Transport

- Door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services by private car - Private transfer from Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta - Air-conditioned bus between Hanoi and Halong Bay (2-way) - Air-conditioned bus or private cars for the excursions

Guide

Experienced English speaking guide French/German/Spanish/Russian/Chinese speaking guides are available upon request. The surcharge will be applied

Flights

Domestic flight from Hanoi to Da Nang ( included 20 kg luggage per person) Domestic flight from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh ( included 20 kg luggage per person) **The cost of internal airfares is paid separately upon arrival to Realistic Asia as a local payment. The airfare fees are separated from the main tour cost because the prices of internal airfare can vary based on a number of factors, such as travel period, availability of flights, and fuel taxes. We keep it as a local payment to benefit our travelers by keeping tour costs lower and providing more flexibility during the booking process, and ensuring that travelers have a smooth and stress-free experience while on their trip.

Meals

As per the tour program: B=breakfast L-Lunch D-Dinner

Hygieneprotocol

For visiting South-East Asia it is recommended (but not mandatory) to be vaccinated against Hepatitis A and B, Japanese Encephalitis, Typhoid, and Covid-19.  Please note, to enter Vietnam you need to provide a vaccination certificate for Covid-19, in Laos and Thailand you can enter without a certificate but need to provide a negative PCR or rapid test issued no earlier than 48 hours before arrival. In Cambodia, if you do not have the vaccination certificate you will be obligated to make a test at the airport upon arrival.  Please contact our team before the trip to get the latest updates on vaccination requirements

Others

– All sightseeing tickets according to the itinerary – Tissues and water on coach – Service charges and government tax – 24/7 hotline support guaranteed

Accommodation

4-star hotel: Hanoi: Tirant Hotel or similar Halong Bay: La Pandora Cruise Halong or similar Hoi An: Silkotel Hoi An or similar Ho Chi Minh: Alagon Saigon Hotel & Spa or similar 5-star hotel Hanoi: Apricot Hotel and Spa or similar Halong Bay: Doris Cruise or similar Hoi An: Palm Garden Hoi An or similar Ho Chi Minh City: The Myst Dong Khoi Hotel or similar Check-in room at 14:00 // Check-out room at 12:00 noon (Except Early check-in or Late check-out mentioned in the program)

Not included:

Insurance

Insurance not included

Others

X International flights and departure taxes X Beverage, Personal expenses, tips, and gratuities X Early check-in and late check-out (If not mentioned) X Compulsory Gala Dinner on 24 Dec, 31 Dec and 21 Jan (Tet) X Public holiday surcharge (Christmas and New Year, Tet holiday in Vietnam) if applicable X Surcharge for airport cabs from 12:00 am – 05:00 am X Visa stamping fee on arrival at the airport (Vietnam: $25/person) X Services not mentioned above

Optional

Other activities and services are not included

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Day 1 Welcome To Vietnam - Hanoi Arrival
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Welcome To Vietnam - Hanoi Arrival

Your trip begins with your arrival in Vietnam. Your private driver will meet and greet you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel by private transportation. Check in to the hotel and get over the jet lag. The remaining part of the day is at leisure. So, enjoy as all of you want to.

You can mooch through the streets of the city. Historic charm, architectural marvels, and various products are splashed all over this area.

After enjoying the first day by yourself and return to the hotel for a relaxing sleep.

Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2 Discover The Lifestyle Of Vietnamese Countryside (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Discover The Lifestyle Of Vietnamese Countryside (B/L)

Duration: 01 day

Location: Moc village, Ba Vi district, Hanoi (About 68km from central Hanoi city, about 1.5 hours by car)

Highlight:

Harvesting tea leaves on a traditional, 30-year-old Tea Plantation

Cooking with a friendly local host

Visiting local workshops in the village

Cycling across the rice field and villages

Traditional Foot Soak with herbs following the traditional recipes of Muong ethnic minority

08:00 – Private guide and car pick you up at your hotel/residence.

09:30 – Arrive to Ri village where you will start the trip at your host’s house with a welcome drink. Meet Duoc (Mr.) – a Vietnam War veteran and tea-farm owner who tells historical stories with his own experience.

10:00 – Follow Duoc to his vast tea-farm and learn how to harvest tea leaves. This is a green and peaceful place where you can enjoy beautiful scenery of the village. You may then help him pick tea leaves, and be shown how to collect the best part of the tea tree to make the most wonderful beverage of Vietnam – the traditional tea. Carry on with the process of producing tea at his small workshop, most of the works there are manual.

11:15 – Have a ten-minute drive to visit another host family in Moc village where you will enjoy a fun cooking class with Chin (Mrs.). She will show you how to cook some Vietnamese dishes and you will then enjoy lunch with food you helped cook.

13:30 – Stroll around the village and visit some local families to understand rural lifestyle and learn how tofu, conical hat and other local products are made.

14:45 – Enjoy a cycling trip through beautiful paddy fields and interact with local farmers by chance.

15:30 – Wrap up your countryside tour by a traditional foot bathing in warm water with herbs, following the traditional recipes of Muong ethnic minority. This will relay you (and your feet!) after cycling around the village.

16:00 – Drive back to your hotel/residence in Hanoi.
Day 3 Cruising To The Legendary Halong Bay (B/L/D) Sharing Cruise, Bus
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cruising To The Legendary Halong Bay (B/L/D) Sharing Cruise, Bus

08:15 – 08:45: Hotel or private address pick up with our shuttle bus. Short break halfway.

11:45 – 12:00: Arriving at Tuan Chau marina.

12:45 – 13:00: Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, and crew in the cruise briefing, and safety instructions.

13:00 – 13:15: A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through Islets of Con Vit.

16:00: The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay. The area is surrounding of extraordinary limestone karsts landscapes. We progress to Ong Cam Area of Lan Ha Bay- a separate part of Ha Long Bay. This is a quiet tourist paradise in Vietnam, enjoy kayaking and/or enjoy swimming in the crystal-clear waters of the Bay.

17:30 Back to Cruise, drop anchor for staying overnight. Enjoy cooking demonstration (teaching you how to make our speciality, Spring rolls) and the complimentary Sunset Party on the sundeck with local wine and fresh fruit.

19:00: Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. After dinner, retiring to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, wifi access or play exciting games.

Special Note: The itinerary can be changed without prior notice because of the weather’s condition or authority’s policy.

Overnight on board.
Day 4 Lan Ha Bay - Viet Hai Village - Van Boi Beach (B/L/D) Sharing Cruise, Bus
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lan Ha Bay - Viet Hai Village - Van Boi Beach (B/L/D) Sharing Cruise, Bus

06:00: Enjoy sunrise and admire the never-ending miraculous scenery of the Bay. Practice an invigorating Tai Chi session on the sundeck.

06:30: Light breakfast, coffee, and tea served.

08:00: Transfer to day boat to visit Viet Hai village. You will take a bicycle trip along the village path and go through rainforests and dark tunnels. Enjoy the stunning scenery of rice fields on the way. Stop at the village to relax. Visit an ancient local house, made from straw, mud, and bamboo...you will have a chance to see the local life in a valley of local people.

12:30: Back to day boat for visiting Lan Ha Bay. Lunch served on day boat.

13:30: Visit Lan Ha Bay, free kayaking to discover bay by yourself and swimming in the blue water.

Visit the Van Boi area, which is the heart of Lan Ha Bay, there are a lot of white sandy and coral beaches.

16:30: Return to cruise, time for relaxing.

17:30: Enjoy cooking demonstration (teaching you how to make our speciality, Spring rolls) and the complimentary Sunset Party on the sundeck with local wine and fresh fruit.

19:00: Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. After dinner, retiring to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, wifi access or play exciting games.

Special Note: The itinerary can be changed without prior notice because of the weather’s condition or authority’s policy.

Overnight on board.
Day 5 Get Off The Beaten Path In Halong Bay - Dark & Bright Cave – Hanoi ( B/L) Sharing Cruise, Bus
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Get Off The Beaten Path In Halong Bay - Dark & Bright Cave – Hanoi ( B/L) Sharing Cruise, Bus

06:00: Enjoy sunrise and admire the never-ending miraculous scenery of the Bay.

06:30: Light breakfast, coffee, and tea served.

07:15: Visit Dark & Bright Cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage.

09:15: Back to our La Pandora Cruise, relax before checking out.

10:00: Lunch is served on board.

12:00: Disembark at the Tuan Chau marina by tender. Take our shuttle bus to return to Hanoi

15:00 – 15:30: Arrival back at your hotel

Overnight in Hanoi
Day 6 Hanoi Fly To Hoi An (B) Flight Included
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Fly To Hoi An (B) Flight Included

Have breakfast at the hotel, have free leisure time until there will be a private cab to transfer you to the airport, and be ready for the next flight to Hoi An

Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 7 Cooking Class Local In Hoi An (B/L) Private Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cooking Class Local In Hoi An (B/L) Private Tour

Taking part in a cooking class is not only a fun activity but also offers great insight into the local culinary culture. In addition to learning awesome recipes, you get to make delicious food and memories to last a lifetime. Specially, we offer you a cooking class with the local villager to see the real Vietnam.

This morning you will be met at your hotel’s lobby by our local host who will lead you to the local market where not many tourists know. The best way to see the real culture is to ride a bicycle with our local host, so please be ready for this. Our local host will take you around and explain to you a lot of kinds of cooking spice and how Vietnamese cooks our healthy meal. Arriving to the local family, you will enjoy the basket boat around the water palm garden in front of the house just for fun before you do the hand-on cooking with our local chef. For our Vietnamese cooking, you will learn how to make green papaya salad, Hoian spring rolls, and Hoian special pancake, fish in the clay-pot or chicken with lemon grass. Lunch will be served with what you cook you back to the hotel for your free time.

Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 8 Hoi An Fly To Ho Chi Minh (B) - Flight Included
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An Fly To Ho Chi Minh (B) - Flight Included

Have some leisure time then transfer to Da Nang and take a flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 9 Mekong Delta (B/L) Private Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mekong Delta (B/L) Private Tour

(start 7.20 am – return around 17.30 )

7:20 am Pick up from hotel.

Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and a trip to Mekong Delta follows, depart for My Tho, the town that lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise Islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around the country lane and see orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and folk song music which is performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.

In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 10 Private Jeep Tour Sai Gon By Night: City Tour & Skybar (B) Private Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Private Jeep Tour Sai Gon By Night: City Tour & Skybar (B) Private Tour

Explore Ho Chi Minh City when crowds have dispersed and temperatures have cooled on a private tour of the city by open-air Jeep.

This offer will last 2,5 hours for you to enjoy all the faces of the nightlife of Saigon, the most unexpected places, in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, to share the true life of Saigon inhabitants by the time of an evening. Zoom past the famous must-see sights of Ho Chi Minh City and enjoy the panorama view of Saigon at best Skybar.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 11 Time To Say Goodbye - Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Time To Say Goodbye - Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)

Relish a healthy breakfast on the final day of your trip. Complete the hotel check-out formalities after which you can visit the local markets and buy souvenirs for your loved ones. Later, proceed for departure and board your flight back home.

Trip Ends.
Day 12 Time To Say Goodbye - Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Time To Say Goodbye - Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)

Relish a healthy breakfast on the final day of your trip. Complete the hotel check-out formalities after which you can visit the local markets and buy souvenirs for your loved ones. Later, proceed for departure and board your flight back home.

Trip Ends.

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Itinerary of your trip Deluxe Vietnam Aqua Life In 11 Days - 4 Stars And 5 Stars Op

Welcome To Vietnam - Hanoi Arrival

Discover The Lifestyle Of Vietnamese Countryside (B/L)

Cruising To The Legendary Halong Bay (B/L/D) Sharing Cruise, Bus

Lan Ha Bay - Viet Hai Village - Van Boi Beach (B/L/D) Sharing Cruise, Bus

Get Off The Beaten Path In Halong Bay - Dark & Bright Cave – Hanoi ( B/L) Sharing Cruise, Bus

Hanoi Fly To Hoi An (B) Flight Included

Cooking Class Local In Hoi An (B/L) Private Tour

Hoi An Fly To Ho Chi Minh (B) - Flight Included

Mekong Delta (B/L) Private Tour

Private Jeep Tour Sai Gon By Night: City Tour & Skybar (B) Private Tour

Time To Say Goodbye - Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)

Time To Say Goodbye - Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)

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