The Beauty Of Viet Nam

Xin Chao – Welcome to Hanoi – Viet Nam

Meals included: None

Accommodation: Hotel

Fly to Hanoi, where you will be met at the airport in the arrival hall by your Guide. You will be transferred for about 45 minutes to your hotel and check into your room.

There is no sightseeing today.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch 

Accommodation: Hotel

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a charming and richly historic city of lakes, shaded boulevards and leafy open parks. The centre is an architectural museum piece housing groups of ochre colonial buildings the air of provincial French towns of the 1930s. Its Old Quarter, where artisans and guilds lived and worked together to produce and sell a wide variety of items reflects the Vietnamese life in the past.

Today, after breakfast, you will transfer to Bat Trang pottery village, you will have a chance to see a drive along the bank of the Red River with natural sceneries. Learning the ceramic production process and do a hands – on experience of your own ceramics.

Back to city for Pho – a noodle soup with beef or chicken meat (or can choose Obama Bun Cha) and taste a cup of egg coffee.

You will start with the visit to the visit to the outside of the Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum where the body of Uncle Ho is preserved. 

Move onward to visit his wooden stilt house and One Pillar Pagoda which are located nearby.

Then, visit the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam, which is imbued with the profound philosophies of Confucianism.  

Last you will watch the Water puppet Show. 

Brief of water puppet show: Vietnamese  Water Puppets show  were  invented  thousands of years ago by farmers in the Red River Delta near Hanoi, as a means to entertain themselves when the rains flooded their paddy rice fields. Today puppeteers in waist deep water and control the puppets via pole and strings. Most plays focus on folklores and tales of rural life.

After that, get back to your hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Train

Driving about 2 hours to Ninh Binh with a beautiful roadside scenery on the way. Arriving in Ninh Binh city, you will visit two temples: Temple of King Dinh and King Le where was the ancient Royal Capital – Hoa Lu of Viet Nam between 986 – 1009.

Transferring to Tam Coc Caves and take a sampan trip with type views of marvellous limestone cliffs and gorioues  caves, rice paddies or lotus flowers (depending on season). It’s a great chance for you to get beautiful photo collections. Back to Tam Coc wharf, take a leisure biking on the country road for couple of kilometres to Bich Dong. 

Getting on the car return to Hanoi. Arrive  Hanoi at about 06 PM in the evening. 

At the appointed time, you will be transferred to Hanoi Railway station for night train to Lao Cai. 

A day use room is reserved for you to use until being transferred to the train station for the night train to Lao Cai.(if you needed)

Overnight on train in a sleeping cabin.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel

Upon arrival at the Lao Cai train station, you will be taken to a local restaurant for breakfast. Then, drive to visit a colourful minority market.

After that, drive up to Sapa where you will check in the hotel for the night. Free time at leisure or discovery Sapa town by youself.

Overnight in Sapa.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Train

After breakfast, your Guide will meet you at the lobby of the hotel for a full day excursion.

In the morning, towards to Muong Hoa Valley, you will be visiting 2 villages, either Ma Tra and Ta Phi or Cat Cat and Sin Chai village.

Afternoon, enjoy the cable car ride up to the peak of the Fanxipan.

Fansipan is a mountain in Vietnam. The height of the mountain is 3,147.3 metres (10,326 ft). It is the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula (comprising Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), hence its nickname “the Roof of Indochina“. 

A cable car to the peak of Fansipan was inaugurated on February 2, 2016. The service holds two Guinness World Records for the longest non-stop three-rope cable car in the world, spanning 6.3 km (3.9 mi), and the greatest elevation difference by a non-stop three-roped cable car for the 1,410 m (4,626 ft) difference in elevation between the termini.

In late afternoon, you will be transferred to Lao Cai train station for the night train back to Hanoi.

Overnight on train in sleeping cabin.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Cruise

Upon arrival back to Hanoi train station, you will be transferred to a hotel for early morning room use and breakfast.

After breakfast, take a 2,5 to 3 hour drive through rice paddy fields to Ha Long Bay. You will board a junk for a cruise among the hundreds of islets of Ha Long Bay.

Enjoy lunch on board as you cruise out into the bay, stopping to anchor for an afternoon of activities. Activities are subject to each cruise and weather conditions.

Drop anchor in the late evening for an overnight stay. 

Overnight on a junk.

Notice: We only give you as a sample itinerary cruise on Ha Long Bay, Its will be changed depending on the weather or the water of level at the time of your trip.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation:Hotel

Early morning, enjoy Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck (lasting for about 30 minutes)

Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries served in the dining room.

Enjoy some morning activities before getting back to your cabin to freshen up and finish packing.

The breakfast is served in the dining room while cruising back to the pier.

Transfer back to Hanoi. 

From Hanoi, fly to Danang. On arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hoi An.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel

Leisure in this day

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel

Hoi An was recognized as an UNESCO’S World Heritage site in 1999. It used to be a trading port from the period of the 15th to 19th centuries.

After breakfast, visit Tra Que vegetable village to discover the cultivation methods of the local. Stay back at the farm for the lunch prepared by the house owner.

After lunch, get back to town for a walking tour to explore the ancient Old Quarter. You will visit an ancient merchant house, the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the vibrant riverside market. 

Get back to your hotel and have the rest of day at leisure.

Overnight in Hoi An. 

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel

Driving to the Ba Na mountain range, you‘ll ride a cable cart at Ba Na hills and visit Linh Ung Pagoda, La Jardin garden and complex of ancient villas….. 

Having a chance visiting Golden Bridge which is a 150 – meter long pedestrian bridge with two giant stone hands supporting the structure.

 Transfer to Da Nang airport for flight to Nha Trang.

Arrival at Cam Ranh airport, pick up and transfer from the airport to your hotel in the city. 

 Overnight in Nha Trang

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel

You will be picked up at hotel and transferred to the boat station for boat trip on Nha Trang Bay. The boat takes us to Mun Island and join activities such as snorkeling, glass bottom rowing boat. 

Lunch at restaurant on Con Se Tre island. After lunch, return to the pier.

 Free at leisure for your own discovery. Overnight in Nha Trang

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Transfer to airport for morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, you will be picked up transferred to your hotel in  central city. 

Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon) is the most dynamic and modern city of Vietnam. Saigon is the name of a fantastic river flowing through the city. 

During the 1960s and early 1970s, Saigon was the Pearl of the Orient, which flourished under the American occupation. In more  recent  times,  it  was  the  seat  of  the  South  Vietnam government until the events  that led to the country’s reunification. Today, the old mixes seamlessly with the new and you can wander through timeless alleys to incense-infused temples before catching up with the present in designer malls beneath sleek skyscrapers.

In the evening, take the VESPA TOUR to enjoy tasting the local food. The tour include unlimited drinks and food. 

VESPA TOUR: SAIGON AFTER DARK

A foodie night out on the town.

This Saigon night tour is part night excursion, part street food adventure. Experience Saigon nightlife the way locals do, all from the back of a vintage Vespa scooter.

To start off this Saigon night tour, enjoy drinks at our Vespa-themed café, Café Zoom, to watch “as the world goes by” (as said in the Lonely Planet guide book). Throughout the night, try a variety of food and drinks at 2 local restaurants and samplings of Saigon’s best authentic local food. Zoom past the famous must-see sights of Ho Chi Minh City while in the bustling traffic. We’ll also go to a Vietnamese-style coffee shop with special live music bar, and then wrap up the evening at an exciting music bar where the new generation of Vietnamese unwind and flaunt their unique styles.

Guests ride pillion behind our drivers to enjoy and experience the Vietnamese nightlife with friends. This tour includes free flowing drinks and all you can eat, so come with an appetite!

*Saigon Night Tour Highlights*- All-you-can-eat & free flow drinks, cocktails & snacks at Cafe Zoom, local seafood restaurant, local Vietnamese pancake restaurant, zooming by famous Saigon sights, live music cafe, live music bar.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel

In the morning, you will visit the amazing Cu Chi Tunnels where Vietnamese guerrillas built a labyrinth of narrow tunnels as hideouts during the war. The  Cu  Chi  experience  can  be  emotional  for some  visitors,  but  it  offers  a  fascinating  window  into  the hardship  and  traumas  of  war.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon for a half-day city tour. Highlights include the photo stops at the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office. Visit a local market in Chinatown and the Thien Hau Temple.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel

In the morning, take a trip in Cai Be Town where is famous for its vast rice fields, numerous waterways, and green landscapes.

 You will arrive at Cai Be pier after driving about 2 hours. Welcome you aboard on a private Cai Be Princess Sampan set off for its leisurely cruise on the river of Mekong Delta.

The program will start with the cruise on the Cai Be River, stops can be made at local workshops where you can see how to make rice paper, coconut candy and pop-rice, pop-corn… It is so interesting to visit the handicraft village where you can see how they make some special products: making rice-net for spring-rolls, fish sauce & Soya sauce, cooking salt, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage roof

(depending on seasons). 

The rowing boat will take you deeper into the village on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time.

Your cruise ends at Le Longanier restaurant where your lunch is served in the tranquil colonial- style villa in a green and fruit garden. The restaurant gives you a feel of life during Indochinese times.

After lunch, take a short walk along a small canal to the parking to take you bạck to Saigon.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel

Free until transfer to the Tan Son Nhat Airport for your onward departure flight. 

End of “highlight of Vietnam – 15- day – The beauty of Vietnam” tour.