Upon arrival, welcome by our guide at Hanoi airport and transfer to your hotel for check-in and refreshment after a long flight. Early check-in with breakfast is guaranteed.

Afternoon, at 14:00 enjoy a short orientation tour beginning with begin the day exploring the capital, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (visit outside because of closure in the afternoons), where the remains of the national hero, the father of the nation rest (closed on Mondays, Fridays & from 14th June to 14th Aug for annual maintenance), and his former residence. Then visit the one-Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple, built of wood on a single stone pillar.

Then 16:00, you will take one-hour rickshaw tour of the capital and spend some time wandering in the old quarter and its antique shops.

In the late afternoon 17:15, enjoy the water Puppet show to discover this Vietnamese ancestral art and witness a show composed of sketches representing the daily life and the beliefs of the rural environment. This will certainly amaze both children and adults alike! Duration: 1 hour

18:30 You will drive back hotel.

Stay overnight in Hanoi

Have breakfast at hotel and check out the room.

Around 8:30am, you will be picked up and transfer to Halong bay.

Early rise – breakfast – take a drive on a countryside road through the paddy fields to Ha Long Bay, one of New Seven Natural Wonders. Upon arrival at the harbor, you will board a traditional boat – set sail through the limestone islands – have a nice seafood lunch – take a sampan ride to visit a traditional fishing village – return to the boat and attend a short cooking class – time to rest on the upper deck at sunset – enjoy a delicious dinner. The rest of the day is your leisure. Why not play cards, try your luck at fishing, watch movies or simply enjoy some drinks and chat with your friends at the bar on board.

Have breakfast at hotel (or breakfast box take away).

Around 6:30am, you will leave hotel for Hanoi airport and take flight to Dong Hoi.

Arrival at Dong Hoi airport, you will get the car transfer to visit Paradise cave which is a newly discovered cave in Vietnam and considered as the largest complex of caves in the world. The whole length of the cave is 31 km long but only 900m is opened to the public.

Later, you will transfer back Dong Hoi city – check in hotel around 19:00

Stay overnight in Dong Hoi.

After breakfast at your hotel, at 8:00am depart Dong Hoi for Hue through the former DMZ with Ben Hai river, Hien Luong Bridge & Quang Tri citadel.

10:00 Arrival at Ben Hai river which starts from Truong Son Mountains and runs 100km through it to meet the sea, was selected as a temporary demarcation line separating the country into two parts for military regrouping purposes under the Geneva Accord on Viet Nam signed in 1954.

Hien Luong Bridge was then divided into two parts, each part serving as a border gate. Today, it has become a historic landmark.

11:30 Continue to Quang Tri town to discover the ancient citadel of Quang Tri, located about 12 km from Dong Ha. During the Vietnam War, the city received the equivalent of eight atomic bombs with the strength of the one sent to Hiroshima. The citadel was also marked by a historic 81-day battle in 1972. Then, continue by road to Dong Hoi by road No 1.

Proceed to Hue, around 60 km South of Quang Tri town.

On arrival at Hue around 17:00, check in at your hotel and free at leisure.

Stay overnight in Hue.

08:00 In the morning, discover the Imperial City, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This is a great sprawling complex of temples, pavilions, moats, walls, gates, shops, museums and galleries, featuring art and costumes from various periods of Vietnamese history.

10:30 Then you will get the car to visit Celestial Lady pagoda, one of the most venerated sites in the city of Hué.

14:00 You also visit visit the mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang, the 4th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam, who reigned from 1847–1883. The buildings and gardens have been shaped according to the directives of geomancy (Feng Shui). Together, they form a huge park where the beauty nature is everywhere.

Stay overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, at 8:30 you will depart Hue for Da Nang via Hai Van Pass which is on the border between Hue and Da Nang, undoubtedly one of the most impressively scenic hillside roads in Vietnam.

Then, continue the journey to the port town of Hoi An, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Visit the famous Old Quarter of Hoi An, an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Walk around Hoi An ancient town and explore its treasures. The buildings and street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

Then, visit a lantern making cottage and learn how to make one.

Stay overnight in Hoian

After breakfast, at 8:00am Drive to My Son Sanctuary, a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa, a once powerful Hindu empire. Spend the morning touring the most significant archaeological ruins of Vietnam, listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

Later at 11:00, take a short drive to Hoi An.

Afternoon is your own leisure time to relax at hotel.

Stay overnight in Hoian.

Have breakfast at your hotel.

Around 9:00 you will transfer to Ba Na Hills – King Mountain.

Upon arrival, you will admire the high by the most modem cable car system in Southeast Asia. You will visit France wine cellar – Golden Bridge – Linh Ung Pagoda – see the panorama of Danang city.

Afternoon, you will continue exploring the surroundings.

At 15:30 You will get the cable car down the hill and transfer back hotel in Hoian.

Stay overnight in Hoian

Have breakfast at hotel. You are at leisure till transfer to Danang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Arrival at Ho Chi Minh airport, you will be picked up and transfer to hotel.

Day at leisure.

Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Cu Chi Tunnels – pay a visit to the historically important Cu Chi Tunnels to learn about this incredible underground system of tunnels and even experience what it was like. Walk along with them and see what daily life was like during the Viet Nam War.

• Try special tea and cassava (Guerilla’s food during the war)

• The War Remnant Museum

• China Town

Afterward, return to the hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

Up early – Breakfast at hotel.

8:30am : A 2-hour drive to My Tho. Today’s experiences include:

Upon arrival you will take a boat trip on Tien river, get over Tien river to The other side (Ben Tre land). Cruise along the Dragon island on the way. Through Xep canal in Ben Tre (land of coconuts) to See coconut collection set and how the locals make handicrafts from coconut trunk and shell. Enjoy seasonal fruits and listen to traditional music.

Take the Moto Car (Xe Loi) on the village path and stop at Mr Nam Ngo orchard, taste honey with tea or wine. See bees breeding in wooden boxes under longan trees.

Take a rowing boat along water palm creek. Boat to see local people make coconut candy, taste candy (Special products of Ben Tre province)

Back to Mỹ Tho city. You will get the car drive back Ho Chi Minh. On the way, you will stop visiting Vinh Trang pagoda.

Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Have breakfast at hotel. Today you are at leisure till transfer back airport for flight back home. End of trip!