7-Day Highlights of Vietnam: Hanoi - Halong - Ho Chi Minh- Mekong

Day 1: HANOI ARRIVAL

Welcome to Hanoi – the capital of Vietnam! The driver will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport then check-in at hotel and relax. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: HANOI CITY TOUR

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel. Visit to the Complex of Ho Chi Minh. Proceed to Temple of Literature, Ethnology Museum. Back to the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake.

Day 3: HANOI - HALONG

From Hanoi, at 8AM, head East for more than 3 hours to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994. Upon arrival in Halong, we’ll take a big boat to cruise the Bay to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending-dragon” bay. After a lunch of fresh seafood on board, we can visit the Surprising Grotto, stop for swimming or kayaking, passing floating villages and approach islets. Overnight on the boat.

Day 4: HALONG – HANOI – AIRPORT - FLY TO SAIGON

Visit by boat to Luon Cave, a ring-shaped pool inside an island in Halong with absolutely tranquil landscape and emerald water. Back to the Wharf of Halong passing the most densely area with many islands that have been named like the Cock-Fighting Rock, Sail Island, Incense burner rock or Sea Dog Rock. Arrive at Halong Wharf and return to Hanoi then transfer to airport for flight to Saigon (no guide). Welcome to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) transfer to the city center (no guide) to check in hotel & relax. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 5: SAIGON CITY TOUR – CU CHI TUNNELS

Morning we visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerrillas during the conflict. You even can try to crawl some dozens of meters on the tunnel underground to have the real experience. Return to Saigon.

Afternoon visit Reunification Palace, the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, War Museum. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 6: SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA

After breakfast at hotel. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pagoda architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture. We then take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals. Meet the bus and return to Saigon.

Day 7: DEPARTURE

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for departure flight back to your sweet home (pvt car,no guide).