8-Day Vietnam Culinary and Culture Tour from Hanoi to Mekong Delta

Upon arriving at Noi Bai International Airport, our guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel.

After your flight, enjoy some free time to rest or discover Hanoi around Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter on your own in the evening.

Overnight in Hà Nội.

After breakfast, begin your day in Hanoi.

Visit the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam.

Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex.

Visit One Pillar Pagoda.

Visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

Continue to West Lake to visit Quan Thanh Temple.

Visit Hanoi Train Street.

At 18:00, begin the walking food tour.

Between stops, enjoy seasonal fruits and a French-style snack from a street cart. As you walk through Hanoi's Old Quarter, taste Bun Cha Ta and Banh Cuon at a local eatery. Then take a leisurely walk deeper into the center to experience local life and the beauty of ancient Hanoi, preserved for almost a thousand years.

Our guide will also take you to one of Hanoi's best-kept secrets, a hidden street food restaurant where you can taste some of the top street foods in Hanoi, including Banh My Hanoi, Vietnamese rice wine, and famous egg coffee.

Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, our driver and tour guide will take you to Ninh Bình, a World Natural Heritage Site located 120 km south of Hanoi.

Visit Hoa Lư, the ancient capital of Vietnam.

Board a bamboo boat rowed by a local villager to explore the stunning scenery of Tam Coc.

Continue cruising beneath astonishing limestone cliffs until you reach Hang Ca, the first cave, where the river passes through. The cave is 132 m long. After leaving the second cave, your boat will continue to Hang Ba, the final cave.

Then take a short transfer to visit Mua Cave and enjoy the panorama from Mua Cave, which means Dancing Cave in Vietnamese.

Climb 500 steps to the top for amazing views over the Ngo Dong River and the Tam Coc landscape, then return to your hotel to rest and enjoy your evening.

Overnight in Hà Nội.

In the morning, breakfast will be served.

You will then be transferred back to Noi Bai Airport for your flight to Da Nang.

Upon arrival in Da Nang, our driver and tour guide will take you to visit Marble Mountains.

Take the elevator to the top to enjoy panoramic views of Non Nuoc (My Khe Beach), visit beautiful 19th-century pagodas built during Vietnam's last imperial dynasty, and explore Huyen Khong or Tang Chon Caves.

Then continue to the largest and most fascinating cave, Am Phu Cave.

Check in at your hotel.

Later, walk through Hoi An Ancient Town to see remarkably well-preserved traditional houses that have withstood 200 years of weather and war.

Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge. Following Tran Phu Street, we will also reach the Assembly Halls.

Overnight in Hoi An.

At 8:00 am, a local tour guide will meet you at your hotel, check your bike, and then the group will begin cycling through the local market to buy spices and vegetables for the cooking class.

Continue cycling for about an hour through rice fields and peaceful villages with areca gardens.

Visit Tra Que Vegetable Village, where you will take a pleasant walk through the gardens and learn about the different culinary herbs and vegetables that will be used in the cooking class.

Meet your chef at the restaurant and learn how to prepare and cook Banh Xeo - a Vietnamese pancake, famous Vietnamese spring rolls, and Tam Huu salad.

Enjoy lunch with the dishes you have made and take some time to relax.

In the afternoon, ride a special bamboo basket boat on the Cua Dai River, explore the seven-hectare water palm forest, and learn how to catch purple crabs.

Return to the hotel.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Start your day with breakfast.

Then your driver and tour guide will take you to Da Nang Airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh, our driver and tour guide will transfer you to the city center to begin the half-day city tour.

Visit the War Remnants Museum.

Visit Reunification Palace.

Visit Notre Dame Cathedral and the General Post Office.

Afterward, return by car to your hotel, check in, leave your luggage, and relax.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

After breakfast, travel to Hung Vuong Pier in Ben Tre.

Take a boat on the Ben Tre River for sightseeing and observe lively activities along the river, such as fishing and water transport.

Stop at popular handicraft workshops, including a brickworks where locals still use centuries-old traditional methods to make bricks by hand, places where coconut is processed into many different forms, and mat-weaving workshops using dried reeds and a huge loom.

A local Xe Loi (motorized rickshaw) will take you into a tropical garden, where you can taste exotic tropical fruits and enjoy a homemade lunch.

Spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing on a sampan boat as you row through Ben Tre's iconic backwaters lined with water palms and coconut trees.

At the end of the day, return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Enjoy one last hearty breakfast with your travel companions.

Afterward, transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, where your journey with us ends.

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