Embark on a 17-day journey from South to North Vietnam and discover the country’s long-standing history and pristine natural beauty. From the unique floating market to the stunning palace in Hue Imperial City, from bustling cities to pristine beaches, and enjoy your journey southwards to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay. Cruise through the karst limestone formations and explore the hidden caves and grottos. This discovery is absolutely worth your time and expectations. Touch the long-standing history and pristine nature of Vietnam and be amazed by the diversity of this beautiful country.

Tour Route: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Mui Ne – Nha Trang – Hoi An/Da Nang – Hue – Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay 

Duration: 17 Days/ 16 Nights


Date: No fixed dates


Start/ End: Ho Chi Minh City
/Ha Noi

Tour Customizable: Definitely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)

Accommodation: Listed below or equivalent


Tour Type: Nature and Landscape, History and Experience

Tour Highlights:

 

Brief Itinerary

South Vietnam

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City

Day 2: Cu Chi tunnels tour

Day 3: Classic Mekong Delta 

Day 4: Cai Rang floating market – Ho Chi Minh 

Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City – Mui Ne

Central highlands and Middle Vietnam

Day 6: Jeep Tour

Day 7: Mui Ne to Nha Trang City

Day 8: Nha Trang Sightseeing 

Day 9: Nha Trang to Da Nang & Hoi An Sightseeing

Day 10: My Son Holly land 

Day 11: Cham Island 

Day 12: Sightseeing Hue City 

Day 13: Hue City to Hanoi

North Vietnam

Day 14: Hanoi Sightseeing full day 

Day 15: Excursion to Halong Bay – Overnight on Board 

Day 16: Halong Bay Cruise – Hanoi

Day 17: Hanoi Conclude/ Departure

Full Itinerary 

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City and arrival

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, you will be welcomed by a guide and driver, then transferred to the hotel. Leisure time for relaxing after the flight. Overnight at the hotel in  Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh and Cu Chi tunnels tour (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Start sightseeing tour at:

  • The  Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam  until the end of the war in April 1975.
  • Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Central Post Office: impressive French colonial structures in Ho Chi Minh City.
  • Lunch is served at a local restaurant.
  • Cu Chi tunnels: an underground network of tunnels constructed by Vietnamese troops during the civil war
  • Water buffet show.

Tour finishes about 18 pm. Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 3: Classic Mekong Delta (B/L)

After your breakfast at the hotel, the tour departs at about 7:45 – 8:00 Am, you will visit:

  • Vinh Trang Pagoda – one of the most famous pagodas in My Tho.
  • Travel by ferry to cross the Tien River, admire the beautiful construction of the Rach Mieu bridge, and the floating houses of local people along the riverbank.
  • Visit local families and orchards to see how they run their businesses.
  • Enjoy seasonal fruit, honey tea while listening to folk music – Don Ca Tai Tu, accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
  • Take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small creeks of the island, shaded by large coconut
  • Lunch is served at a local restaurant on the island.
  • Cycling around the village, immersed in the lives of local people.

Then transfer to Can Tho, overnight here.

Day 4: Cai Rang floating market – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)

After your breakfast at the hotel, take the morning boat trip to visit Cai Rang floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole Can Tho City. Your experience will be fulfilled when walking through the fruit plantation and the local noodle-making village. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant before moving back to Ho Chi Minh City – overnight here.

Day 5: Leave Ho Chi Minh City – Mui Ne Beach (B)

6:00 am: Have breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to Mui Ne. Free time to relax on the beach and overnight in this town.

Day 6: Jeep Tour (B, L)

Around 6:00 Am you will take a tour to visit:

  • Sand dunes: enjoy the beautiful sunrise view at the top of the dunes. You will be overwhelmed by the spectacular beauty of the white sand dunes here, which are so unique that you hardly find them anywhere else.
  • Fairy stream: a photographic hotspot situated 18 km to the Northeast of Phan Thiet.
  • Mui Ne fishing village – a little town at the end of the North end of Mui Ne bay. The town specializes in providing most of the Vietnamese seafood shipped out every day.

Have lunch at a local restaurant and have free time to relax on the beach. Overnight in Mui Ne.

Day 7: Depart from Mui Ne to Nha Trang Beach City (B)

Morning: Free time to relax at your hotel. Then, transferred to Nha Trang Beach City – one of the most beautiful Beaches in Vietnam. Arrive at Nha Trang Beach in the afternoon, check into the hotel, and overnight here.

Day 8: Nha Trang Sightseeing (B, L)

8:00 am: We will be transferred to Cau Da port for a cruise on the Nha Trang Bay to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island. You have a great opportunity to enjoy hundreds of nice and precious marine creatures.

12:00 pm: Make the trip to Mun Island -the best island for snorkeling with lots of colorful corals and fish. Have lunch at the Se Tre island and relax on your own.

16:00 pm: Back to the hotel. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 9: Leave Nha Trang to Da Nang & Hoi An Sightseeing (B, L)

Have breakfast at the hotel in the morning, then transfer to Cam Ranh Airport in Nha Trang. Take a flight to Danang City in the afternoon. Arrive Da Nang City, warmly welcomed by the tour guide, who takes you to visit the ancient town. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 10: My Son Holly land (B/L)

After breakfast, a guide picks you up to visit:

  • My Son Holly Land – the ruins of the Cham people, and was an imperial city during the Cham dynasty.
  • Enjoy traditional music performed by Cham girls in their colorful uniforms.
  • Visit a local house and learn how to make rice-paper,
  • Lunch is served at a local house. Relax with a cold herbal tea, delicious food, and fresh air.
  • Take a boat trip along the Thu Bon River to Hoi An town.

Tour finishes around 15 Pm in Hoi An, transfer to the hotel and overnight in Da Nang/Hoi An.

Day 11: Cham Island (B/L)

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel before visiting Cham Island for snorkeling and scuba diving, and relax on the beautiful beach. Tour starts at 8 Am until 15 Pm. Then go back to Hoi An and stay overnight here.

Day 12: Sightseeing – Hue, Old Imperial City (B, L)

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a sightseeing at:

  • Solemn Tomb of Minh Mạng
  • Majestic Tomb of Khải Định
  • Poetic Tomb of Tự Đức
  • Vietnamese Kungfu Shown of  Võ Kinh Vạn An
  • Traditional Conical Hat & Incense Making Village
  • Buffet lunch: Huế specialities, Western and Asian food.
  • Imperial City of the Royal Family (Đại Nội)
  • Thiên Mụ Pagoda (over 400yrs old)

The tour will end with a 30-minute boat cruise on the Perfume River back to Hue City around 16:30 Pm. Overnight in Hue city.

Day 13: Leave Hue City for Hanoi (B)

Have breakfast at the hotel & enjoy your free time. 8:00 am: Check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport. Take a flight to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi in the afternoon, then transfer to the hotel and check in. Relax on your feet in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi!

Day 14: Hanoi Sightseeing full day (B, L)

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 15: Excursion to Halong Bay – Overnight on Board (B, L, D)

7.45 – 8.15: We will depart for one of the most magnificent scenic environments in the world, Halong Bay.

10.00: Having a short break at the stopover.

12.00 – 12.30: Embark on Cruise.

13.15: Enjoy lunch with a sampling of regional fresh seafood while cruising on exquisite water.

14.30 – 16:00: Go kayaking in Luon Cave

16.00 – 17:00: Hiking Titop Island and swimming.

17.30: Cooking class in the restaurant.

19.30: Set-menu dinner is served.

Evening activities: squid fishing on a boat, playing cards, karaoke… Or laze around in your free time on board. Overnight on a cruise.

Day 16: Halong Bay Cruise – Hanoi (B/ L)

6.15: Morning exercises.

7.15: Have breakfast.

8.00: Visit Surprising Cave.

9.30: Check out time. The relax on the sun-deck or inside the restaurant to enjoy the bay’s scenery.

10.15: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch while cruising back to the pier.

11:30-12.00: Check-out cruise. Our car will be at your disposal to pick you up, then drive back to Hanoi.

15.30 – 16.00: Arrive in Hanoi and overnight in this city

Day 17: Hanoi Conclude/ Departure (B)

Relax in the morning before your return flight home. The driver will drop you off at the airport. Finish your unforgettable 17 Days Explore Highlights Throughout Vietnam. Goodbye & hope to see you again!

CUSTOMIZED TOUR

Note:

  • The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels, and operating conditions.
  • Special requests (diet or vegetarian, …) should be sent before your departure date.
  • Price is applied for a group of 2 or more.

Inclusion:

  • Airport transfer services and accommodation, a cruise in Ha Long Bay during the trip.
  • Meals as specified in the program (B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=dinner).
  • English-speaking guide.
  • All entrance fees, boat trips, kayak, A/C car or van, which we mentioned on the program.
  • VIP fast track service on arrival international airport.

Exclusion:

  • International flights to Vietnam, domestic flights and onward ticket
  • Tips for tour guides and drivers (not mandated)
  • Other meals not mentioned in the programs
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance

Cancellation policy for deposited tours:

  • 30 or More Days – 100% of total purchase amount can be refunded (Deduct Domestic Airfare as it is completely non-refundable).
  • 16 – 29 Days Prior to Departure Date – 75% of total purchase amount can be refunded (Deduct Domestic Airfare as it is completely non-refundable).
  • 07 – 15 Days Prior to Departure Date – 50% of total purchase amount can be refunded (Deduct Domestic Airfare as it is completely non-refundable).
  • 0 – 06 Days Prior to Departure Date – Non-refundable

Please note that cancellation fees are calculated based on the date we receive your Cancellation Request via email and travel service start date.