VATHN13- 12 Day Vietnam Relax

In your Vietnam Adventure excursions, Ninh Binh is a place that you should never drop on the list. Embraced with pristine nature and charming scenery, Ninh Binh is famous for hundreds of limestone cliffs scatter across the peaceful villages and rice fields. The stunning landscape merges with the laid-back and serene background will make you feel at one with nature.

Summary Of Itinerary
Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival (No meals)
Day 2: Ha Noi – Ha Long (B,L,D)
Day 3: Ha Long – Ha Noi (B,L)
Day 4: Hoa Lu – Trang An – Mua Cave (B,L)
Day 5: Ha Noi – Flight to Da Nang – Then car to Hoi An (B)
Day 6: My Son Hollyland (B,L)
Day 7: Hoi An Cooking Class – Then car to Hue (B,L)
Day 8: Hue city full day (B,L)
Day 9: Hue flight to  Saigon (B)
Day 10: Mekong Delta (My Tho – Ben Tre- Can Tho) (B,L)
Day 11: Tour Can Tho – Floating market – Saigon (B,L)
Day 12: Sai Gon Departure (B)

• Day 1 HANOI ARRIVAL (No meals)

  On arrival Ha Noi capital, we will see at the airport have private transfer to center for check in hotel. You have free time for leisure.

  Overnight in Ha Noi.

• Day 2 HANOI – HALONG BAY (B,D,L)

  (Your hotel – Tuan Chau marina – Halong bay – Lunch– Surprising Cave – Titop Island – Sunset party – Dinner – Onboard night activities)

  07.45 – 08.15 approx

  – Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus or private car pick up
  – Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta
  – Get your camera ready to take photos.

  Comfort break. The time from Hanoi to Halong bay is approximately 3 ½ hours.

  12 – 12.30 approx

  – Arriving Tuan Chau marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing.

  – Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind

  – Set sail as lunch is served

  – Join us for a typical local lunch in the dining room or at the outdoor dining area.

  Afternoon
  – Arrive at Surprising Cave (Hang Sửng Sốt), explore the cave and find out how the cave was named a Surprising.

  – Heading to Titop island area. Drop anchor in the calm water surrounded by beautiful islets. Visit Titop island for swimming and snorkeling or do the short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong bay from here

  – Heading back toward the sleeping area

  Early evening

  – Summit on the sundeck watching the sunset, enjoy Sunset party. It’s ideal time to make acquaintance with new friends, sharing your traveling experience or simply watching the sunset

  – An authentic Vietnamese menu is served

  – After dinner, reward yourself with a large selection of cocktails at our bar, or take for you one of our onboard activities: book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing…

  Accommodation and overnight on boat.

• Day 3 HALONG BAY – HANOI (B,L)

  (Tai Chi – Breakfast – Luon Cave – Cooking Demonstration – Lunch – Farewell)

  06:30: For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body, joining Tai Chi session to full charge your energy for the day.
  07:00 – 08:00: Local breakfast is served
  08:00
  – Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets as we sail through the calm emerald waters heading to Luon Cave (Hang Luồn)

  – Take your option either exploring the cave yourself on kayak or comfortably on bamboo boat rowed by the locals.

  09:00: Check out the cabins, at your leisure while our cruise taking you pass by other beautiful highlights in the bay.

  10:00: You will join with our short class of Cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served.

  12:00: Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew say farewell.

  Overnight in Hanoi

• Day 4 HOA LU - TRANG AN - MUA CAVE FULL DAY (B, L)

  07:45-08:15: Our tour guide and driver will pick up at your hotel in Hanoi city to depart for Ninh Binh province (120 Kms). Start Hoa Lu/ Trang An full day tour. Hoa Lu: Visit Hoa Lu – the historic capital of Vietnam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties.
  13:00 Depart to visit Trang An tourist attraction, take a boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see the scenery of mountain and rivers Halong Bay on the land of Ninh Binh.
  15:30 Visit Mua Cave – the highlight attraction in Ninh binh, challenge yourself for 500 step up Cave mountain where you will have great panorama view of Tam Coc and rice field.
  18:00 Leave Ninh binh for Hanoi
  20:30: Tour Trang An full day Tour ends.
  Overnight in Hanoi.

• Day 5 HANOI – FLIGHT TO DANANG THEN CAR TO HOIAN (B)

  After breakfast and freetime to visit Ha Noi city, take the flight to Da Nang.
  On arrival, transfer to Hoi An Town

  Afternoon: You are free to discover the ancient town: Japanese Bridge, lantern road, traditional tailor shop, enjoy the specialities. Besides, you can view sunset at Cua Dai beach.
  Spend overnight in Hoi An.

• Day 6 MY SON LUXURY TOUR (B,L)

  8.00 – 8.30: our guide pick you up at your hotel and depart to My Son holy land – the world cultural heritage.
  10.00: Arrive at My Son and we’ll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking throughout the landscape, learning histories with our local English speaking guide, enjoying the Champa’s traditional performances.
  11.30: Get back to mini van and move to a local house to learn how to make rice paper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on!
  12.00: Back to the van and have lunch at another local house. relax with cold herbal tea, nice foods and fresh air.
  13.30: take a boat trip to Hoi An with nice and cool breeze on boarding, beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in the Central of Vietnam named as Thu Bon River.
  14.30: arrive at Hoi An, we will drop you at your hotel. Tour ends!

• Day 7 HOI AN COOKING CLASS THEN PRIVATE CAR TO HUE (B,L)

  We start the day (8.15am) with a welcome drink at Hai Café

  (98 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An Ancient Town, Tel: 3863210) – our meeting point.

  Visit Hoi An’s colorful market, and experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market. We will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and learn about all the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later.

  We board the Red Bridge boat for a leisurely cruise (25 minutes) along the Hoi An River to the Red Bridge Cooking School. This is a chance to view local river life, so make sure your camera is handy.
  On arrival, we explore the cooking school’s herb garden, before learning about some of Hoi An’s and Vietnam’s well-known dishes. The cooking lesson runs for about 2 hours – the Red Bridge chefs first demonstrate each dish before we prepare the same dish ourselves. Included in the class is a brief introduction to Vietnamese food carving (plate decoration). After the lesson, we sit down and eat what we have cooked.

  Bring your swimsuit and after the cooking tour has finished relax and enjoy free use of our 20 metre swimming pool – towels and showers provided.

  After tour, our driver will meet you at your hotel then transfer to Hue city. It take around 2,5 hours
  Overnight in Hue

• Day 8 HUE CITY FULL DAY (Meals: B,L)

  A day in Hue is designed to show you this unexpected side of Hue, once former capital of Vietnam (1802 – 1945) under the reign of the 13 Nguyen Kings

  Let us take you further in depth to the exotic culture, history and architectural works of a high cultural, historic value and the wall city that represents the outstanding demonstration of the power of the vanished Vietnamese feudal empire, including a complex of monuments, tombs and pagodas that attract tourists coming from all over the world.

  Let us show you just simple daily lives of local people at market and on the river…

  We highly recommend you to the best tour to see other side of Hue, Vietnam

  Morning (8:15 am – 12:30 pm)

  1. Dong Ba Market to see the daily life of local people

  2. Boat trip to Thien Mu pagoda – The oldest pagoda in Hue City

  3. Imperial Citadel of Royal Dynasty of Nguyen Family (1802 – 1945)

  4. Royal Antiques Museum – A collection of ornaments from the Nguyen dynasty

  Lunch at local restaurant (Huế specialities, Western and Asian food)

  Afternoon (12:30 – 17:30)

  5. Incense stick village

  6. Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – a blend of Western and Eastern architecture.

  7. Minh Mang King’s Tomb, one is impressed by the majesty and symmetry of the architectural constructions.
  8. On the way back to your hotel, we drop in handicraft village in Hue city – Conical hat village

  16:00 – 16:30 pm: Back to Hue city. Tour ends.:

• Day 9 HUE – FLIGHT TO SAIGON (B)

  After breakfast, you are free until airport transfer. You take a flight to Sai Gon. On arrival Sai Gon, we will see at the airport and transfer to center for checking in hotel.
  You are free time to walking to Reunification Hall, Jade pagoda,.. 18:00 our tour guide pick you up at the hotel, start night tour with water puppet show, cyclo 1 round the city, reach to riverside and have a dinner on cruise.
  Spend overnight in Sai Gon.

• Day 10 MEKONG DELTA ( MY THO – BEN TRE – CAN THO ) (Meals: B,L)

  On day 1, start your day with an 8:0 AM pick-up from your centrally located hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Then head to the city of My Tho by bus. During the 1.5-hour bus drive to My Tho, learn about the cultures of the local people and enjoy the nice scenery of green rice fields. Visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Mekong Delta. Continue to My Tho and take a boat trip along Mekong River. During the cruise, see fish cages and floating houses on the river. The boat will take you to a small canal, where you can escape the busy town. The cruise through the coconut trees lined canal will take you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. Disembark, walk around the village and visit a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performed by the villagers. Continue walking on the village’s road to a coconut candy shop to learn how to make candy and see some handicrafts made from coconut trees. Take a walk through the village and discover many kinds of fruits, flowers, trees, and local houses. Take your time and take nice photos while enjoying the natural scenery. Then, head to a local restaurant and enjoy a local Vietnamese lunch under the tree shade. After lunch, have free time to walk or bike around the village, then travel by ferry and bus to Can Tho, the heart of Mekong Delta.
  Stay overnight in Can Tho

• Day 11 FLOATING MARKET – SAIGON (B,L)

  After having breakfast, take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river. After, proceed to visit the Cai Răng floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole region. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals. Next, you will roam through the village, see fruit gardens and a rice noodles making shop. Then, head back to the riverside for lunch before traveling back to Ho Chi Minh where you will arrive at around 5:00 PM with unforgettable memories.

  Spend overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

• Day 12 SAIGON DEPARTURE (Meals: B)

  After having breakfast at hotel, you have relaxing time in Ho Chi Minh city until transfer to the airport for the flight back home. See you again!