Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
3 Nights 4 Days
Day wise Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Ho Chi Minh Transfer to Hotel
Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, meet by our driver and transfer to hotel in the city center. Then, you are free to relax or explore the city on your own. Distance: Ho Chi Minh Airport to hotel in city center: 7km (~ 30-minute drive) Suggestions for night life activities: – Join in a Dinner cruise on Saigon River. – Experience the exciting Ho Chi Minh City by night and visiting Ben Thanh night market. – Expore Ta Hien walking streets and try some street foods or drinks.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour With Cuchi Tunnels
After breakfast, depart for Cu Chi Tunnels, a network of underground tunnels begun in 1948 by the Viet Minh in their struggle against the French. These tunnels were expanded and used by the Viet Cong during the war between Vietnam and America. Americans called this the “Iron Triangle” and was a stronghold of the Vietcong for almost thirty years. You can crawl underground in the tunnels, try the raffle shooting at your own cost, etc…. Afternoon, we will have the city sightseeing, visit Notre Dame Cathedral, in the heart of Saigon’s government quarter, is of neo- Romanesque architecture with two high square tower and iron spires. The Central Post Office is French-style and City Hall, known as “Hotel de Ville,” is typical of the French architecture that would be seen in any village in France. Visit the War Remnant Museum, featuring collections of weapons and photographs from the two Indochina wars. Our last stop is Ben Thanh Market, the biggest whole sales market in Saigon. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Day Trip to Mekong Delta (B/L)
8:00 Pickup at your hotel and enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields to My Thoin the Mekong Delta. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. Drop off at your hotel around 17:30. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Distance: Saigon – Mekong Delta: 70 km (~1.5-hour drive)
Day 4: Ho Chi Minh & Departure
Breakfast at hotel. There is a free time to relax or further explore Ho Chi Minh or go shopping. The tour ends after your transfer to Tan San Nhat Airport for departure.
~ TOUR ENDS ~
What’s Included
• 03 Nights’ accommodation in Ho Chi Minh
• Daily Breakfast
• Ho Chi Minh City Tour With Cuchi Tunnels
• Day Trip to Mekong Delta
• All Tours on SIC basis.
• All airport transfers on private basis.
What’s Excluded
• International airfare
• Visa fees
• Beverages during lunch/Dinner
• Lunch, Dinner
• Travel insurance
• Personal expense, Tips, Laundry, anything which is not mentioned in the tour cost includes list.
Ho Chi Minh
4 Nights 5 Days
Day wise Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Ho Chi Minh
Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at the airport and depart for Mekong Delta Tour to Can Tho – Cai Be 5 Days 4 Nights from Ho Chi Minh then take you go to hotel. Free to discover city.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnel
After your breakfast, our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotel and take you to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. Depart for Cu Chi tunnel; the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun (personal fee) Return to hotel.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Can Tho
After your breakfast, pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop. Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time. The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho. You have dinner at restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Can Tho city.
Day 4: Can Tho – Cai Be – Overnight homestay in Cai Be
After your breakfast, you go to Cai Be boat station. Arrival Cai Be boat station, you get on the boat to visit Rice floating market. The largest place to buy and sell rice for export in the Southwest region. Here, guests will chat to understand more about the daily life of rice traders. Next visitors visit the ancient house. Leaving the floating market, the boat takes guests to Tan Phong Island to visit the honey bee farm and Hai Yen flower garden. Guests can see the flower garden, bee farm, Linh Chi farm, experience pulling fish hooves, go to Southern monkey bridge and understand more about the daily work of the world of bees. In particular, guests can enjoy fresh honey tea at the farm and hear about the process of beekeeping for honey. Next, guests will learn and learn how to knit water hyacinth, guests can knit themselves a lovely gift with the guidance of local people. Next, the group will visit and enjoy fruits at the local garden. Then take a round of rowing boats in small bricks to homestay to check in. To take a rest. About 04:00 pm: Join the activities of slapping the ditch to catch fish and going to the garden to pick vegetables to prepare for dinner. After picking vegetables and catching fish. Have dinner and overnight at homestay.
Day 5: Cai Be – Ho Chi Minh Airport
After your breakfast, you check-out. Our driver and tour guide pick you up hotel for departure to Ho Chi Minh City. On the way, you have lunch with your own budget. Arrival Tan Son Nhat airport, finish your tour Mekong Delta Tour to Can Tho – Cai Be 5 Days 4 Nights.
~ TOUR ENDS ~
What’s Included
• 04 Nights’ accommodation in Ho Chi Minh
• Daily Breakfast
• Ho Chi Minh City Tour With Cuchi Tunnels
• Day Trip to Mekong Delta
• Visit to rice floating market.
• Tan Phong Island to visit the honey bee farm and Hai Yen flower garden.
• All Tours on SIC basis.
• All airport transfers on private basis.
What’s Excluded
• International airfare
• Visa fees
• Beverages during lunch/Dinner
• Lunch, Dinner
• Travel insurance
• Personal expense, Tips, Laundry, anything which is not mentioned in the tour cost includes list.
Ho Chi Minh
5 Nights 6 Days
Day wise Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh arrival
Welcome to Saigon! You will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel in SaiGon. After checking into the hotel, the rest of the day is yours to enjoy. SaiGon is a bustling, dynamic and industrious centre, the largest city in the country, the economic capital and the cultural trendsetter. Yet within the teeming metropolis are the timeless traditions and beauty of an ancient culture. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour
Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification palace, which was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of both the Indochina wars. Have lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, continue the city tour by discovering the city’s Western side. Ride to Cho Lon (Big Market) and Thien Hau Pagoda which is located in China Town. Continue to Bach Dang harbor. After checking in the waterbus tickets, and stabilizing your seat, the boat will start to depart. During the trip, you will have a unique view of the most typical commercial buildings of the city including the Vinhomes Central Park urban area, the magnificent Landmark 81 tower, the Bitexco Financial Tower, the green peaceful District 2. A lot of stunning moments are waiting for you. Try to discover the soul of this land – Saigon River by water bus, maybe you will realize many miracles, a more accurate view of the land once called Paris of Indochina or the Pearl of the Far East. 18:00 pm:Transfer back your hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Cai Be – Can Tho
07:30: Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and start the trip to Cai Be. Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago. This site entitles you to learn something about the local trading habit that has changed due to the age of modern society when more terrestrial transportation and high techniques of agriculture have dominated everywhere. 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 tranquillity. 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 to Can Tho City. Proceed to Can Tho City Overnight in Can Tho.
Day 4: Cai Rang floating market- Ho Chi Minh
Have breakfast at the hotel. You can take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the most vibrant floating market in the area. Walking tour of the local noodle factory. Visit Munir Ansay Pagoda – Khmer temple, famous for its unique structure. Then, move by boat to the Con Son tourist area, visit the fruit plantation, and enjoy seasonal fruits. Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive Ho Chi Minh City at 17:30 to 18:00, check in hotel.Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnel – Water Puppet Show and Dinner on Cruise
Breakfast at the hotel Pick up at 7:30 to 8:00 at the hotel depart to Cu Chi will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. Come back to the hotel and relax 18:00: Pick up at your hotel to start the trip 18.30 Enjoy the unique art of a water puppet show, a traditional art form closely connected with the long-standing spiritual life of the Vietnamese people. It is performed in a pool of water with the water surface being the stage. The puppeteers stand behind a screen and control the puppets using long bamboo rods and string mechanisms hidden beneath the water surface. A traditional Vietnamese orchestra provides accompanying background music. Singers originating from north Vietnam sing songs which tell the story being acted out by the puppets which are carved out of wood.Although the authentic shows are exclusively in Vietnamese, the tales depict rural life in villages and are easy to understand. The shows typically last for one hour and offer a colorful way to enjoy an ancient tradition. 19.15: Be taken to experience Saigon’s nightlife and reach the harbor for a dinner cruise on the river. Observe the beautiful scenery of the city while enjoying Vietnamese cuisine on a traditional-style boat. 9:30 pm: Come back to the hotel,Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 6: Ho Chi Minh departure
Have breakfast at hotel. You are free until the driver transfer to airport for flight back home.
~ TOUR ENDS ~
What’s Included
• 05 Nights’ accommodation in Ho Chi Minh
• Daily Breakfast
• Ho Chi Minh City Tour With Cuchi Tunnels
• Day Trip to Mekong Delta
• Visit to rice floating market.
• Tan Phong Island to visit the honey bee farm and Hai Yen flower garden.
• Ho Chi Minh City and start the trip to Cai Be.
• All Tours on SIC basis.
• All airport transfers on private basis.
What’s Excluded
• International airfare
• Visa fees
• Beverages during lunch/Dinner
• Lunch, Dinner
• Travel insurance
• Personal expense, Tips, Laundry, anything which is not mentioned in the tour cost includes list.
Hanoi
3 Nights 4 Days
Day wise Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Street Food tour (Meal:-/-/D)
Welcome to Hanoi! You will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel in Hanoi. Renowned as the “Paris of the East”, Hanoi is one of Asia’s most delightful cities. Rich in culture and history this diverse city draws its influences from both French and Chinese culture. Check in time from 14h00 PM 17h30- 17h45 tour guide picks up for Hanoi Street Food Walking tour. – Tour guides will take tourists to eat at lots of special corners , alleys and restaurants of The Old Quarter that you might miss if you go by yourself to try variety of street foods and drinks such as:Bún chả ( Grilled pork with noodle), Phở bò,gà ( Beef, chicken noodle soup), Bún ốc (Snail noodle soup), Bánh cuốn ( Steamed rice papper rolls), Bánh gối ( Pillow dumpling), Nem rán ( Fried spring rolls), Bánh tôm (Shrimp dumpling), Bánh Mỳ (Vietnamese sandwich), Chè ( Sweet gruel soup), Bánh Bao (Vietnamese dumpling), Bánh khoai, chuối ( Sweet potato,Banana cake), Hoa quả dầm ( Mixture fresh-fruit), Bia Hơi (Fresh beer), Trà đá (Iced tea), Café trứng (Egg coffee) ……. – Tour ends at Hoan Kiếm Lake or anywhere convenient for tourists to return, and then tour guides will show them how to get back your hotel, Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi – Ha Long Bay- Sung Sot cave- Titop island
Breakfast at the hotel
08:00 – 09:15 Our bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new highway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way
12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing – Our Cruises will take you on an over 5 hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.
13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, then go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. – Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:30 – Return to Cruises and cruise back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There is a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck with music and great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
18:00 – Disembark for going back on the new highway to Hanoi. 20:00 – Drop off at your hotel / stay. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 3: Hanoi – Ninh Binh- Hoa Lu Tam Coc and Mua Cave
Breakfast at the hotel,
07h30 – 8h00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province.
09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax 10h30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty
11h45: Havea buffet lunch in the restaurant with many local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice…Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch 13h00: Visit Tam Coc by1.5-hourbamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”
14h30: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.
15h30: Get back to Limousine Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here
16h30: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi ,18h30: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi, Overnight in Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi City Tour & Departure
Breakfast at the hotel & do check out, send your luggage at the reception. 8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City
08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world Ø Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas… Ø Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Ø Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area
11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays
12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.
14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century
15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton
16:30- 17h00: Drop you off at your hotel, free and easy until our driver will pick you up at your hotel as your flight departure.
~ TOUR ENDS ~
What’s Included
• 03 Nights’ accommodation in Ho Hanoi.
• Daily Breakfast
• Hanoi Street Food tour.
• Ha Long Bay- Sung Sot cave- Titop island.
• Ninh Binh- Hoa Lu Tam Coc and Mua Cave
• Hanoi City Tour
• All Tours on SIC basis.
• All airport transfers on private basis.
What’s Excluded
• International airfare
• Visa fees
• Beverages during lunch/Dinner
• Lunch, Dinner
• Travel insurance
• Personal expense, Tips, Laundry, anything which is not mentioned in the tour cost includes list.
Hanoi
4 Nights 5 Days
Day wise Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
As you arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, our friendly guide will meet and welcome you at the exit and take you to your hotel. In the late afternoon, explore Hoan Kiem Lake and the Ngoc Son Temple, located on an islet in the late. Hoan Kiem Lake is the central point of Hanoi and home to a rare endangered giant turtle. Shop or stroll in the Old Quarter, which has 36 ancient streets.
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay
In the morning, have breakfast at the hotel between 6-7 AM, transfer to the dock, and board a shared boat to explore the legendary Ha Long Bay. (Ha Long means Descending Dragon in Vietnamese, one of the world’s wonders, which consists of 2,000 scattered islands and islets.) The boat will stop by the Dau Go Island for you to explore the Dau Go Cave (Wooden Stakes) and the Thien Cung Cave (Heaven Palace). Post that, return to the dock and disembark. Have lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, post-lunch, you will be moved back to Hanoi, and you can shop in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Evening at leisure. Retreat to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Halong – Hanoi
In the morning, have breakfast at the hotel between 6-7 AM, transfer to the dock, and board a shared boat to explore the legendary Ha Long Bay. (Ha Long means Descending Dragon in Vietnamese, one of the world’s wonders which consists of 2,000 scattered islands and islets.) The boat will stop by the Dau Go Island for you to explore the Dau Go Cave (Wooden Stakes) and the Thien Cung Cave (Heaven Palace). Post that, return to the dock and disembark. Have lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, post-lunch, you will be moved back to Hanoi, and you can shop in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Evening at leisure.
Day 4: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hanoi
Option 1: Full–day exploration of Tam Coc-Bich Dong In the morning, transfer to Ninh Binh province, located 110 km from Hanoi to the South. Tam Coc – Bich Dong is a popular tourist destination near Ninh Binh in northern Vietnam. Along Hoang Long River, vast limestone cliffs rising from the rice paddies make Tam Coc one of the best photogenic locations. Next to Tam Coc is Hoa Lu, which has many relics of the ancient capital of Vietnam from the 10th century. Remains of this capital town are temples dedicated to the two heroes: Dinh King and Le King, who were the founders of Hoa Lu ancient citadel, the former capital of Vietnam. Option 2: Full–day at Trang An In the morning, depart from your hotel for Ninh Binh province, 98 kilometers South of Hanoi. First, you will see a Buddhist complex called Bai Dinh, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, boasting hundreds of statues and various architectural works. Then, visit Trang An Eco-tourism Complex, where a boat trip will take you through a scenic landscape of mountains, fields, and rivers to a series of caves, including Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou. Afternoon, transfer back to Hanoi. Overnight at a hotel in Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi Departure
This is the last day Of Vietnam Tour. After breakfast you can spend your day at leisure until transfer to the airport for the departure flight.
~ TOUR ENDS ~
What’s Included
• 04 Nights’ accommodation in Ho Hanoi.
• Daily Breakfast
• Hanoi Street Food tour.
• Ha Long Bay- Sung Sot cave- Titop island.
• Full–day exploration of Tam Coc-Bich Dong / Full–day at Trang An
• Hanoi City Tour
• All Tours on SIC basis.
• All airport transfers on private basis.
What’s Excluded
• International airfare
• Visa fees
• Beverages during lunch/Dinner
• Lunch, Dinner
• Travel insurance
• Personal expense, Tips, Laundry, anything which is not mentioned in the tour cost includes list.