Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival – Free at leisure
Arrival in Hanoi – Pick up & transfer to the hotel for check-in. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
You would have a chance to a enjoy great unique home-stay option - Stay in this unique space for the ultimate out of this world travel experience while still relax and enjoy the beautiful nature and arts surroundings just like living in a world of dreamy fairy tale and gorgeous garden
Day 2: Ha Noi City Tour – Water Puppet Show
Arrival in Hanoi – Pick up & transfer for city tour. : visit Hochiminh Mausoleum with his House on stilt, Tran Quoc Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake and visit the historic Old Quarter. Enjoy Water Puppet Show. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi – Sapa by Bus – Free for your own exploration with mountain biking, hiking (B)
Arriving in Lao Cai in the morning, pick up & transfer for breakfast, then to Sapa.
We call your accommodation a ‘lodge’ because we are not an ordinary hotel. Your bungalows have no TV or other entertainment and no swimming pool but a wooden bathtub but a newly opened spa specializing in the traditional Red Dao herbal bath.
However, the lodge has a very unusual location with a spectacular view and lots of unique trekking and mountain biking trails in its backyard. We invite people out here to experience Vietnam in a different way and to escape the busy city life for a true and quiet mountain getaway.
Day 04: Free in Sapa (B)
Day 05: Sapa – Express Bus to Hanoi (B)
Breakfast at Hotel. Free for your own exploration until transfer to Bus Station for an express bus back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi – Pick up & transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi – Your accomodation would be at a city heart boutique hotel.
Day 06: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Free at leisure (B)
Depart for Mai Chau. Free at leisure. Overnight in Mai Chau.
Again, your accommodation would be a lodge – it was built entirely from natural materials with thatched roofs, bamboo interiors, wooden furniture and outdoor jungle showers. Every bungalow was meticulously designed to embody the local stilt house style and traditional Thai ethnic culture. The absence of television and other entertainment facilities keep our lodges true to what it stands for – a place to get back to nature
Day 07: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Half Day Biking Tour (B)
The captivating journey will depart from Mai Chau Ecolodge, cycle around the valley; explore the beautiful landscape and unique Thai culture in the villages: Na Thia, Chieng Sại, Cha Village, Cha Long, Tong Dau, and Van Village. Soak up the tranquil daily life by seeing the farmers working on their lush green paddy fields: growing rice, vegetable, raising fish and grazing livestock depending on the seasons.
Free at leisure in the afternoon. Overnight in Mai Chau.
Day 08: Mai Chau - Pu Luong – Water wheels walk & rafting (B)
Breakfast at Hotel. Depart for Pu Luong, it takes you 1 & half hour to get there. You enter Pu Luong Nature Reserve by road via a breathtaking mountain pass giving you a panoramic view of the whole valley. You will be transferred to a suspension bridge over the Cham River, where you begin your walk in search of stunning water wheels. Get up close to each wheel and discover how water is moved from river to handmade bamboo aqueducts via simple constructions of all sizes.
Arriving at a local fisherman’s house, you have a short rest to gear up for the bamboo river rafting with Dinh and his team. Float along the calm river and enjoy the views, in between learning how to paddle and steer your handcrafted rafts.
Arriving at scenic Tan Lap bridge, you disembark to be transferred back to Pu Luong retreat for check-in. Free in the afternoon. Overnight in Pu Luong Retreat.
Do you want to stay in a total peaceful place, away from the mass, with outstanding beauty and bio diversity along with villages of ethnic minorities?
Come to Pu Luong Nature Reserve and be amazed!
Day 09: Pu luong – Ninh Binh – City Tour (B)
Breakfast at Hotel. Early departure for Ninh Binh – It takes you around 02 hours to get there. Visit Temples of King Dinh & Le. Boat trip on dry Halong Bay to visit Trang An. Oveninght in Ninh Binh.
Your accommodation is an ideal place for tourists who love the beauty of nature .Homestay built in a large valley of quiet countryside. One large lake in valley to the bamboo house beside the lakeshore. Around the covered by the mountains. Afternoon on you can watch the sun slowly down the mountain at bamboo house and At bamboo house you will also see the white stork will return valley looking for a place to sleep.
The morning guests will wake up to hear the birds singing in the mountains expectations about their small bamboo house, along with sun rays shining down dawn morning lake surface creating a true natural picture perfect.
Day 10: Ninh Binh – Ha Long Bay Cruise (B, L, D)
Breakfast at Hotel. Depart for Ha Long Bay – Embark on Cruise. Lunch & Dinner included. Overnight on board.
She can be pompous at times but her coquettishness will melt any heart. With just six luxurious cabins, she gives visitors an exclusive look at the wonders of Halong Bay. In this small yet luxurious craft, visitors can appreciate the bay’s massive scale, the boat’s red sails dwarfed by the bay’s towering limestone islands.
Day 11: Ha Long Bay – Hanoi - Hue (B, Brunch)
Breakfast on board. Continue cruising. Disembark after brunch. Transfer to the Airport for domestic flight to Hue. Overnight in Hue.
For those who are seeking to simultaneously relax in a pristine natural setting and to engage themselves into the richness of day to day local life, this delivers in every way. Whether you are walking on a village path, swimming in the river, cooking the way locals do or simply sleeping with a symphony of cricket sounds, all will charm your heart for sure.
Day 12: Hue Excursion (B)
Start with your boat cruise on Perfume river to visit Thien Mu Pagoda. With this tour, gain a deeper knowledge and feeling of Ancient Hue. Visit the Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. The ancient citadel reflects the pomp and ceremony of the dynastic rulers as well as the scars of many years of turmoil, both ancient and modern (the Royal Citadel was badly damaged in the latter stages of the war) but retains a sense of grace and majesty even today.
Afternoon visit the tomb of the former emperor Tu Duc , Khai Dinh.
Day 13: Hue – Hoi An (B)
Depart for Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.
Tucked away in a traditional fishing village along a 40 mile long stretch of white powdery sand and turquoise water. Your accommodation is really the definition of a beach paradise. It’s a place for couples, friends and families who are looking to get away from it all. Here you will find a quiet, intimate beach getaway while staying close to the ancient town of Hoi An
Day 14: Hoi An – Free at leisure (B)
Day 15: Hoi An – Da Nang – Hochiminh – City Tour (B)
Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer to the airport for flight to Hochiminh. Visit Museum of Traditional Vietnamese Medicine with nearly 3,000 items relevant to traditional Vietnamese medicine dating back to the Stone Age, Jade Emperor Pagoda - a century-old-one visited by U.S. President Barack Obama. Ben Thanh Market: This bustling market is very popular with tourists, primarily due to its central location. It has a wide selection of goods ranging from fake Nike shoes to beautiful silk Ao Dai. Enjoy a drink on Rooftop bar (settle by your own account). Overnight in Hochiminh City.
Discover a haven of peace and calm within the heart of the colorful metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, you are able to escape to a place where time stops and water flows.
During your stay, experience the inviting ease of the river and the intrigue of a city bustling with life. Immerse yourself in the living history and age-old charm of former Saigon.
Day 16: Hochiminh – Cu Chi Tunnles – Ben Tre (B)
Breakfast at Hotel. Tour guide will meet you at the hotel to escort you to see the amazing network of the communist guerrilla tunnels at Cu Chi.
The tunnel network stretches over 250 kms and extends to three levels underground providing you with a remarkable insight into the hardships, courage, determination and terror of a guerrilla war. There are many sights to see during this excursion, including the ingenuous traps, demonstrations on how their weapons and bombs were made, underground kitchens and a brief propaganda video produced in 1969.
Depart for Mekong River Delta. Free at leisure. Overnight in Cai Be.
Are you looking for an attentive service? Yes, we can provide both, the attentive presence of owners that you can search in a small guest house, and also everything you want to find in big hotels in terms of equipment, services and professionalism.
We encourage you to have a minimum stay of 2 nights, because we are seeing a big disappointment of our customers who have booked only one night
Day 17: Boat Trip & Bike Trek in Ben Tre – Hochiminh – Departure (B)
Transfer back to Hochminh City for international flight back home.