Best Of Vietnam

Welcome to Saigon – Vietnam! Upon arrival, make your own way from Tan Son Nhat airport to the center of Saigon then check-in at hotel. Leisure time to relax and get rid of jet lag.

Overnight in Saigon

You will start the day with breakfast, followed by a city tour at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Our last stop this morning will be War Remnants Museum. Lunch will be served at local restaurant. In the afternoon, we drive overland to Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese guerrillas to protect the region against the American attacks during the Vietnam War. We can even crawl into a part inside the tunnel, visit their infirmary, and kitchen to discover how people had survived here. Back to your hotel later on.

Overnight in Saigon

This morning after breakfast, depart for Cai Be by car/van via Trung Luong Expressway. Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride on the Tien River. There, you can realize how diverse the area is and how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it the basket of fruit in the lower part of the Mekong River. Ramble in small villages where you will uncover the beauty of an ancient house and learn about the indigenous culture. Make a short visit to a small family business where the locals make coconut fudges and crispy rice popcorn. Savor delicious fresh fruit and feel the slow rhythms of Southern Vietnamese folk music – a kind of music entwined with the life and culture of the Mekong Delta people. Paddle through small canals – an exciting experience since you can look around, unwind, and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the Upper Mekong Delta. Additionally, after arrival on Tan Phong Island, immerse yourself in nature's tranquility. At lunch time, you not only enjoy luscious food but also get closer to the locals as it is a chance to learn how to prepare Vietnamese specialties. The meal is cooked on your own and served in the heart of the local garden. Cycle on the village path through orchards. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house. Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and meet your bus for the trip back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight in Saigon

Post breakfast, morning transfer to the airport for your onward flight to Danang. Upon arrival, you will be picked up from Da Nang airport to your hotel in Hoi An to drop off your luggage. Together with our guide in Hoi An, we’ll walk over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls, visit ancient houses and Trading Houses, pagodas and stroll into the market located by Thu Bon river, where we may find out the same feelings of the artists, who see the rooftops of Hoi An a magical old world of Oriental feel and source of inspiration. There is also a wonderful town to shop for lanterns, soft silk, and raw silk, or get your clothes tailored within a day.

Overnight in Hoi An

Breakfast at the hotel. There will be nothing better than a day at leisure in the ancient town of Hoian to refresh yourself and chill out your recent impression of your visits to Vietnam.

Overnight in Hoi An

Optional: Full Day Golden Bridge With Buffet Lunch
Morning pick up and depart to Ba Na Hills. Arrive at the cable car station Suoi Mo, up the cable car route that achieves 4 world records. Check-in the 150-meter long "Golden Bridge" supported by the giant hands. Visit the Le Jardin, Debay Wine Cellar of French. Visit the Linh Ung pagoda, admire the 27m high Buddha statue, Loc Uyen Garden, Quan Am Cac. Continue to Gare Debay, use the second cable car route to the top of Ba Na. Visit Fantasy Park, join in adventurous, fun, and modern games such as Love Swing, Skiver Pilot, Fire Racing Track, Bumper Car, Ghost House. Buffet lunch at Restaurant followed by leisure time to explore the area or Conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m – Visit Ba Chua Thuong Ngan Temple. Enjoy the panorama view of the Da Nang City and Da Nang Bay. Return to cable car station and back to Da Nang. Shopping Local Specialties and then head back to hotel later on.

Once you have had your breakfast at the hotel, we will depart from Hoi An to Hue by deluxe minibus. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hue to drop off your luggage. Being recognized by UNESCO as the 1st Cultural World Heritage for Vietnam, Hue is highlighted by the old royal architectural works and the most traditional Vietnamese lifestyle. This morning, we will discover the city's charm from the Royal Citadel, Forbidden City. Move on to the colorful Dong Ba market, where you can see many ingredients for making Hue local food and explore the local business life. The best way to explore a local culture is through its unique cuisine. Around noon, we shall embark on a special street food tour to discover the other side of Hue. Our journey starts with Sticky rice dumplings on a fried dumpling (Ram It) or Filtered tapioca dumplings (Banh Loc) to the well-known Hue beef vermicelli soup (Bun Bo Hue). The street food tour finishes at a small restaurant that serves Sweet soup (Che), a scrumptious local delicacy made of tapioca and various local ingredients. Or, if the sweet soup is not your style, a Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk awaits.

Overnight in Hue

Breakfast at the hotel. At leisure till pick up at the airport for your onward flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hanoi to drop off your luggage. This afternoon, we will have an overall view of the capital by walking tour in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, stopping at Ngoc Son Temple located on the Hoan Kiem Lake (the “Sword” Lake), and at Bach Ma Temple. Late afternoon we will enjoy a unique show of Water Puppetry, a traditional stage art of Northern Vietnam. Before returning to the hotel, enjoy a relaxing 30-minute foot massage at a local Spa.

Overnight in Hanoi

Wake up early and run to a lake close to your hotel to see how people in Hanoi spend their mornings. You can join an exciting scene of hundreds of locals, passionately attentive in their morning exercises of Tai Chi Quan, jogging, martial arts, classical dance and so on. After breakfast at the hotel, we will head to Halong Bay, a Natural World Heritage designated by UNESCO since 1994, and check in our overnight boat. Enjoy a trip to Halong with stops to visit caves or swim and enjoy the sunset on the sea. Dinner with fresh seafood.

Overnight onboard.

Morning wake up with a taichi-quan or yoga exercise guided by the crew before having breakfast whilst your boat goes on between Halong islets. Return to the Wharf to be back to Hanoi by shuttle bus at midday. Arrive in the city around 3-4 pm.

Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, free at leisure for relax or shopping (your own arrangement) before, making your own way to the airport for your onwards flight back home.

Optional: Full Day Bai Dinh – Trang An Boating – Mua Cave With Buffet Lunch
Around 7 am, our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start a 110km modern bus journey through the verdant landscape of the countryside. Short-break en route. Arrive at Glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complex, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast Asia. It is scenically set on the foot hill of Dinh Mountain, surrounded by incredible views of the exquisite river valley below and the limestone karsts dotted around that will take your breath away. This pagoda complex is stunningly boasting an array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it takes a full day to explore. So you will visit some of the highlights that belong to the nation:500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats), 2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, and the other weighs 36 tons. Visit The Quan Yin statue with thousands of arms and eyes. Visit the Gautama Buddha statue. With sacred atmospheres and an intriguing Buddhism story that was presented by Go Asia Travel’s insider guide, you cannot fail to enchant. Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with local cuisine. Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an outstanding natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometres that rise dramatically from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountains are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous freshwater ponds, and jungle. Embark on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the majestic river through numerous caves: Lam Cave, Vạng Cave, Đại Cave, Thánh Trượt Cave, and Cao Sơn Temple, Suối Tiên Temple, Vũ Lâm Temple. Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with a special view of nature. Return to our Deluxe mini-bus and come back to Ha Noi around 19:30.