About the trip
With this thoughtfully prepared itinerary, take an immersive tour of Vietnam's colourful landscapes and rich cultural legacy. When you arrive in Hanoi, take a half-day trip to see its alluring charms. See famous sites like the Temple of Literature and the Ho Chi Minh Complex, then indulge in a traditional Water Puppet Show while dining on real Vietnamese food. A full-day excursion to the breathtaking Halong Bay, where you'll sail among towering limestone structures and discover mysterious caverns, rounds off the journey. Make your way to Danang, where you may explore the charming Marble Mountain and the historic charm of Hoi An's atmospheric alleys. Discover the serene alpine surroundings of Ba Na Hills while taking in the expansive views and exhilarating experiences at Fantasy Park. Discover the moving history of the Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City, and then relax with a romantic meal and a beautiful Saigon River cruise. Finally, before saying goodbye to Vietnam and leaving with priceless memories of an enlightening experience, enjoy a fascinating tour of the Mekong Delta's serene beauty.
Highlights
- To and Fro Economy Class Flights from India
- Internal Domestic Flights from Hanoi to Da Nang and Danang to Ho Chi Minh
- 06 nights accommodation in good 4 star hotels
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- All Transfers and Sightseeing by Private Vehicle (based on group size)
- Hanoi City Tour
- Water Puppet Show with Dinner
- Excursion to Halong Bay
- Tour to Marble Mountain and Hoi An Ancient Town
- Excursion to Ba Na Hills
- Ho Chi Minh City Tour
- Saigon Cruise with Dinner
- Day Tour to Mekong Delta with Cu Chi Tunnels
- Service of a Guide (during tours only)
- Vietnam Single Entry Visa
- Daily 1 water bottle x 500 ml per guest
Flights
To and Fro Flights Included (into Hanoi out of Ho Chi Minh City)
Accommodation
Beryl Charm Hotel & Spa or Similar
2 nights in Hanoi
GRAND CITIVIEW DA NANG HOTEL or Similar
2 nights in Da Nang
RAMADA ENCORE BY WYNDHAM SAIGON D1 (Formerly M Boutique Hotel Saigon) or Similar
2 nights in Ho Chi Minh City
Included in the price
Hanoi
- Hanoi City Tour
- Water Puppet Show with Dinner
- Four Hours Cruise on Halong Bay
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Da Nang
- Marble Mountain Tour
- Hoi An Ancient Town Visit
- Excursion to Ba Na Hills
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City Tour
- Saigon Cruise with Dinner
- Mekong Delta with Cu Chi Tunnels
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Hanoi
- Hanoi City Tour
- Water Puppet Show with Dinner
- Four Hours Cruise on Halong Bay
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Da Nang
- Marble Mountain Tour
- Hoi An Ancient Town Visit
- Excursion to Ba Na Hills
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City Tour
- Saigon Cruise with Dinner
- Mekong Delta with Cu Chi Tunnels
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day-wise Itinerary
ExpandDay 1: Arrival At Hanoi – Half Day Hanoi City Tour With Water Puppet Show
- Upon your arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, our local representative will be waiting outside the customs area to welcome you and to take you to your hotel (Check-in time is 3.00 pm). Rest of the day is free for you to explore Hanoi Town on your own.
- Even with a very short snap in Hanoi, you can feel its opposite life when visiting the city’s highlights and intermingling with the local people. Recommended sites are inclusive of Ho Chi Minh Complex, where you can learn about Ho Chi Minh biography. Visit his house-on-stilts, the One-Pillar pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Museum. Visit the first university in Vietnam, Temple of Literature.
- This is the night out in Hanoi which will show you different sights of Hanoi: Enjoy a traditional theatrical performance followed by traditional Vietnamese cuisine at a famous restaurant – a great evening. The tradition of water puppet theatre stems from a time when rice paddy fields were flooded and villagers would make entertainment by standing in the waist-deep water with the puppets performing over the water. Shows at this modern theatre are performed in a pool of water as the stage for the puppets. The puppets are controlled by no more than eight puppeteers hiding behind a bamboo screen. The renowned Thang Long Water Puppet show is considered to be one of the cultural highlights of Northern Vietnam dating back to a tradition that first started in the Red River Delta.
- (Indian Lunch and Dinner)
Day Tour To Halong Bay
- After having a hearty breakfast from the hotel, our guide will meet you at the hotel to take you to Halong Bay, literally called Descending Dragon Bay, is the most wondrous of bays sculpted when an ancient dragon swished its immense tail. Vietnam’s most obvious attraction is Ha Long Bay, adjacent to the Gulf of Tonkin, and currently attracting nearly two million visitors each year. Despite its status as one of Vietnam’s busiest tourist centres, its enormous scale, unique geomorphology and indisputable splendor makes a visit almost essential. Enjoy 04-hour cruise to visit islands and grottoes, leaving those that have been equipped with lights, walkways, refreshment stalls and souvenir shops to the tourists. The exceptions are Dau Go, a large cavern worth visiting for its grandeur, and Sung Sot, for its remarkable stalactites and stalagmites. Return back to Hanoi in the evening for overnight stay.
- (Breakfast, Local Lunch and Indian Dinner)
Day 3: Fly From Hanoi To Da Nang With Half Day Marble Mountain And Hoi An Ancient Town
- After having breakfast from the hotel, check-out and get transferred to the airport to catch your flight to Danang. Upon your arrival at Da Nang airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Check-in and relax for some time.
- Later we will proceed for a half day tour of Marble Mountain and Hoi An Ancient Town. Visit the Non Nuoc carvings-stone village and conquer Marble Mountains, explore the beauty of the mysterious caves, visit the ancient temples hundred years: Linh Ung and Tam Thai. After leaving Marble Mountains, shopping Local Specialties. Depart to Hoi An Ancient Town 18:00 pm: Have a dinner at Hoi An restaurant. Walking to visit and shopping in Ancient Town, admire Hoi An at night flickering in multi – colored lantern.
- After the tour, proceed back to the hotel for your overnight stay.
- (Breakfast, Indian Lunch and Indian Dinner)
Day 4: Full Day Excursion To Ba Na Hills
- Enjoy your breakfast from the hotel before we proceed to the Ba Na Hills. Leave the bustle of Da Nang for a day and escape to the mountainous serenity of the Ba Na Hills. After visiting the Linh Ung Pagoda, take a cable car to the top of Nui Chua Mountain and grab lunch in a local restaurant. Spend the rest of your afternoon captivated by the attractions at Fantasy Park. Your morning begins with pickup from your hotel. A friendly guide drives you out of the city to Ba Na Hills, a resort founded in the 1920s by French colonists. On the way there, stop at Linh Ung Pagoda to marvel at a 220-foot (67-m) statue of a Bodhisattva. Pass by old French villas and a historic wine cellar, learning about the French occupation of Vietnam from your guide. Once in the mountains, board a cable car and ride to the summit of Nui Chua Mountain. Make the easy trek to Nghinh Phong Peak and enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding region, and then stop in a restaurant for a tasty lunch of Vietnamese cuisine. Later, venture to Ba Na Hill's Fantasy Park, an indoor entertainment zone with thrilling games for the whole family. Following an afternoon of adventure, make your way back to Da Nang with your guide.
- (Breakfast, Local Lunch and Indian Dinner)
Day 5: Fly From Da Nang To Ho Chi Minh City With City Tour And Evening Saigon Cruise With Dinner
- Have breakfast from the hotel before we check-out to catch our flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon your arrival at Ho Chi Minh City, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day is free for you to explore Ho Chi Minh on your own.
- See the Notre Dame French Cathedral (outside), Opera House (outside), and People’s Committee Building, built by the French Indochina, Visit the War Remnants Museum - Shopping at the Infamous Ben Thanh Market. Normally, at 18.30pm (exact time advised upon reconfirmation), our tour guide of Gray Line will pick you up at your hotel and then transfer to the cruise’s wharf for a romantic dinner on board. The boat will slowly float along Saigon River while we enjoy a cool evening on the flow. From our comfortable desk, you just free yourself and look over the city with its dazzling lights in a tranquil, totally relaxing ambiance. It is time you should stop for a while to relax and chill out before continue your trip. Back to your hotel late evening and unwind yourself before your overnight stay.
- (Breakfast, Indian Lunch and Indian Dinner)
Day 6: Full Day Mekong Delta With Cu Chi Tunnels
- After having breakfast from the hotel, proceed for a full day excursion to Mekong Delta. You’ll be picked-up from the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The trip to Cu Chi will take you an approximately one and a half-hour bus drive. Before exploring the tunnels, you will watch an introductory video about how the tunnels were made and how Vietnamese people survived in the harsh conditions of the wartime. Then, spend your time exploring the remaining areas and tunnel system which include special living areas with kitchens and bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for the security purpose during the war. Afterwards, special tea and cassava (guerrillas’ food during the war) will be served. Break time. Have lunch at the local restaurant. Continue to visit My Tho city. With boat trip on Tien River, you will be excited by the light breeze from the river and the natural beauty of four beautiful islands such as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise along the riverside. Cruise through the small canal by sampan, treating yourself to the beauty of the countryside, and taking a short cycling around the village which will certainly be an unforgettable experience when participating in the Mekong Delta tour. Visit the coconut candy workshop, and enjoy seasonal delicious fruits & honey tea. Get a chance to listen to the Southern Vietnamese folk music which is performed by local people.
- As the day concludes we’ll return to Ho Chi Minh City. Relax and unwind yourself before enjoying the delicious Indian dinner.
- (Breakfast, Local Lunch and Indian Dinner)
Day 7: Departure From Ho Chi Minh City
- After a hearty breakfast you are transferred in time to the airport to board your flight back home.
- (Breakfast)
Exclusions
Expand- Any services not mentioned in the itinerary
- Cost of USD 10000 granted by RBI under Basic travel Quota scheme
- Porterage, laundry, wines, mineral water, telephone charges, optional tours and all items of personal nature and also food and drinks not forming part of the itinerary
- Anything not specifically mentioned in the “tour price include” column
- Cost of deviation, in case you want to deviate from the group & Cost of optional tours
Terms and Conditions
Expand- Cancellation Policy will apply as below:
- If cancelled 15 days before travel - 25% of the tour charges will be collected as cancellation fees
- If cancelled within 7 - 15 days before travel - 50% of the tour charges will be collected as cancellation fees
- If cancelled within 7 days before travel - 100% of the tour charges will be collected as cancellation fees
