Taste Of Viet Nam 7 days 6 nights

Meet at Tan Son Nhat international airport. Transfer to hotel. Short city tour. Welcome dinner on a boat to cruise along the Saigon River to see Ho Chi Minh City by night.

Night in Ho Chi Minh City.

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

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to My Tho – The first bustling town of Mekong Delta. Boat cruise along the Mekong River to visit the orchards on the Thoi Son islet. Enjoy tropical fruits of the season, visit Honey-bee farm and Coconut Candy Workshop; Continuing by hand-oared sampan ride along the canals. Have Lunch

In the afternoon, visit Vinh Trang Ancient Pagoda before driving back to HoChiMinh airport for a flight to Da Nang. Pick up DaNang airport and transfer to a hotel. 

Overnight 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 

In time private transfer to DaNang airport for flight to HaNoi. Pick up then transfer to hotel (check in time hotel at 14h00).
In the afternoon, we’ll proceed to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam - Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. We will take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple.

For the last part, Enjoy 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).

At 8:00 am Our driver and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new highway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way

About 11:00:  Arriving Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing

The ship will take you on an over 5 hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

12:45: Arriving Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discovery the beautiful lagoon.

Visiting Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16h00: Returning to We Go Halong Cruise for relaxing and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There is a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck, and great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.Disembarking for going back on the new highway to Hanoi.

Overnight at hotel 

Breakfast at a hotel. Free until transfer to HaNoi airport for boarding home sweet home or next destination!