North & South Vietnam

Transfer straight to your hotel following arrival in Hanoi. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Embark on a day tour to explore Hanoi’s fascinating heritage and history. First, witness the marble edifice surrounding the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (Please note: closed Mondays & Fridays) before experiencing the wooden stilt house and the One Pillar Pagoda. Then explore Vietnam’s first university, the Temple of Literature, rich in the profound teachings of Confucianism. In the afternoon you’ll visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Next, a one-hour tour of Hanoi’s Old Quarter showcases ancient Hanoi and its traditional Vietnamese architecture. The tour also takes in an ancient Vietnamese ‘long house’. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Meals Included: Breakfast 

Drive through authentic rice paddy fields en route to Ha Long Bay. Board a junk boat for a cruise exploring hundreds of islets around the bay. Enjoy a seafood lunch and swim (weather permitting). In the late evening, drop anchor for an overnight stay amid the dramatic limestone cliffs that emerge from the sea. Overnight stay on a junk boat.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Spend the morning sailing through the limestone karsts and emerald waters of Ha Long Bay before heading back to the wharf. Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer to your hotel upon arrival. Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals Included: Breakfast 

In the morning visit the atmospheric Cu Chi Tunnels where Vietnamese guerrillas laid a network of narrow hideout tunnels during the war. Back at Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon for a half-day tour of the city. Highlights are the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, Chinatown, Binh Tay Market and either the Thien Hau Temple or the Quan Am Pagoda. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Venture to the Mekong Delta. After arriving in My Tho, take a riverboat cruise. Experience a traditional horse-drawn cart ride to a local house for tea and home grown fruits. Next, board a sampan and drift leisurely along the tree-lined canals of the Delta. After lunch, tour a local coconut candy business before your return to My Tho. If time permits, there will be a visit to the Vinh Trang Pagoda during the return to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive back in Ho Chi Minh City by the late afternoon. Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals Included: Breakfast & Lunch