World heritage sites in Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi Tour in 8 Days

Duration: 8 Days/ 7 Nights

Ho Chi Minh City > Da Nang > Hoi An > Hue > Hanoi > Ha Long

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Overview

Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi Heritage sites: Most popular Vietnam travel packages with eight day cultural tours which takes in the best of Vietnam’s heritage from Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) to Hanoi and three UNESCO World Heritage sites in between.

This post was last modified on March 23, 2020 3:05 pm

Tour Highlights

  • Ho Chi Minh City: Biggest city of Vietnam which is famous with Ben Thanh market and war relics
  • Hoi An: Only 30KM from Da Nang, Hoi An is a beautiful, old town with historic architecture, traditional culture and textiles.
  • Ha Long Bay: UNESCO world heritage site, famous for its fresh and calm water filled with thousand of islands and islets
  • Hanoi: Capital of Vietnam with French style old buildings, lakes, Old Quarter Area

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 : Ho Chi Minh City Arrival

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, you will be welcomed at the airport and transferred to your hotel.

Check in and relax

 

Optional activities in the evening:

– 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

Ho Chi Minh City

Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh City tour

Breakfast & Lunch

Today is a full day Ho Chi Minh City tour with the former Presidential Palace, the War Remnants Museum, the famous architecture and buildings in the city center including: Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall, the Municipal Theater, and Xa Loi pagoda, where the heart of Thich Quang Duc, the famous Buddhist monk who immolated himself on June 11, 1963 to protest the inhumane treatment of his fellow countrymen, is kept in a glass vase.

End the day with a stop at Ben Thanh market and Saigon’s famous China town, Cho Lon. Free time for dinner and evening activities.

Saigon – Notre Dame Cathedral

Optional activities in the evening:

– Enjoy drinks at nearby café/ pub/ bar

– Wandering around night walking street area (Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao streets)

– Take an evening motorbike or scooter tour

Day 3 : Saigon – Da Nang – Hoi An

Breakfast

Free time to relax in the morning then transfer to the airport to catch the morning flight to Da Nang. You will be met at the airport in Da Nang and driven to Hoi An, visiting the Cham Museum in Da Nang and Marble Mountain along the way.

Free time to relax at the hotel.

Marble Mountains – Danang

Day 4 : Hoi An - Hue

Breakfast & Lunch

AM: Walking tour of the ancient town center, visiting the old merchants’ homes, the 400 year-old Japanese covered bridge and the boisterous, colorful market.
PM: Drive to Hue, stopping at Lang Co Beach and the stunning Hai Van Pass.

Check in at hotel in Hue; free time for dinner

Perfume river – Hue

Day 5 : Hue City tour

Breakfast & Lunch

AM: Visit the Royal Citadel constructed by Emperor Gia Long in the French military style in the first decades of the 19th century. We will visit the Imperial Museum, which houses many artifacts and relics of the ancient Imperial city, then go to Khai Dinh’s tomb and have lunch afterwards.

PM: Take a leisurely boat trip along the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda, the tomb of Minh Mang, and the famous Dong Ba market.

Citadel Hue – Imperial City

Day 6 : Hue - Hanoi

Breakfast & Lunch

Take the morning flight to Hanoi where you will be met by our tour guide to visit sites in Hanoi including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum as well as the One-pillar pagoda and the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university established in 1076.

Have lunch in one of Hanoi’s famous restaurants. Visit the Vietnam History Museum in the afternoon then take a cyclo tour of the famous Old Quarter, including a visit to Dong Xuan market, and enjoy the fascinating unique artistry of Vietnamese water puppetry.

 

Invitations from Paradise Travel:

– Try local coffee

– Try local beer (Hanoi fresh beer)

– Visit Paradise Travel office and have dinner with us

 

Optional activities in the evening:

– 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

One Pillar Pagoda – Hanoi

Day 7 : Hanoi – Ha Long - Hanoi

Breakfast & Lunch

At 8h00, tour guide and driver pick up at your hotel and leave for Halong. Short break on the way. Arrive in Ha Long by noon. Visit Ha Long Bay by boat (4-hours).

Lunch will be served on the boat. Guided tours to Thien Cung and Dau Go caves are provided.
Continue boat trip to enjoy scenery on Ha Long bay. You will visit a floating bamboo village to learn more about local culture. Swimming and taking photos. Back to harbor.

Get on our vehicle and return to Hanoi.

Arrive in Hanoi around 19.00.

Halong Bay

Day 8 : Hanoi - Departure

Breakfast

Our car and tour guide will accompany travelers for shopping or other activities then drive them to Hanoi – Noi Bai Airport for your outgoing flight.

Hanoi Old Quarter

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 1085 950 855 820 774 166
4 Star 1188 1054 956 924 875 248
5 Star 1708 1570 1468 1432 1380 658

What's included

  • Accommodation at hotels in places as indicated in program (double/ twin sharing)
  • Meals as indicated in program (B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner)
  • Private transportation at places as indicated in program
  • Air tickets: Economy class Vietnam Airlines  Saigon – Danang;  Hue – Hanoi
  • All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
  • Tour guide at places (Language upon inquiry)
  • Boat trip at places
  • Letter of visa on arrival (Exclude stamping fee at arrival airport)

What's excluded

  • Other meals and drinks/ personal expenses
  • International air fares/ airport taxes
  • Insurances

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

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USA June 26, 2019
10.0 Book with this company
If you are planning to visit Vietnam, book with this company!!! I dealt solely with Ms Helen. I could not recommend or praise her enough. She responded promptly to all my inquiries and complied an itinerary that suit my wishes and need. Thank you Ms Helen!
10.0 Vietnam from North to South
Fast and excellent organization for our private trip from North to South Vietnam. High-quality accommodation. Great punctuality and of drivers and our tour guides speaking French very well. Great attention to detail with every matter of the trip. Thank you for everything. We highly recommend Paradise Travel.
Finland May 25, 2018
10.0 Vietnam with Paradise Travel
After our excellent trip to Thailand with Paradise Travel in 2016 we decided to use them again for our May 2018 one week trip to Vietnam. We definitely made the right decision. The itinerary was well organised and worked perfectly, we had a memorable trip and learnt a lot about the country and its people. We will definitely be visiting again. Thanks very much for a fantastic trip.
Lithuania March 24, 2018
9.8 Everything as agreed, all requirements were fulfilled 100%. Thanks
Saigon active nice nightlife. Many young tourists, must see. Nha Trang nice beach, water not very clear, good food, dream city for Russians and Chinese. Hoi An more like Vietnam, worth of visit. Hanoi capital, we had a very nice weekend, good for shopping. Halong Bay sailing was romantic. We used bicycles, train, minibusses, domestic flight, all fine. Traffic chaotic but working. We will go another time and can recommend.
Denmark January 14, 2018
9.8 Best travel Agency ever!
Mr. Alex Duy and Paradise Travel customized a 15 days travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi via Hoi An including city tours, a one day trip to the Mekong Delta and a 3 days cruise in Ha Long Bay for two adults and two children (aged 6 and 10). We had bought international flight tickets before contacting the Agency. Everything went smoothly. Our travel guides were excellent as well as our chauffeurs! We were in contact with chauffeurs and travel guides during our trip in order to make sure that we knew when we would meet up for the different tours. This made us very secure and able to relax and just enjoy Vietnam. Originally, we wanted to travel by train from HCMC to Hoi An and again from Hoi An to Hanoi. But after the first train trip, we decided to travel by flight instead. Mr. Alex Duy managed to cancel our train tickets from Hoi An to Hanoi, get a refund, book flight tickets and arrange an extra night in Hoi An in the Hotel and in the same rooms – in no time! We had an amazing trip thanks to Paradise Travel, so I will definitely recommend this travel Agency to everyone!
New York, USA January 1, 2018
9.8 Arranged all details including Hotels, Drivers and guides
Although the quality of the guides was across the spectrum, the majority were knowledgeable and their English understandable to excellent. We found the schedule very busy, keeping us on the move daily.
Australia August 21, 2017
9.8 A genuine holiday experience
This was one of the greatest holidays I have been on and that is in no small part thanks to Paradise Travel. Everything was so easily organised, my partner and I kept thinking that surely it can't be this easy, but the crew at Paradise Travel make it so. Amazing experience and will definitely be using their service again when we return to Vietnam.
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.
Cerny, France August 17, 2016
9.8 A fantastic trip
The travel agency was of a very good quality. The guide was very good. I could visit every destination that I had requested by mail. The tour program was perfectly developed according to my desires. The whole trip was in every respect extremely satisfactory.
Roynac, France August 10, 2016
9.8 Very happy with Paradise Travel
Really thoughtful staff who are able to listen attentively to all our wishes and desires. The tour program was perfect, we are very satisfied with their customer service. Superb agency. We recommend them without any hesitation.
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.
Paris, France October 23, 2015
10.0 A good local travel agency
We used this agency to organize a short private trip to Vietnam. We were satisfied since all the services were perfectly in line with our desires. We had a French-speaking guide who accompanied us throughout the trip. The hotel and tour programs are compatible with what we expected. So if you decide to visit this wonderful country, do not hesitate to contact this agency. We highly recommend it.
Brisbane, Australia March 30, 2013
9.8 Wonderful Trip
Dear Lucy, We arrived in Brisbane Monday morning. My daughter and myself were sick, so I couldn't reply earlier. Thank you so much for your welcome to your office and your gifts. It touched us. Without you and your services, we would not have seen or learn so many things in a short time. Our hotels were great, always in the right spot. Our domestic flights were also very good. Our drivers were also there for us and we thank them too. Our guides were all different and it's nice to change them from cities. All of them gave us practical information about the history, culture and interests. Overall we were very impressed by your services and if we come back we will call you again. We'll pass your contact to our friends and family and we'll recommend your services. Keep continuing the same way you operate Lucy, don't change anything. You always listen to your customers; you are flexible and hyper fast to answer emails, queries which is very important. Kind regards, France, Henri and Tehani

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