9 Days Best of Vietnam

On this day, meet driver and start your journey with a visit to the coast of Halong Bay. Embark on a beautifully crafted wooden junk for an overnight cruise in the legendary seascape. Once on board, you will be served a delicious seafood-based lunch, while the limestone rocks set the decor.

In the afternoon, reach a less traveled area and devote yourselves to relaxation, sunbathing, and a visit to a cave before ending the day on the sundeck while the sun sets. Enjoy an aperitif or attend a cooking demonstration before dinner.

Overnight in a comfortable private cabin with attached bathroom.

Note: Cruise itinerary and schedule are subject to change due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions. Swimming or kayaking excursions may be canceled due to poor weather.

• Overnight: in Ha Long Bay.
• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch, Dinner on Cruise.
• Accommodation: 4⭐️ Bhaya Classic Board or similar.

One of the most special experiences for travelers in Vietnam is watching the sunrise over Ha Long Bay. Rise early to watch this spectacular and peaceful scene.

After breakfast, we continue to cruise through the bay to visit Sung Sot, a beautiful cave but also an archaeological site. Enjoy a brunch on board before we arrive at the wharf in the late morning and return to the dock, where you will be met and transfer back to Hanoi center with driver. Check-in and enjoy leisure time.

• Overnight: in Hanoi.
• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel, Brunch on Board.
• Accommodation: 4⭐️ La Casa hotel or similar.

After breakfast, you will pass by Ba Dinh Square, the political heart of modern Vietnam, where President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2nd, 1945. After visiting The Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam where students still come to burn incense until now, you will take a cyclo ride around the bustling Old Quarter which has been a commercial center since King Ly Thai To build his palace there in the 11th century.

Finish the morning by savoring two of the most iconic Vietnamese culinary symbols: light lunch with “bun cha” and the unique drink of “egg coffee”.

Proceed to airport for a short flight to Da Nang, upon arriving meet local tour guide and transfer to Hoi An. Check-in and enjoy leisure time.

Note: Just cross Ba Dinh Square, no visit to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum nor stilt house.

• Overnight: in Hoi An.
• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel.
• Accommodation: 4⭐️ Hoi An Rosemary Boutique Hotel & Spa or similar.

Set off on a day tour of Cam Thanh rural life. You’ll first cycle through picturesque villages where life moves at a slower pace to the village pier where we change to bamboo basket boats – a unique way of locals to have a closer look at the ecosystem of mangrove forests and daily work of the village fisherman. Head out to the home of a craftsman where you will get a brief introduction to the history, shape, and color of the lanterns, as well as the stages of making them.

The craftsman will show you how to decorate and instruct you in making your own Hoi An lantern. Continue tro Tra Que Village where you will learn about vegetable farming and witness farming activities.
Light lunch with Hoi An’s specialties, “banh mi” and “cao lau”.

In this afternoon, take a leisurely walking tour in the Old Town of Hoi An to visit spots that create Hoi An’s reputation from Chinese Assembly Hall to the typical hundred-year-old ancient house and the authentic local market.

Note: No farming activities in Tra Que, just visit & briefing.

• Overnight: in Hoi An.
• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel, Light lunch with Hoi An’s specialties.
• Accommodation: 4⭐️ Hoi An Rosemary Boutique Hotel & Spa or similar.

Enjoy full day at leisure.

• Overnight: in Hoi An.
• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel.
• Accommodation: 4⭐️ Hoi An Rosemary Boutique Hotel & Spa or similar.

Optional Tour

Ba Na hills – Golden Bridge Day trip (no lunch)
Tour price: AUD $130 per person (from 4 person).
In the morning, transfer for a little over one hour to the Ba Na Hills area, where your cable car transfer will be waiting to take you up to an altitude of 1,487 meters above sea level. This is the second longest cable car in the world, with a difference of 1,292 meters between the two stations. On your visit to Ba Na Hills, you will have the chance to explore an ecological park, a theme park, a pagoda, and a mock French village. Accompanied by a tour guide, you can walk the Golden Bridge, the pedestrian walkway offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape below. Next, let’s have some free time to explore the park further before enjoying lunch at one of the many easily accessible restaurants that offer à la carte menus (at your own expense). After lunch, spend more time relaxing at your leisure before making your way back to the cable car to return down the mountain. You will then meet up with your driver for the transfer back to your hotel.

Hue Day trip (with lunch)
Tour price: AUD $160 per person (from 4 person).
Leave hotel around 07.00 and head to the North, stop over the Hai Van pass to enjoy the stunning view of Lang co beach. Our first stop in Hue is the Tu Duc Tomb, one of the most beautiful and well-preserved royal mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynasty. Surrounded by peaceful pine trees and lotus ponds, the complex reflects the poetic and refined lifestyle of Emperor Tu Duc. Afternoon will proceed with visiting the Imperial Citadel, the best-preserved remnant of the vast citadel and royal quarters that once stood here. Here, you can witness the ravages of time and war on what was once the carefully designed capital of the Nguyễn Dynasty. After exploring the citadel, we will visit the Thien Mu pagoda that is located right on the Perfume riverbank. Afterward, return to hotel in Hoian (around 3-hour drive)

Meet driver and transfer to Danang airport for morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Upon arriving, meet your local guide and take a digestive walk around the colonial buildings of District 1. Start at the Reunification Palace, built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, Reunification Palace was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It witnessed the end of the Vietnam War during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.

Today, this building is a museum and sometimes a venue for official receptions. Then, continue the walking tour following writer Graham Greene’s footsteps. The Saigon Post Office, which was constructed in classic French colonial style between 1866 and 1891 is still a functioning post office today. The interior is well worth a visit, with huge ceilings, a giant portrait of Uncle Ho, and many beautiful details.

The entrance is flanked by statues symbolizing the contributions of the post office’s staff in wartime and present day, which were erected in 1998 on the city’s 300th anniversary. Thereafter, you will proceed with passing the French colonial era buildings such as City Hall, Hotel Continental Saigon, Municipal Theatre before enjoying a drink at unique stop: an old apartment building converted to hipster cafes and boutiques.

• Overnight: in Ho Chi Minh City.
• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel.
• Accommodation: 4⭐️ Happy Life Grand Hotel & Sky bar or similar.

Head south of Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta, a region famous for its coconut production. Upon arrival, embark on a boat trip winding through mangrove forests. We will stop at brick and coconut processing workshops to see how locals make bricks by hand and learn how various products are made from coconuts. Sample sweets and fruits and enjoy traditional local music.

Continue by boat, then step ashore for a short walk to a local farmer’s house where sleeping mats are made-straw mats woven using a hand loom. You can even try your hand at weaving before hopping on a tuk-tuk for a ride along village roads through local hamlets, rice fields, and coconut groves. The morning ends with a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, featuring Mekong Delta specialties. Enjoy a short transfer by rowing boat through a shady palm-lined canal, then return by boat to the pier and head back to Ho Chi Minh City.

• Overnight: in Ho Chi Minh City.
• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at a local restaurant.
• Accommodation: 4⭐️ Happy Life Grand Hotel & Sky bar or similar.

Morning at leisure until your transfer with driver to airport for your international flight.

End of our services.

• Meal Included: Breakfast at hotel.

Optional Tour

Visit Cuchi Tunnel for half day (no lunch)
Tour price: AUD $80 per person (from 4 person).
The guide will meet you at your hotel. Hop on the van and depart Saigon, making your first stop en route to visit a handicraft workshop. Spend some time there, taking a tour of the workshop, before heading to the Ben Dinh section of the Cu Chi Tunnels. After watching an introductory video, you will have the chance to view various mantraps, the remains of an American tank, and numerous bomb craters. Then, spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels and discovering how the Viet Cong survived in this underground network before returning to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.