Insight Vietnam 10 Days – Private tour

Timeline

• 08.00: After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide and driver and take a full day city tour of Hanoi You will start with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex, there you can visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the corpse of our Uncle Ho is being kept. Keep touring the Presidential Palace – a nice French architecture in the garden and visit Ho Chi Minh House on stilts, One Pillar Pagoda. Then you will visit the Temple of Literature –Confucius temple and it was The first University of Vietnam.
• Lunch at the local restaurant
• Continue the tour to one of the following Hanoi’s museums: Fine Art, History, Revolutionary, War, Ethnology (of your choosing), then head to Hoan Kiem Lake. Experience a one-hour cyclo ride. Finish your day off at the Thang Long Opera Theatre for a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show. You will have free time to go shopping or relax on your own. Back to your hotel.
• Overnight in Hanoi.

Inclusions

• Private transfer
• English-speaking guide
• Meal: lunch at local restaurant
• Hanoi hotel: Arranged by guests

Timeline

• 08.30 AM: Our driver will pick you up at the hotel, departing 2.5 hours to Halong Bay – the World Natural Heritage recognized by UNESCO twice. Upon arrival, embark on the cruise and enjoy a welcome drink while having a tour briefing. A sumptuous lunch will be served on board while the ship sails further to the Bay, make your time to admire its dramatic limestone islands.
• You can rest at your leisure on the sundeck or relax in your cabin. In the afternoon, you will have time to swim in the warm and calm water or get on the kayaks of your choice. Kayaking is very easy for all levels and ages to do. Our expert and experienced guide surely instruct you on basic paddling steps before leading you to explore the extraordinary beauty of Halong Bay. After 01 hour of exploring the bay, we will return to the cruise for relaxation before attending a Cooking class in the late afternoon.
• Enjoy the superb dinner and stay overnight on board.

Note: Meals on boat with local/Asian food. Vegetarian food is available upon request

Inclusions

• Private transfer
• English-speaking guide
• Entrance fee / Kayaking
• Meal: Lunch, Dinner
• Cabin on luxury cruise

Timeline

• About 02 hours before your flight, the driver and your tour guide will come to the hotel and drive you to the airport for your 90-minute flight from Danang to Ho Chi Minh City. Welcome to Ho Chi Minh city, the bustle and hustle city in the south of Vietnam. This is one of the must-visit first cities attracting international tourists. At Tan Son Nhat Airport, your guide and driver will welcome then take you to your hotel to do check-in.  After relaxation, you can be free to discover the city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Timeline

• 07.30: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel lobby and transfer you to the Mekong Delta, the Vietnam’s largest rice bowl.
  • On arrival in My Tho, we embark on a boat navigating around the intricate small canals in the delta region, which is a great way to observe the local lifestyle close-up and catch a view dotted by many islands.
  • The exciting excursion will pass the lush green vegetation before arriving at the famous Uni-corn Island. Here we will taste honey tea and coconut candy. Then you can enjoy local seasonal fruit and listening to local folklore singing. Lunch at a local restaurant on the island.
  • Continue to take a sampan ride through mangroves forest and return to jetty. Disembark the sampan, we will visit Vinh Trang pagoda – a national historical and cultural relic. It is the greatest pagoda of Tien Giang Province, surrounded by gardens of ornamental trees, ancient trees and bonsai, creating a peaceful atmosphere. The architecture of Vinh Trang Pagoda is a harmonious combination of Asian and European types of architecture.
  • Head back to the city for shopping at Ben Thanh Market and then transfer back to hotel.