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Vietnam, 12 Days · Tour including cruise
Vietnam from North to South
The ultimate Vietnam: a tour full of legends
Join us on this tour of Vietnam that will leave you with unforgettable memories of the country's main sights: Hanoi, the rural region of Hoa Lu, the impressive Ha Long Bay, the cities of the centre, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Mekong Delta.
Departure date
Departures from May 2024 till October 2024
From
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Travel details
City of origin - Hanoi
Departure with destination Hanoi. Night on board.
Hanoi
Arrival. Transfer to hotel. Half-day tour of the old quarter on a traditional cyclo. We'll stroll through alleyways while admiring ateliers, pharmacies, sweet stores, puppet shops, handbag stalls or belt shops, and maybe we'll pick up a great bargain or two. Dinner at a local restaurant. Return to hotel. Overnight stay.
Hanoi – Hoa Lu - Hanoi
Breakfast. Hoa Lu is about a two-and-a-half-hour drive south that passes by rice fields, farms and rural settings. We'll see spectacular landscapes characterised by endless rice fields, interrupted only by giant rock formations dotted with caves. These caves can only be visited using small boats sailed by locals. The most important cave is Tam Coc. We'll visit the Monumental Gate, from where we'll enter the sacred site that is home to the funerary temple of the Dinh dynasty. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return journey to Hanoi. Overnight stay.
Hanoi
Breakfast. Tour of the local market, where we'll try our hand at cooking traditional dishes that will then be served for lunch. We begin with a tour of the city and its main points of interest: the outside of Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, the Governor's residence, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, Ho Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword). We end the day with a marionette show on the water. Dinner at a local restaurant. Return to hotel. Overnight stay.
Hanoi - Ha Long Bay
Breakfast. Departure to Ha Long Bay. On the way, we stop at a silk goods production centre. Upon arrival in Halong, we board a traditional junk for a trip around the bay, which will take us past islands, islets, large rock formations, and cliffs. Full board. Night on board.
Ha Long Bay – Hanoi – Da Nang – Hoi An
We return to the port in the morning. Brunch onboard. Disembark and transfer to Hanoi airport for a domestic flight to Da Nang in the south of the country. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.
Hoi An – Da Nang - Hue
Breakfast. Today, we'll explore the town of Hoi An on a cyclo. Zig-zagging through commercial streets, we'll reach the Japanese Bridge and visit a nearby temple of the Chinese community. We'll then take a tour of an old merchant's house and a silk goods factory. Transfer to Da Nang to visit the Marble Mountains, including Thuy Son. At the foot of Thuy Son is the village of Dong Hai, where today there are still entire families that carve stone as a living. We'll head to the Linh Ung Pagoda and then the Cham Museum. Lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to Hue. Arrival at hotel. Overnight stay.
Hue – Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast. We'll spend the morning getting to know some of the most important places in Hue: the Thien Mu Pagoda next to the Perfume River and the mausoleum of Tu Duc and Khai Dink. Lunch at a local restaurant. The Nguyen emperors built the Citadel in the centre of the imperial city in 1802. This is home to the Pavilion of the Five Phoenixes, the Supreme Palace of Peace, and the Mieu. Transfer to the airport to take a domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.
Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast. In the morning we leave the city to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the Vietcong's underground road system, where they had warehouses, dormitories, armouries, infirmaries. The tunnels were built during the French occupation but reached their peak during the war against the United States. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to Ho Chi Minh City for sightseeing: the War Museum, the Post House, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Taoist sacred site of Chua Ngoc Hoang, the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the shopping area of Rue Catinat. Return to hotel. Overnight stay.
Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho
Breakfast. Day spent visiting the Mekong Delta. After an hour's drive by road, we switch to boats to explore the area. We arrive at the Cai Be floating market, where fruit, vegetables and handicrafts made all over the delta are traded. We visit a family business where, following ancestral techniques, sweets, candles and cakes are produced. Lunch at a local restaurant. Onward journey to Can Tho. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.
Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh City - City of origin
Breakfast. We'll visit the so-called Capital of the Delta, arriving by boat to the two large floating markets of Cai Rang. Return journey to Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer to the airport. Flight to City of origin destination. Night on board.
City of origin
Arrival. End of the trip and our services.
Your trip includes
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Return flight.
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Internal flights.
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Overnight stay in the listed hotels, or similar.
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Transfers according to the itinerary.
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Transport in vehicles appropriate to the size of the group.
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Regular tours mentioned in the itinerary, not stated as optional.
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English-speaking local guides.
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Cruise around Ha Long Bay.
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Diet: 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 2 dinners.
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Insolvency protection.
Your trip doesn't include
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Any other service not previously mentioned as included.
Destinations Visited
Expected Hotels (or similar)
In this section you will find a selection of hotels according to the category specified in the itinerary.
Flight
Overnight stay on board.
Important remarks
- Triple rooms in Vietnam are generally rooms with twin beds or a double, in which a folding bed is installed to accommodate the third person. Due to the inconvenience this causes, we advise against using this option as far the possible.
- Please check with your international vaccination centre about the recommended healthcare measures in Vietnam.
- Depending on the return flight, the trip may be one day longer.
- To reconfirm services at the destination, please send us your passport details within 24 hours of booking.
- Please check which documents are required to enter the country.
- The cruise itinerary around Halong Bay will depend on the ship confirmed in each case.
- The order of the itinerary may be altered for logistical reasons, without prior notice, but no scheduled trips will be cancelled (except in the case that adverse weather conditions prevent its realisation).
- A credit card is considered a guarantee, so sometimes you will need one for check-in at hotels.
- Prices are calculated based on admission fees to the sights as of the date of publication. If there is an increase in these prices, you will be promptly informed.
- If you are a person with reduced mobility, please contact us to confirm the suitability of the trip.