Vietnam Highlights 5 Day Tour from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh

Upon arrival at Hanoi Airport, our local driver will greet you and transfer you to your hotel for check-in (available from 2:00 PM). Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure—explore the city, relax, or try local cuisine. Our Services: Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi Meals: None Tour Guide: None Transfer: Private car

7h30-08h00: Our Tour guide will pick up you at the hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter then depart to Halong Bay by Expressway Transfer.

12h00 – 12h30: Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor. Welcome to Cozy Bay Premium Cruise. We will take you on 5-6 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages, uninhabited islets, and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals due to their perceived shapes. Lunch is served on the boat.

14h00: You will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalagtiles with different shapes of sea lives

15h00: Visit Titop Island with sandy beach to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16h00: Then do kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful Lagoon.

17h00 – 17h30: Cruising back to Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for enjoying sunset party with tea, cakes, sunbathing on upper deck with music and enjoying great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.

18h00 – 18h30: We get on bus to back Hanoi by Expressway, have a short break for 20-30 minutes.

21h00 – 21h30: Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter. Trip ends.

Please check out of your hotel as the morning tour will start around that time.

8:00 – 8:30 AM: Our guide and bus will pick you up from your hotel to start exploring Hanoi.

8:45 AM: Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, the final resting place of Vietnam’s beloved leader, Uncle Ho. You’ll see his embalmed body and stroll through the gardens to visit the two houses where he lived and worked from 1954 to 1969. Note: Please dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) when visiting the mausoleum, temples, and pagodas. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays, but you can still take photos and explore the area.

Next, visit the One Pillar Pagoda, dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy — one of the most unique pagodas in the world.

10:15 AM: Visit the Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the cultures of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. Special Note: If the Ethnology Museum is closed on Monday, we will visit the Vietnamese Women’s Museum instead.

After the Tour: You’ll have free time at the hotel until your transfer to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh, our driver will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. Your room will be ready when you arrive. Please Note: At Ho Chi Minh Airport, parking for vehicles is about 150 meters from the arrival gate, so please be prepared for a short walk. We appreciate your understanding. Our Services: Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Tour Guide: English tour guide for morning tour in Hanoi Transfer: Group transfer & Private car

Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Before exploring the tunnels, you will watch an introductory video about how the tunnels were made and how Vietnamese people survived in the harsh conditions of the wartime. Then, spend your time exploring the remaining areas and tunnel system which include special living areas with kitchens and bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like 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 the security purpose during the war. Afterwards, special tea and cassava (guerrillas’ food during the war) will be served.

Continue to visit My Tho city. With boat trip on Tien River, you will be excited by the light breeze from the river and the natural beauty of four beautiful islands such as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise along the riverside. Cruise through the small canal by sampan, treating yourself to the beauty of the countryside, and taking a short cycle ride around the village which will certainly be an unforgettable experience when participating in the Mekong Delta tour. Visit the coconut candy workshop, and enjoy seasonal delicious fruits & honey tea. Get a chance to listen to the Southern Vietnamese folk music which is performed by local people.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

On this day, you are free at your leisure until being picked up and transferred to the airport (without guide) for the departure flight. Meals on your own. End of services. Our Services: Accommodation: None Meals: Breakfast Tour Guide: None Transfer: Private car