Tour Itinerary

• Day 1

  Arrive in Hanoi

  Arrive at Hanoi airport, welcome by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Check in to the hotel and the rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

• Day 2

  Hanoi - Full day City tour

  This morning after breakfast, proceed to 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, the colonial Presidential Palace, and the One Pillar Pagoda. 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. Later continue the tour to one of the following museums of choice namely, the Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Vietnamese History, the Museum of Revolution, the Museum of Military History or the Museum of Ethnology. Then visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple located on an islet in the lake. Shop or walk at leisure in the Old Quarter of 36 ancient streets. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

• Day 3

  Hanoi - Onboard cruise in HaLong Bay

  This morning check out and transfer to HaLong Bay (Pick up at 8 AM), which is about 160 km or 3.5-hour drive away. Arrive at the jetty in Ha Long City towards noon and proceed with check-in formalities. Be welcomed onboard, 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. Overnight on cruises in HaLong Bay.

   

• Day 4

  Ha long - Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh

  Today, enjoy the fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Ha Long in the morning and breakfast is served, while the vessels cruise slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi. Arrival Hanoi, transfer to the airport for flight (air tickets not included) to Ho Chi Minh. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh in the evening, you will be picked-up at the airport and proceed to the hotel for check-in. This evening is free at leisure. Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh.

• Day 5

  Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnels - Half Day City Tour

  This morning after breakfast, proceed to a half-day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 75 km northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, which were once a 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 120 km 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. Later in Afternoon, take a half-day city tour to visit the former Presidential Palace, headquarters of the Saigon Government during the Vietnam-American war. You may also like to visit the War Remnants Museum for a vivid insight into the Vietnam-American war from a Vietnamese perspective. Next stop is the Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick building with twin spires based on the original construction from Paris, then head across the square to the Central Post Office designed by the French architect Gustav Eiffel. Return back to the hotel. Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh.

   

• Day 6

  Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Full day tour

  Today, proceed to My Tho, the capital of Tien Giang Province. Situated on the Mekong River, 75 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the city is surrounded by orchards and rice fields, which produce grain for the entire country. Visit one or two of the islands that produce traditional handcrafts, coconut candy and bee farms. Visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda, the oldest one in the delta on your boat trip on the Mekong River. Return back to the hotel. Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh.

• Day 7

  Ho Chi Minh - Departure

  After breakfast it’s time to check out. Transfer to the airport for your onward flight or back home.