Pearls of Vietnam 11 days 10 nights

Pick up at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Take a 01 hour city tour by cyclo in the Old Quarter. Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant followed by a Water Puppet show in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, Experience the rich culture of Hanoi. Spend time at the Temple of Literature, One Pillar Pagoda and the Presidential Palace. Visit the Vietnam History Museum and the Hanoi Opera House.

Afternoon, the local guide will meet you at the hotel and transfer to West Lake – the biggest freshwater lake in the northwest center of Hanoi. Take a witness to a golden sunrise casting its magical spell and scenic sight of lotus flowers by boat.

Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda as known as the oldest pagoda in the city, originally constructed in the sixth century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De, and then keep walking to Quan Thanh Temple, as one of the Four Sacred Temples of the capital.

Enjoying a walking tour through the maze of bustling streets that make up Hanoi’s Old Quarter, we tempt our tastebuds with the famed Hanoi dish Banh Cuon at a local eatery. Watch in awe as the skilled chefs demonstrate for you how this tasty dish is put together. Continuing into the atmospheric heart of the Old Quarter, we wander past street stalls and quiet residential lanes where you can observe local life that has changed little since Hanoi was founded over 1000 years ago.

Our next stop is where we sample some Bun Cha consisting of vermicelli, herbs and grilled pork. At Hanoi's best kept secrets, a hidden café, we will watch the demonstration and then try some egg coffee, a scrumptious local delicacy.

Continue to other food stalls in Hang Bo and Ho Hoan Kiem Street where we try some dishes such as Che “Vietnamese style pudding” - this specialty is one not to be missed!

List of street bites and food that you will have:
1, Banh Cuon Thanh Van (Vietnamese Steam Rice Rolls)
2, Bia Hoi Hà Nội (Hanoi draught beer with peanuts)
3, Xôi Chè Bà Thìn (Vietnamese style pudding)
4, Bun Cha & Egg Coffee (grilled pork with vermicelli/ Vietnamese egg coffee with
demonstration).

In the morning, journey through verdant farmlands on your way to boarding a traditional wooden junk boat and an overnight journey on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Halong Bay. Visit the Surprise Cave, and maybe take a invigorating swim or hike on Titov Island. There are many optional activities that can be booked locally including a cookery class, massage, and kayaking. Overnight on cruise 

You may start the day with Tai Chi on the sundeck, followed by breakfast, before exploring the Dark and Bright Caves. A tasty brunch will be served as the boat winds through the limestone landscapes. Disembark and journey back to Hanoi for some free time at your leisure before a late afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight to Da Nang. The local tour guide will meet and arrange your transfer to the hotel. Night in Hoi An

After noon, explore HoiAn old town . You will be escorted to the Japanese bridge, TanKy old house, assembly hall… to contemplate their special architectural features and hear your tour guide introducing the establishment and history of each place.

Continue to the town to the home of a craftsman in the village.Here we will have a brief introduction to the history, shape, and color of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. We can make our own lantern and keep it as a souvenir. After 1 – 1,5 hour learning and practicing. Back to the hotel. Free and overnight at hotel 

After breakfast, I reached Hue. Arrive in DaNang: we will explore  the Marble Mountains– A masterpiece of nature presented to Da Nang. Challenge yourself to climb up to over 120 steps to get to the Marble of Water (Thuy Son). After that, we will go to visit the Cham Sculpture Museum. It is a collection of various sandstone sculptures of the Gods in Hinduism of the Champa Kingdom.

In this fantastic and rich history museum, our tour guide will tell you a lot of stories about the lives and culture of Cham people, their gods, and their architecture as well.

Drive to Hue, Spend time in LangCo beach enroute, taking photographs from HaiVan Pass ( The pass of Sea and Cloud). Night in Hue 

In the morning, Boat trip to Thien Mu pagoda: you get on the dragon boat. You will cruise along the Perfume River about 30 minutes. After that, the boat will stop at another boat station. Here you can freely visit Thien Mu pagoda, which is the oldest pagoda in Hue city.

Then visit Minh Mang King’s Tomb: Considered as the most majestic of all Nguyen Dynasty royal tombs, Minh Mang Tomb is a complex of 40 constructions: palaces, temples, pavilions, etc. Many say that it’s a perfect combination of man-made and natural beauty in Hue, where architecture fits harmoniously into the surrounding landscape.

In the afternoon, visit  Khai Dinh tomb and Imperial Citadel where Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945 with numerous of attractive places to see like Flag Tower, Noon Gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Nine Holy Cannons, Thai Hoa Palace, and Forbidden Purple City. Thai Hoa Palace.

The tour ends by shopping at Dongba Market - Dong Ba market is the biggest and most significant central market of Thua Thien Hue province and the adjacent regions. 

Transfer to Hue airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Pick up at Ho Chi Minh airport and transfer to the hotel. 

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh 

Experience the very best of Ho Chi Minh City on a half-day city tour. Soak up the history of Dong Khoi Street, home to several colonial-style buildings. Visit the Reunification Palace, also known as the Independence Palace, and the poignant War Remnants Museum. In the afternoon experience the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network of tunnels, rooms, and passageways used by Vietnamese soldiers. 

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast, transfer to Ben Tre, on arrival in Hùng vương Pier (Bến Tre town).Take a boat on Ben Tre, river – one of tributaries of Mekong river, Sight-seeing lively activities along river as fishing, water transferring……. Stop at brickwork to see how to make bricks in handy traditional style by printing and baking. Visit one of plenty of coconut processing workshops located along the canal. Turn on natural scissors creeks where they look smaller and smaller to go to the village. Take a walk to the family workshop making sleep mats and enjoying some fruits and tea. Take a motor cart (xe lôi) or cycle riding under tree shades, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains to be able to touch on real life and find out about tropical culture from Peasants.

Lunch at a restaurant on the riverside. 

Afternoon - Take rowing-boat along water palm creek. and boat back to Hùng Vương Pier. Pick up and transfer for Can Tho city, about 2 hours. Check in at your hotel. Take a look at Can Tho Night market. 

Overnight in Can Tho city.

Early in the morning, the tour guide meets you at your hotel. You are transferred by boat to visit the Cai Rang floating market (about 50 minutes from your hotel) where you can see the products hung on the bole of the boat. The local people just only sell and buy the tropical fruits at a cheap price. Next, you visit a factory where people make rice noodles. Say goodbye to Can Tho city. Drive back to Sai Gon. Drop you off at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh. 

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh 

Take the morning to explore or shop in Ho Chi Minh City. At the appropriate time, you'll transfer to the airport to catch your flight home. Have a nice flight and see you next time !