HANOI – NINHBINH – HALONG – DANANG – HOI AN – HO CHI MINH (8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS)

You will be welcomed by ViTravel’s tour guide and driver at Noi Bai International Airport and be transferred to the city center for check-in your hotel.
Early check in is upon request or availability (Check in time: 02:00 PM).
After your own breakfast and relax, we start to visit highlights of Hanoi city. We will visit the outside of the Presidential Palace and Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum then stroll to the special architecture 11th century One Pillar Pagoda which was rebuilt after being destroyed by the French in 1954.

Secondly, visit the Temple of Literature – The first royal academy of the country.
Break for lunch at a local restaurant – Indian restaurant.
Thirdly, visit the Museum of Ethnology (Hoa Lo Prison if you visit on Monday) – one of the 25 most attractive museums in Asia. The museum was opened in 1997 to preserve and introduce most of the richest culture, traditions of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is a place which is combined with a very green and tranquil garden behind where you can see and learn more about some of very popular architectures as King people’s traditional house, Ede tribe’s longhouse, Bana tribe’s communal house, Stilt house of Tay tribe…
Dinner is at own cost.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Meal: Lunch

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

08:00 AM: Our guide and driver will pick you up then drive south to Ninh Binh. You will enjoy 2,5 hours journey from the current capital to the ancient capital Hoa Lu. Along the way, we may take some stop-over for photo and refreshment while enjoying rural stunning scenery on the way.
Once arrive, let’s visit Hoa Lu where the king of the 1st dynasty founded the capital city in 968. Visit Dinh temple, Le temple and surroundings.

Have lunch at local restaurant with local food.

After lunch, take the amazing boat trip to visit Trang An grottoes which is a gathering of 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of them in the Red Book of Vietnam. While rowing through Trang An grotto in the quiet, fresh air of the highlands, with only the sound of birds and the oars stirring the clear water and surrounded by magnificent forested mountains upon which graze white goats, visitors enjoy a heaven on earth.

04:00 PM: Leave Trang An and drive to the hotel to check in.

Dinner at own cost.

Free to explore Hanoi in the evening.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast is served at your hotel.
08:30: Our tour guide and driver pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter
08: 45 Departure to Halong Bay for 2.5 Hours.
10:30: Arrive in Hai Duong province, and have 10 minute short break.
11:30 – 12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor.
12:15 – 13:00: From Tuan Chau wharf, Tuan Chau island of Ha Long city, we go to the cruise by small boat.
A warmly welcome drinks will be served upon arrival the cruise then has a short time for check in proceeds: get a brief introduction and safety guidelines then check in.
Have lunch while cruising in the magnificent Ha Long Bay, admiring the fascinating nature, then anchor at Lan Ha Bay area.
15:00: Join a guide to explore hidden parts of the bay, the area of Dark and Bright cave where to goes through the cave, under the mountain to a lake which is formed by a Karst – well like a dragon eye inside the mountain. This is a very beautiful sight that visitors like the most. You share a sampan with other tourists with a local rower OR taking a kayak on your own.
Return to the cruise for changing swimming suits then join swimming time in the sea or at the swimming pool on sundeck.
17:30: Enjoy happy hours with various drinks on discounts, try swimming pool and charming the bay with our handsome bartenders. Sun set can be seen from the sundeck if it is a lucky day.
18;00: Take part in a cooking demonstration and food décor with our Chef.
19:00: Time for dinner enjoying special seafood and Vietnamese typical food on the cruise.
19:00: Join dinner at the restaurant.
20:30 – 22:00: Time of relaxation after a day on sundeck, leisure in room for watching films, sing karaoke in restaurant or go to tender for squid fishing with cruise staffs.
Overnight in Lan Ha Bay.

Accommodation: Overnight on cruise (sharing cruise)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

06:30: Welcome a new day with amazing dawn on the Legendary Gulf of Tonkin. Refresh your body & soul by a Tai-chi lesson on sundeck.
07:00 – 07:45: Have a breakfast in the restaurant.
08:00: Join a guided and get your hands on some Kayaking to explore Tra Bau area. For those who not fancy at kayaking can swim at swimming pool on sundeck or swim in the sea.
09:00 – 09:30: Return to the cruise for shower. Check out of your room.
9:30: Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service.
10:00 – 11:00 : An early lunch will be severed.
11:00 – 11:30: After paid the bills, a small boat will take all of us to Tuan Chau wharf.
11:30 – 12:00: Calypso cruises end at Tuan Chau wharf.

Our tour guide and driver is waiting for you then transfer you to Noi Bai airport to catch your onward flight to Danang. Once arrive, you will be met and driven to the hotel to check in. Free at own leisure.

Dinner is on your own.
Overnight in Danang.

Accommodation: Hotel in Danang
Meal: Breakfast, Brunch

Breakfast is served at your hotel.
08:00: ViTravel’s guide and driver will come to your hotel then transfer you to Bana Hills.
08:45: Arrive at the cable car station, our guide will lead you to board then go up to visit the Golden Gate – the famous icon of Danang which was officially inaugurated in June 2018 in Ba Na, was also voted by TIME magazine as one of the “Top 10 best destinations of the world 2018” and admired by The Guardian as “The world’s most impressive pedestrians’ bridge”.

Then, let’s discover the French Village, which reenacts an old fashioned and tranquil France lined with recognizable classical landmarks such as the square, church, town, old village and inns and the dizzily vibrant and fascinating indoor game zone. Fantasy Park si the largest indoor game zone of Vietnam that includes countless games, recreations and sports for families. The Jurassic Park is a must-visit for children fans of the namesake blockbuster “Jurassic Park”. Besides, this complex also puts on offer the first wax museum of Vietnam, in which lifelike figurines are modeled after prominent figures worldwide.

Lunch is served at a buffet restaurant.

After lots of fun and entertainment on Bana Hills, we head back down to Danang city. It will be your time to enjoy the stuning beach – My Khe.

Dinner is at own cost.
Accommodation: Hotel in Danang
Meal: Breakfast, Buffet lunch

Breakfast is served at your hotel then check out to drive about half an hour to to visit The Marble Mountain which features five mountains by a pristine beach in Ngu Hanh Son District, 6km southeast of the city centre, was first recognised as a national historical and cultural relic in 1990. The site was given the name Ngu Hanh Son, or Non Nuoc by King Minh Mang under the Nguyen Dynasty in 1837. Thuy Son Mountain (water) stands 160 metres tall on an area of 15 hectares. Its caves and stalactite formations are the most visited feature of the complex. Kim Son Mountain (metal) – the largest of the Marble Mountains, hosts the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival – one of the 15 largest events in Vietnam. The 400-year-old Non Nuoc stone sculpture village at the foot of the Marble Mountains has also been recognised as a National Intangible Heritage.

Continue drive further south to visit Hoi An ancient town – a major Asian trading center in the 17th and 18th century and many of the original buildings remain.

Lunch is served at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, let’s enjoy a guided walking tour of the ancient town centre, including the 400-year-old Japanese covered bridge and the colourful local market area of this unique UNESCO-designated World Heritage city. Today, let’s have a walking tour in the town to visit these must–see spots as Hokkien Assembly, Tan Ky ancient house, Hoi An museum…

Late afternoon, let’s drive back to Danang hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel in Danang
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at your hotel the be transfer to Danang airport to catch a flight to Ho Chi Minh City – the most bustling city in Vietnam.

On arrival, our local guide and driver will meet you then transfer you to the city center for checking in your hotel.

Pick up at your hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. The trip to Cu Chi will take you an approximately one and a half-hour bus drive.

12:00 PM: Depart for Cu Chi tunnels from the meeting point. Visitors will arrive at Cu Chi tunnels after a drive of 1,5 hours. Our tour guide will give you an overview introduction to Cu Chi and its legendary history. A documentary film about the tunnels will explain the tunnel’s histories and how fierce the war was in the area. You will be guided to the tunnels system, including the weapon factory, hospitals, and kitchens, and crawl under the tunnels…..
After that, travelers can try delicious manioc, the leading food for guerilla warriors in Cu Chi during the war. Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or MK16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range. Leave Cu Chi tunnels and return to Sai Gon at the end of your trip.
Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast is served at your hotel then we will visit the most famous spots inHo Chi Minh City as the Saigon Opera House and the Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick edifice with twin spires constructed from materials imported from France (entrance is only permitted when no services are being performed).
Then head across the square to the Central Post Office, completed in 1891.

A short drive away is the former Presidential Palace, the headquarters of the Saigon Government during the American War. Continue to the elegant City Hall (the former Hotel de Ville) which is one of Saigon’s most stunning colonial monuments especially when it changes after sunset. Experience Saigon’s famed coffee cultural street while our guide provides insights into the local daily life and culture of Saigoneses.
With over 11 million inhabitants and six million motorbikes, Ho Chi Minh is truly a city that never sleeps. Despite its modernity, HCMC maintains a strong link to the past and our guide will walk you on a tour to some of the most historic sites.
Afterward, let’s have lunch and enjoy your shopping on your own till the time to go back to Tan Son Nhat airport to catch your onward flight.
Trip ends.
Accommodation: N/A.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch