Upon arriving in Hanoi, DH Travel tour guide will meet you at the airport and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

– Van 16 seats with air conditioner & experienced driver

– English speaking tour guide

– All entrance fees

– Meal : Breakfast, lunch, dinner

– Cruise & overnight  in Halong Bay (A/C private cabin on cruise)

After is served at the hotel, being picked up by DH Travel’s driver, travel to Halong Bay. The world heritage site Halong Bay is truly one of Vietnam’s most impressive scenic sights. Upon arrival at Ha Long, you will be welcomed by our local guide on board. Heading out of the town we embark on a Chinese style junk for an exploration of the legendary Halong Bay.

This exciting cruise provides a fantastic view of the picturesque scenery blending with some 3,000 limestone islands and islets rising amazingly from the clear and emerald water. Sea food lunch will be served while cruising through the bay.

The limestone karsts formations are littered with beaches. You then explore the Surprising Sung Sot cave which still reserves much of the amazing original stalactites and stalagmites.

– Van 16 seats with air conditioner & experienced driver

– English speaking tour guide

– All entrance fees

– Meal : Breakfast, lunch

– Hotel in Hanoi

We will wake up in the morning to the calming sound of the waves breaking on the nearby islands. Enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning and relax. Sitting on the upper deck, we can enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the rocky islands rising from the crystal-clear waters of the Bay.  The peace here is absolute; we can hear only birds singing, cicadas chirping and the gentle lapping of the waves against our boat, the perfect soundtrack to accompany the fresh air and gentle breeze.  
Later, we will explore Sung Sot (Amazing) cave and then swim and relax at Titop beach. The boat will then start cruising back and brunch buffet will be served.  After arriving back at harbor by 12:00 noon, we will drive back to Hanoi. Check-in hotel, the rest of the day you are free at leisure.

– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver

– English speaking tour guide

– All entrance fees

– Meal : Breakfast, lunch

– Hotel in Sapa

Breakfast is served at hotel. Check out, then you enjoy a 5 hours journey by road heading to Sapa. Upon arrival, check-in hotel, at leisure, then have lunch at a local restaurant. This afternoon, you enjoy a half day tour to Ma Tra – Ta Phin village.

The walk commences from Sapa on a trail running through the beautiful gardens and lush pine forests. You will then pass through the Black Hmong ethnic minority village of Matra, a very small village hiding way from the civilisation. The walk continues through rice paddy fields and spectacular scenery. During the day you will also be able to visit a local school. You will enjoy your lunch before arriving at the Taphin village. Here you can hear about the unmixed cultural life of Black Hmong and Red Dao minorities, 2 largest ethnic groups in the area. You can already recognise them by dressing while they are both very famous of handicraft. You will enjoy walking among local people. The trip also offers you the opportunity to visit the local houses as well as visit the local caves. You will return Sapa by car.

After breakfast, you will be collected and driven to Hoang Su Phi. You will pass some of the most spectacular rice terraces in Southeaast Asia.

You will have some stops on the way to take photos of the landscape and short walks to visit some villages. Lunch on the way at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, arrive at a trekking point in Hoang Su Phi and embark on a short trek (about 2 hours) to a Red Yao village for the home-stay. Dinner and overnight at the home-stay.

Today, after your breakfast at the local family. You continue trekking more villages. This area is well-known for its dramatic rice terraces and also has been recognized as the national heritage. Have lunch at a local family, then hop back on the van to move to Ha Giang. The journey today takes you through high mountain passes, twisting valleys, and an abundance of rice paddies in the most precarious of locations. Check into a local family. Dinner and overnight at the homestay.

The landscape between Ha Giang and Dong Van becomes more rocky and mountainous with spectacular views. En route stop catch the weekend market at Bac Xum, where you will see many different local minority groups including Nung, White H’mong, Po Y, Dzao Lantern and Tay.

Overnight at hotel in Dong Van.

The day starts early to visit the local market at Dong Van. This market is a great one for photography and you will see H’mong, Dzao and Nung minorities selling their wares. Continue overland to Meo Vac and spend time visiting the market here. Probably the biggest market in northern Vietnam, you will see Giay, Dzao Ao Dai, H’mong, Co Lao and Xuong tribes here. Continue back to Ha Giang this afternoon where you will overnight at a local Tay minority homestay.

– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver

– English speaking tour guide

– All entrance fees

– Meal : Breakfast, lunch

– Hotel in Hanoi

In the morning, you spend sometime exploring the surrounding area with its scenic terraced-rice fields, tea plantations and remote villages of the Tay. Then get back on the van to travel back to Hanoi. Arrive to Hanoi later the afternoon.

– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver

– Domestic air ticket : Hanoi – Danang (Vietnam Airline)

– English speaking tour guide

– All entrance fees

– Meal : Breakfast, lunch

– Hotel in Hoian

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08:00 Am Asia Top Travel’s tour guide and driver will pick up you from your hotel’s lobby, transfer to Ho Chi Minh complex. You will enjoy visiting the mausoleum and presidential residence, the house on stilts of president Ho Chi Minh, One Pillar pagoda.

After that we will visit the Temple of Literature – a temple to Confucius, this is also known as Vietnam’s first University dating back to 1070.

Lunch today is at the nice local restaurant in Hanoi.

After having lunch you visit Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake.

You then enjoy a Cyclo Tour through the Old Quarter of Hanoi. The old quarter is also known as the 36 streets and guilds, this bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. Originally each of the street’s names was related to the products being sold there.

Later the afternoon, you are transferred to Noi Bai airport for boarding a short flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival to Da Nang, you will be picked up and transferred to Hoi An, check in hotel. The rest of the evening you are free on your own.

– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver

– English speaking tour guide

– All entrance fees

– Meal : Breakfast, lunch

– Hotel in Hoian

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Today we spend a half day for exploring Hoi An town. From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab merchants. These people came primarily to trade in the high grade silk, which is still produced in the area, as well as ceramics.

Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town, 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. We enjoy a half-day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200- year old Tan Ky ancestral house and the Japanese covered Bridge.

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Saigon. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

After lunch, begin the exploration of Ho Chi Minh city, including the Reunification Palace that was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until April 30, 1975. Then, continuing our trip visiting War Remnants Museum that is formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes. This is a poignant display the futility of war. Close to the museum, we go to visit Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office that are some of the best examples of French colonial architecture. Notre Dame Cathedral was built between 1877 and 1883, and the stones used to create it were exported in its entirety from France.

Then you will be transferred back to your hotel.

8:00 AM: Our tour guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel in Saigon with a drive to My Tho, the capital of Tien Giang Province 72 km from Ho Chi Minh City (Former Saigon). You 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 round 4 beautiful islets: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. The boat brings you through Vam Xep canal where you will discover beautiful landscapes along the river and observe the typical Mekong delta rural life.

Stops on the way can be made upon request for particular visits or photos making. Visit traditional house at Quoi An village (all make from coconut). See coconut collection set and how locals make handicrafts from trunk and shell, guests can see that they waste nothing, coconut even useful from wedding to funeral.

Enjoy seasonal fruit and listening to traditional music. Take horse cart on 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).  Also, we will visit coconut candy mill (special product of Ben Tre province). Enjoy fantastic lunch at local restaurant. Then we will take small boat through Vam Chua small canal. Drive back to Saigon in the late afternoon.

Free time at leisure until time to meet for transfer to the airport for your flight home.