Day 1: Arrival Hanoi (D)
Pick up at Noi Bai airport and then transfer to the hotel by private car with guide. Free time till late afternoon to have a cyclo trip to visit Old Street Quarter and enjoy Water puppet Show.
Day 2: Hanoi City tour (B, L)
8h00 Visit Ngoc Son Temple, coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarters, pass by Dong Xuan market then continue to the Old Citadel. Stop for visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his stilt house, Presidential Palace, One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Lunch. After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum, continue to visit the Temple Literature, the first university in Vietnam.
Alternative places to visit in Hanoi city tour day: Fine Arts Museum, History Museum, Military Museum, Saint Joseph Cathedral, Women Museum, Hoa Lo (Old prison for American POWs).
Day 3: Hanoi - Mai Chau (B, L, D)
4-hours drive to Hoa Binh, visit Giang Mo Village. In the afternoon visit Hoa Binh Hydro Power Plant, get on boat to visit the reservoir and call on some hill tribe village. Overnight in Hoa Binh.
Day 4: Mai Chau (B, L, D)
In the morning drive to Lac Village, Mai Chau. After lunch we go to the H'mong village of Sa Linh an hour away. Our hosts for this evening will be the Thai minority people. Home stay.
Day 5: Mai Chau - Ninh Binh (B, L, D)
Following breakfast we trek for around two hours to an other village. Then will take us south-east to the town of Ninh Binh. Arriving in Ninh Binh late in the afternoon we will check into our hotel.
Day 6: Hoa Lu - Hue (Night train) (B, L, D)
Am: visit Hoa Lu Citadel, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the Dinh and Le dynasties. In the afternoon, have 3 hours boat trip to explore Tam Coc (Three Grottoes). Late this afternoon we catch the train to the old imperial city of Hue. Overnight on train.
Day 7: Hue (B, L, D)
Arriving in Hue at around 7: 30 a.m. Following breakfast, we have a tour of Hue and the surrounding area to visit to the old Imperial Citadel, the Royal Fine Arts Museum, the Dong Ba markets. Royal feast will be served with traditional folk song.
Day 8: Hue - Bach Ma National Park (B, L, D)
We will depart Hue at 8.00 and drive the 55km to Bach Ma National Park. Our stay in this forgotten paradise will include a trek to Hai Vuong Dai. We will also walk to the 300m Do Quyen waterfall. This evening we will stay in the guesthouse located in the national park
Day 9: Bach Ma National Park - Da Nang (B, L)
Before departing Bach Ma we will trek to the Tri Sao waterfall. From here we will head south to Lang Co Beach and then over the Hai Van Pass, stopping at the top to admire the views. Once into Da Nang we will check into our hotel before heading out to the Cham Museum.
Day 10: Da Nang - Nha Trang (Flight) (B, L)
Being transferred to the airport for the flight to the Beach City of Nha Trang. Once here we will transfer directly to the port and board our boat for the cruise to the islands. There will be opportunities for some kayaking around the island before the sunsets and we retire back to our beachfront accommodation. This evening we will enjoy dinner on the beach.
Day 11: Nha Trang (B, L)
Take boat for the cruise back to Nha Trang. Lunch will be served on board as we cruise. This afternoon will be free to visit the Cham Towers. We will spend tonight in a hotel in Nha Trang.
Day 12: Nha Trang - Da Lat (B, D)
Departing Nha Trang we head south past the famous Cam Ranh Bay for a visit to the Po Klong Garai Cham Towers. Arriving Da Lat "City of Eternal Spring" late in the afternoon, there will time to stretch the legs with a walk around the township.
Day 13: Da Lat (B)
Today we will have a cycle tour of Da Lat and the surrounding areas include the Lam Ty Ni Pagoda, the Summer Palace of Bao Dai King; the indescribable Crazy House and a Lat minority people village. This afternoon, have a short train ride on the Cremaillere Railway to the village of Trai Mat.
Day 14: Da Lat - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, D)
Departing Da Lat this morning, we head back down to sea level and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). It is around an 8-hour drive but it will be broken up with stops at some of the tea and coffee plantations and lunch at Dambri Falls. Arrival in Saigon will be late afternoon.
Day 15: Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)
Am: half day city tour to visit Reunification Palace, the War Remnants Museum, and the Ben Thanh Market. Free time for shopping and relaxing in the afternoon.
Day 16: Ho Chi Minh City - departure (B)
Free time until transfer you to the airport for your flight out of Vietnam. End tour.
