You will be picked up at your hotel about 8.00 am to enjoy an amazing full-day tour discovering Huong Pagoda in Hanoi.
We take a two-hour drive through peaceful countryside and back roads to the village of Duc, where you will have 1-hour trip by a small boat up Yen stream to Thien Tru pagoda.
Then, you are free to choose to either trek or take cable car to the top of the mountain to Perfume Pagoda.
After enjoying lunch, you will get to Thien Tru quay to learn more about the beautiful and precious sculptures, take some nice photos or worship.
Later, we get back on the boat to the wharf and drive back to your hotel in Hanoi.
The trip ends around 5 pm at your hotel.
Vietnamese foods are very different from North to South. This short cooking class in Hoi An will give you some ideas of simple, delicious recipes that can be prepared easily at home.
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Picked-up by our driver at your hotel and transfer to the cooking class. Together with a cook assistant we will have an opportunity to visit Hoian’s colorful market and enjoy amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy area and intermingle with the local sellers to buy some ingredients used for the cooking class. Later the cook will present to us how to prepare some Hoian well-known dishes. After cooking, we will eventually have a dinner with local delicious foods, of which some have been prepared by ourselves.
Hanoi, as the capital city of Vietnam and a cultural hub of Northern Vietnam, is appealing the most talented cooks from every corner of the city. Learning from them can give you a fresh feeling of tasting genuine Vietnamese dishes, proudly prepared by yourself.
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You will be picked up by the driver at your hotel and transferred to the cooking class (the exact pick-up time will be advised upon reconfirmation). Let‟s visit an exciting local market for food ingredients with your assistants from the restaurant before coming back to the restaurant, where you’ll learn how to prepare traditional Vietnamese dishes with professional chef. With 1000 year of history, Hanoi has so many secret receipts, which is considered as their heritage and kept for generations. You will eventually enjoy a delicious Vietnamese meal, all by yourself! Transfer back to the hotel at the end of the service.
Situated on the bank of the Perfume River, Thanh Tien and Sinh villages are famous for their handicraft products representing the life and culture of Vietnamese people. On this tour, ride a bicycle to these villages where you can learn more about local handicraft making and even make your own work of art to bring home!
In the morning, meet your tour guide and choose your bike before starting the cycling trip to the traditional craft villages. En route on your bicycle, stop at a number of places to capture snapshots of life and people in the former imperial city. Following your tour guide, you will ride across Truong Tien Bridge and then slowly walk with your bike through the back of Dong Ba market where you will have a chance to explore lots of differences in the shopping habit and food ingredients of Vietnamese.
After about 15 minutes, you will reach a less touristic place named Bao Vinh - an ancient town having houses with over hundreds of years situated a long the narrow street, walking around to learn more about the life and the history of this place before taking a fascinating boat trip across the Perfume river to Tien Non Village.
It is about 20 minutes riding from this point to Sinh village, which is famous for its traditional paper paintings. Head to an artist's house, where you can spend some time talking about this special kind of craft and learn how to make a painting from traditional materials. The artist/teacher will guide you step-by-step to create a one-of-a-kind souvenir to bring back home.
Continue your cycling trip to Thanh Tien village, which is famous for its traditional craft of making paper flowers passed down to generations about four hundred years. The artisan here will teach you how to make the paper lotus with sophisticated steps. You can choose to make paper lotus in any colours: pink for supreme power, white for purity and violet for the beautiful Hue girl in “Áo dài”. Each colour manifests the beauty of the land and people of Hue. Keep the flowers as a special souvenir.
Bid farewell to your hosts, and ride back to the city. Tour ends at your hotel.
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Hanoi, Chengdu, Yuanyang, Sa Pá
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If you are a history buff or simply love discovering exotic cultures, Hue, Vietnam’s former capital, should definitely be at the top of your travel plan. The ancient city is an example of the immense power the Vietmenese monarchy once held and is home to several monuments, tombs and pagodas that attract tourists from all over the world. This tour is your chance to unveil the authentic beauty of not only the relics but also the culture and history.
In the morning, your tour guide will meet you at your hotel and bring you to Toa Kham Boat Station. We will then take a Dragon Boat Trip on the romantic Perfume River and visit Hue’s most well-known religious site, the Thien Mu Pagoda.
Afterwards, cycle to Tiger Arena and Trumpeting Elephant before continuing cycling to Emperor Tu Duc’s Tomb, one of the most beautifully designed complexes among the tombs of the Nguyen dynasty. Then visit a traditional incense village where you can try your hand at making incense.
Break for lunch at a well-known Vietnamese restaurant, Thien Tam, where you can enjoy the best vegetarian food of Hue.
After lunch, continue cycling to Khai Dinh Tomb along the river with fabulous countryside landscapes. These are the most interesting and unique cycling roads in Hue city. Khai Dinh Tomb is the last destination to visit of the day and then we will cycle back to the city.
The tour ends at your hotel around 5 PM.
Come with us and enjoy a fully loaded cycling tour of Hue!
In the morning, meet your tour guide who will show you how to control your mountain bike on the Hue roads and pathways. After a short warm up, we start our tour by passing busy roads from your hotel to Chợ Cống – Cong Market. Here it's slow riding between the crowded flow of locals, where we'll be able to see the bustling morning market.
Cycle along Nguyen Lo Trach Street, other paths and green fields before we reach Thanh Thuy Chanh village, where we will stop to walk around the village and visit the Communal house, family temples, famous Thanh Toan Bridge, agricultural tool museum.
We will then cycle up Nhu Y River on our return to the city. Here we will stop to visit some pagodas and temples, and you can glimpse the local people working in the flower fields or fishing on the river.
We'll cycle back to your hotel with you at the end of the tour.
Our guide and Vespa driver will pick you up at your hotel and we'll start the ride from the new city to the old city. We pass Truong Tien Bridge and Dong Ba Market.
Discover the old city when we ride Vespa deep into Hue Citadel, glimpse charming streets and trading activities. You'll also see the back of the citadel before riding out to the greenery garden houses. Follow the small rural roads before we stop at Thien Mu boat landing for a break and sunset photo opportunity.
Riding west, we come to Vong Canh Hill, providing a wonderful view of mountains and Perfume River. On the top of the hill, contemplate the landscape while drinking champagne, local beer and soft drinks.
Ride back to your hotel.
This half day tour lasts for four hours and takes you to some interesting destinations. The time in each destination is flexible as per your request as long as it doesn’t affect the whole plan.
At 5.00 pm, you will be greeted and picked up at your hotel’s lobby by a local tour guide.
Then, you will be taken to a luxurious spa where you will be totally relaxed. Here, the therapists will offer you a perfect restorative hot stone massage. You will also be able to enjoy different types of massages such as foot massage or facial treatments.
Leaving the spa salon, you will be transferred to a nice café & restaurant where you can enjoy a delicious dinner. This cafe and restaurant serves a wide range of delicious Eastern, Western and Vietnamese food. You can choose whichever kinds of food you like. We assure you that that you will be satisfied with the range of food served here.
After dinner, you get on the cyclo and take a ride to explore the charm of Da Nang at night. You will be absolutely impressed by the unique architectural style of the Dragon and Han River Bridge. In addition, you will be told the hidden story of Dragon and Han River Bridge, which can make you love the city even more.
At 9.00, you finish the tour and the tour guide will take you back to your hotel.
You will be picked up at your hotel at 8.a.m to enjoy an amazing trip discovering Bat Trang and Le Mat villages in Hanoi.
First, you will go to Bat Trang village, a seventh century village, where you can witness the traditional way of making ceramics as well as observe the daily life of locals here.
You can also buy a local pottery as a souvenir or join in an amazing pottery making class to make a product by yourself.
Then, you will go to Le Mat village, which is home to 5 thousand people who live together with snakes. Even though the number of local people with jobs that involve snakes has recently decreased, there are still more than 50 households that are involved in the farming of snakes.
Coming to Le Mat village in Hanoi, you can not only admire the magnificent landscapes and observe the daily life of locals, but also enjoy lunch featuring many stunning snake dishes.
Around 3 pm you will come back Hanoi. End of tour.
There is no better way to explore Hanoi by jumping on a bike and meandering through the traffic and Red River Delta.
The tour will start from either 7:30 am or 12:30 pm. At this time our tour guide shall collect you from your hotel and bring you to where the bikes are located and your adventure will start.
First, we will cross the Red River by Long Bien bridge (built by Paul Doumer who also designed the Eiffel Tower) constructed from 1989 to 1902 during the French’s colonial occupation of the country. From the bridge, you can see greenery below and we shall continue along through rice paddies and farms.
You will meet local people and see how they work. If you fancy, you shall also have an opportunity to take the load off their shoulders, join in and learn all about them.
Continue biking through small roads with nice landscapes before arriving at Co Loa in Dong Anh District to see the ancient citadel, built in 257 BC.
Next see a fruit farm where you can pick some fruit and explore before next stopping for a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
Once you have finished in your own time, we shall take you back to your hotel where the trip will end. Trip ends at 1:30 pm (morning option) and 5:30 pm (afternoon option) at your hotel in Hanoi
Join us on this 10-day 'Treasure of Vietnam and Bali' tour to uncover the pleasures and splendors of two of the top South East Asian holiday destinations. Start in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and work you way toward Mekong Delta, taking in all the sights and culture, before flying to Bali, Indonesia, where you will get to explore the famous temples, rice terraces, and beaches.
In Vietnam, tour the city of Saigon, the famous tunnels of Cu Chi, and floating villages of Mekong Delta, while in Bali, enjoy the tour of the iconic floating temple of Ulun Danu, the Unesco-listed Jatiluwih rice terraces, and the 11th century Gunung Kawi temple complex. While in Bali, you will have two free days to explore the sights and attractions on your own, or simply relax in the beaches.
With accommodations, meals, transport fares, and guide services all taken care of, all you have to do is enjoy the tour.
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Age Range
1-90 yrs
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English
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Bali, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong D
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Cambodia on your terms, without missing a beat. Over 9 days, you’ll chase epic highlights and carve out your own adventures. Watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat’s ancient towers, float in the turquoise waters of Koh Rong, and dive into the buzzing energy of Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. With the essentials sorted, you’re free to spend your time exactly how you want—temples, beaches, nightlife, or all of the above.
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Ready for a trip that flips between buzz and chill? This Vietnam and Cambodia adventure plugs you straight into Hanoi’s non-stop energy, then drops you onto the white sands of Koh Rong where life slows down to island time. Chase sunrise at Angkor Wat, dive into street food heaven, and dance your way through neon nights. With big highlights built in and free time left wide open, this is Southeast Asia served raw, real, and unforgettable.
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Small Group TourSmall group tours usually have 8-12 participants and maximum up to 18 travelers