Vietnam Highlights 6 Days

Welcome to Hanoi. Your tour guide and driver will receive you at Noi Bai airport. It takes around 35 minutes to reach the centre of Hanoi from the airport. Check into your hotel on arrival.

Your city tour of Hanoi starts from the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam, then continues to Ba Dinh Square, the biggest square in Hanoi. Learn more about the city during a cyclo trip that starts from Hanoi's old quarter and comes to an end at the Ngoc Son Temple located on Hoan Kiem Lake. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Please note that the standard check-in time is 14:00. Early check in is subject to availability.

Leave the city early today and head for the Ha Long Bay, a Unesco World Heritage site with nearly 3,000 rocky islets. The journey may take three to four hours depending on the road traffic. Drive past the Red River Delta, one of Vietnam's bread baskets.

Explore the beautiful, karst-studded bay from your boat and enjoy a tasty seafood lunch. Many islets here have a names of their own. You can wander around to visit grottos, go swimming or just relax on the sundeck if you wish to. The boat will return to the wharf late in the afternoon and you will take the car or coach to Hanoi.

Please note that only local food available on board.

Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your midday flight to Saigon. Please note that only a driver available during the transfer and flight tickets are not included in the tour price. Meet our representative at Tan Son Nhat Airport and transfer to your hotel.

Your sightseeing tour of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, starts in the afternoon with a visit to Reunification Palace. This grand building houses a museum and a hall used for official receptions.

Nearby are the colonial-styled central post office and Notre Dame Cathedral, both of which are important landmarks of the city. Enjoy a walking tour on Nguyen Hue Street as you head for the Ben Thanh Market, where you can experience the daily life of the people and purchase hand-made goods if you want to.

We will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast and drive you to My Tho, the homeland of coconut trees and family-run factories. Embark on a boat trip in the mighty Mekong, observing the life of the locals along the banks.

Stop at one of the four island for sightseeing. Enjoy fresh tropical fruits served in an orchard accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music. After that you will embark on small boats rowed the locals and sail through small canals to visit local factories.

Taste honey tea and see the locals at work in coconut candy factories. Drive back to Saigon in the afternoon with a stop at Vinh Trang Pagoda, a mix of Chinese, Cambodian and French culture. Stay overnight in Saigon.

A basic lunch with local food will be served. Indian food is not available in My Tho (Mekong Delta).

Visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments of the Vietnam War with the total length of 200 km. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex acted as a base for almost 10,000 troops. To this date, the tunnels remain one of the most impressive memories of the war. You can even try crawling into some of the tunnels if you want to.

You are free in the afternoon after the tour is over. Stay overnight in Saigon.

Please note that the hotel checkout time is before 12:00 noon. Transfer to the airport for your flight home.