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This tour includes the key highlights of Vietnam (HCMC and Hanoi) with a 7-day trip to the most interesting attractions of each city.
You will begin in bustling HCMC (formerly Saigon), the country’s commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. You’ll visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace, the Opera House, and the Hotel de Ville. If desired, you can also visit the moving War Remnants Museum. Next, you will explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street, the city’s main shopping boulevard with shops selling clothes and accessories by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high-quality linens, and housewares. Next, you will take a day trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels and watch an unusual, eclectic religious ceremony at the main temple of Cao Daism, a unique fusion of world religions. On another day trip, you will tour the narrow canals of the Mekong Delta to see a traditional side of Vietnamese life.
Next, you will fly to charming Hanoi, Vietnam’s artistic and intellectual capital. You will explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. You will also be able to walk around Hoan Kiem Lake, ride a cyclo to dinner, and watch a performance at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater. You will dine in French colonial villas converted into gourmet restaurants and enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. You can also shop for impressive modern art in the city’s many galleries, then visit Hanoi’s main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature. Then, this tour will bring you to the World Heritage Site of the Halong Bay.
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Day 01: Ho Chi Minh Arrival
You will be warmly welcomed on arrival at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat International airport by our guide and transferred to your hotel. You will have free time before a welcome dinner at Noir In the Dark Restaurant and an overnight stay in HCMC.
Meal: Dinner
Tour guide: English Speaking guide
Day 02: Cu Chi Tunnel – Ho Chi Minh City Tour
In the morning you will have a half day private excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels which consist of more than 200km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction, giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel for what underground life was like during the U.S.-Vietnam War.
In the afternoon you will take a private city tour of HCMC, the country’s commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. You will visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace, the Opera House and the Hotel de Ville. If desired, you can also visit the moving War Remnants Museum. Next you will explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street, the city’s most upscale shopping boulevard with fashionable boutiques and accessories designed by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high quality linens and housewares. You will stay overnight in HCMC.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English Speaking guide
Day 03: Ho Chi Minh – Hanoi
You will transfer to the airport for a flight to Hanoi, a city with rich history and culture, reflecting the strong architectural influence of China and France. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a one hour cyclo tour of Hanoi’s vibrant Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake, the focal point of the city. Then, in the late afternoon, you will be enchanted by the stories told in the water puppet show, a must see in Hanoi! You will then stay overnight in this charming metropolis.
Meal: Breakfast
Tour guide: English Speaking guide
Day 04: Hanoi City Tour
Today you will have a fullday city tour and shopping adventure in Vietnam’s artistic and intellectual capital. You’ll explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Then, you can enjoy people watching at stylish cafes before shopping for impressive modern art in the city’s many galleries. You will also visit Hanoi’s main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum, the Temple of Literature and the very impressive Museum of Ethnology. IT is one of the finest museums in Vietnam, with many exhibits, pictures and model houses of the 54 ethnic minorities inhabiting Vietnam. You will then have an overnight stay in Hanoi.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English Speaking guide
Day 05: Hanoi – Halong Bay
After breakfast, at around 8.00 am, we pick up you to start the trip to Halong Bay. On arrival, you are welcomed on boat and have set lunch while cruising in the bay. Depends on which cruise you choose, the detailed itinerary will basically include a visit to Sung Sot grotto, kayaking (extra option at most of the boat, some boat has kayaking included), swimming in crystal water and enjoy the landscape or relaxing at the sundeck. Dinner and overnight on the cruise.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tour guide: English speaking guide
Day 06: Halong Bay – Hanoi
Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves, fresh air and breeze. A brand new day comes. After breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto then walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. The boat arrives at the harbor by 11.30am and your driver is waiting to take you back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
Tour guide: English speaking guide
Meal: Brunch
Day 07: Hanoi Departure
There is no activity planned for today, so you are free to enjoy souvenir shopping until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Tour guide: English speaking guide
Meal: Breakfast
ACCOMMODATION
| Cities | Hotel Category | ||
| Superior – 3star hotel | First Class – 4star hotel | Deluxe – 5star hotel | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Sanouva Deluxe room |
Liberty Citipoint Deluxe room |
The Myst Dong Khoi Verdant Calm |
| Hanoi | Essence Palace Deluxe City View |
The Lapis Hotel Deluxe Room |
Oriental Jade Hotel Oriental Emerald Room |
| Halong Bay | Garden Bay Cruise Deluxe cabin |
Peony Cruises Deluxe cabin |
Indochine Cruise Junior Suite |
INCLUDE & EXCLUDE
- Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services
- All private transportation
- Accommodation shared in the Double room with daily breakfast
- All domestic flights
- Experienced English speaking guide
- Private boat trip as per tour
- Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner)
- All sightseeing tickets
- Tissues and water on coach
- Vietnam Visa On Arrival pre-approved letter
- Services charges and government tax
- Exclusive and personalized single agent/single customer service
- No extra charge after services confirmation
- 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
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- International flights & departure taxes if any
- Personal expenses, tips, and gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Beverage
- Peak season or public holidays surcharge (if any)
- Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year (if any)
- Vietnam visa stamp fee (US$ 25 & 1 passport photo for each person)
- Other services not mentioned above