HIDDEN CHARM VIETNAM – 20 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

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

16.15 -16.30: Take a cyclo tour for sightseeing around the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

6.30 – 7.00: Start travelling to Sâp by Limousine Car.
9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break
11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa
13.00: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. Our tour guide will inform short information to you before checking in then enjoy the set menu lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.
14.30: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’ mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, go trekking down to the valley bottom to the waterfall – Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk up the hill for the bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 km and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Free at leisure until 19:00 Have dinner and overnight in a hotel with night activities.

Start your morning early with breakfast at the hotel before heading to Sun Plaza by 7:45 AM to board the Muong Hoa Mountain Train. This connects you to the Fansipan cable car, where you will enjoy a stunning ride over the Muong Hoa Valley before reaching the summit area around 8:45 AM. You will have plenty of time to reach the 3,143-meter peak, explore the majestic spiritual complex and the Great Buddha Statue, and capture the sea of clouds. By 10:15 AM, begin your descent via cable car back toward the town center to ensure you have enough time for your next stops.

Upon returning to town around 11:00 AM, take a quick transfer to Moana Sapa to check in at the Bali Gate and the iconic Moana statue overlooking the mountains. After spending about an hour taking photos and enjoying the panoramic views, head back to the town center for a hearty lunch featuring local Sapa specialties at 12:15 PM. Once you have finished your meal and enjoyed the mountain atmosphere, you can take a leisurely walk or a short drive back to your hotel to relax and rest for the remainder of the afternoon.

Start your final morning in Sapa with a refreshing breakfast at the hotel before making your way to the bustling Sapa Center Market by 8:30 AM.

Spend your morning immersed in the vibrant atmosphere of the fresh produce and textile sections, where you can capture the colorful traditional attire of the local people.

Around 10:30 AM, take a leisurely stroll through the surrounding stalls to pick up some local specialties like roasted chestnuts or handcrafted souvenirs as mementos of the trip.

By 11:30 AM, head back towards the Sapa Stone Church for some final street photography and a hearty lunch featuring Sapa sturgeon hotpot at a nearby restaurant.

Finally, wrap up your meal before catching your bus back to Hanoi at 2:00 PM.

21.15: Arrival 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.

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

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

Breakfast at hotel, spend morning on your leisure to explore the capital of Vietnam.

After check out time, we transfer you to the airport for the flight to Hue. Upon arrival in Hue, we pick you up and transfer to hotel, check in and spend rest of day on your own.

Hue city tour. Get a boat trip to Thien Mu Pagoda. We then continue our visit at the Citadel & Hue Royal Antiques museum. Visit Dong Ba Market and have lunch at a nearby restaurant.

After lunch, visit tomb of King “Minh Mang” and Tomb of King “Khai Dinh”. Proceed our tour at a nearby village where people making incense stick and conical hat. After that, we transfer you to 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

Breakfast at hotel.

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

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. After that, we transfer you to Da Nang. Check in hotel in Danang and spend rest of your day to relax on the beach in Da Nang.

Optional: Take one day trip to visit Bana Hills (Extra cost: $65 USD/person)

07:30-08:30 Our guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel, depart for Ba Na Hill through one of the most beautiful seaside streets of Central Vietnam.

09:00 Arrive in Ba Na, you will have a chance to experience the two – UNESCO – record cable systems  up to the top of the hill and enjoy the beautiful sight of Mo stream, Toc Tien waterfall with the impressive dazzling white spume.

Sightseeing on Ba Na Hill to:

• Hand of the gods hold Vietnam’s Golden Bridge.
• L’Jardin Zone with French Architecture Building: Tinh Tâm Garden, French Stable, one hundred year-old pomelo tree, Old Villas.
• Linh Ung Pagoda, 27 meters Buddha Statue, Loc Uyen Garden.

11:30 From Debay station, you will get on the second cable system to move to Nui Chua Peak – the rooftop of Da nang City. Enjoy lunch.

• Continue the tour with Fantasy Park – one of the most modern indoor game centers of Asia.
• Visit Linh Chua Linh Tu temple, enjoy a panoramic view of the whole Da Nang city and Da Nang bay through the mist in a romantic afternoon on Ba Na peak.

Go down by the cable system. Get on the coach and return to the city centre

Enjoy breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Da Nang.

Enjoy breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Da Nang.

Morning, breakfast at hotel. Your leisure in Da Nang until we transfer you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Upon arrival, our driver in Ho Chi MInh picks you up and transfers you to the hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

Morning, we explore the Re-Unification Palace, which was the home and workplace of the president of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and played a pivotal role in the war’s end. Visit the Notre Dame Cathedral, a stunning example of French colonial architecture, and learn about its unique history. Continue your tour at the War Remnants Museum, which provides a thought-provoking look into the harsh realities of the Vietnam War.

Afternoon, 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.

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

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.

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

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