Tour Route: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Hoi An/Da Nang – Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay – Sapa

Duration: 15 Days/ 14 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

Explore Vietnam on a countryside tour within 15 days to see the best views you can encounter from the South to the North, it includes:

  • Visit Cu Chi underground tunnels – a historical site.
  • Immerse yourself in a peaceful setting on a rowing boat trip and witness the busiest trading time on the floating market in the Mekong Delta.
  • Cycling through a rice field to visit a local family business and see their daily activities.
  • Kayaking and snorkeling in the pristine waters of Ha Long Bay and Cham Island.
  • Trekking up and down the mountains to explore the lifestyle of hill tribes, roam through villages, rice terraced fields, and a waterfall…

And many other activities, such as joining a cooking class to learn and enjoy local cuisine; trekking in the forest; exploring many famous caves in Ha Long Bay; visiting a local business to learn their skills…

Brief Itinerary

South Vietnam

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City

Day 2: Cao Dai Temple & Cu Chi Tunnels

Day 3 – 4: Classic Mekong Delta – Cai Rang Floating Market 

Day 5: Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang/Hoi An

Middle Vietnam

Day 6: Hoi An Cycling tour

Day 7: Cham Island – Snorkeling Tour

North Vietnam

Day 8: Hoi An – Ha Noi

Day 9 – 10: Hoa Lu – Tam Coc

Day 11 – 12: Ha Long Bay 2 days, overnight on cruise

Day 13 – 14: Sapa trekking 

Day 15: Hanoi Conclude/ Departure

Full Itinerary 

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City and arrival (D).

When you arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, you will be welcomed by your tour guide and driver, taken to your hotel, and, if time permits, taken on a city tour or enjoy your dinner on a cruise on the Saigon River, then overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi tour (B/L).

After having breakfast at the hotel. Starting off your day at Cao Dai Temple, built-in 1926, is considered one of the striking structures in South-East Asia. You will have a chance to explore this fascinating site and witness followers pray at noontime. After lunch, visit the Cu Chi Tunnels to explore the underground network of tunnels and bunkers that stretch for over 200 Km. Learn about the importance of tunnels played in the Vietnam-American War, and how they were used specifically by the Viet Cong guerrilla fighters. While there, you will not only have a chance to explore the war bunkers, command centers, weapon stores, but also experience real fire with many different types of guns…

Upon returning to Ho Chi Minh City, dinner will be at the guest’s own account.

Day 3 – 4: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho –Ben Tre – Can Tho (B/L).

Waking up in Ho Chi Minh City, your breakfast will be served at the hotel before departing to My Tho city, where you will visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, then board the sampan and cruise around four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise islands. You will wander along village paths to visit local people’s houses, factories, orchards, and gardens, enjoying seasonal tropical fruits, honey tea, coconut, and Vietnamese traditional music…

After your lunch, it’s time for cycling around the village or relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze. Overnight at the homestay in Can Tho.

On the second day, after enjoying breakfast, then being at a wharf to board a motorboat for sightseeing the Cai Rang Floating Market, which is the biggest and most colorful floating market in the Mekong Delta region, where hundreds of boats, ships packed with fruits, vegetables, plants, and foods…line along the river and are ready for trading. After the Cai Rang market, we continue cruising through small creeks to a local orchard and enjoy tropical seasonal fruits.

Break for lunch before returning to Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City – Hoi An town (B/L).

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then join a half-day cooking class. In the afternoon, you will take a flight to Da Nang city, then move to a hotel in Hoi An.

Day 6: Hoi An 1 day – cycling tour (B/L).

Your guide will take you to the small villages in the beautiful surrounding countryside. We head across the new Cua Dai bridge with its spectacular views of Hoi An, then visit small fishing boats returning with their daily catch. We then spend a couple of hours cycling to explore local markets, family businesses, a shipbuilding yard, wood-carving workshops, and tracks through rice fields…

Lunch is served at a local restaurant with fresh seafood, then continued cycling for another hour before returning to Hoi An at 17 Pm.

Day 7: Cham Islands – Snorkeling tour (B/L).

Around 08 Am, a tour guide will pick you up from the hotel to enjoy the day trip at Cham island with fun, snorkeling, relaxing on the beach, and a Vietnamese seafood lunch on the beach. Your trip finishes at around 17 Pm.

Day 8: Hoi An – Ha Noi (B/L).

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then join a half-day cooking class. In the afternoon, you will take a flight to Ha Noi and check into a hotel.

Day 9 – 10: Ha Noi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (B/L/D).

In the morning, your guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel, then depart by coach for Hoa Lu, the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of the Le and The Dinh Dynasties. After lunch, a boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row through many caves carved through the limestone. Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers, and rocky outcrops. Ride back to the hotel, free time at your leisure to visit Tam Coc port. Dinner is served in the hotel.

On the second day:

After your breakfast, your tour will continue to Cuc Phuong National Park. You cannot only trek in the primary forest but also enjoy excellent hiking opportunities in the park, and you can spend a day trekking through the forest. On the way, visit the Cave of Early Man (inhabited for over 7000 years). Picnic lunch in the forest. Then keep going, following the popular trails will lead you to several ancient trees before going back to Ha Noi.

Day 11 – 12: Ha Long Bay 2 days overnight on the cruise (B/L/D).

Following breakfast at your hotel, we will depart for Halong Bay. Within 2 days, you will also visit the Thien Cung Cave, Surprising Cave, go kayaking, swim, climb up to the mountain to complete a view of Halong Bay, or just relax on the sun-deck for fantastic views at Ti Top beach and Soi Sim beach.

Also, you can join our cooking class, Tai Chi class, and squid fishing on the boat.

After the tour finishes in Ha Noi on the second day, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to the train station. Take an overnight train from Ha Noi to Lao Cai.

Day 13 – 14: Sapa trekking tour 2 days (B/L/D).

Arrive at Lao Cai station at around 6:00 Am, transfer from Lao Cai Station to Sapa. Enjoy breakfast and start our trek downhill to Y Linh Ho village in the Muong Hoa Valley. Stroll through rice paddies and small hamlets to witness the lifestyle of hill tribes in the area; roam through villages and rice-terraced fields.

Overnight at a homestay – the local house.

On the second day, enjoy breakfast before starting the tour with an 08 km walk to visit 2 villages of the Red Dzao and the H’mong (Giang Ta Chai & Su Pan). Visit a beautiful waterfall and a rattan bridge. Enjoy the landscapes of the bamboo forest on the way back to Sapa.

Take the overnight train to go back to Hanoi.

Day 15: Ha Noi and departure (B).

In the morning, you will enjoy your breakfast at the hotel before getting ready to leave Hanoi. While waiting for your flight, you are free to do what you please, and as you leave, we will bring you to the Noi Bai International Airport. This will be the end of our services, and we truly hope that you have had a journey of a lifetime.

CUSTOMIZED TOUR

Note:

  • Tour price requests a minimum of 2 people per booking; all rates are in US$ per person.
  • 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.
  • The driver in Hanoi will take you to Hanoi Station. You will stay on the train without a tour guide. A local tour guide at Lao Cai Station will pick you up by the signage of your name.

Things to bring:

  • Warm clothes, scarf, hat, cap, because the weather in Sapa is pretty unpredictable. It is normally cold in September, October, November, December, January, February, and March.
  •  Due to Sapa’s altitude, it is sometimes foggy in December, January, February, and March.
  • Tourists should bring a jacket warm enough to avoid cold because the weather in Sapa often has low temperatures at night and in winter, you should wear sneakers to facilitate throughout the tour itinerary.
  •  Trekking shoes, sunglasses, sun cream, and insect repellent are also necessary. You should take cash with you in Vietnamese Dong because the banking system in Sapa sometimes doesn’t function well. US Dollar, Euro, and Australian Dollar are accepted in Sapa.
  •  You should take medicine with you in case you get sick.

Tour Price Includes

  • A/c car/van for pick up, transfer, and sightseeing as per the program.
  • A/c soft sleeper train ticket: Ha Noi – Lao Cai – Ha Noi (2 – 4 pax/Cabin).
  • English-speaking tour guide.
  • Shared cruises on Ha Long Bay, all entrance fees, cycles, and boat trip.
  • Accommodation based on 2 guests sharing a Twin or Double room.
  • Meals as indicated.

Tour Price Excludes:

  • Single supplement.
  • International & domestic flight tickets.
  • Visa arrangement
  • Drinks, travel insurance, and other meals
  • Tips & personal expenses.


Children Policy:

  • Free of charge for children under 4 years sharing a bed with parents.
  • Surcharge 75% rate for adults for children (4-9 years) sharing a bed with parents.
  • Over 9 years is an adult’s rate.
  • A couple travels with 2 children. The 2nd Child will be charged the adult ticket price.

Cancellation Policy:

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