- 08h00 · Transfer — travel on by private vehicle through the countryside
- 17h00 · Free time — time at leisure to relax or explore on your own
Duration
16 days / 15 nights
Transport
Car | Mini van | Bus
Accommodation
3-4 star hotels (optional add-on)
Overview
Over 16 days / 15 nights, journey through Halong Bay, Sapa and Ninh Binh 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: old Hanoi, Lao Cai, river cruising by private boat and a sunrise floating market — 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 TO HA NOI
DAY 2
HA NOI - LAO CAI
- 08h00 · Ha Noi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital of a bustling Old Quarter and elegant colonial streets
- 09h30 · Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum — the granite mausoleum where the embalmed leader lies in state
- 11h00 · 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
- 14h00 · Hoan Kiem — the legendary lake at Hanoi’s heart, with its red bridge and turtle-tower islet
- 15h30 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
- 17h00 · Sapa — a misty mountain town above terraced rice valleys and hill-tribe villages
- 08h00 · Lao Cai — the border railhead and gateway town to the Sapa highlands
- 10h15 · Sapa — a misty mountain town above terraced rice valleys and hill-tribe villages
- 12h30 · Muong Hoa — the valley of cascading rice terraces and ancient carved stones below Sapa
- 14h45 · Lao Chai — a Black Hmong village amid Sapa’s most photographed terraces
- 17h00 · Ta Van — a Giay village in the Muong Hoa valley, a favourite homestay stop
- 08h00 · Cat Cat — a Black Hmong village of waterfalls and old hydro-mills below Sapa
- 11h00 · Sapa — a misty mountain town above terraced rice valleys and hill-tribe villages
- 14h00 · Lao Cai — the border railhead and gateway town to the Sapa highlands
- 17h00 · Ha Noi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital of a bustling Old Quarter and elegant colonial streets
DAY 5
HA NOI - HA LONG
- 08h00 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
- 11h00 · Transfer — travel on by private vehicle through the countryside
- 14h00 · Vung Vieng — a floating fishing village reached by rowing sampan through the karsts
- 17h00 · Free time — time at leisure to relax or explore on your own
DAY 6
HA LONG - HA NOI – HUE
- 06h00 · Taking part in Tai Chi class on the sundeck
- 07h30 · Coffee, tea and pastries… for breakfast are served in the…
- 09h00 · Check out
- 11h30 · Transfer by tender to Tuan Chau Wharf
DAY 7
HUE
- 08h00 · Perfume River — the languid river that curls through Hue past pagodas and royal tombs
- 09h30 · Tu Duc — the poetic garden tomb where Emperor Tu Duc retreated among pine and lotus lakes
- 11h00 · Thien Mu — the seven-tiered riverside pagoda that is Hue’s enduring symbol
- 12h30 · Minh Mang — the serene, symmetrical royal tomb of Emperor Minh Mang set among lakes
- 14h00 · Dong Ba — Hue’s bustling riverside market of conical hats, spices and local snacks
- 15h30 · Citadel — Hue’s moated royal fortress-city of gates, palaces and the Forbidden Purple City
- 17h00 · Hue — the elegant former imperial capital on the Perfume River, ringed by royal tombs and a great walled Citadel
DAY 8
HUE - DA NANG - HOI AN
- 08h00 · Hoi An — a lantern-lit UNESCO trading port of tailor shops, wooden merchant houses and riverside cafés
- 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 · Danang — a breezy beach city of long sands, dragon bridges and mountain backdrops
DAY 9
HOI AN - MY SON - HOI AN
- 08h00 · My Son — a jungle-clad valley of crumbling brick Cham Hindu temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 11h00 · Cham — a Cham ethnic-minority community with its own temples, crafts and traditions
- 14h00 · Angkor — the vast stone temple-city of the Khmer Empire, crowned by Angkor Wat
- 17h00 · Hoi An — a lantern-lit UNESCO trading port of tailor shops, wooden merchant houses and riverside cafés
DAY 10
HOI AN - DA NANG - NHA TRANG
- 08h00 · Hoi An — a lantern-lit UNESCO trading port of tailor shops, wooden merchant houses and riverside cafés
- 11h00 · Danang — a breezy beach city of long sands, dragon bridges and mountain backdrops
- 14h00 · Cham — a Cham ethnic-minority community with its own temples, crafts and traditions
- 17h00 · Nha Trang — Vietnam’s premier beach resort city, fringed with islands and coral bays
- 08h00 · Nha Trang and it offshore islands
- 17h00 · Free time — time at leisure to relax or explore at your own pace
- 08h00 · Ho Chi Minh City — the buzzing former Saigon, where French-colonial boulevards meet street-food markets and rooftop bars
- 09h30 · Reunification Palace — the 1960s presidential palace, left frozen since a tank crashed its gates to end the war in April 1975
- 11h00 · Notre Dame — the twin-spired Notre-Dame Cathedral built from imported French brick
- 12h30 · Central Post Office — a grand Gustave Eiffel-era post office with a vaulted iron interior
- 14h00 · Thien Hau — an incense-wreathed Chinese temple to the sea goddess in Cholon
- 15h30 · War Remnants Museum — a sobering, unflinching museum on the human cost of the war
- 17h00 · Ben Thanh — Saigon’s landmark central market, a maze of stalls selling everything from silk to street food
- 08h00 · Cao Dai — the flamboyant Holy See of Caodaism, where noon prayers fill a temple of dragons and the all-seeing eye
- 12h30 · Cu Chi Tunnels — the legendary 250‑km network of hand-dug tunnels where guerrilla fighters lived, fought and survived underground
- 17h00 · Ho Chi Minh City — the buzzing former Saigon, where French-colonial boulevards meet street-food markets and rooftop bars
- 08h00 · My Tho — the closest delta gateway to Saigon, threaded with coconut-palm canals
- 10h15 · Bao Dinh — a palm-shaded natural canal winding into the countryside
- 12h30 · Tan Thach — a Ben Tre island village of coconut-candy and handicraft workshops
- 14h45 · Ben Tre — the “coconut kingdom” of narrow palm-shaded creeks and cottage workshops
- 17h00 · Can Tho — the delta’s largest city and launch point for the famous dawn floating markets
DAY 15
CAN THO - HO CHI MINH CITY
- 08h00 · Cai Rang — the Mekong’s largest floating market, busiest at dawn when hundreds of boats trade wholesale produce
- 12h30 · Phong Dien — a smaller, local floating market where trade is still done from wooden sampans
- 17h00 · Ho Chi Minh City — the buzzing former Saigon, where French-colonial boulevards meet street-food markets and rooftop bars
- 09h00 · Tan Son Nhat
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