The Soul Of Authentic Vietnam
6 Days

On arrival at Ho Chi Minh's Tan Son Nhat International airport, you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel in town. Afternoon, we will visit Reunification Palace, Old Post office, Notre dame cathedral & Ben Thanh market for shopping time. Free on your own and then having dinner in a local restaurant.

The Mekong Delta is the southernmost region of Vietnam. It is often referred to as the rice bowl of Vietnam as it produces three crops of rice per year. The fertile Mekong Delta is also famous for its tropical fruits and flowers.

Arrive in My Tho where you board a private local boat for a leisurely cruise along the river past stilt houses, fruit plantations. Continue by boat to Tan Thach in Ben Tre, and board a hand-rowed sampan to float along natural canals shaded by coconut trees, then sample seasonal fruit and honey tea accompanied by locals performing Southern Vietnamese folk music. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, try the delicious coconut candy and observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, try the delicious coconut candy and observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. You will visit the Vinh Trang pagoda before heading back to HCMC. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in HCMC.

In the morning you will visit the Cu Chi tunnels. The tunnel system stretched over 250km from Saigon to the Cambodian border and was three levels deep. Lunch at local restaurant. Transfer to the airport for your afternoon flight to Hanoi capital. Our guide will pick you at Noi Bai airport and then transfer you to the hotel in Hanoi for your relax. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Upon meeting you at your hotel at 8:00 am, we will drive to Halong City, an approximately 3.5-hour drive. Once in Halong City, you will board your boat for a four-hour cruise of this stunning area, stopping along the way to visit one of the most beautiful limestone caves in the area. After breakfast, we do a half day boat trip to discover wonderful Ha Long Bay. Admire hundreds of wonderful limestone formations arising from emerald green water, visit the dramatic caves, grottos such as Thien Cung cave (Paradise Grotto). Lunch will be served on boat with the fresh seafood. Then, you will cruise back to the harbor and return to your hotel in Hanoi for an overnight stay.

Breakfast at hotel. You will start visiting first place named Tran Quoc Pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake. Visit Ho Chi Minh’s complex included his mausoleum, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father, walking along Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived and worked from 1958 to 1969. Visit One-Pillar Pagoda – the one modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi city.

In the afternoon, visit one of Hanoi's museums, either the History Museum OR the Museum of Ethnology. The History Museum is housed in an elegant building from the 1930s and includes exhibits spanning the entirety of Vietnam's history including prehistory, proto-Vietnamese civilizations, the Dong Son Culture, the Oc-Eo Culture and the Khmer Kingdoms. The alternative to the visit of History Museum is the Museum of Ethnology (close on Monday), which brings to life the astonishing ethnic diversity in Vietnam, with art and artifacts from the 54 different ethnic groups that inhabit the country.

You will visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple the focal point of the city. Enjoy a traditional water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Free time in the morning and our private car will transfer you to the Noi Bai airport for your home flight.

We hope you have had a memorable trip and wish you pleasant onward travels!