EXPLORE VIETNAM FROM SOUTH TO NORTH - 14 DAYS (14 Days - 13 Nights)

Ho Chi Minh Arrival
Pick up from Tan Son Nhat airport to your hotel in HCM city
Included: Car pick up from Tan Son Nhat airport, Hotel
Excluded: Meals, Drinks and Personal expense

8:30AM: Pick up from your hotel.
We will visit the following places of interest in the morning:

• The Reunification Palace: Here on April 30th, 1975 the Vietnam 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.
• War Remnants Museum: Formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes, this is a poignant display of the futility of war. Some of the black and white photography in the ‘Requiem’ exhibit is particularly touching, dedicated to both foreign and Vietnamese journalists and photographers who perished during the conflict. The courtyard outside contains the spoils of war, namely rusting jets, tanks and cannons captured from the American military machine.
• Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office: Built between 1877 and 1883 this is one of the best examples of classical French colonial architecture. Remarkably every stone used in its creation was shipped from France to Vietnam. Her two 40m towers, topped with iron spires dominate the city’s skyline. The Old Post Office is another example of French colonial architecture and is also the country’s largest post office. 
• Jade Emperor Pagoda: Built in 1909 in honor of the supreme Taoist god, this is one of the most spectacularly atmospheric temples in HCMC, stuffed with statues of phantasmal divinities and grotesque heroes. The pungent smoke of incense fills the air, obscuring the exquisite woodcarvings.
• After lunch at a local restaurant; we’ll take a cyclo to some of the bustling markets where Sài Gòn life thrives: Flower market, pet market, and second-hand market, even the market where accessories and parts for motorcycles are sold… and Bình Tây wholesale market, one of the biggest markets in Hồ Chí Minh city. 
• Your visit to Thiên-hậu temple, to gain insights into Vietnamese spiritual practices, will be the perfect finale for this enlightening and entertaining tour! 

• Our guide and driver will come back to pick you up at your hotel to start the foodie tour. You will discover our local food for your wonderful evening!
• PHỞ HOÀ is listed as one of the best Phở restaurant in Sài Gòn, Phở Hoà serves southern style Phở with a lot of veggies, bean sprouts, and chili paste.
• BÁNH XÈO, liberally “sizzling cake”, is named for the loud sizzling sound it makes when the rice batter is poured into the hot pan. It’s served with a lot of green veggies and mixed fish sauce.
• BÁNH CUỐN, rolled sheets, is made from a thin wide sheet of steamed rice batter filled with a mixture of cooked seasoned ground pork, mushroom, and minced shallots.
• BÁNH MÌ THỊT, Vietnamese baguette, consists of one or more meats, accompanying vegetables, and condiments.
• LẨU, hot pot, as elsewhere in Asia, typically includes thinly sliced meat, vegetables, tofu or seafood and a delicious soup.
• FRESH FRUITS, no better healthy dessert than a bowl of mixed tropical fruits with yogurt at the end of your tour.

8:30AM: Our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and drive around 2 hours to Bến Tre province by the Mekong River. We will stop on the way for refreshments and toilet.

• Upon arrival, we board a motor-boat and cruise along a vast network of canals and channels to enjoy wonderful views of life along the Mekong River.
• Stop at a brick kiln, where the locals work among clusters of beehive-shaped structures that churn out millions of bricks each year in handy traditional style. They offer a fascinating glimpse at a local industry.
• Crossing the River to the other side, we will stop at a traditional workshop to witness a step-by-step process on how to make coconut candy while trying some yourself.
• Visit a local family to see where they make traditional mats and enjoy some fruits and tea. It is a chance to interact with local people to know more about rural life.
• Enjoy what local people offer by hand-rowing a sampan along the shady, breezy canal.
• Take a motor cart or cycle ride on shady roads, pass by green fields and vegetable plantations, and find out about tropical culture from the villagers.
• Lunch will be served at a riverside restaurant with a Vietnamese 5-course set menu. Please request in advance if you have a food allergy, you are a vegetarian, or you observe Halal.
• Drive to Cần Thơ, the capital city of Mekong Delta. Upon arrival, we check in to a rustic homestay. Take a rest and enjoy a peaceful time within the authentic village. Tonight, you will join a cooking class guided by your local host and enjoy your wonderful dinner. Overnight in Cần Thơ.

Get up early; then have breakfast before taking a motor-boat along the river to Cái Răng floating market, the largest of its kind, where colorful boats carrying juicy fruits and vegetables gather for daily exchanging.

We continue the cruise and walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the residents as they go about their daily routines. Visit a flea market, a noodle factory, and tropical fruit gardens like papaya, mango, pineapple…

After that, we say goodbye to your host and continue our trip to Cái Bè village where you can have lunch at a local family house. Drive back to Hồ Chí Minh City and complete the tour excursion by taking you back to your hotel.

Included: Transportation, tourist guide, entrance ticket, boat on Mekong, breakfast, lunch, hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
Excluded: Dinner, Drinks and personal expense

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 Cu 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.

We drive back to Ho Chi Minh city to have lunch and transfer to Ho Chi Minh airport to take the flight to Nha Trang
Pick up from Nha Trang Airport to hotel

Included: Transportation Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi, Airport transfer, Tourist guide to Cu Chi, Flight ticket Ho Chi Minh - Nha Trang, Breakfast, Lunch, Hotel in Nha Trang
Excluded: Dinner, Drinks and personal expense

8:30: pick you up at your hotel, move to Cau Da port. From here, you will be on the vessel to begin the journey.

09:00 -12:00. Visit of Mun island

Mun island is the first park for conservation of marine life in Vietnam, where is appropriate for the growth of corals and tropical marine species. When coming here, tour guide will also give you the support equipment such as snorkel, goggles, life jackets for snorkeling to see corals and many other colorful sea creatures.

12:00 – 13:00. Time for lunch with grilled fresh seafood –  Barbecue

13:00 – 14: 30. Visit Mot island

We also have performance showed by our own music band to help tourists interact and relax. We make sure that it will give you unforgettable memories in the romantic Nha Trang sea.

Next, you will enjoy “Floating Wine Party” on the sea near Mot island, enjoy wine and fruits on the ocean, which is not same any bar in the world.

14:30 – 16:45. Visit Tam island with 4 – star entertainment zone.

Here, you can swim next to a white sandy beach or in a swimming pool with 2,700 square metres wide. Visitors also visit play area for children, visit the Old house and golf yard, enjoy the music and dance, kayaking , tent chair,

If you like strong feelings, you can participate in water sports such as banana float, parachute pulled by boat, Jetski, water motorbike … (costs excluded).

Then, you will enjoy “tropical fruits party” on the boat

16:45. The vessel come back to Cau Da port. Our driver and tour guide will take you back to your hotel
Included: Car, boat, snorkerling, tourist guide, entrance ticket, hotel
Excluded: Dinner, Drinks and personal expense

08:30: Pick you up at your hotel in Nha Trang city.
8:45. Visit Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography. You will see sea animals swimming in an aquarium; many of which are endemic, rare such as seals, sharks, demon fishes, stingrays, sea anemones, corals and so on. In particular, Nha Trang Oceanography Institute owns a huge collection of more than 20,000 specimens with over 4,000 species and a humpback whale skeleton with 18 meters long and 18 tons weight.
10:00. Visit Long Son Pagoda which was established by the monk Thich Ngo Chi in 1886, is the largest pagoda in Nha Trang city. When coming here, you will  see the unique statues located from the foot of the hill to the top Trai Thuy with  bronze Buddha statue in the main hall of 1.6 meters high and  700 kg weight; nirvana  Buddha statues with 17 m long; and the statue of Buddha Shrine seating sermon with 31 meters high.
11:00: Visit Ponagar tower - a population of temples of the ancient kingdom of Champa is mystery that many scientists today have yet deciphered. The clean and bright brick hasn’t stick mosses during thousands of years. The adhesive material makes a solid architecture block. In the behind of the main tower, the lovely Champa girls wearing traditional costumes perform attractive Apsara dances being in harmony with the lively sounds of the Champa ethnic iruments.
Back to your hotel and lunch by yourself
Afternoon: Free to relaxe on the beach
Evening: Take the night train to Da Nang
Overnight on the train - Soft Sleeper cabin
Included: Nha Trang city tour (transportation, tourist guide, entrance tickets), Breakfast, Transfer to Nha Trang Station, Train ticket Nha Trang - Da Nang (soft sleeper cabin)
Excluded: Lunch, Dinner, Personal expense

• 7:30AM – Tour guide and car Pick up from your Hotel in Hoi An town to visit My Son Sanctuary.
• 8:30-9:00AM – Arrive at My Son Sanctuary which has now been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This historical tourist attraction is located in a lush green valley, filled with dozens of red brick tours and structures dating between the 4th and 13th centuries.
• Back to Hoi An town for lunch
• 1:30PM – We continue discovering the various Ancient Houses of Hoi An, Fu Jian Meeting Hall and perhaps the most famous attraction of Hoi An; the 400 year old Japanese Covered Bridge. You’ll finish by seeing how the locals produce the silk for Hoi Ans famous silk and textile trade!
• Back to Hotel around 4:00PM
• Overnight in Hoi An

• 8:00 am: Pick up from your hotel in Hoi An. Starts the trip exploring Ba Na Hills one day.
• Take the cable car up to Ba Na Hills to explore the Debay Wine Cellar, Le Jardin D’Amour Flower Garden, The Golden Bridge, French Village – a classical ad romantic France with unique architectural works
• 12:30 pm: Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet).
• After lunch, continue visiting the Fantasy Park, walking in Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park.
• 15:00 – 15:30: Back to the cabin down the mountain. The car will take you to Da Nang airport to take the flight to Hanoi.
• Pick up from Noi Bai airport and transfer to your hotel in Hanoi
• Overnight in Hanoi

• 07:45am: Pick up a from the hotels in & around the Old Quarter, get on the 5B highway, arrive at Pha Got ferry, and then take a twenty minutes ride in the ferry to get to Cat Ba Island.
• 11:45h: Arrive in Beo Tourist Wharf, COZY BOUTIQUE Cruise warmly welcomes you! Enjoy the welcome drink, while (y)our tour guide delivers cruise briefing and safety instructions, and, hands over the keys to your cabins.
• 13h00 : Savor your delicious lunch while enjoying the stunning views of Lan Ha, the secluded & tranquil bay. Marvel at the uniquely shaped limestone towers and islands, including the famous Finger Islet & Candle Islet.
• 14h30: Do kayaking through the magnificent landscape of limestone mountains, visit  Ba Ham lakes (Three lakes) The only way to discover these mystical caves and lagoons is by kayaking. (depending on the tide on the day)
• Ba Ham Cave is a system of three hidden lagoons connected with each other by caves and then kayak to Ba Men beach, pristine and untouched surrounding, a truly romantic place to be in, for swimming or just lazing around basking in the glory of this location. (Depending on the weather or the level of water) We can kayak around three Peaches 
• 16h30: Back to COZY BOUTIQUE Cruise and get to enjoy the sunset party on the Sundeck, with snacks & fruits, while at the same time joining in a traditional cooking class. Wherein, the chef demonstrates how to prepare Spring rolls  You could try your hand, too. Then continue to enjoy our Happy Hour deals in all the bars on cruise. 
• Before the dinner time, our experienced captain chooses the most tranquil area to anchor for the overnight stay.
• 19h00: Savour delicious local food prepared and served to you by our masterful onboard catering staff. BBQ
• Enjoy the landscape of the bay in the night time, up on the top deck. Relax whilst enjoying drinks from the bar. Try your hand at night squid fishing, playing card or chess or simply gazing at the stars. 
• Overnight on boat

• 6h10: Wake up for Sunrise on sundeck
• 7:00: Have breakfast on board while getting to enjoy the most peaceful areas of Lan Ha bay.
• 8:00: This ultra-interesting activity - a chance to ride the bicycles through the forest, visiting Viet Hai village (12km), a nondescript idyllic village amidst the jungle, almost concealed by the towering mountain ranges of the Cat Ba National Park. This bicycle riding trip along the lake waters & the village path, going through a dark tunnel witnessing the soothing rice fields and lake is an unparalleled experience. 
• Optional electric car ride is available 
• 10h:00 : Cozy Boutique cruise welcomes you back on board and you can freshen up & relax before getting to settle your bills & check-out the room.
• 10h:45: A well prepared lunch is served while Cozy Boutique cruise gently navigates, through the emerald waters & numerous karst mountains, towards the harbour.
• 11h45 – 12:00 : Disembark Cozy Boutique cruise
• 12h30: Transfer back to Hanoi.
• 17h00: Arrive back in Hanoi & comfortably into your hotel
• Overnight in Hanoi

8:00AM, pick up at your hotel and head out for Ninh Binh (2 hours driving). There is a beautiful roadside scenery on the way.
10:00: Arriving in Ninh Binh city, first pay a visit to Hoa Lu – the ancient Royal Capital of Vietnam, visit the two temples: Temple of King Dinh and King Le, admire the unique architecture from ancient times.
11:00: Continue to Tam Coc and have lunch at a nice restaurant with many local delicacies. Then boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (2.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, a very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.
Time permits, you can also visit Bich Dong pagoda nearby and climb up the mountain to have a wonderful perspective view of the Bich Dong and Tam Coc.
17h00: Return to Hanoi
19h00: Arrive in Hanoi
Optional: Riding a bike through the countryside in Tam Coc  you will wallow in a wonderful landscape of mountain, valley and river, enjoy the spectacular views from Ninh Binh’s stunning countryside.

Included: Transportation, Tourist guide, Boat in Tam Coc, Entrance tickets, Lunch, Hotel
Excluded: Dinner, Drinks and Personal Expense

Free and Depart
Pick up from your Hotel and transfer to Noi Bai Airport to depart back to your home
End tour
Included: Transfer from Ha noi to Noi Bai airport
Excluded: Meals, International airplane ticket, personal expense