8-Day Vietnam Highlights Tour from Hanoi

Arriving in Hanoi, our tour guide will pick you up at the airport with a comfortable air-conditioned car and transfer to the hotel in Hanoi for check-in.After lunch you will have a short walking tour around the Hanoi Old Quarter to take a glimpse of Hanoian’s daily life and visit some attractive destinations such as Dong Xuan Market, the Ancient House, Bach Ma Temple and enjoy a water puppet show, one of the Vietnam traditional art forms. Then, you will enjoy a Vietnamese meal in a nearby restaurant in the evening.

Sleep at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.

To experience the tranquil Hanoi, you are suggested to wake up early for enjoying Hanoi morning sounds, walking around Hoan Kiem Lake and doing Tai Chi exercise with locals. Your Halong trip will be started after you come back to hotel for freshen up and breakfast.

After breakfast, you’ll take a 3.5-hour-drive to Halong Bay, one of the great natural of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Upon arrival, the boat crew will welcome you and transfer you to the junk for check-in and enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. At the same time, you can behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear, emerald water.

After lunch you’ll join some activities on boat to discover the beauty of the bay such as visit a cave, doing kayaking or enjoy swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dinner. In the evening, you can join night fishing with locals. Overnight on board.

In the morning, your breakfast will be served while floating on the sea to explore the beauty of Halong Bay before disembarking time. Joining some more activities on boat and then checking out cabin. The early lunch will be served before getting back to the main dock and you’ll then be transferred to Hanoi.

Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will spend time relaxing and having dinner before getting on the night train for Hue. Sleep on the train (Soft Sleeper).

Let Hue city tour enlighten and inspire you after a short break time when you arrive in Hue in the morning.

Our local guide will take you on a dragon boat and start visiting Thien Mu Pagoda and the Tomb of Tu Duc King. These are attractive historical destinations, which bring you unforgettable memories with beautiful view, nice photos and their own interesting stories.

At noon, you will have a delicious lunch at the city center. After a short rest, you’ll continue visiting the Royal Citadel and the Royal Arena before getting back to the hotel for check in, relax and overnight.

Sleep at hotel in Hue.

Say goodbye to Hue, you will get to Hoian on a private car. On the way, you will stop at Lang Co Beach, Cham Museum and Marble Mountain for sightseeing. These destinations help you relax and learn more about Vietnam’s rich culture.

Arriving in Hoian, you’ll check in the hotel and have a short rest after the trip. Don’t hesitate to ask our guide for some restaurant suggestions for lunch. And then, spend all your day to wander along the streets and discover Hoian ancient town with various things to see: the 400-year old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Phuc Kien Assembly Halls, the local fish market…

Sleep at Hotel in Hoi An Town.

Don’t miss the chance to immerse into a tranquil morning in Hoi An by waking up early and walking around the peaceful ancient streets in this Old Town and you will have wonderful relaxing time.

Come back to the hotel for your breakfast and we will transfer you to Da Nang airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City.Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, our guide will meet you at the airport and take you to a hotel in the city center for check-in and lunch. In the afternoon, you’ll visit some popular attractions including the Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, War Remnants Museum and Reunification Palace with our guide.Sleep at hotel in HCM city center.

On this day, you will depart to the Mekong Delta for one day trip.Upon arrival in My Tho, you will enjoy a boat cruise along the river and take a short walk to a handicraft workshop where products are made from coconut trees.Moreover, you will have an exciting experience when riding a horse-drawn cart, a traditional vehicle of the locals, to visit a local house and taste a cup of tea together with home grown fruits.

Move to sampan and along small canals in the Mekong Delta. After lunch, you will visit a family-run business making coconut candy before returning to My Tho and come back to Ho Chi Minh City. On the way back, you will stop for visiting Vinh Trang Pagoda if time is available.

Sleep at hotel in HCM city center.

After breakfast, our guide will pick you up at hotel and head to the Cu Chi tunnels, an underground tunnels network constructed by Vietnamese soldiers during their struggle for independence.

Arriving at Cu Chi, you’ll spend time exploring the maze of tunnels including the secret cellar-door, museum of self-made weapons, shooting range, garment-factory ammunition to deeply understand how the Vietnamese soldiers were able to survive in this tiny underground network. Then, you’ll be driven back to Saigon and transferred directly to the airport for departure flight.