed elephants
- Mud spa session with elephants
- Bathe elephants in river
- Traditional meal at sanctuary
- Hotel drop-off
Landmarks Elephant Jungle Sanctuary - Day 9
Chiang Mai - Bangkok
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Bangkok city
- Day 10
Bangkok
Included Activities
- Visit Wat Traimit with Golden Buddha
- Visit Wat Pho with Reclining Buddha
- Pass notable Bangkok landmarks
- Visit Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple)
Landmarks Wat Traimit Wat Pho Sanam Luang Democracy Monument Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall Wat Benchamabophit 
- Day 11
Bangkok
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Relax at hotel
- Explore Bangkok
