Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi
On arrival in Hanoi, you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy at leisure the rest of the day for personal explorations.
Include: Hotel in Hanoi, Transportation, Tour guide
Day 2: Hanoi – half day City tour
Today starts after breakfast at the hotel, our destination will be the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex, the Presidential Palace, One Pillar Pagoda, and the Ho Chi Minh Museum, then the Temple of Literature. Free at leisure time in the afternoon, for shopping, entertainment at the Vincom Center, or personal discoveries before returning to your Hotel.
Include: Hotel in Hanoi, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Tour guide, Entrance fees
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay
HALONG BAY CRUISE: HANOI – HALONG BAY – LAN HA BAY – TITOP ISLAND – SWIMMING, CLIMBING & – KAYAKING (L/D)
07h30 – 08h00: Pick up from your hotel. Depart for Halong city through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta, short break on the half way.
12h30: Arrive at Halong habour, transfer to Legacy Legend cruise by tender, enjoy welcome drinks & check-in your cabin.
Lunch is served while cruising through the Halong bay toward Lan Ha bay, passing Ba hang fishing villages, fighting cocks, Dinh Huong island…
15h00: Visiting Titop island – the most beautiful island tin Halong bay. You can climb up to the top & enjoy amazing Halong panora ma view. or Swimming at the nice beach.
16h15: Do kayaking around Lan Ha bay. You will have got around 45 minutes to explore the tranquil by yourself
17h15: Back to the Legacy Legend Cruise, cruising to Luom Bo area for docking. Time for relaxing afternoon, make the most of sunbathing on deck. Taking picture on the way… Enjoy the small party with fresh fruit and Vietnamese tea.
19h00: Dinner is served in the restaurant.
21h00: Leisure time to enjoy a chat around the bar, dancing, karaoke; watch movie or ejnjoy night fishing… Relax and spend a romantic night on board
DAY 04: HALONG BAY CRUISE: EXPLORE FURTHER HALONG BAY – SWIMMING – KAYAKING – FISHING (B/L/D)
06h30 – 07h00: Start your day with coffee, tea or a photo hunt.
07h00 – 08h30: Have breakfast on board.
08h30: Transfer to a Day Boat at the Titop island for a cruise to the futher Halong bay where is pristine place in Halong bay.
09h00 – 10h30: Swimming and relaxation on the nice beach
10h45: Go fishing – you will have chance to become a fisherman before Lunch.
13h00: Relax on the boat or continue swimming, kayaking by yourself.
15h00: Visit a floating Pearl Farm and learn the technique for making high quality pearls.
16h00: Cruise back to the Halong Legacy for the second night.
19h00: Enjoy dinner. Socialize with other guests, squid fishing or just laze around. Overnight on board
Day 5: HALONG BAY CRUISES: HALONG BAY & CAVE – BACK TO HABOUR (B/L)
Start your day with Taichi exercises or a photo hunt.
07h00: Breakfast, coffee and tea and served while cruising ahead to Halong bay.
08h00: Visit splendid Me Cung Cave. This is one of the most beautiful grotto in Halong bay. You will feel surprise about imposing of stalagmites, stalactites and many legend stories about that.
09h00: Back to Legacy boat. Take time to refresh and relax before checking out. Keep sailing back to the Habour through the waters and passing many beautiful islets and island on the Bai tu long Bay.
10h30: Vietnamese Cooking Class. An early lunch is served.
12h00: Arrive at the pier. Time to say goodbye to the crew
12h45: Return from Halong to Hanoi
Around 17h00: Arrive in Hanoi. Tour finish.
Day 6: Hanoi – Free day – Night train to Hue at 19:00
Free day, at your leisure until at 7pm when you transfer to Hanoi Railway station and take a Reunification Express train to Hue, the Formal Capital of Vietnam. (4 soft sleeper bed cabin with air conditioner).
Includes: Overnight on Train, Transportation, Train ticket: Hanoi – Hue ( if you want flight pls let us know )
Day 7: Hue – Boat cruise in the afternoon
Our local guide will welcome us at the Hue Railway Station. Transfer to your hotel, check in and relax. After lunch we take a Dragon boat along the Perfume River to visit the famous Thien Mu Pagoda (Heaven Lady Pagoda), one of the Nguyen King’s Tomb (Majestic Tu Duc King’s Tomb) and return to the city in the late afternoon.
Includes: Hotel in Hue, Transportation, Meals, (breakfast, lunch), tour guide, entrance fees, boat cruise.
Day 8: Hue – City tour and transfer to Hoi An
The Nguyen dynasty ruled Vietnam from 1802 until 1945 from Hue and several of its most prominent Emperors are buried in the surrounding countryside. This morning, we will have a tour around this fabulous city, a visit to Hue would not be complete without taking in the attractions, that include the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City. After lunch we transfer to Hoi An, stopping at Lang Co beach, for coffee and refreshments, then onto the Hai Van pass, where we will alight from our vehicle at the top to take in the stunning views north over Lang Co beach and south over Danang city. Arriving in Hoi An we check into our hotel before spending the rest of the afternoon exploring and shopping.
Include: Hotel in Hoi An, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Tour guide, Entrance fees
Day 9: Hoi An – Free day
Hoi An is a charming, small town which can be easily explored on foot. Between the 17th and 19th centuries the town was a thriving international trading port with a large Chinese and Japanese population. We can spend our time walking around the historic town soaking up the atmosphere, exploring the Chinese assembly halls, ancient temples and fascinating ancestral homes. The town is also famous for its shops, in particular it’s large number of excellent tailors. We also have the option of taking a day trip to My Son, about 1 1/2 hours away. My Son is another UNESCO world heritage-listed site. Here, in a secluded valley, the Cham built over 70 impressive Hindu-style temples, many over a thousand years old.
Include: Hotel in Hoi An, Meals: Breakfast
Day 10: Hoi An – fly to Ho Chi Minh City
This afternoon we transfer to Danang city for a short domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Up on arrival in Saigon we transfer to your hotel. Relaxing for the remainder of the day.
Include: Hotel in HCMC, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, Flight ticket: Danang – HCMC
Day 11: Ho Chi Minh City tour and Cu Chi tunnel
After breakfast we will discover the sites of HCM City including the Reunification Palace , War Remnant Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post office and the Ben Thanh market. After touring the sites around the largest city in the country you will enjoy your lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, we will leave Saigon for the Cu Chi, and the amazing underground tunnels. On our way there, we will drive through pleasant countryside, rubber plantations and rice paddies. Before entering the tunnels, we will see a short, introductory video showing how they were constructed, followed by an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers. We return to hotel at around 6pm.
Include: Hotel in HCMC, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Tour guide, Entrance fees
Day 12: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Can Tho
After breakfast transfer by air-conditioned car to My Tho where you will travel in a motorized boat along the Bao Dinh canal, lined with stilt houses and fruit plantations. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market and Turtle Island and enjoy lunch served in the heart of an orchard. Enjoy the continuing boat ride through the Tan Trach canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees, and visit a family business to experience a taste of the agricultural lifestyle. Trek through the fruit plantations on Thoi Son island and row among the numerous creeks before returning to My Tho by rowboat. Transfer to Can Tho and check in to your hotel on arrival.
Include: Group tour. Hotel in Can Tho, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Tour guide, Entrance fees, boat trip
Day 13: Phong Dien – Cai Rang – Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast, take a boat trip to see the famous Phong Dien floating market bustling with activity in the morning hours. Cruise through the intricate system of small channels, visit a village that specializes in making rice noodles and see the delicate “monkey bridges” of the Mekong Delta. Visit a second floating market at Cai Rang then break for lunch. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City, stopping to visit the bonsai garden in My Tho along the way. Arrive back in Ho Chi Minh City around 5:30pm for a free evening to relax, to have dinner, or go shopping.
Include: Hotel in HCMC, Transportation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Tour guide, Entrance fees
Day 14: Saigon – Departure
You are free, at your leisure for your final day in Ho Chi Minh City before your onward flight.
Include: Transportation, Meals: Breakfast
We had great time with HTS tour , Everything were fine, the junk was like a hotel and the cruising was delightful, we enjoyed the company of a very good guide and the time flew a sign of having fun. We stayed overnight and the sunset and sunrise the following morning were both fantastic and the caves were very ‘surprising’ and spectacular, the kayaking was great… the whole experience in this bay was exceptional.