Cultural & Heritage 10 Days / 9 Nights
Vietnam North to South
Hanoi, an overnight Ha Long Bay cruise, Hoi An's lanterns and the Mekong Delta over ten days.
Duration10D / 9N
Trip typeCultural & Heritage
Child price€1,200
Overview
A 10-day journey the length of Vietnam. It begins in Hanoi's Old Quarter with a street-food walk and water-puppet show, then an overnight cruise among the karst islands of Ha Long Bay. Domestic flights link to Da Nang for the lantern-lit streets and tailor shops of Hoi An, and on to Ho Chi Minh City for the War Remnants Museum, the Cu Chi tunnels and a Mekong Delta day trip. Includes 8 hotel nights plus one cruise night, breakfast daily, two domestic flights and guided touring throughout.
Day-by-day itinerary
- Arrive at Noi Bai and transfer to your Old Quarter hotel. Evening street-food walking tour with a local guide, ending at a traditional water-puppet performance.
- The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex and One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, and the Train Street area. Afternoon free.
- Drive or express to Ha Long (or Lan Ha Bay) and board a traditional-style cruise boat. Kayaking, a floating village visit, a cave stop, sunset on deck and dinner on board.
- Morning tai chi, brunch and disembark. Transfer back for a short flight to Da Nang, then drive to Hoi An for a two-night stay.
- Walking tour of the UNESCO-listed old town - the Japanese Covered Bridge, assembly halls and merchant houses - plus time for a tailored garment. Evening lantern-lit riverside with a boat and floating-candle ritual.
- A free day for the beach and cycling through the rice paddies, or an optional morning at the Cham temple ruins of My Son, followed by a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class.
- Transfer to Da Nang for the flight south. Afternoon city tour: Reunification Palace, the Central Post Office, Notre-Dame Cathedral and the War Remnants Museum.
- Half-day trip to the Cu Chi tunnel network from the war, with the option to crawl a widened section. Afternoon free for Ben Thanh Market and the Bui Vien area.
- Full day to My Tho and Ben Tre - a boat through the coconut-palm canals, a bee farm and coconut-candy workshop, a sampan ride and a local lunch.
- Free time until your transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for the onward flight.
What's included
Included
- 8 hotel nights + 1 Ha Long cruise night, breakfast daily
- Domestic flights Hanoi-Da Nang and Da Nang-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ha Long Bay overnight cruise with meals
- Guided city tours and Mekong Delta day trip
Not included
- International flights
- Most lunches and dinners
- Vietnam visa/e-visa fee
- Optional My Son tour and cooking class
