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From the bustling Ho Chi Minh City to the thousand-year-old city of Hanoi via the turquoise waters of Halong Bay, a UNESCO heritage site. Take advantage of our unique tour to visit the jewels of North and South Vietnam.
Declared as a World Heritage site by the UNESCO, Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam’s most spectacular natural attractions, which was declared a World Natural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1994. Located around 200 km out of Hanoi, the bay covers an area of more than 1500 square kilometers and is dotted with thousands of limestone islands, which are rising from the clear green waters like sculptures carved by the Gods. Come and see that Vietnamese call “the descending dragon”.
Package price*
Group size
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Hotel Category |
10+1 |
15+1 |
20+1 |
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Deluxe |
527$ |
539$ |
498$ |
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Superior |
451$ |
418$ |
385$ |
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Standard |
389$ |
357$ |
329$ |
*Hotel subject to availability or same category / Taxes include / No international or domestic flight / Price based on high season/ Price in USD
Noi Bai International Airport
Upon arrival into Hanoi, we will be transferred to our hotel. Hanoi is a charming and richly historic city of lakes, shaded boulevards, and verdant public parks, with a population of about four million. The city center is like an architectural museum, with blocks of ochre buildings retaining the air of a provincial French town from the 1930s.
Overnight in Hanoi (D)
At 08:00AM: Take a full day city tour Start the day with The Presidential Palace (formerly Palace of the Governor-General of French Indochina), Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilt and nearby One Pillar Pagoda.
Continue to Ethnology Museum, which gives an excellent overview of the country’s ethnic groups. Lunch at local restaurant in the afternoon, visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam built in 11th century. We continue our visit to Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Vietnam. Next sightseeing to pay a visit to Sword Lake & Ngoc Son Temple, then explore the lively Old Quarter of Hanoi, the 36 streets of the Old Quarter. In the evening, dinner and enjoy water puppet show at Thang Long Theatre.
Overnight in Hanoi (B/L/D)
At 08:00AM: Depart for the 3.5-hour drive to Halong Bay. Journey there through the rich farmlands of the Red River
Delta, observe everyday life of Vietnamese villagers as they work the rice fields, take pigs to the market on motorbikes and plough the fields with their water buffaloes.
Arrive in Halong and board your day for the cruise on the emerald green waters of Halong Bay, among the 3,000 spectacular limestone islands.
A fresh seafood lunch will be served on board.
In the afternoon your boat will start the cruise back to Halong City where your vehicle will be waiting for you to take you back to Hanoi.
Arrival time will be in the early evening.
Transfer back to Hanoi international airport and take flight to Saigon.
Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh city picked up and transfer to hotel and check in. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B/L)
Start at 08:00AM: we drive west of Saigon to visit the amazing communist guerrilla tunnel system at Cu Chi. The network, which is several storeys deep in some parts, includes trapdoors, living areas, storage facilities, weapon factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens. The tunnels are located in an area known during the American War as the ‘Iron Triangle’, on account of the strength of its Communist insurgency. We have the unique opportunity to hear a first-hand account of what it was like to live in the tunnels during the American War as we are led around the tunnels site by a Cu Chi Veteran. Lunch will be serve at local restaurant.
In the afternoon we will explore Vietnam’s largest and busiest city with a visit to the imposing Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1886 and 1890, Reunification Palace and War Museum. From here we will visit the French- style central Post Office, where we will be able to purchase some stamps to put on our postcards to send home. Continue to visit Ben Thanh market where you can have leisure time to enjoy shopping. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (B/L/D)
After enjoying your breakfast, transfer to airport to continue your journey. (B)
