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We Love —
- Exploring the vibrant streets of Hanoi's Old Quarter, with its lively markets and centuries-old temples, offers an authentic glimpse into the city's rich heritage.
- Cruising Ha Long Bay’s limestone karsts, a UNESCO site, unveils stunning seascapes, a photographer’s paradise.
- Unwinding on Phu Quoc’s pristine beaches, where soft sands and clear waters create the perfect retreat.
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You'll explore Vietnam's top tourist destinations, and your journey will culminate with a relaxing seaside experience on Phu Quoc Island, where you can witness stunning sunsets. We've carefully chosen delightful boutique hotels and luxurious 5-star hotels to ensure your trip is unforgettable.
Your itinerary in brief —
Embark on an enriching 12, 15 or 17-night journey through Vietnam, a country brimming with rich history, stunning landscapes, and a dynamic cultural tapestry.
Begin in the capital, Hanoi, where the ancient charm of the Old Quarter intertwines with the energy of its bustling streets. From there, venture to the UNESCO-listed Ha Long Bay, cruising through towering limestone karsts, before exploring the historical heart of Hue, where ancient temples and imperial palaces reveal the city's royal past.
Continue your adventure south to Phu Quoc Island, a tropical haven that offers pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters, and finally, Ho Chi Minh City. This vibrant metropolis blends modernity with historical significance, providing the perfect conclusion to a journey rich in both culture and natural beauty.
Choose the length of your stay:
12-night tour:
- Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi
- Day 2: Hanoi
- Day 3: Hanoi → Halong Bay
- Day 4: Ha Long Bay → Hanoi → Hue
- Day 5: Hue
- Day 6: Hue → Danang → Hoi An
- Day 7: Hoi An
- Day 8: Hoi An → Danang → Phu Quoc
- Days 9 & 10: Phu Quoc Island
- Day 11: Phu Quoc → Ho Chi Minh
- Day 12: Ho Chi Minh
- Day 13: Departure from Ho Chi Minh
15-night tour:
- Days 1 - 10: Identical to the 12-night tour
- Days 11 - 13: Phu Quoc
- Day 14: Phu Quoc → Ho Chi Minh
- Day 15: Ho Chi Minh
- Day 16: Departure from Ho Chi Minh
17-night tour:
- Days 1 - 10: Identical to the 12-night tour
- Days 11 - 15: Phu Quoc
- Day 16: Phu Quoc → Ho Chi Minh
- Day 17: Ho Chi Minh
- Day 18: Departure from Ho Chi Minh
Please note: your itinerary may have minor adjustments, but your overall trip experience will remain the same.
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Your itinerary in detail —
DAY 1: ARRIVAL
Touch down at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), meet your guide and transfer to your hotel in the city centre. There, you will have time to freshen up and rest after your long journey.
- Overnight stay in Hanoi in the hotel of your chosen category
DAY 2: HANOI (city tour and street food)
After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Ho Chi Minh complex (exterior), which is dedicated to the founder of the nation and affectionately nicknamed "Uncle Ho" by the Vietnamese. You'll visit the one-pillar pagoda, built in 1049 from wood on a single stone column and meant to resemble a lotus flower, a symbol of purity. You will then visit the Tran-Quoc pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, located on the banks of the West Lake.
Visit the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university. This walk will take you through the narrow streets of the old town, known for its "36 streets with 36 goods". During your walk, you can sample all the Vietnamese specialities such as Banh Cuon (the traditional Vietnamese rice cake) or Banh Mi (the famous Vietnamese sandwich). Then stop off at the "bia hoi" (local beer) crossroads, near Ta Hien Street, and sample the Vietnamese beer so popular with locals and travellers alike.
Visit a pho restaurant where you can choose between pho noodle soup and pho tron (pho mixed with chicken without soup). Enjoy a walk along Hoan Kiem Lake before enjoying a delicious dessert in a Vietnamese ice cream parlour. This is a popular weekend spot for locals to enjoy the best ice cream with their families.
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay in Hanoi in the hotel of your chosen category
DAY 3: HANOI → HA LONG BAY (cruise and overnight on board)
Breakfast at your hotel. Between 7.30 and 7.45 am, your driver will pick you up in the lobby of your hotel. You'll travel in a comfortable limousine shuttle (without a guide) to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site of outstanding natural beauty with 3,000 islands emerging from the clear emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin.
Arrival in Ha Long and boarding, accompanied by lunch on board. Cruise through the emerald waters between thousands of jagged islands and the incredible limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, with stops at spectacular caves where you can wander, contemplate the impressive centuries-old formations or simply relax on board.
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay on board
Please note:
- Itineraries are subject to change depending on port authorities, cruise conditions or weather.
- An English-speaking in-house guide (not private) is available on the boat.
- Transfer from Hanoi ⇄ Ha Long Bay is with the shipping company's shared shuttle (without a guide).
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DAY 4: HA LONG BAY → HANOI → HUE
Start the day with a demonstration of tai chi, which combines deep breathing and relaxation with slow, gentle movements. Breakfast consists of coffee, tea and pastries, served in a dining room overlooking the bay. Enjoy your breakfast in the fresh air of Ha Long Bay as the boat continues its tour of the bay, passing through the most beautiful and peaceful spots on the way to the pier.
A shuttle from the boat company will take you back to Hanoi, before you take a private car to Hanoi airport for your flight to Hue. Meet your driver (without a guide) and transfer to your hotel.
- Brunch included
- Overnight stay in Hue in the hotel of your chosen category
DAY 5: HUE (leisure time)
Breakfast at the hotel, leisure time to explore the city at your leisure or an optional city tour at an additional cost.
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay in Hue in the hotel of your chosen category
DAY 6: HUE → DANANG → HOI AN
Breakfast at your hotel, followed by a morning at leisure. In the afternoon, meet at your hotel at 1.00 pm. You'll be driven to Hoi An without a guide. On the way to Hoi An, you will cross the Hai Van Pass, which offers magnificent views of the central coast and Lang Co Beach - one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam - from its summit.
Stop at An Bằng village, a small fishing village also known as the "city of spirits" or "land where the dead live". You will be amazed by a series of beautifully designed and elaborate tombs for your ancestors and even for family members who have not yet died. Arrive in Hoi An around 5:00 pm, leisure time.
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay in Hoi An in the hotel of your chosen category
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DAY 7: HOI AN
After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at around 8.00 am to take you to the My Son sanctuary, the sacred land of the Champa kingdom. Time permitting, you will visit a local fish market and then a village where the famous nuoc mam (fermented fish sauce) is made. On arrival, a good time to watch the traditional performance of Cham dancers as an introduction to their culture. Visit a series of ruined Cham Hindu temples and remains in the My Son Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In the afternoon, explore Hoi An with a stroll around the town and its magnificent harbour. Follow the narrow streets lined with houses of Chinese, Japanese, French and European architecture and visit the many sights: the 400-year-old Japanese bridge, the Phuc Kien meeting hall, the local fish market. On the outskirts of the city, you can visit art galleries and tailor shops, where you can have your clothes made to measure.
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay in Hoi An in the hotel of your chosen category
DAY 8: HOI AN → DANANG → PHU QUOC
Transfer without a guide to Danang airport and flight from Danang to Phu Quoc Island.
Phu Quoc is nicknamed the Island of Pearls because of the richness of its natural environment. It's a haven for nature and sea lovers looking for a place to relax. Phu Quoc's forests and pristine white sand beaches make the island ideal for trekking, diving and snorkelling.
On arrival at the airport, you will be transferred to the hotel by the hotel shuttle (without a guide).
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay on Phu Quoc Island in the hotel of your chosen category
DAYS 9 & 10: PHU QUOC ISLAND
Enjoy a few delicious days completely at leisure, to relax, sunbathe or read a book. As an optional extra (not included, incurs extra charge), you could opt to enjoy a half day of snorkelling with dinner at sunset during a boat trip to Buom Island and the islets of May Rut.
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stays on Phu Quoc Island in the hotel of your chosen category
DAYS 11, 14 or 16 (depending on the package chosen): PHU QUOC - HO CHI MINH
After breakfast, the hotel shuttle will take you back to the airport. You take an early flight from Phu Quoc to Ho Chi Minh City.
Situated on the Saigon River, Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as everyone calls it, is Vietnam's main port and largest city and still lives on in the wide avenues of the city centre.
On arrival at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport, you will be met by a local guide and taken to your hotel in the city centre. The rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure.
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh in the hotel of your chosen category
DAY 12, 15 or 17 (depending on the package chosen): HO CHI MINH (free time)
Breakfast at the hotel, before enjoying some leisure time. Explore the city at your leisure or take an optional tour of the city and the Cu Chi tunnels (not included, incurs extra charge) or embark on an optional off-the-beaten-track bicycle ride in the Mekong Delta (not included, incurs extra charge).
- Breakfast included
- Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh in the hotel of your chosen category
DAY 13, 16 or 18 (depending on the package chosen): HO CHI MINH - DEPARTURE
Enjoy leisure time until your driver transfers you to Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) for your departure (check-out time at approximately midday).
- Breakfast included
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Important information about your tour and visits The hotels, which comply with local standards, are indicative and may be changed locally for hotels of a similar category. The itinerary is subject to changes due to compelling reasons such as delayed flights, weather conditions or other cases of force majeure. The order of visits is also subject to change.
Your hotels —
Just for you:
Hand-picked just for you
At each of your stops, you will be staying in comfortable rooms in thoughtfully chosen 4* and 5* hotels.
Your 4* and 5* hotels during the tour (or similar):
- In Hanoi: The Q Hotel 4*
- In Halong Bay: La Regina Grand or Legend 5*
- In Hue: Senna 5*
- In Hoian: Legacy Hoian 4*
- Phu Quoc: Raddison Blue 5* or Sol by Melia 5*
- In Ho Chi Minh: Silverland Jolie 4*
Your 5* hotels and boutique hotels during the tour (or similar):
- In Hanoi: Pan Pacific 5* or Melia Hotel 5*
- In Halong Bay: Indochine Cruise 5*
- Hue: Senna 5*
- Hoi An: Wafaifo 5*
- Phu Quoc: Raddison Blue 5* or Chen Sea Boutique 5*
- In Ho Chi Minh: Mai House 5*
If the hotels listed above are unavailable, you will be provided with comfortable accommodation in similar hotels. Local standards apply.
Single rooms are available at an extra cost. The maximum room capacity is 3 adults or 3 adults + 1 baby.
Your dining choices
During your tour and your extension in Vietnam, you will enjoy a bed and breakfast stay.
Included extras —
English-speaking guide
An experienced English-speaking guide will accompany you according to the itinerary, bringing each destination’s history and culture to life.
3GB included mobile internet data, to make your journey easier
Stay connected on the move with this exclusive mobile internet offer, perfect for modern travellers. Activate your included eSIM and enjoy connection wherever you go. Easily share your internet connection with friends and family without limits.
Please note: 3GB of internet data represents around 30 hours of web browsing/audio streaming or 3 to 4 hours of video streaming/social networking/video calls.
Optional excursions & extras —
Stay connected with an unlimited data plan
Add an unlimited mobile data plan to stay connected with complete freedom, without any risk of exceeding your allowance. Activate your eSIM and enjoy continuous connectivity wherever you go: share the internet with your loved ones, find the best places around you, use your GPS without stress and enjoy your favourite apps to the full, without worrying about your usage.
The royal charm of Hue
Discover Hue, the former imperial capital with magnificent architecture in its citadel, palaces, royal tombs, garden houses, pagodas and temples, built during the Nguyen dynasty on the banks of the Perfume River.
Mekong Delta off the beaten track by bike on Cai Thia island (minimum 2 people)
Discover Cai Thia, one of the largest fruit-growing areas in the Mekong Delta, located 2h30 from Ho Chi Minh City, in the province of Tien Giang.
Further information about your excursion:
Itinerary:
- On arrival, you'll hop on your bike for a 1.5-2 hour (4.5 mile) ride along quiet lanes around the beautiful, remote village of Hoa Loc.
- You'll have the chance to see traditional houses made of wood and palm leaves, learn how local farmers catch fish, or pick fruit using the ancient methods of the Mekong Delta.
- You'll stop at a local family's home, nestled in an orchard, to get an insight into the way of life in this region.
- You will continue your cruise to the islet of An Binh, in Vinh Long province, while enjoying a lunch of Mekong specialities. Later, you'll board a rowing boat and head off into the maze of small, tranquil canals.
- As you wander through the peaceful villages of the islet, you'll visit local workshops making coconut sweets or puffed rice...
- You'll return to the mainland where your car will be waiting for you for a 3-hour drive back to Ho-Chi-Minh City.
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Your journey to Vietnam —
Flights:
You will be able to choose your airline and flight times when you make your booking, in either Economy, Premium, or Business class, depending on the destination and carrier. This flight may include one or more stopovers. Please review your flight options carefully as departure and arrival airports may differ, in order to offer the best price.
Luggage information
Luggage, meals and other services on board may be subject to an additional fee on certain airlines. It is possible to view details of luggage allowances when you choose your flights at the next stage of the booking process. If luggage is not included with your flight, please go to the airline's website before your departure to purchase your luggage for an additional fee.
For domestic flights, airlines do not always offer the option of reserving luggage. In this case, you will need to pay for it at the airport counter.
You will receive all the information you need to check in for your flights after you have made your reservation.
Your destinations —
Vietnam
Vietnam is a country where tradition and modernity coexist in harmony. From the ancient temples in the north to the bustling cities of the south, it offers a rich tapestry of cultural and natural treasures. Hanoi, the historic capital, stands as a testament to the nation's layered past, while the dramatic landscapes of Ha Long Bay and the tranquil Mekong Delta provide an escape into nature’s splendour. The energy of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) contrasts beautifully with the serenity of rural life, making Vietnam an alluring destination for every traveller.
Must-sees:
- Ha Long Bay: A UNESCO World Heritage site, known for its towering limestone pillars rising from the emerald waters.
- Hoi An Ancient Town: A charming town where traditional wooden houses and ancient streets showcase Vietnam’s rich heritage.
- Mekong Delta: A network of rivers and canals that offer an intimate look at rural life, with vibrant floating markets and lush landscapes.
Culinary culture:
Vietnamese cuisine is a celebration of flavour, balance, and fresh ingredients. Renowned for its diverse street food culture, dishes like pho (noodle soup), banh mi (sandwiches), and fresh spring rolls highlight the nation's ability to blend herbs, spices, and textures seamlessly. Regional specialities, such as Hanoi's bun cha and Ho Chi Minh's com tam, offer a unique insight into the local way of life. Meals are often a communal affair, reflecting Vietnam's deeply ingrained culture of sharing and hospitality.
Dive deeper:
For those seeking a more profound connection with the country, explore lesser-known treasures such as the ancient temples of Ninh Binh or the quiet beauty of Sapa's terraced rice fields. Take part in a traditional cooking class to gain hands-on experience with local ingredients and techniques, or visit the quieter rural areas to witness traditional crafts and the slower pace of life. Exploring Vietnam beyond the main cities unveils its rich and diverse culture, offering a truly immersive experience.
Good to know:
Vietnam's currency is the dong (VND), and most places accept cash payments, though credit cards are commonly used in cities. The climate varies depending on the region, with the ideal travel times being between October and April, avoiding the summer heat and rain. For local transport, taxis and ride-hailing apps like Grab are reliable, and trains or buses connect the major cities. Be prepared for some traffic in larger cities, but the local transportation system is generally efficient.
