Wonders of Vietnam

Breakfast at your hotel.

Hanoi, the timeless city of Vietnam will surprise you. While some travelers compare it to a village, others see a city in major expansion. But all agree on the fact that its cultural heritage and charm are both well preserved.

Start the day with a guided tour of the capital city by cyclo with a tour of the historical quarter of Hanoi, located around the Hoan Kiem Lake, also called the "Lake of the Returned Sword".  Each street, called "Hang" is specialized in an activity: Hang of silversmiths, Hang of coconut carpets, Hang of sweets, Hang of metal workers...old houses and temples are also located in those little streets.

Enjoy wandering in this calm yet lively area. You will hop on the cyclo at the hotel and have a non-stop loop tour of sightseeing and get back to your hotel.

Afternoon visit of the Women museum. An interesting and very well made museum explaining the determinant help of women during war time.

Continue to the theater. The Vietnamese art of the water puppet is a cultural experience not to be missed during your stay in Hanoi. The show is performed every evening within the Bong Sen Theater. With traditional live music in the background, the puppets are brought to life to tell stories about the daily traditional Vietnamese life. The stories are easily understandable for all. The puppets are made of lacquered wood and represent fishermen, farmers, emperors, servants, animals, etc.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at your hotel

Only 2 hours drive away from Hanoi, the "dry Halong Bay" less touristy than the maritime one, offers an amaizing landscape of karst mountains: one of the most spectacular scenary in Vietnam. 

At the 10th century, this region was the capital of 3 feodal dynaties: visit of temples and historical buildings.

Lunch in Ninh Binh made of the region’s specialties.

Visit a lost temple in the countryside and continue with a stunning promenade among the lush rice paddies and majestic karst mountains.

Installation in your hotel for the night.

Overnight in Ninh Binh

You will enjoy a magical breakfast this morning while cruising among the karsts.

A brunch will also be served before disembarkation.

Meet your driver and have a ride back to Hanoi, drop off at your hotel.

End of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at your hotel.

The countryside of Hoi An remains quite authentic. It is only at a 10mn ride from your hotel that you reach the rural village of Tra Que located along a little canal.

Your guide will introduce you to the history of the village but also to the agricultural activity of this zone where all the work is still done manually thanks to ancestral techniques. 

Take a stroll on the paths along the plantation fields and then continue to a local house where you will watch a cooking demonstration. Enjoy tasting the local food specialties such as the "Tam Huu" rolls or the "ban Xeo" pancakes.

Lunch after the cooking demonstration.

Foot or neck massage under the bamboo hut.

Back to the hotel.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Breakfast at your hotel.

Take your time to relax in Hoi An this morning.

Check out at noon. Departure to Hue, the former imperial city of the country. Upon arrival, check in at your hotel. Have a little city tour with your guide. Your hotel is ideally located in the heart of the city center.

Overnight  in Hue.

Breakfast at your hotel.

Today, drive to Hue airport and take a flight southbound to take you to Saigon, the economic capital of the country. At the airport, be welcome by your guide and driver.

Transfer to your hotel. From your hotel, meet your cyclo rider and have a tour of the city in this typical transportation.

Cyclo visit of the city's architectural highlights: Notre Dame Cathedral built with French pink bricks, the Central Post Office designed by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel, the Reunification Palace also called Independence Palace

Overnight in Saigon.

Breakfast at your hotel.

Endless rice paddies, plenty of small canals with traditional little ferry boats, lush orchards: a complete day among this colorful landscape and with engaging locals.

Today, you will visit the very dynamic little market of Cai Be. This market is located all along the Mekong River and it offers a great variety of product locally produced: plenty of fruits, vegetables but also all the fish and shells produced in the Mekong River. The market is also the place where you will find the cooking utensils, gardening tools, the coal, the incense etc because supermarket are not popular in the countryside and markets remains the main grocery place.

After the visit of the market, continue to a local manufactory of coconut candies, of pop-rice and liquor.

Lunch in a restaurant located along the river.

This afternoon, take the little ferry boat for a short ride to an island. Have a little tour in the quiet and lush countryside to witness the living style in Mekong’s countryside.

Drive back to Saigon at the end of the day.

Overnight in Saigon.