Vietnam Highlighted Holiday

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, Viet Prestige travel’s team will pick you up and transfer to the hotel for check in. At night, savor a spectacular dinner and contemplate the sparkling and fanciful city at night.

After breakfast, start your city tour today by visiting the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum. Then continue your sightseeing with Ho Chi Minh’s finest examples of French colonial architecture – the Notre Dame Cathedral. After the lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant, leave the city center for a visit to Cu Chi Tunnels – the legendary of underground network of tunnels built by Vietnamese guerrillas during Vietnam War. It is a witness of magnanimous history of Vietnam and up to now, it has been an attractive destination for both of domestic and foreign tourists. Dinner on your own and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Today depart from Ho Chi Minh City to explore Mekong Delta. Arrival in Phong Nam Pier, cruise along An Hoa River, visit charcoal workshop, coconut-processing workshop. Stop at brickwork to see how to make bricks in handy traditional style by printing and baking and visit rice paper cake workshop. Turn on natural scissors creeks where they look smaller and smaller to go to village. Stop at candy workshop, have a look and try some. Take a walk to family workshop making sleep mats. Take a tuk tuk on shady paths, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains. After lunch, take rowing boat along water palm creek and boat back to Hung Vuong Pier. Afterwards, transfer back Ho Chi Minh City and Overnight at the hotel.

The highlight of today is to discover the Central of Vietnam. Catch a domestic flight and reach Danang airport. Head towards to Hoi An, the Ancient Town which was recognized as a World Culture Heritage by UNESCO. Immerse yourself in the great charm of this lovely town and explore some of beauty spots there like Phuc Kien Temple, Tan Ky Ancient House, Phung Hung House, Japanese Bridge and cultural show rooms in Hoi An. Dinner on your own and Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast, you will be picked up and transfer to Tra Que Vegetable Village, experience a day of living and working with the local farmers in this village. A tour of the organic vegetable and herb gardens can include some time working in the field if you like, or merely observing and learning about the system and the fresh ingredients. Upon returning to the house, we were all treated to an herbal foot massage followed by a session of cooking various local dishes als such as : Tam Huu Spring Roll, Banh Xeo or the local pancake of the people from the middle region. Relax and transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast, take a drive to visit Cham Museum and then depart for Hue city. Being a former capital city of Vietnam where the World Heritage of Hue Citadel locates at, Hue definitely is an attractive destination that you should not miss. Admire the Hue Citadel’s royal scenes before stopping at Dong Ba Market for a shopping. In the evening, embark on a boat to enjoy a traditional music performance on the waterway of the Perfume River. Meals on your own and Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, visit the traditional Thien Mu Pagoda on the bank of the river. Then, transfer to Tomb of Nguyen Dynasty Emperor Minh Mang and a garden house to enjoy the traditional architecture and quiet garden paths. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Tomb of the Emperor Tu Duc.

After breakfast, transfer to Phu Bai Airport for another flight to Hanoi Capital. On arrival, our guide and driver will take you to the hotel in the city centre. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, enjoy a city sightseeing around Hanoi visiting some key attractions of this capital city like Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple. Next, get on a cyclo to travel around the Old Quarter – the most ancient quarter there. Enjoy a Water Puppet Performance to grab a hold of a unique traditional folk show belongs only to Vietnam. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Leave Hanoi this morning and head straight to Halong bay a stunning UNESCO World Heritage site with its 3,000 islands of towering limestone dotting the bay and Gulf of Tonkin. After arriving at noon, you will board a beautiful boat for an overnight cruise on Halong Bay with an excellent menu of fresh seafood. Lunch and dinner are served on boat. Overnight on board.

Wake up early in the morning to enjoy aquamarine water of the bay at its best. After tea break, the boat continue to cruise quietly through spectacular limestone formations of Halong Bay. Enjoy this more isolated bay’s spectacular and unique islands of the bay. Return to Halong harbour after a brunch for transfer to Ninh Binh, check in hotel and overnight in Ninh Binh.

After breakfast, take a short walk in Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, the former capital of Vietnam before King Ly Thai To moved the capital to Thang Long – known as Hanoi today. The visit to 2 temples of King Dinh Tien Hoang and King Le Dai Hanh built on the ground of royal palace surely bring you an invaluable chance to know about one piece of feudal dynasties and historical periods of Vietnam.
After lunch, start an interesting boat trip to visit Trang An grottoes which is a gathering of 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of them are in the Red Book of Vietnam. Afterwards, drive back to Hanoi and Overnight at the hotel.

Free for further exploration in Hanoi – the land of traditional culture, beautiful custom and special daily life – by yourself until the onward flight to your hometown. Good bye and see you again!