Vietnam Experience In 9 Days - Ho Chi Minh City Hoi An and Hanoi

Your trip begins with your arrival in Vietnam. Your private driver will meet you and our guide greet you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel by private transportation. Check in to the hotel and get over the jet lag. You can mooch through the streets of the city. Historic charm, architectural marvels, and various products are splashed all over this area. After enjoying the first day yourself and return to the hotel for a relaxing sleep. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and a trip to Mekong Delta follows, depart for My Tho, the town that lies on the left side of the Mekong River.

Boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise islands. Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around the country lane and see orchards, and enjoy tropical fruits, and folk song music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. Ride a hand-rowed sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit a honey-bee farm, and enjoy a honey tea and coconut candy workshop. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Break time.

In the afternoon, time for cycling (walking) around the Tan Thach village, and meeting the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoying the cool breeze for those who can’t join the cycling trip.

Return to Ho Chi Minh. Overnight in Sai Gon.

Have breakfast at the hotel, have some free leisure time until there will be a private cab to transfer you to the airport, and be ready for the next flight to Da Nang. Get transferred to your hotel in Hoi An. In the afternoon, you can relax or walk around Hoi An ancient street that used to be a busy international trading port in the 17th century and was recognized to be a world cultural heritage site by Unesco in 1999. Overnight in Hoi An.

- Our tour guide will greet you and provide your bicycle for your trip. Cycling through the paddle fields and shrimp farm - After that we will head to Tra Que vegetable village, you can relax and enjoy the peaceful countryside then stroll along the vegetable villages. As a special treat, you will be involved with digging, sowing, planting, and harvesting the vegetables with hundreds of years of rudimentary tools of the farmers. You will enjoy E Water, a specialty of Tra Que vegetable village, you can feel the strong medicinal flavor from many kinds of vegetables. You could well be a farmer with many interesting activities.

- Finish your time in Tra Que vegetable village, you will ride your bicycle leisurely passing the rice fields, and villages, to come to the art of making lanterns. - You will visit craftsmen with skillful hands, showing you how to create brightly colored lanterns. Expertly guided you could make yourself a lantern as a gift to your family. - Finish your learning, the tour guide will take you back to your hotel, and finish your trip. Overnight in Hoi An. We have an optional tour for who can't take a cycling trip.

Have a leisurely day on your own. Overnight in Hoi An.

Relish the remaining moment in Hoi An before your private driver escorts you to the Da Nang airport to take the flight to Hanoi. When you arrive in Hanoi, your driver will pick you up and transfer you to your accommodation in the city center. The rest of the time is free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

In the morning, check out from the hotel and get pick-up by the Cruise. Take a route most scenic to reach Halong Bay, taking you across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching for as far as the eyes can see.

On arrival at Halong, you get to enjoy a cruise on the Bay to better explore the limestone rocks and the karst grottoes. After you are done with your exploration of the bay, it is time to enjoy an utterly delicious seafood lunch, after which a trip to the famous limestone cave in Ha Long Bay, you’ll get to spend some time here, kayaking or swimming, so that you can get closer to the floating villages and shops. Towards the evening, you will return to the boat for an early dinner, followed by some time at leisure. You can opt to attend the activities taking part in the boat or relax for the day. Overnight on cruise.

Rise early for a lesson in Tai Chi or just to enjoy a hearty breakfast. The boat will make its way back to the port stopping at the Limestone Cave, full of stalagmites and stalactites. F

From here, it’s clear sailing back to the main harbor and the return to Hanoi around 17:00. Free at your leisure time. Overnight in Hanoi.

Relish a healthy breakfast on the final day of your trip. Complete the hotel check-out formalities after which you can visit the local markets and buy souvenirs for your loved ones. Later, proceed for departure and board your flight back home. Trip Ends.