Best Food & Drink

1. Banh My

Banh Mi – A popular Vietnamese sandwich made with a crispy baguette and filled with various meats, pickled vegetables, herbs, and sauces.

2. Pho

Pho – A noodle soup made with a rich broth, noodles, meat (usually beef or chicken), and topped with fresh herbs and bean sprouts (different flavor than northern Vietnam).

3. Snake Soup

Snake Soup – A spicy and flavorful soup made with snake meat, vegetables, and spices, often served in the Mekong Delta region.

Day 1 – Hanoi arrival

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

Day 2 – Ninh Binh

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

Day 4 – 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

Day 5 – Hoian city tour

Discover Hoi An: charming and old commercial port with narrow streets, and traditional houses versus the beach with its new resorts and a long stretch of white sand

Stop by a fish sauce production workshop run by a traditional family where you will learn more about this ingredient indispensable in Vietnamese cuisine.

Arrive at Ban Thach Mat village, a traditional village where the locals have been weaving carpets for over 400 years

A tour on a bicycle & explore the beauty of this typical village in central Vietnam and learn more about the complex process of mat manufacturing, a traditional occupation in modern times

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

Overnight at a hotel in Hoi An

Day 7 – Hue city tour

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 Imperial Citadel, 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

Day 8 – Saigon city tour

Start your tour at the Reunification Hall. Formerly known as the Presidential Palace, the building became world famous on April 30, 1975, when its gates were blown down by tanks as the city of Saigon fell to North Vietnam

The next stops are: the Opera House, The City Hall, and the Old Saigon Post Office, which will remind you of the glory days of French Indochina but also how this era continues to influence modern Vietnamese culture

Visit the War Museum where you will have the opportunity to get an overview of the dark history of Vietnam

Meals: Breakfast at the hotel

Overnight at a hotel in Saigon

Day 10 – Saigon Departure

Free time for individual sightseeing and activities until transfer time to Tan Sơn Nhat International Airport for departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast at a hotel