Vietnam In The Wake Of The Dragon In A Group

Arrive in Hanoi - Noi Bai International Airport. You will be met at the airport by your English-speaking guide and transferred to your hotel in downtown Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi

08:00A.m: We will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Museum, the One Pillar Pagoda, The French colonial Styled Presidential Palace, and the historical Temple of Literature, the first university of VietNam, built in 1070 in honor of Confucius

In the afternoon we will see the Museum of Ethnology and then attend a traditional Water Puppet show. This art originates from rural festivals in Vietnam. The artists – men and women – stand waist-deep in the water to manipulate the puppets, making them move about, talk and laugh and even dance on the surface of the water. The audience is meant to experience the atmosphere of a village festival. Then visit Hoan Kiem Lake (The Restored Sword Lake) and the Ngoc Son Temple, which is on an island in the northern part of the lake. We will enjoy a Cyclo tour along the narrow streets of the Old Quarter of Hanoi. The Old Quarter includes 36 old streets with each name representative of the type of merchandise sold in it.

After breakfast, drive to Halong Bay (3 hours), a UNESCO World Heritage site. Whoever comes to Vietnam should not miss the chance to visit Halong Bay, a picturesque blend of harmonious transition between the mountains and the sea.

The program will be changed depending on which cruise choosing.

Halong Bay is in the Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf and stretches over an area of 1,500 km2 with three thousand green islands that look like jewels. Upon arrival at the harbor, we will embark on a junk. We will enjoy a fresh seafood lunch on the boat while experiencing the majestic beauty of Halong Bay. The Junk is a wooden sailboat designed in a traditional Vietnamese style while offering a full range of modern amenities.

Visit the fascinating Dau Go Cave called “The Cave of Marvels” and Thien Cung Cave, the “Heavenly Palace Cave” surrounded by spectacular stalactites and stalagmites.

After dinner, enjoy fishing with local fishermen. The reflection of the limestone outcrops, the sight of fishing boats lit up in the darkness; enjoy these precious moments in one of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world.

Overnight on board the junk.

06.30-07.00: Welcome a new day with an amazing dawn on Bai Tu Long Bay. Refresh your body and soul with a Tai-chi session on the sundeck.

07.00-07.30: Catch the morning view of the seascape while enjoying breakfast with cookies and tea, at the café in the restaurant.

07.30-08.30: Visit Vung Vieng fishing village - the famous fishing farm by bamboo boat and discover the life of local people living on the surface of Halong Bay. (No swimming).

08.30-09.30: Pack up the luggage and check out of the cabin.

09.30-10.40: Enjoy brunch in the restaurant while cruising back to the tourist harbor.

11.00: Disembark from boat.

12.00: Your driver takes you back to Hanoi.

Guide and car pick up to Noi Bai Airport for the departure flight to Danang at about 01 hour

Arrive in Danang - Danang International Airport. You will be met at the airport by your English-speaking guide and transferred to your hotel in Hoian

08:00am: We depart from the hotel. Hoi An is an ancient port town and was home to one of Southeast Asia’s major international harbors from the 17th  to the 19th century. Some parts of Hoi An still look exactly as they did a century and a half ago. The city preserves hundreds of houses built of precious wood in its very own style. There is The Japanese Quarter linked with a Chinese neighborhood by the famous Japanese Covered Bridge, which was constructed in 1593. The Chinese community of Hoi An founded many temples and Assembly Halls, which are worth visiting. 
Transfer by car to Hue, the ancient capital of the Nguyen dynasty. Through the Nuvole pass, possibility to stop to take pictures. Hotel accommodation.
Overnight in Hue

Hue visits and royal dinner

After breakfast, we begin to visit the romantic city of Hue with a boat trip on the Perfume River. Landing to visit Thien Mu's pagoda and then the tombs of the King of Minh Mang (King of Vietnam from 1820 to 1841), of King Khai Dinh (King of Vietnam from 1885-1925), and the imperial city of the Nguyen dynasty (1804 - 1945) where hundreds of year’s old architectural works are preserved, including palaces and royal tombs of the Nguyen dynasty

Tour ends in Hue then transfer to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh
Arrive in Ho Chi Minh (or Saigon) - Tan Son Nhat International Airport. You will be met at the airport by your English-speaking guide and transferred to your hotel in downtown Saigon

08:00 am: Morning departure to the small town of Cu Chi, located 35 km from Saigon (1h30), an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence.

Visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels Network which became legendary during the 1960s for its role in facilitating Viet Cong control of a large rural area. At its height, the tunnel system stretched from the South Vietnamese capital to the Cambodian border; in the district of Cu Chi alone, there were over 250 km of tunnels. The network, parts of which were several stories deep, included innumerable trapdoors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers, and kitchens. The tunnels of Cu Chi were built over a period of 25 years beginning in the late 1940s.

Return to Saigon for Saigon city tour. 

Visit: Reunification Palace and Ben Thanh Market.

Visit Notre Dame Cathedral (1877-1883) right on the square and the beautiful French-style Post Office (1886-1891), with its glass canopy and iron structure designed by Gustave Eiffel.

Then, visit the famous War Remnant Museum, with armored vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs, and infantry weapons displayed both outside and inside. 

After breakfast, at 08:00 A.m, the Driver and guide pick up and transfer to My Tho

On arrival. We will take a river boat for a cruise along the river banks te see 4 islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, and Phoenix which belong to My Tho and Ben Tre City.

Across the river to Thoi Son island (Unicorn) to visit fruit gardens and coconut candy workshop. Enjoy 5 sorts of fresh fruits and a Mekong traditional music show. Explore the natural canal by rowing boat, which has more water coconut palm trees than other places in the country.

Take a land trip by horse carriage to travel to a small village to see fruit garden to fruit garden and the people’s life.  Visit the orchid flower and honey bee gardens where you enjoy pure honey with hot tea and fruit sweets and banana wine. 

Visiting the Mekong Organic Garden, the visitors will see how to do gardening where tropical fruit gardens were built from the rice paddies and waterways acting around the island. Visit an organic garden where visitors can pick longan fruits, and coconut, learn how to fish, cook Mekong local cakes.
Next Boat trip crossing the Mekong River to Phung Island to see the coconut, and grapefruit garden. Visit an ancient house, which is 150 years old.
Boat trip back to My Tho city boat station then transfer by car to Saigon, direct transfer to the airport for the return flight.