VIETNAM ESSENTIAL 10 DAYS – SMALL GROUP TOUR

Breakfast at the hotel

• 8:00: Be picked up at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City to transfer to Cai Be, a Mekong Delta town in Vietnam
• After boarding the Cai Be Princess Sampan, the crew will greet you with a cold tower and a drink as the ship cruises on the river and begins a new voyage to Tan Phong Islet.
• Explore Tan Phong Islet by bike.
• Plug fruits and taste plentiful fruits, especially rambutan, which adds economic value to the spectacular eco-tourism Mekong Delta.
• Visit the garden, where you can buy a limited amount of fruits for a low price, and then visit one of the surrounding cottage enterprises to witness how rice paper, rice flour cakes, roof panels, and other home goods are created.
• The boat returns to Cai Be Princess Sampan and cruises through little canals to Phu An, taking in the village's scenery.
• Have lunch at Le Longanier Restaurant, a colonial-style villa surrounded by fruit trees. After lunch, visit Ba Bon Bridge.
• Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

- At 8:00, tour guide and driver will come to pick you up at your hotel for heading to Cu Chi Tunnel.  After a 2-hour trip through beautiful scenery, you'll reach the Cu Chi Tunnels.

- Watch a short movie about how they were built before going into the tunnels.

- Explore the tube maze for the next hour.

- Lunch at local restaurant

- The Ho Chi Minh City tour starts at 1:00 p.m. with a trip to the Old Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral, two great examples of classic French colonial buildings.

- You should go to the Reunification Palace, which is one of the most important buildings in the city.

- Visit the War Museum

- Stop by the busy Ben Thanh Market, which is popular with tourists because it is in the middle of the city.

- You will be taken back to your hotel and free time before transferring to the airport for a flight to Da Nang. Upon Danang arrival, you will be greeted and transferred to the hotel in Hoi An for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

08:00 Our guide will pick you up at your Hoi An hotel early in the morning and take you fishing with a local fisherman. You'll practice throwing nets into the river and catching fish alone. Continue to Bay Mau water coconut forest, a revolutionary base region of Hoi An, and fish field crab with unique gear in a basket boat. Visit Tra Que Vegetable Village, 3 kilometers from the ancient town, by bike and enjoy the calm landscape. A local family welcomes you with smiles and "E" water or local tea. Take a family cooking class to learn how to prepare ingredients and cook Hoi An specialties and enjoy lunch.

13:00 You will dress in Vietnamese farming attire, visit organic vegetable gardens, and learn traditional gardening techniques. Local farmers will show you how to prepare garden soil, fertilize green manure, plant veggies, and water them. After gardening, soak your feet with Vietnamese herbs at home. Return to your Hoi An hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

At 08:30AM, Meet your guide and driver, and then head to Ba Na Hills. Take a cable car from the Ba Na Hills station to the By Night station to see Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, and The Old Villas of French. Continue taking the cable car up to the top of the Ba Na range at Nui Chua Mountain, where you can see the Nghinh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, and Orchid Garden. Visit an old French wine house (Debay Ancient Wine house) and a flower garden called Le Jardin D'amour. You can also ride the first and only funicular in Vietnam. Have lunch at local restaurant. You shouldn't miss the chance to walk on the famous Golden Bridge, which hangs in the misty hills of a mountain and gives you a beautiful view of Da Nang City. In the afternoon, you can play games in Fantasy Park, which is the third largest indoor games zone in Vietnam. It has a lot of fun games, such as 4D and 5D movies, skiver, The Death Race, Dinosaur Park, and more. Return to the hotel by car.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

• Have breakfast at hotel and take a private car to the airport in Da Nang to catch a flight to Hanoi. Upon Hanoi arrival, our driver will be there to take you to your hotel in the middle of the city. Check into the hotel, and then you're free at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

At 8.00AM, our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel for city tour. You will visit the followings:

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where his body is being embalmed, is your first stop. Keep walking to see the Presidential Palace, a nice French architecture in the garden, and Ho Chi Minh House on stilts, where you can learn about the simple life of Vietnam's first president, who is loved by most Vietnamese. Walk through the poetry fishpond to the One Pillar Pagoda, one of Hanoi's most popular attractions with its unique architecture.
• Visit the Temple of Literature, Confucius Temple, and Vietnam's earliest university to learn about feudal education.
• Take an interesting experience on local train from Gia lam station to Long Bien station. You will see how Vietnamese people taking the train and sometimes you will see the vendors selling breads and snacks, fruits on train.
• Have lunch at local restaurant.
• Visit Hoa Lo prision - Hanoi Hilton to experience Vietnam's battles and American pilots' prison life.
• Drive back to Hanoi's Old Quarter and ride a cyclo around the 36 historic streets. Slow-speed tours allow you to fully appreciate the capital's historic and modern.
• Enjoy water puppet show, the authentic show in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Ha Noi

After breakfast, at 07:00AM you will be transfer to Halong

At 10:00AM, you arrive Halong bay and enjoy the scenic view from Seaplane for 25mins.

Transfer to cruise and get on the cruise.

12:45: Our support vessel will transport you from the wharf to Cruise. Welcome drinks, cool towels, and a special meal of fresh cuisine and tasty treats will be served. Luxury trash dining will enchant you. This is life's best! We then sailed to World's Most Beautiful Bay Lan Ha Bay.

15:30: We'll explore Lan Ha Bay's Dark and Bright cave. Photograph the lovely, lyrical local sights here. Tourists can enjoy bamboo boating or swimming to see Lan Ha Bay's limestone mountains and azure sky at their best. Visitors then swim at Lan Ha Bay's emerald sea or relax in Cruise's tiny pool with jacuzzi.

17:30: Cruises return. LanHa Bay sunset celebration. Lan Ha Bay sunsets are wonderful for photographers.

19:30: Have dinner on Cruise restaurant

21:00–00:00: Enjoy bay nightlife from the top deck. Enjoy music, a drink from the bar, classic flicks, and a cruise. You may fish squid with the sailors or rest on the balcony and watch the bay.

Cruise overnight.

6:30–7:30: Have breakfast.

8:00: Frog Pond, kayaking, or relaxing in Lan Ha Bay's four-season small pool.

Checkout: 9:30. After lunch, pay any extra fees at the reception and head to the dock. Please pay any front desk fees while traveling to the port.

11:15–11:30: Disembark and return to port.

11h30–11h45: Tuan Chau International Marina Station. Get on the car for transfer back to Hanoi.

18:00: Join the city night tour to see the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake, take photos, and learn about their history.

Enjoy a foot massage and Vietnamese cuisine in Hanoi.

Enjoy Hanoi's nightlife at the Red River and Long Bien Bridge.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi