Itinerary

1. Day 1: Hanoi Arrival - Transfer to Hotel

   • Meet your tour guide at Noi Bai Airport and head towards your hotel in Hanoi.
   • Relax for the day at your hotel.

   Meals included: None
   Duration and Distance: 35 km (22 miles) - 40-minute drive

2. Day 2: Hanoi City Tour

   • Begin your day at Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake. Experience its serene atmosphere and panoramic views.
   • Visit Ba Dinh Square to see Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilts and the President's Palace.
   • Enjoy a delicious Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant, sampling authentic dishes from Vietnam and Hanoi.
   • Discover Hanoi Old Quarter by strolling around the matrix of small but crowded alleys and streets.
   • Stop at a local café for a cup of traditional Vietnamese coffee (Nâu Đá – Iced coffee/ Cà Phê Trứng – Egg Coffee or Trà Đá – Vietnamese iced tea, etc.) 
   • Carry on the last exploration to the Temple of Literature, well-known as the first university of Vietnam.
   • Return to your hotel after a full-day tour in Hanoi.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
   Duration: 8 hours

3. Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay

   • After breakfast, check out of the hotel and travel to Ha Long Bay.
   • Upon reaching the marina harbour, embark on the cruise and set the sails toward captivating Ha Long Bay with thousands of karst islands merging up from the ocean. 
   • The sails will take a couple of hours till you reach the Bay core’s area for outdoor activities like kayaking in the lagoon and visiting the Halong Bay cave.
   • In the evening, the boat will anchor down for overnight.

   Overnight in the boat.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
   Driving Distance: 152 km (94 miles) - 2.5-hour drive

4. Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City

   • 6:00 am - Practice the Tai Chi exercise on the top deck with the master on board.
   • After breakfast, you can swim on Titop Island and walk up to the peak for the Ha Long Panorama view. Then, you will get back to the mainland.
   • Spend your last time to enjoy the fantastic scenes of Ha Long Bay. 
   • At noon, disembark the boat and travel back to Hanoi.
   • En route, you will head directly to the Noi Bai Airport and board the domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
   • Upon your arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, meet the local tour guide and driver and travel to the hotel in the city center for check-in.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch or brunch
   Driving Distance: 152 km (94 miles) - 2.5-hour drive

5. Day 5: Cu Chi Tunnels and Ho Chi Minh City

   • After breakfast at the hotel, you will travel to Cu Chi Tunnels for interesting and detailed information about the Vietnam War.
   • Get back to the city center for lunch.
   • After lunch, visit the main symbolic sites of Ho Chi Minh City, including the War Remnant Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Post Office, Reunification Palace and Nguyen Hue Street. 

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
   Duration: 8 hours

   Driving Distance: 44 km (27 miles) - 1 hour drive per way

6. Day 6: Mekong Delta Day Trip

   • After breakfast at the hotel, depart to the city's south, reaching the Mekong Delta region.
   • Enjoy the authentic countryside experiences, fruity orchids and local floating inhabitants.
   • Travel to Ben Tre, a famous hometown of coconuts, and reach the Phong Nam Pier to board a boat along the An Hoa River for further exploration, stopping to visit the brick kiln, handicrafts, and coconut candies-making workshop.
   • Enjoy a Vietnamese tuk-tuk ride passing coconut and fruit plantations.
   • Stop for lunch at a local house situated near the river.
   • After lunch, relax on the hammock or walk around and see the fruit orchards.
   • Take a motorboat to return to the mainland and travel back to Ho Chi Minh City.
   • Upon arrival, relax at your hotel.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
   Duration: 8 hours

   Driving Distance: 110 km (68 miles) - 2-hour drive per way

7. Day 7: Ho Chi Minh City Departure

   • After breakfast, enjoy leisure time alone, shopping, or going around town.
   • After check-out, depart to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your outbound departure. 

   Meals included: Breakfast

   Driving Distance: 10 km (6 miles) - 25-30 minute drive