12-Day 11-Night Vietnam Tour

This would be a pretty busy day with plenty of activities to discover.

Visit Ba Dinh Square where Vietnam’s independence was declared in 1945

See the fascinating Museum of Ethnography, a research center, and a public museum where the main ethnic groups in Vietnam create exhibits.

Take a walk through the old quarter of Hanoi & discover the crafts and businesses that were carried on more than a thousand years ago.

A short stop at the famous Thuong Tra Tea House, where you will learn more details about the importance of tea consumption in Vietnamese society while tasting a few varieties of this highly valued drink in Asian culture

Lunch at a famous local restaurant

Overnight at a hotel in Hanoi

After breakfast, our guide comes to pick you up from your hotel. Your first stop is Hoa Lu, which used to be the capital of Vietnam in the 11th century, visit the temple of the Dinh & Le dynasty.

Option 1:

Afternoon, depart to visit Trang An tourist attraction, take a boat trip to visit the cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see the scenery of mountains and rivers, a Halong Bay on the land of Ninh Binh.

Option 2:

Afternoon, take a boat trip to visit Tam Coc. Tam Coc is three limestone caves stretching along the Ngo Dong river. The boat trip is a nice journey along the river with peaceful scenery of limestone mountains, rice paddy, and some temples along the way.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch at a local famous restaurant

Overnight at a hotel in Ha Noi

Pickup at 08:00 from your hotel to travel to Halong Bay. Enjoy the drive and sightseeing the peaceful countryside scenery during the bus trip we arrive at the Ha Long bay sea port at around noon time.

At 12:00 noon, you board the cruise, check in & enjoy a welcome drink while your cabin will be signed.

Relax, sightseeing, and take photographs before lunch is served. It’s a wonderful opportunity to admire thousands of islands and islets with magnificent caves and grottoes the inside the islands, admires sparkling stalactites and stalagmites like germs, and listen to the legends of the Dragons and the land and seascape in the area.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner onboard

Overnight onboard in Ha Long bay

Refresh your body & soul with a Tai-chi martial art less on the sundeck. After breakfast, you continue to enjoy the sightseeing tour on the cruise until noon time, sightseeing, taking photographs & relax on board.

Lunch will be served on Cruise (or in a restaurant in land in Halong city, depending on different cruise programs).

After returning to shore you will be transferred to Hanoi airport for your domestic flight to Danang. Meet the local representative and transfer to Hoi An city, an important Asian trading port during the 17th-18th centuries, whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle have changed little over the years

Meals: Breakfast, lunch on cruise

Overnight at a hotel in Hoi An

This morning, we will take a walking tour to discover the splendor of Hoi An ancient town, built in a harmony of architectural styles, with narrow streets, low houses with a Chinese appearance, clan temples, hundreds of years old years, and brightly colored pagodas.

Some places of interest you will see on your excursion: Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Temple…

Set off on a pilgrimage to the “Holy Land” of My Son, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, which French historians called the “Valley of the Kings”, where the ruins of the extinct Kingdom of Champa, whose era of gold was during the century VII – XVI

Meals: Breakfast at the hotel, Lunch at a famous local restaurant

Overnight at a hotel in Hoi An

Depart to Ba Na hill 25 km from Danang city center for 35 minutes driving to Ba Na Hill Mountain’s Base.

Check-in at the Car Cable station to experience the cable car’s longest journey in the world. Visit the Old French Villas, and Nui Chua and conquer the mountain peak at the height of 1487 meters.

Marvel at the Instagram-trending Golden Bridge (Hands of God). During the visit, you will also reach the Asian area of ​​the resort, where you will visit the Linh Ung Pagoda, whose main reference point is a 27 m high statue representing Sakyamuni Buddha, who “calmly watches” the landscape that unfolds stretches from the base of the mountains to the sea.

After all, we depart for Hue city

Meals: Breakfast at the hotel, Buffet Lunch on Bana Hills

Overnight at a hotel in Hue

The first stop will be the Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen dynasty ruled between 1802-1945.

Take a rickshaw ride through the Old City where you will make a short visit to the private Tran Dinh Son Museum.

Take a boat ride along the Perfume River & visit Thien Mu pagoda, the magnificent architecture that was founded in the 17th century.

Continue to visit the Flag Tower, Noon Gate, Nine Dynasty Urns, Nine Holy Cannons, and Thai Hoa Palace & Khai Dinh tomb- the 12th King of the Nguyen Dynasty. The architectural work owns a harmonious combination between European modernity and Vietnam classical characteristics.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at a famous local restaurant

Overnight at a hotel in Hue

Depart for Quang Binh. Along the way, you will stop and visit the La Vang Holy Land – a national Christian shrine located in Hai Lang district, Quang Tri Province.

As you head to Phong Nha, you will see several historical sites in the Demilitarized Zone on the way. For example, the Hien Luong Bridge and Ben Hai River – the physical border between North and South Vietnam at the 17th Parallel determined by the Geneva Accords of 1954.

Visit Vinh Moc Tunnels, a piece of historical evidence and a tourist destination for discovering a heroic period of Vietnam’s history.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at a famous local restaurant

Overnight at a hotel in Hue

Visit Paradise Cave. Paradise Cave is first discovered in 2005 by the British Cave Research Association, It’s the largest and most beautiful cave in the Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park area by British spelunkers

Afternoon, get on a dragon boat and cruise on the Son River to visit Phong Nha cave. While on the boat, you will see both river banks with several traditional Vietnamese houses, Catholic churches, and the beautiful hills and mountains surrounding the town

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at famous local restaurant

Overnight at a hotel in Quang Binh

After breakfast, it is your free time for individual sightseeing and activities until transfer time to Dong Hoi Airport for flight to Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at a famous local restaurant

Overnight at a hotel in Ha Noi

Free time for individual sightseeing and activities until transfer time to Noi Bai International Airport for departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast at a hotel