North to South Vietnam: Capitals, Coastlines & Culture 8Nights 9Days

Day 1: Arrival at Hanoi - Transfer to Hotel - Half Day Hanoi City Tour

On arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, our local representative will be waiting outside the customs area to welcome you and to take you to your hotel (Check-in time is 3.00 pm). Rest of the day is free for you to explore Hanoi Town on your own.

Even with a very short snap in Hanoi, you can feel its opposite life when visiting the city’s highlights and intermingling with the local people. You can choose either morning or afternoon tour.

Morning tour: Recommended sites are inclusive of Ho Chi Minh Complex, where you can learn about Ho Chi Minh biography. Visit his house-on-stilts, the One-Pillar pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Museum. Visit the first university in Vietnam, Temple of Literature.

Afternoon tour: Learn more about our over 4000 year history in Museum of History. Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc Bridge and Quan Thanh Temple. Enjoy the puppet show before getting back to hotel.

Day 2: Full Day Ninh Binh

A 90km drive south of Hanoi will lead you to Ninh Binh, the site of the one capital city of ancient Vietnam before Hanoi took its leading role in 11th century. The area is featured by lots of well-known sceneries, which include Tam Coc Caves and Hoa Lu ancient capital with the old temples dedicated to King Dinh & King Le reigned in 10th century. The visit in Ninh Binh starts by a boat trip in Tam Coc where spectacular limestone karsts jut out from the green paddy fields reminding about Guilin (China) and Halong Bay of Vietnam, which gives this scenery the name “Halong-bay-on-land”. Further discovery in Ninh Binh will be continued in the site that used to be the kings‟ palace in 10th century and now famous for the wooden relieves of the shady Dinh and Le temples. Late afternoon back to Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay Overnight Cruise

Today transfer to Halong Bay - “Descending dragon” bay, a UNESCO World Heritage. Upon arrival check in hotel and free at leisure to relax or go shopping at local market/ shopping malls in Ha Long.

After breakfast, transfer to Ha Long pier and embark on sightseeing boats to cruise into Halong Bay and discover the thousands odd-shaped limestone rocks and karts grottoes such as Fighting Cocks islets, Incense Urn islet, Human head islet, Duck islet Make a stop to visit Heaven Palace Cave (Thien Cung Cave) - one of most beautiful cave in Halong. Later you will be transferred back to your hotel

Day 4: Transfer from Halong Bay to Hanoi and take flight for Da nang

Night stay at da Nang hotel

Day 5: Ba Na Hills Tour

Leave the bustle of Da Nang for a day and escape to the mountainous serenity of the Ba Na Hills. After visiting the Linh Ung Pagoda, take a cable car to the top of Nui Chua Mountain and grab lunch in a local restaurant. Spend the rest of your afternoon captivated by the attractions at Fantasy Park. Your morning begins with pickup from your hotel. A friendly guide drives you out of the city to Ba Na Hills, a resort founded in the 1920s by French colonists. On the way there, stop at Linh Ung Pagoda to marvel at a 220-foot (67-m) statue of a Bodhisattva. Pass by old French villas and a historic wine cellar, learning about the French occupation of Vietnam from your guide. Once in the mountains, board a cable car and ride to the summit of Nui Chua Mountain. Make the easy trek to Nghinh Phong Peak and enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding region, and then stop in a restaurant for a tasty lunch of Vietnamese cuisine. Later, venture to Ba Na Hill's Fantasy Park, an indoor entertainment zone with thrilling games for the whole family. Following an afternoon of adventure, make your way back to Da Nang with your guide.

Day 6: Hoi an Ancient Town Tour With Basket Boat And Lantern Release From Danang City

In the Noon, Car and tour guide pick up at HOTEL in Danang city.

Paddling through Thu Bon river by the basket boat and explore Bay Mau Coconut Forest with many interesting activities:

· Enjoy the beauty of Bay Mau Coconut Forest

· Watch basket boat performance spin around

· Have a chance to try paddling basket boat

· See how traditionally throwing fishing net.

Come back to Hoian ancient town, admire Hoi An at night flickering in multi – colored lantern and have dinner at local restaurant.

Take 10–15-minute boat trip on Hoai River and join the lantern-release activity

Depart to Da Nang City. Send – off at hotel.

Day 7: Departure from Da Nang and take flight for Ho Chi Minh City and Half Day Ho Chi Minh

City Tour

Today morning check-out from your hotel. You will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight for ho chi minh, Upon your arrival at Ho Chi Minh City, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day is free for you to explore Ho Chi Minh on your own.

See the Notre Dame French Cathedral (outside), Opera House (outside), and People’s Committee Building, built by the French Indochina, Visit the War Remnants Museum - Shopping at the Infamous Ben Thanh Market

Day 8: Full Day Ho Chi Minh City Tour with Cu Chi Tunnels

Start the tour from the Post Office in colonial-style and the Notre Dame Cathedral. Go on to visit Thien Hau pagoda and a specific section that does not exist in any other city of Vietnam - a bustling China Town, where every board is in two languages: Chinese and Vietnamese, and so is the communication of the inhabitants. In the center of this exciting area is a grandiose market: "Cho Lon", i.e. The Big Market. A lot of Chinese living in this quarter have obtained great trading success with their know-how, wisdom and dynamic. After lunch in Saigon, head northwest to Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the very few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. 200km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflicts, are beneath the ground in Cu Chi. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was a base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the War was. Return to Saigon in late afternoon.

Day 9: Departure from Ho Chi Minh City

Today morning, check out from your hotel. Later on you will be transferred to the Ho Chi Minh Airport to catch your flight back home.