Highlights of Vietnam Tour 21 Days:
- Duration: 21 days / 20 nights
- Departure: Hanoi
- From: $1788
Day | Destinations | Meals inclucled |
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Day 1 | Hanoi Arrival | |
Day 2 | Hanoi city tour (B/L) | (B/L) |
Day 3 | Ha Noi Free (B) – Night train to Sapa | (B) |
Day 4 | Sapa - Sa Seng - Hang Da - Hau Thao - Giang Ta Chai By Soft Sleeping Train (B/L/D) | B/L/D |
Day 5 | Giang Ta Chai - Ta Van - Lao Chai - Y Linh Ho (B/L/D) | B/L/D |
Day 6 | Sapa Ethnic Market – Drive back to Hanoi by train (B/L) | (B/L) |
Day 7 | Ha Noi – Ha Long (B/L/D) | B/L/D |
Day 8 | Ha Long – Ha Noi (B/L) – Street food tour as optional | (B/L) |
Day 9 | Ha Noi (B) – Flight to Hue (Flight included) – Hue half day City tour | (B) |
Day 10 | Hue (B) – Private car to Hoi An | (B) |
Day 11 | Hoi An Farming and Fishing tour (B/L) | (B/L) |
Day 12 | Hoi An Free & Easy (B) | (B) |
Day 13 | Hoi An (B) – Da Nang – Flight to Ho Chi Minh (Flight included) – Vespa nighly tour as optional | (B) |
Day 14 | Mekong Delta River (B/L) | (B/L) |
Day 15 | Ho Chi Minh City tour (B) | (B) |
Day 16 | Ho Chi Minh (B) – Flight to Da Lat | (B) |
Day 17 | Da Lat City tour (B/L) | (B/L) |
Day 18 | Da Lat (B) – Private car to Phan Thiet – Mui Ne | (B) |
Day 19 | Mui ne free (B) – Mui Ne Sunset Sand Dunes Jeep Tour as optional | (B) |
Day 20 | Mui Ne Free & Easy (B) | (B) |
Day 21 | Mui Ne (B) – Car to Ho Chi Minh – Departure | (B) |
Arrival at Noi Bai International airport, our driver will meet you at the airport and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Hanoi.
AM: 7.45 – 8.15: Free pick up at your hotel. Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door
is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Then continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam).Then visit Bat Trang pottery village (applied on Mon, Wed & Fri). Lunch at local restaurant.
PM: After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. At the end, journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 - 16h00.
Breakfast at hotel, free of your time at hotel. You should check out hotel at 12 pm, keeping luggage at hotel, free for shopping. Tonight you will take the night train to Sapa, it started at 9 – 10 pm from Ha Noi train station. Overnight train to Sapa
At 6.00, Driver pick you up at Lao Cai station, then transfer an hour to Sapa town where you have shower and breakfast. The tour will start at Sapa Pathfinder Office in the morning, a short drive out of Sapa town to the walking path. Follow a small trail that will take you up the hill for 2 hours to the Den Thang range. Reach the top to enjoy the great view of the Fansipan Peak and the stunning Muong Hoa Valley as the trek approaches Hang Da Village - the home of Hmong which is at 1,800m above sea level and overlooks the Muong Hoa Valley. Discover the village and then have a picnic lunch.
After a short rest we will continue walking to Hau Thao village. You will see the stunning view of Muong Hoa valley. Arrive at Hau Thao Commune, you will have a chance to discover the daily life of the Black Hmong minority and their traditional customs and costume. Continue trekking to Pho village then down the hill to Giang Ta Chai village where you will sleep in a homestay of Giay people. Your homestay is near the hanging bridge. Have dinner and relax.
Enjoy the dawn and fresh air in the village, have a nice breakfast served by the house owner. Start the trek by climbing the mountain on a small trail near the waterfall. Stop for a while to take photos on top of the waterfall. The trek will lead you through the bamboo forest to Ta Van village of Giay people. Have lunch in a local house near the Muong Hoa river bank. In the afternoon, you will keep going to Lao Chai village - the home of Black Hmong people. Enjoy the view of the largest rice terrace fields in Sapa. In the afternoon, continue walking to Y Linh Ho village then up the main road and you will return Sapa town by car Freshen up and then transfer downhill to Lao Cai station for taking the overnight train to Hanoi.
If you’re travelling all the way to Northern Vietnam, you shouldn’t miss Sapa markets – one of the most scenic regions of Northern Vietnam. Except for trekking in Sapa, ethnic Markets is a special highlights. You can meet many ethnic minorities and enjoy an unique feature of life in remote far North. It is place to exchange of numerous kinds of commodity, local products. The opportunity for upland people to go to the fair. The youth to encounter, get dating and show their affection through love songs, sounds of the flute…
Bac Ha market opens at around 7.30 am and closes mid-afternoon, opening on Sunday. You will meet Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Black Dao, Tay, Nung, La Chi, Phu La and other minority groups. The market inspires from delicious and famous Vietnamese food, buffalo, cows, goats, fish and other livestock. Visitors enjoy from colorful household items to traditional intricately made clothing, from souvenirs to the essentials for everyday life.
The most attractive area at Bac Ha Market is jewelry, dresses and brocade cloths. Here, you dazzle with brilliant colorful dresses of H’Mong and Red Dzao girls. Foreign tourists often admire the hand-woven paintings with vivid motifs and harmonious colors. Can Cau market is a small ultra-colorful market situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, just below the Chinese border. The market takes place every Saturday where you will encounter minority peoples. It includes the Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Dzay, Nung, Phu La and even Chinese people from across the border. The distance from Lao Cai station to Can Cau market is not too far, but you might feel exhausted due to rough road. However, you will amaze the bustling and colorful scene of this market. Unlike some other markets with most of the Chinese products, the market still retains the inherent characteristics. They sell and buy all kinds of goods here, from fabrics to various types of livestock to the powerful local corn wine.
There are many markets are held on week, like Coc Ly market on Tuesday, Lung Khau Nhin market on Thursday,…You will come back hotel at noon for lunch then get to the bus to Ha Noi. Arrival in Ha Noi at 9 – 9 :30 pm. Overnight stay at hotel
Program customize up to cruise
7:30 - 8:00: Take a 3-hour scenic drive from Hanoi to Halong Bay.
12:00-12:30 : Arrive in Tuan Chau Tourist Wharf. Transfer to Halong Cruise by tender.
12:30 : Welcome drink on the boat and check in to your private cabin.
13:15-14:15: Serve have lunch on board while cruising to some magnificent Halong bay scenes.
14:45 -15:00: Visit Titop island where you take your time on swim, sunbath, trekking....
16:30: Arrive in Pearl Farm Village. Visit around and swim, kayaking in the bay.
17:30: Back to the cruise and join cooking class to have experience in some traditional dishes. Tea time on sundeck.
Program customize up to cruise
6:00 : Practice Tai Chi on the Sundeck.
7:00-7h30: Start your day with a light breakfast. During breakfast, cruising to explore other part of Halong Bay, admire the beauty of one in seven new wonder in the world.
8:30 - 9h30: Arrive in Surprise cave, explore the Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Ha Long bay.
9:45: Check out and take all luggage outside of your cabin, cruise back to the Tourist Wharf through Ha Long bay.
10:00: Have brunch and clear bills.
11:30: Back to the Tourist Wharf.
12:00: Departure to Ha Noi
16.00: arrive in Hanoi. You will get back hotel for rest, and taking part in to Ha Noi street food tour in early evening 5- 6 pm if you would to join. In Hanoi the food is plentiful, it’s everywhere that you look and is an integral part of the livelihoods of many locals. More often than not, the street is the stage where much of what is food related in Hanoi takes place.
Sample delicious Vietnamese cuisine just like the locals do - on the street Stroll through hidden alleyways and bustling markets of Hanoi’s charming old quarter Learn more about Hanoi’s unique food culture Try local specialties with influences from French and Chinese cuisine Take in a spectacular night view of Hoan Kiem lake from a secret cafe Fascinating cyclo tour to discover the 36 ancient Streets of Hanoi Old Quarter with its ancient buildings and temples, transparent lakes and old cultural features.
Breakfast at hotel, then transferring to airport for flight to Hue, picking you up at the airport and transfer to hotel. In the Afternoon, visit Imperial capital during Nguyen Dynasty, An Hien Garden House and the seven – storey Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank. Return by boat on the gentle Perfume River. 17:00 Arrive in your hotel.
Hoi an and Hue are two tourist destinations located along the coast of Central Vietnam. Located roughly 3 hours from one another (130kms), each location sees tens of thousands of tourist visitors each year due to their individual and unique charm. Additionally, when traveling from Hue to Hoi An, travelers have the opportunity to see famous destinations such as the Marble Mountains, My Khe Beach, Ling Ung Pagoda, Hai Van Pass, Lang Co Beach and Elephant Springs – making it one of the most popular short voyages in Vietnam due to it having so much to offer in such a short distance. You will have breakfast at hotel, free of time then we catch the afternoon bus to Hoi An, it may takes 4 hours of transferring.
09:00: Our guide pick up at your hotel lobby and transfer to Cam Thanh fishing village. 09:30: Tranfer to Cam Thanh village by car or boat on the way, meet local fishermen and experience the daily life. 10:00 Take a bamboo basket boat on the Cam Thanh water coconut forest, have a brief introduction to the history there. 11:00 Join local fisherman on the river and enjoy hands-on experience of round net and cast net fishing.
+ Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat and join in a basket boat race.
+ Explore the now peaceful coconut waterways of a past war.
+ Go catch the crabs, coconut mussel.
+ Make funny tools from coconut leaf.
+ Return fisherman house and welcome drink.
+ Enjoy Luch or Dinner .13:00: Return to the hotel
Hoi An has a reputation for being one of the prettiest cities in all of Vietnam and the Old Town here has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its 800 historic buildings. There is a definite ‘old town’ feeling here which is like stepping back into the Vietnam of ancient times, and the city is also famous as it was never bombed during the Vietnam War.
Hoi An is also located on the Thu Bon River which is flanked by bars, cafes and local markets and you can walk along the banks at night and take in the views across the rippling water. When you walk around the city, you can take in spots such as museums, ancient homes and pretty temples, and Hoi An also has a delicious local food scene. As if that wasn’t enough, the surrounding countryside of Hoi An is equally scenic and you can easily take a day trip out to glorious beaches or ruined cities.
There are many things you should visit by your own, visiting Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An Museum, shopping at lantern market, Hoi An central market. Eating local food and get Vietnamese coffee. Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Breakfast at hotel, free time for your own leisure then transfer to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Free of your time in Ho Chi Minh. In evening time, you can take the Vespa tour in City.
This Saigon night tour is part night excursion, part street food adventure. Experience Saigon nightlife the way locals do, all from the back of a vintage Vespa scooter. To start off this Saigon night tour, enjoy drinks at our Vespa-themed café, Café Zoom, to watch “as the world goes by” (as said in the Lonely Planet guide book). Throughout the night, try a variety of food and drinks at 2 local restaurants and samplings of Saigon’s best authentic local food. Zoom past the famous must-see sights of Ho Chi Minh City while in the bustling traffic. We’ll also go to a Vietnamese-style coffee shop with special live music bar, and then wrap up the evening at an exciting music bar where the new generation of Vietnamese unwind and flaunt their unique styles. Guests ride pillion behind our drivers to enjoy and experience the Vietnamese nightlife with friends. This tour includes free flowing drinks and all you can eat, so come with an appetite!
*Saigon Night Tour Highlights*- All-you-can-eat & free flow drinks, cocktails & snacks at Cafe Zoom, local seafood restaurant, local Vietnamese pancake restaurant, zooming by famous Saigon sights, live music cafe, live music bar.
HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – HCM ( start 8.00 – return 17.00 ). Enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields.
On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, and view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals.
Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to HCMC. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Overnight at hotel.
We start the trip by visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum.
Breakfast at hotel, free time in Ho Chi Minh City till our driver come and pick you up to airport for flight to Da Lat. Da Lat free time.
At 8.00 am: Our guide and car will meet you at your hotel in Da Lat center and start to explore Da Lat city. Our car takes you to Robin Hills, where you can enjoy airy space and get the panorama view of the Dalat City and enjoy the marvelous sight of the pine forested valley stretched down to the South.
After taking some photos of this, you will take the cable car at Dalat Cable Car Station descending down 300 meters. From the cable car, you can see the nice view of flower, vegetable fields dotted in the pine forested valley and Tuyen Lam Lake below. Surrounding by pine forest, Tuyen Lam Lake looks like a paradise with the Truc Lam Zen Monastery ( the biggest Zen University in Viet Nam, built on the top of Phoenix Hill). Please dress decently when visiting the Monastery
Keep driving southward, we continue our trip to visit Datanla waterfall with magnificent view and enjoy cool air and some activities there. After the waterfall, we will go to the Bao Dai King’s Summer Palace, the last Emperor and unique cultural lifestyle of Vietnamese through Royal decoration, the meaningful place of your Dalat trip.
Have Lunch at a local restaurant and take a short rest. We continue our trip to Da Lat Flower Garden, which is known as the paradise of flowers with a rich collection of local and foreign flower types: roses, impatiens walleriana, chives, azaleas, bird of paradise, hydrangeas, orchids, cactus…. Colorful flower garden with bonsai park and romantic lakeside, .. is really a great place to take pictures.
XQ Embroidery village, our next place, is a worthy place to see many miraculous handmade embroidery works and find out how they make those fantastic artwork, this is the head and original hand embroidered works of XQ in Vietnam. Keeping on visiting a giant golden statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. Continuously, we visit The Cock Church (The Cathedral of Dalat city), the biggest church in Dalat . Lastly, you are free to enjoy the artichoke tea, jams at Dalat’s Specialities Showroom. Finish the tour and our car takes you back to your hotel
It will be an omission if we don’t consider Mui Ne as one of the most stunning beaches in Viet Nam. Mui Ne is located in Phan Thiet – the capital of Binh Thuan Province. It is a beautiful beach with many high-ranked coastal resorts, which can easily satisfy any traveler. Mui Ne attracts not only international but also domestic travelers with its gorgeous beach and many interesting activities. Besides that, Mui Ne is also famous for kite and wind surfing.
There are many ways for travelling from Da Lat to Mui Ne, taking bus from Da Lat to Mui Ne is the convenient way easy to go, you can take bus at 7 :30 am or 13 :00 pm, bus takes 4- 5 hours for transferring to Mui Ne. Arrival in Mui ne, overnight stay at hotel
Mui Ne sand dunes sunset tour by jeep is a good way to look over Hon Rom beach, Suoi Nuoc beach and Turtoise island on the direction to White Lake (Lotus pond). By the afternoon tour, you will have total different experiences, the spectacular moment of Sunset, the changing of sand colors, the stream of sands falling off the cliff.
Tour itinerary: 1:30PM Driver will pick you up at your hotel/ resort by private jeep. 2:00PM Visiting Fairy stream (Suoi Tien) where the small stream running through the middle of the red sand dunes. It is like a mini version of Red Canyon 2:40PM Visiting Mui Ne fishing village, observing the daily lives of fishermen, catch is hauled to shore and fishing boats are lining up
3:30PM Visiting White sand dunes. At the top of the sand dune, catching the first sunrise of the day. Other activities can be taken: riding quad bike over the white sand dunes and ostrich riding (at own expense), sliding down sand dunes’ slopes with sand boarding. 5:15PM Continue with your jeep to visit Red sand dunes, slopes are less steep than the White sand dunes, but great opportunity for taking photo as red colour of the sand is great contrast to background scenery and observing the spectacular sunset over the red sand dunes. 5:45PM After seeing the sunset at the red dunes, jeep bring you back to your hotel/resort. Tour end.
Breakfast at hotel, free time in Mui Ne. Overnight stay at hotel
Breakfast at hotel, then taking bus to Ho Chi Minh City, transfer to airport for flight to home. Trip ends
Hotel Category |
CITIES |
HOTEL NAME |
Room Type |
3*** |
Hanoi |
Diamond Legend Hotel |
Deluxe |
Sapa |
Viet Flower hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Ha Long |
Legend White Dolphin Cruise |
Deluxe |
|
Hue |
Cherish Hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Hoi An |
Kiman hotel |
Superior |
|
Ho Chi Minh |
Prague hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Da Lat |
Da Lat Tulip 2 |
Deluxe |
|
Mui ne |
Tien Dat Resort |
Deluxe |
|
4**** |
Hanoi |
Rex Hotel |
Luxury |
Sapa |
Freesia hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Ha Long |
Flamingo Cruise |
Deluxe |
|
Hue |
Eldora Hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Hoi An |
Coco river resort |
Deluxe |
|
Ho Chi Minh |
Bay hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Da Lat |
TTC Ngoc Lan |
Superior |
|
Mui ne |
Bamboo Village beach Resort & Spa |
Garsen view |
|
5***** |
Hanoi |
Apricot hotel |
Sketch |
Sapa |
Victoria Sapa hotel & Resort |
Superior |
|
Ha Long |
Era Cruise |
Terrace Suite |
|
Hue |
Imperial Hue Hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Hoi An |
Sunrise Hoi An Beach Resort |
Deluxe |
|
Ho Chi Minh |
Majestic hotel |
Deluxe |
|
Da Lat |
Da Lat Palace |
Superior |
|
Mui ne |
Anantara Mui Ne Resort |
Premier |
Double / Twin Occupancy + Single Surcharge |
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Hotel Class |
Period |
2P |
3-4P |
5-6P |
7-9P |
10P-14p |
SGL |
3 stars |
01 Oct 2020 – 30 Apr 2021 |
1.788 |
1.619 |
1.396 |
1.370 |
1.343 |
432 |
1 May 2021 – 30 Sep 2021 |
1.743 |
1.574 |
1.350 |
1.324 |
1.298 |
400 |
|
4 stars |
01 Oct 2020 – 30 Apr 2021 |
2.052 |
1.883 |
1.660 |
1.634 |
1.607 |
718 |
1 May 2021 – 30 Sep 2021 |
1.999 |
1.831 |
1.608 |
1.581 |
1.555 |
671 |
|
5 stars |
01 Oct 2020 – 30 Apr 2021 |
2.696 |
2.527 |
2.303 |
2.277 |
2.251 |
1.356 |
1 May 2021 – 30 Sep 2021 |
2.591 |
2.422 |
2.199 |
2.173 |
2.146 |
1.262 |
+ Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services
+ All transportation as mentioned above
+ Accommodation shared in Double/ Twin / Triple Room with daily breakfast.
+ Visa approved letter
+ Flight tickets Ha Noi – Hue, Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh – Da Lat with 20 kgs luggage and 7 kgs hand luggage
+ Shuttle bus for group tours
+ Meals dedicated in the itinerary (B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= Dinner)
+ Accommodations include 5% service fee and 10% VAT tax
+ All sightseeing tickets
+ Tissues and water on coach
+ Services charges and government tax
+ Exclusive and personalized single agent/single customer service
+ No extra charge after services confirmation
+ 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
+ International flights & departure taxes
+ Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
+ Travel insurance
+ Early check in and late check out (if not mentioned)
+ Visa stamping fee (Vietnam 25$ per person, Cambodia 30$ per person)
+ Beverage, personal expenses, tips and gratitudes
+ Surcharge for airport cabs from 12:00am – 05:00am
+ Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
+ Other services not mentioned above