Day 1: Hanoi 

On arrival in Hanoi transfer to your hotel of choice.

Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi - Sapa (B, L)

Enjoy a personally guided city tour where Hanoi’s rich history will be unraveled and local life revealed, including a traditional cyclo tour through the narrow ancient streets of the exotic Old Quarter. In the evening  board the overnight train to Lao Cai near the Chinese border.

Day 3: Sapa (B)

Arrive early morning and head into the hills of Sapa.  Navigate small paths into valleys and along rivers, passing through small ethnic minority hill tribes such as the Black H’mong. They are proud of their culture and still keep their traditions and way of living, including their own language and traditional indigo blue, embroidered clothing.  This evening, either hike into Ta Van village and stay overnight with a local family or return to the comfort of a hotel in Sapa.

Day 4: Sapa - Hanoi (B)

Today visit the Red Dao people, stopping at a waterfall along the way. The Red Dao women wear colourful red embroidery and coins on their clothing and red scarves on their heads. Some of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a Red Dao Legend. Afternoon at leisure in Sapa to explore local markets before boarding the overnight train back to Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B)

Pick up at the train station and after an early traditional breakfast, drive east to Halong Bay. With more than a thousand limestone peaks rising up from its emerald waters, this area is one of five World Heritage-listed sites in Vietnam. Spend the rest of the day exploring limestone caves, relaxing on the deck, swimming, or kayaking in secluded lagoons, followed by a seafood feast for dinner.

Day 6: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Luong Prabang (B)

Get up early to catch the sunrise on the bay and relax with a cup of hot coffee or tea. We depart for a visit to the splendid Sung Sot grotto and a quick glimpse of a nearby fishing village. Enjoy another seafood lunch on board while cruising back through Halong bay to the pier. Transfer to Hanoi Airport for afternoon flight to Luong Prabang, evening free at leisure.

Overnight in Luong Prabang.

Day 7: Luangprabang (B)

This morning, we visit Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), the city’s most magnificent temple by the Mekong. From here, we catch a traditional long boat trip up the Mekong river to visit the famous Pak Ou cave. The upper section of the cave is part of a limestone cave staffed with Buddha images of all styles and sizes. En route, we will also visit Ban Phanom, a traditional weaving village.

Overnight at hotel in Luangprabang

Day 8: Luangprabang - flight to Siem Reap (B)

Leisure day in the morning or walking around the city for shopping or sight-seeing before the tranfer to the airport for the flight to Siemriep at 13.00 p.m. Upon arrival at Siem Reap you will be greeted by your guide and transferred to your hotel. This afternoon you will have a tour of the Angkor Wat Temple before making your way to the hilltop temple of Phnom Bakheng to watch the sunset over this ancient land.

Day 9: Siem Reap - Angkor Complex  (B)

Morning visit to the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Terrace of Elephant, Terrace of Leper King and Pimean Akas. Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon visit to the famous temple of Cambodia, Angkor Wat then continue to visit the Bakheng Hill temple with Sun Set included from the top of this hill, back hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 10: Siem Reap - Angkor Complex (B, D)

This morning, we take a wonderful cruise on Tonle Sap Lake for 1hour, visit floating village and  fisherman life, then back to visit Chantie Ecole-Artisan D’Angkor and Old Market. Lunch at local restaurant.

This afternoon, transfer to visit the base of Silk Village Phauk, it’s the village of Marble work, silk weaving and silk sewing and back to visit West Baray. Back hotel. Dinner at local restaurant and enjoy traditional Khmer folk performance of Apsara.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 11: Siemriep - Saigon 

Free until we transfer you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to your hotel. Free at leisure.

Day 12: Saigon - Mekong Delta & My Tho - Saigon (B, L)

Drive to My Tho (65km). On arrival we take a private boat trip along the small canals of Mekong River seeing the daily life of the Mekong River people in both sides of the river. Then take a short tour by “xe loi” (motorized rickshaw) on the rural lane to the bank of Mekong River visiting a rice farm, coconut candy factory and honey bee farm. Continue our journey by sampan through the canals and mangrove forests to reach an island. Stroll on a fruit garden, taste diverse types of seasonal fruits, tea mixed with bee’s honey and enjoy a special folk show of traditional Mekong Delta music.

Afternoon back to Ho Chi Minh, stop en route visiting the beautiful Vinh Trang pagoda, the most famous pagoda in the south of Vietnam whose architecture is a mixture of Vietnamese, Kh’mer and Chinese.  Overnight in Saigon.

Day 13: Saigon - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi Tunnels - Saigon (B, L)

Enjoy a morning drive through typical southern Vietnamese countryside to Tay Ninh Province in the west of Vietnam. At Tay Ninh visit the incredible Cao Dai Great Temple, with architecture that could have come straight from a Walt Disney fantasy and where all the major faiths of the world blend together in a unique religious cocktail. In the afternoon visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence.  Overnight in Saigon

Day 14: Saigon - Phan Thiet (B)

After breakfast, check out the hotel and head to Phan Thiet which is 200km northeast from Ho Chi Minh City and lies south of Cam Ranh Bay on the southernmost stretch of Central Vietnam. Once a part of the Cham Kingdom, it’s now a perfect stop for beach holidays, an unremarkable town with a reasonable beach, some decent hotels, and a very good golf course. In a nice setting with white sand beaches and coconut trees, the beach resort of Phan Thiet is also endowed with amazing spots such as sand dunes, natural lakes and astonishing red canyons.  Phan Thiet still has sizeable populations of Cham and Raglai ethnic minority groups. The former are a part of the area’s Cham heritage.

Upon arrival, check in at the hotel, free time at leisure.

Overnight Phan Thiet

Day 15 - 16: Phan Thiet (B)

Days free to explore the area including the fishing village of Mui Ne which locates at the far end of the beach, the village and several hectares of massive rolling sand dunes make a pleasant diversion from relaxing on the beach, swimming and windsurfing.  The village is worth a visit for three reasons – firstly, very few tourists go further than the dunes, secondly, the small harbour is picturesque (there’s an excellent view from where the dunes road turns off) and thirdly, there’s an interesting pagoda where followers of Vietnam’s whale cult hold services and store skeletons of the massive sea mammals.

Overnight Phan Thiet

Day 17: Phan Thiet - Sai Gon (B)

Free at leisure until we transfer you back to Ho Chi Minh (Sai Gon) for your departure.

As indicated: (A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

Tariff for this trip: The tariff may differentiate according to number of participants and the high or low seasons in Vietnam. Please contact our travel consultant for the price of this trip.

Price Inclusive:
- Economy Class Flights (HAN - LPQ - REP - SGN)

- Hotel accommondation in twin sharing room

- All transfers and transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver.

- English speaking guide on day tour. Other languages on request

- 01 night on Halong boat

- Train Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi (Tourist class)

- Boat trip Luong Prabang, Tonle Sap Lake, My Tho

- Meals as mentioned

- Entrance fees as indicated.

- 2 bottles of mineral water daily during tour only

- Vietnam visa on Arrival