- Tour Code: VN 02
- Tour route: HA NOI HA NOI MAI CHAU NINH BINH HA LONG HUE HOI AN DA NANG HOCHIMINH CITY MEKONGDELTA ANGKOR WAT SIEM REAP
Still a classic tour, but this product is a wonderful mixture of culture, history, nature, ecology and tradition. Start from Hanoi capital, the cultural center of Vietnam, we head Northward to Mai Chau ethnic village before toward to Halong Bay and Halong bay on land. With short flights we then capture the charming of the ancient cities Hue and Hoi An before arriving in the animated Hochiminh City. A side trip to Cambodia bring you a great experience of the Angkor Temples in Siem Reap before returning home, left behind the best memories of our sunny land and smiling people…

Meals included: No meal
Day 2 Ha Noi City Tour
Welcome you at Noi Bai international airport of Hanoi capital, morning flight around 07:00 A.M.. Drive through fertile Red River delta to reach the city. We visit Ho Chi Minh’s Quarter includes Mausoleum, House-on-stilts, Museum called by his name and One-pillar pagoda locating in the area – one of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam built in 11th century. Visit Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) – The first university in Vietnam. View the Gothic style of Central Catholic Church and Hanoi Opera under shadow trees. The image of new and old buildings interposing with high shadow trees is a feature easiest to recognize in Hanoi and in many cities of Vietnam. Mid afternoon you get on a cyclo to petrol around the exciting Old Quarter of Hanoi and Hoan Kiem Lake – The Heart of the city. Stop to visit Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy Water Puppet Show – Vietnam traditional art in the evening. Night in Hanoi.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 HANOI - MAI CHAU
Morning transfer to Mai Chau – the land of the White Thai minority people in Hoa Binh province (150 km). Here we trek to visit home of the White Thai people in the village and study on tribal life. Evening enjoy can wine (precious wine of the local people) and special traditional music and dancing show by White Thai people. Overnight at house-on-stilts at Lac Village or some nice lodges in Mai Chau Valley.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4 Mai Chau - Ninh Binh
Morning transfer to Ninh Binh town to visit unspoiled villages and immense rice fields in the center of the Red river’s Delta. We visit Bich Dong Temple and relics of Hoa Lu ancient Kingdom (Dinh dynasty in 10th century). Get on a small boat to row along the small canal in the rice field to visit Tam Coc Caves considered as “Halong Bay on land”. Pick up by car to visit Kenh Ga. Get on a small boat to travel along Kenh Ga canal to enjoy the beautiful landscape surround dings, and visit fish floating village. Overnight in Ninh Binh.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5 Ninh Binh - Ha Long Junk Cruise
Moring drive to Halong city to visit one of Wonder of the world: Ha Long Bay. At noon, get on a nice junk cruise to take a Ha Long Bay cruise over 2,000 islands that just out of the sea to provide a spectacular natural environment. We cruise through the magnificent bay of Ha Long to explore some of the beautiful and awesome grottoes. Visit Sung Sot cave and a swim at Soi Sim beach or TiTov beach. In the evening, dinner will be served on boat, before settling into our comfortable cabins for the night. Stay overnight on board.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 Ha Long Bay - Ha Noi - Hue
Enjoy our last morning on board to admire the spectacular view of the bay. A brunch is served on board as we cruise slowly back to the harbor, where we will check out and transferred to Hanoi. Continue to airport for evening flight to Hue. Free time and overnight Hue.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7 Hue City Tour
Today we visit one of World’s Heritage in Hue city – the former Kingdom of the 143 year Nguyen Dynasty. Boat trip on the Perfume river to visit Royal Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh Mang Mausoleum. Next we visit Imperial Citadel – The most important part of Hue city and Dong Ba Market. Evening enjoy Hue folk song program on boat along Perfume River (join group). Overnight in Hue.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8 Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An
A.M. Visit Tu Duc and Khai Dinh King’s Mausoleum, and a village making conical hats and incense-sticks.
P.M. Drive to Hoi An via the imposing Hai Van mountain pass, a part of Truong Son mountain range running down to the sea to cut in the high way. Stop-over at Marble Mountains, Non Nuoc beach in Danang city. Night in Hoi An.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9 Hoi An - Tra Que - Hoi An
Morning we bike to Tra Que, a famous vegetable village with a rich soil and a wide variety of vegetables and herbs (3km, within 15 minutes). The host welcomes you with a special soft drink or local tea . After, take a short walk around the vegetable garden to see farmers’ working. After that we begin to learn how to cook local delicacies including: Banh xeo (fried rice cake), Cha Gio Tam Huu (Tam Huu spring roll), Cha Gio Tra Que (Tra Que spring roll), etc. After cooking, enjoy the foods cooked by yourself. Afternoon we visit Hoi An ancient Town – another World’s Heritage of a forgotten seaport from 17th century well reserved until now. We visit a Chinese temple, Japanese bridge and an ancient house of mixing style from Vietnam, China and Japan. You can buy some small ancient ceramic gifts as souvenir here with surprising price. Overnight in Hoi An.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 10 Hoi An - Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City
Transfer to Danang airport for morning flight to animated Hochiminh City. We visit the most typical places in the city: Notre Dame Cathedral, Central post office, the City Hall, Reunification Palace, War Museum, China town, Thien Hau Temple. Visit Tay Son Lacquerware enterprise to see the artists producing their masterpieces. Overnight in HCMC.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11 Cao Dai Temple - Cu Chi Tunnels
Drive to Tay Ninh province-100 km to the North West of HCMC to visit Holly Temple of The Cao Dai religion – An extraordinary religion in the South Vietnam. Admire the ceremony at noon then we drive to Cuchi to visit Cuchi Underground Tunnel – a famous battle field in Vietnam War with over 200 km tunnel system under the ground. Overnight in HCMC.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12 Can Gio Ecological Tour
Morning we drive to Can Gio, a World’s Biosphere reserving area in the East of Hochiminh City. After crossing Binh Khanh Ferry we indult ourselves in an evergreen atmosphere of Mangrove Forest, small rivers and canals full of water coconut trees. Once we reach Can Gio Tourist area we admire the cheerful Monkey flock living wildly in the area. We have chance to feed and play with them. Next we take a boat cruise in Mangrove Forest to see Can Gio former Military base. Stroll along Cangio Beach and enjoy lunch at Carrot restaurant. Afternoon we take an excursion to Vam Sat ecological area by speed boat. Enjoy funny Crocodile fishing, passing typical bridges and discover a small part of the mangrove forest on foot. Overnight in HCMC.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 13 HCMC - Vinh Long - Can Tho
Drive to the South of HCMC to get to Vinh Long – one of 12 fertile provinces of The Mekong Delta. Boat trip on great Mekong river to visit orchards and farmer’s house at An Binh island locating on the immense river. Continue to Can Tho city, visit Khmer pagoda. Overnight in Can Tho.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 14 Can Tho - HCMC - Siem Reap
Boat trip in early morning on Lower Branch of Mekong River to visit Cai Rang floating market and enjoy life activities of local people on the river. Transfer to back to Hochiminh City for flight to Siem Reap in late afternoon. Pick up to hotel for check in. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 15 Siem Reap
Morning we visit Banteay Srei, the exquisite ‘Women’s Citadel’. Located 32 km from Siem Reap town, this was Cambodia’s last major Khmer temple to be re-discovered. Afternoon we visit the complex of Angkor Thom, including the sites Bayon, Elephants and Lépreux King Terrace, Tep Pranam, Prah Palilay, Phimeanakas, Baphuon. Drive to Bakheng mountain to admire the stunning sunset behind the temples of Angkor Wat. Dinner with Apsara dance show. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 16 Siem Reap - Angkor Wat
In the morning we visit the “Great Circuit”: Pre Rup, Mebon, Tasom, Neak Pean, Prah Khan. In the afternoon we visit the beautiful Ta Prohm temple which is embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees then the rest time is reserved for exploring the Angkor Wat temple. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 17 Siem Reap - Departure
Transfer to airport for your flight back home. End of the tour.
Meals included: Breakfast
TOUR PRICE: in USD per person
Group |
2 Persons |
4 Persons |
6 Persons |
15+1 FOC |
20+1 FOC |
Single room surcharge |
Standard (3*Hotel) |
2,253 |
1,795 |
1,590 |
1,470 |
1,417 |
435 |
Superior (4*Hotel) |
2,670 |
2,212 |
2,008 |
1,919 |
1,858 |
730 |
Air Ticket |
395 |
395 |
395 |
421 |
415 |
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HOTEL LIST:
City |
Standard (3 Stars) |
Superior (4 Stars) |
Ha Noi |
Hanoi Boutique 1 Hotel Paradise Boutique Hotel |
Hanoi Pearl Hotel Golden Silk Boutique Hotel |
Ninh Binh |
Thuy Anh Hotel Queen Hotel |
The Reed Hotel Ninh Binh Legend Hotel |
Ha Long |
Huong Hai Ha Long Junk Garden Bay Premium Cruise www.gardenbaycruise.com |
Indochina Sails Bhaya Classic Cruises |
Hue |
Midtown Hotel Romance Hotel |
Alba Spa Hotel Hue Ecolodge |
Hoi An |
Thuy Duong Hotel 3 Vinh Hung 2 Hotel |
Vinh Hung Riverside Resort Hoian Riverside Resort & Spa |
Ho Chi Minh |
Signature Saigon Hotel Sunrise Central Hotel |
Eden Star Saigon Hotel Hotel Continental Saigon |
Can Tho |
West Hotel |
Nam Bo Boutique Hotel |
Siem Reap |
City River Hotel Treasure Oasis Hotel |
Tara Angkor Hotel Regence Angkor Hotel |
When booking triple rooms please note that in some hotels this may consist of one double bed and the third bed may be a ‘roll-away’ bed which will limit space in the room. Availability of triple rooms is limited. In case that the selected hotel was fully booked, we will try to assign you an available hotel, if possible, with similar characteristics.
The above prices include:
- Hotel accommodations in double sharing room
- All ground transfers in air-conditioned car.
- Meals half board (breakfast and lunch or breakfast and dinner) with Asian cuisines
- English-speaking local guides.
- Entrance fees.
- Boat fees.
- Mineral water and cool facial towels during visits.
- Government taxes
- Travel Insurances
The above prices exclude:
- Any meals not mentioned above
- All visa fees
- Drinks and personal expenses.
- Domestic air tickets Hanoi – Hue // Danang – Hochiminh City – Siem Reap
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