Welcome to Vietnam! After you exit the aircraft, an airport representative will greet you with a signboard showing your name. Our guide and chauffeur will greet you and transfer you to the hotel for check in. Feel free to let the guide know if you need to stop along the way for currency exchange or visiting a convenience store. Ho Chi Minh City is a bustling metropolis of the South and the economic muscle of Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, it was the main base center of the US military with the largest airport in the region. Prior to that, it was under French colonial rule and was an Asian hub of sea trade. The city is based in the Mekong River Delta region – the rice basket of Southeast Asia and where many exotic fruits are cultivated. Full of history and culture, Ho Chi Minh City will certainly be an interesting visit.

Meal: None

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

After breakfast, our guide will greet you and transfer you to see some of the most significant and mysterious temples in Ho Chi Minh City. You'll start by visiting the Emperor Jade Pagoda; also known as the Tortoise pagoda. This figurine-filled place of worship is considered by many to be Ho Chi Minh City's finest. The next stop is Cho Lon: the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City. A thickly settled district rife with tea houses and pagodas. There you'll see Phuoc An, Hoi Quan Pagoda and Quan Am Pagoda. Then you'll enjoy a cyclo tour around the city before stopping at Ben Thanh Market. Here you can find local handicrafts, textiles and souvenirs or give the local cuisine a try. Take your adventures underground today for an adventure in history you won't forget. In the afternoon, transfer with our guide to the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels. Discover these amazing systems developed by the guerrillas fighting in the Vietnam War. You'll have an opportunity to see the various weapons used in the war on display. Then you'll be taken to see the innovative ways the guerrillas survived and fought back in the war. See how they built an impressive underground system as your tour guide tells of the stories and history of the Vietnam War. You'll also have an opportunity to shoot the various guns used in the war at a firing range near the tunnels (extra charges apply). Then you'll have the chance to see rice paper and coconut candy being made. After, you'll enjoy jasmine tea and a boiled cassava root snack that was a common food eaten by guerrillas during the war. You'll return back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Mo Cay for visiting the floating market at Ben Tre. Board a sampan along the canals and visit the Thom Coconut Floating Market. Boats filled with coconuts and various other fruits and produce wait for customers and trade. Continue to the Ho Isles for lunch. After lunch, enjoy a walk on one of the islands to see local life with small hamlets and gardens. Visit a fruit orchard and try some fresh seasonal fruit from the Delta, such as mango, dragon fruit or jackfruit (type of fruit will depend on season). Then enjoy a traditional herbal foot bath. Continue to Tra Vinh for learning about the Khmer culture, who share language and traditions with Cambodians. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

In the morning, you will transfer by flight to Danang. Upon arrival, our guide will greet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for check in. In the afternoon, transfer with our guide to Hoi An Ancient Town. This town features the 16th century Hoi An port town in its preserved state. You'll start the day visiting the Museum of Trade Ceramics. This museum houses art and pottery dating from the 1,500s to the 1,700s. Then you'll briefly visit the Chua Ong Pagoda, a temple from the 17th century which features China's influence in the region. You'll continue through the Ancient Town as the streets take on a magic of their own with old lanterns, French-style houses, intricately carved wooden doors and more. You'll take a stroll through the Old Tam Ky House to see its imperial styles meshed with French overtures. Continue on to stroll along the river and see traditional boats and locals on bicycles passing by. You'll then approach the Japanese Covered Bridge. This bridge has connected the Chinese and Japanese sides of town over the waterway for centuries. The old wooden structure has shown amazing resilience for more than 400 years. At dusk, enjoy walking along the riverside as old colorful lanterns light up the town. After you've finished the tour, return to the hotel.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Hoi An

Spend this full day at your own leisure. You can walk around the city and discover the local daily life, find out some interesting souvenir items, drop by at a bar to relax and have a drink or two. Alternatively, simply relax on the beautiful beaches of Danang or indulge yourself with the comfort and amenities which your resort offers.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Hoi An

Today, you will transfer by flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, our guide will greet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for check in. After check in, enjoy a stroll on your own around Hoan Kiem Lake outside your hotel. Feel free to also pick up a souvenir at the night markets or at one of the many trinket shops in the alleys and small roads of this historic part of town.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

In the morning, you'll be escorted to see the Tran Quoc Pagoda. This 1,400 years old temple features ten tiers surrounded by gardens and which also hosts a bodhi tree grown from a cutting of the original Buddhist tree under which Buddha sat. Next, you'll take a stroll around the Hoan Kiem Lake where you can see the Tortoise Tower sitting on the water. Then you'll enjoy a half hour cyclo tour through the Old Quarter in Hanoi. The cyclo is a historic mode of transportation in the cities of Vietnam where a cyclist escorts you while you sit in a seat affixed to the front with a canopy over top. Next, you'll visit the One Pillar Pagoda - a pagoda situated on a pillar made of a single stone, in the middle of a lotus pond. This pagoda was built by a 9th century emperor who saw it in a dream and regarded this as divine inspiration to recreate the structure in the vision. You'll pass by the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum before visiting the highlight of this tour - The Temple of Literature. This ancient university was erected almost a millennium ago and has hosted many of the most prominent scholars through Vietnamese history. The site features many gardens, pools, buildings, and ancient trees where the best and brightest of Vietnam studied under the guidance of Confucius teachings. Start the afternoon with the latest craze in Hanoi: Egg Coffee at the original cafe where it began – Cafe Giang (for the less adventurous, other drink options are available). Soak up the local life of Hanoi from your seat while enjoying a pleasant chat. After your cups are dry, begin your walking tour of the Hanoi Old Quarter. Our guide will entertain you with a commentary about the history of the “36 Old Streets and Guilds”. Throughout the afternoon, you'll stop to try some excellent Vietnamese street food which may include Pho Cuon (grilled beef and fresh herbs wrapped in rice noodles), Ngo Chien (crispy sweet corn), Bun Cha (BBQ pork in fish sauce with rice noodles, fresh herbs and spring rolls), Nem Cuon (fresh spring rolls) or some other popular Vietnamese dishes. During the afternoon, you will also visit a local market to see how vendors display their produce, meat, and foodstuffs. Finish the walking tour at Hoan Kiem Lake, a calm lagoon with an old stone tower on an island in the center. Return to the hotel for leisure time.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

In the morning, our guide will meet and greet you and then transfer to the Heritage Line's welcome lounge at the Tuan Chau Marina. Then you will take a quick speedboat transfer to the luxurious floating home before starting your unique journey of exploring one of the wonders of nature – Lan Ha Bay and its main Island of Cat Ba. Enjoy your lunch which is served in the ship's a nearly 360-degree light-flooded restaurant. Their live cooking in the open kitchen is a one of a kind experience – enjoy the culinary display along with fantastic panoramic views of the passing scenery. Relax on the terrace deck or on your private balcony and soak in the enchanting aura which emanates from the surreal seascape. Enjoy some unique facilities on board. Take a plunge in the pool with infinity-like vistas or get pampered with a selection of fine treatments and massages in the spa area of the ship. As the cruise reaches the shore of a small lagoon on Cat Ba Island, you will hop on bicycles (e-cart transfers are also available) for leisure pedaling along small paved roads towards the Viet Hai Village. Little has changed in Viet Hai since the ancestors of the 80 households settled here centuries ago. Situated in a valley within the Cat Ba National Park and surrounded on all sides by thick forests and mountains, the locals are isolated from the island's other villages and towns. The only access is via sea. The community is self-sufficient, as the residents provide for themselves by cultivating vegetables and fruits in the next-door fields, growing rice of cause in the valley, and going fishing out in the bay. This is a truly unique and authentic opportunity to meet local inhabitants and experience their local daily life. You have a glimpse of local households and see how they make medicine organically from tree bark. Try various homemade liquors if you fancy. Back on board, you'll join a cooking demonstration to learn a few Vietnamese culinary secrets with the chef in the restaurant's big open kitchen (or any other alternative onboard activity).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Overnight on cruise in Lan Ha Bay

Rise early for one of the top best sunrises in the world. Then head to the sundeck for an invigorating Tai Chi session amongst a picture-perfect backdrop of karsts, sea, and nature. Coffee, tea, and breakfast pastries await in the dining room to start the day. It is time to lift anchors and continue with the cruise to a place called “Frog Lake”, a secluded area which is perfect for your energetic morning excursion. Go for a refreshing swim in the bay or explore this captivating marine landscape via kayak. The cliffs stretch vertically out of the water and you feel a sense of freedom while paddling through this labyrinth of jade-green water, rocks, and vivid tree-topped islets. Back on board and enjoy a hearty breakfast while cruising back. Bid the crew farewell and then transfer back to Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Today, our guide will transfer you to the airport to catch your flight back home and to bid you a fond farewell. Thank you for traveling with us!

Meals: Breakfast

Welcome to Vietnam!

Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, you will be welcomed by our local guide and transferred to Halong Bay, approximately 160 km or a 2.5-hour drive away.

On the way, you will see some rural areas of the Red River Delta with plenty of chances to take photos of Vietnamese farmers working in paddy fields. Stop halfway to visit a handicraft workshop of fine clothes and embroidered paintings.

Arrive in Ha Long City at 10:00 - 10:30 AM and have free time to relax at the cruise lounge.

At noon time, check in aboard the booked junk right after the welcome drink is served. Start cruising while having lunch on board and enjoy the mighty bay view. Ha Long Bay meaning Descending Dragon Bay in Vietnamese as legend has it that it was where a holy dragon landed down from sky. The bay, famous as one of the world’s wonders and heritage sites whose formation dates back 500 million years, consists of around 2,000 karst islands and islets scattered over an area of 1,553 km2. The bay cruise will continue with up close sighting of Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, Dog Island, Sail Island, a visit to Sung Sot Cave and swimming stop at Titov Beach. Relax to enjoy the bay view at sunset, have dinner after, go fishing at 09:00 PM and spend a night on board.

Note: the itinerary of the cruise in Ha Long Bay will be changed following your chosen cruise and weather.

Meals: Lunch (Local Food), Dinner (Local Food)
Accommodation: A cruise used in Ha Long

Early risers can enjoy the splendid yet tranquil view of the bay at the crack of dawn. Breathe the sea’s fresh air, feel the morning breeze and hear the sounds of birds above. Have breakfast and cruise to visit Human head shaped island and Tortoise Island. Continue to cruise into Bai Tu Long Bay to discover the adjacent bay of “The Little Dragon Bowing to His Mother” as it is named. Check out and have lunch on board while heading to shore.

Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi by the private transfer.

After your short rest, proceed to Hanoi Half Day City Tour.

Today, you visit Ho Chi Minh Complex which features the life of Ho Chi Minh, the nation’s founder. At the complex, visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside), the colonial Presidential Palace, the One Pillar Pagoda.

Continue your visit to Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.

Afterwards, enjoy walking through the iconic Old Quarter. The streets of this district are bustling with scooters, bicycles, cyclos and cars zipping around pedestrians. The best way to enjoy the charming colonial architecture is to wander with your guide at a leisurely pace, and be sure to stop for a cup of Vietnamese coffee (at guest’s own account).

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel.
Free at leisure until you get on private airport transfer to Danang Airport for the flight to Da Nang.

Upon arrival in Da Nang, private airport transfer to your hotel for check-in. Your rooms are available from 14:00. Early check-in is subject to room availability.

The balance of the day is free at your leisure without a guide or vehicle.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Da Nang.

Breakfast at hotel.

Free at your leisure until you get on private transfer to Hanoi Airport for flight to Danang on VJ 515 (11:50 – 13:10)

Upon arrival in Danang Airport, private transfer to your hotel in Danang for check-in. Your rooms are available from 14:00. Early check-in is subject to room availability.

After your short rest, continue your day with an excursion to Cam Thanh village, being a fisherman at Cam Thanh water coconut village tour you will enjoy experiences from learning traditional fishing techniques and how to row unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat, fishing and catch the crabs, coconut mussel while exploring the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war.

Next, depart to Hoi An Ancient Town, a major trading center in Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Have your camera ready to capture the picturesque Japanese Covered bridges, originally designed by the Japanese community to link them with the neighboring Chinese quarters. Walk through the historic town. As the streets of the old town are very narrow, cars are not permitted in the historical center. Start with the 200-year-old Tan Ky House, a beautiful home that has been lovingly preserved over seven generations. Continue on foot to the Museum of Trade Ceramics, with fascinating pottery artefacts from all over Asia and the Middle East. Take a short walk through the historic town to the 17th century Chinese Chua Ong Pagoda – the neighborhood around it has distinctly Chinese inspired buildings and is lovely to explore at a relaxed pace.

Enjoy the exciting time to do shopping in Hoi An. You will be amazed by vintage decorating items, jewelry, artworks, and souvenirs.

Early evening, take a boat ride and float some Hoi An paper flower lanterns along the gentle water of the Hoai River. Immerse into Hoi An City by night, which is dipped into the warm honey color of hundreds of lanterns magically lit and twinkling floating lotus candlelight paper lanterns floating along the river.

Afterwards, private transfer back to your hotel for relaxation.

Meals: Breakfast.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang.

Breakfast at hotel.
Morning, departure to Ba Na Hills, pass the sea-shore on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, one of the most beautiful roads of Da Nang City and Red Beach, where the French first landed in Da Nang.

Arrive at the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg Cable car, which achieves two Guinness World records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non-stop cable car (1,292m). Sitting in the cabin, in mid air, looking upon the endless tree line of the forests, bring you with spectacular views of the lush jungle and fairly waterfalls along the way. Experience pristine ecological

First, step on Golden Bridge which stands 1,400m above sea level in the Ba Na hills, extends over the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff face offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. The gold-colored walkway is lined with purple Lobelia Chrysanthemums and extends for almost 150 metres, curving around in an elegant design. But it is the sculpted hands that give it the true wow factor. It looks like giant hands of Gods pulling a strip of gold out of the land. The Golden Bridge is the latest tourist attraction in Da Nang and has attracted hordes of guests since it opened.
Visit the Le Jardin, old wineries, remains of French Villas and Ling Ung Pagoda with 27m high Buddha status.
We then leave the Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of mountain and see the remain of old villas. Conquer the Peak of Chua Mountain at the height of 1,487m. View the whole Da Nang city under the cluster of white clouds. Leave Peak of Chua Mountain, visit the trail of Dreaming Stream, Rainbow Waterfall, Suspension Bridge, Golden Valley, and ruined Opera House.

Lunch at local restaurant (Local buffet lunch at guest’s own arrangement).

Play with wild monkeys and take photos, freely then we return to Cable car station at foot of Ba Na Mountain then transfer back to your hotel in Danang.

Remarks: Cable car ticket includes all free games in Fantasy Park: over 105 games and free Knight Game
(Chute), entrance fees for Funicular, The Golden Bridge.
Debay ancient wine cellar, Wax Museum, Coin-games, Alpine Roller Coaster are excluded.

Meals: Breakfast.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang.

Breakfast at hotel.
Free at leisure until you get on private airport transfer to Danang Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh city, private airport transfer to your hotel for check-in. Your rooms are available from 14:00. Early check-in is subject to room availability.

The balance of the day is free at your leisure without a guide or vehicle.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh.

Breakfast at hotel.

Morning, take a half-day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 75 km Northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, which were once major underground hideout and resistance base of Viet Cong forces during the two wars against the French and later on
Americans. The tunnels, entirely hand-dug, formed a highly intricate network of interlinked multilevel passageways at times stretched as far as the Cambodian border and totaling over 120km in length. Its complexity was beyond imagination containing meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, schools, depots, trenches and emergency exits all aimed for guerrilla warfare. The tunnels were deep and strong enough to withstand destructive bombings and self-contained enough to outlast prolonged sieges. Back to Ho Chi Minh City and spend time at leisure.

Afternoon, take a half-day city tour to visit the War Remnants Museum, which features an extensive
collection of exhibits including weaponry, photos and documentation on Vietnam’s wars with the French
and Americans, and the Reunification Palace the South Vietnam President’s residence and symbol of the
Southern Administration’s reign until end of April 1975.

Meals: Breakfast.
Accommodation: A hotel used in Ho Chi Minh City

Breakfast at hotel.
Free at your leisure until you get on private transfer to the airport for departure flight. Room is at your disposal until noon time only.

Meals: Breakfast.

Welcome to Hanoi – Vietnam!

On arrival at Noi Bai airport, our driver will pick up and transfer to the Centre of Hanoi for check-in into the hotel (standard check in time is 14:00, early check in will depend on hotel availability).

Free at leisure on your own. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Night activities suggestion: Enjoy local beer at Ta Hien Streets, experience the ambience of sleepless street with live music, the young people of Hanoi and also foreign tourists. Hundreds of bars and pubs in the Old Quarter are also at your disposal. Or you can just simply spend your time at shopping malls or various boutique Shops.

Meal: No Meal
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel then check out.

08.00 – 08.30: Transfer to Sapa with 5.5 hours direct drive and 2 times
break (20 mins each) by sharing limousine.

13.00 – 13.30: Arrive your hotel at Sapa town. Check in hotel.

This afternoon, take a short car ride just 3 km out of Sapa to Cat Cat village inhabited by a community of the Hmong ethnic minority people.The village is known as a cultural site since many traditions and customs of the Black Hmong are still preserved to date. The traditional trades of brocade making and silver and bronze smith are still practiced nowadays by villagers after numerous generations of their ancestors. You can see Hmong women by their looms weaving fabrics, which will be later on dyed with sap from leaves for the desired coloration. Your walk through the village will take you to Tien Sa waterfall where a French-built hydropower station has been in service since 1920.

17:30 transfer back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Sapa.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Sapa

09:00, our driver and local guide will pick you up at hotel to cable car station take a cable car to Fansian Peak, promising a spectacular journey. Taking the cable route over Hoang Lien Son range to reach Fansipan Peak, the top of Indochina, at a height of 3,143m above the sea level, enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful landscapes from the high. Then come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town.

Note: You will trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan – the Roof of Indochina.

Afternoon, visit Silver Waterfall, located 12 kilometers northwest of Sapa town on National Highway 4D, is a stunning 200-meter-high cascade. Continue take a visit to Moana Sapa. Located in an extremely convenient location, only 500m from the central square, Moana Sapa has a total area of about 10,000m2. Here, visitors can not only admire the majestic beauty of Hoang Lien Son Mountain range and the Peak of Fansipan Mountain, but Moana Sapa will take you from these interesting things to other unexpected experiences. With many ideas and clever design, the resort includes 7 beautiful check-in points (Bali Heaven Gate, Moana Statue, Infinity Lake, Golden Hand, Death Swing, Lonely Tree, and Coffee Complex) create a special attraction for thousands of visitors. Coming to Moana Sapa, you will be surprised with the beauty like Western Europe right in Sapa. 18:00 transfer back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Sapa.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Sapa

Breakfast at hotel then check out.

08.00 – 08.30: Sharing limousine (no guide) will pick up from Sapa hotel in the centre and 5.5 hours back to Hanoi included 20 mins break.

13.00 – 13.30: Arrive Hanoi and check in hotel.

This afternoon, we visit Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university. Constructed in 1070, the gardens and well-preserved architecture offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Stop at Ba Dinh Square and take photos of Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum from outside. Then, you will visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple then take a cyclo tour around the Old Quarter of Hanoi. 18:00 transfer back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel then check out.

Following breakfast leave Hanoi for 4 hours’ drive to Ha Long Bay including a 20-minute stop on the way.

Arrive at the jetty in Ha Long City towards noon and proceed with check-in formalities. Be welcomed onboard and have lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay itself. In the afternoon, enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (local food/seafood)
Overnight on cruise in Halong Bay
The itinerary of cruise will be changed following the cruise that you select.

Enjoy the fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Ha Long in the morning and breakfast is served (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruise slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port.

Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi.

Free at leisure on your own. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Morning, you have breakfast at hotel. Check out hotel (standard check out time is 12pm). Transfer to airport
for departure flight without guide (airfare is not included).

Meal: Breakfast

Welcome to Hanoi – Vietnam!

On arrival at Noi Bai airport, our driver will pick up and transfer to the Centre of Hanoi for check-in into the hotel (standard check in time is 14:00, early check in will depend on hotel availability).

Free at leisure on your own. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Night activities suggestion: Enjoy local beer at Ta Hien Streets, experience the ambience of sleepless street with live music, the young people of Hanoi and also foreign tourists. Hundreds of bars and pubs in the Old Quarter are also at your disposal. Or you can just simply spend your time at shopping malls or various boutique Shops.

Meal: No Meal
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

09:00 start a full day city tour beginning with the Ho Chi Minh Complex which features the life of Ho Chi Minh, the nation’s founder. Explore Ba Dinh Square, an important point of pilgrimage for many Vietnamese, the Presidential Palace and the rural style Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts where he lived and worked. Stop by one of Hanoi’s icons, the One Pillar Pagoda, built in the 11th Century in dedication to Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara or Buddha of Compassion and reminiscent of a lotus blossom rising from a pond. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam, built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.

Afternoon, visit Hoan Kiem Lake or “Returned Sword Lake” which originated from a legend of a sacred sword. On an islet in the lake, there is located Ngoc Son Temple which is accessible by a classically red painted wooden bridge. Touring through the Old Quarter, famous for its ancient streets representing traditional trades from the past by cycle. 17:30 transfer back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel then check out.

Following breakfast leave Hanoi for 4 hours drive to Ha Long Bay including a 20-minute stop on the way. Arrive at the jetty in Ha Long City towards noon and proceed with check-in formalities. Be welcomed onboard and have lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay itself. In the afternoon, enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (local food/seafood)
Overnight on cruise in Halong Bay
The itinerary of cruise will be changed following the cruise that you select

Enjoy the fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Ha Long in the morning and breakfast is served (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruise slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi.

Arrive in Danang, welcomed by our driver (no guide). Transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Danang.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch (local food/seafood)
Overnight at hotel in Danang
The itinerary of cruise will be changed following the cruise that you select.

Note: Your flight should depart at around 18:00 or a bit later to match this itinerary.

09:00 Finish your breakfast at hotel then transfer to Ba Na Hills, one of the most spectacular landscapes of Danang City. You will take a cable car to the summit of mountain (at 1487m sea level). Start visiting Ba Na Hill with many different attractions: Funicular, Le Jardin D ’Amour, Linh Ung pagoda, Thich Ca Buddhist statue, etc.

This afternoon you continue to join activities and games in Fantasy Park. Later walk to the summit of the mountain at the height 1487m – the highest one of Ba Na Mountain, visit Bell Tower, Nghinh Phong tower and Golden Bridge, to take beautiful photos of the mountain and Da Nang city. 16:00, taking the cable car back to foothill then transferring back to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Danang.

Please note: Wax Museum, Debay ancient wine cellar, cotton animal game and carnival skill at Fantasy Park are not included in my quotation, joining them will be at your own account.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Danang

Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure on your own.

13:00 meet our guide at your hotel and you will transfer for your half day excursion to Cam Thanh village. Board on a local wooden basket boat to Cam Thanh water coconut village to learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families and their community and begin cruising to Cua Dai River where there are thousands of water coconut trees which used to be the habitat of Vietnamese army during the war. Learn how to paddle the Vietnamese unique bamboo basket boat. Explore the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers on both sides.

Late afternoon, transfer to Hoi An Town. You take interesting walk over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls, enjoy the attractiveness of ancient houses or listen to folk music of Central Vietnam at old clubhouses. Later we can stop at shrines or stroll into the market located by Thu Bon River, where you may find the same feelings of the artists, who see the rooftops of Hoi An a magical old world of Oriental feel and source of inspiration. This is also a wonderful town to shop for lanterns, soft silk, raw silk, or get your clothes tailored within a day. You have time to enjoy lantern boatsin Hoi An by night (it is around 15-20 minutes). 20:30 transfer back to Danang. Overnight stay in Danang.

Meal: Breakfast
Overnight at hotel in Danang

Morning, you have breakfast at hotel. Check out hotel (standard check out time is 12pm). Transfer to airport
for departure flight without guide (airfare is not included).

Meal: Breakfast

Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, welcomed by our guide and transfer to your hotel. The transfer distance is approximately 40 munites.
Hanoi or “River-bound City” as its name literally means is Vietnam’s capital with a thousand-year-old history dating back to 1010. The city’s fascinating beauty which is characterized by unique cultural relics, ancient streets of antique houses, elegant French colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and romantic lakes has made it one of the most charming cities of Asia.

Afternoon , start a half day city tour beginning with outside of the Ho Chi Minh Complex, explore Ba Dinh Square, an important point of pilgrimage for many Vietnamese, the Presidential Palace, and the rural style Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts where he lived and worked. Stop by one of Hanoi’s icons, the One Pillar Pagoda, built in the 11th Century in dedication to Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara or Buddha of Compassion and reminiscent of a lotus blossom rising from a pond. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.

Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hanoi

For Group 1-6pax: Hanoi – Sapa by shuttle bus
Morning, our shuttle bus will pick you up at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Lao Cai via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway, cutting travel time in half to Sa Pa.

For Group 7pax up: Hanoi – Sapa by private transfer with guide
Morning, our private transfer and tour guide will meet group at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Lao Cai via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway, cutting travel time in half to Sa Pa.

After arrival to Sapa
You will have lunch at local restaurant then check in hotel and take a short rest.

Afternoon, Take a short car ride just 3 km out of Sa Pa to Cat Cat village inhabited by a community of Hmong ethnic minority people. The village is known as a cultural site since many traditions and customs of the Black Hmong are still preserved to date. The traditional trades of brocade making and silver and bronze smith are still practiced nowadays by villagers after numerous generations of their ancestors. You can see the Hmong women by their looms weaving fabrics, which will be later on dyed with sap from leaves for the desired coloration. Your walk through the village will take you to Tien Sa waterfall (Silver Waterfall) where a French-built hydropower station has been in service since 1920.

Dinner at local restaurant. After dinner time, free time to explore night market in Sapa. Overnight at hotel in Sapa

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: At hotel in Sapa

After breakfast at hotel, you’re picked up then transfer from Sapa town to Fansipan cable car station. Visit Fansipan Mountain by the cable car. Enjoy the view from the highest point of this incredible mountain. The lush green and subtropical vegetation makes this mountain really very beautiful. You will have free time to take some pictures for unforgettable experience from the top.

Afternoon, transfer about 30 minutes to Silver Waterfall. The fall, drops from an altitude of 200 meters, is the upstream of Muong Hoa stream. Take a short walk to the waterfall where you can get great views of the surrounding mountains and lush forests of the Hoang Lien Son National Park. The waterfall is best seen in the rainy season from May to November. Continue 10 minutes by car to Heaven Gate, located at the highest point of Tram Ton Pass. At 1900m this is Vietnam’s highest mountain pass, and acts as a dividing line between two weather fronts. From Heaven Gate, you’ll fantastic views of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, and Fansipan Mountain, dubbed as the roof of Indochina at the height of 3,143 meters above sea level. Dinner at local restaurant

Optional tour: The Sapa Glass Bridge – 20 usd/pax
Transfer to The Sapa Glass Bridge (also called Cau Kinh Rong May which means Dragon in Cloud Glass Bridge) is located at O Quy Ho Pass which is only about 17km from Sapa town center. At the moment, Sapa Glass Bridge is the longest Glass Bridge in Indochina. This bridge is not so big, only 60m long and 5m wide, however, at the height of more than 2000m above the sea level, the view from Sapa Glass Bridge is absolutely stunning! Besides, the Glass Bridge is about 60m far from the cliff bringing the 360o panorama view to the guests.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at hotel in Sapa

For Group 1-6pax: Sapa – Hanoi by shuttle bus
Morning, our shuttle bus will pick you up at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Hanoi via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway.

For Group 7pax up: Sapa – Hanoi by private transfer with guide
Morning, our private transfer and tour guide will meet group at hotel then transfer (about 5.5hour driving) to Hanoi via Hanoi Lao Cai Highways – the Vietnam’s longest expressway.

Arrival to Hanoi
You will have lunch at local restaurant then check in hotel and refresh.
Late afternoon, visit Hanoi 36 Old Quarter streets for discovery and shopping, Hang Gai, Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, etc. with hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils … and shopping at local famous Dong Xuan market, take a short time to visit Hoan Kiem Lake (The Returned Sword Lake whose name comes from a legend of a sacred sword) at sunset. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Free at leisure at hotel until transfer to airport for departure flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast

Arrival Da Nang airport, meet our guide, and then transfer to a local restaurant to enjoy My Quang – noodle special soup of Da Nang (a bow for each pax).

After that go ahead to Hue - which was the capital of Vietnam, from 1744 until 1945, when the last emperor abdicated. On the way, stop over to Non-nuoc Beach and Marble Mountain, whose peaks represent the five elements of the universe.

Arrival Hue, Check in hotel. Free and easy. Then, Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at a hotel in Hue

Meals: Quang Noodle, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hue

Start your day with a visit to Hue Citadel, the former Imperial Capital of Vietnam for the 1802-1945 period and the last refuge of Vietnamese feudalism. The city’s beauty is characterized by a natural scenic landscape and an extensive variety of historical relics. Begin with Hue Citadel, a well-known UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site which is a 520 ha fortress-like grand complex built in the early 1800s and featuring three enclosures separated by heavy ramparts namely Kinh Thanh Hue (Civic City) as the outer, Hoang Thanh (Royal City) as the middle and Tu Cam Thanh (Forbidden City) as the inner. Continue by car to the Thien Mu Pagoda, an active Buddhist monastery.

It is overlooking the Perfume River with its origin dating back to 1601. Afterward, visit Khai Dinh tomb, the burial site of Vietnam’s second-to-last king, and the most ornate compared to other kings’ tombs. The tomb shows a vivid European.

Afternoon depart Hue for Hoi An - Hoi An ancient town _ lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century and was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. Check in hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Dinner at local restaurant & Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Hoi An

After breakfast, beginning the day with an excursion to Cam Thanh village, being a fisherman at Cam Thanh water coconut village tour you will enjoy experiences from learning traditional fishing techniques and how to row unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat, fishing and catch the crabs, coconut mussel while exploring the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war. Lunch at local restaurant.

Transfer to Hoi An for a half day walking tour to discover the charm of Hoi An as a renowned World Heritage Site. Once a bustling maritime commercial port of Asia between 15th and 19th centuries, Hoi An is now a peaceful town of exceptionally well-preserved architecture, lifestyles and traditions. The town exemplifies a fascinating fusion of cultures between Vietnam and the outside world including China, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines. Besides visiting must-see highlights of the Old Town such as the town’s iconic 400-year-old Covered Bridge with a small temple attached to one side, the Museum of Trade Ceramics which is an elegant Vietnamese style wooden house built in 1858 showcasing antique ceramic artifacts, the 200-year-old Tan Ky House, a beautifully decorated home that has been lovingly preserved over seven generations, the Ong Temple built in 1653, our knowledgeable guide will take you through lesser-known paths, crisscross though the maze of shortcuts, narrow passages and back alleys that are less travelled for a more engaging and personal experience.

Afternoon, transfer to visit Da Nang city - the fourth largest city in Vietnam, the gateway to the central provinces and a seaport with nice beaches and resort. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Danang

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang

Morning, departure to Ba Na Hills. Arrive at the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg Cable car, which achieves two Guinness World records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non-stop cable car (1,292m)

Sitting in the cabin, in mid-air, looking upon the endless tree line of the forests, bring you with spectacular views of the lush jungle and fairly waterfalls along the way. Experience pristine ecological systems of the Ba Na Mountains will leave you the sense of unforeseeable discovery.

First, step on Golden Bridge which stands 1,400m above sea level in the Ba Na hills, extends over the treetops from the edget of a leafy cliff face offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. The gold-colored walkway is lined with purple Lobelia Chrysanthemums and extends for almost 150 metres, curving around in an elegant design.

But it is the sculpted hands that give it the true wow factor. It looks like giant hands of Gods pulling a strip of gold out of the land. The Golden Bridge is the latest tourist attraction in Da Nang and has attracted hordes of guests since it opened.

Visit the Le Jardin, old wineries, remains of French Villas and Linh Ung Pagoda with 27m high Buddha statue. We then leave the Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of mountain and see the remain of old villas.

Conquer the Peak of Chua Mountain at the height of 1,487m. View the whole Da Nang city under the cluster of white clouds. Leave the Peak of Chua Mountain, visit the trail of Dreaming Stream, Rainbow Waterfall, Suspension Bridge, Golden Valley, and ruined Opera House. Lunch at local restaurant. Freely then we return to Cable car station at foot of Ba Na Mountain then transfer back to Da Nang City.

Free at leisure for shopping at Han market.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at a hotel in Danang

NOTE: Ticket of Bana Hill NOT include the Wax Museum, Debay Wine Cellar, Games with coin

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: A hotel used in Danang

Free at leisure at the hotel until transfer to the airport for departure flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast