North & South Vietnam Explorer in 6 days

Welcome to Vietnam!

Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, our driver is waiting for you outside the airport after your immigration procedures.

After collecting your baggage, exit the airport to meet outside a local driver. We will transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Note:

• The regular check in time is 14:00
• Early check-in is not included, and it is subject to availability.
• Surcharge will be applied if your flight time arrives at 8.00pm – 11.59pm and 12.00am – 6.00am.

Meals: No

Accommodation: optional hotel.

08.00 After breakfast at hotel, our driver will pick you up at hotel to start Hanoi City Tour

This morning, you will visit:

• Tran Quoc Pagoda – a Buddish pagoda located in the West Lake more than 1500 years old.
• At the Ho Chi Minh complex, tourists get the opportunity to observe the well-preserved corpse of Ho Chi Minh. They can then explore the surrounding garden, which includes two houses where he lived and worked between 1954 and 1969. Next, you should pay a visit to the One Pillar Pagoda, which is renowned as the most unique pagoda internationally and its representation of the Goddess of Mercy.
• Visit the Vietnam Ethnology Museum to gain knowledge of the diverse cultural heritage of the 54 ethnic groups living throughout Vietnam.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Your afternoon trip will visit the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11^th century.

Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which was originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”.

Get back to your hotel and relax.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Notes:

• Women’s Museum instead of the Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for annual maintenance but still people can take pictures of the Mausoleum and visit that area. Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Accommodation: optional hotel.

Our driver will pick you up from your hotel and take you to Halong Bay, a renowned natural wonder of Vietnam and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Upon arrival at the harbour, you will join the cruise ship by a tender and be greeted with a refreshing welcome drink.

Following the check-in process, you will be free to have a pleasant and satisfying lunch in the restaurant. Prepare yourself to join in the activities specified in your chosen cruise itinerary, which include exploring caves and grottos, kayaking, and taking in a Vietnamese Cooking Demonstration.

During the evening, you will savour your meal while admiring the peaceful sea at night.

Experience an overnight stay on a cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Accommodation: optional cruise.

Start your day by challenging your senses with a Tai Chi session on the sundeck, or alternatively, unwind the breathtaking surroundings while on board.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast (or brunch on select boats) while you cruise back to the port. Deboard the boat and say goodbye to the pleasant crew.

Your Limousine Bus will drop you off at the hotel then our driver will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Noi Bai Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

On arrival, our driver will pick up and transfer you to the hotel for relaxing and checking in.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Note:

• The regular check in time is 14:00
• Early check-in is not included, and it is subject to availability.

Meals: Breakfast.

Accommodation: optional hotel.

This morning, you will visit Cu Chi Tunnels where you will explore the complex tunnel system. This includes the custom-built living areas, with their own kitchens, bedrooms, material storage, and weapon factories.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Continue your trip to visit Mekong Delta (My Tho – Ben Tre) with a 3.5hour’s drive.

On arrival, we embark on a motorboat to discover Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, and Phoenix islands while admiring the magnificent view of the Mekong River on the boat.

First stop at a traditional workshop to see how to make coconut candy and visit a honey farm. You are enabled to challenge yourself in these jobs. Take a short walk to the restaurant where you enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea while listening to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by locals.

Experience a rowboat drive along the cool and refreshing canal offerings of the local people.

Embarking on the motorboat trip back to the harbour.

You will travel a further 1.5 hours to return to Ho Chi Minh City and then take you directly to your hotel.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Accommodation: optional cruise.

You have leisure time till your scheduled departure; our driver will pick you up from your hotel’s lobby and transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your flight home.

Wishing you a safe and pleasant flight and we are gladly forwarding your return.

Note:

• The regular check out time is 14:00
• Late check-out is not included, and it is subject to availability.
• Surcharge will be applied if your flight time departs at 10.00pm – 11.59pm and 12.00am – 08.00am.