Duration: 12 Days/ 11 Nights
Saigon > Mekong > Nha Trang > Da Nang > Hoi An > Hue > Hanoi > Ha Long
One Pillar Pagoda - Hanoi
Saigon to Hanoi Highlights: Travel up the country from Saigon, the Mekong Delta, and Nha Trang in the south to historic Hue, Hoi An and Da Nang in the center and Hanoi and Ha Long Bay in the north.
This post was last modified on May 17, 2023 5:54 am
Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Paradise Travel tour guide and driver welcome and transfer you to hotel.
On the way, our tour guide will briefly overcome the tour itinerary with you, note and report to our operator corrections or changes you may request. He/ she also inform you some general and necessary information during the tour as well as re-confirm pick up time the next day.
Welcome dinner is reserved at one of the finish restaurants in town, the rest time of the first day is for relaxing and overnight at hotel.
Full day city tour from 8AM; you are guided to visit the former Presidential Palace, the War Remnants Museum, and the famous architecture and buildings in the city center including Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall, the Municipal Theater, and Xa Loi pagoda, ending with stops at Ben Thanh market and China town, Cholon.
Back to hotel and have dinner yourselves
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
8:00 Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer by car to My Tho to board a motorboat and travel along the Bao Dinh canal lined with stilt-houses and fruit plantations. Visit the My Tho wholesales fruit market and Turtle Island then eat lunch served in the heart of an orchard.
Relax and enjoy the boat ride through Tan Tach canal in Ben Tre, cruising under the shadows of water coconut trees. Visit family businesses and learn about the agricultural lifestyle. Walk through the fruit plantations on Thoi Son island and take rowboats along the various creeks before returning to My Tho by rowboat.
Car transfer to Can Tho and check in to your hotel.
After breakfast, take a morning boat to visit the bustling Cai Rang floating market and cruise through the intricate network of small channels to a village specializing in making rice noodles;, see the Delta’s delicate “monkey bridges”.
Break for lunch in Cai Rang then drive back to Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City to catch the late afternoon flight to Nha Trang. Our representative will meet you when you arrive in Nha Trang to take you to your hotel for a free evening.
AM: City tour of Nha Trang including the Po Nagar Cham tower and Long Son Pagoda. Have lunch at restaurant.
PM: Boat trip to visit Tam and Mun Islands.
Depart Nha Trang on the morning flight to Da Nang.
Upon arrival in Da Nang you will be met at the airport by our representative and driven in a private car to Hoi An, stopping at the Cham Museum in Da Nang and Marble Mountain along the way.
Check in at your hotel in Hoi An and have lunch at restaurant.
In the afternoon, we take a walking tour of the ancient town center and visit historic merchants’ homes, the 400 year-old Japanese covered bridge and the colorful, bustling market.
Hoian Lantern Festival At Night
AM: Drive from Hoi An to Hue across the famous Hai Van pass and stopping to visit Lang Co beach. Have lunch after checking in hotel in Hue.
PM: Visit the Hue Royal Citadel constructed by Emperor Gia Long after the style of French military architect Vauban in the first decades of the 19th century and now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit the Imperial Museum that houses many valuable artefacts related to the Imperial city before leaving to see the tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh.
AM: Enjoy a boat trip along the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda, Emperor Minh Mang’s tomb and Hue’s famous Dong Ba market. Lunch at local restaurant.
PM: Take afternoon flight to Hanoi, upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel for a relaxing free evening.
AM: Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the One-pillar pagoda near historic Ba Dinh Square, then move on to the Temple of Literature – UNESCO World Heritage site, the first University in Vietnam established in 1076.
Have lunch in one of Hanoi’s famous restaurants then visit the Museum of Ethnology and take a cyclo ride around the Old Quarter, visiting Dong Xuan market. Enjoy the fascinating and uniquely Vietnamese art of water puppetry later in the afternoon.
Overnight in Hanoi
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 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
Have breakfast at hotel and check out.
Our car will be ready by 08.30AM for a transfer for an overnight trip to the famous World Heritage Site – Ha Long Bay.
We arrive Ha Long Bay at noon and check in your cruise room.
Each cruise has its own itinerary and they all cover highlights of the Bay:
Lunch and dinner will be served on boat. Overnight at your room on the cruise
Travelers are advised the day before to wake up early around 5.00 or 6.00 AM for sunrise or swimming if weather permits. Breakfast/ Brunch is served from around 7h30AM then the cruise continues its itinerary to Heaven Palace Cave or Surprising Cave if it was not planned on the 1st day.
After the visit, the boat cruises back to its wharf. Our vehicle is ready at noon on shore for driving back Hanoi.
Arrive Hanoi around 4.00PM, re-check in at the hotel and have the evening free.
Our car and guide will accompany you for shopping or other activities until we transfer you to the airport for your outgoing flight.
Hanoi – A city of Peace
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 | 1687 | 1462 | 1284 | 1194 | 1189 | 338 |
| 4 Star | 2069 | 1831 | 1652 | 1573 | 1555 | 617 |
| 5 Star | 2581 | 2341 | 2159 | 2081 | 2058 | 1004 |
– 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:
For the first time, we used this agency to organize our trip with our 7-year-old son to Vietnam. From the beginning, when contacting via email, we are delighted with the responsibilities and dedication of our travel consultant, Ms Trang Doan. The recommendations we were given, the choices of sites, hotels, and guides were perfect.
Thanks to Trang Doan, we were able to discover Vietnam in all its aspects. The guides in Saigon ("Luck") and Hue ("Son") were fascinating and passionate. They are knowledgeable about history and culture and we gained a lot about your culinary arts. Their French were also outstanding and they were very attentive to our son.
Do not hesitate to call this agency! We will contact them again as soon as we have an opportunity to travel to Asia.
Yours sincerely.
Paradise Travel is an agency unlike any other. I really surprised at their responsibility and thoughtfulness. I was sick for 2 days on the trip and they modified my itinerary accordingly without me having to say anything. Don't hesitate to contact them when you plan a trip to Vietnam.
We would like to thank you for organizing such a special, well thought-through, perfectly planned holiday for us in Vietnam.
Everything ran so smoothly, your choice of hotels and guides was excellent and we enjoyed every moment in your beautiful country. The Indochina Junk cruise was such a highlight for us and the food provided throughout this tour was outstanding. The vehicles we were driven around in were comfortable and safe and the drivers were cautious and responsible. All along, we kept commented on the excellent planning of our itinerary.
We will be singing our praises of Vietnam and of Paradise Travel to our friends and family. Thank you so much for making it such a special holiday.
Hi Alex,
We have already back to work now. And it was a great holiday in Vietnam. Thank you very much for arranging everything very well.
Everything just on time and well managed. We enjoyed it very much.
The last day we went to Vung Tau, it was worthy to go. We don’t need to go to Brazil to see the Jesus Christ statue. The one in Vung Tau is great. I climbed up, even though it was very very tiring but I was so happy to reach the top and see the beauty of nature from there, so magnificent.
We were so lucky that we met a group from Jakarta as well there and luckily we know well their spiritual leader, so he asked us to join their group. What a pleasant surprised. We could have a ceremony in the church, WOW. It’s just perfect to conclude our journey in Vietnam.
I will sure recommend you if anybody wants to go to Vietnam.
We missed the Coconut Smoothie Coffee, I think I have to try to create my own then.
Once again thank you and wish you all the success with Vietnam Paradise Travel!
Best regards,
Patricia N. Landau
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