Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport. Meet our guide, quick visa formalities, transfer into town to your hotel (rooms are usually available from midday). The afternoon will be reserved for visiting Ha noi, Vietnam's capital, including the fascinating Old Quarter, the neighborhood of 36 streets and traditional craft guilds where peddlers trade as they have for centuries, the Hang Be open-air market and the Temple of Literature, the oldest university in Vietnam. Our tour will continue with a visit to former President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house and the garden where he liked to relax. Then we will visit the One Pillar Pagoda, built originally during the Ly Dynasty (11th century), which founded the city of Ha noi. Overnight in Ha noi. Read more

HA NOI

Morning departure for Halong Bay. After arriving at Ha Long city you will board a traditional-looking junk. You will enjoy a comfortable cabin (shower, air conditioning) and panoramic views of the bay from the decks. The meals served on board will be the finest of this tour. We will cruise through this extraordinary natural wonder, stopping to visit a magical cave, either Surprise Cave or the Heavenly Palace. There will be time to swim in the emerald waters of the bay, surrounded by dramatic and unforgettable limestone karsts and isles. Dinner featuring seafood, and overnight on board, where you can appreciate the calm and serenity of the bay. Read more

HALONG BAY

Begin the day with a light breakfast and continue the cruise with a visit to Luon Cave. Return to the boat for a hearty brunch that will be served between 9:30 and 11:00. Return to Halong City late in the morning and then back to Ha noi. Along the way we will stop at a craft shop, operated by disabled people, in Sao Do. Arrive in Ha noi late in the afternoon. The evening will feature a fascinating performance of Ha noi’s renowned water puppets, a traditional art form dating to the 11th century. Overnight in Ha noi. Read more

HA NOI

Departure by road for Ninh Binh. Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, the largest pagoda in Indochina. A vegetarian lunch will be prepared by resident monks at the pagoda. In the afternoon we will walk along the water, amid the idyllic scenery of the Thung nang, a preserved and protected site. Return to Ha noi late in the afternoon. Overnight in Ha noi. Read more

HA NOI

Morning visit to the Museum of Ethnology, inaugurated in 1998 by Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, and Madame Nguyen Thi Binh, Vice-President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This museum is similar to the Quai Branly indigenous art museum in Paris. You can view its collections depicting the traditional customs of the 54 different ethnic groups) of Vietnam. Transfer to Ha noi airport and fly to Hue. After lunch in Hue, we will visit the Imperial Enclosure, the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc and Dong Ba market. Overnight in Hue. Read more

HUE

Sampan ride on the Perfume River, stopping at Thien Mu Pagoda, which is built on a hill overlooking the river. Visit the tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, the scholarly monarch who was the 2nd emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. After lunch we will depart by road for Hoi An, going over Hai Van Pass along the way. Overnight in Hoi An. Read more

HOI AN

All day will be reserved for visiting the ancient town of Hoi An , which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1999 by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences. We will visit the Hoi An market, the Tan Ky House, the Japanese covered bridge, a workshop producing silk and take a boat ride on the Thu Bon River (1 hour). After lunch, there will be free time for shopping or going to the beach, , which is situated about 5 km from downtown (the transport cost is not included). Overnight in Hoi An. Read more

HOI AN

Transfer to Danang for the morning flight to Saigon, the largest city in Vietnam. Lunch in Saigon. After lunch, we will visit the old central district which is the oldest hotel in Saigon: the Continental, the Central Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral. Free time that you can get to the cafe and a bookstore Givral very recognized, located a few steps away. Overnight in Saigon. Read more

SAIGON

Depart for Vinh Long, in the Mekong Delta. There we will board a boat to take us for a ride on a major branch of the Mekong River. Visit the Cai Be floating market. We will stop on a small island to visit a shop that produces rice cakes and sweets made with coconut milk. Our boat ride will continue along small tributaries of the river that are sheltered by lush vegetation. An exotic lunch featuring a fish called "elephant ears" will be served in a park planted with tropical fruit trees, which will be followed by a dessert of local tropical fruits. After lunch we will travel by road to Can Tho. Overnight in Can Tho. Read more

CAN THO

Wake up early for a ride on the another branch of the Mekong River, the Hau Giang. Visit the Cai Rang floating market, the largest and most well-known in the delta. Return to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Saigon for your departing flight.