Authentic Vietnam

After checking in to your hotel, feel free to catch some views of the Old Quarter and stroll around the Hoan Kiem Lake area on your own.

In the morning, you will depart from Hanoi to Mai Chau, passing along charming little roads and the landscape of mountains set at a medium altitude. Upon arrival in Mai Chau, check-in the hotel and have lunch. After lunch, go trekking Buoc village, the minority village surrounded by bamboo forest, stream and see the inhabitant life of the local people (mostly Thai ethnic people). Return your hotel in Mai Chau and free the rest of day.

In the morning, leave Hanoi by private vehicle for Halong Bay, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage site with 1,600 limestone monolithic islands 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. You will also have the chance to enjoy a night fishing session on the boat. Overnight on board in the open air of Halong Bay.    

After breakfast, you will be picked up and pay a visit around Hue Citadel. The journey starts with Thanh Toan Bridge, some local markets nearby then continues to majestic Imperial Citadel of Hue. Have lunch at such a special restaurant in Hue called Inn Side Out in a traditional garden house at Perfume Riverbank.

In the afternoon, you will be driven to the countryside to visit the Tomb of Minh Mang, and Tu Hieu pagoda nearby which is nestled in a vast pine forest . After that, return to Hue and stay overnight at your hotel.

In the morning, you will be transferred to Tra Que village, known for its aromatic herbs. Join in with the local farmers and observe their daily work of planting and picking vegetables. At lunch, enjoy the village specialties: Tam Huu (small skewers of pork and prawns), various kinds of shrimps, pork and herbs, as well as six other dishes of the region at the herb village.

Return to your hotel in the afternoon and free the balance of the day to discover the old town.

Free until the good time to travel by car to Danang airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City, the capital of the South. Check in the hotel in Saigon. The following day, the adventure continues.

Today you have the chance to go exploring at the tunnels of Cu Chi. Take a boat to this historical site, instead of a car, and spend the morning exploring local life outside of Saigon. A traditional Vietnamese lunch of local specialties like lemongrass chicken and caramelized clay pot pork will be served after your visit to the tunnels. Return back Saigon and free for the balance of the day