Day 1: Arrive Hanoi (D)
Picked up at Noi Bai Airport and transfer to the hotel (check in after 12:00). Cyclo riding in the colonial district restored very carefully (1h). At night you will see the water puppet show. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Hanoi City Tours - Lao Cai, 296km - 9h by train (B, L, D)
Continue the city tour: Temple of Literature, Museum of Ethnology (closed Monday), a Unique Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc and Quan Thanh Pagodas and the Restored Sword Lake, Ngoc Son temple. Walk through the old quarters of the 36 streets. Evening: Transfer to Hanoi railway station for overnight train (departure 21:30) to Lao Cai. Overnight on train.
Day 3: Lao Cai – Bac Ha - Sapa (Sunday) 120km (B, L, D)
Early morning, arrive in Lao Cai (7:00) and transfer by road to Bac Ha. Visit the extraordinary horse market (which only happens to Sunday) or rush the Hmong in their colorful traditional costumes. Short hike in the Hmong village and back to Sapa in late afternoon. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Sapa trekking (B, L, D)
After breakfast, trek is organized around the villages of LaoChai - TaVan home to the black H'mong ethnic minority and red Dzao in a beautiful valley of the tropical mountain region, which is dotted with rice terraces bordering the houses of simple people, suspension bridges crossing the stream, the waterfall. Discovery of the original customs of local ethnic groups. Increased to the hotel in Sapa or overnight home- stay .
Day 5: Sapa - Binhlu 50km - Hanoi (B, L, D)
Morning drive to Tram Ton Pass and Silver cascade. Visit a Hmong village on the way. A Binh Lu, walk through the terraced rice fields and a village and visit Thai traditional houses. Drive to Lao Cai in the late afternoon and return to Hanoi by night train. Overnight on train.
Day 6: Hanoi - Halong Bay 3.30h drive 170km (B, L, D)
Arrive in Hanoi in the early morning and transfer to a hotel for Breakfast and shower. Departure for Halong Bay, junk cruise in the extraordinary landscapes of the Bay: emerald waters from which flow nearly 3000 small islands and fantastic types of limestone pedestrian, visit the cave... Night on board.
Day 7: Halong - Cat Ba (B, L)
After breakfast, visit the floating villages before boarding at the Cat Ba Island. Free time.
Day 8: Catba - Haiphong - Ninhbinh 150km 3 hour drive (B, L, D)
Excursion in the National Park or swim in the Cat Co beach. Back to Hai Phong by Express boat. Departure for Ninhbinh. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9: Hoalu - Trang An - Hanoi 2.30 of 100km route (B, L, D)
Departure to visit Hoa Lu, visit the temples of Dinh and Le kings. Cruise by boat and visit Trang An- the "Halong Bay on land",, Bich Dong caves. Return to Hanoi. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10: Hanoi - Hue 658km 1h flight (B, L, D)
Transfer to airport for the flight to Hue. Arrive in Hue and transfer to hotel. Cruise on a sampan on the Perfume River (3 hours), visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and Minh Mang Mausoleum. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11: Hue (B, L, D)
Visit to the Imperial City: Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, Hall of the Mandarins, Royal Library, Temple of the Dynastic Urns, Hien Nhon Gate. Visit to the Mausoleum of Khai Dinh and Tu Duc Kings, the Dong Ba market. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12: Hue - Hoi An 135km (B, L, D)
Drive to Da Nang for a visit to the museum and its famous Marble Mountains. Stop at the Hai Van Col to admire Lang Co, the Cham Museum and the Marble mountain. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13: Hoian (B, L, D)
Full day tour in Hoi An old quarter, the Japanese Bridge, Tan Ky houses at the 77 Tran Phu Street, the town halls of congregations and Phuc Kien, market and port. Overnight in Hoi An .
Meals: Lunch and dinner at restaurant.
Day 14: Hoian - Nhatrang 540km 1h flight (B, L, D)
Leave Da Nang for Nha Trang by plane. Picked up at the airport and transfer to hotel. Full day for swimming, diving... Sunbathe at the beach. Overnight at hotel.
Day 15: Nhatrang (B, L, D)
Full day excursion by boat in the bay, the island of bamboo at beautiful beaches, fishmen’s villages. Visit of Nha Trang and the surrounding area: Po Nagar shrine, Hon Chong Promontory, Long Son pagoda, the delightful fishing port. Overnight at hotel.
Day 16: Nhatrang - Dalat 4.30h drive 210km (B, L, D)
Drive to Da Lat. Visit Po Klong Garai of the Cham and contemplate the beautiful sceneries on the road, passing NgoanMuc Col. Overnight at hotel.
Day 17: Dalat (B, L, D)
Visits: Central Market, the Rose Garden, Love- Valley, the Lake of Sighs, Linh Son Pagoda and Datanla Fall, Prenn Fall… Overnight at hotel.
Day 18: Dalat - Ho Chi Minh 490km 1h flight (B, L, D)
Visit the colonial city, the cathedral, the palace of Bao Dai King. Transfer to airport for flight to Saigon (Hochiminh city). Overnight at hotel.
Day 19: Ho Chi Minh city (B, L)
Visit the colonial city: the post office, Cathedral, Ngoc Hoang Temple, the Reunification Palace, the Cholon market, the Binh Tay Market, Thien Hau Pagoda.... Overnight at hotel.
Day 20: Ho Chi Minh - Tay Ninh - Cuchi 100km (B, L)
Drive to Tay Ninh. Visit the Temple - the center of Caodaism, assistance to the prayer at noon. Depart for Cu Chi. Visit the tunnels - the historic site. Back to Saigon. Overnight at hotel.
Day 21: Ho Chi Minh - Can Tho route 170km in 4 hours (B, L, D)
Breakfast. 8:00, start to drive to Vinhlong, the central region of Tien Giang. Boarding at Cai Be for a walk in the arroyos on the boat. Discovery of the orchard, tasting exotic fruits, lunch on the island with music and songs of the region. Continuation of the cruise up to Vinhlong. Get off the boat. Drive to Can Tho. Arrive in Can Tho in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Can Tho.
Day 22: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh (B, L)
After an early breakfast, drive to the Cai Rang market, "floating hall," which is one of the liveliest in the Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats from selling or buying fruits and vegetables but also its small vendors such as soup or drink vendors. After being steeped in the atmosphere, you will continue to visit a garden of fruits (Ba Cong), then visit the Binh Thuy old house by car.
Road to Sai Gon. Arrival in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Saigon
Day 23: Saigon - Muine 4hrs drive 197km (B)
Departure for Phan Thiet through rubber plantations. Arrive in Nha Trang. Go along the Cam Ranh Bay and its salt. Phan Thiet - Mui Ne is a sleepy fishing village 200 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. She is well-known for its high orange sand dunes. Relax at the white sand beach with clear and blue water. Overnight at hotel.
Day 24: MuiNe (B)
Leisure, swimming… Overnight at hotel.
Day 25: Muine - Ho Chi Minh city (B)
Free morning. Back to HCMC. Transfer to the hotel. Free time and overnight at hotel.
Day 26: Hochiminh- Departure (B)
Breakfast at the hotel and then transfer to the airport to your destination.
