Vietnam Circuit (from Hanoi) Travel Pass Tour by Bamba

16 daysDuration

Group TourJoin a group of travelers

18 peopleMaximum group size

18 - 99 yearsAge range for participants

EnglishGuide language

Relaxed

Minimal physical effort, perfect for travelers seeking an easy-going experience.

Starts

Hanoi, Vietnam

Ends

Mekong River, Thailand

Highlights

Cruise through scenic Halong Bay on a Party Cruise

Discover Hoi An by bike and Dalat by motorcycle

See the Mekong Delta's floating markets

Walk through ancient tombs and pagodas in Hue

Itinerary

Vivid cityscapes, ancient treasures, and serene beaches await on the Vietnam Circuit (from Hanoi) Travel Pass. This 16-day self-guided tour package whisks you from the lively streets of Hanoi to the southern energy of Ho Chi Minh City, weaving through Dalat, Hue, Hoi An, and more. With all accommodations, transportation, and select meals included, travelers can relax and focus on discovery. Designed for young adults and seasoned explorers eager for a relaxed pace, this trip blends iconic sites—such as Halong Bay’s emerald waters and the imperial city of Hue—with authentic local culture. Savor regional delicacies, stroll through lantern-lit alleys of Hoi An, and unwind on golden sands. The flexibility of this travel pass stands out as its USP, providing a seamless experience for those who appreciate both cultural immersion and spontaneous adventure across Vietnam’s most celebrated destinations.

day 1 - Hanoi, Vietnam

Cooking Class and Market Tour in Hanoi

Departure Time: 09:00, 15:00

Duration: 4.5 hrs

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a bustling city waiting to be explored. It is home to ancient sites, peaceful parks, busy marketplaces and more. Enjoy the amazing scenery through the eyes of a local as you’ll get more than a delicious meal in this experience!

You can choose between a morning and an afternoon cooking experience. After getting picked up from your accommodation, you will have a walk through a local market to buy all the ingredients for the cooking class. You will have the hands-on experience on how to cook a real Vietnamese traditional meal under the guidance of a professional cook. Enjoy what you have created while also tasting unique local wines! At the end of the experience, you will be dropped off at your accommodation!

day 2 - Halong Bay, Vietnam

Halong Bay Party Cruise 2D/1N (from Hanoi)

Hanoi Old Quarter accommodation pick-up & transfer to Halong Bay (L/D)

Today you will be picked up from your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter between 8:00 - 8:30 am depending on the location of your hotel. Please be ready and waiting in the lobby from 8:00 am. Take a scenic 3.5-hour bus ride through rural Vietnam en route to Halong Bay arriving to the marina at around noon.Take a quick ferry to your Party Cruise to get settled in to your cabin and then have a traditional Vietnamese lunch on board as you set sail into the calm waters and stunning scenery of Halong Bay.Pass by several unique islets in the form of different animals and objects; Duck Islet, Swan Islet, Fighting Cocks Islet, Incense Burner Islet and Stone Dog Islet. After lunch explore Ha Long Bay by kayak, swim, play booby. The rest of the afternoon is yours to enjoy. Jump off the boat into emerald waters, go for a swim, and try out the "water trampoline," the outdoor jacuzzi, or some volleyball until dinner is served around 7pm. Eat your fill because the next item on the agenda is partying with a live DJ until the sun comes up!

day 3 - Hanoi, Vietnam

Halong Bay Party Cruise 2D/1N (from Hanoi)

See Halong Bay & return to the Hanoi Old Quarter (B/L)

Wake up this morning to the peaceful atmosphere on the bay with the gentle waves and cheerful seabirds singing their morning songs as the sun rises over the horizon. Have breakfast at 7 am and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Halong Bay in the morning. Visit Sung Sot cav, afterwards, check out of your cabin and pay your bill as your ship cruises back to the pier. Enjoy your last traditional Vietnamese meal on board before arriving back at the pier.

Relax on your return bus ride back to Hanoi watching the rural scenery pass by. Upon arrival, you will be dropped off at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter where your trip will come to an end around 3PM.

day 4 - Hanoi, Vietnam

Free Day

Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

day 5 - Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi to Hue

Type: Train (Overnight)

Time:05:50, 08:40, 13:50, 19:20, 22:15

Duration: 13 Hours

Transfer from Hanoi to Hue

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Hue.

day 6 - Hue, Vietnam

Hue City Tour

Departure Time: 08:00

Duration: 8 hrs

Between 8 and 8:30 AM your tour guide and driver will pick you up from you Hue Accommodation. Today will be filled with exciting visits and stops, and during the day you will get to learn a lot about Vietnamese history and taste some local food! Your first stop of the day is going to be Dragon Boat Tour - we start with dragon boat trip on the romantically named Perfume River (Huong River) to visit Hue’s best-known religious sites, Thien Mu Pagoda (Pagoda of the Celestial Lady). Next, you will visit Thien Mu Pagoda. Pagoda was first built in 1601 by Founder of the Nguyen Family in the region (Nguyen Hoang). Here you will have chance to learn about history of Vietnamese Buddhism and how important it is to our local community. Continue by bus to discover Imperial Citadel - this is now the Best Place in Vietnam to learn about life of the Nguyen Emperors, their wives - concubines - eunuchs. Your tour continue with a short walk to visit Royal Antique Museum dedicated to Vietnam's imperial past and arts of that era. After that, our tour guide and driver will take you to visit lively Dong Ba market to have some fun bargaining with local sellers there before our delicious lunch served with some Vietnamese Food. We continue with a visit to the elaborate Tomb of Minh Mang built from 1841 - 1843. The Tomb is famous for landscape and Oriental Architecture. Tomb of Khai Dinh was built from 1920 - 1931. This is the smallest tomb (48.5X117m) of the Nguyen Emperors, but took the longest time and cost a lot of money to build. Our final Stop for today will be conical hat and incense making work shop. Here you will have chance to see how local make for their living before driving back to your hotel. And we expect to finish our tour at 4.00PM- 4.30PM.

day 7 - Hoi An, Vietnam

Hue to Hoi An

Type: Public Bus

Time: 8:00, 12:00, 16:00

Duration: 2.5 Hours

Transfer from Hue to Hoi An

Please make your own way to the meeting point to catch your bus toHoi An.

day 8 - Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An Bicycle Day Trip

Departure Time: 08:00

Duration: 5 hrs

This morning you will be picked up at your accommodation to go pick out a bike before heading out on your unforgettable day tour to Cam Kim island. We will cross the Thu Bon river along with plenty of locals heading to school or to the central market. Here we will make a stop in the Kim Bong carpentry village and take a look at the fishing boat builders on the riverbank. Here there are several families famous for generations of boatmaking and carpentry. They also contributed in building Hoi An's beautiful wooden houses for Chinese and Japanese traders that make the town such a charming destination today.

Leaving the town, we will cycle past a scenic rice field and small river branches where you can see large fishing nets hanging over the water. We will visit a family on a small local island to see the most common local occupation: weaving sleeping mats, a tradition hundreds of years old.

Finally, we will cycle through the tranquil countryside to another family's house for a homemade local lunch. After a great meal with even better company, we will cycle back to town. After returning your bike you will be dropped off at your hostel in the afternoon.

day 9 - Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An to Nha Trang

Type: Public Bus (Overnight)

Time: 17:000

Duration: 11 Hours

Transfer from Hoi An to Nha Trang

day 10 - Nha Trang, Vietnam

Snorkelling Day Trip

Departure Time: 8.30

Duration: 8 hrs

We will pick you up and then it’s a short ride to the harbor, where we will take the boat to Mun Island (Ebony Island). Here, we will stop for one hour of leisurely snorkeling, swimming and sunbathing. The snorkeling equipment is provided free of charge and you will see abundant marine wildlife and stunning coral reefs.

At about 11:00 am we will continue to Mot Island where you will enjoy excellent fresh cuisine for lunch. After lunch, we will enjoy the floating bar with complimentary red wine and fruit. At around 2:30 pm, we make our way to Tam Island.

Here, you can relax and sunbathe or choose to do the optional water sports activities such as jet ski, catamaran, wave killer and canoe. Then you can also visit a fishing village where you can see the villagers at work catching cuttlefish, shrimp, flower crabs. At 4:30 pm we make our way back to the harbor and then we will bring you back to your hotel

day 11 - Dalat, Vietnam

Nha Trang to Dalat

Type: Public Bus

Time:7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30

Duration: 8 Hours

Transfer from Nha Trang to Dalat

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus toDalat.

day 12 - Dalat, Vietnam

Countryside Motorcycle Adventure

Departure Time: 08:30

Duration: 8 hrs

Take an exciting motorcycle tour around Dalat with an English speaking driver/guide. Ride on the back of a motorcycle to admire the beauty of this region filled with natural wonders such as lakes, waterfalls, lush green forests and floral gardens. Take a break at the Truc Lam meditation center and see the beautiful Paradise lake, Elephant waterfall and Linh An pagoda. Immerse yourself in the local way of life at aChickenminorityvillage (K' hopeople)and learn about the local industry as we stop by a vegetable farm, a mushroom farm, a coffee farm and a silk factory. Arrive back to Dalat around 16:00 pm.

day 13 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City

Type: Public Bus

Time:Every hour 5:00 to 19:00

Duration: 8 Hours

Transfer from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Ho Chi Minh City.

day 14 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Street Food Experience By Scooter

Departure Time: 13:30, 18:00

Duration: 4 hrs

During this exciting tour, we will try really tasty Vietnamese dishes at 6 local places that are locals' favorite areas throughout 4 hours. You will have a chance to see decorated colorful streets on the back of a scooter, wandering around 5 lively and sparkling districts, and enjoying a fresh atmosphere. Our first stop will be The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument, a memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Then, we will continue to Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, which is the place that supplies the fresh and beautiful flowers at quite a low a price in Ho Chi Minh City such as chrysanthemum, marigold, gerbera, auspicious flower to orchid, rose, sunflower and so on. Flowers are from Dalat, Hanoi and other countries such as Japan, Italy and China. Not only blossoms, but also garment tools and materials are also sold there.

After this, we will drive through the District 10, a part of Chinatown with many small alleys where we will learn more about the colorful city at night. We will also stop for you to take pictures and give an explanation about this place.

Finally, if you want to learn about the "snack culture" of Saigon, then we will definitely have to visit Xom Chieu market (also known as Market 200). The dishes' taste remains unchanged throughout the year and especially the price does not change either on weekdays or holidays.

Please note that all food and drinks will be included in the price

day 15 - Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Mekong Delta Highlights Adventure 2D/1N

Mekong River Boat Tour (L)

Start your day with an 8:30 AM pick-up from your centrally located hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Then head to the city of My Tho by bus. During the 1.5-hour bus drive to My Tho, learn about the cultures of the local people and enjoy the nice scenery of green rice fields. Visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Mekong Delta. Continue to My Tho and take a boat trip along Mekong River. During the cruise, see fish cages and floating houses on the river. The boat will take you to a small canal, where you can escape the busy town. The cruise through the coconut trees lined canal will take you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. Disembark, walk around the village and visit a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performed by the villagers. Continue walking on the village’s road to a coconut candy shop to learn how to make candy and see some handicrafts made from coconut trees. Take a walk through the village and discover many kinds of fruits, flowers, trees, and local houses. Take your time and take nice photos while enjoying the natural scenery. Then, head to a local restaurant and enjoy a local Vietnamese lunch under the tree shade. After lunch, have free time to walk or bike around the village, then travel by ferry and bus to Can Tho, the heart of Mekong Delta.

day 16 - Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Mekong Delta Highlights Adventure 2D/1N

Cai Răng Floating Market (B/L)

Enjoy a 6:30 AM breakfast and then take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river. Afterwards, proceed to visit the Cai Răng floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole region. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals. Next, you will roam through the village, see fruit gardens and visit a rice husking mill and a noodle-making shop. Then, head back to the riverside for lunch before traveling back to Ho Chi Minh where you will arrive at around 5:00 PM with unforgettable memories.

Vietnam Circuit (from Hanoi) Travel Pass

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What's Included

Meals

2 Breakfast/7 Lunch/1 Dinner

Guide

English speaking guides included for some of the activities

Others

2N in mixed accommodationsHanoi to HueHue to Hoi AnHoi An to Nha TrangNha Trang to DalatDalat to Ho Chi Minh City

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

Cooking Class and Market Tour in HanoiHue City TourHoi An Bicycle Day TripSnorkelling Day TripCountryside Motorcycle AdventureHo Chi Minh Street Food Experience By ScooterHalong Bay Party Cruise 2D/1N (from Hanoi)Mekong Delta Highlights Adventure 2D/1N

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