Vietnam at glance

Highlight

  • Exploring the spectacular scenery of the mountain range which is considered the most beautiful in the Northwest of Vietnam
  • Conquering one among five peaks of Ngu Chi Son Mountains (may known as Wuzhishan or Five Fingers mountains) at the altitude of 2650m by the secret route of drug transporters during last centuries
  • Hiking to Sin Chai and Cat Cat village in Sapa to learn about the daily life and unique culture values of ethnic groups in the Northwest of Vietnam

About tour

The perfect choice to see the UNESCO World Heritage area of Halong Bay is to spend your time take a Seaplane flight and have the overview around this spectacular scenery. The seascapes will gradually appear on your eyes when you get on board our 5 star luxury cruise. Enjoying Halong Bay from the top and beholding the breathtaking sites from the cruise is the latest way of Vietnam Discovery to satisfy the most fastidious guests.

Itinerary

  • Day 1: Arrival Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC)

    Arrival in Ho Chi Minh city, you are taken to the hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
    Inclusion: Private car, Accomodation

  • Day 2: HCMC half day city tour - Cu Chi tunnel

    Start our trip at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City at around 8:30.
    We will have 1-hour cyclo around HCMC city, you are promised to get a slow-speed view of a maze of labyrinthine streets as the daily life of the locals.
    You'll next take a walking around Cho Lon Market , learning the daily life as well as experience likes a local.
    Then we'll transfer to visit the Reunification Palace - untouched piece of history where time seems to have stood since April 30th of 1975.
    After lunch at local restaurant with Vietnamese food, and take a short break we will head to the underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during their struggle for independence - Cu Chi Tunnels.
    Covering nearly 250km, the tunnels system was the shelter to over 16,000 communist guerillas during the war.
    We then drive back to Ho Chi Minh City and end the tour at around 5pm. Then at 6pm you can watch in one of traditional entertainment shows such as A o show or my village or Teh dar….(not available everyday).
    Inclusion: Private car, tour guide, entrance tickets, breakfast, accomodation, cyclo

  • Day 3: Mekong-My Tho-Ben Tre

    Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and then we will enjoy activities in My Tho and Ben Tre provinces, and experience the immensity of the biggest rice bowl of Vietnam.
    The first sightseeing spots of the Mekong delta in the second day are the floating fish farms and markets on the 4 legendary islets of Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise and Phoenix. A rowboat will wind you down narrow water palm streams before you switch to a bicycle to cycle approximately 7 miles (12 km) through coconut gardens and along village paths to have a deeper view of the beautiful scenes.
    We will then move to the local village, where you can experience daily lives of locals, and stop to visit residents’ houses or workshops to learn how they make banana and coconut cakes and tastes those local specialties. You can try walking across the famous Monkey Bridge (a slender bamboo bridge used in rural Southern Vietnam to cross rivers and canals) to see locals making rice paper cakes and rice wine.
    Lunch will be served with unique Mekong cuisine before coming back to My Tho City and transferring to Ho Chi Minh City.
    Inclusion: Private car, entrance tickets, breakfast, accommodation

  • Day 4: HCMC fly to Da Lat-Dalat Half day tour

    Check out and then fly to Da Lat
    We will pick you up at your hotel and then transfer you to Valley of love and then move to the most beautiful Datlanta waterfall with a wild and attractive landscape in Da Lat.  And then you will experience moving by roller coasters to contemplate scenery along the waterfall.
    Inclusion: Private car, breakfast, tour guide, hotel, entrance fee

  • Day 5: Dalat half day tour-fly to Hanoi

    After having breakfast, we will go to Crazy house to explore Crazy house where is the building’s overall design resembles a giant tree, incorporating sculptured design elements representing natural forms such as animals, mushrooms, spider webs and caves. At around 11:30 having lunch at a restaurant
    Afternoon visiting: We will enjoy the beauty nature of Langbiang Moutain by Jeep car and you will surely enjoy unforgettable experiences when setting foot on this wonderful land.
    Back to hotel then move to airport fly to Hanoi.
    Inclusion: Private car, tour guide, breakfast, tour guide,hotel, entrance fee

  • Day 6: Trang An day tour

    Visit Trang An Scenic Landscape complex nearby which is recognized as an UNESCO World natural heritage, get on a rowing boat (small sampan) traveling along the small river with scenic mountain and green fields landscape.
    Boat takes you to visit cave complex of Trang An: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, the scenery of mountain and rivers – Halong on land of Ninh Binh.
    Late afternoon, drive back to your hotel in Hanoi.
    **It will take 2.5 hours to explore caves on boat.
    Inclusion: Private car, tour guide, entrance tickets, breakfast, hotel

  • Day 7: Hanoi -Halong Bay

    After breakfast, you’ll take a 3.5-hour-drive to Halong Bay shuttle bus, one of the great natural of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Upon arrival, the boat crew will welcome you and transfer you to the junk for check-in and enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. At the same time, you can behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear, emerald water.
    After lunch you’ll join some activities on boat to discover the beauty of the bay such as visit a cave, doing kayaking or enjoy swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dinner. In the evening, you can join night fishing with locals. Overnight on board.
    Inclusion: Shuttle bus, tour guide, 3 meals( B-L-D), entrance fee, cabin

  • Day 8: Halong - Hanoi

    In the morning, your breakfast will be served while floating on the sea to explore the beauty of Halong Bay before disembarking time. Joining some more activities on boat and then checking out cabin. The early lunch will be served before getting back to the main dock and you’ll then be transferred to Hanoi by shuttle bus.
    Upon arrival in Hanoi, our tour guide will take you back to hotel for relaxing. You will have free time for visiting Hanoi Old Quater and try Vietnamese street food by yourself. Sleep at hotel in Hanoi.
    Inclusion: Shuttle bus, tour guide,2 meals( B-L), hotel, entrance fee

  • Day 9: Hanoi Departure

    Say goodbye to you and have a safe flight!
    Inclusion: Breakfast, private car

Activities

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Kayaking

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Walking

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Swimming

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Sightseeing

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Relaxing

Inclusion

  • English speaking guide (except at pick-up or drop-off at the airport)
  • Arabic available upon request (at surcharge)
  • Accommodation mentioned above
  • Entrance Fees tickets
  • Meals as mentioned in itinerary (local food, not western style)
  • A/C airport transfer and transportation
  • Sightseeing excursions as mentioned in itinerary
  • Mineral water (1 bottle/person/day)

Exclusion

  • Internal tickets or international tickets
  • Vietnam visa
  • Domestic flights
  • Personal expenses
  • Beverage/drinks per meal
  • Tip for drivers and guides
  • Others not clearly mentioned in itinerary

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