Vietnam Tour 19 Days (From Hanoi)

The old quarter in Hanoi is over one thousand years old and today retains much of the old flavor that made the area special in earlier times, each street was the exclusive domain of one trade (guilds) so there are whole streets of blacksmiths, silver shops, paper shops, headstone makers and more.

This morning, we visited Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum including Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and One Pillar Pagoda

Visit the Temple of Literature then have lunch in a local restaurant

Get back to your hotel to rest

16:00 Our tour guide will meet at your hotel and take a walk around Hanoi’s Old Quarter to enjoy the food tour experience.

Firstly, we will visit one of the local markets in the city to see all the different kinds of food that are used for Vietnamese breakfast, lunch, and dinner and understand more about the life of Vietnamese.

Secondly, we walk to explore the everyday life of Hanoian, and try some more different dishes that are very special, popular, and favourite such as:

1. Banh Ran – Sticky rice pancake
2. Fried Tofu and Vermicelli Shrimp Sauce
3. Bun Cha – Hanoi Style Vermicelli with Grilled Pork
4. Hanoi grilled pork in stick
5. Bia Hoi – Draught beer
6. Trung Vit Lon – Fertilized duck eggs
7. Egg coffee
8. Mix fruits

Finally, we will try Cha Ca – Fried Frish – a must for many Vietnamese, the highlight of Vietnamese cuisine.

This unforgettable Hanoi food tour will take about 4 hours and you will end the trip at your hotel at around 20:00.

Overnight in Hanoi

08:30 Pick up at your hotel and take a smooth drive on the new national highway to Sapa, passing beautiful sceneries on both sides of the road including countryside areas, rice fields, and mountains.

14:30 Arrive at your hotel in Sapa, check in your hotel, and take a short rest.

16:00 Take a glimpse of Sapa town and you will have a chance to see Sapa Stone Church and old streets.

Have dinner at a local restaurant (on your own) and overnight in Sapa.

This morning, your family will take the scenic train from Sapa to the cable car station for the fantastic ride to explore Fansipan Mountain – the highest mountain in Vietnam

Time to take photos and enjoy the great view

Back to Sapa for lunch in a local restaurant

In the afternoon, we drive to Y Linh Ho Village and take a nice walk to Lao Chai Village of the black Hmong minority. You will have great time to meet the locals and learn about their life

Overnight in a bungalow in Lao Chai village

After breakfast, we drive along the beautiful Muong Hoa valley where you can see the most amazing rice terraces in Sapa.

Stop for photos and an easy walk to visit Ta Van village and if you like hiking, continue to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Dao minority

Met your car and drive back to Hanoi.

08:00: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and drive to Ninh Binh (100km from Hanoi).

On arrival, conquer the “Mua Cave” to enjoy the amazing view of Tam Coc

Lunch in a local restaurant

In the afternoon, you will take the boat trip to explore the caves of Tam Coc – This place is also named “Halong Bay on land”

Check-in and free at leisure to enjoy the landscapes of Ninh Binh. You can hire a bicycle to ride around

Overnight in Tam Coc

We start at 08.00 A.M for the 3.5 hours drive to Halong Bay – the most famous World Heritage Site in Vietnam, famous for its beautiful seascape, thousands of spectacular islands and islets jutting out from the sea, amazing caves with marvelous stalagmites and stalactites in different sizes and shapes.

11:30 – 12:00 Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed on board our luxury junk and treated with wine and fresh local seafood. As our junk glides further into the tranquility of Ha Long Bay amid the towering mountain cliffs and on the emerald green water, you’ll have a relaxing time combining the fine tastes of the wine and the freshness of Ha Long Bay. During the cruise, we’ll stop for some time to visit the amazing Sung Sot cave and the Ti Top white sand beach before anchoring for the night. Overnight on board the junk in the wild of Halong Bay.

It is said that your Vietnam Tours will not be complete without a tour to Halong Bay and spending one night on a romantic Halong Cruise. People describe Halong Bay as majestic and mysterious, inspiring and imperious and words alone cannot do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay, a priceless collection of unfinished sculptures hewn from the hand of nature.

After breakfast, we’ll take a little sampan to visit the secret lagoon of Ha Long Bay while the surrounding mountains are just waking up. After that, our cruise takes us further into the Bay of Bai Tu Long traveling past the Human Head Island, the Turtle Island, and the Duck Islet… to the studio site where the famous Indochine film was shot. Around noon, our junk travels back to the harbor, picks up, and drives back to Hanoi. Stop in Hai Duong to visit the famous Con Son pagoda.

Transfer back to Hanoi Airport for your afternoon flight to Hue. Pick up and transfer to your hotel, evening free at leisure in Hue.

Overnight in a Hue hotel.

Hue is a charming ancient Capital of Vietnam preserving a lot of cultural and historical values.

This morning, your family takes a beautiful boat trip on the Perfume River and visits Thien Mu Pagoda – the oldest one in Hue.

Picked up by your car and visit the Imperial Citadel.

After lunch in a local restaurant, we will take you back to your hotel for a quick rest.

In the afternoon, we visit the tomb of King Minh Mang and Khai Dinh.

Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, we will continue the tour by exploring Bach Ma Summit, which is 1.450m above sea level. Here, you visit Hai Vong Dai, where you can have a panoramic view of mountains, lagoons, and villages such as Lang Co Beach, Hai Van Pass, Truoi Lake, Cau Hai Lagoon, Chan May Port, …

Then, we drive to Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle have changed little over the years. This scenic drive passes through the fishing village of Lang Co before climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds. Along the way, stop in Da Nang to visit the Cham Museum, which contains the finest collection of Cham sculptures in the world.

Upon arrival in Hoi An, check in your hotel and overnight in Hoi An.

This morning, we cycle to Tra Que vegetable village where you will have a good time learning how to grow vegetables, water vegetables and the life of a Vietnamese farmer. Then you will learn to cook typical Vietnamese dishes. Lunch with what you cook.

In the afternoon, experience the basket boat – the boat that Vietnamese fishermen use for fishing. It is a fun time

Back to your hotel and overnight in Hoi An.

Hoi An Ancient Town – the highlight of any tour to Vietnam that no Vietnam Tours maker would skip, is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

Day free to cycle through rice paddies in the countryside of Hoi An ancient town, shop for souvenirs among the antique shops and art galleries, or just sit at sidewalk cafes and soak up the atmosphere of this quaint town. Or relax on the white sandy beach of the famous Da Nang Beach. Overnight in a Hoi An hotel.

After breakfast, our Vietnam tour guide and driver in Hoi An will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport, welcome by our private Vietnam tour guide and driver, and transfer to your hotel for check-in. Ho Chi Minh, the most exciting city in Vietnam, a mecca of commerce, also a city with a chequered history and a rich culture, its pagodas, museums, public buildings, parks, and boulevards make it one of the most delightful Vietnam Tours and cities to visit in Vietnam.

In the afternoon, we will do the city tour of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, visiting the Reunification Palace, the Vietnam War Museum, and the environment of Ben Thanh market.

Overnight in a Ho Chi Minh hotel.

On this full-day program, you’ll depart Ho Chi Minh City at 08:00 for a pleasant drive through the countryside to Cu Chi.

Before entering the tunnels you’ll see a short introductory video about their construction. Spend the next hour exploring the tunnel maze. Also on display are various mantraps, the remains of an American tank, and numerous bomb craters created by 500-pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers.

Afterward, you’ll head back to Ho Chi Minh City, arriving at around 13:00.

In the afternoon your Ho Chi Minh City tour begins with a visit to Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Post Office, fine examples of classical French colonial architecture.

See the Reunification Palace, one of the city’s most important buildings. Here on 30 April 1975, the American War officially ended when tank number 843 of the North Vietnamese Army crashed through the gates of what was at the time the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.

Formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes, the War Remnants Museum features poignant displays of the futility of war. The courtyard outside contains the spoils of war, namely rusting jets, tanks, and cannons captured from the American military machine.

Visit the bustling Ben Thanh Market, which is very popular with tourists, primarily due to its central location. It has a wide selection of goods ranging from fake Nike shoes to beautiful silk ao dais, the traditional costume for women.

The tour ends at approximately 18:00 and you’ll be transferred back to your hotel. Note that you have the option of staying at Ben Thanh Market and making your way back to the hotel.

Around 08:00 Tour guide pick you up in your hotel lobby, then drive 90 km (2 hrs) to Ben Tre. The boat will cruise along the Ham Luong River (a branch of the Mekong) and stop off at various local workplaces including a brickworks, a coconut processing workshop, and a mat weaving house.

The boat will then stop at a quiet village where you can have a short walk to experience real Delta village life, boarding your Xe Loi (a kind of motorized rickshaw) and stopping at a riverside restaurant for a delicious and filling lunch, featuring such local specialties as elephant-ear fish and river shrimp.

After lunch, it’s time to board a sampan for a relaxing trip along narrow canals. You will get back to the river to board your boat. Then, we will head to Can Tho city – the heart of the Mekong Delta.

Overnight in Can Tho.

In the morning, we make the boat cruise to see the Cai Rang floating market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats), truly highlights of any Vietnam Tours where you will enjoy the beautiful scenery and see the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals and later, you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill, a rice noodle making shop which are nice chances to discover the daily life of Vietnamese people in Mekong Delta. Around noon, transfer back to the airport in Can Tho for the short flight to Phu Quoc Island.

Pick up and transfer to your resort. Time at leisure. Overnight in Phu Quoc.

Ranked among the top 25 best islands in the world. Phu Quoc is one of the destinations that should not be missed when traveling to Vietnam. A Perfect choice for your family to finish your Vietnam family vacation

Free day for your family to relax.

Phu Quoc Island has become a place that anyone who loves the sea cannot miss when visiting Vietnam. The space here is surrounded by crystal clear blue water, accompanied by fine sand beaches. With what nature brings, your family can slow down, and enjoy a cocktail to watch the sunset. In addition, your children also have the opportunity to explore the large-scale amusement park and magnificent forests.

Free day for your family to relax.

Time at leisure until we transfer you back to the airport for your departure flight.