Vietnam highlight private tour is keen to offer clients all the highlight of the most attractive cities in Vietnam staring in the North with Hanoi with visit ha long Bay. You then fly to Centre Vietnam to visit Hue Citadel, Hoi An Ancient town. Your trip will be end in Saigon after a day trip of Mekong Delta exploration.
As a private holidays style, you will enjoy staying in the most deluxe hotels/resort in Vietnam. In day by day itinerary, your travel consultant will not forget to recommend you the best places where you can taste our worldwide famous local dishes or join in some cooking classes.
Vietnam highlight private tour 11 days
Day 1: Hanoi Arrive
Warm welcome upon your arrival in Noi Bai International Airport – Hanoi. Meet your local guide at the airport for a transfer to hotel. Check in. At leisure. Your guide see you again for a water puppet show – a unique art performance in Vietnam. Enjoy welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Back to hotel. At leisure.
- Meals: NA
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi Sightseeing - street food tasting
This full day sightseeing offers you Hanoi’s most interesting places ( Feel free to personalize your day with an unlimited attractions of Hanoi ) including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, House-on-Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, and the Tran Quoc pagoda, the oldest pagoda originally constructed in the sixth century.
Street Food Tasting: Time to taste some Hanoi famous street food as: Pho Hanoi; Banh Cuon; Bun Cha Hanoi followed by a cup of Vietnamese coffee at a street-pub.
Continue to visit the Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Former Prison, Ngoc Son Temple. Back to hotel. At leisure.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Overnight on Halong Cruise
In the morning you leave Hanoi for Halong Bay via the Red River Delta. Welcome on board upon arrival Tuan Chau Harbor. Enjoy a welcome drink. Brief introduction by the cruise manager. Cabin check-in. Lunch is served while the cruise is sailing and passing by thousands of unknown islets. Stop at the Pearl Farm village. Take a kayak around Pearl Farm village. Continue to the Titop Island. Free choice of activities such as sunbathing, swimming or climb up to the peak of the Titop for the panorama view of the Halong bay. Return to the cruise. Join in the Cooking Demonstration by the cruise chef to prepare some Vietnamese dishes followed by the Sunset Cocktail on the Sundeck followed by a Vietnamese set menu dinner. Evening you are free to join some cruise activities including chat around the bar, watching movies of Vietnamese films, playing cards, playing chess, reading or try your luck with squid fishing.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner
- Accommodation: Halong Bay Cruise
Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi
Early bird to join Tai Chi on the sundeck. Enjoy sunrise at the bay followed by a light breakfast. Transfer by tender to Sung Sot Cave. Walk up about 100 steps to the cave entrance. It takes approximately 45 minutes to explore the cave one of the most beautiful cave in Halong bay with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Back to the cruise. Cabin check-out. Light lunch is served while the cruise is sailing and passing by thousands of unknown islets. Disembarkation. Rejoin your car back to hotel in Hanoi. At leisure.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 5: Fly Hanoi - Hue
Enjoy your free time until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for flight to Hue. Located in central Vietnam, Hue used to be the Citadel of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1805 to 1945 and is recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO. Meet your local guide at the Phu Bai Airport – Hue for a transfer to your hotel. In the evening you enjoy a Hue Citadel Royal style dinner at local restaurant.
- Meals: NA
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 6: Hue sightseeing & Street food tasting
In the morning you have a Dragon boat cruising on the Perfume River to visit the Thien Mu pagoda, one of the oldest and prettiest religious buildings in the country. From there you rejoin your car to visit the king Minh Mang’s tomb and King Tu Duc’s tomb. Time to taste some Hue famous street foods: Bun bo Hue; Banh khoai; Nem lụi Hue.
Afternoon you have a private tour to explore the Hue Citadel comprising three circles of Royal Citadel and Forbidden Citadel. Visit Dong Ba market, located on a bank of the Perfume River and is a paradise for snapshots of daily activities.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 7: Hue – Hoi An by road transfer via Hai Van pass
In the morning you leave Hue for Hoi An, another World Heritage site in Central Vietnam. Hoi An used to be an international trade center by sea on the east area in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was the busiest trading port during the reign of Nguyen as merchants from Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, Holland stopped over to exchange and purchase commodities. Journey to Hoi An is travelling over the Hai Van pass where you have a stop for a panoramic view over the Lang Co beach before arriving your hotel in Hoi An. At leisure. Enjoy dinner at local restaurant.
- Meals: Breakfast
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An old quarter
Day 8: Hoi An old quarter - Street food tasting - Tra Que village
In the morning you have a walk to explore the Hoi An Ancient town with old houses, narrow streets, moss-grown walls, lantern makers. Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, Chinese Assembly Halls, Handicraft workshop and enjoy traditional arts performance. Time to taste some Hoi An famous street food as: 1. Rice & Chicken ; Banh mi Hoi An ; Cao Lau Hoi An. Afternoon you ride by bicycle about 3km from Hoi An town to Tra Que Vegetable village, “the loveliest village on earth”. At the village you can experience of being a farmer, take photos of rice field and vegetable village, enjoy a leisurely walk taking and a stunning sunset or take a foot massage with the ingredients from Tra Que herbs and surround yourself with stunning landscape. Ride back to the town. At leisure.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Day 9: Fly to Saigon/HCM city
Again you take a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City, a city full of surprises. The city’s core is still adorned with wide elegant boulevards and historic French colonial buildings and offers plenty of reasons to visit, from its blend of historic, attractions to vibrant shopping, dining and nightlife.
Afternoon you visit some famous attractions such as Reunification Palace, Municipal Theatre, City Post Office, Notre-Dame Cathedral and War Remnants Museum then having a walk through the city downtown and end up at the Ben Thanh Market, the city’s biggest market. Enjoy dinner at the Bonsai cruise on the Saigon River.
- Meals: Breakfast
- Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 10: Mekong delta excursion
Today you have an excursion to the Mekong Delta. Surrounded by thousands of crisscrossed canals, life in the Mekong Delta revolves much around the river, most of the villages are often accessible by rivers and canals rather than by road. Upon arrival you take a motor-boat to explore the Thoi Son islet, one of the four famous islets (Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, Phoenix). Following a village path passing local houses to visit some family-run coconut candy mills then you take a horse-cart from village to village. Enjoy lunch with local special dishes followed by the “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, a very common art activity in the Mekong Delta performed by local people.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 11: Ho Chi Minh departure
Enjoy your free time at your hotel or you can do last minute souvenir shopping at the downtown before meeting your guide for transfer to Tan Son Nhat International airport for departure. Have a nice journey. Thanks for joining us.
Tour included
Private airport pick-up & drop off with English speaking guide
Private tour with English speaking guide
Private boat trip if any.
Hotel accommodation – Shared in double room
Meals with set-menu as stated
Water on coach
All entrance fees
All in-tour flights
24/7 hotline support
Tour not included
Domestic or international flights, tax
Travel insurance
Beverages
Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
Compulsory Gala dinner on Christmas or New Year if any
Visa fee, other services not mentioned above
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