Our tour “Vienam holiday tour” will offer you the most wonderful holiday in Vietnam during 12 days.
Day Destination (Meals)
1 Ho Chi Minh city arrival (L;D)
2 Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Delta-Can Tho (B;L)
3 Can Tho-Ho Chi Minh (B;L)
4 Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang – Hoi An (B;L)
5 Hoi An-My Son (B)
6 Hoi An – Hue (B;D)
7 Hue (B;L)
8 Hue – Hanoi (B;D)
9 Hanoi – Hoa Lư – Tam Coc – Ha Noi (B;L)
10 Hanoi – Halong Bay (B;L;D)
11 Halong – Hanoi (B)
12 Hanoi departure (B)
(B – Breakfast; L – Lunch; D – Dinner)
Day 1 - Ho Chi Minh city arrival (L;D)
Arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport, you will meet AnBinh Travel’s guide, transfer to city center, check in, relax. Afternoon you will discover dynamic city with the Reunification Palace and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office. After seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda, you continue your trip on to Ben Thanh Market where anything and everything is for sale. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Delta-Can Tho (B;L)
This all day you will travel by roads to the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s largest rice bowl. You will embark on a boat navigating around the intricate small canals in the delta region in My Tho. You will be interested in strolling around an orchard, taste many seasonal fruits and enjoy wonderful traditional music. The next stop is Ben Tre Province. You will visit some fascinating local industries. After lunch we return to Ho Chi Minh, stopping off along the way to see the beautiful VinhTrang Pagoda and the Cho Lon, which is crammed with sacred temples and mysterious, narrow lanes.. Towards the end of the day you arrive in Can tho where we stay at lovely hotel, right by the Mekong river.
Day 3 - Can Tho-Ho Chi Minh (B;L)
Rising early to the sounds of the Delta coming to life for another day, you have breakfast and start your trip with a boat cruise on sparking streams along the endless waterway of Mighty Mekong River to Cai rang floating markets, where will be hundreds of boats loaded with fruits, vegetables and fish jostling for trade Afternoon drive back to Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 4 - Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang – Hoi An (B;L)
After breakfast you will take the flight to Da Nang. After that you will transfer to Hoi An. On the way to Hoi An we stop to visit the Cham Museum, the Marble Mountain, whose peaks represent the five elements of the universe. Check in hotel in Hoi An. Have lunch at one of the famous restaurants of Hoi An before having a walking tour. Our guide will help you visit the most wonderful places in Hoi An: Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tanky House, Chua Ong Pagoda, the vibrant market. You will be able to go shopping in this town, which is also famous for it’s shops in particular and it’s large number of tailors. .
Day 5 - Hoi An-My Son (B)
We drive to visit holly land My Son. It is one of four World Heritage listed sites in Vietnam. Balance of the day will be at your leisure to do your endless shopping in Hoi an. Overnight at hotel in Hoi an.
Day 6 - Hoi An – Hue (B;D)
This morning free to relax or discover Hoian by yourself. Leaving Hoi An in the afternoon, you will continue your trip to the old imperial city of Hue, then follow the road crossing over the scenic Hai Van Pass before arriving in Hue. Overnight at hotel in Hue.
Day 7 - Hue (B;L)
This morning you explore Hue, including the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City. You embark on a boat for cruise on the Perfume River and visit The beautiful pagoda of Thien Mu. Disembark the board for a visit the elaborate mausoleum of former emperor Tu Duc, Emperor Khai Dinh. By the way to the city, you will take a walk to the bustling Dong Ba market and pass many fantastic eating spots.
Day 8 - Hue – Hanoi (B;D)
Transfer to the airport for flight to Hanoi. On arrival in Hanoi, pick up and transfer to hotel, check in, relax. Our guide will show you the most beautiful and interesting sights in Hanoi: One Pillar Pagoda; Tran Vu Pagoda; the 11th century Temple of Literature - the first University of Vietnam. Then you will take a cyclo tour around the Restored Sword Lake (Hoan Kiem Lake); Ngoc Son Temple and the 36 streets of the Hanoi old quarter. If you arrive in time, you will be able to enjoy water puppets show and elaborate puppets floating gracefully over water Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 9 - Hanoi – Hoa Lư – Tam Coc – Ha Noi (B;L)
Pick up at your hotel in Ha noi, drive to Tam Coc, arrived in Tam Coc at approx. Visit Hoa Lu Temple, the ancient citadel of Vietnam in 10th century. Enjoy a trek to the King Dinh Tomb on a terraced hillside and gaze down at the ancient capital in the beautiful Truong Yen Valley below. PM take a board sampans at Tam Coc to ferry down the Boi river. The boat goes through 3 cavernous limestone tunnels, offering a cool break from the sunshine and astounding views of the cave structures. Transfer back to hanoi.
Day 10 - Hanoi – Halong Bay (B;L;D)
After 3-hour drive through the Red River Delta to Ha Long City you transfer to a refurbished wooden sailing junk for a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Ha Long Bay. Boat crew will greet you special seafood lunch while boat cruising around the bay to visit Dinh Huong island, Ga Choi island, Dog island, Sail island, Sung Sot cave and a swim at Titop beach. Overnight on Junk.
Day 11 - Halong – Hanoi (B)
This morning you continue to move around the bay to find out more secluded areas. The junk will be near you all the time. At around midday you will return to the main harbor and transfer to our awaiting vehicle for a 3-hour journey back to Hanoi. Free time to relax. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 - Hanoi departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel, free time until transfer to the airport for your departure flight.