Vietnam at Glance – Hanoi, Ha Long Bay Cruise, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh 9 Days HB42311N0802/10

Breakfast at hotel

07:30 – 8:00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province

09:15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax

10:30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty

11:45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as  goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice …Vegetarian food is also available in the buffet lunch

13:00: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat.  You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”
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13:00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as A World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2.5 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.

15:00: Continue the tour for 45 mins - cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.

16:00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi

18:00: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi

Stay overnight in Hanoi

Includes:
Meal: Breakfast at hotel, local lunch | Guide: English speaking guide | Tour: Seat in coach | Duration: 07.30 – 18.00

Breakfast at hotel

Your morning departure from your hotel in Hanoi to Halong Bay takes you on a journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta. Observe everyday life of Vietnamese Villages as you see the villagers work the local rice fields, take live pigs to market on bicycles and plough the fields with their large water buffaloes. 

Arrive in Halong and board a traditional sailing junk. As the vessel sets sails, you will be greeted by the Crew Team who will aim throughout your stay at providing you with the highest standards of service for a pure pleasure and utmost comfort onboard. Discover some of the treasures disseminated across the Bay of the Descending Dragon during the afternoon: fascinating caves, pristine beaches, picturesque floating villages, fantastic rock formations rising up out of emerald water. While onboard, you can take advantage at leisure of the cruise services; surrounded by a stunning setting in motion, you could attend our chef's cooking demonstration and try your skills in the art of traditional Vietnamese cooking. 

Defined to be one of the highlights of your stay, a highly refined, innovative and varied cuisine will be presented for Lunch and Dinner in the elegant dining-room, accompanied by a wide selection of wines and beverages (with extra charge applied) for drink).

In the evening enjoy the entertainment activities as movie night, squid fishing or just enjoying a cocktail surrounded by limestone rocks majestically springing out from silent waters in the night.

* Food on cruise is local food and the itinerary can be changed upon cruise condition

Stay overnight in a cruise in Halong

Includes: Meal: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch & Dinner on cruise | Guide: No guide escorted | Tour: SIC TRANSFER – Joint cruise
Note: Transfer Hanoi – Halong Bay – Hanoi by cruise shuttle bus

Breakfast at hotel

Check out and transfer to Noi Bai airport by driver (no guide) to board your flight to Danang

Upon arrival, driver will pick you up and transfer you to hotel for check in Rest of the day at leisure.

Check in time is 14.00 – 15.00 (early check in not included)

Stay overnight in Danang

Includes:
Meal: Breakfast at hotel | Guide: English speaking guide for Danang transfer

Breakfast at Hotel

07.30 – 08.00: Our tour guide will pick up you at your hotel in Da Nang and start to visit Ba Na Hills

Arrive at cable car station. Click some photos by the time our guide gets the tickets arranged.

Enjoy the 20 mins cable car ride up to Bana Hills

Arrive at the first cable car station - visit the famous Golden bridge, Le Jardin Garden, Moon Palace, Sun Palace

Thereafter, take the short cable car line to go to the second cable car station to the French village

Enjoy 105 free games at Fantasy Park and speed slide

Enjoy local Vietnamese lunch at Bana Hills

You have free time to take photos at French village or join in the exciting dances.

Return back to the cable car station to take the cable car ride down to the main cable car station.

Transfer back to your hotel

Stay overnight in Danang

Includes:
Meal: Breakfast at hotel, local lunch on Bana Hill  | Guide: English speaking guide | Tour: Seat on coach

Breakfast at hotel

15:00  Pick up at hotel in Da Nang and transfer to Coconut Forest in Cam Thanh, Hoi An.

On the way to Hoi An, you will take a rest & visit Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village (this stop is arranged flexibly as time arrangement). Visiting Coconut Forest first (about 5km from the southeast of the Hoi An Old Town) - the place is poetic with green pure water and eco-system of coconut trees in the forest. You will experience basket boat riding around the coconut forest, learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, local people’s life.

While enjoying the basket boat ride, you will join some activities with boatman. Watching magical basket boat riding showed by boatman, experiencing an equally fun basket boat race and seeing how traditionally throwing fishing net, which will bring you a lot of wonderful experiences.          

17:00 Move to Hoi An ancient town, a well-known walking town which is one of the major trading centers in Southeast Asia during the 16th century due to the early western trader occupation period. Visiting Hoi An, you will have chance to admire high cultural values, traditional customs, lifestyle and ancient culinary of Hoi An people.

In the town, you will have a chance to have a flashback of a truly 16th century town of Viet Nam. We will walk around and visit the ancient houses, ancient assembly halls, bridges, temple. Specially, Hoi An town is very attractive with lanterns on streets in the evening, so you seem to put yourself into the ancient architecture and the shimmer of lanterns in the evening. Also you will have free to time to visit Hoi An night market.

 19:00 having yummy local dishes for dinner meal at restaurant in Hoi An.

20:00-20:30 saying goodbye to Hoi An Town and our transport will get back Danang city.

21:00-21:30 Return to your hotel in Danang. End of services & see you next trip!

You’ll stay overnight in Danang.

Includes:
Meal: Breakfast at hotel | Guide: English speaking guide | Tour: Seat in coach

Breakfast at Hotel

Check-out and transfer to Danang Airport by driver (no guide) to board the flight to Ho Chi Minh city

Upon arrival at Ho Chi Minh City, pick up by driver (no guide) and transfer to hotel for check in. 

Stay overnight Ho Chi Minh city

Includes:
Meal: Breakfast at hotel | Guide: No guide | Tour: Private

After breakfast, 07.30 – 08.00, our tour guide will pick you up and start with you on your journey to Cu Chi Tunnels. 

The Cu Chi Tunnels are an immense network of interconnected tunnels near Saigon that are part of a much larger network lying below much of the country. A guided visit to these tunnels provides a better understanding of their history, the hardship of life underground and the resilience of the Vietnamese during combat.

The tunnels were built and used initially by the Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots to protect them from the French air and ground sweeps. They later served as communication routes, storage facilities, hospitals and living quarters for the guerrilla fighters throughout the Vietnam-American war.

You're invited to enter a section of the tunnels to witness the secrets of the tunnels firsthand. Your guide will also show you various mantraps employed from this period, the remains of an American tank and numerous B52 bomb craters. There is also the opportunity to fire an M60, M16 or AK47 rifle at the range next to the tunnel complex.

Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Includes: Meal: Breakfast at hotel | Guide: English speaking guide | Tour: Seat in coach