HANNAH'S PLAN: VIET NAM ITINERARY 21D20N IN NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH

Welcome to Ha Noi! The capital city of Viet Nam.

Get picked up by our local driver from the airport. Transfer to your hotel.

Hotel check in! Spend your time for resting after the long hour flights.

Overnight in Ha Noi!

08:30: Driver picks you up at your hotel and head out of Hanoi by car,

10:00: Arriving in Quang Phu Cau. By this time, the villagers have already set out incense to dry in various formations, and we’ll get pictures of people working among this sea of red. We’ll have time to capture a variety of shots of the workers in action.

We also venture further into the village workshops, shooting images of the incense-making process, including bamboo chopping, dipping the sticks in dye, and the creation of incense paste. We’ll take more images of the friendly locals who have worked on producing incense in this village for generations. We leave the village at noon, as the workers are preparing for lunch, and head back to Hanoi.

AFTERNOON: Discover Hanoi like a true local! Our Food Tour is not just about indulging in the city’s iconic dishes—it’s a journey through its culture, history, and hidden treasures that most tourists miss.

🌟 What’s on the Menu?

Savor Hanoi’s most beloved dishes, all carefully selected to showcase the city’s culinary excellence:

• Phở: Vietnam’s world-famous noodle soup.
• Bún Chả: Grilled pork and vermicelli, a dish that captivated even President Obama!
• Bánh Mì: A perfect blend of French and Vietnamese flavors in a crispy baguette.
• Nem Rán: Crispy spring rolls with delightful fillings.
• Cà Phê Trứng: Hanoi’s signature creamy egg coffee.
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Dessert: End with a choice of chè or fruit yogurt for a sweet finish.

🚂 Unique Highlight: Train Street Experience

Overnight in Ha Noi!

Experience the Best of Hanoi with Hanoi Jeep Tours. Are you ready to explore Hanoi in a unique and exciting way?

Join Hanoi Jeep Tours and discover the hidden gems of the city. We begin our journey by picking you up from your hotel located in and around Hanoi Old Quarter. Our guide and driver will greet you at your hotel lobby or a meeting point and give you a safety briefing before we begin our adventure.

On the first part of our Hanoi Jeep Tours, we’ll expose you to the REAL HANOI and give you a day-in-the-life experience of the city. We’ll take you through parts of the city that other travel companies don’t usually venture into, including maze-like backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets, and black marketplaces. You’ll get to experience where and how locals live, work, and play. This tour, we don’t just show you the good side, but also the bad and weird sides of your destination. For us, the popular tourist sites are the tip of the iceberg, and the real destinations are hidden in the parts-unknown.

The second part of our Hanoi Jeep Tours takes you to pass by the MUST-SEE places of Hanoi, including the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the Tran Quoc Buddhist temples, the amazing Hanoi TRAIN-STREET, the enchanting French Quarter, the hustling and bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem and West Lake, Hanoi Opera House, and the famous Long Bien bridge, etc.

Finally, our tour ends with food! We’ll take you to the Hidden Gem Cafe, where you can savor the tastiest, authentic, healthy, and organic dishes of Hanoi. We offer vegan and vegetarian options as well. Join Hanoi Jeep Tours and experience the beauty, culture, and authentic tastes of Hanoi.

Overnight in Ha Noi!

8:00: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is far from Hanoi city about 120 km.

9:30: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax.

10:30: The first destination in this trip is visit Hoa Lu ancient capital. This is the first capital of Vietnam. Come to visit Hoa Lu, you will learn about why the capital was moved to Hanoi nowadays. You are impressed on an outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17th century. Try to feel ancient atmospheres in Hoa Lu ancient capital.

11:45: Have Vietnamese lunch at local restaurant.

13:00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as The world Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has the wonderful tunnel cave system so that Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island“. Boat trip to visit Trang An to see the amazing beauty of this landscape with many caves such as: Sang Cave (Light Cave), Toi Cave (Dark cave), Nau Ruou Cave (Cooking Wine), green river and natural view.

15:30: Keep going to go to Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach to the top of Lying Dragon Moutain, have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.

16:30: Finish the trip.

Overnight in Tam Coc – Ninh Binh

08:00: Our driver will come to pick you up. Going straight ahead to Ha Long Bay. Journey takes 3-3,5 hours drive.

11:00: Arriving Tuan Chau Marina, have check-in procedures at waiting lounge.

12:00: Embark on Mila Cruises, enjoy welcome drink while being given a short briefing. Check in to your room and get ready for a yummy lunch.

12:30: Enjoy Vietnamese and international lunch and the picturesque scenery of the bay, pass by the most beautiful areas: Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock Islet, Three Coconuts Island.

14:30: Continue to explore Halong Bay by visiting Pearl Farm. This is also an ideal place for kayaking, get up and close to the timeless beauty of Ha Long Bay.

16:00: Visit Sung Sot Cave – a magnificent and largest limestone cave as its original name: Grotte des Surprising. The beautiful stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years are the reward after the steep climb on Bo Hon Island.

***Proper shoes are highly recommended when it’s wet.

17:45: Back to the boat, enjoy the bar’s Happy Hour (buy 02 get 01)

Option: Massage service available. Please book with Cruise Manager directly

19:30: Deluxe dinner is served. Enjoy our traditional and fusion dishes prepared by our talented chefs.

21:00: After dinner it’s your time to enjoy at bar and spa, fish squid or watch a movie in cabin, play cards, chess or relax on the sundeck.

23:00: Overnight on board.

Overnight on Mila cruise.

06:15: Seeing the bay in the morning is a wonderful experience, awaken all your senses with a Tai Chi session on the sundeck while gathering vitamin sea to refresh yourself before enjoying breakfast.

07:00: Coffee, tea and pastries for breakfast are served in the restaurant.

08:00: Day boat take you to visit the Lan Ha bay. Welcome on board, beefing activities by local guide.

09:00: Going to Dark and Bright cave at Cat Ba’s islet, Hai Phong province.

10:15:  Stop at Dark and Bright cave area for kayaking.

11:15: Finish kayaking and move to Ba Trai Dao beaches (Three Peaches Beaches)

12:00: Enjoy lunch at dayboat served by crew team.

13:00: Free swimming at the Ba Trai Dao beaches area of Lan Ha Bay.

14:00: On the way to comeback, we will see frog’s stone , satan’s stone , old pearl’s farm and visit Me Cung’s cave.

14:45: Enjoy afternoon tea with fresh fruit (Make payment for drink if you get some drink at dayboat).

15:00: Check out your day boat and come back to Mila Cruises.

17:30: Enjoy Sunset party with fruits and snacks on sundeck.

(Option: Massage service available, please book with Cruise Manager directly.)

18:30: Join cooking demonstration: How to make Vietnamese spring roll – traditional Vietnamese food.

19:30: Enjoy Set menu dinner.

21:00: Join squid fishing activity. Free time on the boat.

Overnight on cruise

06:15 Seeing the bay in the morning is a wonderful experience, awaken all your senses with a Tai Chi session on the sundeck while gathering vitamin sea to refresh yourself before enjoying breakfast.

06:30: Coffee, tea and pastries for breakfast are served in the restaurant.

07:30: Visit Titov Island. Titov is a small limestone island with one of the best sandy beaches in Ha Long Bay. You can immerse yourself in emerald water and hike to the top for stunning panoramic views of the bay.

09:30: Back to Mila Cruises. Check out and settle your bill at the reception.

10:00: Have brunch while cruising back. Relax on the sundeck or in the restaurant.

11:30: Disembark Mila Cruises at the pier.

Driver takes you to the airport by private car. Fly to Da Nang – city of Central part Viet Nam.

Overnight in Da Nang.

08:00: Our Minivan and a tour guide pick you up at the hotel lobby.

Reach Ba Na Hills via Cable Car – Spend your time on the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and see the panorama of Quang Nam – Danang City on high.

After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge – which has the most exotic structure and also the world’s most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amourn (consists of 9 gardens), Linh Ung pagoda. – Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village – enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue, Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome …Challenge the most popular adventure ride. Slide of Tube Car…

Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet). Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check-in such as Helios waterfall, Time Gate, and The Moon Kingdom …Join in Fantasy Park by Walking in Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park, playing 5D wild west, enjoying 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degrees, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and participate in an adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games.

15:00: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills

16:45 – 17:45: Our Minivan brings you back to your hotel.

Overnight in Da Nang

08.00 – 08.30: Picking up at Da Nang city and leaving for Hue city

On the way, we can see some beautiful attraction such as: Hai Van pass – is an approximately 21km long mountain pass on National Route 1A in Vietnam. It is the natural border of Thua Thien Hue Province and Da Nang City, one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam.

10:45: You will visit the Khai Dinh Tomb, the tomb had elements of Eastern art mixed with Western designs.

12:00: Having a nice lunch with Hue cuisine and rest at beautiful restaurant

13:00: You will continue visiting Hue imperial city – the palace of 13 Nguyen Kings with

Ngo Mon Gate, Library, Thai Hoa Palace, Nine Dynastic Urns, etc.

15:00: Visiting Thien Mu pagoda associated with culture and history of Hue.

15:45: Return to Da Nang.

Overnight in Da Nang.

08:00: Local guide picks up at the hotel. Go to market with our chef (about 30 minutes). We will have a chance to see and experience the noise as well as directly contact sellers. In addition to this, we will show the ingredients for use in our lesson.

Transfer to Cam Thanh village by car or boat on the way, you can explore the beautiful views of the Vietnamese countryside and see the water and coconut trees growing together. Enjoy your time with basket boat rowing through the coconut jungle forest

12:00: Enjoy a welcome drink and take a rest at our restaurant, then join the cooking class. Our chef will teach you how to cook some local food. After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked.

13:30: Return to hotel in Hoi An. Check in hotel.

Overnight in Hoi An

14:30: Our guide will meet you at our hotel in Hoi An City Center and start the Hoi An City Tour.

Firstly, you’ll visit Hoi An Market which is always bustling. It offers an unmissable shopping experience. This market is full of sights, colors, sounds and smells.

Next to Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall, a colorful mélange of bright gates, dragon statues and elaborate rooftops. Get an introduction to ancestor worship while visiting the family altar and watching local devotees making offerings.

You will see remarkably well-preserved old houses: Phung Hung Ancient House or Tan Ky Ancient House. That have withstood 200 years of weather and war. Learn about the prosperous merchants who used to live in these homes, trading with buyers from all around the world.

After that, going to Museum of Folk Culture in Hoi An, a display of artifacts depicts ancient local daily life in a 150-year-old Chinese merchant house. Especially, you will enjoy art shows at Hoi An Traditional Performing Arts House.

Make a stop at the Japanese Bridge. The bridge spans a small waterway and was constructed more than 400 years ago to connect the Japanese community with the Chinese who lived on the other side of the water. Admire the carvings and paintings inside the bridge, learning about their symbolism and cultural significance.

Additionally, visit some of Hoi An’s well-known handicraft shops and artwork galleries. Discover smaller laneways and local neighborhoods gaining a better appreciation of Hoi An’s endless charm.

Enjoy your time with the boat ride and release the flower lantern to pray for the lucks to you and your family. You will immerse yourself in the fanciful space of the lantern street.

18:30: Finish Hoi An city tour

Our guide will take you back to your hotel in Hoi An.

Overnight in Hoi An.

On this day you have free day to explore Hoi An on your own.

19:00: Catch taxi to Hoi An Memorial show. (Taxi fee is on your own, you can book grab car, the Memorial show ticket is electric tickets it’s Eco tickets, show time from 20:00 to 21:00)

Overnight in Hoi An.

Have your breakfast. Check out hotel. Fly to Phu Quoc.

Overnight in Phu Quoc

07:00 – 08:00: Pick you up at your hotel. (Time is depended on the location of your hotel)

08:15: Visiting Pearl Farm

09:30: Join our speedboat for a sightseeing tour of the four most famous islands south of Phu Quoc.

Gam Ghi Island: go snorkeling to take in the amazing coral reefs.

This is the biggest coral reef and has a wide range of coral species in Phu Quoc.

Buom Island: continue snorkeling in the wilderness. A small, untouched island with big rocks and a great variety of lively coral species will make you fascinated.

May Rut Trong Island: Swim in turquoise water, feel the ocean’s cool breeze, relax on a sunbed, and order your favorite drinks. There are many hot spots for taking great photo pictures.

Enjoy lunch on the island together.

Optional: Seawalker (your own expense for this side trip).

Aquatopia Water Park on Thom Island.

Experience more than 20 theme games and check in with vivid scenes following the concept of each six zones.

Cable Car Thom Island: the longest three-wire cable car in the world.

Estimated time around 25 minutes for the ride, breathtaking scenery view from above – the turquoise sea, islands, fishing village & boats, and Sunset Town.

17:00: Return to your hotel.

Note: In case of weather conditions, the captain will change the island according to the actual situation.

Overnight in Phu Quoc.

Enjoy your free days near the beach. Don’t miss the beautiful sunset in Phu Quoc.

Overnight in Phu Quoc

Enjoy your free days near the beach. Don’t miss the beautiful sunset in Phu Quoc.

Overnight in Phu Quoc.

Enjoy your free days near the beach. Don’t miss the beautiful sunset in Phu Quoc.

Overnight in Phu Quoc

Have your breakfast. Check out hotel. Driver picks up you to the airport to fly to Sai Gon.

Private Sai Gon “Foodie” By Night Motorbike Tour

Pick-up: 5:30-6:00 PM

Drop-off: 8:30-9:00 PM

What you’ll do:

• Hop on motorbike and head to the seafood haven! Taste mouthwatering dishes with clams, squid, and scallops, spiced to perfection. Sip a cold beer or soda for an extra kick!
• Feel the wind as we pass iconic bridges like Bason Bridge and immerse yourself in the lively vibe of Ho Chi Minh City while riding to district 3 for a fresh Banh Mi!
• Enter Saigon’s hidden alleys for Banh Xeo or Banh Khot! Try sizzling cakes and mini pancakes. Pile on fresh veggies and dip in sweet and sour fish sauce for crunch and flavor!
• Take a leisurely walk and snap nice pics at Ho Thi Ky Market, a vibrant flower market.
• Satisfy your sweet tooth with creamy avocado cream, a delightful Vietnamese dessert. Don’t miss tasty Banh Trang Nuong (Vietnamese pizza) or Bo La Lot (Vietnamese Grilled Beef Wrapped in Betel Leaves)!
• Get back to the hotel with great memories of amazing flavors and unforgettable moments of our motorbike food tour!

Overnight in Sai Gon.

07:45 am. Get picked up from your hotel in center of Ho Chi Minh City and head to the Mekong Delta. During the 1.5 car ride, we will pass through by green rice fields before arriving at the beautiful rural My Tho. The first stop is Vinh Trang pagoda. It is the biggest pagoda in the Mekong Delta region. You will be guided to explore the most beautiful, ancient and significant temple in the Mekong Delta. This religious landmark dates back to the 19th century and features a harmonious fusion of Vietnamese, Khmer, and Chinese architectural styles.

Your trip continues from here by motorized boat on the Tien River to the Qui, the Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet. Walk into the village, where you can visit a local fruit garden and enjoy the tropical fruit while listening to Southern Vietnamese folk music performed by islanders. Here you can join daily activities of the local people and take in the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside. Visit the bee house. Lunch will be served at orchard garden.

The boat cruises to Ben Tre province known as “The Land of Coconut. Here you’ll visit the coconut candy-making shop. Next, enjoy a rowing boat trip on the small canal, fully covered by water coconut palms on both sides. After that, you will have time to relax on a hammock or bike around the village. At 3:30 pm, head back to Ho Chi Minh city, arrive at around 5:30 pm.

Overnight in Sai Gon

IN THE MORNING

Get picked-up at your accommodation in the city center and drive to Cu Chi, around 65km. On the way to the Tunnels, visit the handicapped handicraft workshop.

Watch a documentary film about the Vietnam War. Discover special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals and command centers helping whoever lives inside Cu Chi tunnels meet their basic needs.

Discover many hidden lefts behind trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels and learning more about the handmade weapon and traps used during the Vietnam War. Seeing huge bomb craters and the mere 10–13 feet thick level of upper soil can support the bearing weight of a 55-ton tank and the explosive damage of bombs left from the war.

Break at the shooting range to shoot some real guns with Ak47, M16, M30, M60 (shooting fee is paid separately from the trip).

Highlight of the trip is to crawl and experience the underground town of Cu Chi Tunnels. This is the best part of the trip when you crawl into it to feel how it was like in the war. Guests who have claustrophobia be not afraid of crawling inside, you still can see it from above the ground.

Taste the pandan tea and tapioca (guerilla’s food during the war) before heading back to Saigon.

Overnight in Sai Gon

Have your breakfast. Check out hotel. Driver picks up you to the airport to fly to Singapore.

Trip ends. See you next time

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