Day 1: Arrival Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) (D)
Departure airport/time:

Arrival airport / time: Tan Son Nhat International airport / – –
Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, you will be welcomed by a guide from Vietnam Culture Tour and transferred to our hotel in the center of Saigon. Once there we will be at our leisure and have time to relax. In the evening we will dine on wonderful Vietnamese cuisine at a luxury cruise along Saigon river. We will then spend the night at the hotel.

 

In The morning we leave Saigon behind and head to Vietnam’s rice basket, the Mekong Delta. We will pass through idyllic, rural scenes until we arrive at My Tho, a peaceful town on the bank of the Mekong River, where we will visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda. Next, we will have a boat ride on the Mekong, visit local homes and orchards, a coconut candy workshop, a honeybee farm, take a sampan ride on palm-shaded creeks, try a taste of seasonal fruit and honey tea and enjoy a performance of traditional Southern singing. We return to Saigon about 16:30.

 

 

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi tunnel (B, L)
Today we have a full day to explore the highlights of Saigon including Notre Dame Cathedral, the General Post Office, the Formal Presidential Palace and the Museum of War Remnants. After lunch, we will head to the legendary Cu Chi tunnel by a scenic journey on Les River Cruise. We will stay overnight at the hotel in Saigon.

 

 

Day 4: Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang – Hoi An (B)
Departure airport/time: Tan Son Nhat airport
Arrival airport / time: Danang airport / – –
We take the morning flight to Da Nang then visit the Cham Museum in Da Nang, where there is a display of fine artifacts of the Cham people. We then visit My Khe beach and a marble crafting village. Later we will explore the charming little township of Hoi An with its old houses and temples. We will stay overnight at a hotel in Hoi An

 

 

Day 5: Hoi An (B)
In the morning we can enjoy the walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Old town, visit Fu Kien assembly hall, the 200 year old Tan Ky house, the Japanese cover bridge, Hoi An Museum, and the handcraft workshops.

 

 

Day 6: Hoi An – Hue – City in the afternoon (B, L)
We embark on a Northern bound journey to Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. On the way, we stop on the spectacular Hai Van Pass. The journey takes about 3.5 hours. In the afternoon we will have our first glimpse of Hue to visit the Forbidden Purple City and Dong Ba market. Tonight we will join the Traditional Music show in the boat on the Perfume River. Overnight stay at a hotel in Hue.

 

 

Day 7: Hue – Boat trip along Perfume River (B)
Today we will take a boat cruise on the Perfume River to visit the picturesque Thien Mu (Heavenly Lady Pagoda). Also worth visiting are the tombs of the former Emperors Minh Mang. We will be free to enjoy our leisure in the afternoon.

 

 

 

Day 8: Hue – Fly to Hanoi (B)
In the morning we will take a flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival in Hanoi, we will be transferred to our hotel.
Take a short rest before paying a visit to one of the most famous art galleries in Hanoi – Nguyen Art, a talk with chat art collector will be great.

 

 

Day 9: Hanoi City tour (B, L)
In the morning we will be transferred to our hotel. We take the City tour after that to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum which includes is Mausoleum, the Presidential palace, is House on stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda. Then we visit the Temple of literature. After lunch, we visit the impressive Museum of Ethnology, the finest museum in Vietnam. We follow this with a walking tour of Hanoi’s vibrant Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake. We will stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

 

 

Day 10: Hanoi – Ha Long Bay (B, L, D)
Start the day with a morning transfer to Noi Bai airport and enjoy scenic sightseeing flight to Hanoi Bay (45-minute flight + 20-minute scenic around Halong Bay included).
After landing, boarding Embark to Paradise Luxury Cruise and enjoy the welcome drink, cruise briefing, safety instructions and check-in cabins.
Depart to Halong Bay, cruise and program commence. Special Paradise Lunch onboard is ready in the dining room.

In the afternoon, we will capture the image of local people in Cua Van floating fishing village, some activities added to suit your interests. The journey continues to discover the famous attractions of Halong Bay as Tien Ong cave, Trong Cave, Ho Dong Tien Cave then stop in Ti Top Island for a panoramic view of Halong Bay. Overnight in Paradise Luxury Cruise.

 

 

Day 11: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B, Brunch)
Wake up bit early in the morning to have Tai Chi exercise with master and see the beautiful sunrise from sun deck.
Enjoy the luxury service on cruise before we visit most beautiful cave in Halong Bay – Sung Sot cave (Amazing cave). The day end with a 45-minute flight back to Hanoi.

 

 

Day 12: Hanoi departure (B)
Departure airport / time: Noi Bai International airport / – –
Arrival airport / time:
Transfer to airport for our departure flight home.