HANOI – HA LONG – HO CHI MINH 4 NIGHTS 5 DAYS

Welcome to Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.

Upon your arrival in Noi Bai International Airport, meet up with your driver pick up transfer to the city center.

Departure for day visit Ha Noi city:

The Uncle Ho’s final resting-place in Ba Dinh Square where the Vietnamese cultural and political events are usually taken place.

The first Vietnam University – Literature Temple (Quoc Tu Giam) founded in 1070 based on teachings of Confucian.

Check in hotel in the afternoon (2pm)

The ancient temple named Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake),

Hanoi train street: Sitting at a cafe in line with the railway, watching the lives of local people, though potentially dangerous, still makes many curious visitors want to experience.

Please note:

 – The Program will be adjusted to suit the Arrival flights.

 – The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed on Monday and Friday and all museums are closed on Monday. Alternatives will be recommended accordingly.

Free at your leisure.

Overnight in Ha Noi.

Meal: N/A

Breakfast at hotel,

   08:00 Tour guide pick you up from your hotel depart to Ha Long Bay by expressway for a day cruise:

   10:30 Upon arrival at Tuan Chau harbor, you will check-in and get on board the cruise then starts a trip to discover the World Heritage. 

   10:30 Enjoy welcome drink. The cruise departs from Tuan Chau harbor for a joyful journey to discover the beauty of the world heritage Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you will have chance to pass through the grandeur of the legendary bay with thousands of limestone islands such as: Dog Rock, Duck Rock and especially Thumb Rock – a beautiful limestone islet rising from sea water in the shape of a giant thumb. Mother Nature has put Thumb Rock here to send a message of goodness to every passenger cruising in the ancient bay.

   12:00 Have a huge buffet lunch with variety of dishes including seafood and Vietnamese traditional food.

   13:00 Stop at Bo Hon Island. Our tour guide will take you to Sung Sot Cave/Surprising Cave, the largest and the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. After about 200 steps under forest canopy, the entrance of the cave shows up. A paradise of appear in front of you. You will discover the cave in about 45 minutes before getting back to the cruise (For other tourists whom can’t walk much, you can stay on cruise, chilling out on the sundeck).

   14:00 Say goodbye to Sung Sot Cave, cruise heads to Luon Cave. In this area, it’s time for you to heat up with kayaking (about 30 minutes kayaking)

   15:00 Stop at Titov Island. On this small island, you can climb halfway up the mountain to enjoy a panoramic view of Ha Long Bay. Looking down from high above gives you a wonderful sensation; at the same time offers you a spectacular view of every corner of the bay.

   16:00 After that, you will get back to cruise and ready for our Sunset Party. Vietnamese tea, fresh fruits and snacks will be served when you’re relaxing on the sundeck or in the Jacuzzi.

On the way back, cruise will pass by Hoa Cuong area, one of the most beautiful spots in the bay.

   17:30 Arrive in Tuan Chau port.

   20:00 Arriving Ha Noi. Drop at your hotel.

Overnight in Ha Noi city.

Meals: Breakfast, buffet lunch on cruise.

Breakfast, check out hotel.

Private van pick up at hotel transfer to Noi Bai Airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city.

Arrival Tan Son Nhat airport, tour guide pick up transfer to hotel for check in.

Departure for Ho Chi Minh city tour:

The War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, City Hall (Hotel De Ville),

The old Opera House (both may only be viewed from the outside), next to the cathedral stands the Saigon Post Office, a classic French colonial structure, is still a functioning post office today and features huge ceilings, a giant portrait of Uncle Ho, and many beautiful details.

End the tour at the central Ben Thanh Market, where vendors display a vast array of goods and handicrafts, appealing to every taste.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel.

Breakfast at hotel,

Tour guide will pick you up at the hotel departure to Mekong delta. Enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields.

On arriving at My Tho, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the riverbank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. 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.

Lunch in local restaurant in Mekong delta

Afternoon: transfer to Cu Chi tunnels. Upon arrival, you’ll watch a brief of propaganda video, which explains how the tunnels were used to successfully defeat American military forces in combat. From here, you can enter one of the tunnel entrances and crawl through the tunnels, which is a real experience to imagine how people could live there for an extended period! There is a shooting range where you can try to fire an automatic or semi-automatic weapon for a fee (this fee is not included). Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City. 

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch in local restaurant.

Breakfast at hotel, Free at your leisure.

Pick up at hotel transfer to the airport for your flight to India.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel.

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