Duration: 11 Days/ 10 Nights
Hanoi > Ha Long > Hue > Da Nang > Hoi An > Saigon > Mekong
Kayaking in Halong Bay
A cultural tour from the capital, Hanoi to the wonders of Ha Long Bay, then south to the beaches in Da Nang, World Heritage Hoi An, imperial Hue, the Mekong Delta and bustling Ho Chi Minh City.
This post was last modified on April 2, 2024 2:45 am
We visit Hanoi today with Ba Dinh Square which include Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his residence, Presidential Palace, One Pillar Pagoda.
We continue with Temple of Literature then 1 hour cyclo tour in Old Quarter area, enjoy Water Puppet Show.
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. Be ready at 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.
Kayaking in Halong
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.
Return to in the harbor around noon and drive back to Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi for your late afternoon flight to Hue.
You will be met at the airport in Hue and taken to your hotel. Evening free.
We will take boat for cruising up along Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda.
Car will pick you up to visit Imperial Citadel where Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945 with numerous of attractive places to see like Flag Tower, Noon Gate, Nine Dynastic Urns, Nine Holy Cannons, Thai Hoa Palace and Forbidden City.
Drive to Hoi An.
On the way, we visit Lang Co Beach, Hai Van Pass.
In Da Nang city, we visit Cham Museum.
Lunch in Hoi An.
Afternoon: visit Hoi An ancient town
The poetic Hoi An Town
AM: Free at your relax.
PM: transferred to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City at 13.30.
Upon arrival in HCM City you will be picked up to hotel for relax
Pick up from hotel at 8.30AM.
We visit the Reunification Palace, the former Independence Palace. Nearby is the Post Office and the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral.
We continue to the War Museum. In the afternoon, we will visit to Jade Emperor Temple, one of the oldest Chinese temples in Saigon.
The last sight we will visit is Ben Thanh market, where all kind of goods are offered.
We depart from your hotel at 0800, heading south to Cai Be.
Upon arrival at 10.30AM, we board a boat for a journey through the town’s floating market.
Cruise through a secluded canals and over the Mighty Mekong to island where we stop to enjoy seasonal fruits before our boat takes us to Vinh Long where we get back on the car for our trip to Can Tho for overnight.
Mekong boat trip
We start early for a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, then comes a long distance cruise and walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily activities. Our car picks us up and head back Saigon later in the afternoon. Dinner yourselves and overnight in Saigon
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
Mekong floating market
Free until transferred to airport for your ongoing flight End of service
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 | 1292 | 1184 | 1113 | 1065 | 1036 | 268 |
| 4 Star | 1622 | 1514 | 1443 | 1395 | 1366 | 570 |
| 5 Star | 1919 | 1811 | 1740 | 1599 | 1662 | 757 |
– 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:
Hello Ms. Huong,
Everything is fine for us. Our return went well. We have had beautiful memories in Vietnam. We have discovered many interesting things about your country.
The Sakyo hotel was perfect. It was very well located and met all our expectations. Every day from 3 pm to 5 pm, they offered tea with sweets and sometimes they had a small orchestra. We really enjoyed the hot bath on the roof of the hotel. The room was beautiful. We highly recommend it.
Saigon really pleased us. We discovered many beautiful places and great restaurants. Anaé loved the zoo and our tour guide for her kindness, her attention.
The 2-day cruise was amazing, my guide spoke French very well and she was very attentive. Our daughter really enjoyed joking with her. The kitchen on the boat was of a very high standard. They took great care of our allergies.
Visiting some villages and seeing how they made rice cakes and noodles really delighted us. We loved Southern Vietnam and experienced a lot of new things there.
Thank you for your work and adaptation to the program we expected. No crowds of tourists, just perfect.
Yours sincerely,Elisa Pierre-Yves and Anaé.
Hello Ms Huong Le,
I just want to give you our feedback on the trip and thank you for the excellent organization. We were delighted with our stay, everything was really good and exactly what we expected.
Tuan was an excellent, extremely knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. He always listened to us and brought us a lot of information about the places we visited.
- Mai Chau / Pu Luong / Ninh Binh: The homestays were very nice, especially the beautiful Pu Luong Retreat. The meals are delicious and the surrounding landscapes are romantic.
- Seaplane flight: IT WAS SUPERB !! We really liked it.
- In any case, once again I thank you for the organization of our stay and I will not hesitate to recommend Paradise Travel if my friends wish to visit Vietnam.
I wish you a nice day.
Yours sincerely,
Christine from Laval
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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