Vietnam Tour 11 Days (from Hanoi)

Our car will pick you up at Hanoi airport and transfer to hotel, overnight in Hanoi.

Accommodation: 1 Grand deluxe double room at Peridot Grand Hotel or similar

https://peridotgrandhotel.com/

8.00: We start the day with a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Complex. This famous site comprises Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum (closed on Mondays & Fridays), his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace and Ho Chi Minh Museum.

Following this, we head to the Temple of Quan Thanh constructed in 10th century, it was a Taoist temple and one of the Four Scared Temples of Hanoi nowadays then we will stroll through a beautiful road in between 2 famous lakes of Hanoi city: West Lake and Truc Bach Lake to the oldest pagoda in the city Tran Quoc built in 6th century. Continue, we will drive to Temple of Literature built in 1070 to worship Confucius, known as the first university of Vietnam.

Next stop, lunch will be served at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we visit Museum of Ethnology (closed on Mondays, the alternative is the History Museum) dedicated to Vietnam’s fifty-four officially recognised ethnic races. After that, we transfer back to the Hoan Kiem area. We walk around the Old Quarter where you can see streets with century-aged trees and French Colonial buildings. We stop at Ngoc Son Temple set on a tiny islet in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Ngoc Son Temple dates back to the 13th century, and the lake itself is the picturesque heart of Hanoi, frequented by both tourists and locals. Overnight in Hanoi.

Accommodation: 1 Grand deluxe double room at Peridot Grand Hotel or similar

https://peridotgrandhotel.com/

8:30: we will depart to Ninh Binh, the world heritage site.

09:45 – 10:00: The trip starts at Tam Coc area. Taking a rowing Tam Coc Boat Tours from Tam Coc wharf. The boat tour is arranged by local people with their both hands and legs.

Visit 3 Magical Grottos: Hang Ca (First Grotto), Hang Hai (Second Grotto), Hang Ba (Third Grotto) during Tam Coc River Tour

11:30: Relax with biking around Tam Coc in 30 – 45 minutes. If you travel during harvest season, you will see many rice fields in golden colors.

12:15: Enjoy special food at local restaurant in Tam Coc. Learn how to make Vietnamese cuisine.

13:15: The tour guide will take you to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, founded in 968, it remained capital until the early 11th century when Emperor Ly Thai To moved it to today’s Hanoi. Arriving in this beautiful mountainous landscape, you’ll walk 300m to the temples of the Dinh and Le Dynasty.

14:15: The last destination, Mua cave. The cave is compared with “Great wall of China”. Here you walk 500 steps to reach the top of Mua cave then take a lookout of a splendid overview of Ninh Binh.

16:00: Relax and get on the car to hotel. Overnight in Ninh Binh.

Accommodation: 1 Deluxe double room at Emeralda resort or similar

http://www.emeraldaresort.com/

8:00: we will on the car to go to Halong Bay

11:30 – 12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor

12:00 – 12:30: Welcome to Lacasta Cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Complete check-in procedure.

13:00: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong – Lan Ha Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

Continue cruising through Con Vit islet (Duck Islet), Thumb islet and Gia Luan Harbor where belonged to Cat Ba area.

Discover lagoon natural area belonged to Lan Ha bay. Drop anchor for swimming or just simply sunbathe on our cruise (private, wild and fresh air).

15:45: You will do kayaking under our tour guide’s instructions in so many beautiful spots, then Swimming or just simply sunbathe on our cruise (private, wild and fresh air).

Heading back toward the sleeping area.

18:00: Come back to our La Casta Cruise and participate in our Sunset party. Take photos and relax.

19:00: Time for dinner enjoying special seafood and Vietnamese typical food on the cruise.

21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, squid fishing, relaxing with massage service and overnight on the La Casta Cruise.

Accommodation:1 suite junior room at La Casta cruise or similar

http://lacastacruise.com/

7:00 – 7:45: Have breakfast. Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.

08:00: Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets Tourists visit the famous Frog Pond. Here you can freely kayak and explore the landscape, or swim…

09:15: Back to your cabin, take relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin.

9:30: Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure and enjoy your last lunch at La Casta cruise.

11:30: La Casta Cruise are landing Tuan Chau Harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.

12:00 – 12:30: We will on the car to go to Hanoi airport to take flight VJ147 at 18:05 to Ho Chi Minh, we will arrive Ho Chi Minh at 20:15, another car pick you up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Accommodation:1 Sai Gon corner twin room at M Hotel or similar

https://mhotel.vn/m-hotel-saigon/

– 08:00: Start with The Reunification Palace, which used to be the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.

– Stop at War Remnants Museum, place with many photographs from both Vietnam and US sources; US military vehicles like tanks, jets, booms display outside.

– Visit Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, 2 of the most famous and oldest classical French colonial architecture construction that was built more than 100 years ago.

– Have lunch and a short rest.

– 12:00: Continue the city tour by discovering the eastern side of the city at Giac Lam Pagoda, the oldest one in Ho Chi Minh City.

– Ride to Cho Lon (Big Market) and Thien Hau Pagoda which is located inside China Town.

– Stop for shopping at Ben Thanh Market in the city center then back to your hotel.Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Accommodation: 1 Sai Gon corner twin room at M Hotel or similar

https://mhotel.vn/m-hotel-saigon/

7:00 am: We depart to Vinh Long Province. On the way to the colorful Cai Be floating market known as a wholesale floating market, we stop to take scenic photos of Tan An Town. On arrival, set off by motorboat along rivers to explore the floating market and behold locals trading tropical fruits and other commodities. The wooden boat takes us among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. We stop at local workshops to see how rice paste, coconut candy, and pop-rice, pop-corn made. Continue the Mekong Delta day trip by turning back to our boat to get deeper into the countryside along the smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time, traditional houses made on the edge of the river & lush green palm tree leaves. Then watching the local farmers catching fishes and if you want to try, they will support you.

After lunch, we can walk around and then enjoy some kinds of fruits while listening to traditional music. One more exciting experience to try in this one-day Mekong river tour is cycling! It will be so amazing to pedal on village paths to see the local farms, houses, traditionally daily life, and the usual ways to pick up fruits in the Mekong Delta. 1-Day Mekong Delta tour in Cai Be floating market ends up with a cruise taking us back to Vinh Long city where we drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Accommodation: 1 Sai Gon corner twin room at M Hotel or similar

https://mhotel.vn/m-hotel-saigon/

8:00 am: Depart to Cu Chi Tunnels

Firstly, excursion Cu Chi Tunnels; an underground tunnels network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. It took about 25 years to build this underground city, which has living rooms, kitchens, hospitals, weapon factories, storage facilities and command centre. The tunnel system was an excellent way for the Vietcong to move around the countryside undetected by the Americans and home to around 10,000 people who lived underground for several years.

Before we go underground, we watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. We then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500 pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers.

Have lunch at the restaurant, then we drive back to Ho Chi Minh City arriving at approximately 14:00 pm. Free in the afternoon, overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Accommodation: 1 Sai Gon corner twin room at M Hotel or similar

https://mhotel.vn/m-hotel-saigon/

We will go to Ho Chi Minh airport to take flight  to Phu Quoc, another car pick you up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Phu Quoc.

Accommodation: 1 Deluxe twin room with garden view at Lahana resort or similar

https://lahanaresort.com/

Free and easy, overnight in Phu Quoc

Accommodation:1 deluxe twin room with garden view at Lahana resort or similar

https://lahanaresort.com/

We will go to Phu Quoc airport to take flight back home, end of your trip.