Amazing Vietnam in 16 Days

(This is an example of one of our classic tailor-made tours in Vietnam - we'll be happy to design similar Vietnam holidays with dates and itinerary customised to your personal preferences).

 

Highlights of our Amazing Vietnam holiday:

 

• Walk around the Old Quarter of Hanoi, attend a joyful Puppet Show and experience many beautiful aspects of Vietnam capital city.
• Enjoy a relaxing cruise through the wonderful seascapes of the World Heritage site of Halong Bay.
• Meet various ethnic minority groups and admire the amazing mountainous area of Sapa.
• Visit the peaceful Hue – the former Capital of Vietnam and the charming ancient old town of Hoi An.
• Explore the bustling Ho Chi Minh City, the Cu Chi Tunnels and the tranquil Mekong Delta
• Meet people, experience the cultures and taste the typical foods with local cuisines.

 

Our Amazing Vietnam holiday starts with two days in Hanoi

Upon arrival at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, our staff will be waiting to greet and transfer you by a private car to your hotel. You’ll have time to relax after your flight followed by a 'Welcome' dinner. In the evening, you'll have tickets for a performance of traditional Water Puppetry.

The following morning, your guide will arrive to show you the sights of Hanoi, covering the Van Mieu Temple of Literature, the Ho Chi Minh complex, the museum of Ethnology, Hoan Kiem Lake and the Ngoc Son temple, and Hanoi's Old Quarter and the big local market of Dong Xuan.

 

Meals: one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner.
Escort/guide: transfer from airport to hotel and evening, and the following daytime.

 

Two days cruise in Ha Long Bay and an overnight train to Lao Cai

It takes about a three and a half hours drive to Ha Long Bay, but a comfortable car and an experienced guide to explain the rural life of the Red River Delta makes the time run fast. Your boat will be a traditional-style wooden junk or the Emeraude, a luxury replica of the paddle steamers.

Your junk will take you to the islands and caves with time for swimming, fishing, taking spectacular photos, or venturing into some of the sea level grottoes in a small sampan, all weather permitting, of course.

You’ll return to Hanoi with time to refresh before catching the overnight train to Lao Cai.

 

Meals: two breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner
Guide: fully escorted

 

Two days, one night in Sapa and another night train back to Hanoi

 

Arriving at Lao Cai station at five in the morning, you’ll be driven up to Sapa, the crisp fresh air and the prospect of breakfast will wake you up. Then your expert local guide will take you to visit the colourful ethnic villages along the abundant valley beside Vietnam's highest peak -Mt. Fanxipan.

Your following morning will start with a drive to an ethnic market – quite a drive, but the scenery and the market makes it well worth the journey. You'll arrive back in Lao Cai with several hours to freshen up in a hotel and have dinner in a local restaurant before you board the overnight sleeper back to Hanoi.

 

Meals: two breakfasts, two picnic lunches and one dinner
Guide: two full days guided from you arrive until you get on the train.

 

Two nights in Hue

You’ll take your noon flight to Hue. When you arrive, a car and your guide will meet to drive you to the Imperial City of Hue. The main attractions are the Citadel, Dong Ba market, the Royal Tombs and the unique ‘garden houses'. You'll enjoy dinner in one of the unique garden houses on the second evening where you’ll find out the distinctive characteristics of classic Hue cuisine.

 

Meals: two breakfasts, one lunch and one dinner
Guide: transfer to Hanoi airport, fully escorted thereafter.

 

Two nights in the ancient town of Hoi An

You'll travel by road to Danang. On the way you'll cross the high mountain pass of Hai Van - the splendid views of Lang Co beach, village and lagoon.

You’ll have visits to the Marble Mountain, Cham Museum, Hoi An-charming town and the mysterious My Son Sanctuary.

 

Meals: two breakfasts and one lunch
Guide: daytime on the first day, and the morning of the second day.

 

Four nights in Ho Chi Minh City and one night on the Mekong Delta

An afternoon flight takes you to bustling Ho Chi Minh City.

The main attractions should be the History Museum, the Museum of War Remnants, Post Office, Ben Thanh market, the Jade Emperor Temple, and a workshop making high quality lacquer ware furniture and articles.

A morning drive will take you to Tay Ninh in time to watch the mid-day ceremony at the Cao Dai Holy See followed by a visit to the famous Cu Chi tunnels.

Then a drive will take you to the Mekong. From there, you'll cruise the Mekong River to visit the fruit orchards, traditional family-run brick kilns, and wide range of varied cottage industries. A workshop making the huge coffins unique to the Mekong is particularly interesting. You'll spend that night in Can Tho, the ‘capital' of the Mekong.

Your following morning starts with a visit to the bustling floating market at Cai Rang before returning to land and driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll spend another night in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Meals: five breakfasts, four lunches and one dinner
Guide: daytime on the first and last day, and fully escorted on the Mekong Delta

 

Time to leave!

You'll end your tour with a free day until your car arrives to take you to Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport.

 

Meals: one breakfast

 

Prices (person in US dollars):

 

 

 

 

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Our Amazing Vietnam includes:

 

• Daily breakfast and accommodation sharing a twin or double room.
• Domestic flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue and Danang – Ho Chi Minh City, including domestic airport taxes.

 

Return train tickets Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi, sharing air-conditioned soft four-berth cabin.

• Boat cruises as specified in the programme.
• Tours and transfers in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced safe driver.
• The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary
• Entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
• Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available, and full board on the boat in HaLong Bay.
• VAT and other taxes

 

Our Amazing Vietnam does not include:

 

• International flight tickets and airport tax.
• Visas
• Dinners, except as specified above.
• Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
• Camera fees (if any)
• Insurance.

 

 

 

 

 

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