VIVA VIETNAM - 12 DAYS

Upon arrival in Noi Bai airport - in Hanoi. You will be met and transferred to hotel in the downtown. Check in hotel and spend rest of the day on your own.

Note: Check in time at the hotel - 14:00

Meals included: No meal

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

In the morning, you will travel to Halong and arrive around noon. There, you will embark on a cruise in the must-see Lan Ha Bay, a part of Halong Bay. This world-famous bay is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Vietnam, with its giant rock islets covered in luxuriant vegetation overlooking the waters. Halong Bay includes some 1,900 islands and islets of rocky peaks, often uninhabited and unvisited. This scene creates a spectacular marine landscape, which earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 1994. You will be served lunch and dinner on board.

Meals included: B,L,D

Accommodation: Overnight on the cruise

Distance: 155 kilometers - 2h 30min

Early in the morning and depending on the season, you will wake up to enjoy the sunrise over the aquamarine waters of the bay. Then the cruise will tour around the bay until you disembark at the end of the morning. After that, you will then travelling to Ninh Binh. Arrival in Ninh Binh, check in hotel and relax after that

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Ninh Binh

Having breakfast at hotel, after that, join the trip to visit major sites in Ninh Binh.

First stop, the guide takes you to visit Hoa Lu - the Ancient Royal capital of Viet Nam. We will visit Dinh king temple and Le king temple, in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars. After that, we go to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu).
11h30: Visit Mua Cave (Mua mean Dance) with 500 steps up to the Top of Mua Moutain. On the Top, you
can overview all the nice sence of Hoa Lu.
13h00: Having lunch.
14h00: Depart to visit Trang An Eco-Tourism attraction, there is beautiful scenery landscape, you will
boarding a small boat to visit Trang An, you will see majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious yet inviting
caves, as well as countryside sights, like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields. Take boat
trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see
scenery of mountain and rivers Ha Long on land of Ninh Binh.
17h00: Get on bus and go back to Ha Noi.
19h30: We arrival in Hanoi. Check in hotel and relax after that

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake 

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine 

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 centuries 

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the Hanoi Hilton.

We transfer you to the airport for the flight to Hue. Upon arrival, we transfer you to hotel for check in and take your free time in Hue in the evening.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Your breakfast at hotel. Check out the hotel and start a city tour in Hue.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m: Our guide and car will pick you up at your hotel/stay in Hue city center and start the Hue city full day tour. We will help you enjoy a wonderful trip which is full of fun and interesting experiences.
 Take a dragon boat to cruise on Perfume river to visit Thien Mu Pagoda- The oldest pogoda in Hue city. The 30 min boat drive to the pagoda in the morning will be a great start for the journey. Fresh air from Perfume river will make you very comfortable.

Visit Hue Imperial Citadel – Imperial city, the home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty – the Nguyen Dynasty.

After the Citadel, our car will take you to Dong Ba Market, the busiest market in Hue with various kinds of foods and goods. Here you can see how the local people buy and sale things and this is also a chance for you to buy souvenirs for your friends and family.
Have lunch with Hue dishes. Take a rest before continuing the trip to visit the tombs, our herbal foots bath is a wonderful gift for you!
Visit Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – which is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture
Minh Mang King’s Tomb – considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. Renowned for its architecture, which harmoniously blends into its natural surroundings.

On the way back, stop by the Conical hat village and incense stick village (practical experience with making conical hats and incense sticks at local house).
4:00 – 5:00 p.m: Back to your hotel, take luggage and start travelling to Hoi An. 

Distance between Hue - Hoi An: 150km - 2.5 hours

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

07:30-8:00 a.m Our guide picks you up at your hotel in Hoi An center and departs to My Son 
Sanctuary - The World Cultural Heritage. 

09:30 Arrive at My Son and we'll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking through the 
landscape, learning histories with our local English-speaking guide, and enjoying the 
Champa's traditional performances. 

11:45 Get back to the minivan and move to a local house to learn how to make rice paper, you 
will enjoy your own hand-making product later on! 

12:30 Back to the van and have lunch at another local house. Relax with cold herbal tea, nice 
food, and fresh air. 

13:30 Take a boat trip to Hoi An with the nice and cool breeze onboard, and beautiful river 
scenery on the biggest river in Central Vietnam named Thu Bon River. 

14:00 Arrive in Hoi An, we will drop you off at your hotel. After that is your free time to explore the town on your own way

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

Optional: 

• Take a Coconut Forest Tour (extra cost: $30 USD/person)

• Countryside tour (extra cost: $38 USD/person)

• One day trip to Bana Hills (extra cost: $68/person)

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel, take a flight to Ho Chi Minh in the morning. Upon arrival, our driver in Ho Chi Minh picks you up and transfer to hotel.

13:00: Our guide picks you up and start the tour to visit Cu Chi Tunnel.

we leave the city and drive 60km to Cu Chi, where you can delve into the intricate system of tunnels and explore the Cu Chi Tunnel, an impressive feat of engineering that played a significant role in the Vietnam War. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla's food during the war). Once the tour is complete, we will make our way back to the city.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Enjoy breakfast at hotel. We start the trip to My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda. Then take a boat trip to visiit orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, fruit plantation and Vietnamese folk music by local people and enjoy the beauty of the countryside by visiting the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight at hotel in Can Tho

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Can Tho

After breakfast, take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River, then visit Cai Rang Floating Market. Walking tour of the local noodle factory. Visit Munir Ansay Pagoda - Khmer temple, famous for its unique structure. Then move by boat to the Con Son tourist area, visit the fruit plantation and enjoy seasonal fruits. Back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time in the city until we transfer you to the airport for departure flight.

Meals included: B