12-Day Vietnam Highlights Travel from Hanoi

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Hanoi Arrival, Airport pick up
1 stop
1
Hanoi
Upon arrival, your guide and driver will meet you at the airport and transfer to our well-selected hotel. The rest of the day is free for you.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex, Old Quarter, Water Puppet Show
5 stops
2
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
After breakfast, your private guide and the driver will pick you up at the hotel and accompany you to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex to honor the leader who led the country towards liberation.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Temple of Literature & National University
Then, pass by the Buddhist One Pillar Pagoda, and visit the Temple of Literature, a typical Chinese building complex.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
4
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
In the afternoon, head to the Museum of Ethnology to discover Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Old Quarter
Afterward, tour the vibrant Old Quarter, aka the "36 Streets".
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
In the evening, enjoy a traditional Water Puppet Show. Finally, your guide and the driver will escort you back to your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Hanoi - Ha Long Bay Cruise
1 stop
7
Hạ Long Bay
After breakfast, you will start a scenic drive of 150km through northern Vietnam to Halong Bay, which was designated as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1994. Halong Bay is a gift for human from nature and it is also a highlight of your Vietnam vacation packages. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by the cruise staff and led to check in. It will be a pleasant experience to enjoy the lunch while sailing on the sea. In the afternoon, you will visit some heavenly caves and join in the funny activities, such as kayaking, diving and swimming. Then stay overnight on the cruise.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Halong Bay cruise tour, Fly 1h10mins to Hue
2 stops
8
Hạ Long Bay
Wake up in the early morning and take part in Tai Chi class on the sundeck if you like. After short practice, you could enjoy the morning tea or coffee. Then please get ready to disembark for a few hours' land tour. The hospitable local people will welcome you with their home-made fruit or wine. While finishing the local family visiting, return to the cruise to enjoy the well-arranged brunch.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Hue
Your cruise trip will be ended after lunch and your guide will meet you again onshore to transfer you to Hanoi Airport to take your flight to Hue, which is the third destination of your private Vietnam vacation.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Hue classical day tour with Tomb of Tu Duc
4 stops
10
Thien Mu Pagoda
In the morning, you will take a private dragon boat along the Perfume River to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda to know more about Thien Mu, who is a holly mother of local people.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)
Then, you will come to the central located Imperial City, the Hue Royal Palace, which is also called the Forbidden City of Hue, the capital city of last dynasty.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Tomb of Tu Duc
In the afternoon, your guide will show you the Tomb of Tu Duc where you will enjoy the harmonious relationship between humans and nature from the buildings inside.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
13
Dong Ba Market
The last stop for today will be Dong Ba Market which is the largest traditional trading market in Hue. Here, you will have a chance to know more about local trading, and the way the local people doing business.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Drive 3h to Hoi An via Da Nang, Visit My Son Sanctuary
3 stops
14
Da Nang
After breakfast, we will drive southwards to Da Nang. On the way, we will pass by the most beautiful coastline in the world, and stop to have a drink while enjoying the wonderful scenery. Also, We will stop at Lang Co Beach, where the white narrow curved beach is presented in many Vietnamese brochures.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
15
My Son Sanctuary
In the afternoon, we will come to a world-class tangible cultural heritage, My Son Sanctuary, which is the heart of the famous ancient kingdom of Champa. The Champa Kingdom ruled central and southern Vietnam for as long as 14 centuries and here, you will have a chance to learn about this mysterious and brilliant kingdom. Besides, you will also enjoy a Champa Dance Show, which will bring you back to the ancient period and enable you to know more about local people's culture, belief and lifestyle.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
16
Hoi An
After visiting, we will drive to Hoi An. Upon arrival, your guide will help you check in at the hotel.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Hoi An: Join-in Cooking Class & Ancient Town Walking Tour
2 stops
17
Hoi An
This morning, you will join in an interesting cooking class tour in Hoi An. our foodie guide will accompany you to Hoi An main market. ou will see lively life scenes on both riverbanks. Upon arrival, you will visit the exotic Herb Garden firstly where you will see a lot of fresh plants emitting charming smells, and many of them are your lunch seasonings.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
18
Hoi An Ancient Town
In the afternoon, start your Hoi An Ancient Town walking tour to admire the remarkable architecture. This town is a combination in cultures and architectural styles of Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Drive from Hoi An to Da Nang, Fly to Ho Chi Minh City, Visit French-style Landmarks
3 stops
19
Ho Chi Minh City
Wake up naturally and have your breakfast. You may have some free time in the morning to walk on the beach by yourself. Then, check out the hotel and you will head to Da Nang Airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon
After a short rest, your guide will show you around two iconic ones: Notre Dame Cathedral, the city’s grandest Catholic church.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
21
Central Post Office
Then, visit the Central Post Office, a fully functional and still-operating post office. At last, your guide and the driver will escort you back to your hotel.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 9
Ho Chi Minh City tour with Cu Chi Tunnels
3 stops
22
Cu Chi Tunnels
For today's tour to Ho Chi Mihh City, you will start from the famous Cu Chi Tunnels which is 32km far away from HCMC. Our guide will take you to experience the special life during the Vietnam War. They lived in the underground tunnels for daytime, and could only come out to relax for a while at night. You may see kitchens, living quarters, and meeting rooms in the tunnels. Through visiting these sites, you could image how they suffered during that period.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
23
Reunification Palace. Hcmc. Vietnam
Later, you will be escorted back to the city and follow your guide to learn about modern Vietnam's tortuous development in the Reunification Palace.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
24
War Remnants Museum
Then, tour the War Remnants Museum, which houses numerous exhibits related to the Vietnam War, including tanks, fighter jets, battlefield photos and documentaries. After the visit, your guide and the driver will escort you back to your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 10
Drive to Ben Tre, Enjoy Mekong Delta Cruise, Transfer to Can Tho
2 stops
25
Ben Tre
Today, we’ll travel to the Mekong River. Your guide and the driver will escort you to Hung Vuong Pier in Ben Tre and help you board a private boat to cruise the Ben Tre River. While sipping the refreshing coconut juice we’ve prepared, admire the enchanting rural landscape. We’ll pass by fruit orchards, and visit brick workshops to see how locals fire clay into red bricks in the traditional honeycomb-shaped kilns; drop by a coconut sugar factory to observe the production of coconut sugar. We’ll also land at a village to explore the authentic rural life by visiting a farmer's house. Then, take a unique motorized tricycle "Xe Loi" or a bicycle, and immerse yourself in the rural landscape for about 20 minutes. For lunch, enjoy a sumptuous meal at a riverside restaurant and savor the signature fried elephant ear fish. Afterward, enjoy a leisurely sampan tour in the narrow waterways to continue viewing the wonderland.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
26
Can Tho
Then, board your boat to return to Ben Tre. There, your private driver will be waiting for you and escort you to Can Tho where you’ll stay overnight.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 11
Visit Cai Rang Floating Market, Drive Back to Ho Chi Minh City
2 stops
27
Cai Rang Floating Market
Today, your guide will pick you up from your hotel early in the morning for a special experience to the bustling Cai Rang Floating Market, Vietnam’s largest and most distinctive floating market! Showing the prosperous transactions around daybreak, the vast river is thronged with coming and going cargo ships and small rowboats, with locals from nearby villages peddling fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers, as well as refreshments! After the visit, pass by a small island and visit a tropical fruit orchard.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
28
Ho Chi Minh City
Then, we’ll go back to Ho Chi Minh City by private car in 3 hours.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 12
Ho Chi Minh City departure, Airport see off
1 stop
29
Ho Chi Minh City
Your 12 days of classical Vietnam private tour package ends today. After breakfast, your driver will transfer you to the airport according to your flight schedule.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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