TIME: 16 days 15 nights
TRANSPORT: By air, car, and cruise
ORIGIN: Ho Chi Minh City
DESTINATION: Hanoi city – Halong bay – Hoi An – Hue – Nha Trang – Phan Thiet
Highlights- Phan Thiet – Mui Ne Beach – Nha Trang – Mun and Tam Island – Hoi An Ancient Town – Da Nang – Marble mountains – Hue – Huong River, Imperial CItadel, Dong Ba Market – Thien Duong Cavern – Ha Long Bay – Ha Noi city tour
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Phan Thiet
Pick up and transfer to Phan Thiet via a rubber and dragon-fruit plants en route. Arrive in Phan Thiet City. Transfer to the hotel. Afternoon, city tour to visit sand dunes and enjoy swimming at Mui Ne Beach. Overnight in Phan Thiet.
Day 2: Phan Thiet – Nha Trang (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, free at leisure for swimming or relaxing on the beach. Afternoon, transfer to Nha Trang via Ca Na Beach and Po Klong Gia Rai Cham Towers in Phan Rang Town. Arrive in Nha Trang. Free at leisure. Overnight in Nha Trang.
Day 3: Nha Trang (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, take a boat cruise to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium, Mun, and Tam Island. Afternoon, tour to visit Long Son Pagoda Po Nagar Cham Towers, and Dam Market. Overnight in Nha Trang.
Day 4: Nha Trang – Quy Nhon (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning free at leisure for swimming or relaxing on the beach. Afternoon, overland to Quy Nhon via Dai Lanh Beach en route. Arrive in Quy Nhon City. Free at leisure. Overnight Quy Nhon.
Day 5: Quy Nhon – Hoi An (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Overland to Hoi An via My Lai massacre site in Quang Ngai, where hundreds of villagers were indiscriminately fired upon in 1968. Arrive in Hoi An Town. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An – My Son – Hoi An (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning city tour to visit Hoi An ancient Town with Japanese covered Bridge, Chinese Conference Halls, Phung Hung Ancient House, market, shops. Afternoon, visit My Son Sanctuary, ancient Capital of Cham Kingdom during the 7th to the 13th century. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 7: Hoi An – Da Nang – Hue (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, transfer to Da Nang to visit Marble Mountains, Cham Museum, Non Nuoc beach. Afternoon, transfer to Hue via Hai Van tunnel and Lang Co lagoon en route. Arrive in Hue. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hue.
Day 8: Hue (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, take a boat cruise on Huong River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and ending up at Tomb of King Minh Mang. Afternoon, visit Tomb of King Tu Duc and King Khai Dinh. Overnight in Hue.
Day 9: Hue – Dong Hoi (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, visit Imperial Citadel and Dong Ba Market. Afternoon overland to Dong Hoi Town. Free at leisure. Overnight in Dong Hoi.
Day 10: Dong Hoi – Phong Nha – Vinh (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, visit Thien Duong Cavern, formed about 250 million years ago and recognized as World Natural Heritage site. Afternoon, overland to Vinh City. Free at leisure. Overnight in Vinh.
Day 11: Vinh – Ninh Binh – Ha Noi (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, transfer to Ninh Binh to visit Dinh & Le dynasty temples in Hoa Lu. Afternoon, transfer to Ha Noi. Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 12: Ha Noi (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day city tour to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and Museum, House on Stilts, One-Pillared Pagoda, History Museum, West Lake, Quan Thanh Temples and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Enjoy water puppet show. Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 13: Ha Noi – Ha Long (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, visit Literature Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and take 01-hour pedicab ride to the Old Quarters. Afternoon, transfer to Ha Long. Arrive in Ha Long City. Free at leisure. Overnight in Ha Long.
Day 14: Ha Long (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure in the morning. Then, check-in on an overnight junk. Have lunch on board while taking a fantastic cruise to visit Bai Tu Long Bay and a swim or relax on sundeck . Enjoy dinner on board while watching the sunset. Overnight on junk.
Day 15: Ha Long – Ha Noi (B)
Breakfast on the cruise. Continue to visit Ha Long until return to Ha Long City. Pick up and transfer back to Ha Noi via Dong Trieu Pottery Village en route. Arrive in Ha Noi. Free at leisure. Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 16: Ha Noi – Departure (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for the departure flight. End of service.
NOTE: B – Breakfast / L – Lunch / D – Dinner
PRICE
Starting at $2,815/person (for a group of minimum 2 people).