Upon arrival at Hanoi Noi Bai Airport your driver and guide will meet you and they will transfer you to your hotel. Check-in at 14.00 pm and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

*Our guide will be waiting you on gate A1 of the international terminal*

Start your day with visit the Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum. The Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum is dedicated to the famous supply route from the Communist north to the occupied south of Vietnam. The objects on display convey the process of building, fighting and growing of the army and people along Ho Chi Minh Trial as well as stories of the heroic Truong Son soldiers in the war of resistance and during the national renovation, the solidarity of three Indochinese countries on the legendary: “Ho Chi Minh Trail”. Then, visit the B52 Victory Museum, definitely a must see and learn experience about the Vietnam War history. You will have chance to talk with our veterans Nguyen Hong My who have been on B52 fighting in Hanoi. He is the first Vietnamese pilot to shoot down an American fighter jet in 1972. This will be a great opportunity to listen to their stories and learn about the Vietnamese experience during the war. The museum especially illustrates the victory of Hanoi people and armed forces over the US strategic B-52 air raid in late December 1972. Vietnam’s determined soldiers, pilots and militiamen shot down 81 of the raiding aircraft, including 34 of the giant B52s. The last stop is Long Bien Bridge (originally named Doumer Bridge), built in 1902 by Sir Gustave Eiffel’s company, it’s the symbol of courageous capital in wars. More than 100 years with decades of war, Long Bien Bridge was bombed many times by air attacks by American army in 1967, 1972; and many spans of the bridge were destroyed. The left spans still remaining today remind us of an unforgettable past. Then, you will have lunch before starting your afternoon tour.

After lunch, visit Hoa Loa Prison (later known as Hanoi Hilton), was used to house Vietnamese political prisoners, as well as French and American prisoners of war, and offers a fascinating and chilling glimpse of prison life. Most of the original prison was demolished in 1996 to make way for the Hanoi Towers serviced apartment and office complex, but the southernmost corner has been preserved and reopened to the public as a memorial to the revolutionaries who died here in atrocious conditions. Later, you will visit the Museum of History. In here preserving more than 7,000 precious objects, some aged thousand years old which represent the cultural diversity of the country. Historic objects exhibited here are not only Vietnamese origin but also consists other culture like China, Japan, Thailand and especially Champ with more than 50 stone-engraved back to 7th-13th centuries. Continue walking around the Old Quarter of Hanoi, also known as the 36 streets. This bustling area of narrow streets is home to thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. Hang Gai Street offers silk clothing ready-made and tailored, embroidery, and silver products. Hang Quat, the street that formerly sold silk and feather fans, now stuns the visitor by its brilliantly colored funeral and festival flags and religious objects and clothing. To Tich Street connects the above two and is still the wood turner’s street. Hang Ma glimmers with shiny paper products, such as gift wrappings, wedding decorations and miniature paper objects to burn for the dead. Lan Ong Street is a sensual delight of textures and smells emanating from the sacks of herbal medicinal products: leaves, roots, barks, and powders. Enjoy your shopping time!

You will be picked up by your private transfer with guide. Then, transfer you from your hotel and convey you to the pier in Halong. Transfer to cruise ship. Welcome drink – cruise briefing, safety instructions, check-in cabins. Depart to Halong Bay – cruise and program commence. Enjoy lunch while the cruise sails passing by magnificent sceneries of the World Heritage site. In the afternoon, explore Sung Sot cave, hiking up and down 600 steps to the magnificent limestone formations of the biggest and most marvelous cave in Halong bay or enjoy kayaking (with supplement) around the islet. Back to the vessel and participate in cooking demonstration with cruise’s chef. Enjoy your dinner on board.

*** The itinerary is subjected to change depending on your cruise. Above is the general itinerary, each cruise will have their own route and itinerary.

The best time to observe Halong Bay is in the early morning and we suggest that if you didn’t get to witness it yesterday that now is your last chance. Join an early morning Tai Chi session on the sundeck while tea, coffee and assorted pastries are being served. Relax on board or go visit Titov Island.

Check out of your cabin and enjoy the last stage of your trip with a delicious brunch as we continue to cruise back towards harbor through scenery. After a final farewell from our staff, you will be transported back to the pier. Disembarkation and your guide and driver will transfer you directly to Hanoi Airport for your flight to Dong Hoi.

*** The itinerary is subjected to change depending on your cruise. Above is the general itinerary, each cruise will have their own route and itinerary.

Meet your driver and guide for your transfer to Hanoi Airport for your flight to Dong Hoi.

Fly from Hanoi to Dong Hoi with Economy Class

Upon arrival at Dong Hoi Airport, meet your driver and guide for your transfer to the hotel.

In the morning, pick up from local accommodation in Chay Lap or Phong Nha and transfer to visit Phong Nha Botanic Garden. Drive on the Victory Road 20 – a historic road used during the Vietnam War. Stop at Tra Ang Bridge and enjoy a brilliant photo opportunity out over the mountains. Visit 8 Ladies Cave and the memorial temple for a short memorable experience. Travel to Paradise Cave (Dong Thien Duong) and enjoy Paradise Cave for two hours – which includes around 540 steps to the top of the hill. It’s tough but there is a real sense of accomplishment when you get to the top, and then find yourself walking down into Paradise Cave. Lunch at Chay Lap Riverside. You have a chance to go for a swim and relax on our sun chairs or may enjoy 45 minutes kayaking in the beautiful river. After lunch, cycling from Chay Lap to Tram Village. Enjoy a short walk through the village, learning about their stories and way of life on the river banks in one of the poorest towns of Phong Nha. Continue cycling back to Phong Nha, and stop at Oxalis Headquarters. From here you can wander back to your local accommodation, or a transfer will be organized if you stay at a farmstay or hotel in this area.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you at Chay lap Farmstay for your trip to Hue. Depart for Quang Tri province to visit the Demilitarization Zone. Next to visit Vinh Moc Tunnel – an underground network built by villagers as the shelter to avoid bombings during war time, where the entire village lived underground in these tunnels with wells, kitchens, rooms, family, hospital, etc.  Then, visit Hien Luong Bridge and Ben Hai River is located on the 17th Parallel which was the landmark that divided Vietnam into North and South with two different governments. Have lunch at a local restaurant in Dong Ha town. After that, head toward Hue for your stay.

After an early breakfast, you will meet your guide and you will visit the Forbidden Purple City, constructed under the Emperor Gia Long, in the early 19th century. It is in the Citadel of Hue, which was badly damaged during the Tet offensive of 1968. Established as the capital of unified Viet Nam in 1802, Hue was not only the political but also the cultural and religious center under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. Hue was declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 1993. At noon, we will stop for lunch at a local restaurant.

Later, you will visit the characteristic Thien Mu Pagoda. Then, you will visit the tombs of the emperor’s Thieu Tri and Tu Duc. Thieu Tri is Tu Duc’s father and reigned from 1841 – 1847. Tu Duc was Vietnam’s fourth emperor and lived from 1829 until 1883. During his reign, Vietnam lost its independence to France. Tu Duc is said to have had 104 concubines. And of the tour will visit Conical hat village: To see and learn how the locals make the conical hat (non la). Non la – traditional indispensable accessory expressing the hidden charm and simplicity of women. Incense stick making village: Observe how locals make sandalwood and cinnamon incense.

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and meet your driver and guide to depart to Hoi An. Arriving at the lagoon, embark on their local boat and enjoy the idyllic panorama of crystal-clear water overlooked by the Annamite Cordillera covered by jungle, the heaven’s door. In the surrounding area, there are no factories, the lagoon is very clean and is home to a lot of crabs, snappers, red mullets, grouper, shrimp, squid etc… First stop to discover their fishing post, demonstration of the local fishing technique, then continue by boat to visit the oyster and mold farm of the family. With your guide, you will learn everything about the local life which depends on the lagoon. Have lunch in an authentic stilt house above the water. Try the delicious fresh seafood prepared by the family and enjoy an unforgettable moment with them, in the middle of the lagoon and surrounded by an amazing landscape of clear water and mountains.

Option: swimming

*** This itinerary may be changed subjected to the weather conditions & covid situation

When the tour finishes, head toward Hoi An.

At 8:30am, we will start a walking tour through this charming small town made of hundreds of historic houses, congregation halls, pagodas and other structures. Its buildings and its streets reflect the indigenous and foreign influences this town had, defining it as a unique heritage and multi-cultural site. There’s plenty to see in this delightful town, such as the Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tan Ky House, Chua Ong Pagoda and the vibrant local market. We will visit all of them in this walking tour.

After lunch at a local restaurant, you will be driven to the World Heritage ‘My Son Sanctuary’. Your guide will show you the remains of the remarkable towers constructed by the Cham builders, many centuries ago. This sanctuary is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples built between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa. The temples are dedicated to the worship of the god Shiva, known under various local names, the most important of which is “Bhadresvara”. In 1937, French scholars began to restore the temples at Mỹ Sơn. In 1937 and 1938, the main temple and the smaller temples surrounding it were restored. However, many historical buildings were destroyed during the Vietnam War and this temple was damaged by the attacks. Return to Hoi An town by a local boat, and then you will have free time at leisure to relax and discover this beautiful town on your own

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Quang Ngai. You will visit My Lai, The My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968. Arriving Quang Ngai, you will start to visit My Lai Museum for learning about the war in this area in the past. You will reach to My Lai massacre where you spend an hour there to see the complex of Massacre with Monument. The House of Evidence where documents, photos, and objects which testify to the massacre such as shirts, a pair of sandals of a killed child, all kinds of cups and plates, cookers and pans holed by cartridge, and wooden bells used for reciting prayers. You will have a deep impression of the part in Vietnam war.

Today you will have free time at leisure until your driver and guide pick you 2.5 hrs before departure time to Danang Airport for your flight to Saigon.

Fly from Danang to Saigon with Economy Class

Upon arrival at Saigon Airport, meet your driver and guide for your transfer to the hotel. Check in at 14.00 hrs and enjoy the rest of your day with leisure.

This morning, your driver will take you to visit the famous Cu Chi tunnels. The tunnels are 75 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, in an area that played an important role during Vietnam’s wars for independence and reunification. More than 200 km of tunnels were built here by the Vietnamese guerrillas and are often the highlight of South Vietnam touring. This morning you will be able to explore the bedrooms, meeting rooms, air-raid shelters, smokeless kitchens, and experience life underground in this extraordinary tunnel complex.

Return to Saigon for lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda, one of the most spectacularly atmospheric temples in HCMC, stuffed with statues of phantasmal divinities and grotesque heroes. Continue on to the Reunification Palace, former residence of the presidents of South Vietnam before 1975. Next, you will visit two iconic architectural landmarks the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office built between 1877 and 1883 by renowned designer Gustav Eiffel. Then we will head towards the War Museum, one of Vietnam’s most popular museums which primarily exhibit the American phase of the Vietnam War.

Note: The Notre Dame Cathedral have renovated for 5 years, and it’s planned to finish in 2023. You will see this favorite cathedral from outside only

You will be on board at the tourist boat station in Cai Be and welcomed with cold towels, fresh coconut. Boating and enjoying the fresh air on the Mekong River, the tourists pass by the Cai Be floating market (not busy), the original style of commerce on the Mekong River Visiting the local pop rice, coconut candy workshop and knowing the ways bee-breeding tasting honey tea by breezy river. Boating to visit the local fruit gardens and a way of horticulture and listening to the traditional music, is the best chance for relaxation. It takes about 20 minutes for row sampan with discovery feelings. Crossing the Mekong River to An Binh island to see daily life along the river. Visiting the brick & pottery factory where the tourists know how to make the brick and the pottery from the local clay and styles with the traditional technique. End the tour in Vinh Long. Then, head toward Can Tho for your overnight stay.

After an early breakfast we will board our local boats to visit the Cai Rang Floating Market, the most famous floating market of the Mekong Delta. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and the bustling activity of the market. We will further venture through small canals visiting a Fruit orchard Ba Cong. You will see many kinds of fruits in this Mekong Delta. Back to your hotel after, check out and head toward Chau Doc.

Tra Su Cajuput Forest

Meet your guide and continue our trip to one of the area’s most peaceful spots, Tra Su Cajuput Forestto enjoy the fresh atmosphere with various kinds of fauna and flore and to watch birds.  Endowed with its natural beauty, the 845-hecta of Cajuput Forest is an ideal tourist destination to escape yourself from busy city life. After sitting on a motor boat for around 30 minutes to contemplate the natural sights, you will take to the rowing boat to see bird nests and listen to the bird music. Afterwards, take a short break at coffee shop, rest in a hammock and enjoy the Palm juice. You can walk on foot, climb up the 25-meter observation post to enjoy the fascinating view over the mountain in the area, the expanses of mangrove forest and the white dots of flying storks. Drive back to the hotel.

The Ba Chuc Massacre is a historical site that bears the marks of the hideous crime of the Pol Pot or Khmer Rouge forces, who invaded this land and barbarously massacred thousands of its people during the southern-west border war. Let’s come and experience this historic tour to recall the sacrifices of Vietnamese compatriots, as well as to hear about the heartrending stories and the worst loss of the locals during 1978 and early 1979. After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up at meeting point and depart for Ba Chuc Gravehouse. Driving up the torturous road toward the mountainous area crossing the palm tree plantations, visitors can rest alongside the road for photo shootings a must-see Cuu Trung Dai, on the National Route 91, under Nha Ban Town. It is a holy-see temple of Caodaism which takes charge of administration of the Religion and missionary activities for locals. Its remarkable structures are three solemn towers: Bat Quai (Eight Trigrams), Cuu Trung (Nine Hells) and Luc Gia (Hexagonal Tower) Second stop, you will visit Dong Lai Meditation Center or Phật Nằm Pagoda (a nickname the folks gave the pagoda, for the statue of Reclining Buddha), has been also famous for its vegan crispy pancakes.

There are currently more than 10 volunteers making pancakes in the pagoda. Usually, at least two-three people in the kitchen are being surrounded by 12 fryingpans at the same time, properly making about free 300 pancakes every hour in order to serve the pilgrims. If ones want to enjoy the delicious vegan pancakes with fresh vegetables, just get in line for turn meanwhile experience the skillful cooking process of the local master chefs. Car continually drives up the mountainous region for the journey to Ba Chuc Commune. Once entering the Ba Chuc Massacre, visitors can see close-up how the Vietnamese were massacred by the Khmer Rouge, when more than 3,000 local peasants including children, woman and elderly people were killed. The whole area features 7 historical sites: grim stele, bone temple, guest house, traditional exhibition house, water house, and lotus lake between Phi Lai Pagoda and Tam Bửu Pagoda. Inside the house sits an octagonal glass box that contains the 1159 remains of the Pol Pot’s victims Also at this place, you will walk around to see Phi Lai and Tam Buu Pagoda constructed by the followers of the Buddhist Sect of Tu Hieu Nghia – a patriotic intellectual of the Can Vuong Movement which were recognized as historical monuments in 1980. Though the pagoda experienced hundreds of invasions, fires from the French invaders at the early days of the war, it has been strongly existed overtime up to now. There is also a huge ancient rice hull having been preserved so far as a precious relic, but just being known by few people.

Today you will have free time at leisure. Your guide and driver will transfer you back to Saigon.

6PM, you will drive to the Dragon Wharf to embark the emperors’ dragon boat Bonsai Cruise for buffet dinner along Saigon River. During dining on an extensive selection of Asian and Western cuisine, you will enjoy a mix of live western jazz, classical and traditional Vietnamese music as well as a dance performance.

4* – Overnight at Grand Saigon Hotel, Premium Deluxe Room

5* – Overnight at Caravelle Saigon Hotel, Deluxe Room

Today you will have free time until your driver and guide pick you up 3.0 hours before your departure time and transfers you to the airport for your flight home.

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