The splendors of North and South Vietnam - 10 days / 9 nights on site - price based on 2 people.

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Arrival in Hanoi

  Hanoi – Arrival and visits Visit of Hanoi: Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, cyclo ride in the old quarters of the 36 guilds. Foot massage at the end of the walk.

• day 2

  Visit of the city of Hanoi

  Hanoi – City tour: Temple of Literature, Trấn Quốc Pagoda, Ethnology Museum, water puppet show.

• day 3

  Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Van Long

  After breakfast, you board a local boat for a 1h30-2h excursion in the Van Long nature reserve. Lunch at Mr. Trung's. In the afternoon, bike ride. Visit of the Thung La and Dinh Tien Hoang temples. Overnight at the hotel in Ninh Binh.

• day 4

  Ninh Binh - Halong Bay

  Departure for Halong Bay. Boarding your junk: visit of the magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay, kayaking, swimming. Evening and night on the junk.

• day 5

  Halong Bay - Hanoi

  Continuation of the excursion. Tai Chi class on the junk. Visit to the hidden caves of Thien Canh Son, beach and relaxation. Vietnamese cooking demonstration. Lunch on board. Return to Hanoi.

• day 6

  Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh

  Flight to Ho Chi Minh - transfer to your hotel. Afternoon, visit of the Reunification Palace, the Central Post Office, and the City Hall. Visit of the Cho Lon market in the Chinese district. Night at the hotel.

• day 7

  Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre

  Direction Ben Tre, in the Mekong Delta. Boat excursion: visit to a brick kiln and a coconut-based products factory. Then, walk and tuk-tuk ride. Overnight stay with a local, with the possibility to prepare the meal with the owner.

• day 8

  Ben Tre - Sa Dec - Long Xuyen

  Breakfast with locals - visit to the local market. Heading to Long Xuyen via Sadec: visit of the Kien An Cung pagoda and the old house of Huynh Thuy Le, visit of the Sadec market, a Caodai temple and the crocodile farm. Overnight at the hotel in Long Xuyen.

• day 9

  Long Xuyen - Ho Chi Minh

  You board a boat to visit the Long Xuyen floating market, then you will visit Cu Lao Ong Ho and the small museum dedicated to our late president Ton Duc Thang. Return to Ho Chi Minh and check in at your hotel.

• day 10

  Ho Chi Minh - Departure

  Ho Chi Minh – Departure You are free to rest, shop, and prepare your luggage before being transferred by the driver (without a guide) to Saigon airport to catch your international flight.