Transport

• Private transportation Airport Pick up & Drop off in Ho Chi Minh city/Danang/Hue/Hanoi. • Air-conditioned Limousine/Shuttle bus as itinerary for tours in Ho Chi Minh city, Hue, Danang, Hanoi, Halong. • Cruise trip on Halong Bay.

Others

Transportation by Private/Limousine/shuttle bus as itinerary. Professional English-speaking guide. Accommodations at hotels in the central (Sharing Double/Twin/Triple room) with daily breakfast. Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner). Boat trips specified the tour program in Mekong Delta, Halong bay. Kayaking or bamboo boat on Halong cruise. All entrance, permission and visiting fees. Purified water and wet towel. Welcome Drink on the cruise. Kayaking, Cooking and Squid Fishing on the Halong Cruise. Cruise on Halong Bay (Available decorate and set up the honeymoon room and prepare Birthday cake). 24/7 hotline staffed by knowledgeable service personnel.

Guide

Local Professional English speaking guide.

Accommodation

Accommodations at hotels in the central (Sharing Double/Twin/Triple room) with daily breakfast. + 03 nights at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city: 03 nights. + 01 night at hotel in Can Tho: 01 night. + 03 nights at hotel in Hoi An Anciant Town. + 02 nights at hotel in Hue. + 03 nights at hotel in Hanoi ( in the Old Quarter area). + 01 night on cruise in Halong bay. 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).

Optional

Please feel free to contact us to explore the options for upgrading to the Deluxe 4* or Luxury 5* category for accommodations during your trip. Additionally, if you are interested in extending the accommodation for each destination in the itinerary or adding extra days to visit other highlights, we would be happy to assist you further. Thank you!

Meals

Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner) without drinks. + 13 Breakfast at hotel and cruise. + 08 Lunch at restaurant and cruise. + 01 Dinner on cruise.

Not included:

Flights

International Flight and Domestic flights: Ho Chi Minh city - Danang/ Hue - Hanoi.

Others

Visa on arrival Vietnam. Personal travel insurance. International/Domestic flights . All personal expenses. All gratuities and tips to driver and tour guide. Extra fee for Single Supplement.

Insurance

Insurance is not included in the tour package. It is essential to have travel insurance for this tour. It is recommended to ensure that you are adequately covered. If you do not have travel insurance, TourRadar has collaborated with World Nomads to offer a convenient solution. You can find more information about travel insurance and how to obtain it through TourRadar by visiting this link: (https://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).

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Day 1 Ho Chi Minh City Arrival (N/A)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh City Arrival (N/A)

You will be warmly welcomed upon arrival at airport in Ho Chi Minh city and transferred to your hotel. You will have free time. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

A O Show as optional.

The name ‘A O’ derives from ‘Lang Pho’, which means ‘village and city’. The show depicts the charming beauty and cultural richness of Vietnamese life in the countryside, in contrast with the nation’s racing urbanization. The show is a unique mix of bamboo circus, acrobatic acts, dance, and theatrical visual art. The live music echoes Vietnamese Southern work songs. All in all, this beautiful blend of genres creates a unique stage language, which well captures the essence of Vietnam’s fascinating culture.

Giant woven baskets turn into flamingos and crabs, among other imaginative creatures and contraptions, thanks to the clever performers behind the A O Show. Visit the historic Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City for this sophisticated cultural show featuring traditional music, dance and acrobatics. Beautiful choreography and stunning optical illusions lend to a story about how a rural Vietnamese community adapts to urbanization. Grab a complimentary beverage before settling into your seat for the family-friendly performance.

Guests ride pillion behind Indochina Today Travel drivers to enjoy and experience the Vietnamese night life with friends. This tour includes free flowing drinks and all you can eat, so come with an appetite.

The À Ố Show combines exciting elements such as bamboo cirque, acrobatics, contemporary dance, and theatrical visual arts. This marvelous show is performed at the Saigon Opera House and is a must-do while visiting Ho Chi Minh city.

Meal: N/A

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
Day 2 Ho Chi Minh City – Ben Tre – Can Tho (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh City – Ben Tre – Can Tho (B/L)

Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight in the hotel (family home-stay with dinner can be arranged on request). Free time to visit bustling Can Tho market. Overnight in Can Tho.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Can Tho
Day 3 Cai Be Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cai Be Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)

Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river ( Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Be floating market which are the liveliest in the whole religion.

Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
Day 4 Ho Chi Minh City – Halfday Cu Chi Tunnels (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh City – Halfday Cu Chi Tunnels (B)

Located 60km from Ho Chi Minh, Cu Chi Tunnel is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists – the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens.

Today, ducks and water buffalos happily co-exist in the rivers along the side of the road. However, the peaceful rural rice paddy scenery belies the area’s violent history. Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage & defoliation over this whole area, caused by bombing and mines. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a “Free Target Zone”.

Start our tour in the morning, before entering the tunnels visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. You will spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food during the war). Return to Ho Chi Minh city.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
Day 5 Ho Chi Minh City – Flight To Da Nang – Hoi An (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh City – Flight To Da Nang – Hoi An (B)

Breakfast at hotel, then free until transfer to the airport, fly to Danang,

Arrival Danang airport, our driver pick you up and transfer to Hoi An. Free and overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Day 6 Hoi An Free Day (B) (Tra Que Water Wheel Tour & Hoi An Memories Show As Optional – B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An Free Day (B) (Tra Que Water Wheel Tour & Hoi An Memories Show As Optional – B/L)

Having breakfast at hotel.

All day free in Hoian.

Optional:

*Tra Que Water Wheel Tour – Hoi An farming and fishing daily tour

Indochina Today Travel provides you with a close-up and intimate exposure to both the local farming and fishing communities. Accompanied by your tour guide, you commence the day leisurely cycling along country roads witnessing local Vietnamese rural life first hand, discovering all manner of photo opportunities – maybe a water buffalo working in a rice paddy field; colorful roadside market stalls or farmers tending their crops. The photo opportunities are endless. As well you will experience the friendliness of the local people greeting you along the way.

Departure Time: 8:00 am // Tour Runs: Minimum 2 persons. Maximum on request

YOUR TOUR PROGRAM INCLUDE:

– Tour guide meets you at your hotel. Cycle to a local Tra Que village traveling along picturesque country roads. Share in the daily work life of local farmers – maybe hoeing in the fields or harvesting the crops – even riding a water buffalo. Board the LVP Travel boat and cruise to the mouth of the river where it meets the Cua Dai Sea

– Learn and try your hand at local traditional fishing techniques using round and cast nets. Learn to paddle the strange and unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats. Explore the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers on both sides

– Back on-board our Indochina Today Travel boat, enjoy a cold beer or soft drink and a Complimentary Traditional Fisherman’s Lunch prepared by our chef Captain Cook. Return to hotel by coach

*Hoi An Memories Show

This grand cultural performance sweeps you up and takes you on a journey. You see the town grow beginning as a small farmer’s house with his new family, then around them, Hoi An springs from the earth. The show moves through the ages portraying Hoi An’s construction, royal marriage alliances, the introduction of lanterns and trade and foreign influence.

The show itself is on a purpose-built island on the Thu Bon River. Carved from a massive triangle at the tip of the island and assembled to look like two opposing river banks in Hoi An.

Be amazed by the world’s largest outdoor show that features more than 500 performers!

Watch the traditional performances of the Hon Viet Show or hop on a basket boat in the Coconut Forest

Enjoy the theme park, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, and try delicious Vietnamese specialties

*The Hon Viet Show is located in Da Nang City and the Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest is located in Cam Thanh, Hoi An. Both are in different venues.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Day 7 Hoi An Free Day (B) – Hoi An Cooking Class As Optional (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An Free Day (B) – Hoi An Cooking Class As Optional (B)

Having breakfast at hotel.

All day free in Hoian.

Optional:

* Hoi An Cooking Class

08:30: Local guide pick up at the hotel. Go to market with our chef (about 30 minutes) by taxi. We will have chance to see and experience the noise as well as directly contact to sellers. In addition to this, we will show the ingredients for using in our lesson.

09:15: Transfer to Cam Thanh village by car or boat on the way, you can explore the beautiful views of Vietnamese countryside, see the water coconut trees growing together.

11:00: Enjoy welcome drink and take a rest at our restaurant, then join cooking class. Our chef will teach you how to cook some local food. After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked.

13:00: Return to the hotel

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
Day 8 Hoi An – Hue – Ancient Citadel (B/L) – (Royal Dinner Optional)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An – Hue – Ancient Citadel (B/L) – (Royal Dinner Optional)

Having breakfast at hotel.

7h15am: shuttle bus picks you up at your hotel in Hoian to start to visit Hue.

Hue has many well-known places to visit, but if you have only half a day then I think you should visit two very prominent place-names as Thien Mu Pagoda and Hue Citadel.

Our guide will pick up you and start with a visit to the Imperial Citadel, which is a walled fortress and was intended to be a copy of Chinese Emperors’ Forbidden City in Beijing, China. After accessing the Ngo Mon Gate, we will take in the Purple Forbidden City. The Forbbiden City was reserved for the Nguyen royal family from the 18th century until the mid-1900s. Unfortunately, American bombing in 1968 in response to a communist takeover of Hue flattened most of the city. As we can see, only a few buildings are left such as Thai Hoa Temple, Can Thanh Temple, The Mieu, and Hieu Lam Cac, but all the remains make a well worth visit.

Leave the Imperial Citadel we drive along the bank of Huong river to Thien Mu Pagoda. Here we visit the 7-storey octagonal tower, a symbol of Hue. Afterwards, transfer back to your hotel. Tour ends.

Optional:

* Royal Dinner

In the evening, you can enjoy Special Royal Dinner on Perfume River with live traditional music performances. Be a King & Queen in Royal Dinner with Royal long Dresses!

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 9 Hue - Bach Ma National Park (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hue - Bach Ma National Park (B/L)

Bach Ma National Park is a protected biodiversity area located 40km from Huế city in central Vietnam, bordering Danang city.

It offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the wild nature of the jungle mountains. By joining a Bach Ma National Park Tour, tourists can experience a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, trekking, swimming, and sightseeing.

8h00 -8h30am: The tour begins with a pick-up from your central hotel in Hue by our driver and tour guide.

From there, it takes approximately one hour to reach the foot of the mountain and another 30 minutes to reach the summit of Bach Ma National Park. At the summit, tourists can ring the peace bell and take in the breathtaking views of the surrounding rivers, mountains, and lagoons.

Along the way, tourists will encounter beautiful sights such as streams, waterfalls, and the Five Lakes. A stop for a picnic lunch and the opportunity to swim and relax on the rocks.

In the afternoon, the tour continues to Rhododendron Waterfall, offering a stunning view of the mountains. On the way back, tourists can also see a large Buddha statue before returning to the starting point.

The tour ends at 4h30pm at your hotel in Hue.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 10 Hue – Flight To Hanoi – (Food Tour Optional) (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hue – Flight To Hanoi – (Food Tour Optional) (B)

Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to the airport to fly to Hanoi.

Arrival Hanoi, driver pick you up at the airport to transfer to hotel in the central. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

*Hanoi Street Food tour as optional

Highlights:

Sample delicious Vietnamese cuisine just like the locals do – on the street. Stroll through hidden alleyways and bustling markets of Hanoi’s charming old quarter. Learn more about Hanoi’s unique food culture. Try local specialties with influences from French and Chinese cuisine. Take in a spectacular night view of Hoan Kiem lake from a secret cafe Fascinating cyclo-tour to discover the 36 ancient Streets of Hanoi Old Quarter with its ancient buildings and temples, transparent lakes and old cultural features.

Itinerary of three-hour street food tour by walking. We start our excellent street food walking tour in the old quarter of Hanoi. Along the perimeter of the market, dozens of street hawkers sell a staggering variety of produce from live seafood to exotic fruits and spices. Your expert English-speaking local guide will give you an insight into the intricacies and traditions of Vietnamese food culture including details on ingredients and historical backgrounds of popular northern dishes. We eat as we go, trying different street food dishes and sampling a tasty French-inspired snack from a street cart and local street food restaurants.

Walking through the maze of bustling streets that make up Hanoi’s Old Quarter, we tempt our tastebuds with the famed Hanoi street food dishes such as Bun Cha ( The 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017- Obama’s dish in Hanoi), Nom Bo Kho, Banh Cuon, Viet Fried Spring Rolls. “Spring roll is one of Viet Nam’s best-loved dishes. These traditional Vietnamese spring rolls were originally made from shrimp, pork, carrot, crab, veggies within a roll”, at a local eatery (Small restaurants, some outside, some inside). Watch in awe as the skilled chefs demonstrate for you how this tasty dish is put together. Continuing into the atmospheric heart of the Old Quarter, we wander past street stalls and quiet residential lanes where you can observe local life that has changed little since Hanoi was founded over 1000 years ago.

Our next two snack stops are at outdoor barbeque stalls. We sit down with the Hanoi locals and sample various meat, vegetable and bread specialties that are flame grilled over hot coals for extra flavor. It’s then time for dessert as we venture down a small alley to join in the local tradition of feasting on fresh fruit served in a cup and smothered with crushed iced and condensed milk – this specialty is one not to be missed! Your local guide will then take you to one of Hanoi’s best kept secrets, a hidden street food restaurant to taste the top ten street foods in Hanoi is Banh My Hanoi, Vietnamese Rice Wine, and famous Egg Coffee in Hanoi. This hard-to-find café is one of the few left in the narrow street inside the old quarter of Hanoi. Or, if coffee is not your style, a cold beer awaits ! At the end of the trip, you are free to continue exploring the area or your guide will assist you with directions or a taxi back to your hotel.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 11 Hanoi City Tour - Water Puppet Show (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi City Tour - Water Puppet Show (B/L)

Our guide will pick you up between 08h00 and 08h30

08h30: Arrive Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09h30: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world.

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

- Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

- Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11h00: Visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam.

- Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12h45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14h00 – 14h15: Continue visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15h15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton.

16h15 -16h30: Transfer back to hotel.

* Optional: Water Puppet Performance

Water Puppet Performance– the unique form of Vietnamese art derived from wet rice civilization of South East Asia. That can be join in after Hanoi city tour at 5h00pm.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 12 Hanoi – Halong Bay – Overnight On Board (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi – Halong Bay – Overnight On Board (B/L/D)

8.00-8.30: Our transport will pick up for a drive to Halong Bay. On the way, we stop for refreshment and photos.

12.30: Boarding Cruise. Welcome drink is served.

13.00-14.30: Lunch is served while cruising through Halong Bay. Roam around the labyrinth of the Bay through the islets, and stop for swimming, kayaking then go for visiting caves and islets

18.30: Docking for overnight.

19.30: Dinner is served.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: On Cruise
Day 13 Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L)

08-09.30: Buffet breakfast while cruising back to Halong wharf and visit Islands.

10.30: Luggage pulls out. Clear all bills.

11.10: Arrive at the pier.

11h30 - 12.00: Shuttle bus will take you back to Hanoi.

15.30: Arrival Hanoi, free at leisure

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 14 Hanoi Departure (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Departure (B)

You will have free time in the morning. Then our guide will pick you up at the hotel and transfer to airport for your onward flight.

* Ends of services – Indochina Today Travel thank you very much for join with us *

Meal: Breakfast

Accomodation: N/A

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Itinerary of your trip The Best Of Vietnam 14 Days Holiday

Ho Chi Minh City Arrival (N/A)

Ho Chi Minh City – Ben Tre – Can Tho (B/L)

Cai Be Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)

Ho Chi Minh City – Halfday Cu Chi Tunnels (B)

Ho Chi Minh City – Flight To Da Nang – Hoi An (B)

Hoi An Free Day (B) (Tra Que Water Wheel Tour & Hoi An Memories Show As Optional – B/L)

Hoi An Free Day (B) – Hoi An Cooking Class As Optional (B)

Hoi An – Hue – Ancient Citadel (B/L) – (Royal Dinner Optional)

Hue - Bach Ma National Park (B/L)

Hue – Flight To Hanoi – (Food Tour Optional) (B)

Hanoi City Tour - Water Puppet Show (B/L)

Hanoi – Halong Bay – Overnight On Board (B/L/D)

Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L)

Hanoi Departure (B)

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