Today you’ll land in Hanoi. Warmly welcome by Tour Guide & Car Driver at airport then transfer to Hanoi Downtown, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards, public parks, and the capital of Vietnam. Check into your hotel.

Afternoon, visit Ba Dinh Square with Hochiminh Mausoleum(closed on every Monday, Friday), One Pillar Pagoda and Hochiminh’s House of Stilt

Then visit Temple of Literature(the 1st National University of Vietnam), Sword Lakewith Ngoc Son Temple and The Huc Bridge

Continue to visit& shopping at Old Quarter(36 ancient wards & streets) and Dong Xuan Market

Overnight in Hanoi

You have a full day of sightseeing ahead, including a visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his living Quarter, then One Pillar Pagoda, which was built by Ly Thai Tong. We visit Temple of Literature, founded by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong. With our local guide visit the most interesting Museum of Vietnam – Ethnology museum and HỏaLò Prison was a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War when it was sarcastically known to American prisoners of war as the “Hanoi Hilton”.

In the evening, you will enjoy the water Puppet Show, cyclo ride around the Old Quarter.

Your overnight stay is in Hanoi.

Note: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Hanoi by Cruise’s shuttle bus

In the morning, you’ll depart from your hotel in Hanoi to Halong Bay on a journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta. Observe everyday life of Vietnamese Villages as you see the villagers work the local rice fields, take live pigs to market on bicycles and plough the fields with their large water buffaloes.

Arrive in Halong and board a traditional sailing junk. As the vessel sets sails, you will be greeted by the Crew Team who will aim throughout your stay at providing you with the highest standards of service for a pure pleasure and utmost comfort onboard. Discover some of the treasures disseminated across the Bay of the Descending Dragon during the afternoon: fascinating caves, pristine beaches, picturesque floating villages, fantastic rock formations rising up out of emerald water. While onboard, you can take advantage at leisure of the cruise services; surrounded by a stunning setting in motion, you could attend our chef’s cooking demonstration and try your skills in the art of traditional Vietnamese cooking.

Defined to be one of the highlights of your stay, a highly refined, innovative and varied cuisine will be presented for Lunch and Dinner in the elegant dining-room, accompanied by a wide selection of wines and beverages (with extra charge applied) for drink).

In the evening enjoy the entertainment activities as movie night, squid fishing or just enjoying a cocktail surrounded by limestone rocks majestically springing out from silent waters in the night. You’ll stay overnight on a cruise in Halong.

Early birds can attend a Tai Chi demonstration on the sundeck at the break of dawn. Start the day enjoying some delights with a light breakfast and follow by a colorful brunch. Continue exploring Halong Bay sailing across its 2000 islets and visiting some of its major highlights.

Then you’ll leave for Hanoi and go ahead to Noi Bai airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City in late afternoon. Arrive Ho Chi City, warmly welcome by Tour Guide. Pick up & transfer to hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast, at 08:30 in the morning, our tour guide will pick you up and start with you on your journey to Cu Chi Tunnels.

The Cu Chi Tunnels are an immense network of interconnected tunnels near Saigon that are part of a much larger network lying below much of the country. A guided visit to these tunnels provides a better understanding of their history, the hardship of life underground and the resilience of the Vietnamese during combat.

The tunnels were built and used initially by the Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots to protect them from the French air and ground sweeps. They later served as communication routes, storage facilities, hospitals and living quarters for the guerrilla fighters throughout the Vietnam-American war.

You’re invited to enter a section of the tunnels to witness the secrets of the tunnels firsthand. Your guide will also show you various mantraps employed from this period, the remains of an American tank and numerous B52 bomb craters. There is also the opportunity to fire an M60, M16 or AK47 rifle at the range next to the tunnel complex.

After returning to Saigon, learn about the city’s historic landmarks as you tour the city with your guide. Visit the former Presidential Palace, headquarters to the Saigon Government during the Vietnam-American war. You may also like to visit the War Remnants Museum for a vivid insight into the Vietnam-American war from a Vietnamese perspective. Next stop is the Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick building with twin spires based on the original construction from Paris, then head across the square to the Central Post Office designed by the French architect Gustav Eiffel.

You’ll spend the overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh city.

After breakfast, you’ll have free at leisure until your private vehicle (no guide) will meet you at the hotel and transfer you to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure flight.