Vietnam North to South
10 Days / 9 NightsCultural & Heritage
Overview
A 10-day journey the length of Vietnam. It begins in Hanoi's Old Quarter with a street-food walk and water-puppet show, then an overnight cruise among the karst islands of Ha Long Bay. Domestic flights link to Da Nang for the lantern-lit streets and tailor shops of Hoi An, and on to Ho Chi Minh City for the War Remnants Museum, the Cu Chi tunnels and a Mekong Delta day trip. Includes 8 hotel nights plus one cruise night, breakfast daily, two domestic flights and guided touring throughout.
Destination
Itinerary
Arrive at Noi Bai and transfer to your Old Quarter hotel. Evening street-food walking tour with a local guide, ending at a traditional water-puppet performance.
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex and One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, and the Train Street area. Afternoon free.
Drive or express to Ha Long (or Lan Ha Bay) and board a traditional-style cruise boat. Kayaking, a floating village visit, a cave stop, sunset on deck and dinner on board.
Morning tai chi, brunch and disembark. Transfer back for a short flight to Da Nang, then drive to Hoi An for a two-night stay.
Walking tour of the UNESCO-listed old town - the Japanese Covered Bridge, assembly halls and merchant houses - plus time for a tailored garment. Evening lantern-lit riverside with a boat and floating-candle ritual.
A free day for the beach and cycling through the rice paddies, or an optional morning at the Cham temple ruins of My Son, followed by a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class.
Transfer to Da Nang for the flight south. Afternoon city tour: Reunification Palace, the Central Post Office, Notre-Dame Cathedral and the War Remnants Museum.
Half-day trip to the Cu Chi tunnel network from the war, with the option to crawl a widened section. Afternoon free for Ben Thanh Market and the Bui Vien area.
Full day to My Tho and Ben Tre - a boat through the coconut-palm canals, a bee farm and coconut-candy workshop, a sampan ride and a local lunch.
Free time until your transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for the onward flight.
Inclusions
- 8 hotel nights + 1 Ha Long cruise night, breakfast daily
- Domestic flights Hanoi-Da Nang and Da Nang-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ha Long Bay overnight cruise with meals
- Guided city tours and Mekong Delta day trip
Exclusions
- International flights
- Most lunches and dinners
- Vietnam visa/e-visa fee
- Optional My Son tour and cooking class
$1,599/ adult
Child: $1,200
Book Now- Category
- Cultural & Heritage
- Duration
- 10 Days / 9 Nights
- Destination
- Hanoi