Xin Chao Vietnam - Welcome to Hanoi city. Meet and greet upon arrival and enjoy a private transfer to the city. Check-in Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi - The ward-winning French colonial-style hotel lying in the heart of Hanoi, near Hoan Kiem Lake and the magnificent Opera House.Boasting a classical white façade, green shutters, original wrought iron detail, wood paneling and a lush courtyard lawn, the hotel is one of the region’s few remaining hotels of its era.

If time permits, we will take you around the bustling Hanoi Old Quarters, you will wander through the streets where you will discover so many different things - ranging from hectic markets, kitschy toys, tranquil backstreet pagodas and numerous street vendors to smoky meats. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Breakfast at the hotel and then today is spent with a comprehensive orientation city tour of Hanoi. Hanoi is the country’s cultural heart, bearing traces of centuries of changing dynasties. You will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace and the historic complex including Ho Chi Minh's stilt house, One Pillar Pagoda, dating back to the first Vietnamese empire independent from China.

Also visit the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison, where American prisoners of war were once confined; the Temple of Literature and the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts or History Museum at your choice. Break time for lunch at a local restaurant and then later, travel by cyclo as a local would through the Old Quarter. This evening, see a traditional Vietnamese roi nuoc (water puppetry) performance. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and the tour guide and a private vehicle will pick you up at 08:00 am. Travel overland through the lush Vietnamese countryside to Ha Long Bay, seeing a traditional way of life en route. Board a luxury wooden junk boat and start cruising and exploring magnificient Halong Bay. Sail among beautiful limestone islands, dine on fresh seafood, enjoy on-board activities such as tai chi at sunrise, and perhaps explore local caves, hike to a scenic overlook, go sea kayaking or visit a floating village.

Greet the sunrise with a tai chi lesson on deck. After breakfast and today will be spent with various activities including caving, kayaking or shore excursions. Coming back to the Halong Jasmine and tonight is 2nd overnight the junk boat.

After breakfast, sail to a spellbinding limestone grotto. Return overland and your tour guide and vehicle awaiting for your return to Hanoi and then direct transfer to the airport to catch 1-hour flight by Vietnam Airlines to Danang. Proceeding to Hoi An and tonight you will stay a beachfront resort The Nam Hai.

Set out on a day trip to discover lovely Hoi An. At first you will visit colorful and bustling fish market where you will interact with local buyers and sellers. Then, we will enjoy a walking tour to visit the ancient Hoi An town and its incredible legacy of tottering Japanese merchant houses, Chinese temples and ancient tea warehouses – though, of course, residents and rice fields have been gradually replaced by tourist businesses.

Touring the town and you will be free at leisure to make your own exploration to the town or free shopping. Back to the hotel and rest of the day will be at your own leisure.

Breakfast at the hotel and then we will drive you to Danang airport to take 1-hour morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer on our private vehicle to the 5 star luxurious hotel that located in the heart of the city. Check-in the hotel and then you will take a comprehensive tour to see Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam's most dynamic city.

You will learn about the city's history while touring French colonial-era landmarks, as well as the mid-century Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum. Visit interesting neighborhoods like Cholon (Saigon's Chinatown) and explore busy markets and temples. In the afternoon, you will take an excursion out of the city and into the countryside to explore the expansive Cu Chi Tunnels network, a key Vietcong resource during the Vietnam War.

You have the opportunity to shoot a war-era rifle, and squeeze into and crawl through the small tunnels once traversed by Vietcong guerrillas, experiencing for yourself life here as it once was. Travel back to the city. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and then we will drive you to My Tho/Ben Tre or Sadec (the embarkation port subject to change) where you will board a private sampan, cruising to explore Vietnam's picturesque Mekong Delta. Enjoy Interesting shore excursions to visit villages and meet local people. If you are interested in learning Vietnamese cuisines, a cooking demonstration will be organized onboard.

Breakfast onboard and then you will explore more of the local life style and vivid local market. After that get back to the cruise, refresh and prepare to check out for heading back to Ho Chi Minh City. Tonight you will stay overnight at Caravelle Saigon Hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and you will be free at leisure until you will be transferred to the airport to catch your outbound flight to next destination. Goodbye Vietnam and see you again!