The Best of Vietnam 16 Days 15 Nights Package Tour (small group tour)
Note: This tour can be customized to meet your own needs.
Departure date: On your request
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival - Transfer to hotel - Hanoi Vespa tour with street food . Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Lunch/Street foods for dinner)
Day 2: Hanoi - Sapa - Visit Cat Cat village - Stay overnight in Sapa (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch/dinner)
Day 3: Sapa exploring - Trekking Y Linh Ho + Lao Chai + Ta Van villages - Stay overnight in Sapa (Meals included:Breakfast/lunch/dinner)
Day 4: Sapa - Hanoi - Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 5: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Stay overnight on cruise (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch/dinner)
Day 6: Halong Bay - back to Hanoi - Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 7: Hanoi - Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua cave) Day tour - Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 8: Hanoi - Fly to Hue - Transfer to hotel - Stay overnight in Hue (Meals included: Breakfast)
Day 9: Hue city day tour - Drive to Danang - Stay overnight in Danang (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 10: Bana Hills - Golden Hands Bridge Day tour - Drive to Hoi An - Stay overnight in Hoi An (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 11: Hoi An Basket boat ride at Cam Thanh coconut village - Stay overnight in Hoi An (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 12: Hoi An - Transfer to airport to catch domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh - Overnight in Ho Chi Minh (Meals included: Breakfast)
Day 13: Ho Chi Minh city & Cu Chi tunnels day tour (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 14: Ho Chi Minh - Visit Mekong Delta - Overnight in Can Tho (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 15: Visit Cai Rang floating market - Back to Ho Chi Minh - Overnight in Ho Chi Minh (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Day 16: Departure - Fly home from Ho Chi Minh airport - End of our services (Meals included: Breakfast)
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival - Transfer to hotel - Hanoi Vespa tour with street food . Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Lunch/Street foods for dinner)
Welcome to Hanoi - Vietnam’s capital. Today, we will pick you up at Noi Bai International airport and transfer you to your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter (city center) for check-in (check-in time at 2:00 PM). After check-in, go for lunch.
The Old Quarter in Hanoi is an intriguing neighborhood, home to a mix of Vietnamese architecture, green spaces, ancient shops and fresh-as-it-gets street food. The 36 guild streets of the Old Quarter were named for 36 trades or craft that set up in this area, and created high-quality goods to supply the royals in the Thang Long Citadel, just steps away. Today only a few streets sell the same products they once did. Some streets, however, have kept the traditions of the past; and these can be great fun to explore on foot or on a cyclo, and with your camera in hand.
The Vespa tour is a great way to see parts of the city's nightlife that most tourists don't get the chance to see or even hear of. Taking you to the most popular street stalls, hidden alleyways and, of course, places where the locals love to hang out with their friends.
Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 6:00PM, then drive you to a popular street coffee where you will experience the hustle and bustle of this city with popular lemon-tea drinks and sunflower seeds.
Continuing into one of the most busy and beautiful places in town where young people come to meet friends.
Jump up to the back of Vespa, we will move on to enjoying the most famous dishes in Hanoi: Bun Cha and spring rolls. Our next stop is the Opera house in the Old Quarter. Here, we will offer you the chance to take beautiful pictures and selfies, as well as to learn something about the history of the area.
Then we will get on the back of the Vespa again and move on to the next place for food. We will ride past the beautiful ceramic road and Chuong Duong Bridge to have Banh Xeo "Vietnamese pancake " and " Nem Lui " , a special kind of spring rolls.
The exciting rides in organized but chaotic traffic will take you to a local restaurant with authentic food and then to small alleys to try a different versions of Pho, " Pho Chien Phong, Chien trung, Pho Cuon " and many different Vietnamese dishes that are world famous and the opportunity to try all typical of the food here.
Then taking the ride around the big lake is a romantic sight of Hanoi that most travelers rarely have the chance to see, which you will take your breath with a big "wow" factor. This will surely make you say "I’m happy that I did this trip!" Continuing with the tour, ride Vespa around Hanoi city and drive past Ho Chi Minh mausoleum stop to take pictures of the night time.
After the tour, we will drop you back at your hotel. Stay overnight in Hanoi
Today includes: Lunch/dinner, hotel, private airport transfer, Vespa tour, drinking water
Today excludes: Breakfast, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 2: Hanoi - Sapa - Visit Cat Cat village - Stay overnight in Sapa (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch/dinner)
6.00-6:20: Pick up at your hotel, get on a big bus and depart for Sapa Town.
9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop.
11.00: Second rest stop at Lao Cai city before heading to Sapa.
13.00: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. The guide will pick you up to have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes.
The trekking distance is about 3,5km and it lasts for 2 hours
14.30: A short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk uphill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
16.30: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in a hotel with night activities.
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch/dinner, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, drinking water
Today excludes: Other drinks, personal expenses
Day 3: Sapa exploring - Trekking Y Linh Ho + Lao Chai + Ta Van villages - Stay overnight in Sapa (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch/dinner) - Bungalow homestay in the village
7:00-8:30: Have breakfast at the hotel in SaPa town, check out the hotel and start a new day with a more interesting trek.
8.30-8.45: Trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.
The trekking distance is about 12 km and it lasts for 4 hours
12.00 – 13.30: Have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes made by the family. In the late afternoon, you arrive at Ta Van Village - home of the Dzay ethnic group.
14.30: Check in the bungalow; get to know the family of Dzay People. Spend time enjoying the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace.
In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists, then overnight at the bungalow in Ta Van Village.
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch/dinner, Bungalow, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, drinking water
Today excludes: Other drinks, personal expenses
Day 4: Sapa - Hanoi - Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
7.00: You can join our cooking class and learn how to make some Vietnamese foods like Pho (Phở), Nem Cuốn, etc,...
(Note: The cooking class is opened upon request – the cost is 7$/person)
8.00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with a more interesting trek.
8.45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes; a trek through the bamboo forest; a stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of the red Dzao people.
The trekking distance is about 3 km and it lasts for 3.5 hours.
11.00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to the main road, the bus picks you up to come back to Sapa Town. Have lunch.
13.30 - 14.45: Relax and enjoy yourself, and if you want, take a shower in the hotel's public bathroom.
14.45 - 15.00: Meet all the group members at the hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
15.30: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.
21.30- 21.45: Arrive in Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 5: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Stay overnight on cruise (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch/dinner)
For many, the seascape of Ha Long Bay is synonymous with Vietnam. Cruises sail emerald green waters among thousands of rugged islands and islets, stopping at spectacular caves through which visitors can wander, viewing impressive, centuries-old formations. Ha Long Bay's mystical beauty has made it a bucket list attraction within the country, but it's still possible to find secluded corners to call your own.
In the morning, have breakfast & check-out from the hotel and get pick-up by the cruise bus. You will arrive at Tuan Chau harbor around 11:30, where you will board the cruise. You will be welcomed by a complimentary drink and the cruise crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedure session. Then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. You also could explore the luxuriously- appointed ship and watch the magical landscape cruise passing.
Then a special lunch of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing delicacies will be served. We then set sail for Lan Ha Bay, passing Da Chong islet where you can see an ancient lighthouse built by the French over a century ago.
In the afternoon, the cruise will take you through the Cua Van area to Lan Ha Bay (part of Halong Bay). The 300 or so karst islands and limestone outcrops of Lan Ha are stunning with their pristine, snow-white beaches. You can explore Ba Trai Dao beach or Tra Bau area via kayaks or immerse yourself in the crystal clear waters.
Then you will be back on cruise, where you could enjoy a happy hour for the drinks at the bar and attend a Vietnamese cooking demonstration, which is a great way to learn how to prepare delicious appetizers. After spoiling yourself with a unique signature dinner at a cruise restaurant.
After dinner it is time to relax with an exotic cocktail and drink in the evening landscape. You can order an indulgent spa service, watch movies, go squid fishing or simply relax on our rooftop deck under the brightly illuminated sky. Stay overnight on cruise
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch/dinner, overnight cruise with Deluxe cabin, English speaking tour guide on cruise, cruise bus, all entrance fees + activities, drinking water
Today excludes: Other drinks, personal expenses
Day 6: Halong Bay - back to Hanoi - Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Rise early for a Tai Chi lesson and just to enjoy a hearty breakfast: The final stage of your trip is to be taken through the mysterious caves and amongst the remote islets via local rowing boats. The breath-taking beauty of this World Heritage region will certainly impress you. Following this, you will journey back to the main ship.
Then check out of your cabin as the cruise is sailing back to the mainland. After a final early brunch and a last farewell from the crew at 11:30, you will board the transfer boat and head back to the wharf where you will be met again by your driver. Then you will be transferred back to Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide on cruise, cruise bus, all entrance fees + activities, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 7: Hanoi - Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua cave) Day tour - Stay overnight in Hanoi (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, A UNESCO’s World Heritage Site since 2014, is a must-visit attraction in Ninh Binh. It’s about 100 km away from Hanoi capital, Trang An complex, Trang An grottoes is one of the most beautiful and charming karst regions in Vietnam. The whole complex is home to 47 historical relics and nearly 100 grottoes stretching around 20 km. The harmonization of the mountain, the river, the forests and the sky of Trang An would create a vivid natural landscape, making it become a mysterious wonder of Ninh Binh province.
07:00 – 07:30 - Our guide will meet you at your hotel and start 110km modern bus-journey through verdant landscape of countryside. Short-brake en route.
10:45 – Visiting Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century.
12:00 – Enjoying the lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisines.
13:30 – Leaving for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountains are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.
Embarking on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous caves: Lam Cave, Vang Cave, Dai Cave, Thanh Truot Cave,...and Cao Sơn Temple, Suoi Tien Temple, Vu Lam Temple…
15:30 – Arriving at Mua Cave and starting an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with a specious view of nature.
17:15 – Returning to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi
19:30 – Dropping you off at your hotel.
Stay overnight in Hanoi
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, boat tour, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 8: Hanoi - Fly to Hue - Transfer to hotel - Stay overnight in Hue (Meals included: Breakfast)
Today, after having breakfast & checking out at the hotel, meet your driver for the transfer back to the airport to catch the domestic flight to Hue. Upon arrival, meet your driver & get the transfer to your hotel in the city center. Check in the hotel. Stay overnight in Hue
Today includes: Breakfast, hotel, domestic flight (Hanoi - Hue), private airport transfers, drinking water
Today excludes: Lunch/dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 9: Hue city day tour - Drive to Danang - Stay overnight in Danang (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Hue is a city chock-full of stories. The Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty built their feudal capital along Hue’s fertile riverbanks and atop its forested hills, but their imperial legacy is just one of many reasons to visit. Hue’s refined cuisine is the stuff of legend, and its leafy streets are lined with mossy pagodas, art déco mansions, and eye-popping markets. Through the whole scene flows the Perfume River, setting a languid pace the rest of the city is happy to follow.
At 08:00 am - 08:3 0am: Pick up at your hotel in Hue city center and get on the dragon boat to visit Thien Mu Pagoda.
-09:15 am: Visit Imperial Citadel
-11:30 am: Continue to see Dong Ba Market
-12:15 pm: Have Lunch at a local restaurant
-13:30 pm: After lunch, continue to visit Minh Mang Tomb and Khai Dinh Tomb
-16:00 pm: Visit and take photo at Conical hat and incense making village
-16:45 pm: Finish the tour. Then get the transfer to Danang (2-hour drive). Stay overnight in Danang
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 10: Bana Hills - Golden Hands Bridge Day tour - Drive to Hoi An - Stay overnight in Hoi An (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Today, after breakfast, at 08:00 am: our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Danang. Our first amazing views will start right away, to reach Ba Na Hills we will take a ride via Cable Cars.
The most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit the Dream Stream Cable Car Station and see the panoramic views of Quang Nam - Danang City from high above.
After finishing the first cable car, you will visit the Golden Bridge that has recently gone viral, a France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amour(consists of 9 gardens) and Linh Ung pagoda.
Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Linh Phong Monastery, Linh Chua temple & Tru Vu Tea Shop. Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome ...Challenge the most popular adventure ride - Alpine Coaster (free ride).
Lunch at the Restaurant is included (Buffet lunch)
Join in Fantasy Park with a walk in Fairy Forest, discover Dinosaur Park, play 5D wild West, enjoy 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degree, ride on a Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Free Fall Tower and watch out for the Horror House and over 90 free games. (Note: entrance fees for these games not included)
15:00 pm: Return to the Cable Car to leave Ba Na Hills
Then drive back to Danang. Get the transfer to Hoi An. Stay overnight in Hoi An
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, cable car return tickets, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 11: Hoi An Basket boat ride at Cam Thanh coconut village - Stay overnight in Hoi An (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Experience a basket boat ride at Coconut Village of Hoi An is a must-do activity when you are in Hoi An. At 8:00 am, your tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Coconut Village. The Coconut Village was famous for being the place where they fish using the basket boats. Now it is open to the public to enjoy. Marvel at the spinning basket boat performance by the local people and fisherman.
After the basket boat tour, have lunch at a local restaurant. Then you'll be dropped off back at your hotel. Stay overnight in Hoi An
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, boat tour, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 12: Hoi An - Transfer to airport to catch domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh - Overnight in Ho Chi Minh (Meals included: Breakfast)
After checking out at the hotel & having breakfast, your driver will meet you for the transfer to Danang airport to catch your domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh. Upon arrival, get transferred to your hotel in the city center. Free at your leisure. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Today includes: Breakfast, hotel, domestic flight (Danang - Ho Chi Minh), private airport transfers, drinking water
Today excludes: Lunch/dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 13: Ho Chi Minh city & Cu Chi tunnels day tour (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Enjoy a full day to tour Saigon’s diverse attractions & Cu Chi Tunnels. After breakfast, our tour guide & driver will pick you up for the tour. You will see all the highlights in the southern part of Vietnam. Leaving Ho Chi Minh city center in the morning to visit Cu Chi tunnels, where to see how this historical place became very well-known around the world, yes know what is the magic of Vietnamese people to build this Combat of tunnels. Cu Chi Tunnels are a network of underground tunnels begun in 1948 by the Viet Minh in their struggle against the French. These tunnels were expanded and used by the Viet Cong during the war between Vietnam and America. Americans called this the 'Iron Triangle' and was a stronghold of the Vietcong for almost thirty years. Then return to Ho Chi Minh City to visit all the highlights of Ho Chi Minh City such as the Old Post Office, The Reunification Palace, The War Remnants Museum and Ben Thanh central market. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 14: Ho Chi Minh - Visit Mekong Delta - Overnight in Can Tho (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Today you leave Saigon and travel to the Mekong River Delta. Enjoy an early breakfast at the hotel before driving to the riverside town, Cai Be. Along the way, stop at a candy factory and orchard garden, where you have an opportunity to listen to traditional music. Enjoy a relaxing lunch at a riverside restaurant, then cross the river by motorized boat to visit some fluvial islands and explore the countryside by bicycle. Your driver will meet you at Vinh Long pier and take you to Can Tho City for the night. Stay overnight in Can Tho
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, boat trip, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 15: Visit Cai Rang floating market - Back to Ho Chi Minh - Overnight in Ho Chi Minh (Meals included: Breakfast/lunch)
Wake early and leave the hotel to visit the famous Cai Rang floating market by motor boat. Continue the boat ride to visit the Mekong Delta’s famous orchards and sample the fresh, exotic fruit. Then venture deeper into the countryside, passing traditional houses made of wood and palm leaves as you observe the activities of the local people. Return to Can Tho for lunch then drive back to Saigon, arriving in the late afternoon. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh
Today includes: Breakfast/lunch, hotel, English speaking tour guide, tour bus, all entrance fees, boat trip, drinking water
Today excludes: Dinner, other drinks, personal expenses
Day 16: Departure - Fly home from Ho Chi Minh airport - End of our services (Meals included: Breakfast)
Today is free at your leisure for last minute shopping or sight-seeing before driving to the airport to catch your departure flight home. End of our services! See you next trip!
Today includes: Breakfast, private airport transfer, drinking water
Today excludes: Lunch/dinner, hotel, other drinks, personal expenses
Hotels for 13 nights with daily breakfasts (Deluxe room)
Bungalow homestay for 01 night in the village
Halong Bay Overnight Cruise package - 02 days 01 night cruise program
English speaking tour guides on tours
Tour van/bus
02 domestic flights (Hanoi - Hue, Danang - Ho Chi Minh)
Private airport transfers
All entrance fees + activities on tours
All meals mentioned in the itinerary
Vietnam Visa
Drinking water
International flights to & out of Vietnam
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Personal expenses (laundry, drinks & alcohol…)
Travel insurance
The price above is for a group from 04 persons & for 3-star accommodations.
For less than 04 persons, please contact us to get the best price & offers.
For the prices of 4-star or 5-star accommodations, please contact us for more details.
Surcharge might be applied for Peak Tourism Season & Public Holidays in Vietnam.