This is a  20 day adventure tour of Vietnam, start from the North, under well the middle and finish the trip at the South. 

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)

Up on your flight lands at Hanoi International Airport, warmly greeted at the airport hall by our driver and guide. After that, you will be transferred to your appointed hotel at Hanoi Old Quarter for check in. Now, your remaining leisure time can be used to take a rest or to explore the land of Hanoi. At the end of the day, your night will be spent at your Hotel in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B, L)

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area
11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel

Day 3: Hanoi – Bai Dinh Trang An – Hanoi (B, L)

7h30-8h00: Our tour guide picks you up at suggested hotels around the old quarter.

9h30- 9h45: Arriving TrangAn- eco tourism site. In 2 hours you will be surprised by the beauty of this landscape that seems as Halong Bay on land. The bamboo boat will take you through many amazing caves. Besides that, tourists have chance to visit King Kong Island. Kong: Skull Island is a US blockbuster filmed in 2016 with many scenes in Vietnam landscapes such as: Trang An, Van Long natural reserve, Tam Coc, Bich Dong (NinhBinh), Halong bay (QuangNinh) and PhongNha (QuangBinh). Kong: Skull Island has become the record king of the Vietnam box office as it has beaten all previous records to become the highest grossing movie of all time.

12h15: Enjoy lunch at local restaurant with many traditional local foods

13h30: Relax and drink Vietnamese tea, try some local cakes

14h00: Visiting Bai Dinh pagoda- the biggest pagoda in South-East Asia.

15h30: Says good bye Ninh Binh and go back Hanoi

17h30-18h00: Finish your unforgettable trip at your hotel in Hanoi

DAY 4 : HANOI – HA LONG BAY – LUON CAVE – TITOP ISLAND (B, L, D)

07h15: Early pick up: You will be picked up at homestay and transferred to Ha Long by bus.

11:30-12:00 Upon arrival at Tuan Chau International Cruise Port, you will enjoy a warm welcome by our cruise staff in the waiting lounge and complete check-in procedure.

12:00 Upon boarding Amanda Cruise, our crew welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. The vessel leaves Tuan Chau Marina, taking you on an exciting journey to discover the beauty of Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of some of the most beautiful spots in Ha Long and admire the grandeur of the Bay with thousands of limestone islands while the vessel heads to Luon Cave & Titop Island.

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the vessel cruises toward Luon Cave.

14.00: You return to your cabin for a short rest and prepare for kayaking activities in Luon Cave.

Arriving at Luon Cave area, you will participate in kayaking or rafting here around the thousandyear-old rock formations.

16.00: You will be transferred to Titop Island by tender.

Visit Titop Island and hike to the top for stunning views of Ha Long Bay, or have a fun swim in the clear blue water.

17.30-18.00 Back on board, you will participate in Sunset party & cooking class while the vessel cruises toward the shore. You can enjoy relaxing moments while sipping a cup of traditional Vietnamese tea or coffee on the sundeck amid wonderful scenery and beautiful sunset. Ha Long Bay is calm during the day, but when the sun goes down, the Bay becomes even more tranquil and peaceful.

You will be instructed to make delicious Fresh Spring rolls by our chef and then enjoy the rolls made on your own.

17.30-18.30 Happy hour – BUY 2 DRINK GET 1 FOR FREE

19.30 Gala Dinner. Enjoy your dinner on the Sundeck (if the weather is favorable)

20.30 After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the Bay at night on the deck. You can also participate in evening activities such as herbal foot bath in your room (free of charge), Bamboo dancing, fashion show traditional customs “Footsteps of Heritage” and some drinks at Sky Bar and massage (subject to additional charge), while admiring breathtaking view of the Bay at night and squid fishing.

The cruise ship anchors for your peaceful night stay in quiet area

Overnight on Amanda Halong Cruise/Amanda Premier Cruise.

DAY 5: SUNG SOT CAVE – HALONG BAY – HANOI – NIGHT TRAIN TO SAPA (B, L)

06.15: Start your day with Tai Chi class on the sundeck.

06.30-07.00 Enjoy a light breakfast with coffee, tea, cake and fruit.

07.30 Exploring Sung Sot cave. This is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay. The cave has some unique rock formations which couldn’t be found anywhere else. The path to the mouth of Sung Sot Cave is under a canopy of leaves. Walking through steep stone steps, tourists may have the feeling of climbing on mountains and experience the excitement as if they are stepping to the sky.

08.30-09.30 Back on board, you can rest in your room, enjoy the herbal foot bath prepared by our crew, sunbathe on the sundeck, take pictures of HaLong Bay or shop for souvenirs on the boat.

09.30 Check-out time.

Please put your luggage outside your cabin and leave the room key at the reception desk. Our staff will transfer your luggage to the waiting area. While waiting, you can shop for some products of Amanda cruise.

10.00 Enjoy an early lunch buffet at the restaurant on the 2nd floor and settle the bills if any.

11.30 Arrival at Tuan Chau Marina and get transfer by Bus Back Hanoi.

15h30: Get drop off at your hotel in Hanoi Hanoi

Enjoy your time before moving to the railway station for a departure to Lao Cai by train.

Day 6: Lao Cai – Sapa – Lao Chai, Tavan Villages Visiting (B, L, D)
5:30 AM in the early morning, arrive in Lao Cai Station . Picked up to Sapa where breakfast is served. From 10 AM, trek to Muong Hoa valley and visit three villages Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Tavan – the habitats of H’mong and Dzay minority groups. Along the way, enjoy local lunch. After a day full of ethnic lifestyle exposure, your night will be spent at hotel or villager’s house in Ta Van.

Day 7: Sapa – Cat Cat Village – Night Train to Hanoi (B, L, D)

Visit the Silver Waterfall and a hydro electric station constructed by the French at Cat Cat village during a two hour period – from 9 AM to 11 AM. Trekking back to Sapa, now you are free to discover the beautiful town. At 5 PM, our driver will take you back to Laocai station where you take a night train to Hanoi.

Day 8: Hanoi Free Day until Departure for Hue (B)

Itinerary: On your Hanoi arrival at 5:30 AM, our driver will pick you up and drive you to your hotel in Hanoi for an early check in. You are free to do anything at your wish till the departure for Hue. After picking you up from Hue Airport, our driver will take you to the city situated on the banks of Huong River. Your night will be spent there.

Day 9: Hue City 1 Day Tour (B, L)

AM: After breakfast, at 08.00, Our guide and driver pick up you at your hotel and then take a full day to discover Hue: visit Emperor Minh Mang’s Mausoleum, Emperor Khai Dinh’s Mausoleum, Performing Programs Of VO KINH VAN AN – Vietnam Traditional Kungfu and Emperor Tu Duc ’s Mausoleums. Stop on the way to see how conical hats and incense sticks are made. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

PM: Visit Imperial capital during Nguyen Dynasty and the seven – storey Thien Mu Pagoda on the riverbank. Return by boat on the gentle Perfume River and do not miss the sunset on the river. You will come back your hotel at 17.30pm .

Stay overnight at hotel in Hue.

Day 10: Hue – My Son – Hoi An Tour (B, L)

In the morning, from your hotel, you will be picked up by an air-conditioned minivan, transferring you to Hoi An. Along the way, we stop sometimes for visiting Lang Co Beach, Fishing Village, Hai Van Pass and Stone Village. Your lunch will be served with Vietnamese foods at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will have an interesting encounter with Cham culture inside My Son Sanctuary by visiting the Cham Museum and My Son Ruined Temple as well as enjoying a Cham music show. When these activities are done, our driver will bring you to Hoi An and drop you off at your hotel.

Day 11: Hoi An Walking & Cooking Class Tour (B, L, D)

This day is all about exploring Hoi An through the acts of walking and cooking. Our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you straight to the Old Town of Hoi An. Now, leisurely wander around those ancient streets with an irresistible charm made of delightful architectures.
After walking around the street and communicating with local people we will join in a cooking class at a famous Lantern Town restaurant. This is a valuable chance for you to make a wide range of delectable dishes with the help of the chef. In order to create the feast, drop by local markets for the best ingredients, fresh and sometimes a little exotic. Tasting the foods you have made, you may be amazed by your own cooking talents. Hopefully, when you get home, you can surprise your family and friends by the dishes you have learned today – Some of them might be legendary.

Day 12: Hoi An – Danang Airport – Depart for Ho Chi Minh (B)

Before transferring to Danang airport for your departure flight to HCM. Arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, our tour guide and driver will greet you warmly and transfer you to your appointed hotel for check in. After checking in, spend your free and leisure time to discover Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 13: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnels – City Tour (B, L)

Morning, around 8.00 AM, our guide picks you up at hotel.

Option 1: Visit Cu Chi Tunnel.

Heading to Cu Chi for visiting Cu Chi tunnel. The tunnel network of Cu Chi became legendary during the 1960s for its role in facilitating VietCong control of a large rural area only 30km to 40km from Ho Chi Minh city. After lunch at a local restaurant in Cu Chi, go back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Afternoon, your leisure for exploring the city yourself or go shopping. Stay overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Option 2: Ho Chi Minh city tour

Morning, Visit to the Re-Unification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for Government official receptions. Inside you can visit the President’s room. Nearby is the Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877- 1883 and is one of the city’s major landmarks. Neo-Romanesque in form, the Cathedral is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam. Continue to visit the War Remains Museum, where you can learn a lot about the Vietnam War. After lunch in local restaurant, you will visit to Jade Emperor Temple, one of the oldest Chinese temples in Ho Chi Minh city. Continue to Binh Tay market in China Town and the last sight we will visit today is Ben Thanh market, where all kind of local goods are offered.

Stay overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 14: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta boat Tour (B, L, D)

7h45 am, after having breakfast at hotel check out and leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight in the hotel. Free time to visit bustling Can Tho market.
Overnight hotel Can tho

Day 15: Mekong Boat Tour – Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)

After breakfast, Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river ( Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Răng floating market (& Phong Dien is optional), which are the liveliest in the whole religion.
Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only o¬ne stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Back to HCM city at around 5 pm.

Spend the whole night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 16: Ho Chi Minh City – Mui Ne (B, L)

At 8:00 AM, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Mui Ne favored with Vietnam’s most beautiful beaches. When you arrive at hotel in Mui Ne, check in and have lunch. At Mui Ne’s beaches, enjoy leisure time of lying on the sand or sunbathing, or participate in exciting activities of surfing, kayaking and diving.

Day 17: Mui Ne – Free at your leisure (B)

This is your free time

Day 18: Mui Ne – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

In the morning, enjoy your own leisure time. In the afternoon, at 1:00 PM, our tour and driver will pick you back and take you back to Ho Chi Minh City. Spend the whole night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 19: Ho Chi Minh City – Depart (B)

Enjoy yourself until the time we transfer you to the airport where you take an onward flight. This is the end of our services.

Tour price includes:

– Domestic Flights as detail.
– Meals as listed on the tour
– English-speaking guide, Entrance fees, Security permits.
– Accommodation as listed , cabin on cruise
– Night Train tickets 2 ways Hanoi-Laocai -Hanoi (soft sleeper with air-conditioning, cabin of 04 berth Train)
– Transport by Bus as tour program.
 

Excludes:
– Insurance.
– Drinks.
-Phone calls, other private expenses.

Notes: Advised to take good walking shoes, raincoats, jackets, torch, insect repellent …