- 08h00 · Old Quarter — Hanoi’s frenetic maze of 36 guild streets, each once devoted to a single trade
- 12h30 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
- 17h00 · Hoan Kiem — the legendary lake at Hanoi’s heart, with its red bridge and turtle-tower islet
Duration
10 days / 9 nights
Transport
Car | Mini van | Bus
Accommodation
3-4 star hotels (optional add-on)
Overview
Over 10 days / 9 nights, journey through Halong Bay, Hanoi and Hue on this privately guided trip through Vietnam from north to south. Travelling with your own licensed guide and comfortable transport, you’ll take in the country’s imperial cities, bays and delta waterways, all arranged for you from start to finish.
Tour highlights: the Old Quarter of Hanoi, the Old Quarter, river cruising by private boat and cycling through delta villages — genuine, memorable experiences packed into every day.
Ideal for travellers who want to see more of Vietnam from north to south without the hassle of planning. Guide, transport and activities are arranged in advance; hotels can be added to suit your budget (3–5 star).
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Itinerary
DAY 1
ARRIVAL IN HANOI
DAY 2
HANOI CULTURAL DISCOVERY
- 08h00 · Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum — the granite mausoleum where the embalmed leader lies in state
- 10h15 · One Pillar Pagoda — a tiny 11th-century pagoda rising on a single stone pillar like a lotus
- 12h30 · Temple of Literature — Vietnam’s first university, a serene 11th-century Confucian temple of courtyards and stelae
- 14h45 · Old Quarter — Hanoi’s frenetic maze of 36 guild streets, each once devoted to a single trade
- 17h00 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
DAY 3
HANOI TO HALONG BAY
- 08h00 · Halong Bay — a UNESCO seascape of nearly 2,000 emerald limestone islands rising from jade water
- 17h00 · Sung Sot — the vast “Surprise Cave” of floodlit stalactite chambers
- 08h00 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
- 11h00 · Imperial City — Hue’s vast walled Citadel, the moated seat of the Nguyen emperors
- 14h00 · Forbidden Purple City — the emperor’s private inner sanctum deep within the Hue Citadel
- 17h00 · Hue — the elegant former imperial capital on the Perfume River, ringed by royal tombs and a great walled Citadel
DAY 5
HUE ROYAL HERITAGE
- 08h00 · Khai Dinh — the ornate hillside tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh, blending Gothic and Vietnamese design
- 12h30 · Tu Duc — the poetic garden tomb where Emperor Tu Duc retreated among pine and lotus lakes
- 17h00 · Hue — the elegant former imperial capital on the Perfume River, ringed by royal tombs and a great walled Citadel
DAY 6
HUE TO HOI AN
- 08h00 · Imperial City — Hue’s vast walled Citadel, the moated seat of the Nguyen emperors
- 11h00 · Hai Van — the spectacular “Ocean Cloud” mountain pass with sweeping coastal views
- 14h00 · Lang Co — a crescent of white sand between the mountains and a turquoise lagoon
- 17h00 · Hoi An Ancient — the honey-walled old quarter of Hoi An, closed to cars and glowing with silk lanterns
DAY 7
HOI AN - FREE & EASY DAY
- 08h00 · Hoi An Ancient — the honey-walled old quarter of Hoi An, closed to cars and glowing with silk lanterns
- 10h15 · An Bang — Hoi An’s laid-back beach of bamboo loungers and seafood shacks
- 12h30 · Tra Que — an organic herb village where farmers still work the beds by hand
- 14h45 · My Son — a jungle-clad valley of crumbling brick Cham Hindu temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 17h00 · Cham — a Cham ethnic-minority community with its own temples, crafts and traditions
- 08h00 · Cooking class — learn to cook regional specialities with a local family
- 12h30 · Craft workshop — watch artisans at work — coconut candy, rice paper or brick kilns
- 17h00 · Local market — browse a lively market of fresh produce, spices and street food
- 08h00 · Reunification Palace — the 1960s presidential palace, left frozen since a tank crashed its gates to end the war in April 1975
- 10h15 · War Remnants Museum — a sobering, unflinching museum on the human cost of the war
- 12h30 · Ben Thanh — Saigon’s landmark central market, a maze of stalls selling everything from silk to street food
- 14h45 · Saigon — the historic heart of the south, packed with colonial landmarks and lively markets
- 17h00 · Ho Chi Minh City — the buzzing former Saigon, where French-colonial boulevards meet street-food markets and rooftop bars
DAY 10
HO CHI MINH CITY & DEPARTURE
- 08h00 · Jade Emperor — an atmospheric 1900s Taoist temple thick with incense smoke
- 12h30 · Local market — browse a lively market of fresh produce, spices and street food
- 17h00 · Transfer — travel on by private vehicle through the countryside
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