VIETNAM HIHGLIHTS EXPLORATION 10DAYS9NIGHTS

Day 1 (2026): Arrival Hanoi – Welcome to Vietnam – full day city tour

Welcome to Hanoi Vietnam!

We suppose that you will arrive in Hanoi at early morning from Mumbai.

Arrival in Hanoi, our driver will pick you up, and transfer you to the downtown.

We can take you to the hotel to leave the luggage if you wish.

Then we will start the tour today, we will begin our day by visiting Uncle Ho at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and residential grounds learning about his great life. Next stop is the nearby Temple of Literature, the site of Vietnam ́s first University.

Your lunch will be served at the restaurant.

We will visit Quan Thanh temple and Tran Quoc pagoda, next, go to the train street – one of favorite place of visitors, enjoy Vietnamese coffee and wait for train runs through (by 15:00 – coffe fee is paid from your side), you will get the interesting experience. Then, take a cyclo trip around Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi ́s fascinating Old Quarter. This is your chance to be in the midst of typical Hanoi a life and Vietnamese culture. After the tour, we will take you back to hotel. The tour finish by 17:30, then you will be free to explore Hanoi downtown at night. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

 

Inclusion: Transfer, tourguide, entrance fees, Vietnam cyclo ride cyclos, lunch, hotel

 

Day 2: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – visit Tam Coc & Hoa Lu, Mua Caves (B, L)

Have breakfast at your hotel, then at 8:30 AM, we will start the tour to Ninh Binh. We will spend around 2 hours on countryside road, quick stop for rest and arrive in Tam Coc by 10:30 AM. You will take a local boat in 2 hours along the Ngo Dong river to visit Tam Coc (three different caves), and explore the stunning landscape around the river.

Enjoy your lunch at the restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will visit Hoa Lu ancient capital of Viet Nam. You will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of these two kings in Chinese Wars. Then you will climb over 500 steps to the top of Mountain to visit the Mua caves and get the stunning view of Tam Coc area from the peak of Mount. After the visits, our driver will take us back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi by 17:30. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Inclusion: Transfer, tourguide, entrances fees, lunch, breakfast, hotel.

 

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Lan Ha Bay - cruise (B, L, D)

 Have breakfast at hotel.

By 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: the driver of cruise will pick you up and take you to Halong Bay

11:30 – 12:00: Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor

12:00: Transferred to the main boat by tender. Embark on Cruises

Warmly welcome to Cruises! While enjoying the welcome drink, our cruise manager will deliver a cruise briefing and safety introduction. After that you will check in at your cabin.

13:00: Enjoy Fabulous Lunch

Fabulous lunch is served while Cruises – Luxury Cruises starts its sail into magnificent Ha Long Bay – an extension of Ha Long Wonder which is much quieter and has fewer tourists. He will pass the famous Finger Islet, Candle Islet and thousands of uniquely shaped limestone towers and islands.

15:30: Explore Tra Bau Floating Village   

Option 1: Swimming Ba Trai Dao Island

Option 2: Our small boat brings you to visit a fishing village names “Tra Bau“ to Join the Kayaking experience to explore the Tra

Bau area – the famous filming location for Kong Skull Island (King Kong) in Quang Ninh in 2018.

17:00- 18:00: Sunset Party, Happy Hour and Cooking Class

Back to Le Journey Cruises and relax on the cruise. It’s time for Sunset in Lan Ha Bay. There’s something magical about sunsets. It’s not only the colors but the feeling, the atmosphere, and the temperature. The way you feel at a certain moment. Enjoy our “Sunset Party “and “Happy Hour Deal

The cooking Demonstration is an onboard activity that helps passengers not only to sample fine cuisine but also learn more about Vietnamese culinary culture. Cruise Chef will show and guide you on how to make Vietnamese traditional dishes such as fresh or dried springing rolls and/ or how to carve different kinds of vegetables and fruits.

19:00: Savor Deluxe Dinner

Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff, night view on Lan Ha Bay is incredible.

21:00 – 23:00: SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

Enjoy overnight activities on board as squid fishing, the fabulous drinks at our bars, movies & karaoke, spa therapy, or just relax in your room

 

Inclusion: Shared bus of cruise, tourguide on boat, entrance fee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, kayaks, overnight cruise

 

Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Fly to Danang (B, Brunch)

06:00: Cruises continues to pass amazing karst towers. Tea, coffee and light breakfast are served with fresh air and peaceful surroundings.

07:15:  Depart for Quan Y Cave

Transfer by tender to Gia Luan Port and then by car (20 minutes) to Hospital Cave.

08:00: Explore Quan Y Cave

Quan Y Cave is a unique site that serves both as a historical relic and a powerful reminder of a heroic wartime era. Built inside a limestone mountain, the cave once functioned as a secret field hospital during the resistance war against the Americans. It was fully equipped with treatment rooms, a recovery area, and even a cinema for wounded soldiers.

09:00: Back to the boat for check-out

10:00: Brunch time – Fun time

During the time well-prepared lunch is served, Our Cruises slowly navigates emerald water and thousands of Karst Mountains towards the Harbor.

11:00 – 11:30: Back to Tuan Chau Harbor – Hanoi on the bus of cruise.

You arrive in Hanoi downtown by 15:00, our driver with private transfer will meet you and take you to airport. You will take the late afternoon flight to Danang.

Arrive in Danang airport in the evening, our driver there will pick you up and transfer you to hotel in Danang, check in hotel on arrival and stay overnight at hotel in Danang.

 

Inclusion: Share bus tickets Halong – Hanoi, breakfast, transfer, tourguide on boat, entrance fees, brunch, hotel.

 

Day 5: Danang – visit Bana Hill – Danang (B, L)

Have breakfast at hotel, then at 8:30 AM, we will start the tour to visit Bana Hill. You will take the transfer around an hour to get Bana Hill, then take the cable Cars – one of most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit the Dream Stream Cable car Station and see the panoramic views of Quang Nam - Danang City from high above. After finishing the first cable car, you will visit the Golden Bridge that has recently gone viral, a France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amour (consists of 9 gardens) and Linh Ung pagoda. Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Linh Phong Monastery, Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple & Tru Vu Tea Shop. Watch Carnival Performance Show.

Lunch at the Restaurant is included (Buffet)

In the afternoon, you will join in Fantasy Park with a walk in Fairy Forest, discover Dinosaur Park, play 5D wild west, enjoy 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degree, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and watch out for the Horror House and over 90 free games.

At the late afternoon, we return to the cable car to leave Ba Na Hills, then we will drive to Danang. Your tour finishes by 17:00.

 

Inclusion: Transfer, tourguide, breakfast, lunch, cable cab tickets, hotel.

 

Day 6: Danang – Marble Mountain - Coconut forest - Hoian town – Danang (B)

Have breakfast at hotel, and then you will be free in the morning to relax at hotel, or relaxing on the beach.

At 13:00 AM, our tourguide and driver will meet you and start the tour. You will visit Marble Mountain where you have a chance to get the stunning view of Danang city and beach from the top, visit the beautiful temples and ancient trees.

Next, heading to Hoian, the car will drop you off at the boat docks, then we boat to a fishing village where you see & experience the life of a fisherman here, activities from preparing the fishing tools to go fishing, followed by a short basket boat row along the village of water coconut. Next, you will visit the famous cultural sites around Hoian, including Japan culture ancient House, Japanese Bridge Pagoda, Assemble Hall and Night market Hoian Market. After the tour, we will come back to Danang, your tour finishes by 20:00 at your hotel. Stay overnight in Danang.

Inclusion: Transfer, tourguide, entrance fees, local boat, breakfast, hotel.

 

Day 7: Danang – Phu Quoc island – visit Grand World (B)

Have breakfast at hotel.

At 9:00 AM, our driver will meet you and transfer you to the Danang airport, you will take the noon flight on Vietjet Air to Phu Quoc.

Arrive in Phu Quoc by early afternoon, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to hotel, check in your room if possible (check in time by 14:00), or leave the luggage.

Then we will take you to visit Grand World, take the photos for check-in, or join the activities there (fee is paid from your side).

Back to your hotel by evening, stay overnight in Phu Quoc.

 

Inclusion: Breakfast, transfer, hotel.  

 

Day 8: Phu Quoc – 3 Islands and Cable car – Join group (B, L) – Sunset town – Kiss of the sea show

Your travel route today is Gam Ghi Island – Xuong Island– May Rut Trong Island – Thom Island

Board our speed boat/cano, and cruise at a comfortable speed,8 our first stop Xuong Island, we stop for relaxing & enjoy the moment of swimming in crystal waters. Continue on Gam Ghi Island, we snorkel around the coral reef and rock formations plenty of sea life and coral surround this area.

 

The tour will start by 7:15 - 7:30 am from your resort after breakfast, and then we will be transferred to at An Thoi harbor where you will take the speed boat to explore the islands:

 

• • • Gam Ghi Island: Snorkeling at the coral reef - Enjoy the beach
    • Xuong Island (Mong Tay Island): Snorkeling at the coral reef
    • May Rut Island: white sand lagoon – unique chillout

• • • Sea walker (pay by yourself): a new type of service, walk under the ocean, there are the fish flocks swimming & colorful corals reef of Phu Quoc.
    • Speed boat take you to Thom Island where you will enjoy the buffer lunch, and join more than 20 modern games from the world’s leading manufacturers in the park.
• Back on the cable car (around 25 mins): Enjoy sunset & rides with a panoramic overall view of islands.

 

Arrive at the cab station by 16:00, our driver with private transfer will meet you and take you to visit Sunset town, enjoy the sunset at Kiss Bridge, take the photos for check-in, and enjoy the Kiss of the Sea Show by 21:00 – 21:30.

At 21:30, our driver will meet you again and take you to resort. Stay overnight in Phu Quoc.

 

Inclusion: Transfer, tourguide with group tour, entrance fees, buffet lunch, cable car tickets, Kiss of the Sea Show and Kiss of Bridge, hotel.

 

Day 9: Phu Quoc – HCM city – Cuchi tunnels (B)

 Have breakfast at hotel, and you will be free in the morning.

At noon time, you will take the flight to HCM city.

Arrive in HCM city after an hour flight, our driver & tourguide will pick you up and start the tour to visit Cuchi Tunnels. You will have the opportunity to experience what life was like for the Vietcong guerrillas who live and fought underground during the war with the Americans and the South Vietnamese. You are able to crawl through 50 m (150 ft.) out of some 200 km of tunnels which run under the CuChi area’s underground complex. We also visit a rice paper workshop where handmade paper is made. Back HCM downtown at noon time.

Inclusion: Transfer, tourguide, entrance fees, breakfast, hotel.

 

Day 10: HCM city – half day tour – Departure (B)

Have breakfast at hotel.

At 8:30 AM, we will take a half of city tour today with the most exciting crowded city: the War Museum of Remnants, the former Presidential Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral (outside), Sai Gon Central Post Office, a stop at lacquer ware workplace, Ben Thanh market. You tour finishes by 12:30.

In the afternoon, you will be free to go shopping on your own until our driver meets you again and transfer you to the airport. You will take your flight back home. Your tour finishes with full of memories. We hope to see you in the next trip soon!

 

Inclusion: Airport transfer, breakfast.

 

COSTS/PERSON: $US799/person on the private tour

Hotel list:

City	Budget (2 star)	3star hotel	4star hotel	5star hotel
Hanoi	Skylark Boutique hotel Superior rooms	La Passion hotel Deluxe rooms	Splendid Premium hotel Premium rooms	May De Ville Lakeside Deluxe city view room
Halong Bay cruise	Oriental Sails Deluxe rooms	Calypso Cruise Deluxe rooms	Doris Cruise Junior suites	Indochine Grand Junior suites
Danang	Sekong Danang hotel Deluxe rooms	Cicilia Danang hotel Deluxe rooms	DLG Danang hotel Deluxe room	Melia Danang resort Deluxe ocean view rooms
Phu Quoc	Nadine Phu Quoc resort Deluxe rooms	Orange Phu Quoc resort Deluxe rooms	Wyndham Garden resort Superior rooms	Sea Shell hotel & Spa Premium room
HCM city	Rosa hotel Superior rooms	Sanouva Saigon Deluxe rooms	Eden Saigon hotel Premium deluxe rooms	La Vela Saigon Deluxe rooms

Costs are $US NET, 3% surcharge if pay by credit card. Other surcharges might be applied such as Tet holidays.

Inclusion: See inclusive items listed after each day and here are further notes

• Tour guide: English speaking guides (on sites). Graduated and experienced guides.
• Hotels are at budget to luxury standard as mentioned in the list above.
• Meals: mentioned in each day, B= breakfast at hotel, L= Lunch, D= dinner. We arrange Vietnam foods, or India Food where possible. If you have any allergies, special requests or if you are on a special diet please let us know. We will arrange it for you in advance.
• Entrance fees: on sightseeing tours, details as in each day in the itinerary.
• Ha Long Bay trip: Private wooden boat with air-condition. Upgrade is available at your request.
• Car/Van Quality: Using new AC private car for the whole trip
• Island tour Phu Quoc – joining group tour.

 

Exclusion: Visa, Insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details & tips which will be compulsory - $3 -$5USD/pax/day.

 

OTHER NOTES:

Closed sites: Some sites might be closed during the time you visit Vietnam (e.g. the HCM mausoleum in Hanoi is closed on Mondays and Fridays). Please consult with your travel agent if you want to have further information concerning this issue.

What to Bring: Passport, change of clothes, sunglasses and hat, toiletries, sunblock, insect repellent, flashlights, good sport shoes, personal first aid kit and medicines, small VND notes for buying drinks. If you feel the need then sleeping bags and a cable lock for your bags is recommended.

 

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