DISCOVER SOUTH, CENTER AND NORTH OF VIETNAM: SAIGON - DANANG - HANOI - SAPA 10 DAYS 9 NIGHTS From 577 USD/person only

BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1: HO CHI MINH CITY ARRIVAL (NO MEAL, NO GUIDE)

Day 2: HOCHIMINH CITY & CUCHI TUNNEL FULL DAY (SMALL GROUP TOUR - 12 PAX MAXIMUM)[B/L]

Day 3: HOCHIMINH CITY TO MEKONG DELTA FULL DAY (MYTHO & BEN TRE) (SMALL GROUP TOUR - MAXIMUM 12 PAX) FLY TO DANANG[B/L]

Day 4: AFTERNOON & EVENING: DANANG TO MARBLE MOUNTAIN, BAYMAU COCONUT FOREST & HOIAN, FLOWER LANTERN (Small group tour, maximum 12 - 18 pax)[B/D]

Day 5: BANA HILLS FULL DAY TOUR - Join group tour - FLY TO HANOI[B/L]

Day 6: HANOI - SAPA BY SLEEPING BUS WITH A SHORT TREK TO CATCAT VILLAGE[B/L/D]

Day 7: FANSIPAN - SAPA - HANOI BY SLEEPING BUS[B/L]

Day 8: HALONG BAY 6 HOUR APOLLO CRUISE - BUFFET LUNCH - LIMOUSINE BUS[B/L]

Day 9: HOALU - TAMCOC 1 DAY TRIP BY LIMOUSINE (MAXIMUM 22 PAX)[B/L]

Day 10: HANOI DEPARTURE - No guide[B]

FULL DETAIL ITINERARY

Day 1: HO CHI MINH CITY ARRIVAL (NO MEAL, NO GUIDE)

• Welcome to Vietnam: Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), your private driver will welcome you at the arrival hall and transfer you to your hotel in downtown Saigon.

• Check-in Notice: Official hotel check-in time is 14:00 PM.

• Note on Early Arrival: Early check-in is not included. If you arrive on an early morning flight and require immediate room access before 14:00 PM, you will be required to pay the extra for early check-in surcharge. Otherwise, you may store your luggage at the hotel reception for free and explore the nearby city center until 14:00 PM.

• Overnight: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: HOCHIMINH CITY & CUCHI TUNNEL FULL DAY (SMALL GROUP TOUR - 12 PAX MAXIMUM)[B/L]

About 07:30 am: Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. Have lunch at local restaurant.

Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerrilla's food during the war) will be served. Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. Overnight stay in Saigon.

Day 3: HOCHIMINH CITY TO MEKONG DELTA FULL DAY (MYTHO & BEN TRE) (SMALL GROUP TOUR - MAXIMUM 12 PAX) FLY TO DANANG[B/L]

MORNING: HOCHIMINH PICK-UP, VINHTRANG PAGODA & MEKONG RIVER CRUISE

• 07:30 AM – 08:00 AM: Pick up at your hotel in Hochiminh city center and depart for Mytho, a scenic river town on the bank of the Mekong River.

• 09:30 AM: Visit Vinhtrang Pagoda, a historic 19th-century Buddhist temple famous for its unique blend of Asian and European architectural styles.

• 10:15 AM: Board a motorboat for a scenic cruise along the Mekong River, passing the four iconic islet islands (Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise).

• 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Unicorn Island & Local Craft Workshops:

  • Walk along peaceful country lanes, stroll through lush fruit orchards, and taste seasonal tropical fruits while enjoying traditional southern folk music (Don Ca Tai Tu).

  • Take a hand-rowed sampan ride through the palm-shaded Thoison Canal.

  • Visit a local honeybee farm to savor warm honey tea and tour a traditional coconut candy workshop.

AFTERNOON: LOCAL LUNCH, VILLAGE CYCLING & RETURN TO HOCHIMINH

• 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM: Enjoy a delicious lunch featuring regional specialties (Elephant Ear Fish) at a local riverside restaurant.

• 02:15 PM – 03:30 PM: Tanthach Village Countryside Experience:

  • Enjoy a leisurely bicycle ride along quiet village roads in Tanthach Village to interact with local villagers and observe daily life in the Mekong Delta.

  • (Alternative for non-cyclists: Relax in a comfortable hammock under shady coconut trees and enjoy the cool river breeze).

• 03:30 PM: Board the bus for the return journey back to Hochiminh city.

• 05:30 PM – 06:00 PM: Arrive back at your hotel in Hochiminh.

• Airport Transfer: Your private driver (no guide) will pick you up from the hotel lobby at the scheduled time for your flight to the next destinations.

Welcome to Danang city, the biggest city in the center of Vietnam. Our private driver (no guide) will be waiting for you at the airport. Then, our private driver will transfer you to your hotel to check in & relax.

Relax and comfort yourself for the rest of day after long flight.

Dinner at your own expense.

Overnight at hotel in Danang

Day 4: AFTERNOON & EVENING: DANANG TO MARBLE MOUNTAIN, BAYMAU COCONUT FOREST & HOIAN, FLOWER LANTERN (Small group tour, maximum 12 - 18 pax)[B/D]

• Morning | Free Time & Lunch (Self-arranged) Enjoy your morning at leisure. Relax at your hotel, explore Da Nang city, or go swimming at My Khe Beach. Lunch on your own.

• 01:30 PM: Pick up at your hotel lobby by private car and guide.

• 02:00 PM – 03:45 PM: Explore Nguhanhson (Marble Mountain):

  • Visit historic spiritual sites including Tamthai Pagoda and Linhung Pagoda.

  • Walk through Nonnuoc Village at the foot of the mountain to admire traditional marble stone carvings.

• 04:00 PM – 05:15 PM: Baymau Coconut Forest Experience (Camthanh):

  • Board a traditional bamboo basket boat to explore the lush coconut forest waterway.

  • Watch local fishermen demonstrate traditional net casting and perform impressive "water cutting" basket boat spins.

  • Enjoy lively music and riverboat entertainment.

EVENING: HOIAN ANCIENT TOWN, DINNER & RETURN

• 05:30 PM: Depart for Hoian Ancient Town.

• 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM: Savor a delicious dinner featuring unique local specialties (Cao Lau, Hoanh Thanh / Wonton, Hoian Chicken Rice).

• 07:00 PM – 08:30 PM: Free time to explore Hoian at night:

  • Stroll through romantic lantern-lit ancient streets and admire classic Asian architecture.

  • Walk along the Hoai River, release floating paper lanterns, or listen to traditional Bai Choi folk singing.

  • Sample street food delicacies at the vibrant Nguyenhoang Night Market.

• 08:30 PM – 09:00 PM: Board your transport for the return transfer to your original pick-up point.

Overnight in Danang

Day 5: BANA HILLS FULL DAY TOUR - Join group tour - FLY TO HANOI[B/L]

7:30 – 8:00 - MiniBus & tour guide will pick up visitors at the hotel and start to Ba NA Hills – King Mountain, also known as the second DaLat/Sapa in Vietnam Central. The beautiful weather here is always cool.

9:30 – 10:00 - You will admire the high by the most modern cable car system in southeast Asia, visit Dream Steam Carble Car station and see the panorama of Quang Nam – Da Nang city on high. After finishing the first cable car, you will visit Golden Hands Bridge, Le Jardin D’amour, Linh Ung 2 pagoda.

12:00 – Have lunch and rest at the restaurant.

13:00 – visit and play games at the Fantasy Park. Explore King Peak at an altitude 1.487m.

15:00 – Return Cable Car.

16:45 – 17:45 - Get on Minibus transfer back to hotel.

Freetime until our driver (no guide) will pick you up at the hotel and transfer you to the airport for next flights to Hanoi.

Arrive Hanoi, our driver (no guide) will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your hotel

Overnight in Hanoi
 

Day 6: HANOI - SAPA BY SLEEPING BUS WITH A SHORT TREK TO CATCAT VILLAGE[B/L/D]

Pass By: Cat Cat village, Sapa, Lao Cai Province
6.00-6:20: Pick up at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, get on a sleeping bus and depart for Sapa Town.
9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop.
11.00: Second rest stop in Lao Cai before heading to Sapa
13.30: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. And wait at the bus station for the tour guide and driver to pick you up to the hotel.
• Welcome beverage and itinerary overview
• Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes and check-in procedures.

Cat Cat Village

14.30: A short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk up hill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
The trekking distance is about 2.5km and it lasts for 2 hours.
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in a hotel with night activities.
Meals included: Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: FANSIPAN - SAPA - HANOI BY SLEEPING BUS[B/L]

7.00 – 8.30: Have breakfast at the hotel, check out the room.
8:30 After breakfast, our guide and driver will take you to Cable Car Station and then you will spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Reach the altitute of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan – the Roof of Indochina. (Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos).
12.00: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town

12.30 - 13.30: Have lunch at local restaurant.
13.30 - 14.45: Relax and enjoy yourself, and if you want, take a shower in the hotel's public bathroom.

14.45 - 15.00: Meet all the group members at the hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
15.30: Get on the sleeping bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
21.30-21.45: Arrive Hanoi, we will drop you at your hotel. O/n in Hanoi

Day 8: HALONG BAY 6 HOUR APOLLO CRUISE - BUFFET LUNCH - LIMOUSINE BUS[B/L]

8.15-8.30: Get picked up at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quater

Our journey follows Hanoi – Haiphong- Tuan Chau Highway (about a 3 hours drive)

12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor, get on cruise with our crew’s warly welcome

Enjoy welcome drink then start the excursion to discover the beauty of the world heritage site

12:30: Enjoy a special lunch with more than 30 dishes on the boat .While having lunch, the boat will passing by the beautiful scenery on both sides with thousands of limestone such as Fighting Chicken and Incense Buner Islets – 2 symbols of Halong Bay

14.00: Arrive at Bo Hon Island, and you will visit Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave with a lot of stalagmites and stalactites

14.45: Do kayaking or bamboo boat through Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon.

15.15: Visit TiTop Island with its sandy beach. You can go swimming here or trek up to the top of the island for sightseeing all of Halong bay

16.00: Back to the boat for the sunset party (with wine, tea, fruits, and biscuits) meanwhile the boat is cruising back to the harbor

17.45: Arrive back at the harbor. Get on limousine bus and return to Hanoi

20:30: Get dropped off at the hotel.

Day 9: HOALU - TAMCOC 1 DAY TRIP BY LIMOUSINE (MAXIMUM 22 PAX)[B/L]

07h30 – 8h00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province
09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax
10h30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty
11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice …Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch
13h00: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”
15h00: Continue the tour for 45 mins - cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.
16h00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi
18h00: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi

Day 10: HANOI DEPARTURE - No guide[B]

Breakfast at Hotel: Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Free at leisure.

• Check-out Notice: Hotel check-out time is BEFORE 12:00 PM (NOON). If you have a late afternoon or evening departure flight and wish to keep your room past 12:00 PM, you must pay extra for late check out. Otherwise, you must return your room key before 12:00 PM and leave your luggage at the reception counter until your scheduled airport transfer.

• Airport Transfer: Your private driver will pick you up from the hotel lobby at the scheduled time for your flight home.

• End of Services.

ADULT PRICE

Travel period : 01 Oct 2026 - 30 Apr 2027

Travel period : 01 May 2027 - 30 Sep 2027

ACCOMMODATIONS

3 star

4 star

5 star

Tour price includes:
- Bana hill cable car tickets
- Boat trip in Halong bay
- Rowing boat trip in Mekong River Delta, Cam Thanh Village & Trang An Ecotourism
- Modern vehicle with air-conditioner
- Travel Insurance in Vietnam
- Daily breakfasts at your hotels + lunch and dinners as specified in the itinerary (B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner)
- Rowing boat trip in Tamcoc
- Sleeping bus tickets Hanoi - Sapa - Hanoi
- Experienced English-speaking guide during your trip
- VAT, Income and Government Tax
- All entrance fees to sightseeings as mentioned in the itinerary
- Private car for airport transfers
- Fansipan cable car tickets
- Kayaking or rowing boat trip to caves
- All accommodations in twin/double sharing rooms as mentioned in the itinerary
- Water on bus

Tour price excludes:
- International & Domestic flight tickets
- Tipping for guide, driver, bellmen.....
- Personal expenses, such as laundry, telephone, drinks, etc. All other services not specified in the itinerary
- Visa arrangement
- Surcharge for Peak season, Tet Lunar New year holidays, and compulsory dinner at some hotel & resort on Xmas and New year’s Eve
- Meals, if not specified in the itinerary

---THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WISH YOU A GREAT TIME IN VIETNAM ! ---

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