Stunning Vietnam : Hanoi, Halong Bay, Ho Chi Minh Saigon – 7 nights 8 Days

Welcome to Hanoi! Upon arrival, our local tour guide and vehicle will welcome you at the airport and then we transfer downtown.

Early check in with breakfast at hotel.

Post breakfast, guide will pick us up from hotel and start 100km journey through verdant landscape of country side. On arrival, get on a small boat, glide along a long canal with rice paddy fields and mountains two sides, your boat will go through three caves called “Hang Ca”, “Hang 2”, “Hang 3”. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local fisher folk, village life along the river and, of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Tam Coc is famous for .

Lunch at local restaurant.

Later, arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with specious view of the nature. Late afternoon, return back to Hanoi.

Dinner at Indian restaurant.   Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel.

Our private car will pick you up at the hotel and transfer to HaLong Bay which has been recognized by Unesco as a World Heritage Site since 1994 for its thousands of natural islands and one of the most magnificent scenic spots in Vietnam as well.

Ha Long Bay includes its infinitely rich system of grottoes and caves such as: Thien Cung (Heavenly Palace Grotto), Dau Go (Driftwood Grotto), Sung Sot (Surprise Grotto), Tam Cung (Three Palace Grotto), Trinh Nu (Virgin Grotto)… Each is a grandiose and refined natural architectural creation.

While exploring the bay, tourists will feel lost in a legendary world of stone islands which shapes change depending on the angle and the light.

Welcome and check-in boat at noon, your seafood lunch will be served while the cruise slowly slides on romantic waves of the sea.

Afternoon is time for many interesting activities such as: visiting the cave, kayaking, swimming, sunbathing, cooking class…

Enjoy special dinner dishes and continuing night programs with the crew.

Overnight on Cruise in Ha Long.

You should wake up early to enjoy the dawn on the sea in the early morning. The Vietnamese call the “East Sea” by a point-oriented name “Eastern Sea”, so you may guess how miraculous seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay. After breakfast our boat will continue to cruise in marvelous areas, where almost each islet has its own name, adopting its shape or reminiscent like Sail Island, Fisherman’s head rock, Butterfly rock or Turtle islet etc. Check out your room and have brunch on board while the cruise coming back the pier. Disembark from the cruise, transfer back Hanoi via Express Way.

Arrive back Hanoi, visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, locates on a small peninsula on the East side of the dazzling West Lake, this is the most ancient pagoda in Hanoi with its history line of more than 1,500 years.

Continue visit the picturesque Hoan Kiem Lake and then take a leisure walk around the Old Quarter of Hanoi, a fascinating network of narrow alleys and shop houses also known as ‘The 36 Streets’ – each street being named after the merchandise traditionally sold there, ranging from fabrics, medicines to crafts.

Transfer to airport for flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, met our guide and transfer to check in hotel

Overnight in Da Nang.

Dinner at Indian restaurant (based on flight schedule, Dinner will be at Hanoi or Da Nang or packed dinner)

After breakfast, transfer to Ba Na hills and take Cable Car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French. Enjoy games at Fantasy Park – the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam with series of interesting games. Buffet lunch at a local restaurant. Go down by cable car and visit the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting Golden Bridge, held up by two enormous stone-colored hands. The bridge opened in June 2018, is 150 meters long and 1,400 meters above sea level, with views across the green mountain scape. Continue visit Nginh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden… Please note: mountain climbing train, Wax Museum entrance fee, wine tasting cost, cotton animal game and carnival skill at Fantasy Park are not included in the entrance ticket, joining them will be at your own account. Go downhill also by cable car then transfer back to the hotel, the rest of the day is at leisure.

Dinner at Indian restaurant

Overnight in Da Nang.

After completed morning breakfast .Then driver and tour guide will pick you and transfer to airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and then start drive to Cu Chi which located 60km from HCM city, Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti- American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for original tunnels system of over 220km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreign visitors. We will reach Cu Chi Tunnels in the mid-morning. After an introductory video, viewing various mantraps, the remains of an American tank and numerous bomb craters, you will spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels to see how the Viet Cong survived in this underground network. You will have the option to try out war-era guns at a shooting range. Brave back to Saigon. Lunch at Indian Restaurant. After that visit city tour Reunification Palace, the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The nearby Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883, most materials for Saigon’s Notre Dame Cathedral were imported from France. Neo-Romanesque in form, it is a major centre of Catholicism in modern Vietnam, and one of the city’s major landmarks. Next to the cathedral stands the Saigon Post Office, a classic French colonial structure, is still a functioning post office today and features huge ceilings, a giant portrait of Uncle Ho, and many beautiful details. Finally, we will spend time wandering around Ben Thanh Market – an icon of the city, stands in the centre of District 1. Packed to the rafters with everything from fruits to nuts, from tourist kitsch to true bargains, it is a definite must-see.Visit War Museum and then shopping time. Dinner at Indian Restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast, we head to My Tho, the homeland of coconut and local products like coconut candy, rice paper, upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop at one of 4 islands in the area for sightseeing. Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation. Embark on the small boats rowed the local people thru the small cannels with water coconut tree to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee.

Lunch at a local restaurant

This afternoon, we take the boat back to the mainland then drive back to Saigon. Stop on the way to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, one of the biggest pagoda in the region. The beautiful structure features a mixture of Chinese, Vietnamese and Angkor (Cambodian) architectural styles.

Dinner at Indian restaurant.

Late night check out from the hotel.

Pick up from the hotel. Transfer to airport to board the flight.

Arrived Kolkata a lots of sweet memories…