8 DAYS, VIETNAM COMPACT

Itinerary

ITINERARY IN DETAILS:

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL DAY 

Meet & greet upon arrival at Hanoi Airport. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.  

DAY 2: HANOI - HALONG  BAY (B, L)

This morning we head out for a 3 hour drive through verdant Red River Delta to Halong bay where we board our own private boat for a five-hour cruise around the secluded and majestic Ha Long Bay giving us the chance to take in the stunning scenery of this World Heritage Site. Whilst on board a sumptuous fresh local seafood lunch will be served. There will be opportunities for a swim and time to explore some of the limestone caves in the area. Return to Hanoi. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.  

DAY 3: HANOI CITY TOUR (B)

After breakfast, visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, one-pillar Pagoda, Temple of literature,  Afternoon, visit Museum of Ethnology , Quan Thanh Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and walking in the old quarter to buy nice little things. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.  

DAY 4: HANOI - DANANG - HOIAN (B)

After breakfast, transfer to airport for departure flight to Danang. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to visit Cham museum. Lunch at local restaurant before proceeding to Hoi An, the world heritage town. Visit Japanese Bridge pagoda, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Phung Hung Old House, Quang Dong Assembly. Overnight in Hoi An.  

DAY 5: HOIAN - DANANG - HUE (B)

Breakfast then drive along coast to Hue. Visit to the Citadel, The Royal Enclosure. Then cruise on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and Tu Duc Tomb. Walk along the river bank to visit Dongba market. Overnight at hotel in Hue.  

DAY 6: HUE - HOCHI MINH (B)

Transfer to airport for  flight VN 321, 08:20//09:30 to HCMC. On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.  This afternoon: We will do the city tour of Saigon, whichi  include Presidential palace, War Crime museum, and China town. Overnight at hotel in Saigon.  

DAY 7: HO CHI MINH CITY - CUCHI TUNNELS - HO CHI MINH CITY (B, L)

This morning begins with a 1 hour 45 minute drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels lie 75 km northwest of Saigon . At the height of the Vietnam war, the tunnel system stretched from the outskirts of Saigon all the way to the Cambodian border ... something like 250 kilometers of tunnels. The tunnel system, built over 25 years starting in the 1940s, let the Viet Minh and, later, the Viet Cong, control a huge rural area. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers. In places, it was several stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.... getting married, giving birth, going to school. They only came out at night to furtively tend their crops.Return to HCM city. At leisure. Overnight at hotel in HCM city.  

DAY 8: HO CHI MINH DEPARTURE (B)

There will be a transfer to airport for your flight home today.