Hanoi - Halong Bay - Saigon - Mekong Delta 6D5N

6 DAYS 5 NIGHTS

Tour itinerary:

Day 01:               Hanoi Arrival (-/-/-)

Arriving at Noi Bai international airport by differet flights (details in the airport transfer list), our guide meets up to transfer to hotel in for check in & free for exploring Hanoi.

Dinner on its own arrangement.

Overnight in Hanoi

Day 02:               Hanoi – Ha Long- Overnight Cruise (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel.

08:00: Check out the hotel

08:45 Departure for Halong Bay, a 2.5-hour road trip.

10:30 Arrive in Hai Duong province and have a 20-minute short break.

11:30 - 12:00 Arrive in Tuan Chau/Bai Chay harbor.

12:00 - 12:30 Transferred by a tender boat from the pier to the Cruise (approximate 45 minutes). Welcome to the Cruise and enjoy a welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.

13:00 - 13h30 Enjoy Vietnamese seafood buffet or set menu lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay. Continuing cruising through Con Vit islet (Duck Islet), Thumb islet and Gia Luan Harbor belonged to Cat Ba area.

15:00 Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and its dramatic limestone islets as we sail through the calm emerald waters heading to Dark & Bright Cave (Hang Sang & Toi). Customers will participate in outdoor activities and choose between Kayaking and sitting on a bamboo boat for about 1 hour.

16:00 The Ship moves to Tra Bau area and reaches there at 16h50. Here you are free to swim around the boat for a period of 45 minutes.

17:30 - 18:30 Enjoy Afternoon Tea Party with free freshly prepared snacks, fruit and your ordered favorite drinks while waiting for sunset on Lan Ha Bay. Take advantage of the Happy hours “Buy 2 get 1 free” drink program at the Mimosa Cafe Lounge and the Sky bar on 5th floor

18:30 - 19:10 Join cooking class guided directly by Chef. You have a chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.

19:10 - 19:30 Dinner will be served at the restaurant on the 4th floor.

After dinner, you have free time to participate in nightlife activities such as Squid Fishing on the 1st floor, listen to music, enjoy drinks or Singing Karaoke in our special room on 5th floor, and please contact us to register.

Overnight on board

Day 3:               Ha Long Bay – Hanoi City tour (B/L/-)

06:30: 07:00 Tai-chi exercise at 5th floor Sundeck to welcome a new day (Optional)

07:00- 7:45 Morning view of the bay's landscape with a cup of tea or coffee then having breakfast at our restaurant.

08:00 The Ship Passed by the Frog Pond area for sightseeing where the Hollywood blockbuster movie King Kong was filmed. Customers can take Sea Swimming or Go Kayaking in 45 minutes around the mother boat.

09:30 Back to your cabin, relax and carefully check all the luggage before leaving your cabin. Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure.

10:00 Have buffet lunch at the cruise while cruising towards the port.

11:00 - 11:20 Back to Tuan Chau pier by tender boat and drive back to Hanoi.

14h30: Hanoi City tour: West Lake with a visit to Tran Quoc Pagoda. This is the oldest pagoda and is considered as a typical example of Vietnamese Buddhism with its history of more than 1500 years.

The next stop Ho Chi Minh Complex (including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & His Former Residence and Ho Chi Minh Museum).

16:00: The last place to see today is the famous Hanoi Old Quarter with the legendary Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple. You will have a walking tour through this old quarter to get the best picture of the French-colonial architecture of old buildings and family-run vendor shops if you stroll along tiny, atmospheric lanes.

Overnight in Hanoi

Breakfast.

Transfer to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meet at Ho Chi Minh airport and transfer to the downtown for lunch before check in the hotel.

PM: Visit all the cultural and outstanding landmarks of the city. Built during the French colonial era, most of them inherit from the romances of French architectural design. The round city tour includes Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Old Post office, Ho Chi Minh Hall, and War Remnant Museum.

Overnight in Saigon

Breakfast at hotel

08:00: Transfer to My Tho. After around 2-hour driving from Saigon, we will reach the port to take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to see 4 islets which are represented as four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, and Phoenix.

Then we will visit a honey bee farm and taste delicious honey tea with lemon that is really good for health. Moreover, it is to enjoy a lot of tropical fruits featuring the typical characteristics of the Mekong Delta. Local people also have a python farm for those who are looking for adventure and can touch pythons and take photos with them.

11:30: Lunch at a local restaurant

13:00: Visit coconut candy workshop to know how to make delicious candies by hand.

On a Classic Mekong Delta day trip, you can enjoy the melody of “Don Ca Tai Tu”, a genre of traditional folk music which is an indispensable spiritual cultural activity in Mekong Delta people’s lives and officially recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Furthermore, we can relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal, and continue to ride by horse-drawn carriage through the village as the locals did in the 19th century.

You cannot leave Mekong Delta without visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, considered as the biggest and oldest ancient pagoda in Southern Vietnam influenced by Asian and Western architecture and culture, which is located in My Tho Town.

15:00 Drive back to Saigon.

17:30 Back to the hotel

Dinner own arrangement

Overnight in Saigon

Day 6:       Ho Chi Minh - Departure (B/-/-)

Breakfast at hotel

Transfer to Ho Chi Minh Airport for departure according to your flight time schedules.

(Hotel check out time 12h00)

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