DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL - CITY TOUR (L; D) 

Driver & guide pick up at the airport with your flight. We will take 45 minutes to drive to the main attractions in Hanoi. The first destination we are going to visit Ho Chi Minh historical Complex; visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his residence relics 50 years ago to understand why Vietnamese people worship him and the human beings respect him: the nationalist! Visit the One Pillar pagoda - the unique 1000 years old pagoda in the area. The visit will continue to the Temple of Literature, which is known the place worshiping Confuses and as the first university in our country 1000 years ago.
12.00: Enjoy the special Vietnamese lunch at one of the best local Vietnamese food restaurant in Hanoi
14.00: Visit Ngoc Son (Jade) temple & Restored Sword Lake. Shopping in Hang Gai Street, Hang Dau Street.
16.10: Have a water puppet show in Thang Long water puppet theater.
18.30: Have dinner in a local restaurant in Hanoi. Overnight in the hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 2: HANOI - TRANSFER TO HALONG CRUISE (B; L; D) 

Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi by private vehicle to check in Halong Bay cruise. Follow the cruise activity in the rest of the day. Lunch, dinner served on the cruise.

DAY 3: HALONG - HANOI FOOD TOUR (B; L; D)

Follow the cruise Itinerary in the morning. Check out at noon and get private transfer from Halong city and drive back to Hanoi. Visit Dong Trieu Ceramic Village on route. Get back to Hanoi at around 4.30 pm & start our walking tour in the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

The main stops are at the most Only-One-Dish-famous shops or restaurants owned by families who have been making certain famous traditional dishes in Hanoi for years. These famous dishes of Hanoi culinary experience will come one after the other during the walking tour in this Hanoi National Heritage area. The experience will not only bring you the real local Hanoi dishes but also the special way of enjoying it as a part of the daily culinary life in Hanoi! The journey will bring you down to the local market to learn about Vietnamese cooking and eating habits. This industrialized haste and busy life creates a lot of fast foods. Hanoians are lucky to be able to eat delicious home-cooked meals in a busy city at any time! The walking takes you down to some smaller walkways and alleys which you would not normally enter. It is time we find "A City Inside A City".

DAY 4: HANOI - DANANG AIRPORT - HOIAN ANCIENT TOWN (B; L) 

Morning: Check out Hanoi hotel to depart to Noi Bai airport to take a morning flight to Danang city. Get pick up at the airport and drive to Hoian Ancient town. Have lunch in the local restaurant.

Morning: Have free time to discover Hoian before taking a drive from Hoian hotel to Danang airport for a flight to Saigon. Get pick up from the airport with driver and local guide and drive to have lunch in a local restaurant. 

Afternoon: a quick visit to some buildings in town such as the City Hall, the Post Office, The Center Notre Dame Cathedral. Have dinner in a local restaurant in Ho Chi Minh city. Stay overnight in HCMC hotel.

 

8.00 AM: Pick you up from hotel. Start to visit The Great Holy See Temple, built in 1926, is considered one of the most striking structures in all of South-East Asia. It is the headquarters of the unique Cao Dai sect, a religion with a hybrid of Buddhism, Christianity & Confucianism. Above the entrance is the all-seeing holy eye – symbol of the sect. Visitors will attend the midday ceremony’s extravaganza to witness the daily mass held by the Cao Dai followers which is a fantastic experience.

After lunch, proceed to Cu Chi to explore the amazing site where Viet Cong hid during the War. It is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists - the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a "Free Target Zone". Visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed before entering the tunnels. Spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food in war time). Return to SaiGon.

Free on your own for cruise activities or extra night and activities in Saigon or a airport transfer. End of services!