Legends of Vietnam – Tour from Hanoi in 10 Days

Duration: 10 Days/ 9 Nights

Hanoi > Ha Long Bay > Ninh Binh > Da Nang > Hoi An > Ho Chi Minh City > Mekong Delta

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Overview

This is one of our most popular Vietnam tours available, and for good reason! The Vietnam tour in 10 days will let you experience every major site that the country has to offer. Come get immersed in the culture while exploring the thousands of years old historical capital of Hanoi, the World Heritage recommended Ha Long Bay, the peaceful ancient town of Hoi An, and the monumental Mekong Delta while ending in the countries largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City. If you ever find yourself…

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Tour Highlights

  • Hanoi: Capital of Vietnam with French style old buildings, lakes, Old Quarter Area
  • Ha Long Bay: UNESCO world heritage site, famous for its fresh and calm water filled with thousand of islands and islets
  • Ninh Binh: One of the places in Vietnam ‘King Kong’ film was shot. Travelers choose this destination for its nature beauties with Van Long Lagoon, Tam Coc grottos, Trang An tourism complex
  • Hoi An: Only 30KM from Da Nang, Hoi An is a beautiful, old town with historic architecture, traditional culture and textiles.
  • Ho Chi Minh City: Biggest city of Vietnam which is famous with Ben Thanh market and war relics
  • Mekong Delta: Vietnam’s biggest agricultural region, the country’s rice basket with colorful floating markets, fruit orchards, rice paddies, bird sanctuaries and quaint villages

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrive Hanoi

Dinner
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, Paradise Travel’s tour guide and driver are ready to welcome you at airport exit gate.
On the way from airport to hotel, our tour guide will briefly introduce your tour program, general and necessary information for the time you are in Vietnam, double check with you with things you may need to make clear, reconfirm with you for the next day pick up time.
If time permit, we have a cyclo around old quarter, join the Water Puppet Show in late afternoon, have welcome dinner
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Optional activities in the evening in Hanoi:

– Enjoy drinks at nearby café/ bar/ pub

– Wandering around Hanoi down town area (Weekend walking streets from Friday night until Sunday around Hoan Kiem Lake and Old Quarter area)

– Take an evening motorbike/ scooter/ walking tour

Water Puppet

Day 2 : Hanoi - Ha Long Bay

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

Have breakfast at hotel and check out.

There are 3 main routes for cruises in Ha Long Bay area, please choose a cruise with its own program.

– Route 1: Tuan Chau Harbor (Ha Long) – Sung Sot Cave – Titov Island

– Route 2: Hon Gai Harbor (Ha Long) – Bai Tu Long Bay – Cong Do Island – Thien Canh Son Cave

– Route 3: Got Pier (Hai Phong) – Lan Ha Bay – Dark & Light Caves

We depart Hanoi around 8.30 AM for Ha Long or Hai Phong.

Upon arrival, travelers are welcomed by cruise crew, check into room on boat then the cruise starts its trip. (Program in details shall be advised accordingly)

Lunch and dinner will be served on boat.

Overnight in your room on the cruise.

Fishing Village in Halong

Day 3 : Ha Long - Ninh Binh

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

The cruise continues its program until noon when travelers check out. Our vehicle is ready at noon on shore for another transfer to Ninh Binh.

Arrive Ninh Binh later in the afternoon, check in hotel and have dinner.

Overnight in Ninh Binh.

Halong Bay

Day 4 : Ninh Binh - Hanoi

Breakfast & Lunch

After breakfast at hotel, we start our tour in Ninh Binh with: Option 1: Boat trip around Trang An Tourism Complex. Option 2: Tam Coc boat trip + Visit Hoa Lu Temple.

Lunch is served at restaurant.

In the afternoon, we visit Thung Nham Bird Garden before returning Hanoi. Re-check in hotel for refreshment and have dinner yourselves.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5 : Ha Noi - Da Nang - Hoian

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, we have half day Hanoi city tour with visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh House on Stilts, Presidential Palace and One pillar pagoda.

We continue to visit Literature Temple, the first University in Vietnam in 16th century

One Pillar Pagoda – Hanoi

Have lunch at nearby restaurant then coming back to hotel for checking out

Early in the afternoon, we are transferred to airport for afternoon flight to Da Nang
Upon arrival in Da Nang, our tour guide and vehicle will welcome and transfer travelers to hotel in Hoian for checking in before dinner
Relax and overnight in Hoi An.

Day 6 : Discover Hoi An Ancient Tơn

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, we take a walking tour to Hoi An ancient town.
Visit Thang Loi Handicraft workshop in Phan Chu Trinh Street where we have the chance to experience all the typical traditional handicraft of Hoi An: wood carving, mat weaving, lantern making, silk worm raising, spinning and weaving, table cloth making and embroidery picture. These handicrafts made great contribution to upgrade living standard of local people since Hoi An turn to be popular destination for the tourists.

Then, we take a walk to Hoi An ancient town. We will start the walk from small alley from Phan Chu Trinh Street to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street. This is the typical ancient street of Hoi An, that can show you great atmosphere of the ancient town. Visit the Japanese Cover Bridge – the symbol of Hoi An. After that, we visit Tan Ky, the most well known and authentic ancient house in town. Then take a walk along the Nguyen Thai Hoc – the ancient street of Hoi An to the market of the town. Visit the local market of Hoi An and Phuc Kien Congressional Assembly Hall, the communal place for Chinese community from Fukien province in China as well the worshiping temple to Thien Hau, the Goddess protecting people on the sea – that was so important for the Chinese Merchant and Fishman in the past. Then you have free time for discovering the town on your own or shopping.
Have lunch at restaurant.

Hoian Ancient Town

In the afternoon, we depart for a cyclo trip to Cam Nam Village. The cyclo will take you from the town to Cam Nam Bridge. You will have the first stop for the photo opportunity of the activities and scenery on the Thu Bon River. Then the cyclo will take you along the Thu Bon River bank, where you can have another photo stop for panorama view of Hoi An from other side of river. You will ride along the riverside and cycle through local villages of Cam Nam. This is untouched area by tourism with very friendly and hospitable local people. You can see their daily life activities or even viewing the interior of their house and their life through always opened doors. The cyclo trip will be ended at green small canal covered by water coconut trees. Embark on the boat and take a cruise to Thu Bon River. You can experience the local daily life along river, such as fishing, farming, catching clam ….

Come back to Hoi An around sunset time for dinner.
Overnight in Hoi An

Day 7 : Hoi An - Tra Que Village - Flight to Ho Chi Minh City

Breakfast & Lunch
After your breakfast at hotel, we and start biking tour to Tra Que Village. (Car is available upon inquiry)
We will cycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. A short stroll will take you around the vegetable garden and then you can join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake following steps are raking the ground, sowing, watering, vegetable picking and many other gardening activities. After all these activities, we will take a short rest before getting to preparing lunch with a local family.

Tra Que vegetable village-Hoi An

Our lunch will consist of many local delicacies including ‘Tam Huu’ spring roll, Banh Xeo or local pancake of people in Vietnam middle region. you can join the cooking with the chef on these meals. After your morning excursions and lunch, we will take a Vietnamese traditional postprandial nap before learning how to harvest and wrap the vegetables.
Return to hotel, check out and transferred to Da Nang airport for afternoon flight to Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City
Pick up at Saigon airport and transfer to hotel for checking in.
Relax and have dinner yourselves. Overnight at hotel in HCM City

Optional activities in the evening in Ho Chi Minh City:

– Enjoy soft drinks at nearby café/ pub/ bar

– Wandering around night walking street area (Bui Vien, De Tham streets)

– Take an evening motorbike or scooter tour

Day 8 : Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta - Saigon

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
After your breakfast, we start a full day to explore the Mekong Delta. On the way (3 hours drive) we can see the green paddy fields stretching towards the horizon
Upon arrival in Cai Be, we board on boat for an exploration of lush vegetation of Mekong Delta and the lively floating market buyers bargaining. Next a rowing boat rides on the maze of shady canals to arrive at a local orchard to visit the daily activities the handicraft villages of local people. Break time for lunch at the fruit garden.
Cai Be floating market-Mekong
After lunch, we take a boat along the Mekong River to Vinh Long – a center of tropical fruit; stop in for a short visit to Vinh Long market. Travel across My Thuan suspension bridge and drop by Mekong Rest Stop before going back to Saigon.
Have dinner at restaurant
Overnight in Saigon

Day 9 : Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh city tour

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

We have breakfast at hotel and depart for Cu Chi Tunnels at 8.30 AM.

It takes almost 2 hours on the countryside road to get to the tunnels where you will see a short introductory video about the tunnels construction then explore the tunnel system. There are various kinds of man traps, the remains of many American weapons on display.

Cu Chi Tunnel

We return to Ho Chi Minh City later for lunch.

In the afternoon, we visit: Former Independent Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh Market.

Have dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 10 : Ho Chi Minh City - Departure

Breakfast

We have breakfast at hotel.
Our vehicle and tour guide will accompany group for shopping at nearby famous markets then transfer to airport for your home flight.

Home sweet home!

Ho Chi Minh City

Prices

Prices are in USD, per person.

Hotel / Group 2 guests 3-4 guests 5-6 guests 7-8 guests 9-12 guests Single surcharge
3 Star 1394 1234 1118 1080 1024 306
4 Star 1548 1388 1270 1233 1176 423
5 Star 2170 1998 1886 1842 1780 898

What's included

  • Hotels at destinations as indicated in program
  • Halong Bay Junk cruise package
  • All private land transfers
  • Meals as indicated in program (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
  • Tour guides at places (English or French speaking)
  • Entrance fees
  • Internal flight tickets: Hanoi – Hue and Da Nang – Saigon (Vietnam Airlines, Economy Class)

What's excluded

  • Personal expenses
  • International flights
  • International travel insurances
  • Other meals, drinks, tip…
  • Other expenses not indicated in program

Cancellation by Customer

– There may be cancellation fees charged by suppliers (hotels, airlines…) once these bookings are made and paid. These fee shall by paid by travelers.

– These are maximum cancellation fees to be flexible applied:

  • Cancellation received after confirmation: Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 15 days to 20 days prior arrival date: 10% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 3 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 15% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received less than 3 days prior arrival date or during tour or No-Show: 20% of total package tour charged + Used services (if any) + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)

Children Policy

  • Free of charge for child under 5 years accompany with 1 full paying client, sharing room and food with parents. He/ she shall pay for air tickets (if any) and/ or incurred expenses
  • 75% charged for child from 5 – under 11 years accompany with 1 full paying clients, using services as an adult
  • Child age of 11 years up is subject to adult rate

Customer Reviews

9.9
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Accomodations
9.9
Swiss January 21, 2024
10.0 Vietnam Tour – Experience Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City
Paradise Travel planned our week trip in Vietnam. Silly us, we did not apply for the Vietnamese evisa overseas and therefore were refused boarding on our planned flight to Ho Chi Minh Ville... Ms Liah from Paradise partner was of an amazing help. She contacted the administration in Vietnam to accelerate the evisa process which unabled us to board another flight quickly. We can only recommend Paradise Travel: professionalism, pro-activity. Drivers on time guide very friendly. Thanks a lot to Ms Liah.
Switzerland March 1, 2020
10.0 Best Vietnam Golf Trip!
Dear Alex, I am sorry this has taken me so long to thank for the effort you put into making sure our Vietnam Visit was truly lovely & enjoyable. Apart from some hotel meals & the golf course at Sea Link I was extremely happy with all the other places. Please be sure that we would recommend yourself and Travel Agency should any others need your services. Thank you Alex and GolfLux!
USA August 16, 2019
10.0 Vietnam Trip of a Lifetime
Our family of 11 traveled to Vietnam last week and booked most of our trip through Paradise Travel. I dealt with Ms. Helen Dang to book the hotels, cruise, and transportation (flights and van) for the entire 10 day trip. Ms. Helen was very accommodating during the entire planning process and gave us a very favorable price for the trip. Although there were a couple small things that I wasn't pleased about, these were minor compared with the entire experience. Vietnam is a wonderful place to visit and I would highly recommend Paradise Travel as they provided services for us all over the country.
USA April 19, 2019
10.0 Details taken care of, so we could enjoy
Home safe and reflecting on what an amazing trip we had. Thank you Paradise for taking care of ALL THE DETAILS, so we could enjoy. Every hotel booked, every excursion, every tour guide, every driver was great. And planning everything with Alex was a breeze - he was courteous, replied quickly and was patient with all of our questions. We really felt taken care of every step of the way, which added a great comfort considering we were in a country far from home and didn't speak the language. Everything went so smoothly - it is hard to believe that a 2 wk trip could be so smooth, but it was. And all expenses were included and affordable. Such a breeze. We are still smiling from all the amazing experiences. Thank you. We will be recommending Alex and the whole team to anyone and everyone we know traveling to Vietnam. THANK YOU!
New Zealand April 14, 2019
10.0 Highly Professional Travel Agency
Just returned from 2 weeks around Vietnam, every aspect of the travel was faultless. From the drivers on time at pickup and to every destination, to the local guides with their knowledge and charisma. I would highly recommend dealing with Alex and the team, even arranging everything from overseas was effortless. Thanks again for arranging our wonderful holiday. I look forward to working with you again.
Paris, France January 29, 2019
10.0 Always available 24/7
From the reservation to the end of my stay, my travel consultant was available to offer a tailor-made service. Without being side-by-side, she ensured everything runs smoothly throughout my stay. Her responsiveness and the accuracy of her answers were very helpful.
Sydney, Australia January 24, 2019
10.0 Perfect Trip
Paradise Travel has provided myself and my family to see Vietnam through the eyes of both its unique history, and dazzling city. This service was well planned by Alex, where our designated driver/s, tour guides as well as activities throughout the trip, reflect Alex’s ability to organise an itinerary that suited us. As an important part of any travel experience, the tour guide will always contribute to how we, as tourists understand and appreciate the culture of any country, where our guides from Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An as well as from Ho Chi Minh City express their excellent knowledge and skill with each activity, creating a very great experience for us. It is this contribution, that encourages my next trip to Vietnam in the very near future.
Australia January 16, 2019
10.0 Fantastic travel agent
Had never used Paradise travel before or met anyone who had, from the first email to them Alex our agent had prompt replies and good advise for us travelling with a 4yo and 6yo. The price was significantly cheaper for similar itinerary made by local Australian agents. On travelling to Vietnam Qantas delayed our flight, gave us terrible service and made us miss our connecting from Hong kong to Hanoi meaning we missed about 24 hours of time in Hanoi with a night in hong kong, We were extremely disappointed but one phone call and email to Alex and paradise travel meant he did his best to accommodate sending the guide to airport and we didnt miss a beat. We were so appreciative. All accomm, meals in the tour, transfers and transport were fantastic.
France October 20, 2018
10.0 A professional agency with serious staff
Huong who took care of the itinerary and arrangement of our trip fully understood our interests and demands. Well done!
Brighton, United Kingdom October 17, 2018
10.0 Great Trip Arrangement
My family and I used Paradise Travel for a recent trip to Vietnam. They arranged everything for us, from hotels, land transportation (flights, trains, vans), and city tours. We can easily contacted them via email and Whatsapp. They responded really quickly to any last minute changes. Everything went super smooth when we were in Vietnam. The guides were punctual for airport pickups and city tours. The hotels are clean and beautiful. We tried many traditional dishes at their recommended restaurants. Everything was wonderful. I would definitely use this company again.
USA August 22, 2018
10.0 Everything matches our expectations
We arranged our 10-day tour with Paradise Travel on the internet. They planned an amazing itinerary for us with many fascinating experiences. Our guides were very knowledgeable and they showed us many interesting aspects of our culture. The hotels were nice and drivers were extremely careful.
Munich, Germany April 3, 2018
10.0 Best service without exception!
Mr. Alex Duy from Paradise Travel has offered us an excellent service during our visit to Vietnam from Jan. 17th to Jan. 28th 2018. We want to say him many, many thanks for his support (even on Sundays) via TripAdvisor, so that future candidates for a Vietnam holiday should know that Paradise Travel and Mr. Alex Duy will be a guarantee and important help for enjoying this simpatico country and his people. Everything went smoothly. Good cars in best conditions with drivers we could rely on because of their routine, circumspection, caution and knowledge of the countryside. We had no problems at all with the pick-up and drop-off services on Hanoi and Hue airports, as well as at our hotels in Kim Boi, TamCoc (Ninh Binh), Hanoi, Hue and finally Hoi An. We had just a little problem with the driver in Hoi An on Saturday, Jan 27th who refused to drive us to the Marble Mountains in Da Nang. But even for this inconvenience, Mr. Alex Duy was able to find a solution, even on a weekend. Looking back to our very interesting journey we are happy to have chosen Paradise Travel for the rental car service with driver. It was not the only alternative we had for this kind of services, but no doubt the absolutely right one. Heinz H. Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Tahiti, French Polynesia August 5, 2017
9.8 Very good service
We traveled 10 days with family and we are very satisfied with the service. Everything is perfectly organized according to your choices: destinations, choice of hotels, transfers, etc.
Romania July 5, 2017
9.6 A wonderful trip to Vietnam with Paradise Travel
We returned Romania safe and would like to thank you very much Mr. Alex and Vietnam Paradise Travel team. My family trip to Vietnam was well arranged from the beginning with Mr. Alex supports. Everything ran smoothly during our 12 days in your country. The tour guides in Hanoi, Da Nang and Saigon were all helpful and kid-friendly I will recommend your company to my friends and will contact you next coming trip to Laos and Myanmar.
Newcastle, Australia August 11, 2016
10.0 Wonderful
Wonderful all round. Highly recommend. Paradise was very patient as we tailor made our trip. It was our honeymoon and everywhere we stayed - made us feel special.
USA October 28, 2015
10.0 Thank You
Thank you for a very friendly tour, excellent vehicles with good driver attitude and driving, friendly and helpful guide. I will contact you when I return Vietnam. 28 October 2015 Ines Castillego.
New York, USA October 19, 2012
9.6 Thanks Vietnam Paradise Travel
I can't thank you & Paradise Travel enough for a fantastic tour of Vietnam. From the moment Ms. Trang met us at the Hanoi Airport to our final departure out of Saigon, the team at Paradise Travel was there on time & so very helpful. Each part of the country had its own special qualities - Hanoi with its old quarter & seeing tons of motorbikes for the first time maneuvering like musical notes in a well rehearsed song. Halong Bay with its majestic beauty & calming tranquility. Hue- full of history, temples, pagodas & the Royal Citadel. Hoi An with the clothing industry & fishing. Dalat had a beauty all of its own- crop farming, flower growing, coffee & silk production- all taking place in a peaceful mountainside... Our last stop, Saigon- a city in all its glory! The hustle bustle of motorbikes, cows & people!! But not far away the Coa Dai Temple & the Mekong Delta.....wish I had more time to explore!! So MANY THANKS to our guides- Ms Trang, Anh, Minh, Vu, Daisy, & Thuy and of course their drivers- for making my visit with my daughters safe, interesting and more importantly relaxing!! Liz Stone Rye, New York
Adelaide, Australia November 25, 2010
9.8 Very satisfied with this agency
We booked a small tour group of 4 people with Vietnam Paradise Travel and we were apprehensive at first for not booking with a well known tour group but as soon as we arrived in Vietnam, our fears vanished. This company is an incredibly organised and professional travel agency and we would book with them again in a heartbeat. Nothing was too much to ask and since the tour was tailored to our needs, both the company, guides and drivers were happy to accommodate us if we wanted to change the planned itinerary. One of our local flights was cancelled due to bad weather, and the tour company were on the case and rearranged things in a very short period of time, even though it was after work hours. This would not have happened if we had booked in Australia, and we would have spent the night at the airport. Also all the tour guides are locals to the area visited, so they are very informative and know the best places to eat or shop. If you want the best tour company for a trip to Vietnam, choose Vietnam Paradise Travel.

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