Day 01: Hanoi Arrival (-/-/D)

On arrival at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport our tour guide will greet you and transfer by private car through the city to your hotel.In the evening you will enjoy welcome Vietnamese dinner with " Nem Cuon " or fresh spring roll at local restaurant. Overnight at 3-star hotel in Hanoi

Day 02: Hanoi (B/-/-)

This full day tour takes you around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilt House, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby. Next is 1 hour on " Xich Lo " the special transportation in Hanoi to visit the Old Quarter known for its 36 streets and former craft guilds. Also on the tour - the Lake of the Restored Sword, Hang Be market, the Temple of Literature, and one of the city's museums, either the History Museum or the Ethnology Museum. Overnight at 3 star hotel in Hanoi

Day 03: Hanoi - Tam Coc - Hanoi (B/-/-)

Drive through rural northern Vietnam to the site of Vietnam's first capital, Tamcoc. After visiting the two remaining sanctuaries of the ancient citadel, take a sampan on a river through the rice paddies to the grottoes of the sacred Tamcoc Caves. Enormous limestone karsts jut out from the green rice fields giving rise to this place's other name, 'Halong on Land'. In the afternoon return to Hanoi. Overnight at 3 star hotel in Hanoi

Day 04: Hanoi - Halong bay (B/L/D)

Leave Hanoi by road for Halong bay. Enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life. Arrive in Halong and board this wonderful classic steamship replica. Have lunch as you cruise among hundreds of islets to discover unspoilt pockets of Halong bay and visit 'Sung Sot', one of the most imposing grottos of the Bay. After sunset, enjoy dinner before retiring to your cabin for a good nights sleep.Overnight on the Junk.

Day 05: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Danang - Hoian  (B/L/-)

After having breakfast in the restaurant you will be moved to rowing sampan for exploring Luon Cave. We continue to cruise to Halong City and have lunch on junk. At 12:00 we will be disembarked and drive back to Hanoi for flying to Danang. When you are arrived at Danang International Airport, our tour guide will greet and take you to Hoi an. Overnight at 3 star hotel in Hoi an Town

Day 06: Hoian - Hue (B/-/-)

After your breakfast drive to the ancient port town of Hoi an. Despite the passing of 200 years and the ravages of weather and war, the centre of Hoi an remains much the same as it was in its heyday. A walking tour is the best way to see this marvelours town. Leave Hoi an after lunch for Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. In Danang visit the Cham Museum, before climbing over the 'Pass of Ocean Clouds'. Arrive in Hue late in the afternoon and transfer to hotel. Overnight at 3 star hotel in Hue

Day 07: Hue (B/-/-)

Rise for an early breakfast followed by a visit to the city's vibrant Dong Ba Market then The Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. After exploring the ruins of this wonderful monument, depart to the Hue Royal Fine Arts Museum and one of Hue's beautiful garden houses where you will have a private lunch. Your afternoon is free at leisure to enjoy the hotel's facilities (the spa is highly recommended). In the evening take a private sunset dinner cruise on the Perfume River by yourselves and overnight at 3 star hotel in Hue

Day 08: Hue - Hochiminh City (B/-/-)

Depart for Hue Airport after breakfast for the short flight to dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by the locals. Take an orientation tour of the city including a visit to the former Presidential Palace, the War Remnants Museum, the colonial Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Saigon Post Office. Overnight  at 3 star hotel in Ho Chi Minh city

Day 09: Hochiminh City - Mekong Delta (B/L/D)

Travel through Vietnam's picturesque countryside with its rice paddies and rural villages to come to Mekong River Delta . Here, you board private motor-boat to visit Cái Bè floating market, traditional village, evergreen orchard. Then, move to traditional sampan to discover the smaller canals and tributaries of this region. You'll enjoy a gentle cruise as part of a leisurely exploration of the Mekong River and its hidden treasures. In the afternoon we will go back to Ho Chi Minh City. A farewell dinner today in Hochiminh city and overnight at 3 star hotel here

Day 10: Hochiminh City Departure (-/-/-)

Today, you will have free day for your own activities in Ho Chi Minh.

• 8 nights accommodation at 3 star hotel in Hanoi, Hue, Hoian, Hochiminh, 1 night on Junk in Halong Bay
  
• All Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner if mentioned in itinerary with (L,D)
• Airport transfer and city in luxury car
• Transportation as indicated
• Sightseeing tickets as indicated in the itinerary
• Airfares for Domestic flight: Hanoi - Hue, Hue - Hochiminh
  
• Professional English Speaking Tour guide or other language as you might request

The suggested price excludes:

• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses like laundry, drink, telephone charges and other service not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Tip and gratuities

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