EXPLORE VIETNAM - 8 DAYS (8 Days - 7 Nights)

Soleil Boutique Hotel

Enjoy a breathtaking view of Hanoi from the height of our Deluxe room featuring modern design. All rooms are furnished with a choice of 1 extra-large double bed or twin beds with feather pillows. Our Deluxe rooms ensure a classy relaxing experience.

Day 2: Hanoi city tour (Breakfast/ Lunch)

Transfer:
Activities:
Explore Hanoi city and Bat Trang pottery Village

8:15AM We will pick you up at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter around 8am. You will start to visit Tran Quoc pagoda on the West Lake, it's the oldest pagoda in Vietnam. Then you continue visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One-Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Your next destination will be Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam's first university.

12:30: You have lunch in a local restaurant in Hanoi. You will stop in Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple before moving to Bat Trang Ceramic village. It's a famous village with more than 700 years of history beside the Red river. You will learn about the process of making pottery and glazing, then you will make ceramic products yourself, or paint statues…Visit the Gom village market.
At the end of the program, the car and guide will take you back to your hotel or finish at the water puppet show (optional)
Included: Breakfast at the hotel, private car to visit Hanoi, tourist guide, entrance ticket, lunch, hotel in Hanoi
Excluded: Drinks and personal expense

Experiences

Soleil Boutique Hotel

Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)

Transfer:
Activities:
Explore Ha Long Bay, visit Surprising Cave, Titip Island, do kayaking in Luon Cave

8:30 Shuttle bus & tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in HaNoi old quarter to Halong city
12:15: Welcome to Cruise and Enjoy welcome drink.

The cruise will take you on a 5 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

13h45-14h00: Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalagtiles with different shapes of sea lives, then go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16h30: Return the Cruise for back toward the Harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
17h30: Disembark for a bus ride back Hanoi, short break on the way.
20h30: Drop off at your hotel/stay, trip ends.

Included: Breakfast at the hotel, Transportation from Hanoi to Ha Long, cruise on Ha Long Bay, Tourist guide, entrance ticket, lunch on boat, Hotel in Hanoi
Excluded: Drinks, personal expense

Experiences

Soleil Boutique Hotel

Day 4: Hanoi – Danang – Hoi An (B)

Transfer:
Activities:
Leave Hanoi for Da Nang and Hoi An Town, Free to relax

9:00am car pick up transfer to airport, take flight to Danang at 10:40am
12:00 arrive in Danang and transfer to Hoi An

Check in room and relax in the afternoon
Overnight in Hoi An.

Included: Breakfast, Transfer from Hanoi to Noi Bai airport, pick up from Da Nang airport to Hoi an, Hotel in Hoi An
Excluded: Lunch, dinner and other cost in Hoi An

Experiences

Son Hoi AN Boutique and Spa

Spacious room of 33 m2 to 37.05 m2 with balcony and view of the surroundings. Includes a comfortable sitting area with sofa, desk and a spacious en-suite bathroom with shower.

Day 5: Hoi an basket boat tour – cooking class (B/D)

Transfer:
Activities:
Experience the bamboo boat on Bay Mau Coconut Forest, Join a cooking class in Hoi An

Boat tour in Hoi An visit Bay Mau Coconut Forest. It is a wonderful ecological spot in Hoian. The trip takes about 3 hours, then driver send back to hotel and lunch by your self

15:00 guide pick you to Hoi An market by car or taxi at predetermined time. Here, the Chef will lead you into the market and will introduce you to the dishes on the menu.

Do you have any allergies and are there any healthy ingredients on the menu? The chef will teach you how to choose fresh fruit, clean food and how to recognize it. After purchasing some ingredients from the menu of the cooking class. The chef will take you back to the restaurant to start teaching you to cook.

At our restaurant you will be guided by the chef:

How to make the dipping sauce (This is a very important sauce for traditional Hoi An dishes)
How to make the Vietnamese rice pancakes (Banh Xeo)
How to make the fresh spring roll (Goi Cuon Tuoi)
How to make the fried spring rolls (Cha Gio)
How to make the traditional beef noodle soup (Pho Bo)
And you have dessert are seasonal fresh fruits.

18:00 Enjoy your dishes and finish tour

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Transportation, tourist guide, cooking class and dinner
Excluded: lunch, drinks and personal expense

Experiences

Son Hoi AN Boutique and Spa

Spacious room of 33 m2 to 37.05 m2 with balcony and view of the surroundings. Includes a comfortable sitting area with sofa, desk and a spacious en-suite bathroom with shower.

Day 6: Hoian – Da Nang Bana Hills Golden Bridge - Flight Saigon (B/L)

Transfer:
Activities:
Discover Ba Na Hill, Golden Bride, take the flight from Da Nang to HCM city

08:00 am Car and tour guide will pick you up at hotel join group tour to Bana Hills
Reach Ba Na Hills via Cable Car.
Travelling through hills, contemplating the whole primitive forest and travelling freely by the climbing train. Come to LE JARDIN D’AMOUR (consists of 9 gardens), DEBAY WINE CELLAR (old wineries), LING UNG PAGODA and GOLDEN BRIDGE.
Continue to visit the French Village – a classical ad romantic France with unique architectural works
12:30 pm: Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet).
Join in FANTASY PARK – one of the largest indoor games zone in Viet Nam. Discover Dinosaur Park and Jurassic Park, watch 5D, 4D and 3D cinemas, ride on Journey into the underground, challenge Freefall Tower and participate in adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games.
15:00 pm: Return to the Cable Car and go down the mountain.
16:00 bus stop at airport. Take the flight to Saigon.
19:00 arrive in Saigon, car pick up send to hotel
Included: Breakfast at the hotel, Transportation following to the itinerary, tourist guide, cable car to Ba Na Hill, entrance tickets, lunch, airplane ticket from Da Nang to HCM, Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Excluded: Dinner, drinks and personal expense

Experiences

Sai Gon

Blue Diamond Hotel

Occupying 22 square meters with wooden floor and interior window, our cozy superior rooms come with the full range of services and modern facilities, including free Wi-Fi, cable TV, minibar, safe box and air conditioning.

Day 7: Cu Chi Tunel and Mekong Delta (B/L)

Transfer:
Activities:
Visit Cu Chi Tunnels, experience Mekong Dental

8:00AM: Your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and after leaving Hồ Chí Minh City, we drive about 1,5 hours through the pleasant countryside before arriving at Bến Đình tunnels, Củ Chi.

• Upon arrival, you’ll watch a brief of propaganda video, which explains how the tunnels were used to successfully defeat American military forces in combat.

• The tour continues and the guide explains some traps that were placed in the jungles of Việt Nam to either maim American soldiers or create panic amongst the ranks.

• From here, you can enter one of the tunnel entrances and crawl through the tunnels is a real experience to imagine how people could live there for an extended period!

• There is a shooting range where you can try to fire an automatic or semi-automatic weapons for a fee (this fee is not included)

• Take some rest at the end for a taste of Củ Chi boiled tapioca and thinking what humans are capable of when having to defend their home.

After Cu Chi, We will take you to Mekong Delta. Lunch is served at a local restaurant on the way.

• Upon arrival, we board a motor-boat and cruise along a vast network of canals and channels to enjoy wonderful views of the Mekong River, including four famous islands “Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle and Phoenix”.

• Stop at one of the floating fish houses, in nets and wire baskets under their house, the villagers cultivate freshwater fish and shrimp - a major export product of the region.

• Cross the River to the other side, you will stop at a traditional workshop to witness a step-by-step process on how to make coconut candy, honey farming… while trying some yourself and listening to traditional music.

• Enjoy what local people offer by hand rowing a sampan along the shady, breezy canal. We will transfer to local transportation called Xe Lôi to travel throughout the villages.

We drive another 1,5 hours back to Hồ Chí Minh city and drop you at your hotel. End of services.

Included: Breakfast at the hotel, Transportation, tourist guide, entrance ticket, boat trip in Mekong Delta, Lunch, Hotel in HCM
Excluded: Drinks and personal expense

Experiences

Sai Gon

Blue Diamond Hotel

Day 8: Departure (B)

Transfer:
Activities:
Depart HCM city

Pick up from your hotel to go to HCM airport for your departure out of Vietnam. End your trip
Included: Breakfast at the hotel, Transfer from hotel to Tan Son Nhat airport.
Excluded: Meals and personal expense

Experiences

Day 1: Hanoi arrival

Soleil Boutique Hotel

Day 2: Hanoi city tour (Breakfast/ Lunch)

Soleil Boutique Hotel

Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)

Soleil Boutique Hotel

Day 4: Hanoi – Danang – Hoi An (B)

Son Hoi AN Boutique and Spa

Spacious room of 33 m2 to 37.05 m2 with balcony and view of the surroundings. Includes a comfortable sitting area with sofa, desk and a spacious en-suite bathroom with shower.

Day 5: Hoi an basket boat tour – cooking class (B/D)