18 Days – Vietnam Luxury Beach Holiday

Day 1: Hanoi arrival – Xin Chao Vietnam!

Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to hotel.

5:30 PM: Asia Eyes Travel tour guide and Cyclo driver will pick you up and transfer you to visit the old quarter for 1 hour and then you will take a walking tour to explore the Old Quarter. 

Day 2: Hanoi Fabulous food and sights tour by scooter ( 4 Hours )

( Breakfast and  lunch )

8:00 AM: Our female drivers and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel to start a tour to visit Hanoi city.

Firstly, you will go to a very famous coffee shop to enjoy Egg coffee that is founded in Hanoi, passed down through generations, is Café Giang (Giang Café).
Next, our drivers will take you to the Hanoi Opera House built in 1911 to take some photos together as a little memory of Hanoi.

After that we take you to local markets to see people selling everyday essentials.

Joining to Paloma Motorbike Tour, we will take you around the small alleys to visit the old houses and daily life of urban people that are very little known by tourists when visiting Hanoi.

Apart from the small alleys, we will take you through the most highlight places such as: Train Street, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Huu Tiep Lake (B52) where vestiges of war are left here.

A must-see place is the historic Long Bien bridge designed by Daydé & Pillé company (French company), the same one that also built the Effel tower in Paris. The bridge has witnessed two fierce resistance wars of the Vietnamese people. They are the war against the US and the French. Let take some more photos here for your memory. Tour ends at your hotel. 

Notes:

• Please keep in mind that we do not go inside the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on “Hanoi City sights and street food”tour. This attraction requires a lot of time to fully appreciate so we recommend that you visit them on your own so that we can make the most of time you have with us.
• The above itinerary is subject to change, based on the day’s weather and traffic conditions.

Day 3: Hanoi – Ninh Binh ( Breakfast and lunch )

7:30 AM: Our guide and driver will  meet you at your hotel  start 110kms, your journey through verdant landscape of country side.

10:00 AM: Arriving Glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away.

12:00 PM: Having lunch at local restaurant.

13:30 PM: Leaving for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.

17:15 PM: Returning to car and then come back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 4: Hanoi – Halong Bay ( Breakfast, lunch and dinner )

8:30 AM: We will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Halong Bay.

11:45 AM: Arrive at Halong, you are welcomed by our crew and boarding to check in and have lunch while cruising to see  the beauty of Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay.

15:30 PM: You will join cruise’s activities such as: Kayaking and Swimming .

17:30 PM: Enjoy sunset party.

19:00 PM: Enjoy a romantic dinner on cruise.

Day 5: Lan Ha Bay – Viet Hai village ( Breakfast, lunch and dinner )

6:00 : Begin the day full of energy with the Tai Chi session and enjoy the sunrise over the bay.

6:45 – 7.15 : Breakfast is served at the restaurant.

8:00 – 8:30 : The guests are transferred to a day trip boat and set sail for the further Lan Ha Bay – cruising along the peaceful and quiet nature of the bay. Or you are free to relax on cruise if you do not like to move for a day trip.

10:30 – 11:00 : After reaching Viet Hai jetty, the guest will have a great experience in cycling or having a ride on an e-cart to Viet Hai village through the tropical rainforest canopy and towering limestone mountains, also surrounded by the green.

Learn about the villager’s daily life and how people built and lived in the bamboo thatched houses; the earthen walls are made of straw and mud covered with trellis, forming walls to block rain and wind.

12:15 – 13:30 : Return to the day trip boat and enjoy lunch while the boat is cruising to the kayaking and swimming spot.

13:30 : Explore the secluded and quiet lagoon by kayaks or having a swim off the boat is a great fun.

16:30 : Head back to the main cruise.

19:30 : Dinner is served

21:00 – 22:00 : Enjoy the nightlife of the bay from the deck. Immerse yourself in music. Overnight on cruise.

Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Hue ( Breakfast and lunch )

6:30 -7:30 AM: Breakfast is served.

7:30 AM: You will join cruise’s activities. 

9:30 AM: Check-out and then have lunch.

12:00 PM: Disembark and move back the port and get on bus to Hanoi Airport for the fight to Hue City.

Upon arrival Phu Bai airport, you will be picked up and transferred to hotel.

Day 7: Hue city tour – Hoi An ( Breakfast and lunch )

 8.00AM: Our guide and driver meet you at the hotel and transfer you to the boat landing for a leisure boat trip along the Perfume River to visit the towering Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the most famous Vietnamese landmarks.

We then take a short drive into a lush valley of the river where seven tombs were built for seven Nguyen Emperors. We will visit two of the tombs: Minh Mang tomb and Khai Dinh tomb to help you understand more about Royal’s life and architecture.

12:00 PM: We are going to have lunch and enjoy classic Hue cuisine at a restaurant in a beautiful garden setting.

In the afternoon: Our driver and tour guide will drive you to Hoi An.

On the way, you will stop in Hai Van pass to take photos. 

Arrive in Hoi An, check in hotel and relax.

Day 8: Hoian countryside tour by vespa or jeep car (Breakfast and lunch)

7:45 AM: Our Vespa Drivers or Jeep car will pick you up and begin to experience Hoian countryside. 
Today you will visit a local farm, learn about rice, vegetable, and cereal crop cultivation, and experience the daily life of local farmers.
Discover traditional occupations in the countryside, such as weaving, rice-wine making, and woodcarving. Learn about newer industries like bird’s nest farming and aquaculture.
Head to a local family’s home for a delicious home-cooked meal, providing you with a unique insight into the lives of middle-class Vietnamese people. 

Day 9/Day 10/ Day 11: Hoi An – Free days ( Breakfast )

These free days, you are free to explore Hoi An. Maybe browse the cobbled streets and art galleries or hire a bike and cycle through rice paddies out to Cua Dai Beach. Maybe browse for paintings, ceramics and colorful lanterns in the town’s markets and preserved Chinese shophouses. If you’re craving a new look, you could pay a visit to one of the hundreds of tailors and get something special made. Hoi An is also known for its delicious regional food, so be sure to enjoy a meal at a riverside restaurant or perhaps partake in a cooking class.

Day 12: Hoi An – Flight to Saigon ( Breakfast and Lunch )

Today take a short, early morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City has a fascinating history and is arguably Vietnam’s capital of commerce and culture. After landing, take a sightseeing tour around the city. Visiting the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Opera House, then stop in at the War Remnants Museum to discover some of the sobering stories of the 20-year-long Vietnam/American War.

Day 13: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta ( Breakfast and lunch )

 You will be picked up at your hotel in the morning, and we will bring you down to the Mekong Delta.

On the way you will get a chance to view the beautiful scenery as we go past the stunning rice fields. Upon arrival at Cai Be, take a relaxing boat trip on the Mekong River to enjoy the fresh air and the charming stilt houses at the river bank. Having lunch at local restaurant

Day 14: Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc Island ( Breakfast )

 After breakfast, you will be transferred to Tan Son Nhat airport to take the flight to Phu Quoc Island. Upon arrival, our driver picks you up and transfer to hotel. You will be free to relax.

Day 15 to Day 17: Phu Quoc – Free days ( Breakfast )

These days you will be free to relax. 

Day 18: Phu Quoc – Departure (Breakfast)

Today you are free until our driver comes to pick you and transfer you to the airport for your flight home. Trip ends

Notes:

• If this tour itinerary is NOT suitable for your plan, prices or any changes…. we will recreate the new tour program for you.
•  If you wish to spend more time in Phu Quoc Island or any places during the tour, we’ll be happy to organize additional accommodation (subject to availability)

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