On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, you are met by our English Speaking Representative and are transferred to hotel. The bustling Ho Chi Minh City, is the center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This metropolis, contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafes. The day is at leisure to unwind yourself or you can stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life.

OVERNIGHT IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Breakfast at the hotel. You’ll be picked up from the hotel then transferred about 30 km north-west of Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi town. Cu Chi tunnels were used as the base from where the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968.

The Cu Chi tunnels consist of more than 200 km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels, the tunnels are between 0.5 to 1m wide, just enough for a person to crawl along. It’s a must visit site when in Saigon.

OVERNIGHT IN HO CHI MINH CITY

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be guided to discover Ho Chi Minh City. The City Tour will start by visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum.

After the city tour you will be transferred back to Ho Chi Minh City and from there will be escorted to Tan Son Nhat airport for a departure flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival at Da Nang airport, you’ll be welcomed by our tour guide & driver who will then accompany you till your hotel in Hoi An.

OVERNIGHT IN HOI AN

Breakfast at the hotel. Whilst you are in Hoi An you’ll be free to relax at hotel, take a dip in the pool, go to the beach or explore the gracious Hoi An town.

Hoi An flaunts Casuarina-lined white sandy beaches, the right balance of great restaurants and bars, green lawns, island views, year round swimming in the tropical East Sea and much more that will make your visit worth while. Unlike many beach destinations there is something to do whatever the season.

Beyond the beaches, graceful historic Hoi An is Vietnam’s most atmospheric and delightful town. Once a major port, it boasts the grand architecture and beguiling riverside setting that befits its heritage, the 21st-century curses of traffic and pollution are almost entirely absent. Whether you’ve as little as a day or as long as a month in the town, it’ll be time well spent OR  you may also choose an optional Hoi An sightseeing tour in which you will start exploring Hoi An ancient town which was originally a Cham seaport but has been influenced down centuries by a myriad of traders from various cultures. There are plenty to see in this tranquil and delightful town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tamky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda and the vibrant market. 

OVERNIGHT IN HOI AN

After breakfast you will be free to to relax at hotel, swim in the sea or explore the beautiful riverside town OR you may choose an optional Hoi An Tour to My Son Sanctuary. If you choose the optional  My Son Sanctuary 8.00 am our guide and driver are ready in your hotel’s lobby for the half day tour today. 

Vietnam’s most evocative Cham site, My Son, lies 40 km southwest of Hoi An, in a bowl of lush wooden hills towered over by the aptly named "Cat’s Tooth Mountain". It has been recently added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List and richly deserves its place on the tourist map. This site is a Must-See for those people who are interested in architecture and ancient civilizations. 

You will return back to the hotel around noon and rest of the day will be at leisure.

OVERNIGHT IN HOI AN

Enjoy delicious and healthy breakfast at the hotel and then you you’ll be free on your own to discover the hidden charms of Hoi An or laze on the beach.

OVERNIGHT IN HOI AN

Today after breakfast at the hotel, you will have free time in Hoi An until transfer to the Da Nang airport to catch a flight to Hanoi.

OVERNIGHT IN HANOI

After an early breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel for a Halong Bay Cruise excursion, Between 7:50 - 8:40:

Our cruise's shuttle bus and tour guide pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi old quarter, It is about a 3.5 hour drive to

Halong Bay.

12:15: Arrive in Bai Chay tourist wharf, welcomed by crew on our cruise and enjoy welcome drinks, take photos

12:45: Sailing forward to stunning scenery with thousands of limestone mountains and have seafood lunch while cruising through the emerald water passing by the Dog Stone, the Burning Incense Islet. Stop at fishing village for kayaking – we will provide the equipment, you will have 30 - 35 minutes to explore some grottoes and islets by yourself.

After that we visit Fighting-Cock rock and the Heavenly Palace (Thien Cung cave) - which has opened to the public since 1998 with stalagmites and stalactites. Back to Cruise. You are served cold tissues and fresh fruits.

16:15: Back to Tourist wharf and get on the coach to Hanoi.

20:00: Arrive Hanoi.

OVERNIGHT IN HANOI

After having breakfast at hotel, a guide will take you from the hotel to commence a walking tour to visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which contains the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace and  the Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts.

Close to this complex is the One Pillar Pagoda, whose origins date back to the foundation of city. Follow it with a visit to the Temple of Literature, which is well known as the first university of Vietnam. Later on, we will take a short visit at Hilton Prison where Vietnamese soldiers captured & detained American pilots from 1967 till 1973. Back to the Hoan Kiem Lake area to see the picturesque Red Bridge. 

By the end of the day, there will be a “water puppet show” arranged for you to attend. Water puppetry "puppets that dance on water" is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam.

OVERNIGHT IN HANOI

After having breakfast at hotel, you have the morning free to do some last minute souvenir shopping. Later, depending on the flight departure time you will be seen off at the airport 3 hours prior by our English speaking representative.

END OF TOUR