ITINERARIO

• Day 1: Arrive Hanoi

  No meal included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide.

  ▪️ Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city of lakes, shaded streets and verdant public parks. Come to Hanoi, you will have a chance to explore the rich cultural heritage with the Old Quarter, prominent delicious Vietnamese cuisine as well as other interesting spots.

  ▪️ Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, Viet Prestige’s driver (no guide) will welcome tourists and transfer to local hotel for relaxing after a long flight.

  ▪️ Overnight in Hanoi
  

• Day 2: Hanoi City Tour - Lao Cai

  Breakfast included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Start to explore Hanoi at 9:00 AM, tourist will see the most notable landmark of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (close on Mon. and Fri.). This imposing marble and granite monument was built towards the Ba Dinh Square.
  

  ▪️ You will visit follow the footpath to the One Pillar Pagoda rising from the center of a square lotus pond, ascending on a single pillar and resembling a blossoming lotus flower.

  ▪️ In the afternoon visit the fascinating Ethnology Museum (closed Mondays), which is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. Lunch at local restaurant.

  ▪️ After that visitors will visit Hanoi Old Quarter also known as the ‘36 streets’. Take a walking tour through charming Hang Be Market and around Hoan Kiem Lake. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It's a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities.

  ▪️ Finish the day with a Water Puppet show. This is a uniquely northern Vietnamese art form depicting scenes from rural life and episodes of national history.

  ▪️ Your adventure trip to Sapa begins with an overnight train from Vietnam's capital city to the border town of Lao Cai.

  ▪️ Overnight on train on King Express or similar train.

  
  

  
  

• Day 3: Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van

  Breakfast included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ The train arrives at Lao Cai train station, a private minivan will transfer visitor to Sapa. Sight-seeing through window car the changes of landscapes from plat plains to mountainous jungle.

  ▪️ After breakfast at a local restaurant, then visitors start to to the Southeast of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong, continue 2km of trekking on down to Lao Chai village of the H’mong.

  ▪️ Lunch at a local family, and then walk through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people where we stay for the night. Delight in cultural performances and discover the customs of local ethnic minorities. Here you have the opportunity to share cultural experiences with the families that live in the area.

  ▪️ Overnight in Sapa.

  
  

  
  
  

• Day 4: Sapa - Sunday Bac Ha market - Train back to Hanoi

  Breakfast included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, night train back to Hanoi.

  ▪️ Having breakfast at local hotel and check-out to transfer to Bac Ha.

  ▪️ Take time to explore the Bac Ha market-one of the biggest market on Sapa and open on Sunday only. It’s not only the trading center but it’s also the place for couples, friends and relatives. At this market everything on sales: Pig, dog, cat, horses… so it make this market hotter on Sunday. The market showcases the rich cultural diversity of the region with local ethnic minorities proudly dress their most colourful costumes and head to the market to exchange goods or sell self-made souvenirs.

  ▪️ After lunch, tourist will join a walking tour at Ban Pho Village then get back Lao Cai for the night train get back Hanoi.

  ▪️ Overnight on train.

  
  

  
  
  

• Day 5: Hanoi - Halong Bay

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ The train will arrive in Hanoi around 5am, you are picked up and take to a mini hotel for a rest and have breakfast.

  ▪️ Leave Hanoi for Halong by private vehicle at 8:30 a.m. Arrive at the jetty around 12:30 p.m.

  ▪️ Our crew welcomes tourists on board at the Deluxe Cruise. Enjoy a welcome drink and check-in your cabin.

  ▪️ At lunch, a fresh seafood lunch with local delicacies will be served.
  

  ▪️ At that time, you will begin 3.5 hours cruise through mystic Halong Bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations.

  ▪️ Arrive at Amazing cave (hang Sửng Sốt), explore the cave and find out how the cave was named Amazing. Then head to Luon cave, enjoy swimming, sunbathing in the bay's clear waters reveal a vibrant underwater world, kayaking is another recommend for customer who like to explore pristine nature.

  ▪️ Show up on the sundeck to watch the sunset, enjoy our pre-dinner local wine appetizer. It’s ideal time to make acquaintance with new friends, sharing your traveling experience or simply watching the sunset.

  ▪️ Back to the cruise, enjoy Halong seafood feast for dinner. By night tourists can experience specially activity on cruise is night fishing.

  ▪️ Overnight on cruise.

  
  

  
  
  

• Day 6: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Hoi An

  Breakfast, lunch included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, flight to Danang.

  ▪️ Awakening to the gentle rhythm of bay waves, for the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body, joining Tai Chi session to full charge your energy for the day before enjoying breakfast.

  ▪️ You should wake up early to enjoy the dawn on the sea in the early morning. The Vietnamese call the ""East Sea"" by a point-oriented name ""Eastern Sea"", so you may guess how miraculous seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay.

  ▪️ After breakfast, Our guide will brief you information and the highlights about this fascinating floating village and its local community. Take your option either exploring the village yourself on kayak or comfortably capture the daily life of the fishermen on bamboo boat rowed by the locals. Then check out the cabins, at your leisure while our cruise taking you pass by other beautiful highlights in the bay.

  ▪️ You will join with our short class of Cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served.

  ▪️ Visitor will check-out at 11:45 am and disembark at the harbor by noon.

  ▪️ The driver will directly take tourists from Halong to Hanoi airport for a short flight to Hoi An.

  ▪️ Once arrive at Danang airport, our driver (no guide) will pick up visitors and then head to Hoi An.

  ▪️ Overnight at the hotel in Hoi An.

  
  
  

• Day 7: Hoi An ancient town

  Breakfast included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at local hotel.

  ▪️ From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab traders. These people came primarily to trade in the high grade silk, which is still produced in the area, as well as ceramics. Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town, popular with tourists for its eclectic architecture, tailors shops, and numerous cafes. Some of the buildings in the narrow streets have remained unchanged for more than a century.

  ▪️ Tourist will enjoy a half-day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200- year old Tam Ky ancestral house, and the Japanese Bridge.

  ▪️ Around the town we can see a numerous art galleries and tailor shops, get some made-to-order clothes if you like.

  ▪️ You will have a chance to ride a “Xich Lo or pedicab” through the opposite site of Hoi An River bank where you can take a panorama of Hoi An town. Keep on the “Xich Lo” through the tiny lanes of Hoi An countryside, passing the fields of corn, sweet potatoes, beautiful local fruit-garden.

  ▪️ You spend more two hours boat trip on the Thu Bon river to enjoy the natural view and discover the normal life of local fishing people.

  ▪️ Following the tour there will be free time to shop or relax.

  ▪️ Overnight in Hoi An.

  
  
  

• Day 8: Hoi An - Truly Vietnam life at Tra Que village

  Breakfast, lunch included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at local hotel.

  ▪️ Depart at your hotel at 9:30 am, you will ride by bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the old streets in Hoi An Town. Where you will discover the daily life of Hoi An people and see how they make lanterns. You will have a chance to enjoy making the lantern and keep it as a souvenir.

  ▪️ Have lunch at the local restaurant.

  ▪️ Afternoon, continue biking to Tra Que Vegetable Village, experience a day of living and working with the local farmers in this village. A tour of the organic vegetable and herb gardens can include some time working in the field if you like, or merely observing and learning about the system and the fresh ingredients.

  ▪️ Upon returning to the house, we were all treated to an herbal foot massage followed by a session of cooking various local dishes als such as: Tam Huu Spring Roll, Banh Xeo or the local pancake of the people from the middle region.

  ▪️ Overnight in Hoi An.

  
  

  
  
  

• Day 9: Hoi An - Danang - Hue

  Breakfast included
  

  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at local hotel and check out.

  ▪️ Leave Hoi An to travel to Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. You will travel over the Hai Van pass - one of the most beautiful road in Vietnam with crystal clear sea view on the left and tropical mountains on your right.

  ▪️ On the way you will stop for seeing Non Nuoc stone carving village, where the local skillful sculptors create many marble products which are exported to many countries worldwide.

  ▪️ The car will stop in Danang for a visit to the Cham Museum Here displays approximately 300 sculptures, among which some are made from terracotta from the period between the 5th and 15th.

  ▪️ Have lunch at a local garden in Hue.

  ▪️ Visitor start with a visit to the Hue Citadel, containing the Hue Imperial City and the Forbidden Purple City-the Emperor’s private residence. Built in 1804 under the Nguyen Dynasty, one of the most long-lasting values is definitely the architecture. The Forbidden Purple City was built under the supervision of the most skillful architects and feng shui experts.

  ▪️ The Imperial City created in the 19th century and inspired by the Forbidden City in Beijing. There are many palaces and temples inside. The Imperial City was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 and has still maintained original with nearly 140 small and large constructions.

  ▪️ Overnight in Hue.

  
  
  

• Day 10: Hue - Ho Chi Minh city

  Breakfast included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, flight to Ho Chi Minh city.

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at local hotel and check-out.

  ▪️ Transfer to Danang Airport and take the one-hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City, where you transfer directly to our centrally located hotel. free at your leisure and explore the city on your own.

  ▪️ Embark on a city tour of Saigon including The Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, Remnant War Museum, Giac Lam Pagoda, China town with ancient pagodas and temples, and bustling Binh Tay Market.

  ▪️ After lunch you will go to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long fight for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitors.

  ▪️ You will spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food during the war).

  ▪️ Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

  
  
  

• Day 11: Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  

  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip on Mekong Delta.

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at local hotel and check-out.

  ▪️ Leave Ho Chi Minh City for Cai Be, deep in the Mekong Delta, embark on a private boat visit to some local home factories that produce rice paste, rice popcorn and coconut candy.

  ▪️ You will be treated to a delicious lunch in a local restaurant in the heart of the Mekong, complete the meal with Vietnam tropical fruits.

  ▪️ Proceed to evergreen islands among the Mekong River through a large network of meandering tributaries, crisscrossed with countless arroyos. Then embark on the cruise to Vinh Long and discover beautiful landscapes along the river and observe the typical Mekong Delta rural life. Enjoy folk songs by local people

  ▪️ In the late afternoon, transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City.
  

  ▪️ Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

  
  
  

• Day 12: Hochiminh - Phu Quoc

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  

  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Having breakfast at the hotel restaurant, check out and transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport to transfer to Phu Quoc island.

  ▪️ Upon arrival, our driver will take visitor to luxury resort and enjoy a 4 day trip in Phu Quoc.

  
  

• Day 13: Phu Quoc

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  

  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Spend the next three nights in the perfectly laid back surroundings of Phu Quoc. Recommended touring options include diving and snorkeling trips to the outer lying reefs or a trekking excursion in the pristine rainforest of the island’s interior.

  ▪️ Try Phu Quoc delicacies include seafood such as fresh herring salad, fresh squid, peanut 30 flavors etc.

  
  
  

• Day 14: Phu Quoc

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  

  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Relax in Phu Quoc on your own preference.

  
  

• Day 15: Phu Quoc

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  

  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ Relax in Phu Quoc on your own.

  
  
  

• Day 16: Ho Chi Minh - Departure

  Breakfast included
  Included: Ground transportation, guide.

  ▪️ Enjoy your free time for souvenir shopping until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

  ▪️ Tour end, have a safe flight and hope to see you again!