The Best of Vietnam
Day-wise itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi
Arrive at Noi Bai airport, meet the driver and guide, complete entry formalities and transfer to your Hanoi hotel. Check-in from 14:00. Free time to rest after the flight. Dinner at your own expense. Overnight in Hanoi. Visa arrangements must be confirmed before travel.
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Day 2: Full-day Hanoi city tour
Breakfast. At 09:00 visit Ho Chi Minh Complex with Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda and Ba Dinh Square (except Monday and Friday), then Temple of Literature. Lunch at your own expense. Continue to Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and Ly Thai To Statue. Optional water-puppet show costs USD 10 per person as quoted. Shorts/miniskirts are not permitted in the mausoleum; shoulders must be covered. Dinner at own expense. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay overnight cruise
Breakfast and checkout. Shuttle pickup at 08:00 for a roughly three-hour drive through the Red River delta to Halong harbour. Board the cruise, check in and enjoy seafood lunch while sailing. Afternoon activities include cave visits, kayaking, swimming, sunbathing and a cooking class, subject to cruise programme. Dinner and evening activities onboard. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight on the boat in Halong Bay.
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Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City
Begin with Tai Chi or sunrise on the sundeck, breakfast and the cruise programme, including a cave or floating village. Brunch/lunch is around 11:00. Return to harbour and transfer by bus to Hanoi, then directly to Noi Bai airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City after 18:00. Meet the driver in Saigon and transfer to your hotel. Free time and dinner independently. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Breakfast and brunch quoted.
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Day 5: Cu Chi tunnels & Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast. Pickup at 08:00 for Cu Chi, the historic network of over 200 km of tunnels with living areas, storage, workshops, hospitals and kitchens. Watch an introductory video, explore the tunnels and enjoy tea and cassava. Return to the city and visit Reunification Hall, including meeting rooms, bedrooms and underground war rooms. Continue to Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office, City Hall and Opera House. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Day 6: Mekong Delta
Breakfast. Depart at 08:30 for My Tho, visiting Vinh Trang Pagoda. Boat trip on the Mekong past fish farms and Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle and Phoenix islands. Continue to Rach Xep in Ben Tre for handicrafts and coconut products, a horse-cart ride through rural villages, honey tea at a bee farm and sampan rowing beneath water coconut trees. Visit Rach Tan Thach and Hong Van coconut candy factory by motorboat, with local folk music and seasonal fruit. Return to the coach at 16:00 and drive to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 7: Departure from Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast, hotel checkout and transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Inclusions
- 2 nights at Lenid Tho Nhuom or Hoa Binh Hotel 3-star in Hanoi
- 1 night on Seryna or Le Journey Cruise in Halong Bay
- 3 nights at Avanti Boutique or Blue Diamond 3-star in Ho Chi Minh City
- Private air-conditioned transfers as programmed
- English-speaking guides in each area
- Two-day Halong Bay SIC cruise with local food
- Sightseeing entrance fees as programmed
- Double-sharing hotel accommodation with breakfast
- One bottle of water per person per day
Exclusions
- Vietnam e-visa quoted at USD 35 per Indian-passport holder
- Meals not listed and requested dinner transfers
- International flights and taxes
- Domestic flights and airport taxes
- Drinks, souvenirs and other personal expenses
- Compulsory guide/driver tips quoted at USD 3–5 per person per day
Terms & notes
Prices and visa requirements are quoted from the source and must be reconfirmed. Call for 4-star/5-star hotel upgrades.
Child policy as quoted: infants below 3 sharing with parents free; ages 4 to below 12 without extra bed 55%; below 12 with extra bed 65%; below 12 sharing with one adult 90%. The source does not specify age 3 pricing; confirm with the travel desk.
Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh airfare on Vietnam Airlines/Vietjet is quoted from USD 98–125 per person and subject to change without notice.
The source arrival paragraph mentions visa on arrival while exclusions specify an e-visa; reconfirm the required entry documents before travel.