Vietnam Highlights

Meet and greet at airport and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight:

Maison D'Hanoi Hanova hotel

Extras and options:

Alternative accommodation options available

This city tour takes in Hanoi’s essential sites. There is a morning and afternoon schedule, as well as an organised lunch.

You are met at 08:30am in the hotel lobby.

Morning:
• Ho Chi Minh Complex including the Mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace and the Ho Chi Minh Museum
• The Temple of Literature - Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070
• A local Vietnamese lunch

Afternoon:
• Museum of Ethnology, widely acknowledged as the best in the country, containing an extensive display of life-size structures dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority peoples
• Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake - the Ngoc Son Temple is set on a tiny island on Hoan Kiem Lake, its history dating back to the 13th century
• A one-hour cyclo tour through the narrow, chaotic streets of the Old Quarter - a must for any visitor to Hanoi!
• A traditional performance of the famous Vietnamese water puppets

Please note: the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed all day on Monday and Fridays, as well as from 1st October to 30th November (approx.) for annual conservation.

Overnight:

Maison D'Hanoi Hanova hotel

Extras and options:

Alternative accommodation options available

Meals included:

Breakfast & Lunch

In the morning, transfer from the hotel in Hanoi to Halong Bay - about 3.5 hours with a refreshment break en route. Meet the crew upon boarding the traditional wooden junk, then relax and enjoy lunch while the boat heads towards the secluded islands. Visit ancient limestone caves and go sea kayaking and swimming if the weather permits. Return to the junk refreshed and invigorated and relax on deck with a drink to watch the sunset. Enjoy a freshly prepared seafood dinner under the stars.vietn

Overnight:

Prince (Indochina junk boat)

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Alternative accommodation options available

Meals included:

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Enjoy an early morning swim followed by breakfast. The tour then visits the “Cave of Surprises” before cruising back to the main harbour for the return drive to Hanoi.

In the evening you are transferred to the train station for the overnight journey on the Reunification Express southwards to Danang. Accommodation aboard the train in four berth shared cabins, which are simple but comfortable.

Note: Day use room in Hanoi is not included.

Extras and options:

The overnight train experience is not for everyone. Internal flight Hanoi to Danang & 1 night in Hoi An (instead of overnight train) options are available. Please ask for details.

Meals included:

Breakfast & Lunch

Upon arrival in Danang , transfer directly to your hotel in Hoi An. Early check-in is based on room availability.

From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab merchants. Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town, renowned for its silk and popular with tourists for its eclectic architecture, tailors shops and numerous cafes. Some of the buildings in the narrow streets have remained unchanged for more than a century and much of the town is now heritage-listed.

After lunch, enjoy a half day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Assembly Hall, 200-year-old Tam Ky house and the Japanese Covered Bridge.

Overnight:

Life Heritage Resort Hoi An

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Alternative accommodation options available

Meals included:

Lunch

Spend the day at leisure on the beach or having clothes made by one of the famous, inexpensive tailors Hoi An is famous for.

Overnight:

Life Heritage Resort Hoi An

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Alternative accommodation options available

Meals included:

Breakfast

Transfer to the airport in Danang. Take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, you are met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Free afternoon.

Overnight:

Catina Hotel

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Breakfast

Depart at 08:00am from the hotel. Upon arrival at the tunnels, watch a short introductory video on the construction of the tunnels. The next hour is spent exploring the maze of tunnels, accompanied by the guide.

Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500-pound bombs from B52 bombers. Return to Ho Chi Minh City, arriving around 14:00pm.

Following lunch, visit some of the city's major attractions including the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and the War Remnants Museum.

Please note: Some of the images on display at the War Remnants Museum can be confronting and may not be suitable for small children.

Overnight:

Catina Hotel

Extras and options:

Alternative accommodation options available

Meals included:

Breakfast & Lunch

Our one day cruise excursion starts from Ho Chi Minh City with a drive to Cai Be - Phu An where you board the Cai Be Princess at around 10:00am. The tour will start with a visit of Cai Be's colourful floating market. Visit some local home factories such as rice paste making, rice pop corn, coco candies, and longan drying. The trip continues along the Mekong canals to Dong Hoa Hiep Island located between Vinh Long and Cai Be. During the cruise you will discover beautiful landscapes along the river and observe the typical Mekong delta rural life. These evergreen islands among the Mekong River still remain unknown to many people.
Lunch awaits you at Le Longanier restaurant at La Residence de Phu An Resort, a superb Indochine style resort. After a short walk along a narrow canal, the excursion will end at around 15:30pm where the vehicle will await you for your transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight:

Catina Hotel

Extras and options:

Alternative accommodation options available

Meals included:

Breakfast & Lunch

At leisure, until you are transferred from the hotel to the airport for your departure flight.

Meals included:

Breakfast