DAY 1: Hanoi Arrival (Meals: D)
DAY 2 : Hanoi – Night Train To Lao Cai (Meals:B,L)
DAY 3: Lao Cai – Sapa -(Meals:B,L)
DAY 4: Sapa – Night Train To Hanoi (Meals:B,L,D)
DAY 5: Hanoi – Halong - Overnight On Cruise (Meals: B,L,D)
DAY 6: Halong - Hanoi – Flight To Da Nang – Hoi An (Meals:B,L)
DAY 7: Hoi An (Meals:B,L)
DAY 8: Hoi An – Flight To Saigon (Meals:B,L)
DAY 9: Saigon – Cai Be – Mekong Delta ( Meals: B,D)
DAY 10: Saigon – Departure
DAY 1: Hanoi Arrival (Meals: D)
Welcome to Hanoi, the 1000-year-old capital of Vietnam! Upon arrival, transfer to our hotel. Check in and free relaxation after your long haul flight.
Join the group meeting with our tour guide and other tourists. Enjoy welcome dinner at a specially selected restaurant with Vietnamese traditional food.
DAY 2 : Hanoi – Night Train To Lao Cai (Meals:B,L)
Learn about the life and the legend of Ho Chi Minh by visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Closed on Monday, Friday and the whole of Oct & Nov) and Ho Chi Minh Residence House, One pillar Pagoda, Thang Long Royal Citadel the UNESCO World Heritage with the large excavation site nearby, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. 1 hour driven by private electric cars among 28 old streets of Hanoi Old quarter. Stop to visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple marking the city center. Take the train with overnight in superior wooden compartment.
DAY 3: Lao Cai – Sapa -(Meals:B,L)
Early morning picks up from Lao Cai train station to Sapa town. Enjoy breakfast in the hotel. Leave your luggages in the hotel and start your visits off the beaten track to Cat Cat village. You take an easy walk among traditional stilt-houses, Si suspension bridge, Tien Sa waterfall and trekking inside bamboo forest. When in Cat Cat village after a beautiful walk down the valley and enjoy the stunning views of terraced rice fields. Drive back Sapa town for lunch and check-in your hotel. Free afternoon at your leisure.
DAY 4: Sapa – Night Train To Hanoi (Meals:B,L,D)
Morning pay a visit to Muong Hoa valley with a short trek from Lao Chai village to Ta Van village. You trek among the stunning terraced rice fields, intermingle with Hmong and Dzay hill tribes and get insights into the locals’ life. Break for delicious lunch in the local house offering stunning view of Muong Hoa valley. Hear the sound of wind, breath the flavour of ripe rice and taste the local food. Afternoon you find out legendary assumption of Ancient Rock Ground before transferring back Sapa town to visit Rock Church and Sapa town market. Dinner and take the night train back Hanoi.
DAY 5: Hanoi – Halong - Overnight On Cruise (Meals: B,L,D)
Upon early arrival, you’re transferred to Hanoi hotel for room-day-use in 4 hours. Rooms with hot-shower are ready for your short break. Breakfast is pre-arranged in the hotel restaurant. After breakfast, you’re transferred to Halong Bay, the UNESCO World Heritage. At noon, embark your cruise then start your sightseeings among thousands of limestone rock formation. Enjoy sea kayaking in hidden corners of the bay, swimming in Soi Sim beach and sunbathing on cruise sundeck. Join cooking class on board to make “Nem” Vietnamese spring-rolls and mix “Nuoc mam” fish-sauce. Dinner and overnight on cruise.
DAY 6: Halong - Hanoi – Flight To Da Nang – Hoi An (Meals:B,L)Wake up with Tai Chi exercises on the sundeck and continue cruising the Bay. Enjoy breakfast buffet in the restaurant, then visit the limestone grotto. Enjoy lunch on board and disembark in Halong City around 12.00 noon and private transfer to Hanoi airport. Check out and take the short flight to Da Nang city. Upon arrival in Da Nang, enjoy a private transfer with your local guide to Hoian Old quarter. Lunch is served upon arrival.
DAY 7: Hoi An (Meals:B,L)
Morning walking tour of Hoi An, discover the history of a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Visit Hoi An's colourful local market, Tan Ky old house, Fukian Assembly Hall, and the 400-year-old Japanese covered bridge. Cycling to Tra Que herb village to join farming activities with locals and know more about the countryside of Hoi An.
DAY 8: Hoi An – Flight To Saigon (Meals:B,L)
Morning, free at leisure until transfer to airport for flight from Da Nang to Saigon. Meet our tour guide in Saigon and lunch is served upon arrival. Afternoon, take city tour to visit War Remnants Museum, which features a comprehensive collection of the machinery; weapons; photos; and documentation of Vietnam's wars with both the French and Americans. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, the best examples of classical French colonial architecture. Afterwards, stop at Ben Thanh market for shopping.
DAY 9: Saigon – Cai Be – Mekong Delta ( Meals: B,D)
Enjoy a full day tour traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, the gateway to the Mekong Delta. Known as the “rice bowl” of Vietnam, the Delta is the most fertile region in the country, and the main producer of rice and tropical fruits. From My Tho, take a boat and travel to one of the islands located in the middle of the Mekong River. On the island visit a fruit orchard and sample some of the local produce, before boarding a smaller sampan that winds along narrow canals. You also have the opportunity to visit a local family’s house and enjoy their hospitality and share with them some tea or rice wine. Return to Saigon.
DAY 10: Saigon – Departure
You are free to depart at any time today. Private airport transfer is included.
