Vietnam in hands 20 days/21 nights

Day 1: Hanoi arrival

Upon your arrival in NoiBai airport, our guide and driver will pick you up and transfer to hotel in the city center. Check in and relax time.

Day 2: Hanoi city tour (L)

Our guide will see you at the hotel at 8:30 for our city tour. The first place will be Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and its complex. Here you will be introduced more about Uncle Ho’s life and his important role in Vietnam. After visiting One pillar pagoda, we will move to the Temple of Literature and spend about 1 hour here to know more about Confusius and study system in Vietnam in the past. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant wit Vietnam traditional food.

In the afternoon, we will visit the museum of Ethnology which shows you the general about ethnic groups in Vietnam. After that we head to Old Quarter for a short visit on cyclo. Tour will finish after your water puppet show.

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay (L/D)

We will leave for Halong Bay trip at 8:30am. You will have a short break on the way of 3 hours and a half.

When we arrive in Halong, board and check in. A liitle time for relaxing before having lunch on the boat will be given. After lunch, we will visit one of the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay named Sung Sot Cave (surpirising cave), do kayaking and swimming before sunset.

After relaxing and enjoying sunset, we will have a fantastic dinner on boat with great decorations. A quite night on boat in the bay is so wonderful

Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Train to Sapa (B/L/D)

After breakfast on the boat, we will visit the floating village in Halong Bay to see their daily life. More time on boat will be for relaxing and check out. Lunch will be served before we get back to the wharf to go back to Hanoi. After packing, you will have dinner before getting the night train to Sapa

Day 5: Lao Cai - Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van village (B/L)

When you arrive in Lao Cai Station, our guide there will meet you and we go to Sapa where is about 1 hour driving from Lao Cai Station. We will refresh and go for breakfast at a local restaurant. After that we will start trekking down to Lao Chai and Ta Van Village. Night will be spent at the hotel.

Day 6: Sapa – Catcat Village – Lao Cai (B/L/D)

After breakfast, our guide will take you to trek down to visit Cat Cat village. Lunch will be included in Sapa town. You’ll then have afternoon free for shopping or relaxing before going to the train station to get back to Hanoi.

Day 7: Hanoi – Hue – Royal dinner (D)

After refreshments and breakfast in Hanoi, you’ll be transferred to the airport for flight to Hue. When you arrive in Hue, our local guide there will pick you up and transfer to hotel. After that we will visit the Royal Citadel before going to the Royal Restaurant to enjoy special meals and royal music.

Day 8: Hue – Hoian (B)

After breakfast at the hotel, we will take a boat trip to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and visit Tuduc tomb. We will head back to the city for hotel check out and lunch. The driver will then transfer you to Hoian. On the way you’ll stop at Hai Van pass or China Beach and take photos. We will arrive in Hoi An in the late afternoon, relax and overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

Day 9: Hoian B)

Free day

Day 10: Hoian Cooking class (B/L or D))

Cooking Class can be done in the morning or afternoon class. We visit colorful market of Hoi An, buying some of the ingredients for our cooking lesson. Good bye the market, we take 25 minute boating along Hoi An River to the cooking school. This is a chance to enjoy the view of local people daily life on 2 sides of river. On arrival, we explore the cooking school’s herb and vegetable garden before learning some local’s well-known dishes. It takes us 2 hour learning, each dish is first demonstrated by the Chef, then we prepare the same dish by ourselves. We also know how to décor the plate as Vietnamese food carving. After the lesson, we enjoy our food.

Day 11: Hoian – Danang – Nha Trang(B)

After spending morning relaxing, you will check out hotel and take a flight to Hoian – Danang - Nha Trang. Time for free and overnight Nha Trang.

Day 12: Nha Trang (B)

Free day

Day 13: Nha Trang (B)

You’ll have free morning in Nha Trang before we take a short fly to Ho Chi Minh city. Up on arrival in Ho Chi Minh city, we transfer to the hotel. Free at our leisure today. In the evening, we will enjoy our dinner at the first night in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 14: Cu Chi tunnels and Cao Dai Temple (B/L)

In the morning, we will leave Saigon for the Cu Chi tunnels, otherwise known as the "Iron Triangle" or "Iron Land". On our way there we will drive through pleasant countryside; rubber plantations and rice paddies. We will have an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers. Next we drive to Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border. This is home to the unique Cao Dai sect. to join Cao Dai worshippers for their daily noontide ceremony. Lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 15: Mekong Delta (B/L)

In the morning we depart Ho Chi Minh City for Cai Be town where we will take the boat ride through the natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Before boating to the river island where we will enjoy our delicious lunch in the heart of the orchard we visit the Cai Be wholesale fruit market. After lunch we continue on cruising through the natural canal in island, and under the shadow of the water coconut trees. We also visit the local family where we can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Walking through the fruit plantation in An Binh Island, we will take the rowing boat ride along the creeks before coming to Vinh Long by motorized boat. Then we transfer to our vehicle to drive to Can Tho city. Overnight at hotel in Can Tho.

Day 16: Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)

After breakfast this morning, we will take the morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang floating market with the busy sense right at the time. Then we keep on cruising through the small channels system, visit the rice noodles making village. Let's try experience the "Monkey Bridge" in the Mekong Delta before returning Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 17: Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc (B)

After breakfast, we will take a fligt to Phu Quoc Island. After check in hotel, it’s time for you to relax and discover the island yourself.

Day 18: Phu Quoc (B)

Free day

Day 19: Phu Quoc (B)

Free day

Day 20: Phu Quoc – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

After check out at the hotel and lunch, you’ll get back to Ho Chi Minh City by plane. Free dinner and overnigt in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 21: Free day – Departure (B)

You’ll have this day free to explore the city and to be flexible to your departure. Tour ends when our driver drops you at the airport.

from $1.345/person for group of 4 travelers

Private car for all pick ups, transfers and city tours

Local English speaking guide in Hanoi, Hue, Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong trip

All entrance fees on the mentioned city tours

Meals as stated

Deluxe soft sleeper train to Sapa

Flight to from Hanoi to Hue

Cooking Class in Hoian

Flight from Danang to Nha Trang

Fligt from Nhatrang to Ho Chi Minh City

Return flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc

Hotel in Hanoi, Sapa, Hue, Hoian, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Phu Quoc.

Cruise in Halong Bay