Taking this tour, you will have slightly exploration to the most beautiful attractions in Vietnam - rich cultural areas and friendly people each day in your itinerary.

Day 1: Arrive Hanoi   (D)
Arrive in Hanoi and transfer to hotel. Enjoy tour of the 36 streets of Hanoi’s famous Old Quarter by cyclo, the Vietnamese version of the rickshaw. Dinner at a typical Hanoi restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi  - Hoa Lu –Hanoi (B/ L/ D)
A 120km drive through rural northern Vietnam to the site of Vietnam’s first capital, Hoa Lu. Take a sampan on a river through the rice paddies to the grottoes of the sacred Tam Coc Caves and visit the Bich Dong Temple. Enormous limestone karsts jut out from the green rice fields giving rise to this place’s other name, ‘Halong on Land’. After lunch in a local restaurant visit the temples dedicated to the emperors of the Dinh and Le dynasties before returning to Hanoi. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Halong  (B/ L/ D)
After breakfast visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the Palace of the former Governor of Indochina, the wooden stilt house where Ho Chi Minh lived for the last years of his life and the One Pillar Pagoda. Then transfer by road to Halong. Transfer to hotel on arrival. Dinner is in a local restaurant. Overnight in Halong.

Day 4: Halong-Hanoi  (B/ L/ D)   
A morning cruise on a private junk on the emerald green waters of Halong Bay, among the 3,000 spectacular limestone islands. Fresh seafood lunch on board. Return to Hanoi by road in the afternoon. Experience a traditional form of entertainment in northern Vietnam at a water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi – Danang - Hoi An (B/ L/ D)         
Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for the short flight to the central port city of Danang. On arrival in Danang transfer to Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years. Take a walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit the former merchants’ homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and the colourful market.

Day 6: Hoi An - Hue      (B/ L/ D)
Leave Hoi An for Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. The scenic route passes through to the wonderful photogenic fishing village of Lang Co. Arrive in Hue, visit the Imperial Citadel, from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945 and the mausoleum of former emperor Tu Duc, in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes, and Dong Ba Market, famous for selling the best conical hats in Vietnam. Overnight in Hue.

Day 7: Hue - Ho Chi Minh City (B/ L/ D)
A boat trip on the romantically named Perfume River visits Hue’s best-known religious site, Thien Mu Pagoda.
Transfer to Hue Airport for the short flight to Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to hotel on arrival. A city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals. Visit  Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Saigon Post Office, Thien Hau Pagoda and Binh Tay Market in the city’s bustling chinatown. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh Long - Ho Chi Minh City   (B/ L/ D)   
A full day trip to the watery world of the Mekong Delta - Vinh Long, just a couple of hours by road from the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City. Take a boat trip along narrow waterways overhung with dense vegetation and try exotic fruits in one of the many orchards. Enjoy local delicacy with Elephant’s Ear Fish. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi (B/ L/ D)
Enjoy a morning drive through typical southern Vietnamese countryside to Tay Ninh Province in the west of Vietnam. Visit the Cao Dai Great Temple, with architecture that could have come straight from a Walt Disney fantasy and where all the major faiths of the world blend together in a unique religious cocktail. After lunch in a local restaurant visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence.

Day 10: Departure  (B)
Free until transferring to Tan Son Nhat Airport for onward flight.

TOUR PRICE: US$ per person

Inclusion

- Hotel accommodation & daily breakfast.
- Private transfer and transportation on tour.
- Entrance fee and private boat trip.
- Meals as indicated (no drinks).
B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner
- Sightseeing with local English speaking guides

Exclusion

- All international airport taxes
- International & Taxes
- Early check in and Late check out
- Other meals with drinks
- Travel insurance
- Other service not mentioned above
- Domestic Air tickets:  HAN/DAD +  HUI/SGN = 105 USD per person