9-Day Vietnam Discovery: From Hanoi to the Mekong Delta

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Hanoi downtown. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B)

Breakfast at your hotel. At 9:00 am, start the day tour with highlights of Hanoi such as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday), the traditional stilt house, One-Pillar Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Take a visit to the first university – Temple of literature before enjoying lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Ethnology Museum (closed on Monday) and Ngoc Son Temple at Hoan Kiem lake. In the late afternoon, enjoy a traditional water puppet show. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay Cruise (B, L, D)

Pick up at your hotel between 8:15 – 8:45 am. Arrive at Tuan Chau Pier, embark on Amanda Halong Cruise. Enjoy lunch while the ship cruises to Halong Bay.The first stop is Luon Cave where you can kayak or sit leisurely on a sampan boat rowed by a local and enjoy the stunning view. Return to the boat and move to Ti Top Island for hiking and swimming at the beach. Back onboard at around 17:30 and participate in Sunset party & cooking class with Happy Hour at the bar (Buy 2 get 1 drink free). Enjoy dinner and evening activities such as massage (extra charge), herbal wood foot bath in your room (free of charge 01 herbal bag for each cabin), bamboo dancing, fashion show traditional costumes “Footsteps of Heritage” or fish squid. Overnight onboard.

Day 4: Halong Bay Cruise – Hanoi – Fly to Hue (B, L)

Take part in a Tai Chi session on the top deck to refresh your body and mind. Enjoy a light breakfast before the 2nd excursion. Visit Surprise Cave – the largest and most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. Back onboard, check out your cabin. Enjoy the early buffet lunch onboard while the ship cruises back to the pier. Disembark at around 11:00 am. Our driver transfers you to Hanoi airport for your flight to Hue. Overnight in Hue

Day 5: Hue sightseeing (B)

Breakfast at your hotel before starting Hue city tour. In the morning, join a sampan boat trip along Perfume River to visit King Ming Mang’s Tomb of Nguyen Dynasty and the traditional Thien Mu Pagoda on the banks of the river. Lunch in the local restaurant.

In the afternoon, you explore Hue Citadel and Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and King Tu Duc’s Tomb. Dinner is on your own. Overnight in Hue.

Day 6: Hue City – Drive to Danang – Bana Hills – Golden Bridge (B, L)

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Driver and tour guide pick you up and transfer to Danang. Firstly, you will visit Ba Na Hill which is around 30 km from Danang city center. Take a cable car to reach the top of the mountain and visit hotspots such as Bynight by train, Debay wine tunnel (with extra charge), Le Jardin D’amour flower garden, Linh Ung pagoda, Thich Ca Buddhist statue, etc. Have free lunch in Ba Na.

In the afternoon, you can join activities and games in Fantasy Park such as free falling tower, dinosaur park, maze, etc (extra fee). Walk to the top of the mountain, visit Bell Tower, Nghinh Phong Tower and Golden Bridge. Get on cable car back and car transfers you to Da Nang City. Overnight in Danang.

Day 7: Danang – Fly to Ho Chi Minh City– Sightseeing (B)

Catch your flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Visit historic landmarks in Saigon such as Reunification Palace, Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, War Museum and Ben Thanh Market. Meals are on your own. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 8: Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnels – Mekong Delta (B, L)

Breakfast at your hotel. Start a 1-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi to explore the famous Cu Chi tunnels. Here you will see an over 200km network of tunnels and learn about the history, the tenacity of the Vietnamese, and how Vietnamese soldiers use the tunnel in the war. You may want to experience crawling through the tunnels to understand the harshness of war. Have lunch at restaurant on the way.

In the afternoon, cruise along Mekong River, take a rowing boat through narrow canals, visit a bee farm, and enjoy honey tea and tropical fruit. Back to Saigon. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Saigon.

Day 9: Saigon Departure (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for the departure flight. Catch your flight back home. Tour ends.