- 08h00 · Tan Son Nhat
- 17h00 · Transfer — travel on by private vehicle through the countryside
Duration
19 days / 18 nights
Transport
Car | Mini van | Bus
Accommodation
3-4 star hotels (optional add-on)
Overview
Over 19 days / 18 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: the energy of Ho Chi Minh City, the Reunification Palace, 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 2
HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR
- 08h00 · Reunification Palace — the 1960s presidential palace, left frozen since a tank crashed its gates to end the war in April 1975
- 09h30 · Notre Dame — the twin-spired Notre-Dame Cathedral built from imported French brick
- 11h00 · Central Post Office — a grand Gustave Eiffel-era post office with a vaulted iron interior
- 12h30 · Thien Hau — an incense-wreathed Chinese temple to the sea goddess in Cholon
- 14h00 · War Remnants Museum — a sobering, unflinching museum on the human cost of the war
- 15h30 · Ben Thanh — Saigon’s landmark central market, a maze of stalls selling everything from silk to street food
- 17h00 · Ho Chi Minh City — the buzzing former Saigon, where French-colonial boulevards meet street-food markets and rooftop bars
- 08h00 · Tay Ninh — home to the fantastical, rainbow-coloured Cao Dai Holy See
- 11h00 · Cao Dai — the flamboyant Holy See of Caodaism, where noon prayers fill a temple of dragons and the all-seeing eye
- 14h00 · 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 · Cai Be — a riverside town famed for its floating market and French-Gothic riverside church
- 11h00 · Vinh Long — an island district of fruit orchards and welcoming homestays midstream in the Mekong
- 14h00 · Mekong — the lush maze of rivers, canals and orchards known as Vietnam’s rice bowl
- 17h00 · Cai Rang — the Mekong’s largest floating market, busiest at dawn when hundreds of boats trade wholesale produce
DAY 5
PHONG DIEN - CAI RANG
- 08h00 · Phong Dien — a smaller, local floating market where trade is still done from wooden sampans
- 12h30 · Cai Rang — the Mekong’s largest floating market, busiest at dawn when hundreds of boats trade wholesale produce
- 17h00 · Ho Chi Minh City — the buzzing former Saigon, where French-colonial boulevards meet street-food markets and rooftop bars
- 08h00 · Da Lat — a cool-climate hill station of pine forests, flower gardens and French villas
- 11h00 · Village visit — meet local families and see everyday village life up close
- 14h00 · Sightseeing — take in the area’s highlights with your private guide
- 17h00 · Free time — time at leisure to relax or explore on your own
DAY 7
DA LAT CITY TOUR
- 08h00 · Sightseeing — take in the area’s highlights with your private guide
- 11h00 · Landmark visit — visit the district’s notable temples and landmarks
- 14h00 · Village visit — meet local families and see everyday village life up close
- 17h00 · Da Lat — a cool-climate hill station of pine forests, flower gardens and French villas
DAY 8
DA LAT - NHA TRANG
- 08h00 · Nha Trang — Vietnam’s premier beach resort city, fringed with islands and coral bays
- 17h00 · Cham — a Cham ethnic-minority community with its own temples, crafts and traditions
- 08h00 · Boat cruise — glide along the river past stilt houses, fish farms and floating gardens
- 12h30 · Sightseeing — take in the area’s highlights with your private guide
- 17h00 · Free time — time at leisure to relax or explore on your own
DAY 10
NHA TRANG - DA NANG - HOI AN
- 08h00 · Da Nang — a breezy beach city of long sands, dragon bridges and mountain backdrops
- 17h00 · Hoi An Ancient — the honey-walled old quarter of Hoi An, closed to cars and glowing with silk lanterns
DAY 11
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 · Hoi An — a lantern-lit UNESCO trading port of tailor shops, wooden merchant houses and riverside cafés
- 17h00 · Danang — a breezy beach city of long sands, dragon bridges and mountain backdrops
DAY 12
HOI AN - HUE
- 08h00 · Hue — the elegant former imperial capital on the Perfume River, ringed by royal tombs and a great walled Citadel
- 09h30 · Da Nang — a breezy beach city of long sands, dragon bridges and mountain backdrops
- 11h00 · Cham — a Cham ethnic-minority community with its own temples, crafts and traditions
- 12h30 · 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
- 15h30 · Dong Ba — Hue’s bustling riverside market of conical hats, spices and local snacks
- 17h00 · Citadel — Hue’s moated royal fortress-city of gates, palaces and the Forbidden Purple City
DAY 13
HUE - HA NOI
- 08h00 · Perfume River — the languid river that curls through Hue past pagodas and royal tombs
- 10h15 · Tu Duc — the poetic garden tomb where Emperor Tu Duc retreated among pine and lotus lakes
- 12h30 · Thien Mu — the seven-tiered riverside pagoda that is Hue’s enduring symbol
- 14h45 · Minh Mang — the serene, symmetrical royal tomb of Emperor Minh Mang set among lakes
- 17h00 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
DAY 14
HA NOI CITY TOUR
- 08h00 · Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum — the granite mausoleum where the embalmed leader lies in state
- 09h45 · One Pillar Pagoda — a tiny 11th-century pagoda rising on a single stone pillar like a lotus
- 11h30 · Temple of Literature — Vietnam’s first university, a serene 11th-century Confucian temple of courtyards and stelae
- 13h30 · Hoan Kiem — the legendary lake at Hanoi’s heart, with its red bridge and turtle-tower islet
- 15h15 · Tran Quoc — Hanoi’s oldest pagoda, a red-brick tower on an islet in West Lake
- 17h00 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
- 08h00 · Transfer — travel on by private vehicle through the countryside
- 12h30 · Village visit — meet local families and see everyday village life up close
- 17h00 · Sightseeing — take in the area’s highlights with your private guide
- 08h00 · Village visit — meet local families and see everyday village life up close
- 12h30 · Sapa — a misty mountain town above terraced rice valleys and hill-tribe villages
- 17h00 · Ha Noi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital of a bustling Old Quarter and elegant colonial streets
DAY 17
HA NOI - HA LONG
- 08h00 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
- 11h00 · Halong Bay — a UNESCO seascape of nearly 2,000 emerald limestone islands rising from jade water
- 14h00 · Ha Long Bay — a UNESCO wonder of forested limestone pillars, sea caves and floating villages
- 17h00 · Ti Top — a beach islet crowned by a viewpoint over the whole bay
DAY 18
HA LONG - HA NOI
- 08h00 · Ha Long — the world-famous bay of towering karst islands and hidden grottoes
- 17h00 · Hanoi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital, where a lantern-hung Old Quarter meets tree-lined French boulevards
DAY 19
HA NOI - DEPARTURE
- 08h00 · Ha Noi — Vietnam’s thousand-year-old capital of a bustling Old Quarter and elegant colonial streets
- 17h00 · Departure
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