Arrival at the Noi Bai International Airport. Complete your customs and immigration. Meet and greet from our tour representative and enjoy your transfer to the Hotel. After reaching, complete the check-in process. Relax and freshen up. Later, embark on a Hanoi City Tour. Proceed to visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, which features the life of Ho Chi Minh, the nation’s founder. At the complex, visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the colonial Presidential Palace, and the One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam, built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages, and outstanding Vietnamese scholars. And continue the tour to one of the following museums of choice, namely: The Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Vietnamese History, the Museum of Revolution, the Museum of Military History, or the Museum of Ethnology. Late afternoon, visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, located on an islet in the lake. Hoan Kiem Lake is the center point of Hanoi and home to a rare endangered giant turtle species. Its name, “Returned Sword,” comes from a legend of a sacred sword being lent to an ancient Vietnamese King by a holy turtle from the lake and later returned to the turtle. Next, shop or walk at leisure in the Old Quarter of 36 ancient streets.
Later, Cyclo tours—or xich lo tours—used to be quite common in Saigon, phased out for taxis and motorbikes. On this tour, you’ll experience this fun pastime, exploring the city in the breeze like the travelers of yesteryear. Your driver will take you past the city’s main highlights, from Ben Thanh Market to the Independence Palace and beyond, no breaking a sweat required.
After completing your day, return to your hotel and enjoy an overnight stay in Hanoi.
Please note: City Tour is based on the flight time of the guest.
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, complete the check-out process and enjoy your transfer to Ha Long Bay. It will take you around 02h40m drive to reach. On the way, you will see some rural areas of the Red River Delta with plenty of chances to take photos of Vietnamese farmers working in paddy fields. Stop halfway to visit a handicraft workshop of fine clothes and embroidered paintings. Arrive in Ha Long City at 11:30 AM and check in on board with some welcome drinks. Start cruising while having lunch on board and enjoy the mighty bay view.
Ha Long Bay, meaning Descending Dragon Bay in Vietnamese, is named after a legend that it was where a holy dragon landed from the sky. The bay, famous as one of the world’s wonders and heritage sites whose formation dates back 500 million years, consists of around 2,000 karst islands and islets scattered over an area of 1,553 km2. The bay cruise will continue with up close sighting of Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, Dog Island, Sail Island, a visit to Sung Sot Cave, and a swimming stop at Titov Beach.
Relax to enjoy the bay view at sunset, have dinner after, go fishing at 09:00 PM, and spend a night on board.
Early risers can enjoy the splendid yet tranquil view of the bay at the crack of dawn. Breathe the sea’s fresh air, feel the morning breeze, and hear the sounds of birds above. Have breakfast and cruise to visit the Human head-shaped island and Tortoise Island. Continue to cruise into Bai Tu Long Bay to discover the adjacent bay of “The Little Dragon Bowing to His Mother,” as it is named. Later, check out and have lunch on board while heading to shore. Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi. After reaching, complete the check-in process. Relax and freshen up. Evening Free for Leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, complete the check-out process and enjoy your transfer to the airport for your internal flight (not included) to Saigon. After reaching, complete the baggage collection. Meet and greet from our representative and enjoy your transfer to the hotel. After reaching, complete the check-in process. Relax and freshen up. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. After completing your day, enjoy an overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh.
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, take a half-day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 75 km Northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, which were once a major underground hideout and resistance base of Viet Cong forces during the two wars against the French and later on Americans. The tunnels, entirely hand-dug, formed a highly intricate network of interlinked multilevel passageways at times stretched as far as the Cambodian border and totaling over 120 km in length. Its complexity was beyond imagination, containing meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, schools, depots, trenches, and emergency exits all aimed for guerrilla warfare. The tunnels were deep and strong enough to withstand destructive bombings and self-contained enough to outlast prolonged sieges. After completing your visits, return to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh and enjoy an overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, complete the check-out process and embark on your Ho Chi Minh City Tour. Visit Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (is renovating until 2022), a neo-Roman cathedral built by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles, Saigon Central Post Office, which was designed and constructed in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. Then, visit the War Remnants Museum, which features an extensive collection of exhibits including weaponry, photos, and documentation on Vietnam’s wars with the French and Americans. At the end of the day, you have free time to go shopping at Ben Thanh Market. Then transfer to the airport for the departure flight.
Please Note: City Tour is based on the flight time of the guest.
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| 46 to 60 | 40% |
| 31 to 45 | 50% |
| 19 to 30 | 100% |
| 0 to 18 | 100% |
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