Best Vietnam Culture Tour 16 Days

Hanoi - Mai Chau - Ninh Binh - Halong Bay - Hue - Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh - Mekong delta
Type of tour : Duration: 16 Days/ 15 Nights
Departure 2024: On request
Price from: 1.865 USD

Tour name: Best Vietnam culture tour 16 days

Destination: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Ninh Binh - Halong Bay - Hue - Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta

The group size: From 2 pax 

Tour style: Private tour or Small group experience (Max 16 Pax, Avg 12 Pax)

Hotels: On request 

Tour price: The price depends on your group size, we can customize the tour program as your wish.

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Day 1: Hanoi arrival

Day 2: Hanoi street food scooter tour with female driver

Day 3: Hanoi - Silk village - Quang Phu Cau Incense Village - Mai Chau

Day 4: Mai Chau Cycling

Day 5: Mai Chau - Cuc Phuong National Park - Ninh Binh

Day 6: Ninh Binh - Halong Bay - Lan Ha Bay

Day 7: Halong Bay - Hanoi fly to Hue City

Day 8: Hue City Tour

Day 9: Hue City - Danang - My Son - Hoi An

Day 10: Hoi An Countryside by Vespa

Day 11: Hoian - Free day

Day 12: Hoi An - Free day

Day 13: Hoian - Danang fly to Ho Chi Minh City

Day 14: Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta

Day 15: Ho Chi Minh - Free day

Day 16: Ho Chi Minh - Departure

DAY 1: Hanoi Arrival 

Anytime you arrive in Noi Bai Airport,  our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to hotel.

Tour includes: Private transfer, tour guide and hotel.

Meals: N/A

DAY 2: Hanoi Street Food Scooter Tour with Female Drivers

In the morning 8:00: 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 StreetHo Chi Minh MausoleumHuu 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.

Tour includes: Female drivers, scooter, tour guide and hotel

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and drinks.

DAY 3: Hanoi – Silk village – Quang Phu Cau Incense Village – Mai Chau

8:00 AM: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up and we start from your hotel a 45-minute car ride heading north-west of Hanoi to Van Phuc Silk Village. This well-known village is traditionally associated with silk weaving in Ha Dong.

Located on the bank of Nhue River, the village of Van Phuc has a 1000-year history of silk weaving and this practice remains a rich tradition to this day. Take a peaceful stroll and enjoy the sights and sounds of a traditional Northern Vietnamese village, with communal houses, fish ponds, and ancient banyan trees alongside modern houses. Then, visit the families for whom silk production is a way of life. Watch as you learn the stages of producing handmade silk: from spinning and glueing, through weaving and completion of the silk wares.

Visit the shrines of the village where the first masters are worshipped. The patterns are symmetrical in appearance and soft to the touch. Most patterns are designed and drawn as per the emulation of objects, animals, and other shapes. You can also shop for silk products at reasonable prices.

After visiting Van Phuc Silk village, we keep driving to Quang Phu Cau – The incense village.  Quang Phu Cau Incense Village is vibrant with color and action. Of course, red is the primary hue on display, against a classical village backdrop. But the workshops and drying yards around also offer a fascinating insight into this century-old tradition, and its part in the fabric of daily life. You’ll capture authentic and eye-catching images of our local friends at work and play, with the bright red incense bunches a recurring motif.

Having lunch at local restaurant on the way to Mai Chau.

Arrive in Mai Chau, you are check in Bungalow and you are free to take photos of local people working the rice field.

Tour includes: Private transfer, bicycle, entrance fees, tour guide, and bungalow

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

Day 4 : Mai Chau Cycling

Mai Chau is one of the best places to go cycling in Vietnam.  On the way you will cycle through villages of generally the Thai ethnic group. This ethnic minority lives in houses on stilts, where cattle often live under the house. Stop here to witness the peaceful everyday life and have a glimpse into this unique culture.

Tour includes: Private transfer, bicycle, entrance fees, tour guide, bungalow

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 5: Mai Chau – Cu Phuong National Park – Ninh Binh

After having breakfast,  we drive to Ninh Binh.  On the way to Ninh Binh, you will have many stops to take photos.

10:00 AM: You will arrive at Cuc Phuong National Park.

Cuc Phuong National Park was established in 1962 and is Vietnam’s first and largest national park. It is the habitat of a wide variety of flora and fauna, including a dense forest full of millennia-old trees, botanical gardens, and a plethora of birds, mammals, reptiles, and colorful butterflies. Two animal sanctuaries are also located here.

Having lunch at restaurant in Cuc Phuong before we are going to Ninh Binh.

Arrive in Ninh Binh,  you will take a boat trip  to visit Trang An Grottoes.  An out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Overnight in Ninh Binh.

Tour includes: Private transfer, bicycle, entrance fees, tour guide and bungalow.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY 6: Ninh Binh – Halong Bay – Lan Ha Bay

After having early breakfast, we are driving to Halong bay (190 kms)
11:45 AM:  Arrive in Halong Bay. You are welcomed by crew team and transferred to the boat and have lunch.

After having lunch, you are joining some activities like kayaking, swimming or relaxing on sundeck to enjoy the beauty of Halong Bay. Overnight on cruise.

Tour includes:  Private transfer, entrance fees, tour guide and overnight on luxury cruise,

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

 DAY 7: Halong Bay – Hanoi fly to Hue City

 

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

7:30 AM: You will visit Dark and Light cave area, a famous beautiful area of Lan Ha Bay with the pristine natural scenery, charming emerald sea. You will enjoy the beautiful scenery here on the bamboo boat (indigenous people rowing boat) to mingle with nature, get away from the hustle and bustle of urban life to feel the relaxed and most comfortable moments.

9:30AM: You return to the boat and check out cabin then having lunch.

12:00 PM: Disembark and move back the port and get on your car to Hanoi airport for your fight to Hue City.

Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will pick you up to hotel.

Tour includes:  Private transfer, entrance fees, Tour guide, Flight ticket and overnight at hotel in Hue City.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 8: Hue full day city tour

8.00 AM: 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….

Have lunch at local restaurant.

Return to the city center to visit Imperial citadel, and the Forbidden Purple city, created in the 19th century for the Emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty, if time and weather permit, we could admire the glorious sunset on the Perfume river.

Tour includes:  Private transfer, entrance fees, tour guide and Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

DAY 9: Hue City – Danang – My Son – Hoi An

8:00 AM: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you Dang city 110 km

On the way, we will stop to visit Lang Co beach– Oyster farming village .This is one of the most beautiful beach in Vietnam.

10:00 AM: The next destination is Hai Van Pass which is the highest pass with impressive landscape in Vietnam. It is like a giant dragon, lying on Highway 1 on the border between Thua Thien – Hue Province and Danang City.

Have lunch in Danang City.

1:30 PM: Keep driving to visit My Son sanctuary. At My Son, you have the chance to admire attractive Apsara dance – a Khmer classical dance. It is an awe-inspiring experience when watching amazing Apsara dancers performing in the fanciful and mysterious beauty of My Son ruins, under the stunning glow of sunset.

After visiting My Son, we drive back to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoian.

Tour includes:  Private transfer, Entrance fees, Tour guide and Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 10: Hoian Coutryside Vespa Tour

8:00 AM: Our Vespa Drivers will pick you up at your hotel and begin your Hoi An Countryside Vespa.
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.
Lunch/Dinner: 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. Reflect on your experiences and the new friendships formed during your day in the countryside.
Say goodbye to your local hosts and return to the designated drop-off location by shuttle transfer, bringing with you the memories of an unforgettable journey through rural Hoi An.

Tour includes:  Vespa drivers, Entrance fees, Tour guide and Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 11/ 12: Hoian – Free Day

Enjoy your free days to explore the beauty of Hoi An or relax on beach. 

Tour includes: Hotel or Resort

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 13: Hoian – Danang – Ho Chi Minh City

This morning, you will be free until our driver pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Danang airport for your flight to Saigon.

Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the restaurant for lunch then we take Half Day Ho Chi Minh City Tour. We are going to visit Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification palace, The Independence palace is widely referred to as a historical landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue visiting the remarkable structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Additionally, followed by the outstanding site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

Tour includes: Private transfer, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Flight ticket, Hotel

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 14: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta 

8: 00 AM: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at hotel 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 before going back to Ho Chi Minh City for overnight.

Tour includes: Private transfer, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Hotel

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 15: Ho Chi Minh – Free day

Today you are free to explore Ho Chi Minh City.

Tour includes: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 16: Ho Chi Minh – Departure 

Today you are free until our driver comes to pick you up to the airport  for your flight home.

Tour includes: Private transfer to airport

Meals: Breakfast

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