Upon arrival at Vietnam’s Airport, our driver will welcome you and transfer you to hotel in Hanoi. The rest of your day is at leisure for independent exploration before we truly delve into one week in Vietnam discovery – just catch a sight of the city or explore the maze of streets in the city’s fascinating centre where you are certain to find something unique to buy.
The pick-up starts from 7.30 am to 8 am.
The colonial capital city Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes, and oriental pagodas and temples dating back thousand years ago.
This full-day tour takes you around Hanoi’s most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and his Stilts House, Presidential Palace, and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby, and the Old Quarter also known as the 36 streets and guilds. Also on the tour – the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda and Quan Thanh Temple and one of the city’s museums, either the History Museum or the Ethnology Museum.
Please note: HCM Mausoleum is closed on Fridays and Mondays and most museums are closed on Mondays.
Ninh Binh is also an easy-to-reach destination for any trip and a one-week-in-Vietnam tour is no exception. Pick-up at 8:30 am at your hotel lobby. You leave Hanoi and head south for a 2-hour drive along Highway One or former Road Mandarin. According to the schedule, you spend one hour visiting the Dinh and Le temples of the Ancient Capital Hoa Lu and then you move to Van Long for lunch. You may also enjoy an optional oxcart ride to Van Long Wharf for a 2-hour boat trip along the Van Long River. Along the way, you will see caves, green rice fields, limestone mountains, and the rural life of the locals before returning to Hanoi at 6:00 pm.
In the morning, check-out from the hotel and get pick-up by the cruise.
The pick-up time will start from 7.30 am to 8 am. Then, take a route most scenic to reach Halong Bay, taking you across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching for as far as the eyes can see. On arrival at Halong, you get to enjoy a cruise on the Bay to better explore the limestone rocks and the karst grottoes.
After you explore the bay, it is time to enjoy an utterly delicious seafood lunch, after which a trip to the famous limestone cave in Ha Long bay, you’ll get to spend some time here, kayaking or swimming, so that you can get closer to the floating villages and shops. Towards the evening, you will return to the boat for an early dinner, followed by some time at leisure. Now, you can opt to attend the activities take part in the boat, or relax for the day.
Overnight on cruise.
Note: In case of bad weather (the boat cannot push off or is not allowed to overnight in the sea), the Ha Long bay tour could be canceled without notice. We will consider other replacement tours or refunds based on the specific circumstances
Rise early for a lesson in Tai Chi or just to enjoy a hearty breakfast. The boat will make its way back to the port stopping at the Limestone Cave, full of stalagmites and stalactites. From here, it’s clear sailing back to the main harbor and returns to Hanoi around 17:00. Go straight to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh city – called by Sai Gon – The Gem of Indochina. Your week in Vietnam trip will not be complete without visiting this cosmopolitan city.
Overnight in Sai Gon.
Note: In case of bad weather (the boat is not allowed to push off or not allowed to overnight in the sea), the Ha Long bay tour could be canceled without notice. We will consider other replacement tours or refunds based on specific circumstances.
Mekong Delta Gateway Day Trip starts at 8:00 am from the lobby of the guests’ hotel in Saigon with a drive to My Tho, the capital of Tien Giang Province 72 km from Ho Chi Minh City (Former Saigon) Today, guests will take time to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the most beautiful pagoda of the province with mixture structure of many styles.
Then take a boat trip around 4 beautiful islets: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. However; these evergreen islands among the Mekong River remain unknown to many people. There, you will discover beautiful landscapes along the river and observe the typical Mekong delta rural life. Next, a stop on the way can be made upon request for particular visits or photo-making. Following that, visit the traditional house at Quoi An village (all made of coconut). Besides, see the coconut collection set and how locals make handicrafts from trunk and shell, guests can see that they waste nothing, coconut is even useful for weddings and funerals.
During the trip, you can enjoy seasonal fruit and listen to traditional music. After that, take a horse cart on the village path and stop at Ben Truc orchard, taste honey with tea or Mekong whisky (they have a funny rule for guests to get in). Then, take a rowing boat on water palm creek. In addition, take a boat to visit the coconut candy mill (a special product of Ben Tre province). Later, enjoy fantastic lunch at a local restaurant before coming back to Saigon.
Depending on your flight time, you will have leisure time which is arranged by yourself for the last waking, cycling around, shopping for souvenirs or handicraft products, or having coffee as a local for the last time before we take you to the airport for your flight.
End of the service at the airport. It means that one week in Vietnam comes to an end.
Goodbye and safe travel.
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Overall was good. I am thankful for your effort to help me whenever I contacted.
We extended two days for a private trip to Sapa. We intended to take a private car but was suggested to take a sharing bus instead to save the budget. They’re right. The bus was convenient even though the distance was quite long. About 5 hours but we were still comfortable. The first day of trekking was quite long and we had to ride a bike at the end. The weather has changed during a day like four seasons of a year (the guide said that). Our guide was helpful. He knew everything there to suggest us good restaurants and local market to buy souvenir. All hotels and cruise during the trips were situated in good locations. Staff was nice. Our cruise didn’t flow Halong bay but Lan Ha. They were similar. Outdoor activities were great. Good sundeck. Mekong was great as well.
The first hotel was not clean. The washroom has a lot of hair on the floor. After we reported, we had a free upgrade to better room as a compensation. They remained it for call 2 as well. Good listener. We felt fine after all. Vietnam World Tour even upgraded the cruise cabin with balcony for us. Other things were good as their promise. I highly recommend this agent. They were supportive and reliable.
We changed Hoa Lu into Bai Dinh day tour. We had a wonderful time visiting Bai Dinh Pagoda and a relaxing boat ride in Trang An. The guide was helpful, brought us so much info and personal insights about the places. Thank David for updating my trip daily. Everything was like his description. Before the trip, I had asked him many enquiries but he was always willing to answer.
Everything went as planned. The one time a hotel had no record of our booking, they just contacted our tour Rep and it was cleared up.
