TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 31 Jan, 2025: Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrive in Hanoi at 12:10 PM – VJ 130, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

• Overnight at La Dolce VIta Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 01 Feb, 2025: Hanoi → Halong bay

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Halong bay trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

08:15 – 08:30AM, our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus.

12.00 – Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.

13:00 – Check-in cabin and enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. Sailing with Royal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, exploring the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you.

14:30 – Keep cruising to the most beautiful parts of Halong Bay. This is the best time to relax after lunch and enjoy your privacy, capturing stunning photos of the legendary bay.

15:30 – Small tender brings you to visit Titop island, hiking to the top of the island from where tourists can capture a panoramic view of Halong Bay.

16:30 – Kayaking & swimming 18:00 – Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music, wearing traditional costumes for kings, queens, and mandarins.

19:00 – Enjoy the special dinner cooked by our professional chef.

20:30 – The moment you choose your own way to relax after dinner, listening to music, singing karaoke, relaxing on the sundeck, squid fishing available for entertainment during the night time.

• Stay overnight on Royal Palace Cruise.
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Day 3 – 02 Feb, 2025: Halong bay → Hanoi

06:00 – Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfectly healthy way to start a new day.

07:00 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.

07:45 – Visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay.

09:00 – Back to Royal Palace Cruise for cherck-out. Keep cruising towards Ha Long Bay, passing by hundreds of islands and islets with different shapes depending on your imagination.

10:00 – Cooking class opened right on the cruise.

11:00 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.

12:30 – Tour ends at Tuan Chau habour.

Get on bus to go back to Hanoi.

Arrival in Hanoi around 4:30pm.

Walking down the street by yourself to 16 Le Thai To – Lotus Water Puppet Theater to enjoy water puppet show, the show begin at 17:15 PM

Choose your time and then moving to 54 Hang Buom – Hoang Restaurant so you can feel atmosphare of Tet Holiday during your sidewalk to enjoy you welcome dinner. The reserved table at 19:15 PM.

• Overnight at La Dolce VIta Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 4 – 03 Feb, 2025: Hanoi (City tour) → Hoi An

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Hanoi city tour as you will be back to this hotel to go to the airport from your hotel.

08:15 – 08:30AM, 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

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”.

After tour, drop you off at hotel.

At 16:45 PM, our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Danang. (depart at 19:10 PM– flight code 5CE2CL )

Arrival airport in Danang at 20:35PM. Our driver welcomes and transfer you to Hoi An for your night stay.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 5 – 04 Feb, 2025: Hoi An (Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary)

Breakfast at your hotel

Around 07:30 – 08:00AM, Our guide picks you up at hotel and leave Hoi An for visiting My Son Holly Land – the ruins of Cham people and was an imperial city during Cham dynasty. Here you can have more chance to explore and understand of technique of Old Cham people in making red bricks to build Tower which still now a secret to everyone, you can see a large complex of religious relics that comprises more than 65 architectural works. It also surprises for those who are curious with architectural art. In 1999, UNESCO labeled the Cham architecture in My Son as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

Have lunch at our restaurant and your free time in Hoi An on your own.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 6 – 05 Feb, 2025: Hoi An (Leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel.

You’re free at leisure in Hoi An for walking around to explore the ancient town on your own and shopping.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 7 – 06 Feb, 2025: Hoi An → Da Nang

Breakfast at hotel. You’re free at leisure in Hoi An for walking around to explore the ancient town on your own and shopping.

At 12:00 PM, our driver transfer you Danang. Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Danang.

• Overnight at White Sand Boutique Hotel in Danang.
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Day 8 – 07 Feb, 2025: Da Nang (Leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel. You’re free at leisure in Da Nang for relaxation at beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at White Sand Boutique Hotel in Danang.
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Day 9 – 08 Feb, 2025: Da Nang (Leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel. You’re free at leisure in Da Nang for relaxation at beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at White Sand Boutique Hotel in Danang.
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Day 10 – 09 Feb, 2025: Da Nang → Hue

Breakfast at hotel. You’re free at leisure in Danang for relaxation at beach until our driver transfer you to Hue at 12:00 PM.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

• Overnight at Serene Palace Hotel in Hue.
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Day 11 – 10 Feb, 2025: Hue (City tour)

Breakfast at hotel.

08:00 – 08:30AM, our driver and guide pick you up and start the tour. Get on the dragon boat , go along the Huong river to enjoy the fresh atmosphere and peaceful beauty of Hue on the way to Thien Mu pagoda, the oldest pagoda here.

After visiting Thien Mu, we get on the car and go to the Citadel to see the living, working, worshiping and relaxing areas of Nguyen Kings’family, the last royal family in Viet Nam.

The last stop in the morning is Dong Ba market, before we head to the restaurant for lunch. Lunch time at My Home restaurant is a great time to savour the best Hue traditional foods and some royal tea while having your feet relax in herbal water after the meal.

In the afternoon, we will visit two royal tombs Minh Mang and Khai Dinh with traditional architecture and French-influenced style, respectively.
We will take a 10-min trip on car to Thuy Xuan conical hat village to visit a local family who produce the traditional hat and incent.

You can have many photos taken with creative decoration from colorful incent sticks made by people here.

16:30pm. tour is finished and we get on car, come back to the hotel.

• Overnight at Serene Palace Hotel in Hue.
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Day 12 – 11 Feb, 2025: Hue → Ho Chi Minh

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

At 11:00 AM, we transfer you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. (depart at 13:35 PM – , flight code: 5CDMVF )

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh city at, we transfer you to hotel for check-in.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Cap Town Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 13 – 12 Feb, 2025: Ho Chi Minh (explore city tour & Cu Chi tunnels)

Breakfast will be served at your hotel.

07:45 – 08:00AM, Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.

Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun.

Have lunch at local restaurant.

After that, back to Ho Chi Minh. Visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

• Overnight at Cap Town Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 14 – 13 Feb, 2025: Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Mekong trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

07:30 – 7:45 AM, Our tour guide will welcome you at your hotel before heading to My Tho city by bus. Enjoy the scenery and green rice paddies during the one and a half hour bus ride. Along the way, we will visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the biggest pagoda in the Mekong delta. Continue to My Tho, where we take a boat trip along the Mekong River, where you can see fish cages and floating houses on the river.

The boat takes you to a small canal, escaping the hustle and bustle of the town. We disembark at a coconut island in Ben Tre and enjoy a walk around the village. Stop at a local family home to enjoy tropical fruit, taste the honey tea and honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music performed by the villagers. Check out the coconut candy shop and learn how to make candy, and see handicrafts made from the coconuts.

Take your time snapping photos and enjoy the natural scenery before we head to the local restaurant. Lunch is set with special Vietnamese food. Enjoy your lunch outside under the shade of the trees. After lunch, enjoy your time relaxing, walking around the village, or perhaps going for a short bike ride. Continue to Can Tho Province – the heart of Mekong Delta.

• Overnight at Senior Hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 15 – 14 Feb, 2025: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

Have breakfast at hotel.

7:15-7:45 AM, Our guide and van pick up from your stay. Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river. After, proceed to visit the Cai Răng floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole region. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals. Next, getting on a local bussiness house to visit their tradditional noodle making and try to made noodle by yourself. You will roam through the village, seeing the the landscape on 2 sides of road.

Continue to local market landing, Our guide taking you walking through local market, see what the local are selling and Vising Munir Ansay Pagoda (other name:  Munirangsyaram)

Then, head back to the riverside for lunch before traveling back to Ho Chi Minh where you will arrive at around 5:00 PM with unforgettable memories.

• Overnight at Cap Town Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 16 – 15 Feb, 2025: Ho Chi Minh (Departure)

Breakfast at the hotel. Your leisure time in the city.

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