When you arrive at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat Airport, our team will welcome and transport you to your hotel for check-in. On your own, explore Ho Chi Minh at night and prepare for the upcoming journey.

NOTE: The check-in time is 14:00, as usual. Please make reservations with your travel advisor if you need an early check-in with a fee. 

Ho Chi Minh City Arrival

Morning

After breakfast, our car will drive you to the Cu Chi Tunnels at 8:00, and there are a lot of meaningful activities you can enjoy in Cu Chi:

• See a film on the Vietnam War to hear exciting tales.
• Enter the forest to discover traps, covert entrances, bunkers, and subterranean hiding places.
• Go down into the subterranean tube and appreciate the network.
• Test your shooting abilities while sipping on some cassava and native green tea.

Before returning to Ho Chi Minh City, you will have lunch at a nearby restaurant.

Afternoon

Let’s start a city tour showing you the area's most important historical sites. 

Firstly, you will visit Reunification Palace, now regarded as a memorial of Vietnam's triumph over independence and reunification.

Observe the Old Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral's French colonial architecture. These two structures are excellent examples of how Vietnamese culture influenced the refurbishment and French colonial periods.

Continue your tour of the War Remnants Museum to see the objects documenting the bloody Vietnam War firsthand. Then, spend some time in the Ben Thanh market to hone your negotiating skills and locate one-of-a-kind regional presents for loved ones.

After returning to your accommodation, feel free to wander around enchanted Ho Chi Minh at night. 

NOTE: Up to 2027, the Notre Dame Cathedral will be renovated. You may be taken on a tour of the surrounding area with a street guide.

Experience The Real Tunnels In Cu Chi

Morning

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will meet you in the lobby at approximately 8:00 to begin your full-day exploration of the Mekong Delta. 

Take a drive to Ben Tre Province to sail down the Ham Luong River. You may take in the mangrove trees and the inhabitants' way of life while floating along the creek. 

Visit a brick industry and a workshop for processing coconuts after our on-board tour. Learn more about the practical traditional brick-making method of baking and printing here. Then, refresh with delectable fruit and tea in a home that weaves mats.

Before enjoying lunch, continue to see "xe loi" (a type of motorized rickshaw) move into the fruit orchards, and luxuriant agricultural goods materialize in front of your eyes. 

Local lunch will be provided at a riverbank restaurant. 

Afternoon

Prepare your camera for the next sampan boat voyage to explore confined canals after lunch. The lovely mangroves may be sailed through in 10 to 15 minutes. 

Return to your accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City at about 17:00. 

Cruise Through Mekong Delta Intricate Waterways

Morning

After breakfast, our driver will transfer you to the Tan Son Nhat airport to catch the flight to Hanoi. At Noi Bai Airport, you will move to your hotel in Hanoi City and carry on the check-in procedure at the hotel, you can relax in the afternoon.

Evening

Let’s have a food tour around Hanoi with a personal guide who can give you useful information about the city's history and culture.

The tour guide will take you up from your accommodation at about 18:00. You'll get a thorough tour safety briefing while sipping on your beverage of choice, either an egg coffee, chocolate, matcha, or soft drink/juice.

Get out of the Old Quarter, have fun in spots not designed with visitors in mind, and see how real inhabitants actually live.

Dinner is provided in a conventional Vietnamese restaurant that serves a never-ending array of delectable meals to suit various dietary needs.

Watch the flag being lowered by attending the evening ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Travel around the city, passing some of the most stunning and important historical structures, like the railway house, West Lake, the Long Bien Bridge, etc.

At 22:00, back to the hotel.

Savor The Best Local Dish In Hanoi

Morning

Your tour guide will pick you up after a hearty breakfast, perhaps between 8:00 and 8:30. The most well-known sights in Hanoi are seen during the half-day city tour:

• Visit the Temple of Literature, which was Vietnam's first college and represents the influence of Confucianism on Vietnamese history and culture. Investigate the stunning buildings and discover their past.
• The distinctive One Pillar Pagoda, renowned for its small yet lovely structure, will be the next sight you witness. Your tour guide will tell you the intriguing background to its birth. You will next go to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the legendary Vietnamese leader's ultimate resting place and where he battled for freedom. 
• West Lake, a lovely region surrounded by historical sites, is the final stop. Then you will proceed to the Tran Quoc Pagoda, a Buddhist building with a 1500-year heritage. Enjoy the peaceful ambiance and breathtaking lake views.

You will have a lovely traditional lunch at a real Vietnamese restaurant.

NOTE: 

• You have the option of using a vehicle or a motorcycle, and the itineraries may be changed to suit your preferences.
• Every year from June to August, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is refurbished. Only from the outside may you snap pictures while exploring the complex's other locations.

Afternoon

You will have time to leisurely explore Hanoi. You can opt to relax and take in the lively ambiance of the city, go shopping in the Old Quarter, or explore other sites. Please don't hesitate to ask your travel advisor for advice if you need it.

Ba Dinh Square And Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Morning

At 8:00, we will meet at the specific meeting location and then head to the province of Ninh Binh.

Visit the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, which was formerly home to Vietnam's capital 1,000 years ago. Then, process to the nearby temples of Emperors Dinh and Le.

Lunch will be prepared for you at a nearby restaurant, including regional delicacies.

Afternoon

Continue your trip to Trang An, a stunning natural area that UNESCO designated a World Heritage Site in 2014. Spending about two hours on a sampan boat to take in this scenic splendor.

At around 16:00, return to Hanoi.

Admire Beautiful Nature Of Trang An

Morning

Have breakfast at the hotel at 8:00, then transfer to the well-known northern location: Halong Bay.

When reaching the port, the check-in time on the cruise is from 11:30 to 12:00. You will be greeted by the friendly crew staff with a refreshing welcome drink. After that, enjoy a mouthwatering seafood lunch prepared by skilled chefs while gazing at the hundreds of huge to little odd limestone islands and the lovely emerald lake.

Afternoon

After the break, sign up for some activities like visiting some caverns in Halong Bay, kayaking, or swimming in crystal-clear waters (precise activities vary on the timetable of each trip).

Go back to your ship to have dinner and rest. In addition to having a fantastic nighttime on the trip, you may participate in squid fishing, playing cards, and watching movies (depending on the possibilities available).

Experience The Most Exciting Water Activities

Morning

Your second day in Halong Bay will start out fresh if you take a Tai Chi class before breakfast. (This activity may change on particular trips; for further information, ask our sales consultant.)

Once there, you may explore some of the most stunning caves, such as Trung Trang Cave, Sung Sot Cave, Dark & Bright Cave, etc., which is the last destination on the agenda.

On the way to the cruise's return to the main port, brunch is served in the restaurant, so check out and head there. Disembark and catch a shuttle back to Hanoi around 11:30.

Afternoon

Our driver will take you to the Noi Bai airport to catch a flight to Bangkok. When you arrive in Bangkok, a representative will meet you and pick you up to take you to your hotel for check-in.

You'd have the remainder of the day to do as you pleased, and you'd spend the night in Bangkok.

Day 8 Explore Outstanding Natural Caves In Halong

Morning

Let’s spend the full day to discover many highlights of Bangkok.

After breakfast, we visit the Grand Royal Palace, which is home to Thailand's royal family. The majestic Wat Phra Kaew, famous for housing the Emerald Buddha Statue, is located inside the same complex. After exploring this complex, we move on to Wat Pho, a huge building that houses the lying Buddha.

Afternoon

Transfer in the afternoon to the Jim Thompson house, located in the middle of Bangkok. Since Thompson created his employing antique buildings transported to Bangkok from all across the nation, this is one of the greatest venues in Bangkok to see traditional Thai teak homes.

First, you will learn about the American entrepreneur and explorer who dedicated his life to introducing Thai silks to the world's fashion companies and then see his extraordinary home. 

Then, explore the art collection that Thompson gathered during his 25 years in Thailand after learning what is known about his 1967 disappearance in the Malaysian forest.

Return to the hotel.

The Museum In Jim Thompson House

Having breakfast early in the morning and we leave Bangkok to go to Maeklong Railway Market, where we stop for photos and a quick snack before continuing on to Damnoen Saduak, a rural floating market. 

Take a motorboat ride down the river to the charming Damnoen Saduak floating market then keep traveling till we reach Kanchanaburi.

When you arrive the destination, visit the World War II monument, which includes the Jeath War Museum and Cemetery. We'll take a 30-minute train ride to see the lovely riverside vista and experience it. 

The last intact section of the "Death Railway" traveling from Tonburi (or Namtok), the province capital, to the Railway Station, is one of Southeast Asia's ancient railways. 

Get to Kanchanaburi and spend time admiring the Kwai bridge.

Overnight in Kanchanaburi.

Take A Real Look Of The Maeklong Train Market

Morning

Leave Kanchanaburi in the morning after breakfast. It takes more than an hour to get to Ayutthaya. And you are given the chance to explore the splendor of the historic capital through the ruins of its temple and palace in this place.

The “Monastery of the Golden Mount,” also known as Wat Phu Khao Thong, is the first place you'll go after leaving Ayutthaya. You will then go to the historic palace and Wat Phra Singh Sanphet. One of Thailand's largest bronze Buddhas, Viharn Phra Mongkol Bopit, will also be on your itinerary.

Afternoon

In the afternoon, you will get the opportunity to visit Wat Lokaya Sutha, which has a sizable statue of the reclining Buddha, to cap out the day. 

Overnight in Ayutthaya.

Ancient Wat Phu Khao Thong In Ayutthaya

The Ayutthaya-era Bang Pa-In Summer Palace will be our first stop this morning. The palace has a diverse array of structures that combine Chinese, Khmer, Thai, and European architectural traditions. It is the King's preferred summer residence.

Then, return to Bangkok around midday time for your departure flight.

The Summer Palace Bang Pa In With Multiple Architectural Styles