TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 08 Mar, 2025. Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrive in Hanoi at 21:05 PM – VN786, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

• Overnight at Calista Hotel and Spa in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 09 Mar, 2025. Hanoi → Halong bay

Breakfast at hotel. Please check out after breakfast, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), bring small bag for one night in Halong as you will be back and stay one more night.

08:15 – 08:35 AM, our driver will pick up you leave Hanoi for Halong bay.

11:30 Meeting at the TuanChau, Halong harbor.

12:00 You will be taken on our tender from the wharf and make your way out onto the bay to board our luxurious craft, Sapphire Cruise. You will be welcome aboard and greeted with a complimentary drink. Our Crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedures session and then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. Take some time to have a look around the vessel or watch the magical landscape go by.

13:15 A special lunch of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites will be served. We set sail for Lan Ha Bay passing to Da Chong islet where you can see a lighthouse built by the French over 100 years ago.

15:00 When lunch is about to finish, it is just nice that the Cruise completes its entry through Cua Van area to Lan Ha Bay (as part of Halong Bay). The area is surrounded by a lot of extraordinary limestone karst landscapes. Guests can start their journey to explore Lan Ha Bay by Kayaking and swimming in the crystal clear waters of the bay.

17:00 Back to the main boat, and cruising to a place for staying overnight

17:30 Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members of the group enjoying fresh local fruit, and listening to soft light music.

18:00 Take a cooking class

19:15 Relish special Dinner in the restaurant.

20:45 – 00:00 Your free time to relax with an exotic cocktail or whatever takes your fancy. Our bar has a wide range of wines, beers, and liquors and is always a welcome sight for guests after a day on the Bay. Order a Spa service or take any activities on boat cruise such as watching documentary movies, squid fishing or simply relaxing on our rooftop deck under the cover of a star filled sky.

• Overnight on Sapphire Cruise in Ha Long Bay
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Day 3 – 10 Mar, 2025. Halong bay → Hanoi

06:30 The nicest time of the day on Lan Ha Bay is the morning. Head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions. Relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice anywhere you wish on the boat and watch the never-ending miraculous scenery unfold before you.

07:00 Light breakfast will be served in our restaurant (pastries, tea, coffee)

07:45 – 09:00 Enjoy the last stage of your trip to Dark & Bright cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage. Back to our main board afterward.

09:30 Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.

10:15 Cooking class opened right on the Cruise, you will be guided how to prepare and make spring rolls.

10:45 Enjoy your brunch on the boat.

11:45 You will board our tender and head back to the wharf where you will be met by your return trip vehicle to transfer you to Hanoi.

15:00 – 15:30 Drop off your hotel.

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

• Overnight at Calista Hotel and Spa in Hanoi.
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Day 4 – 11 Mar, 2025. Hanoi (Hanoi city tour) → Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel, after that check out hotel. You can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), as you
will be back and go to the airport from the hotel.

08:15 – 08:30 AM, 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”.

After tour, back to hotel and at 16:45 PM our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Hoi An ( flight number VN 197, take off 19:10 PM)

Arrivals in Da Nang airport at 20:35 PM, our driver will tranfer you to hotel in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Le Pavillon Gallery Hoi An Hotel & Spa in Hoi An
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Day 5 – 12 Mar, 2025. Hoi An (My Son Sanctuary)

07:30 – 08:00 AM, 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.

Breakfast at hotel. Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Le Pavillon Gallery Hoi An Hotel & Spa in Hoi An
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Day 6 – 13 Mar, 2025. Hoi An (leisure time)

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and enjoy your free time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Le Pavillon Gallery Hoi An Hotel & Spa in Hoi An
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Day 7 – 14 Mar, 2025. Hoi An → Danang

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time for walking around and relax in Hoi An.

At 12:00 PM, we transfer you Da Nang. Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at Balcona Da Nang Hotel in Danang.
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Day 8 – 15 Mar, 2025. Danang (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time at beach in Danang.

• Overnight at Balcona Da Nang Hotel in Danang.
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Day 9 – 16 Mar, 2025. Danang (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time at beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at Balcona Da Nang Hotel in Danang.
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Day 10 – 17 Mar, 2025. Danang – Hue

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time at beach in Da Nang

Until 12:00 PM, we transfer you to Hue.

• Overnight at White Lotus Hue Hotel in Hue
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Day 11 – 18 Mar, 2025. Hue (city tour)

Your breakfast at hotel. Start a city tour in Hue.

8:00 – 8:30 AM: 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 savor 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 incenses.
You can have many photos taken with creative decoration from colorful incense sticks made by people here.

4:30 PM: we get on car , come back to the hotel

• Overnight at White Lotus Hue Hotel in Hue
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Day 12 – 19 Mar, 2025. Hue → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time until 11:00 AM, we transfer you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. (flight number VN 1371 – take off 13:35 PM)

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh city at 15:05 PM, your leisure time to explore city on your own.

• Overnight at Harmony Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
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Day 13 – 20 Mar, 2025. Ho Chi Minh (city tour & Cu Chi tunnels)

07:30 – 08:00 AM Depart for Cu Chi tunnels, 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.

Return to Ho Chi Minh.

Our guide pick up you visit Ho Chi Minh. Take the afternoon trip to 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 Harmony Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
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Day 14 – 21 Mar, 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 – 08:00 AM, Pick up guests at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho Port.‬ Boat cruise on the Tien River to view the four islets: Long, Lan, Quy, Phung.‬ ‭The‬ ‭boat‬ ‭passes‬ ‭by‬ ‭floating‬ ‭fish‬ ‭farms‬ ‭along‬ ‭the‬ ‭Tien‬ ‭River,‬‭offering ‬‭a ‬‭view‬‭ of ‬‭Rach ‬‭Mieu ‬Bridge.‬
‭Arrive‬ ‭at‬ ‭Thoi‬ ‭Son‬ ‭islet:‬ ‭Stroll‬ ‭through‬ ‭village‬ ‭paths,‬ ‭visit‬ ‭fruit‬ ‭orchards,‬ ‭enjoy‬ ‭seasonal‬ ‭fruits, and listen to traditional Southern Vietnamese music.‬

Rowing‬ ‭boat‬ ‭through‬ ‭small‬ ‭canals:‬ ‭Enjoy‬ ‭the‬ ‭peaceful‬ ‭riverine‬ ‭scenery,‬ ‭visit‬ ‭a‬ ‭honey‬ ‭bee‬ ‭farm, and taste honey tea and banana wine.‬
‭Continue‬ ‭down‬ ‭the‬ ‭Tien‬ ‭River‬ ‭to‬ ‭Tan‬ ‭Thach‬ ‭Canal‬ ‭(Ben‬ ‭Tre):‬ ‭Visit‬ ‭a‬ ‭coconut‬ ‭candy‬ ‭workshop, and explore traditional handicrafts.‬
‭Motor boat‬‭ excursion‬‭ on ‬‭Tan‬‭ Thach ‬‭canal: Discover‬‭ the‬‭ daily ‬‭life ‬‭of‬‭ local‬‭ people, ‬‭have ‬‭lunch‬ at‬‭ a‬‭local‬‭ restaurant.‬‭ The‬‭eco restaurant‬ ‭features ‬‭crocodile,‬‭ porcupine‬‭ farms, ‬‭frog,‬‭ and‬‭ snake‬. ‭farming‬ ‭models,‬ ‭hammocks‬ ‭for‬ ‭relaxing,‬ ‭and‬ ‭bicycle ‭for‬ ‭exploring‬‭ fruit ‬‭orchards, ‬‭coconut‬ ‭groves, and rice fields.‬

Horse-drawn‬ ‭carriage‬ ‭tour‬ ‭through‬ ‭village‬ ‭paths:‬ ‭Learn‬ ‭about‬ ‭the‬ ‭everyday‬ ‭life‬ ‭of‬ ‭local‬ ‭residents.‬

‭Return to My Tho Port to continue to Can Tho.

• Overnight at TTC Hotel in Can Tho
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Day 15 – 22 Mar, 2025. Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

Have breakfast at hotel.

Around 07:00 AM,‬ ‭Relaxing‬ ‭boat‬ ‭ride‬ ‭to‬ ‭explore‬ ‭the‬ ‭picturesque‬ ‭tributaries‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Hau‬ River, followed by a visit to the bustling Cai Rang Floating Market.‬

Visit‬ ‭a‬ ‭local‬ ‭noodle-making‬ ‭factory.‬ ‭Explore‬ ‭Munir‬ ‭Ansay‬ ‭Pagoda,‬ ‭a‬ ‭renowned‬ ‭Khmer‬ pagoda with unique architecture.‬

‭Then, proceed to Son Islet, visit fish farms, fruit orchards, and enjoy seasonal fruits.‬

Lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.‬

• Overnight at Harmony Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
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Day 16 – 23 Mar, 2025. Ho Chi Minh city (departure)

Morning, have breakfast at hotel. Late check out is included.

Free time until 17:00 PM, we transfer you to the airport for flight back home ( flight number VN773 – take off 21:20 PM)

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End of service!