This is our most pupular itinerary featuring a balance of culture and history of Vietnam. The trip covers highlights of the country including Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Danang, Saigon, Cuchi Tunnels.

Type of tour: Joinning radom groups

Budget: save your money while travelling with more people from other countries

Highlights:  Hanoi -  Ha Long Bay - Hue - Hoian - Danang - Saigon - Cuchi Tunnels

Day 1 : Arrival Hanoi
 
Meet and greet upon arrival to airport. Transfer to our hotel in town. You are free to visit the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2 :  Hanoi City tour (Group)

8:00 visit to Ho Chi Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh house, presidential palace, one pillar pagoda and  Temple of literature – Vietnam’s first national university and wonderful Museum of Ethnology. Visit Ngocson temple and lake of returned sword.

(Lunch included)

Day 3 : Hanoi - Halong bay (Group)

Halongbay

8:00 we head out for a 3  hour drive through verdant Red River Delta to Halong bay where we board the boat for a four-hour cruise around the secluded and majestic Ha Long Bay giving us the chance to take in the stunning scenery of this World Heritage Site. Whilst on board a sumptuous fresh local seafood lunch will be served. There will be opportunities for a swim and time to explore some of the limestone caves in the area. Stay overnight on boat or at the hotel.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Diner included)

Day 4:  Halong- Hanoi (Group)
 
After breakfast, you will have another cruise to the bay. Lunch on board. Drive back Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi 16h00.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 5 :  Hanoi - Hue (Flight) (Private)

Hue

Transfer to airport for the early morning flight  Hanoi - Hue. Upon arrival to Hue, we start our city tour to  visit  Citadel and  Imperial purple city, imposing Thien Mu pagoda and board the trip from here for a cruise on perfume river. Overnight in hotel in Hue.

(Breakfast, Lunch included)

Day 6: Hue - Danang - Hoian (Private)
 
After breakfast, we continue Hue City to visit Minh Mang and Khai Dinh Tomb by car and then head to ancient Hoi An City. Along the way though we will stop at Lang Co beach for coffee and refreshments. From here we head up to the Hai Van pass, stopping at the top to take in the stunning views north over Lang Co beach and south over Danang city. Continuing on our way down the other side and into Da nang, where we will stop at the Cham Museum, the famed China Beach, and the Marble Mountains. Arriving in Hoi An we spend the rest of the afternoon exploring and relaxing.

(Breakfast and Lunch included)
 
Day 7: Hoi An  (Private)
 
Today we continue to visit Hoi An: Japanese Bridge pagoda, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Phung Hung Old House, Quang Dong Assembly. Free in the afternoon. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

(Breakfast included)
 
Day 8 : Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City (Flight) (Group)
 
Trasfert to airport for the flight Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh city.
In the afternoon, join with the group tour in Saigon. Visit the Reunification Palace, followed by exploring Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office & XQ embroidery workshop. End the trip with a visit to Ben Thanh Market, time for shopping and get back to the travel office.  Overnight at hotel.

(Breakfast  included)
 
Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnels - Tay Ninh Temples (Group)
 
7:45 drive to visit the Cuchi Tunnels. At the height of the Vietnam war, the tunnel system stretched from the outskirts of Saigon  all the way to the Cambodian border of over 250 kilometers of tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years starting in the 1940s,  let the Viet Minh  and, later, the Viet Cong, control a huge rural area.  It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers.  In places, it was several  stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.... getting married, giving birth,going to school. The ground here is hard clay, which made this whole thing possible.  But even so, the planning and construction was incredible.  People dug all this with hand tools, filling reed baskets and dumping the dirt into bomb craters.  They installed large vents so they could hear approaching helicopters, smaller vents for air and baffled vents to dissipate cooking smoke.  There were also hidden  trap doors and gruesomely effective bamboo-stake booby traps. Today, the trees and bushes have grown back.  And since 1988, two sections of tunnels have been open for visitors.  After Cuchi Tunnels tour, drive to Long Hoa and visit Cao Dai Cathedral.  Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

(Breakfast included)
 
Day 10 : Departure
 
There will be a transfer to airport for your flight home today.

(Breakfast included)

Price in USD per person

Number of persons	2 persons	3 - 4 persons	5 - 9 persons	10 -14  persons	15 persons up	Single Supp
1 Jan- 4 May	807	768	727	688	648	+237
5 May -31 Aug	741	704	668	631	595	+190
1 Sep - 31 Dec	829	789	749	710	670	+247

Tour includes

+ English Speaking Guide in the touring days.
+ All accommodation in 2 star hotel on twin share basis with daily breakfasts
+ Meals as indicated in the itinerary.
+ All tours & transfers 
+ Entrance fees and permits during guided time.
+ Flight: Hanoi- Hue, Da Nang- Ho Chi Minh city  (economic class)

Tour excludes

+ International Airfares.
+ International departure tax
+ Visas and visa arrangement
+ Personal travel insurance (Compulsory).
+ Personal expenses such as Bar, Telephone and Laundry bills.
+ Tips and gratuities

Accommodation

Hanoi: Boutique Hotel, Asia Star Hotel, Cozy 2 Hotel, A&E Hotel
Hue: Bamboo Hotel, Sport 2 Hotel, Vina Hotel
Hoi An: Vinh Hung 3 Hotel/ Vinh Hung 2 Hotel
Ho Chi Minh: Beautiful Saigon Hotel, Le Duy Hotel, Hong Thien Loc Hotel